Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
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1 | Liar Liar | - | - | - | $138,700,565 | 2,909 | $181,410,615 | 76.5% | Mar 21, 1997 | Universal Pictures |
2 | Jungle 2 Jungle | - | - | - | $59,927,618 | 2,340 | $59,927,618 | 100% | Mar 7, 1997 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
3 | The Saint | - | - | - | $44,093,815 | 2,500 | $61,363,304 | 71.9% | Apr 4, 1997 | Paramount Pictures |
4 | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi 1997 Special Edition | - | - | - | $42,956,128 | 2,111 | $45,470,437 | 94.5% | Mar 14, 1997 | Twentieth Century Fox |
5 | Private Parts | - | - | - | $41,230,799 | 2,217 | $41,230,799 | 100% | Mar 7, 1997 | Paramount Pictures |
6 | The Devil's Own | - | - | - | $39,864,796 | 2,504 | $42,868,348 | 93% | Mar 28, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
7 | Anaconda | - | - | - | $37,173,004 | 2,456 | $65,885,767 | 56.4% | Apr 11, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
8 | Selena | - | - | - | $35,281,794 | 1,873 | $35,281,794 | 100% | Mar 21, 1997 | Warner Bros. |
9 | Donnie Brasco | - | - | - | $26,386,831 | 1,593 | $41,909,762 | 63% | Feb 28, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
10 | The English Patient | - | - | - | $23,135,570 | 1,409 | $78,676,425 | 29.4% | Nov 15, 1996 | Miramax |
11 | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back 1997 Special Edition | - | - | - | $22,292,242 | 2,322 | $67,597,694 | 33% | Feb 21, 1997 | Twentieth Century Fox |
12 | Sling Blade | - | - | - | $20,881,264 | 1,020 | $24,444,121 | 85.4% | Nov 29, 1996 | Miramax |
13 | Grosse Pointe Blank | - | - | - | $15,627,580 | 1,242 | $28,084,357 | 55.6% | Apr 11, 1997 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
14 | The Sixth Man | - | - | - | $14,772,788 | 1,231 | $14,772,788 | 100% | Mar 28, 1997 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
15 | That Old Feeling | - | - | - | $13,924,280 | 1,599 | $16,574,176 | 84% | Apr 4, 1997 | Universal Pictures |
16 | Jerry Maguire | - | - | - | $13,568,402 | 2,531 | $153,952,592 | 8.8% | Dec 13, 1996 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
17 | Dante's Peak | - | - | - | $13,549,815 | 2,761 | $67,127,760 | 20.2% | Feb 7, 1997 | Universal Pictures |
18 | Love Jones | - | - | - | $12,479,335 | 821 | $12,479,335 | 100% | Mar 14, 1997 | New Line Cinema |
19 | Double Team | - | - | - | $11,438,337 | 2,203 | $11,438,337 | 100% | Apr 4, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
20 | Murder at 1600 | - | - | - | $11,360,868 | 2,158 | $25,804,707 | 44% | Apr 18, 1997 | Warner Bros. |
21 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope 1997 Special Edition | - | - | - | $10,699,510 | 2,375 | $138,257,865 | 7.7% | Jan 31, 1997 | Twentieth Century Fox |
22 | Booty Call | - | - | - | $10,294,933 | 1,272 | $20,050,376 | 51.3% | Feb 28, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
23 | Absolute Power | - | - | - | $10,042,124 | 2,568 | $50,068,310 | 20.1% | Feb 14, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
24 | Shine | - | - | - | $9,066,999 | 1,050 | $35,892,330 | 25.3% | Nov 22, 1996 | Fine Line Features |
25 | Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie | - | - | - | $8,363,899 | 2,113 | $8,363,899 | 100% | Mar 28, 1997 | Twentieth Century Fox |
26 | Scream | - | - | - | $8,209,737 | 1,994 | $103,046,663 | 8% | Dec 20, 1996 | Dimension Films |
27 | Vegas Vacation | - | - | - | $8,179,445 | 2,070 | $36,400,360 | 22.5% | Feb 14, 1997 | Warner Bros. |
28 | Michael | - | - | - | $7,643,023 | 2,325 | $95,318,203 | 8% | Dec 25, 1996 | New Line Cinema |
29 | B*A*P*S | - | - | - | $7,246,735 | 1,204 | $7,246,735 | 100% | Mar 28, 1997 | New Line Cinema |
30 | Fools Rush In | - | - | - | $7,195,568 | 1,701 | $29,481,428 | 24.4% | Feb 14, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
31 | Marvin's Room | - | - | - | $6,490,430 | 1,158 | $12,803,305 | 50.7% | Dec 20, 1996 | Miramax |
32 | Inventing the Abbotts | - | - | - | $5,936,344 | 898 | $5,936,344 | 100% | Apr 4, 1997 | Twentieth Century Fox |
33 | Rosewood | - | - | - | $5,075,983 | 991 | $13,130,349 | 38.7% | Feb 21, 1997 | Warner Bros. |
34 | Kolya | - | - | - | $3,982,870 | 128 | $5,770,254 | 69% | Jan 17, 1997 | Miramax |
35 | 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag | - | - | - | $3,602,884 | 1,553 | $3,602,884 | 100% | Apr 18, 1997 | Orion Pictures |
36 | That Darn Cat | - | - | - | $3,576,408 | 1,891 | $18,301,610 | 19.5% | Feb 14, 1997 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
37 | Cats Don't Dance | - | - | - | $3,566,637 | 1,252 | $3,566,637 | 100% | Mar 28, 1997 | Warner Bros. |
38 | Secrets & Lies | - | - | - | $3,545,461 | 296 | $13,417,292 | 26.4% | Sep 28, 1996 | October Films |
39 | 101 Dalmatians | - | - | - | $3,502,610 | 2,901 | $136,189,294 | 2.6% | Nov 27, 1996 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
40 | Chasing Amy | - | - | - | $2,960,893 | 553 | $12,021,272 | 24.6% | Apr 4, 1997 | Miramax |
41 | McHale's Navy | - | - | - | $2,777,815 | 1,861 | $4,529,843 | 61.3% | Apr 18, 1997 | Universal Pictures |
42 | When We Were Kings | - | - | - | $2,764,303 | 92 | $2,789,985 | 99.1% | Oct 25, 1996 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
43 | Volcano | - | - | - | $2,620,576 | 2,777 | $49,323,468 | 5.3% | Apr 25, 1997 | Twentieth Century Fox |
44 | Smilla's Sense of Snow | - | - | - | $2,265,903 | 135 | $2,372,903 | 95.5% | Feb 28, 1997 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
45 | Lost Highway | - | - | - | $2,197,593 | 337 | $3,675,201 | 59.8% | Feb 21, 1997 | October Films |
46 | Evita | - | - | - | $2,160,757 | 1,045 | $50,047,179 | 4.3% | Dec 25, 1996 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
47 | Crash | - | - | - | $1,926,473 | 339 | $2,664,812 | 72.3% | Oct 4, 1996 | Fine Line Features |
48 | Rhyme & Reason | - | - | - | $1,608,277 | 280 | $1,608,277 | 100% | Mar 7, 1997 | Miramax |
49 | City of Industry | - | - | - | $1,568,258 | 441 | $1,568,258 | 100% | Mar 14, 1997 | Orion Pictures |
50 | Romy and Michele's High School Reunion | - | - | - | $1,361,651 | 1,607 | $29,235,353 | 4.7% | Apr 25, 1997 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
51 | The Godfather 1997 Re-release | - | - | - | $1,267,490 | 40 | $1,267,490 | 100% | Mar 21, 1997 | Paramount Pictures |
52 | Hamlet | - | - | - | $1,096,055 | 93 | $4,708,156 | 23.3% | Dec 27, 1996 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
53 | Prisoner of the Mountains | - | - | - | $764,227 | 36 | $790,078 | 96.7% | Jan 31, 1997 | Orion Classics |
54 | Das Boot 1997 Director's Cut | - | - | - | $572,426 | 29 | $572,426 | 100% | Apr 4, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
55 | Traveller | - | - | - | $534,010 | 6 | $534,010 | 100% | Apr 18, 1997 | October Films |
56 | Fargo | - | - | - | $491,246 | 716 | $24,611,975 | 2% | Mar 8, 1996 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
57 | Love and Other Catastrophes | - | - | - | $294,212 | 32 | $294,212 | 100% | Mar 28, 1997 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
58 | Anna Karenina | - | - | - | $106,236 | 34 | $858,553 | 12.4% | Apr 4, 1997 | Warner Bros. |
59 | Boys Life 2 | - | - | - | $86,603 | 6 | $532,654 | 16.3% | Mar 7, 1997 | Strand Releasing |
60 | Paradise Road | - | - | - | $62,518 | 350 | $2,007,100 | 3.1% | Apr 11, 1997 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
61 | Keys to Tulsa | - | - | - | $57,252 | 24 | $57,252 | 100% | Apr 11, 1997 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
62 | The Substance of Fire | - | - | - | $56,211 | 11 | $31,638 | 177.7% | Mar 14, 1997 | Miramax |
63 | The Daytrippers | - | - | - | $50,490 | 52 | $2,099,677 | 2.4% | Mar 5, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
64 | Mandela | - | - | - | $42,056 | 8 | $42,056 | 100% | Mar 21, 1997 | Palm Pictures |
65 | Good Luck | - | - | - | $39,962 | 106 | $39,962 | 100% | Mar 7, 1997 | Moki Mac River Expedition |
66 | Drunks | - | - | - | $38,268 | 2 | $38,268 | 100% | Mar 14, 1997 | Northern Arts Entertainment |
67 | Gray's Anatomy | - | - | - | $29,090 | 1 | $29,090 | 100% | Mar 19, 1997 | Northern Arts Entertainment |
68 | Follow Me Home | - | - | - | $26,081 | 3 | $52,155 | 50% | Feb 28, 1997 | New Millennia Films LLC |
69 | Shiloh | - | - | - | $21,680 | 70 | $1,007,822 | 2.2% | Apr 25, 1997 | Legacy Releasing Corporation |
70 | Hollow Reed | - | - | - | $20,356 | 7 | $265,732 | 7.7% | Apr 18, 1997 | Lionsgate |
71 | The Eighth Day | - | - | - | $19,983 | 5 | $416,401 | 4.8% | Mar 7, 1997 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
72 | Schizopolis | - | - | - | $10,580 | 2 | $10,580 | 100% | Apr 9, 1997 | Northern Arts Entertainment |
73 | A Chef in Love | - | - | - | $10,499 | 34 | $686,704 | 1.5% | Apr 23, 1997 | Sony Pictures Classics |
74 | A Brother's Kiss | - | - | - | $4,734 | 9 | $52,632 | 9% | Apr 25, 1997 | First Look International |
75 | Flamenco | - | - | - | $4,612 | 6 | $480,941 | 1% | Apr 25, 1997 | New Yorker Films |
76 | Childhood's End | - | - | - | $3,804 | 1 | $3,804 | 100% | Apr 4, 1997 | Plainview Pictures |
77 | Nothing Personal | - | - | - | $1,374 | 1 | $40,374 | 3.4% | Apr 25, 1997 | Trimark Pictures |
78 | Irma Vep | - | - | - | $538 | 6 | $282,310 | 0.2% | Apr 30, 1997 | Zeitgeist Films |
79 | Children of the Revolution | - | - | - | $523 | 59 | $838,368 | <0.1% | May 1, 1997 | Miramax |