Domestic Box Office For August 1997
| Rank | Release | Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Air Force One | $97,397,312 | 2,981 | $172,956,409 | Jul 25 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 2 | Conspiracy Theory | $59,504,132 | 2,806 | $75,982,834 | Aug 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | Spawn | $53,398,793 | 2,604 | $54,870,175 | Aug 1 | New Line Cinema |
| 4 | George of the Jungle | $37,943,435 | 2,616 | $105,263,257 | Jul 18 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 5 | Men in Black | $34,169,807 | 3,180 | $250,690,539 | Jul 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 6 | Cop Land | $33,198,692 | 2,233 | $44,862,187 | Aug 15 | Miramax |
| 7 | Picture Perfect | $31,407,873 | 1,727 | $31,407,873 | Aug 1 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 8 | Contact | $23,629,603 | 2,314 | $100,920,329 | Jul 11 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | G.I. Jane | $21,240,333 | 2,043 | $48,169,156 | Aug 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 10 | Event Horizon | $21,047,110 | 2,328 | $26,673,242 | Aug 15 | Paramount Pictures |
| 11 | Air Bud | $20,851,238 | 1,795 | $23,144,499 | Aug 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 12 | Money Talks | $18,820,918 | 2,033 | $40,922,619 | Aug 22 | New Line Cinema |
| 13 | Nothing to Lose | $16,751,970 | 1,888 | $44,480,039 | Jul 18 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 14 | How to Be a Player | $14,009,368 | 756 | $14,009,368 | Aug 8 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 15 | Face/Off | $14,006,200 | 2,851 | $112,276,146 | Jun 27 | Paramount Pictures |
| 16 | Mimic | $13,839,093 | 2,255 | $25,480,490 | Aug 22 | Miramax |
| 17 | Good Burger | $13,164,875 | 1,893 | $23,712,993 | Jul 25 | Paramount Pictures |
| 18 | My Best Friend's Wedding | $12,632,901 | 2,376 | $127,120,029 | Jun 20 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 19 | Hoodlum | $6,239,938 | 2,020 | $23,499,102 | Aug 29 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 20 | Leave It to Beaver | $6,128,746 | 1,885 | $10,925,060 | Aug 22 | Universal Pictures |
| 21 | One Eight Seven | $5,037,714 | 1,121 | $5,727,130 | Jul 30 | Warner Bros. |
| 22 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | $4,160,965 | 3,565 | $229,086,679 | May 23 | Universal Pictures |
| 23 | Con Air | $3,563,564 | 2,941 | $101,117,573 | Jun 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 24 | Free Willy 3: The Rescue | $3,446,539 | 1,258 | $3,446,539 | Aug 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 25 | Ulee's Gold | $3,428,768 | 350 | $9,161,691 | Jun 13 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 26 | A Smile Like Yours | $3,330,352 | 582 | $3,330,352 | Aug 22 | Paramount Pictures |
| 27 | Excess Baggage | $3,076,890 | 2,211 | $14,515,490 | Aug 29 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 28 | Masterminds | $1,935,539 | 1,186 | $1,935,539 | Aug 22 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 29 | Liar Liar | $1,924,860 | 2,909 | $181,410,615 | Mar 21 | Universal Pictures |
| 30 | The Fifth Element | $1,808,130 | 2,500 | $63,820,180 | May 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 31 | Batman & Robin | $1,745,088 | 2,942 | $107,325,195 | Jun 20 | Warner Bros. |
| 32 | Steel | $1,710,972 | 1,260 | $1,710,972 | Aug 15 | Warner Bros. |
| 33 | Kull the Conqueror | $1,701,609 | 2,091 | $6,112,613 | Aug 29 | Universal Pictures |
| 34 | Hercules | $1,590,092 | 2,930 | $99,112,101 | Jun 15 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 35 | She's So Lovely | $1,534,342 | 844 | $7,281,450 | Aug 27 | Miramax |
| 36 | In the Company of Men | $739,419 | 108 | $2,804,473 | Aug 1 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 37 | Dirty Dancing 1997 Re-release | $507,892 | 54 | $507,892 | Aug 22 | - |
| 38 | Pippi Longstocking | $505,335 | 73 | $505,335 | Aug 22 | - |
| 39 | The Full Monty | $489,142 | 783 | $45,950,122 | Aug 15 | - |
| 40 | Mrs. Brown | $442,634 | 432 | $9,229,808 | Jul 18 | Miramax |
| 41 | Irma Vep | $259,545 | 6 | $282,310 | Apr 30 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 42 | Dream with the Fishes | $172,838 | 32 | $543,708 | Jun 20 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 43 | Career Girls | $153,199 | 148 | $2,416,734 | Aug 8 | October Films |
| 44 | Paperback Romance | $151,068 | 28 | $151,068 | Aug 15 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 45 | Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation 1997 Re-release | $53,111 | 23 | $141,626 | Aug 29 | Lionsgate |
| 46 | Hamsun | $50,000 | 1 | $50,000 | Aug 6 | First Run |
| 47 | Soul in the Hole | $30,697 | 6 | $30,697 | Aug 8 | - |
| 48 | The Winner | $6,954 | 3 | $26,004 | Jul 25 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 49 | Trojan Eddie | $6,183 | 2 | $21,264 | Aug 29 | Castle Hill Productions |
