| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Liar Liar | - | - | - | $74,303,110 | 2,909 | $181,410,615 | Mar 21 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 2 | Jungle 2 Jungle | - | - | - | $41,896,701 | 2,340 | $59,927,618 | Mar 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 3 | Private Parts | - | - | - | $38,819,577 | 2,217 | $41,230,799 | Mar 7 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 4 | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back 1997 Special Edition | - | - | - | $34,854,048 | 2,322 | $67,597,694 | Feb 21 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 5 | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi 1997 Special Edition | - | - | - | $34,082,508 | 2,111 | $45,470,437 | Mar 14 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 6 | Donnie Brasco | - | - | - | $24,626,531 | 1,593 | $41,909,762 | Feb 28 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 7 | Selena | - | - | - | $20,562,766 | 1,873 | $35,281,794 | Mar 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 8 | Booty Call | - | - | - | $17,306,029 | 1,272 | $20,050,376 | Feb 28 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 9 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope 1997 Special Edition | - | - | - | $16,437,228 | 2,375 | $138,257,865 | Jan 31 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 10 | Absolute Power | - | - | - | $15,641,887 | 2,568 | $50,068,310 | Feb 14 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 11 | The Devil's Own | - | - | - | $14,523,646 | 2,504 | $42,868,348 | Mar 28 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 12 | The English Patient | - | - | - | $14,172,581 | 1,409 | $78,676,425 | Nov 15 | Miramax | false |
| 13 | Dante's Peak | - | - | - | $13,148,840 | 2,761 | $67,127,760 | Feb 7 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 14 | Sling Blade | - | - | - | $12,934,216 | 1,020 | $24,444,121 | Nov 29 | Miramax | false |
| 15 | Vegas Vacation | - | - | - | $12,916,367 | 2,070 | $36,400,360 | Feb 14 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 16 | Jerry Maguire | - | - | - | $12,369,723 | 2,531 | $153,952,592 | Dec 13 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 17 | Love Jones | - | - | - | $11,379,808 | 821 | $12,479,335 | Mar 14 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 18 | Fools Rush In | - | - | - | $10,563,578 | 1,701 | $29,481,428 | Feb 14 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 19 | Marvin's Room | - | - | - | $10,075,832 | 1,158 | $12,803,305 | Dec 20 | Miramax | false |
| 20 | Rosewood | - | - | - | $8,321,893 | 991 | $13,130,349 | Feb 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 21 | Shine | - | - | - | $8,269,689 | 1,050 | $35,892,330 | Nov 22 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 22 | Michael | - | - | - | $6,859,711 | 2,325 | $95,318,203 | Dec 25 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 23 | That Darn Cat | - | - | - | $6,102,642 | 1,891 | $18,301,610 | Feb 14 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 24 | Kolya | - | - | - | $3,537,272 | 128 | $5,770,254 | Jan 17 | Miramax | false |
| 25 | The Sixth Man | - | - | - | $3,441,072 | 1,231 | $14,772,788 | Mar 28 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 26 | Scream | - | - | - | $3,358,746 | 1,994 | $103,046,663 | Dec 20 | Dimension Films | false |
| 27 | Lost Highway | - | - | - | $3,209,181 | 337 | $3,675,201 | Feb 21 | October Films | false |
| 28 | Secrets & Lies | - | - | - | $3,175,987 | 296 | $13,417,292 | Sep 28 | October Films | false |
| 29 | 101 Dalmatians | - | - | - | $3,091,068 | 2,901 | $136,189,294 | Nov 27 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 30 | Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie | - | - | - | $2,630,948 | 2,113 | $8,363,899 | Mar 28 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 31 | Cats Don't Dance | - | - | - | $2,626,856 | 1,252 | $3,566,637 | Mar 28 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 32 | Smilla's Sense of Snow | - | - | - | $2,265,903 | 135 | $2,372,903 | Feb 28 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 33 | B*A*P*S | - | - | - | $2,202,316 | 1,204 | $7,246,735 | Mar 28 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 34 | Evita | - | - | - | $1,975,492 | 1,045 | $50,047,179 | Dec 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 35 | Crash | - | - | - | $1,613,674 | 339 | $2,664,812 | Oct 4 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 36 | Rhyme & Reason | - | - | - | $1,608,277 | 280 | $1,608,277 | Mar 7 | Miramax | false |
| 37 | City of Industry | - | - | - | $1,568,258 | 441 | $1,568,258 | Mar 14 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 38 | Ransom | - | - | - | $1,518,540 | 2,768 | $136,492,681 | Nov 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 39 | Hamlet | - | - | - | $1,392,245 | 93 | $4,708,156 | Dec 27 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 40 | The Godfather 1997 Re-release | - | - | - | $1,267,490 | 40 | $1,267,490 | Mar 21 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 41 | Everyone Says I Love You | - | - | - | $1,042,971 | 276 | $9,759,200 | Dec 6 | Miramax | false |
| 42 | The Beautician and the Beast | - | - | - | $972,394 | 1,801 | $11,486,880 | Feb 7 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 43 | Mother | - | - | - | $958,270 | 735 | $19,145,198 | Dec 27 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 44 | Prisoner of the Mountains | - | - | - | $764,227 | 36 | $790,078 | Jan 31 | Orion Classics | false |
| 45 | Space Jam | - | - | - | $580,555 | 2,650 | $90,418,342 | Nov 15 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 46 | Fargo | - | - | - | $491,246 | 716 | $24,611,975 | Mar 8 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false |
| 47 | Unhook the Stars | - | - | - | $221,801 | 20 | $272,542 | Nov 1 | Miramax | false |
| 48 | Hard Eight | - | - | - | $153,073 | 29 | $222,559 | Feb 28 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 49 | Boys Life 2 | - | - | - | $86,603 | 6 | $532,654 | Mar 7 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 50 | Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love | - | - | - | $83,916 | 81 | $4,109,095 | Feb 28 | Trimark Pictures | false |
| 51 | The Daytrippers | - | - | - | $58,152 | 52 | $2,099,677 | Mar 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 52 | The Substance of Fire | - | - | - | $56,211 | 11 | $31,638 | Mar 14 | Miramax | false |
| 53 | Follow Me Home | - | - | - | $48,425 | 3 | $52,155 | Feb 28 | New Millennia Films LLC | false |
| 54 | Mandela | - | - | - | $42,056 | 8 | $42,056 | Mar 21 | Palm Pictures | false |
| 55 | Good Luck | - | - | - | $39,962 | 106 | $39,962 | Mar 7 | Moki Mac River Expedition | false |
| 56 | Drunks | - | - | - | $38,268 | 2 | $38,268 | Mar 14 | Northern Arts Entertainment | false |
| 57 | Gray's Anatomy | - | - | - | $29,090 | 1 | $29,090 | Mar 19 | Northern Arts Entertainment | false |
| 58 | Love and Other Catastrophes | - | - | - | $22,807 | 32 | $294,212 | Mar 28 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 59 | The Eighth Day | - | - | - | $19,983 | 5 | $416,401 | Mar 7 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false |
| 60 | Waco: The Rules of Engagement | - | - | - | $6,894 | 5 | $142,193 | Feb 28 | SomFord Entertainment | false |
