| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Breakdown | $12,307,128 | - | 2,108 | - | $5,838 | $12,307,128 | 1 | Paramount Pictures | true | false |
| 2 | - | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | $9,548,111 | - | 2,187 | - | $4,365 | $9,548,111 | 1 | New Line Cinema | true | false |
| 3 | 1 | Volcano | $9,099,743 | -37.6% | 2,777 | +3 | $3,276 | $27,443,779 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 4 | 4 | Liar Liar | $5,858,255 | -18.5% | 2,675 | -188 | $2,190 | $151,487,405 | 7 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 2 | Romy and Michele's High School Reunion | $5,326,806 | -28.3% | 1,606 | +4 | $3,316 | $14,858,363 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 3 | Anaconda | $4,720,202 | -35.5% | 2,456 | - | $1,921 | $49,456,213 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 7 | - | Warriors of Virtue | $3,277,084 | - | 2,101 | - | $1,559 | $3,277,084 | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | true | false |
| 8 | 5 | The Saint | $3,061,024 | -38.9% | 2,118 | -382 | $1,445 | $52,496,506 | 5 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 6 | Murder at 1600 | $2,845,827 | -41% | 1,970 | -188 | $1,444 | $19,630,609 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 10 | 7 | Grosse Pointe Blank | $2,051,361 | -33.8% | 1,177 | -65 | $1,742 | $21,121,291 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 8 | Scream | $1,115,480 | -20.7% | 986 | -230 | $1,131 | $94,572,358 | 20 | Dimension Films | false | false |
| 12 | 10 | Chasing Amy | $879,265 | -20.9% | 530 | -23 | $1,658 | $5,195,843 | 5 | Miramax | false | false |
| 13 | 13 | Jerry Maguire | $562,809 | +35% | 650 | +71 | $865 | $150,429,185 | 21 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 14 | - | Commandments | $312,437 | - | 269 | - | $1,161 | $312,437 | 1 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | true | false |
| 15 | 14 | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi 1997 Special Edition | $215,671 | -45.8% | 211 | -152 | $1,022 | - | 8 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 16 | 15 | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back 1997 Special Edition | $194,107 | -48.9% | 383 | -368 | $506 | - | 11 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 17 | 16 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope 1997 Special Edition | $50,163 | -75.2% | 114 | -176 | $440 | $138,195,523 | 14 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 18 | - | Children of the Revolution | $31,562 | - | 6 | - | $5,260 | $35,227 | 1 | Miramax | true | false |
| 19 | 18 | Evita | $21,602 | -63.2% | 49 | -49 | $440 | $50,038,461 | 19 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 20 | - | Truth or Consequences, N.M. | $19,528 | - | 7 | - | $2,789 | $19,528 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 21 | - | Irma Vep | $11,852 | - | 1 | - | $11,852 | $15,618 | 1 | Zeitgeist Films | true | false |
