Domestic 1997 Week 47
November 21-27, 1997
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | Mortal Kombat: Annihilation | $20,995,259 | - | 2,140 | - | $9,810 | $20,995,259 | 1 | New Line Cinema |
| 2 | 12 | Anastasia | $19,335,570 | +13,924.1% | 2,140 | +2,139 | $9,035 | $19,473,444 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 3 | - | The Rainmaker | $16,272,150 | - | 2,317 | - | $7,022 | $16,272,150 | 1 | Paramount Pictures |
| 4 | 1 | The Jackal | $13,480,550 | -31% | 2,201 | +8 | $6,124 | $33,020,180 | 2 | Universal Pictures |
| 5 | - | Alien Resurrection | $9,315,363 | - | - | - | - | $9,315,363 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 6 | - | Flubber | $9,166,824 | - | - | - | - | $9,166,824 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 7 | - | Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil | $8,213,334 | - | 824 | - | $9,967 | $8,213,334 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | 3 | The Little Mermaid 1997 Re-release | $7,694,600 | -37.3% | 2,057 | +3 | $3,740 | $19,957,565 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 9 | 2 | Starship Troopers | $6,690,343 | -46.1% | 2,822 | -149 | $2,370 | $48,251,777 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 10 | 4 | Bean | $5,944,252 | -35.6% | 1,991 | -24 | $2,985 | $39,044,786 | 6 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 11 | 5 | The Man Who Knew Too Little | $4,110,478 | -27.1% | 2,039 | +3 | $2,015 | $9,747,052 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | 6 | I Know What You Did Last Summer | $3,883,956 | -20.8% | 1,860 | -570 | $2,088 | $65,107,240 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 13 | 7 | The Devil's Advocate | $3,343,731 | -24.9% | 1,763 | -253 | $1,896 | $54,815,093 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 14 | 8 | Eve's Bayou | $2,240,569 | -28.4% | 652 | -20 | $3,436 | $9,755,815 | 3 | Trimark Pictures |
| 15 | - | The Wings of the Dove | $1,899,192 | - | 259 | +182 | $7,332 | $3,261,202 | 3 | Miramax |
| 16 | 9 | Boogie Nights | $1,850,039 | -38.7% | 748 | -255 | $2,473 | $20,864,616 | 7 | New Line Cinema |
| 17 | 10 | Men in Black | $703,737 | -69.5% | 605 | -171 | $1,163 | $248,553,908 | 22 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 18 | 13 | The Peacemaker | $275,584 | +170% | 501 | +287 | $550 | $40,662,800 | 9 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 19 | - | Bent | $35,979 | - | - | - | - | $35,979 | 1 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 20 | - | Welcome to Sarajevo | $22,354 | - | - | - | - | $22,354 | 1 | Miramax |
| 21 | - | Critical Care | $17,228 | - | 24 | -10 | $717 | $175,426 | 4 | Artisan Entertainment |
