Annual Movie Chart - 1997

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 1997. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 1997. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 1996 will most likely earn money in 1996 and 1997. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Each box office year ends on the first Sunday of the following year. The next year starts the following day (Monday). For example, the "2004 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 2, 2005.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.

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Top Grossing Movies of 1997

Rank	Movie	Release Date	Distributor	Genre	MPAA	1997 Gross	Tickets Sold	Inflation- Adjusted Gross
1	Men in Black	7/2/1997	Sony Pictures	Adventure	PG-13	$250,107,128	54,489,570	$374,888,242
2	The Lost World: Jurassic Park	5/23/1997	Universal	Action	PG-13	$229,086,679	49,909,952	$343,380,470
3	Liar Liar	3/21/1997	Universal	Comedy	PG-13	$181,410,615	39,523,010	$271,918,309
4	Air Force One	7/25/1997	Sony Pictures	Action	R	$172,144,501	37,504,249	$258,029,233
5	Titanic	12/19/1997	20th Century Fox	Drama	PG-13	$157,467,971	34,306,747	$236,030,419
6	Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope	5/25/1977	20th Century Fox	Adventure	PG	$138,195,515	30,107,955	$207,142,730
7	My Best Friend's Wedding	6/20/1997	Sony Pictures	Comedy	PG-13	$126,768,249	27,618,355	$190,014,282
8	Face/Off	6/27/1997	Paramount Pictures	Action	R	$112,276,146	24,461,034	$168,291,914
9	Batman & Robin	6/20/1997	Warner Bros.	Action	PG-13	$107,285,004	23,373,639	$160,810,636
10	George Of The Jungle	7/16/1997	Buena Vista	Comedy	PG	$105,263,257	22,933,171	$157,780,216
11	Con Air	6/6/1997	Buena Vista	Action	R	$101,117,573	22,029,972	$151,566,207
12	Contact	7/11/1997	Warner Bros.	Drama	PG	$100,920,329	21,987,000	$151,270,560
13	Hercules	6/15/1997	Buena Vista	Adventure	G	$99,112,101	21,593,050	$148,560,184
14	Tomorrow Never Dies	12/19/1997	MGM	Action	PG-13	$92,408,204	20,132,506	$138,511,641
15	Scream 2	12/12/1997	Miramax	Horror	R	$85,492,042	18,625,717	$128,144,933
16	Flubber	11/26/1997	Buena Vista	Comedy	PG	$83,110,113	18,106,778	$124,574,633
17	Conspiracy Theory	8/8/1997	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	R	$76,118,990	16,583,658	$114,095,567
18	Jerry Maguire	12/13/1996	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	R	$70,946,237	15,456,697	$106,342,075
19	I Know What You Did Last Summer	10/17/1997	Sony Pictures	Horror	R	$70,396,279	15,336,880	$105,517,734
20	Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back	5/21/1980	20th Century Fox	Adventure	PG	$67,597,694	14,727,166	$101,322,902
21	Dante's Peak	2/7/1997	Universal	Drama	PG-13	$67,163,857	14,632,649	$100,672,625
22	Anaconda	4/11/1997	Sony Pictures	Horror	PG-13	$65,598,907	14,291,701	$98,326,903
23	Scream	12/20/1996	Miramax	Horror	R	$63,962,211	13,935,122	$95,873,639
24	The Fifth Element	5/9/1997	Sony Pictures	Action	PG-13	$63,570,862	13,849,861	$95,287,044
25	In & Out	9/19/1997	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	PG-13	$63,417,425	13,816,432	$95,057,052
26	The Saint	4/4/1997	Paramount Pictures	Action	PG-13	$61,363,304	13,368,912	$91,978,115
27	Jungle 2 Jungle	3/7/1997	Buena Vista	Comedy	PG	$59,925,026	13,055,561	$89,822,260
28	Kiss the Girls	10/3/1997	Paramount Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	R	$59,721,359	13,011,189	$89,516,980
29	Devil's Advocate	10/17/1997	Warner Bros.	Drama	R	$59,068,731	12,869,005	$88,538,754
30	Spawn	7/31/1997	New Line	Action	PG-13	$54,979,992	11,978,212	$82,410,099
31	Starship Troopers	11/7/1997	Sony Pictures	Action	R	$54,251,668	11,819,536	$81,318,408
32	Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery	5/2/1997	New Line	Comedy	PG-13	$53,883,989	11,739,431	$80,767,285
33	The Jackal	11/14/1997	Universal	Thriller/Suspense	R	$53,107,285	11,570,215	$79,603,079
34	Anastasia	11/14/1997	20th Century Fox	Musical	G	$53,042,286	11,556,054	$79,505,652
35	The English Patient	11/15/1996	Miramax	Drama	R	$50,709,242	11,047,765	$76,008,623
36	Breakdown	5/2/1997	Paramount Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	R	$50,159,144	10,927,918	$75,184,076
37	Absolute Power	2/14/1997	Sony Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	R	$50,068,310	10,908,129	$75,047,928
38	The Game	9/12/1997	Polygram	Thriller/Suspense	R	$48,265,581	10,515,377	$72,345,794
39	G.I.Jane	8/22/1997	Buena Vista	Drama	R	$48,169,156	10,494,369	$72,201,259
40	Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi	5/25/1983	20th Century Fox	Adventure	PG	$48,143,460	10,488,771	$72,162,744
41	Speed II: Cruise Control	6/13/1997	20th Century Fox	Action	PG-13	$48,097,081	10,478,667	$72,093,229
42	Evita	12/25/1996	Buena Vista	Musical	PG	$47,821,442	10,418,615	$71,680,071
43	Volcano	4/25/1997	20th Century Fox	Action	PG-13	$47,546,796	10,358,779	$71,268,400
44	Alien: Resurrection	11/28/1997	20th Century Fox	Action	R	$46,092,778	10,042,000	$69,088,960
45	Bean	10/17/1997	Gramercy	Comedy	PG-13	$45,069,803	9,819,129	$67,555,608
46	Cop Land	8/15/1997	Miramax	Drama	R	$44,906,632	9,783,580	$67,311,030
47	Nothing To Lose	7/18/1997	Buena Vista	Comedy	R	$44,480,039	9,690,640	$66,671,603
48	The Rainmaker	11/21/1997	Paramount Pictures	Drama	PG-13	$44,417,226	9,676,956	$66,577,457
49	Soul Food	9/26/1997	20th Century Fox	Comedy	R	$43,198,792	9,411,502	$64,751,134
50	The Devil's Own	3/26/1997	Sony Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	R	$42,885,593	9,343,266	$64,281,670
51	Michael	12/25/1996	New Line	Comedy	PG	$42,636,436	9,288,984	$63,908,210
52	Donnie Brasco	2/28/1997	Sony Pictures	Drama	R	$41,954,997	9,140,522	$62,886,791
53	The Peacemaker	9/26/1997	Dreamworks SKG	Action	R	$41,263,140	8,989,791	$61,849,762
54	Private Parts	3/7/1997	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	R	$41,198,146	8,975,631	$61,752,341
55	Money Talks	8/22/1997	New Line	Action	R	$41,076,865	8,949,208	$61,570,551
56	As Good as it Gets	12/24/1997	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$40,722,657	8,872,039	$61,039,628
57	Mouse Hunt	12/19/1997	Dreamworks SKG	Comedy	PG	$40,021,527	8,719,287	$59,988,695
58	L.A. Confidential	9/19/1997	Warner Bros.	Drama	R	$38,296,320	8,343,425	$57,402,764
59	Seven Years in Tibet	10/10/1997	Sony Pictures	Drama	PG-13	$37,555,985	8,182,132	$56,293,068
60	Vegas Vacation	2/14/1997	Warner Bros.	Comedy	PG	$36,470,465	7,945,635	$54,665,969
61	Selena	3/21/1997	Warner Bros.	Drama	PG	$35,450,113	7,723,336	$53,136,552
62	The Full Monty	8/13/1997	Fox Searchlight	Comedy	R	$35,338,724	7,699,068	$52,969,588
63	Mortal Kombat: Annihilation	11/21/1997	New Line	Action	PG-13	$35,059,903	7,638,323	$52,551,662
64	Addicted To Love	5/23/1997	Warner Bros.	Romantic Comedy	R	$34,673,095	7,554,051	$51,971,871
65	The Relic	1/10/1997	Paramount Pictures	Horror	R	$33,956,608	7,397,954	$50,897,924
66	Metro	1/17/1997	Buena Vista	Action	R	$32,017,895	6,975,576	$47,991,963
67	Picture Perfect	8/1/1997	20th Century Fox	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$31,301,775	6,819,559	$46,918,566
68	Beverly Hills Ninja	1/17/1997	Sony Pictures	Comedy	PG-13	$31,245,344	6,807,264	$46,833,976
69	The Little Mermaid	11/15/1989	Buena Vista	Adventure	G	$29,678,678	6,465,943	$44,485,688
70	Fools Rush In	2/14/1997	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$29,299,524	6,383,339	$43,917,372
71	Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion	4/25/1997	Buena Vista	Comedy	R	$29,235,353	6,369,358	$43,821,183
72	Shine	11/22/1996	Fine Line	Drama	PG-13	$29,117,149	6,343,605	$43,644,002
73	Out to Sea	7/2/1997	20th Century Fox	Comedy	PG-13	$28,985,323	6,314,885	$43,446,409
74	Father's Day	5/9/1997	Warner Bros.	Comedy	PG-13	$28,681,080	6,248,601	$42,990,375
75	Grosse Point Blank	4/11/1997	Buena Vista	Black Comedy	R	$28,084,357	6,118,596	$42,095,940
76	The Edge	9/26/1997	20th Century Fox	Thriller/Suspense	R	$27,799,255	6,056,483	$41,668,603
77	Jackie Brown	12/25/1997	Miramax	Drama	R	$27,164,883	5,918,275	$40,717,732
78	Amistad	12/12/1997	Dreamworks SKG	Drama	R	$26,714,127	5,820,071	$40,042,088
79	Event Horizon	8/15/1997	Paramount Pictures	Horror	R	$26,673,242	5,811,164	$39,980,808
80	Murder at 1600	4/18/1997	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	R	$25,842,024	5,630,071	$38,734,888
81	Mimic	8/22/1997	Miramax	Horror	R	$25,514,166	5,558,642	$38,243,457
82	Air Bud	8/1/1997	Buena Vista	Comedy	PG	$24,646,936	5,369,703	$36,943,557
83	Sling Blade	11/20/1996	Miramax	Drama	R	$24,475,416	5,332,335	$36,686,465
84	For Richer or Poorer	12/12/1997	Universal	Comedy	PG-13	$24,453,915	5,327,650	$36,654,232
85	Home Alone III	12/12/1997	20th Century Fox	Comedy	PG	$24,251,437	5,283,537	$36,350,735
86	Boogie Nights	10/10/1997	New Line	Drama	R	$23,816,064	5,188,685	$35,698,153
87	Good Burger	7/25/1997	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	PG	$23,712,993	5,166,229	$35,543,656
88	Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil	11/21/1997	Warner Bros.	Drama	R	$23,616,463	5,145,199	$35,398,969
89	Hoodlum	8/27/1997	MGM	Drama	R	$23,489,997	5,117,646	$35,209,404
90	Red Corner	10/31/1997	MGM	Thriller/Suspense	R	$22,282,785	4,854,637	$33,399,903
91	Booty Call	2/26/1997	Sony Pictures	Comedy	R	$20,066,917	4,371,877	$30,078,514
92	An American Werewolf in Paris	12/25/1997	Buena Vista	Horror	R	$20,056,331	4,369,571	$30,062,648
93	Gone Fishin'	5/30/1997	Buena Vista	Comedy	PG	$19,745,922	4,301,944	$29,597,375
94	Mother	12/25/1996	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	PG-13	$18,651,878	4,063,590	$27,957,499
95	The People vs. Larry Flynt	12/25/1996	Sony Pictures	Drama	R	$18,480,626	4,026,280	$27,700,806
96	That Darn Cat	2/14/1997	Buena Vista	Comedy	PG	$18,301,828	3,987,326	$27,432,803
97	That Old Feeling	4/4/1997	Universal	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$16,408,534	3,574,844	$24,594,927
98	Fire Down Below	9/5/1997	Warner Bros.	Action	R	$16,148,906	3,518,280	$24,205,766
99	Wes Craven's Wishmaster	9/19/1997	Live Entertainment	Horror	R	$15,719,109	3,424,642	$23,561,537
100	Mr. Magoo	12/25/1997	Buena Vista	Comedy	PG	$15,616,635	3,402,317	$23,407,941
101	Rocket Man	10/10/1997	Buena Vista	Comedy	PG	$15,448,043	3,365,587	$23,155,239
102	The Sixth Man	3/28/1997	Buena Vista	Comedy	PG-13	$14,763,020	3,216,344	$22,128,447
103	Jackie Chan's First Strike	1/10/1997	New Line	Action	PG-13	$14,601,662	3,181,190	$21,886,587
104	In Love and War	12/18/1996	New Line	Drama	PG-13	$14,477,119	3,154,056	$21,699,905
105	101 Dalmatians	11/27/1996	Buena Vista	Comedy	G	$14,400,669	3,137,401	$21,585,319
106	Excess Baggage	8/29/1997	Sony Pictures	Comedy	PG-13	$14,351,432	3,126,674	$21,511,517
107	The Postman	12/25/1997	Warner Bros.	Action	R	$14,327,628	3,121,488	$21,475,837
108	Fairytale: A True Story	10/24/1997	Paramount Pictures	Drama	PG	$14,013,508	3,053,052	$21,004,998
109	Def Jam's How To Be a Player	8/6/1997	Gramercy	Comedy	R	$14,010,363	3,052,367	$21,000,285
110	One Fine Day	12/20/1996	20th Century Fox	Romantic Comedy	PG	$13,922,738	3,033,276	$20,868,939
111	The Man Who Knew Too Little	11/14/1997	Warner Bros.	Comedy	PG	$13,678,426	2,980,049	$20,502,737
112	Trial And Error	5/30/1997	New Line	Comedy	PG-13	$13,602,831	2,963,580	$20,389,430
113	Eve's Bayou	11/7/1997	Trimark	Drama	R	$13,475,192	2,935,772	$20,198,111
114	Rosewood	2/21/1997	Warner Bros.	Drama	R	$13,104,494	2,855,010	$19,642,469
115	Love Jones	3/14/1997	New Line	Drama	R	$12,554,569	2,735,200	$18,818,176
116	Marvin's Room	12/18/1996	Miramax	Drama	PG-13	$12,531,565	2,730,188	$18,783,693
117	Gattaca	10/24/1997	Sony Pictures	Drama	PG-13	$12,275,272	2,674,351	$18,399,535
118	Chasing Amy	4/4/1997	Miramax	Romantic Comedy	R	$12,006,514	2,615,798	$17,996,690
119	Turbulence	1/10/1997	MGM	Thriller/Suspense	R	$11,532,774	2,512,587	$17,286,599
120	The Beautician and the Beast	2/7/1997	Paramount Pictures	Romantic Comedy	PG	$11,486,880	2,502,588	$17,217,805
121	Boot, Das	2/10/1982	Columbia	Drama	R	$11,452,283	2,495,051	$17,165,951
122	Double Team	4/4/1997	Sony Pictures	Action	R	$11,328,565	2,468,097	$16,980,507
123	Leave It To Beaver	8/22/1997	Universal	Comedy	PG	$11,307,615	2,463,533	$16,949,107
124	Mad City	11/7/1997	Warner Bros.	Drama	PG-13	$10,519,023	2,291,726	$15,767,075
125	Operation Condor	7/18/1997	Miramax	Action	PG-13	$10,461,161	2,279,120	$15,680,346
126	Buddy	6/6/1997	Sony Pictures	Comedy	PG	$10,067,104	2,193,269	$15,089,691
127	Night Falls On Manhattan	5/16/1997	Paramount Pictures	Drama	R	$9,889,670	2,154,612	$14,823,731
128	Shall We Dance?	7/11/1997	Miramax	Romantic Comedy	PG	$9,517,621	2,073,556	$14,266,065
129	Everyone Says I Love You	12/6/1996	Miramax	Musical	R	$9,452,725	2,059,417	$14,168,789
130	The Preacher's Wife	12/13/1996	Buena Vista	Drama	PG	$9,447,466	2,058,271	$14,160,904
131	Fierce Creatures	1/24/1997	Universal	Comedy	PG-13	$9,254,184	2,016,162	$13,871,195
132	Beavis and Butt-head Do America	12/20/1996	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	PG-13	$8,968,643	1,953,953	$13,443,197
133	The Wings of the Dove	11/7/1997	Miramax	Drama	R	$8,698,249	1,895,043	$13,037,896
134	Ulee's Gold	6/13/1997	Orion Pictures	Drama	R	$8,637,027	1,881,705	$12,946,130
135	Mrs. Brown	7/18/1997	Miramax	Drama	PG	$8,451,663	1,841,321	$12,668,288
136	Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie	3/28/1997	20th Century Fox	Action	PG	$8,363,899	1,822,200	$12,536,736
137	A Simple Wish	7/11/1997	Universal	Comedy	PG	$8,165,213	1,778,914	$12,238,928
138	A Thousand Acres	9/19/1997	Buena Vista	Drama	R	$7,928,412	1,727,323	$11,883,982
139	Sprung	5/14/1997	Trimark	Romantic Comedy	R	$7,553,105	1,645,557	$11,321,432
140	Good Will Hunting	12/5/1997	Miramax	Drama	R	$7,510,617	1,636,300	$11,257,744
141	Wild America	7/2/1997	Warner Bros.	Adventure	PG	$7,365,417	1,604,666	$11,040,102
142	Ransom	11/8/1996	Buena Vista	Action	R	$7,354,935	1,602,382	$11,024,388
143	She's So Lovely	8/29/1997	Miramax	Drama	R	$7,281,450	1,586,373	$10,914,246
144	Ghosts of Mississippi	12/20/1996	Sony Pictures	Drama	PG-13	$7,269,988	1,583,875	$10,897,060
145	B*A*P*S	3/28/1997	New Line	Comedy	PG-13	$7,246,735	1,578,809	$10,862,206
146	The Ice Storm	9/27/1997	Fox Searchlight	Drama	R	$7,238,051	1,576,917	$10,849,189
147	Zeus and Roxanne	1/24/1997	MGM	Comedy	PG	$7,183,046	1,564,934	$10,766,746
148	Secrets & Lies	9/28/1996	October Films	Drama	R	$7,180,054	1,564,282	$10,762,260
149	U-Turn	10/3/1997	Sony Pictures	Drama	R	$6,633,400	1,445,185	$9,942,873
150	Switchback	10/31/1997	Paramount Pictures	Action	R	$6,504,442	1,417,090	$9,749,579
151	Warriors of Virtue	5/2/1997	MGM	Action	PG	$6,448,817	1,404,971	$9,666,200
152	Most Wanted	10/10/1997	New Line	Action	R	$6,343,015	1,381,920	$9,507,610
153	Kull The Conqueror	8/29/1997	Universal	Action	PG-13	$6,086,891	1,326,120	$9,123,706
154	Inventing the Abbots	4/4/1997	20th Century Fox	Drama	R	$5,926,128	1,291,095	$8,882,734
155	Gang Related	10/8/1997	MGM	Drama	R	$5,906,773	1,286,879	$8,853,728
156	Kolya	1/24/1997	Miramax	Comedy	PG-13	$5,770,254	1,257,136	$8,649,096
157	One Eight Seven	7/30/1997	Warner Bros.	Drama	R	$5,747,802	1,252,244	$8,615,439
158	Gridlock'd	1/29/1997	Gramercy	Black Comedy	R	$5,573,929	1,214,364	$8,354,824
159	Dangerous Ground	2/12/1997	New Line	Thriller/Suspense	R	$5,102,151	1,111,580	$7,647,670
160	Space Jam	11/15/1996	Warner Bros.	Comedy	PG	$5,041,169	1,098,294	$7,556,263
161	Deconstructing Harry	12/12/1997	Fine Line	Romantic Comedy	R	$4,904,940	1,068,614	$7,352,064
162	Across The Sea of Time	10/20/1995	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	G	$4,866,837	1,060,313	$7,294,953
163	McHale's Navy	4/18/1997	Universal	Comedy	PG	$4,408,420	960,440	$6,607,827
164	My Fellow Americans	12/20/1996	Warner Bros.	Comedy	PG-13	$4,327,252	942,756	$6,486,161
165	A Life Less Ordinary	10/24/1997	20th Century Fox	Comedy	R	$4,287,595	934,117	$6,426,725
166	Playing God	10/17/1997	Buena Vista	Thriller/Suspense	R	$4,166,918	907,825	$6,245,836
167	Hamlet	12/25/1996	Sony Pictures	Drama	PG-13	$4,156,231	905,497	$6,229,819
168	Kama Sutra	2/28/1997	Trimark	Drama	R	$4,109,095	895,228	$6,159,169
169	Meet Wally Sparks	1/31/1997	Trimark	Comedy	R	$4,073,582	887,491	$6,105,938
170	Mars Attacks!	12/13/1996	Warner Bros.	Comedy	PG-13	$3,991,255	869,554	$5,982,532
171	Lost Highway	2/21/1997	October Films	Thriller/Suspense	R	$3,796,699	827,168	$5,690,916
172	Daylight	12/6/1996	Universal	Action	PG-13	$3,774,360	822,301	$5,657,431
173	8 Heads in a Duffel Bag	4/18/1997	Orion Pictures	Black Comedy	R	$3,602,884	784,942	$5,400,401
174	Cats Don't Dance	3/26/1997	Warner Bros.	Musical	G	$3,588,602	781,831	$5,378,997
175	The Pest	2/7/1997	Sony/TriStar	Comedy	PG-13	$3,533,790	769,889	$5,296,836
176	Til There Was You	5/30/1997	Paramount Pictures	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$3,525,125	768,001	$5,283,847
177	Free Willy 3: The Rescue	8/8/1997	Warner Bros.	Drama	PG	$3,519,178	766,705	$5,274,930
178	The MatchMaker	10/3/1997	Gramercy	Romantic Comedy	R	$3,398,083	740,323	$5,093,422
179	Jingle All the Way	11/22/1996	20th Century Fox	Comedy	PG	$3,397,613	740,221	$5,092,720
180	The Portrait of a Lady	12/24/1996	Gramercy	Drama	PG-13	$3,342,678	728,252	$5,010,374
181	A Smile Like Yours	8/22/1997	Paramount Pictures	Romantic Comedy	R	$3,317,930	722,861	$4,973,284
182	Love! Valour! Compassion!	5/16/1997	New Line	Drama	R	$2,936,611	639,785	$4,401,721
183	Waiting for Guffman	1/31/1997	Sony Pictures Classics	Comedy	R	$2,922,988	636,817	$4,381,301
184	Star Trek: First Contact	11/22/1996	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	PG-13	$2,899,499	631,699	$4,346,089
185	In the Company of Men	8/1/1997	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	R	$2,883,661	628,249	$4,322,353
186	Dirty Dancing	8/21/1987	Vestron	Drama	PG-13	$2,868,135	624,866	$4,299,078
187	Breaking the Waves	11/13/1996	October Films	Drama	R	$2,712,685	590,999	$4,066,073
188	The Crucible	11/29/1996	20th Century Fox	Drama	PG-13	$2,699,845	588,202	$4,046,830
189	When We Were Kings	10/25/1996	Gramercy	Documentary	PG	$2,666,118	580,854	$3,996,276
190	One Night Stand	11/14/1997	New Line	Drama	R	$2,642,718	575,756	$3,961,201
191	The Evening Star	12/25/1996	Paramount Pictures	Drama	PG-13	$2,638,008	574,729	$3,954,136
192	Crash	10/4/1996	Fine Line	Drama	R	$2,618,985	570,585	$3,925,625
193	Brassed Off	5/23/1997	Miramax	Comedy	R	$2,589,188	564,093	$3,880,960
194	Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun	7/11/1997	Sony Pictures Classics	Documentary	G	$2,570,742	560,075	$3,853,316
195	Career Girls	8/8/1997	October Films	Comedy	R	$2,506,039	545,978	$3,756,329
196	The Pillow Book	6/6/1997	Lionsgate	Drama	Not Rated	$2,372,744	516,938	$3,556,533
197	Snowriders 2	10/15/1997	Warren Miller Entertainment	Documentary	Not Rated	$2,287,639	498,396	$3,428,964
198	Smilla's Sense of Snow	2/28/1997	Fox Searchlight	Thriller/Suspense	R	$2,221,994	484,095	$3,330,574
199	Shadow Conspiracy	1/31/1997	Buena Vista	Thriller/Suspense	R	$2,154,540	469,399	$3,229,465
200	The Daytrippers	3/5/1997	Lionsgate	Romantic Comedy	R	$2,096,256	456,701	$3,142,103
201	Paradise Road	4/11/1997	Fox Searchlight	Drama	R	$1,990,257	433,607	$2,983,216
202	Kiss Me, Guido	7/18/1997	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	R	$1,916,898	417,625	$2,873,260
203	Masterminds	8/22/1997	Sony Pictures	Action	PG-13	$1,890,472	411,868	$2,833,652
204	Wings of Courage	4/21/1995	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	G	$1,865,734	406,478	$2,796,569
205	Les Boys	12/12/1997	Distributor Unknown	Comedy	Not Rated	$1,851,655	403,411	$2,775,468
206	Steel	8/15/1997	Warner Bros.	Action	PG-13	$1,686,429	367,414	$2,527,808
207	Washington Square	10/5/1997	Buena Vista	Drama	PG	$1,683,826	366,847	$2,523,907
208	When The Cat's Away	9/20/1996	Sony Pictures Classics	Comedy	R	$1,652,472	360,016	$2,476,910
209	Rhyme & Reason	3/5/1997	Miramax	Documentary	R	$1,591,687	346,773	$2,385,798
210	City of Industry	3/14/1997	Orion Pictures	Drama	R	$1,554,338	338,636	$2,329,816
211	Romeo & Juliet	11/1/1996	20th Century Fox	Drama	PG-13	$1,540,132	335,541	$2,308,522
212	Wag the Dog	12/25/1997	New Line	Drama	R	$1,427,164	310,929	$2,139,192
213	Set It Off	11/6/1996	New Line	Drama	R	$1,410,047	307,200	$2,113,536
214	The Sweet Hereafter	10/10/1997	Fine Line	Drama	R	$1,387,966	302,389	$2,080,436
215	Ponette	3/14/1997	Arrow Releasing	Drama	Not Rated	$1,351,319	294,405	$2,025,506
216	Temptress Moon	6/13/1997	Miramax	Drama	R	$1,084,532	236,281	$1,625,613
217	Blood and Wine	2/21/1997	Fox Searchlight	Thriller/Suspense	R	$1,083,350	236,024	$1,623,845
218	Shiloh	4/25/1997	Legacy Releasing	Adventure	PG	$1,002,175	218,339	$1,502,172
219	Ridicule	11/29/1996	Miramax	Drama	R	$921,283	200,715	$1,380,919
220	Female Perversions	4/25/1997	October Films	Drama	R	$883,973	192,587	$1,324,999
221	The First Wives Club	9/20/1996	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	PG	$863,975	188,230	$1,295,022
222	Anna Karenina	4/4/1997	Warner Bros.	Drama	PG-13	$858,553	187,049	$1,286,897
223	Children of the Revolution	4/30/1997	Miramax	Comedy	R	$845,391	184,181	$1,267,165
224	The Ghost and the Darkness	10/11/1996	Paramount Pictures	Action	R	$794,630	173,122	$1,191,079
225	Nueba Yol 3	10/31/1997	Kit Parker Films	Drama	Not Rated	$793,112