Yearly box office · films released in
1997
| # | Film | Studio | Total gross | Opening |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Titanic | Par. | $600,788,188 | $28,638,131 |
| 2 | Men in Black | Sony | $250,690,539 | $51,068,455 |
| 3 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | Uni. | $229,086,679 | $72,132,785 |
| 4 | Liar Liar | Uni. | $181,410,615 | $31,423,025 |
| 5 | Air Force One | Sony | $172,956,409 | $37,132,505 |
| 6 | As Good as It Gets | Sony | $148,478,011 | $12,606,928 |
| 7 | Good Will Hunting | Mira. | $138,433,435 | $272,912 |
| 8 | Star Wars (Special Edition) | Fox | $138,257,865 | $35,906,661 |
| 9 | My Best Friend's Wedding | Sony | $127,120,029 | $21,678,377 |
| 10 | Tomorrow Never Dies | MGM | $125,304,276 | $25,143,007 |
| 11 | Face/Off | Par. | $112,276,146 | $23,387,530 |
| 12 | Batman and Robin | WB | $107,325,195 | $42,872,605 |
| 13 | George of the Jungle | BV | $105,263,257 | $16,540,791 |
| 14 | Scream 2 | Dim. | $101,363,301 | $32,926,342 |
| 15 | Con Air | BV | $101,117,573 | $24,131,738 |
| 16 | Contact | WB | $100,920,329 | $20,584,908 |
| 17 | Hercules | BV | $99,112,101 | $249,567 |
| 18 | Flubber | BV | $92,977,226 | $26,725,207 |
| 19 | Conspiracy Theory | WB | $75,982,834 | $19,313,566 |
| 20 | I Know What You Did Last Summer | Sony | $72,586,134 | $15,818,645 |
| 21 | The Empire Strikes Back (Special Edition) | Fox | $67,597,694 | $21,975,993 |
| 22 | Dante's Peak | Uni. | $67,127,760 | $18,479,435 |
| 23 | Anaconda | Sony | $65,885,767 | $16,620,887 |
| 24 | L.A. Confidential | WB | $64,616,940 | $5,211,198 |
| 25 | In & Out | Par. | $63,856,929 | $15,019,821 |
| 26 | The Fifth Element | Sony | $63,820,180 | $17,031,345 |
| 27 | Mouse Hunt | DW | $61,917,389 | $6,062,922 |
| 28 | The Saint | Par. | $61,363,304 | $16,278,873 |
| 29 | The Devil's Advocate | WB | $60,944,660 | $12,170,536 |
| 30 | Kiss the Girls | Par. | $60,527,873 | $13,215,167 |
| 31 | Jungle 2 Jungle | BV | $59,927,618 | $12,812,047 |
| 32 | Anastasia | Fox | $58,406,347 | $120,541 |
| 33 | The Jackal | Uni. | $54,930,280 | $15,164,595 |
| 34 | Spawn | NL | $54,870,175 | $19,738,749 |
| 35 | Starship Troopers | Sony | $54,814,377 | $22,058,773 |
| 36 | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | NL | $53,883,989 | $9,548,111 |
| 37 | Breakdown | Par. | $50,159,144 | $12,307,128 |
| 38 | Absolute Power | Sony | $50,068,310 | $14,678,016 |
| 39 | Volcano | Fox | $49,323,468 | $14,581,740 |
| 40 | Speed 2: Cruise Control | Fox | $48,608,066 | $16,158,942 |
| 41 | The Game | Poly | $48,323,648 | $14,337,029 |
| 42 | G.I. Jane | BV | $48,169,156 | $11,094,241 |
| 43 | Alien Resurrection | Fox | $47,795,658 | $16,474,092 |
| 44 | The Full Monty | FoxS | $45,950,122 | $176,585 |
| 45 | The Rainmaker (1997) | Par. | $45,916,769 | $10,626,507 |
| 46 | Return of the Jedi (Special Edition) | Fox | $45,470,437 | $16,293,531 |
| 47 | Bean | Gram. | $45,319,423 | $2,255,233 |
| 48 | Cop Land | Mira. | $44,862,187 | $13,510,482 |
| 49 | Nothing to Lose | BV | $44,480,039 | $11,617,767 |
| 50 | Amistad | DW | $44,229,441 | $4,573,523 |
303 films in all.
Figures as published by Box Office Mojo, read from the Internet Archive's copies of the site. About the sources.