16 Cantonese films of 1997 ranked by box office. #1: All's Well, Ends Well 1997 (HK$40.2 million).
| # | Film | Lead | Director | Budget | Box office | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | All's Well, Ends Well 1997 | Alfred Cheung | HK$40.2 million | |||
| 2 | Once Upon a Time in China and America | Sammo Hung | HK$30.3 million | |||
| 3 | Armageddon | Gordon Chan | HK$27.7 million | |||
| 4 | Lifeline | Johnnie To | HK$20.7 million | |||
| 5 | Island of Greed | Michael Mak | HK$18.1 million | |||
| 6 | Full Alert | Ringo Lam | HK$13 million | HK$14.7 million | 1.13x | |
| 7 | 97 Aces Go Places | Chin Kar-lok | HK$10.7 million | |||
| 8 | Happy Together | Wong Kar-wai | HK$8.6 million | |||
| 9 | Chinese Midnight Express | Billy Tang | HK$6.5 million | |||
| 10 | Option Zero | Dante Lam | HK$6.4 million | |||
| 11 | Troublesome Night | Herman Yau | HK$6 million | |||
| 12 | Hero | Corey Yuen | HK$3 million | |||
| 13 | Made in Hong Kong | Fruit Chan | HK$1.9 million | |||
| 14 | Legend of the Wolf | Donnie Yen | HK$818,345 | |||
| 15 | Intruder | Kan-Cheung Tsang | HK$446,790 | |||
| We're No Bad Guys | Wong Jing | $7.4 million |
Figures are shown in the currency they were reported in (Wikipedia, Wikidata or TMDB); no conversion.