| Title | Date | Distributor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blade Runner: The Director's Cut | March 24, 1997 | Warner Home Video | First US release, on same day as other 31 titles |
| Batman (1989) | March 24, 1997 | Warner Home Video | First US release, on same day as other 31 titles |
| Twister | March 24, 1997 | Warner Home Video | First US release, on same day as other 31 titles |
| Mortal Kombat | March 24, 1997 | New Line Home Video | First US release, on same day as other 31 titles |
| GoldenEye | March 24, 1997 | MGM/UA Home Video | First US release, on same day as other 31 titles |
| Sleepers (1996) | April 1, 1997 | Warner Home Video | First US release after the launch titles |
| Poltergeist (1982) | April 8, 1997 | MGM/UA Home Video | Reissued in 1998 |
| JFK: Director's Cut | April 8, 1997 | Warner Home Video | |
| Fly Away Home | April 29, 1997 | Columbia TriStar Home Video | Initial Sony releases, same day as 3 other titles below Available in both keep and jewel case versions |
| In the Line of Fire | April 29, 1997 | Columbia TriStar Home Video | |
| Jumanji | April 29, 1997 | Columbia TriStar Home Video | |
| Legends of the Fall | April 29, 1997 | Columbia TriStar Home Video | |
| Outbreak | May 20, 1997 | Warner Home Video | |
| Michael | June 10, 1997 | Warner Home Video | |
| The Arrival (1996) | June 17, 1997 | LIVE Entertainment | Initial LIVE releases, same day as 5 other titles below Pioneer helped with distribution |
| Cutthroat Island | June 17, 1997 | LIVE Entertainment | |
| Reservoir Dogs | June 17, 1997 | LIVE Entertainment | |
| Stargate | June 17, 1997 | LIVE Entertainment | |
| The Substitute (1996) | June 17, 1997 | LIVE Entertainment | |
| Total Recall | June 17, 1997 | LIVE Entertainment | |
| Mars Attacks! | June 17, 1997 | Warner Home Video | |
| Desperado | June 26, 1997 | Columbia Tristar Home Video | Available in keep and jewel case versions (same for all Sony releases thru early '98) This+2 other Sony titles planned for 6/24, pushed slightly |
| Jerry Maguire | June 26, 1997 | Columbia Tristar Home Video | |
| Sleepless in Seattle | June 26, 1997 | Columbia Tristar Home Video | |
| Caddyshack | June 24, 1997 | Warner Home Video | |
| Purple Rain | June 24, 1997 | Warner Home Video | |
| The Right Stuff | June 24, 1997 | Warner Home Video | |
| Fargo | June 24, 1997 | Polygram Home Video | Initial Polygram releases, same day as 2 other titles below |
| Four Weddings & A Funeral | June 24, 1997 | Polygram Home Video | |
| The Usual Suspects | June 24, 1997 | Polygram Home Video | |
| Vegas Vacation | July 8, 1997 | Warner Home Video | |
| Forbidden Planet | July 15, 1997 | MGM/UA Home Video | |
| Executive Decision | July 29, 1997 | Warner Home Video | |
| Lethal Weapon 2 | July 29, 1997 | Warner Home Video | |
| Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome | July 29, 1997 | Warner Home Video | |
| National Lampoon's Vacation | July 29, 1997 | Warner Home Video | |
| Bad Boys (1995) | August 5, 1997 | Columbia Tristar Home Video | |
| The Craft (1996) | August 5, 1997 | Columbia Tristar Home Video | |
| Little Women (1994) | August 5, 1997 | Columbia Tristar Home Video | |
| Matilda | August 5, 1997 | Columbia Tristar Home Video | |
| Risky Business | August 22, 1997 | Warner Home Video | |
| Under Siege | August 22, 1997 | Warner Home Video | |
| Basic Instinct | August 26, 1997 | LIVE Entertainment | |
| Dirty Dancing | August 26, 1997 | LIVE Entertainment | |
| The Doors (1991) | August 26, 1997 | LIVE Entertainment | |
| Red Heat | August 26, 1997 | LIVE Entertainment | |
| Dr. Strangelove | September 9, 1997 | Columbia Tristar Home Video | |
| A League of their Own | September 9, 1997 | Columbia Tristar Home Video | |
| Philadelphia (1993) | September 9, 1997 | Columbia Tristar Home Video | |
| Stand By Me | September 9, 1997 | Columbia Tristar Home Video | |
| Taxi Driver | September 9, 1997 | Columbia Tristar Home Video | |
| Ace Ventura: Pet Detective | September 16, 1997 | Warner Home Video | |
| Selena | September 23, 1997 | Warner Home Video | |
| Selena | September 23, 1997 | Warner Home Video | |
| Rocky II | September 30, 1997 | MGM/UA Home Video | |
| Rocky IV | September 30, 1997 | MGM/UA Home Video | |
| Assassins (1995) | September 30, 1997 | Warner Home Video | Initially part of Japanese Warner launch |
| Demolition Man | September 30, 1997 | Warner Home Video | Special Edition |
| Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves | September 30, 1997 | Warner Home Video | |
| True Romance | September 30, 1997 | Warner Home Video | Special Edition |
| Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory | September 30, 1997 | Warner Home Video | |
| Bram Stoker's Dracula | October 7, 1997 | Columbia Tristar Home Video | |
| The Cable Guy | October 7, 1997 | Columbia Tristar Home Video | |
| A Few Good Men | October 7, 1997 | Columbia Tristar Home Video | |
| Last Action Hero | October 7, 1997 | Columbia Tristar Home Video | |
| Dead Man Walking | October 7, 1997 | Polygram Home Video | Special Edition |
| Terminator 2: Judgment Day | October 21, 1997 | LIVE Entertainment | First dual-layered DVD |
| Austin Powers: Int'l Man of Mystery | October 21, 1997 | New Line Home Video | |
| Menace II Society | October 21, 1997 | New Line Home Video | |
| Batman & Robin | October 21, 1997 | Warner Home Video | |
| A Christmas Story | October 28, 1997 | MGM/UA Home Video | |
| Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls | October 28, 1997 | Warner Home Video | |
| All the President's Men | October 28, 1997 | Warner Home Video | |
| The Searchers (1956) | October 28, 1997 | Warner Home Video | |
| Stagecoach (1939) | October 28, 1997 | Warner Home Video | |
| Dr. No | November 18, 1997 | MGM/UA Home Video | |
| Goldfinger | November 18, 1997 | MGM/UA Home Video | |
| The Good, The Bad & The Ugly | November 18, 1997 | MGM/UA Home Video | |
| Thelma & Louise | November 18, 1997 | MGM/UA Home Video | Special Edition |
| Babe (1995) | November 18, 1997 | Universal Studios Home Video | Initial Universal releases, same day as 3 other titles below These titles came in jewel cases initially |
| Beethoven | November 18, 1997 | Universal Studios Home Video | |
| The Paper (1993) | November 18, 1997 | Universal Studios Home Video | |
| The Shadow (1994) | November 18, 1997 | Universal Studios Home Video | |
| Bullitt | November 18, 1997 | Warner Home Video | |
| Dirty Harry | November 18, 1997 | Warner Home Video | |
| Free Willy | November 18, 1997 | Warner Home Video | |
| National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation | November 18, 1997 | Warner Home Video | |
| Cliffhanger | November 25, 1997 | Columbia Tristar Home Video | |
| Johnny Mnemonic | November 25, 1997 | Columbia Tristar Home Video | Contains the still 1997 CTHV logo |
| The Net (1995) | November 25, 1997 | Columbia Tristar Home Video | Contains the still 1997 CTHV logo |
| George of the Jungle | December 2, 1997 | Walt Disney Home Video | Initial Disney releases, same day as 7 other titles below |
| Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey | December 2, 1997 | Walt Disney Home Video | |
| The Nightmare Before Christmas | December 2, 1997 | Touchstone Home Video | |
| Phenomenon (1996) | December 2, 1997 | Touchstone Home Video | |
| Ransom (1996) | December 2, 1997 | Touchstone Home Video | |
| The Rock | December 2, 1997 | Hollywood Pictures Home Video | |
| Tombstone | December 2, 1997 | Hollywood Pictures Home Video | |
| Scream (1996) | December 2, 1997 | Miramax Home Video | |
| From Russia with Love | December 2, 1997 | MGM/UA Home Video | |
| Das Boot | December 9, 1997 | Columbia Tristar Home Video | Special Edition |
| The Fifth Element | December 9, 1997 | Columbia Tristar Home Video | Contains the still 1997 CTHV logo |
| An American Werewolf in London | December 9, 1997 | LIVE Entertainment | Licensed from Universal |
| Platoon | December 9, 1997 | LIVE Entertainment | |
| The Running Man (1987) | December 9, 1997 | LIVE Entertainment | |
| Backdraft | December 9, 1997 | Universal Studios Home Video | |
| The River Wild | December 9, 1997 | Universal Studios Home Video | |
| Sudden Death | December 9, 1997 | Universal Studios Home Video | |
| Waterworld | December 9, 1997 | Universal Studios Home Video | |
| The Lawnmower Man | December 16, 1997 | New Line Home Video | |
| Amadeus | December 16, 1997 | Warner Home Video | To date, the only home media release of the theatrical cut. |
| Contact | December 16, 1997 | Warner Home Video | Special Edition |
| Dog Day Afternoon | December 16, 1997 | Warner Home Video | |
| Lethal Weapon 3 | December 16, 1997 | Warner Home Video | |
| One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | December 16, 1997 | Warner Home Video | |
| Under Siege 2: Dark Territory | December 16, 1997 | Warner Home Video | |
| Spawn: Director's Cut | January 6, 1998 | New Line Home Video | |
| Flatliners (1995) | January 20, 1998 | Columbia Tristar Home Video | |
| Glory (1993) | January 20, 1998 | Columbia Tristar Home Video | |
| Groundhog Day | January 20, 1998 | Columbia Tristar Home Video | |
| Much Ado About Nothing | January 20, 1998 | Columbia Tristar Home Video | |
| Kindergarden Cop | January 20, 1998 | Universal Studios Home Video | First Universal titles in keep cases. |
| Liar Liar | January 20, 1998 | Universal Studios Home Video | |
| The Nutty Professor (1996) | January 20, 1998 | Universal Studios Home Video | |
| Timecop | January 20, 1998 | Universal Studios Home Video | |
| Little Shop of Horrors | January 27, 1998 | Warner Home Video | Recalled, contains original ending Reissued in 2000 with the theatrical ending |
| The Lost Boys | January 27, 1998 | Warner Home Video | |
| Crimson Tide | February 3, 1998 | Hollywood Pictures Home Video | |
| While You Were Sleeping | February 3, 1998 | Hollywood Pictures Home Video | |
| Moonraker | February 3, 1998 | MGM Home Entertainment | MGM rebranded to this name starting this release |
| Red Dawn (1984) | February 3, 1998 | MGM Home Entertainment | |
| The Crow (1994) | February 3, 1998 | Miramax Home Video | |
| The Crow: City of Angels | February 3, 1998 | Miramax Home Video | Director's Cut |
| Air Bud | February 3, 1998 | Walt Disney Home Video | |
| Air Force One | February 10, 1998 | Columbia Tristar Home Video | Last Sony release with jewel case option |
| Dante's Peak | February 10, 1998 | Universal Studios Home Video | |
| Capricorn One | February 17, 1998 | LIVE Entertainment | |
| Universal Soldier | February 17, 1998 | LIVE Entertainment | |
| Leaving Las Vegas | February 17, 1998 | MGM Home Entertainment | |
| Léon: The Professional | February 24, 1998 | Columbia Tristar Home Video | Titled simply "The Professional" on this version Starting this release, only keep case available |
| The Spy Who Loved Me | February 24, 1998 | MGM Home Entertainment | |
| Network (1976) | February 24, 1998 | MGM Home Entertainment | |
| Rollerball | February 24, 1998 | MGM Home Entertainment | Special Edition |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) | February 24, 1998 | New Line Home Video | |
| Apollo 13 | February 24, 1998 | Universal Studios Home Video | Collector's Edition |
| Casino (1995) | February 24, 1998 | Universal Studios Home Video | |
| Conan the Barbarian | February 24, 1998 | Universal Studios Home Video | |
| Happy Gilmore | February 24, 1998 | Universal Studios Home Video | |
| High Plains Drifter | February 24, 1998 | Universal Studios Home Video | |
| National Lampoon's Animal House | February 24, 1998 | Universal Studios Home Video | Last major studio release to have a jewel case option |
| Cobra (1986) | February 24, 1998 | Warner Home Video | |
| Look Who's Talking | March 17, 1998 | Columbia Tristar Home Video | |
| Young Guns | March 17, 1998 | LIVE Entertainment | Last DVD release under LIVE name |
| Evita | March 24, 1998 | Hollywood Pictures Home Video | This marks one year of DVD software sales in R1 |
| The Manchurian Candidate (1962) | March 24, 1998 | MGM Home Entertainment | |
| The English Patient | March 24, 1998 | Miramax Home Video | |
| Trainspotting (1995) | March 24, 1998 | Miramax Home Video | |
| Con Air | March 24, 1998 | Touchstone Home Video | |
| Metro (1997) | March 24, 1998 | Touchstone Home Video | |
| Mary Poppins | March 24, 1998 | Walt Disney Home Video | First Disney animation on DVD of some kind |
| The Devil's Advocate | March 24, 1998 | Warner Home Video | Special Edition |
| The Great Escape | March 31, 1998 | MGM Home Entertainment | |
| Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) | March 31, 1998 | MGM Home Entertainment | |
| Runaway Train (1985) | March 31, 1998 | MGM Home Entertainment | |
| 12 Monkeys | March 31, 1998 | Universal Studios Home Video | |
| Brazil (1985) | March 31, 1998 | Universal Studios Home Video | Theatrical cut only |
| Conan the Destroyer | March 31, 1998 | Universal Studios Home Video | |
| Darkman (1990) | March 31, 1998 | Universal Studios Home Video | |
| The Deer Hunter | March 31, 1998 | Universal Studios Home Video | |
| DragonHeart | March 31, 1998 | Universal Studios Home Video | Collector's Edition |
| Dune (1984) | March 31, 1998 | Universal Studios Home Video | |
| Field of Dreams | March 31, 1998 | Universal Studios Home Video | Collector's Edition |
| Scarface (1983) | March 31, 1998 | Universal Studios Home Video | Collector's Edition |
| The Sting (1973) | March 31, 1998 | Universal Studios Home Video | |
| Seven Years in Tibet | April 7, 1998 | Columbia Tristar Home Video | |
| Boogie Nights | April 7, 1998 | New Line Home Video | Special Edition |
| Mortal Kombat: Annihilation | April 7, 1998 | New Line Home Video | |
| The Punisher (1989) | April 14, 1998 | Artisan Home Entertainment | LIVE renamed to Artisan starting with this release |
| The Karate Kid (1984) | April 14, 1998 | Columbia Tristar Home Video | |
| G.I. Jane | April 21, 1998 | Hollywood Pictures Home Video | |
| Mimic (1997) | April 21, 1998 | Miramax Home Video | |
| Supercop | April 21, 1998 | Miramax Home Video | Original name: Police Story III |
| 101 Dalmatians (1996) | April 21, 1998 | Walt Disney Home Video | |
| L.A. Confidential | April 21, 1998 | Warner Home Video | |
| Runaway Train (1985) | April 28, 1998 | MGM Home Entertainment | |
| Born on the Fourth of July | April 28, 1998 | Universal Studios Home Video | |
| The Breakfast Club | April 28, 1998 | Universal Studios Home Video | |
| The Jackal (1997) | April 28, 1998 | Universal Studios Home Video | |
| To Kill a Mockingbird | April 28, 1998 | Universal Studios Home Video | Collector's Edition |
| Tremors (1990) | April 28, 1998 | Universal Studios Home Video | Collector's Edition |
| Tomorrow Never Dies | May 12, 1998 | MGM Home Entertainment | |
| As Good As It Gets | May 19, 1998 | Columbia Tristar Home Video | Special Edition |
| Starship Troopers | May 19, 1998 | Columbia Tristar Home Video | |
| Dead Presidents | May 19, 1998 | Hollywood Pictures Home Video | |
| Grosse Pointe Blank | May 19, 1998 | Hollywood Pictures Home Video | |
| Cop Land | May 19, 1998 | Miramax Home Video | |
| Pulp Fiction | May 19, 1998 | Miramax Home Video | |
| Pretty Woman (1990) | May 19, 1998 | Touchstone Home Video | |
| Tron | May 19, 1998 | Walt Disney Home Video | |
| Brainstorm (1983) | May 26, 1998 | MGM Home Entertainment | |
| Lifeforce (1985) | May 26, 1998 | MGM Home Entertainment | |
| Carlito's Way | May 26, 1998 | Universal Studios Home Video | |
| Daylight | May 26, 1998 | Universal Studios Home Video | Collector's Edition |
| Psycho | May 26, 1998 | Universal Studios Home Video | Collector's Edition |
| Street Fighter (1994) | May 26, 1998 | Universal Studios Home Video | Collector's Edition |
| Passenger 57 | May 26, 1998 | Warner Home Video | |
| The Postman (1997) | June 9, 1998 | Warner Home Video | |
| Jason & The Argonauts (1963) | June 16, 1998 | Columbia Tristar Home Video | Special Edition |
| Angel Heart | June 23, 1998 | Artisan Home Entertainment | |
| Boyz N The Hood | June 30, 1998 | Columbia Tristar Home Video | |
| El Mariachi/Desperado | June 30, 1998 | Columbia Tristar Home Video | Special Editon, double feature |
| Moonstruck | June 30, 1998 | MGM Home Entertainment | Special Edition |
| Far & Away | June 30, 1998 | Universal Studios Home Video | |
| Half-Baked | June 30, 1998 | Universal Studios Home Video | |
| Hard Target | June 30, 1998 | Universal Studios Home Video | |
| Enter the Dragon | June 30, 1998 | Warner Home Video | Special Edition |
| Jacob's Ladder | July 14, 1998 | Artisan Home Entertainment | Special Edition |
| Scream 2 | July 21, 1998 | Miramax Home Video | |
| Mr. Magoo (1997) | July 21, 1998 | Walt Disney Home Video | |
| Do the Right Thing | July 21, 1998 | Universal Studios Home Video | |
| Doctor Zhivago | July 28, 1998 | MGM Home Entertainment | |
| For a Few Dollars More | July 28, 1998 | MGM Home Entertainment | |
| How the West Was Won | July 28, 1998 | MGM Home Entertainment | |
| Dark City | July 28, 1998 | New Line Home Video | Platinum Series |
| Oliver! | August 11, 1998 | Columbia Tristar Home Video | |
| Starman (1984) | August 11, 1998 | Columbia Tristar Home Video |