US Movie Market Summary for 1997
Total Box Office Gross: $6,225,602,991
Tickets sold: 1,356,340,523
Average ticket price:$4.59
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
|
$107,325,195 |
23,382,395 |
$160,870,878 |
| 10 |
George Of The Jungle
|
7/16/1997
|
Buena Vista
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$105,263,257 |
22,933,171 |
$157,780,216 |
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Market Share for Each Distributor in 1997
| Rank | Distributor | Movies | 1997 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Sony Pictures
|
32 |
$1,255,688,316 |
273,570,441 |
20.18% |
| 2 |
Buena Vista
|
34 |
$885,749,304 |
192,973,700 |
14.24% |
| 3 |
20th Century Fox
|
22 |
$802,083,335 |
174,745,825 |
12.89% |
| 4 |
Warner Bros.
|
28 |
$670,957,864 |
146,178,184 |
10.78% |
| 5 |
Universal
|
12 |
$614,627,568 |
133,905,790 |
9.88% |
| 6 |
Paramount Pictures
|
25 |
$602,945,234 |
131,360,618 |
9.69% |
| 7 |
Miramax
|
31 |
$423,922,615 |
92,357,867 |
6.81% |
| 8 |
New Line
|
19 |
$334,207,053 |
72,811,995 |
5.37% |
| 9 |
MGM
|
12 |
$170,599,751 |
37,167,700 |
2.74% |
| 10 |
Dreamworks SKG
|
3 |
$107,998,794 |
23,529,149 |
1.74% |
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Market Share for Each Genre in 1997
| Rank | Genre | Movies | 1997 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Comedy
|
76 |
$1,533,381,822 |
334,070,112 |
24.68% |
| 2 |
Action
|
33 |
$1,456,109,018 |
317,235,082 |
23.44% |
| 3 |
Drama
|
104 |
$1,224,545,064 |
266,785,416 |
19.71% |
| 4 |
Adventure
|
11 |
$644,165,218 |
140,341,004 |
10.37% |
| 5 |
Thriller/Suspense
|
21 |
$488,459,185 |
106,418,126 |
7.86% |
| 6 |
Horror
|
10 |
$407,732,973 |
88,830,713 |
6.56% |
| 7 |
Romantic Comedy
|
20 |
$296,474,833 |
64,591,469 |
4.77% |
| 8 |
Musical
|
5 |
$114,383,168 |
24,920,081 |
1.84% |
| 9 |
Black Comedy
|
3 |
$37,261,170 |
8,117,902 |
.60% |
| 10 |
Documentary
|
7 |
$10,343,077 |
2,253,394 |
.17% |
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Market Share for Each MPAARating in 1997
| Rank | MPAARating | Movies | 1997 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
R
|
169 |
$2,562,915,173 |
558,369,322 |
41.23% |
| 2 |
PG-13
|
73 |
$2,320,572,883 |
505,571,432 |
37.33% |
| 3 |
PG
|
50 |
$1,111,577,391 |
242,173,721 |
17.88% |
| 4 |
G
|
11 |
$209,872,985 |
45,723,963 |
3.38% |
| 5 |
Not Rated
|
10 |
$10,579,552 |
2,304,914 |
.17% |
| 6 |
NC-17
|
2 |
$786,143 |
171,273 |
.01% |
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Market Share for Each Source in 1997
| Rank | Source | Movies | 1997 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Original Screenplay
|
156 |
$2,895,614,045 |
630,852,739 |
46.64% |
| 2 |
Based on Book/Short Story
|
51 |
$1,247,680,916 |
271,825,909 |
20.10% |
| 3 |
Sequel
|
18 |
$622,004,235 |
135,512,902 |
10.02% |
| 4 |
Based on Real Life Events
|
25 |
$437,202,926 |
95,251,181 |
7.04% |
| 5 |
Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
|
3 |
$306,773,549 |
66,835,196 |
4.94% |
| 6 |
Based on TV
|
9 |
$284,074,569 |
61,889,884 |
4.58% |
| 7 |
Remake
|
5 |
$243,125,332 |
52,968,481 |
3.92% |
| 8 |
Based on Play
|
12 |
$58,417,126 |
12,727,044 |
.94% |
| 9 |
Based on Musical/Opera
|
1 |
$47,821,442 |
10,418,615 |
.77% |
| 10 |
Based on Magazine Article
|
1 |
$41,263,140 |
8,989,791 |
.66% |
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Market Share for Each ProductionMethod in 1997
| Rank | ProductionMethod | Movies | 1997 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Live Action
|
279 |
$5,729,544,038 |
1,248,266,677 |
92.22% |
| 2 |
Animation/Live Action
|
3 |
$288,379,516 |
62,827,782 |
4.64% |
| 3 |
Hand Animation
|
7 |
$194,889,671 |
42,459,624 |
3.14% |
| 4 |
Stop-Motion Animation
|
1 |
$42,303 |
9,216 |
.00% |
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Market Share for Each CreativeType in 1997
| Rank | CreativeType | Movies | 1997 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Contemporary Fiction
|
175 |
$3,680,236,179 |
801,794,381 |
59.33% |
| 2 |
Science Fiction
|
17 |
$1,133,051,826 |
246,852,250 |
18.27% |
| 3 |
Dramatization
|
22 |
$489,891,337 |
106,730,137 |
7.90% |
| 4 |
Historical Fiction
|
26 |
$330,479,280 |
71,999,842 |
5.33% |
| 5 |
Kids Fiction
|
14 |
$318,580,536 |
69,407,523 |
5.14% |
| 6 |
Super Hero
|
2 |
$109,011,624 |
23,749,809 |
1.76% |
| 7 |
Fantasy
|
7 |
$78,431,262 |
17,087,421 |
1.26% |
| 8 |
Factual
|
8 |
$63,385,363 |
13,809,448 |
1.02% |
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