US Movie Market Summary for 1997
Total Box Office Gross: $6,508,348,997
Tickets sold: 1,417,940,957
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 |
$391,235,113 |
| 2 |
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
|
5/23/1997
|
Universal
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$229,074,524 |
49,907,304 |
$358,334,443 |
| 3 |
Liar Liar
|
3/21/1997
|
Universal
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$181,395,380 |
39,519,691 |
$283,751,381 |
| 4 |
Air Force One
|
7/25/1997
|
Sony Pictures
|
Action
|
R
|
$172,144,501 |
37,504,249 |
$269,280,508 |
| 5 |
Titanic
|
12/19/1997
|
Paramount Pictures
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$157,467,971 |
34,306,747 |
$246,322,443 |
| 6 |
Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope
|
5/25/1977
|
20th Century Fox
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$138,133,173 |
30,094,373 |
$216,077,598 |
| 7 |
The Godfather
|
3/15/1972
|
Paramount Pictures
|
|
|
$129,141,981 |
28,135,508 |
$202,012,947 |
| 8 |
My Best Friend's Wedding
|
6/20/1997
|
Sony Pictures
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$126,768,249 |
27,618,355 |
$198,299,789 |
| 9 |
Face/Off
|
6/27/1997
|
Paramount Pictures
|
Action
|
R
|
$112,273,211 |
24,460,395 |
$175,625,636 |
| 10 |
Batman & Robin
|
6/20/1997
|
Warner Bros.
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$107,308,328 |
23,378,721 |
$167,859,217 |
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Market Share for Each Distributor in 1997
| Rank | Distributor | Movies | 1997 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Sony Pictures
|
33 |
$1,284,982,802 |
279,952,682 |
19.75% |
| 2 |
Buena Vista
|
35 |
$921,045,635 |
200,663,537 |
14.16% |
| 3 |
Paramount Pictures
|
28 |
$912,785,768 |
198,864,003 |
14.03% |
| 4 |
Warner Bros.
|
29 |
$690,127,698 |
150,354,618 |
10.61% |
| 5 |
20th Century Fox
|
21 |
$662,534,957 |
144,343,130 |
10.19% |
| 6 |
Universal
|
13 |
$618,632,138 |
134,778,245 |
9.51% |
| 7 |
Miramax
|
30 |
$423,308,060 |
92,223,979 |
6.51% |
| 8 |
New Line
|
19 |
$359,772,959 |
78,381,909 |
5.53% |
| 9 |
MGM
|
12 |
$170,456,099 |
37,136,403 |
2.62% |
| 10 |
Dreamworks SKG
|
3 |
$107,991,931 |
23,527,654 |
1.66% |
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Market Share for Each Genre in 1997
| Rank | Genre | Movies | 1997 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Comedy
|
79 |
$1,611,425,441 |
351,073,080 |
25.30% |
| 2 |
Action
|
33 |
$1,464,449,446 |
319,052,170 |
23.00% |
| 3 |
Drama
|
110 |
$1,238,006,338 |
269,718,157 |
19.44% |
| 4 |
Adventure
|
13 |
$648,072,260 |
141,192,213 |
10.18% |
| 5 |
Thriller/Suspense
|
22 |
$488,039,927 |
106,326,783 |
7.66% |
| 6 |
Horror
|
10 |
$425,383,665 |
92,676,180 |
6.68% |
| 7 |
Romantic Comedy
|
21 |
$331,472,019 |
72,216,129 |
5.21% |
| 8 |
Musical
|
5 |
$116,326,316 |
25,343,424 |
1.83% |
| 9 |
Black Comedy
|
3 |
$37,053,563 |
8,072,672 |
.58% |
| 10 |
Documentary
|
6 |
$7,950,971 |
1,732,238 |
.12% |
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Market Share for Each MPAARating in 1997
| Rank | MPAARating | Movies | 1997 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
R
|
185 |
$2,591,094,820 |
564,508,678 |
40.66% |
| 2 |
PG-13
|
75 |
$2,373,052,141 |
517,004,824 |
37.24% |
| 3 |
PG
|
53 |
$1,168,226,190 |
254,515,510 |
18.33% |
| 4 |
G
|
11 |
$228,175,967 |
49,711,541 |
3.58% |
| 5 |
Not Rated
|
10 |
$10,540,382 |
2,296,380 |
.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
|
169 |
$3,009,288,407 |
655,618,397 |
47.26% |
| 2 |
Based on Book/Short Story
|
55 |
$1,284,328,437 |
279,810,120 |
20.17% |
| 3 |
Sequel
|
18 |
$630,791,249 |
137,427,285 |
9.91% |
| 4 |
Based on Real Life Events
|
24 |
$444,610,119 |
96,864,950 |
6.98% |
| 5 |
Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
|
3 |
$306,760,916 |
66,832,443 |
4.82% |
| 6 |
Based on TV
|
9 |
$296,702,422 |
64,641,051 |
4.66% |
| 7 |
Remake
|
5 |
$243,041,960 |
52,950,317 |
3.82% |
| 8 |
Based on Play
|
14 |
$61,061,693 |
13,303,201 |
.96% |
| 9 |
Based on Musical/Opera
|
1 |
$49,660,364 |
10,819,251 |
.78% |
| 10 |
Based on Magazine Article
|
1 |
$41,256,277 |
8,988,296 |
.65% |
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Market Share for Each ProductionMethod in 1997
| Rank | ProductionMethod | Movies | 1997 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Live Action
|
291 |
$5,868,203,255 |
1,278,475,661 |
92.15% |
| 2 |
Animation/Live Action
|
3 |
$291,843,461 |
63,582,454 |
4.58% |
| 3 |
Hand Animation
|
7 |
$208,032,201 |
45,322,920 |
3.27% |
| 4 |
Stop-Motion Animation
|
1 |
$101,029 |
22,011 |
.00% |
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Market Share for Each CreativeType in 1997
| Rank | CreativeType | Movies | 1997 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Contemporary Fiction
|
186 |
$3,773,589,529 |
822,132,804 |
58.12% |
| 2 |
Science Fiction
|
17 |
$1,144,371,552 |
249,318,423 |
17.63% |
| 3 |
Dramatization
|
21 |
$501,191,249 |
109,191,992 |
7.72% |
| 4 |
Historical Fiction
|
33 |
$469,986,400 |
102,393,550 |
7.24% |
| 5 |
Kids Fiction
|
14 |
$344,227,780 |
74,995,159 |
5.30% |
| 6 |
Super Hero
|
2 |
$108,994,757 |
23,746,135 |
1.68% |
| 7 |
Fantasy
|
7 |
$89,063,022 |
19,403,708 |
1.37% |
| 8 |
Factual
|
7 |
$60,993,257 |
13,288,292 |
.94% |
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