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Monday, February 13, 2012

Box Office Performance for Based on Real Life Events Movies in 1997

RankMovieGenreMPAA1997 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 Donnie Brasco Drama R $41,954,997 9,140,522 $72,118,719
2 Private Parts Comedy R $41,198,146 8,975,631 $70,817,729
3 Seven Years in Tibet Drama PG-13 $37,555,985 8,182,132 $64,557,021
4 Selena Drama PG $35,422,828 7,717,392 $60,890,223
5 Shine Drama PG-13 $32,268,702 7,030,218 $55,468,420
6 Amistad Drama R $26,714,127 5,820,071 $45,920,360
7 The People vs. Larry Flynt Drama R $19,668,017 4,284,971 $33,808,421
8 Fairytale: A True Story Drama PG $14,013,508 3,053,052 $24,088,580
9 Rosewood Drama R $13,104,494 2,855,010 $22,526,029
10 Ghosts of Mississippi Drama PG-13 $12,511,843 2,725,892 $21,507,288
11 Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun Documentary G $2,570,742 560,075 $4,418,992
12 Snowriders 2 Documentary Not Rated $2,287,639 498,396 $3,932,344
13 Paradise Road Drama R $1,921,471 418,621 $3,302,920
14 Rhyme & Reason Documentary R $1,591,687 346,773 $2,736,039
15 The Ghost and the Darkness Action R $844,516 183,990 $1,451,681
16 Fast, Cheap & Out of Control Documentary PG $760,472 165,680 $1,307,215
17 Prefontaine Drama PG-13 $532,190 115,946 $914,814
18 Fargo Thriller/Suspense R $531,868 115,875 $914,254
19 Microcosmos Documentary G $521,987 113,723 $897,274
20 Some Mother's Son Drama R $493,723 107,565 $848,688
21 Fly Away Home Drama PG $276,573 60,256 $475,420
22 4 Little Girls Documentary   $218,444 47,591 $375,493
23 Michael Collins Drama R $178,189 38,821 $306,298
24 Intimate Relations Black Comedy   $28,978 6,313 $49,810
Total Gross of All Movies$287,171,126
Total Tickets Sold62,564,516
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$493,634,031

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 1997. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 1997. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 1996 will most likely earn money in 1996 and 1997. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Each box office year ends on the first Sunday of the following year. The next year starts the following day (Monday). For example, the "2004 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 2, 2005.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.