Box Office Performance for Comedy Movies in 1997
| Rank | Movie | Genre | MPAA | 1997 Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation- Adjusted Gross |
| 1 |
Liar Liar
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$181,395,380 |
39,519,691 |
$311,810,362 |
| 2 |
My Best Friend's Wedding
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$126,768,249 |
27,618,355 |
$217,908,821 |
| 3 |
George Of The Jungle
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$105,224,566 |
22,924,742 |
$180,876,214 |
| 4 |
Flubber
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$83,110,113 |
18,106,778 |
$142,862,478 |
| 5 |
Michael
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$67,715,874 |
14,752,914 |
$116,400,491 |
| 6 |
In & Out
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$63,417,425 |
13,816,432 |
$109,011,648 |
| 7 |
Jungle 2 Jungle
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$59,925,026 |
13,055,561 |
$103,008,376 |
| 8 |
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$53,868,030 |
11,735,954 |
$92,596,677 |
| 9 |
Bean
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$45,069,803 |
9,819,129 |
$77,472,928 |
| 10 |
Nothing To Lose
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$44,477,235 |
9,690,029 |
$76,454,329 |
| 11 |
Soul Food
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$43,198,792 |
9,411,502 |
$74,256,751 |
| 12 |
Private Parts
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$41,198,146 |
8,975,631 |
$70,817,729 |
| 13 |
Mouse Hunt
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$40,021,527 |
8,719,287 |
$68,795,174 |
| 14 |
Vegas Vacation
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$36,429,528 |
7,936,716 |
$62,620,689 |
| 15 |
The Full Monty
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$35,338,724 |
7,699,068 |
$60,745,647 |
| 16 |
101 Dalmatians
|
Comedy
|
G
|
$32,070,509 |
6,987,039 |
$55,127,738 |
| 17 |
Beverly Hills Ninja
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$31,235,710 |
6,805,166 |
$53,692,760 |
| 18 |
Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$29,230,449 |
6,368,290 |
$50,245,808 |
| 19 |
Father's Day
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$28,659,604 |
6,243,922 |
$49,264,545 |
| 20 |
Out to Sea
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$27,974,168 |
6,094,590 |
$48,086,315 |
| 21 |
Air Bud
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$24,629,916 |
5,365,995 |
$42,337,701 |
| 22 |
For Richer or Poorer
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$24,453,915 |
5,327,650 |
$42,035,159 |
| 23 |
Home Alone III
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$24,000,000 |
5,228,758 |
$41,254,901 |
| 24 |
Good Burger
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$23,700,919 |
5,163,599 |
$40,740,796 |
| 25 |
Beavis and Butt-head Do America
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$21,949,646 |
4,782,058 |
$37,730,438 |
| 26 |
Booty Call
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$20,060,051 |
4,370,381 |
$34,482,306 |
| 27 |
Gone Fishin'
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$19,736,932 |
4,299,985 |
$33,926,882 |
| 28 |
Mother
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$18,891,125 |
4,115,714 |
$32,472,983 |
| 29 |
That Darn Cat
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$18,239,932 |
3,973,841 |
$31,353,605 |
| 30 |
Mr. Magoo
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$15,616,635 |
3,402,317 |
$26,844,281 |
| 31 |
Rocket Man
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$15,448,043 |
3,365,587 |
$26,554,481 |
| 32 |
The Sixth Man
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$14,765,099 |
3,216,797 |
$25,380,528 |
| 33 |
Excess Baggage
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$14,327,206 |
3,121,396 |
$24,627,814 |
| 34 |
Def Jam's How To Be a Player
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$14,008,431 |
3,051,946 |
$24,079,854 |
| 35 |
The Man Who Knew Too Little
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$13,678,426 |
2,980,049 |
$23,512,587 |
| 36 |
Trial And Error
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$13,587,762 |
2,960,297 |
$23,356,743 |
| 37 |
My Fellow Americans
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$12,123,355 |
2,641,254 |
$20,839,494 |
| 38 |
Mars Attacks!
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$11,907,700 |
2,594,270 |
$20,468,790 |
| 39 |
Leave It To Beaver
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$11,307,615 |
2,463,533 |
$19,437,275 |
| 40 |
Buddy
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$10,005,081 |
2,179,756 |
$17,198,275 |
| 41 |
Fierce Creatures
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$9,202,671 |
2,004,939 |
$15,818,969 |
| 42 |
Space Jam
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$8,517,269 |
1,855,614 |
$14,640,794 |
| 43 |
A Simple Wish
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$8,119,205 |
1,768,890 |
$13,956,542 |
| 44 |
Jingle All the Way
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$7,388,094 |
1,609,607 |
$12,699,799 |
| 45 |
B*A*P*S
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$7,240,837 |
1,577,524 |
$12,446,664 |
| 46 |
Zeus and Roxanne
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$7,183,046 |
1,564,934 |
$12,347,329 |
| 47 |
Kolya
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$5,730,711 |
1,248,521 |
$9,850,831 |
| 48 |
McHale's Navy
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$4,368,453 |
951,733 |
$7,509,173 |
| 49 |
A Life Less Ordinary
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$4,266,243 |
929,465 |
$7,333,479 |
| 50 |
Meet Wally Sparks
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$3,999,612 |
871,375 |
$6,875,149 |
| 51 |
The Pest
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$3,506,206 |
763,879 |
$6,027,005 |
| 52 |
Waiting for Guffman
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$2,922,988 |
636,817 |
$5,024,486 |
| 53 |
Brassed Off
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$2,560,471 |
557,837 |
$4,401,334 |
| 54 |
Career Girls
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$2,506,039 |
545,978 |
$4,307,766 |
| 55 |
The First Wives Club
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$2,075,683 |
452,219 |
$3,568,008 |
| 56 |
Kiss Me, Guido
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$1,916,898 |
417,625 |
$3,295,061 |
| 57 |
Les Boys
|
Comedy
|
Not Rated
|
$1,851,655 |
403,411 |
$3,182,913 |
| 58 |
D3: The Mighty Ducks
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$1,048,408 |
228,411 |
$1,802,163 |
| 59 |
Children of the Revolution
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$830,608 |
180,960 |
$1,427,774 |
| 60 |
Guantanamera
|
Comedy
|
Not Rated
|
$751,478 |
163,721 |
$1,291,759 |
| 61 |
Box of Moonlight
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$720,717 |
157,019 |
$1,238,880 |
| 62 |
Swingers
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$644,108 |
140,329 |
$1,107,196 |
| 63 |
The Van
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$621,093 |
135,314 |
$1,067,627 |
| 64 |
The House of Yes
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$617,403 |
134,510 |
$1,061,284 |
| 65 |
Star Maps
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$592,573 |
129,101 |
$1,018,607 |
| 66 |
Love Serenade
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$579,337 |
126,217 |
$995,852 |
| 67 |
Commandments
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$488,419 |
106,409 |
$839,567 |
| 68 |
SubUrbia
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$482,665 |
105,156 |
$829,681 |
| 69 |
The Associate
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$388,132 |
84,560 |
$667,178 |
| 70 |
First Kid
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$331,031 |
72,120 |
$569,027 |
| 71 |
High School High
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$300,810 |
65,536 |
$517,079 |
| 72 |
Indian Summer
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$294,467 |
64,154 |
$506,175 |
| 73 |
Dear God
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$214,477 |
46,727 |
$368,676 |
| 74 |
Love and Other Catastrophes
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$212,285 |
46,249 |
$364,905 |
| 75 |
Citizen Ruth
|
Comedy
|
|
$142,349 |
31,013 |
$244,693 |
| 76 |
Beautiful Thing
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$96,544 |
21,034 |
$165,958 |
| 77 |
Mouth to Mouth
|
Comedy
|
|
$53,070 |
11,562 |
$91,224 |
| 78 |
Bandwagon
|
Comedy
|
|
$22,189 |
4,834 |
$38,140 |
| 79 |
Best Men
|
Comedy
|
|
$5,000 |
1,089 |
$8,592 |
| 80 |
Trojan War
|
Comedy
|
|
$217 |
47 |
$371 |
| Total Gross of All Movies | $1,611,560,108 |
| Total Tickets Sold | 351,102,419 |
| Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices | $2,770,198,086 |
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.
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