Box Office Performance for Contemporary Fiction 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 |
$283,751,381 |
| 2 |
Air Force One
|
Action
|
R
|
$172,144,501 |
37,504,249 |
$269,280,508 |
| 3 |
My Best Friend's Wedding
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$126,768,249 |
27,618,355 |
$198,299,789 |
| 4 |
Face/Off
|
Action
|
R
|
$112,273,211 |
24,460,395 |
$175,625,636 |
| 5 |
Con Air
|
Action
|
R
|
$101,087,161 |
22,023,347 |
$158,127,631 |
| 6 |
Jerry Maguire
|
Romantic Comedy
|
R
|
$93,269,730 |
20,320,203 |
$145,899,058 |
| 7 |
Tomorrow Never Dies
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$92,408,204 |
20,132,506 |
$144,551,393 |
| 8 |
Scream 2
|
Horror
|
R
|
$85,492,042 |
18,625,717 |
$133,732,648 |
| 9 |
Scream
|
Horror
|
R
|
$81,748,082 |
17,810,040 |
$127,876,087 |
| 10 |
Conspiracy Theory
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$76,081,498 |
16,575,490 |
$119,012,018 |
| 11 |
I Know What You Did Last Summer
|
Horror
|
R
|
$70,396,279 |
15,336,880 |
$110,118,798 |
| 12 |
Michael
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$67,715,874 |
14,752,914 |
$105,925,923 |
| 13 |
Dante's Peak
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$67,155,742 |
14,630,881 |
$105,049,726 |
| 14 |
Anaconda
|
Horror
|
PG-13
|
$65,557,989 |
14,282,786 |
$102,550,403 |
| 15 |
In & Out
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$63,417,425 |
13,816,432 |
$99,201,982 |
| 16 |
The Saint
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$61,355,436 |
13,367,197 |
$95,976,474 |
| 17 |
Jungle 2 Jungle
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$59,925,026 |
13,055,561 |
$93,738,928 |
| 18 |
Kiss the Girls
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$59,721,359 |
13,011,189 |
$93,420,337 |
| 19 |
Devil's Advocate
|
Drama
|
R
|
$59,068,731 |
12,869,005 |
$92,399,456 |
| 20 |
Spawn
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$54,967,359 |
11,975,459 |
$85,983,796 |
| 21 |
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$53,868,030 |
11,735,954 |
$84,264,150 |
| 22 |
The Jackal
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$53,107,285 |
11,570,215 |
$83,074,144 |
| 23 |
Breakdown
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$50,129,186 |
10,921,391 |
$78,415,587 |
| 24 |
Absolute Power
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$50,007,168 |
10,894,808 |
$78,224,721 |
| 25 |
The Game
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$48,265,581 |
10,515,377 |
$75,500,407 |
| 26 |
G.I.Jane
|
Drama
|
R
|
$48,154,732 |
10,491,227 |
$75,327,010 |
| 27 |
Speed II: Cruise Control
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$48,068,396 |
10,472,417 |
$75,191,954 |
| 28 |
Volcano
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$47,474,112 |
10,342,944 |
$74,262,338 |
| 29 |
Bean
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$45,069,803 |
9,819,129 |
$70,501,346 |
| 30 |
Cop Land
|
Drama
|
R
|
$44,810,734 |
9,762,687 |
$70,096,093 |
| 31 |
Nothing To Lose
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$44,477,235 |
9,690,029 |
$69,574,408 |
| 32 |
The Rainmaker
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$44,417,226 |
9,676,956 |
$69,480,544 |
| 33 |
Soul Food
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$43,198,792 |
9,411,502 |
$67,574,584 |
| 34 |
The Devil's Own
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$42,877,165 |
9,341,430 |
$67,071,467 |
| 35 |
The Peacemaker
|
Action
|
R
|
$41,256,277 |
8,988,296 |
$64,535,965 |
| 36 |
Money Talks
|
Action
|
R
|
$41,067,398 |
8,947,146 |
$64,240,508 |
| 37 |
As Good as it Gets
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$40,722,657 |
8,872,039 |
$63,701,240 |
| 38 |
Vegas Vacation
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$36,429,528 |
7,936,716 |
$56,985,621 |
| 39 |
The Full Monty
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$35,338,724 |
7,699,068 |
$55,279,308 |
| 40 |
Addicted To Love
|
Romantic Comedy
|
R
|
$34,656,904 |
7,550,524 |
$54,212,762 |
| 41 |
Metro
|
Action
|
R
|
$31,987,563 |
6,968,968 |
$50,037,190 |
| 42 |
Beverly Hills Ninja
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$31,235,710 |
6,805,166 |
$48,861,092 |
| 43 |
Picture Perfect
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$31,058,643 |
6,766,589 |
$48,584,109 |
| 44 |
Fools Rush In
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$29,291,566 |
6,381,605 |
$45,819,924 |
| 45 |
Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$29,205,077 |
6,362,762 |
$45,684,631 |
| 46 |
Father's Day
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$28,659,604 |
6,243,922 |
$44,831,360 |
| 47 |
Grosse Point Blank
|
Black Comedy
|
R
|
$28,014,536 |
6,103,385 |
$43,822,304 |
| 48 |
Out to Sea
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$27,974,168 |
6,094,590 |
$43,759,156 |
| 49 |
The Edge
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$27,779,888 |
6,052,263 |
$43,455,248 |
| 50 |
Jackie Brown
|
Drama
|
R
|
$27,164,883 |
5,918,275 |
$42,493,215 |
| 51 |
One Fine Day
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG
|
$26,677,496 |
5,812,091 |
$41,730,813 |
| 52 |
Murder at 1600
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$25,826,788 |
5,626,751 |
$40,400,072 |
| 53 |
For Richer or Poorer
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$24,453,915 |
5,327,650 |
$38,252,527 |
| 54 |
Home Alone III
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$24,000,000 |
5,228,758 |
$37,542,482 |
| 55 |
Good Burger
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$23,700,919 |
5,163,599 |
$37,074,641 |
| 56 |
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
|
Drama
|
R
|
$23,616,463 |
5,145,199 |
$36,942,529 |
| 57 |
Red Corner
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$22,282,785 |
4,854,637 |
$34,856,294 |
| 58 |
Beavis and Butt-head Do America
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$21,949,646 |
4,782,058 |
$34,335,176 |
| 59 |
Booty Call
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$20,060,051 |
4,370,381 |
$31,379,336 |
| 60 |
An American Werewolf in Paris
|
Horror
|
R
|
$20,056,331 |
4,369,571 |
$31,373,520 |
| 61 |
Gone Fishin'
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$19,736,932 |
4,299,985 |
$30,873,892 |
| 62 |
Mother
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$18,891,125 |
4,115,714 |
$29,550,827 |
| 63 |
That Darn Cat
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$18,239,932 |
3,973,841 |
$28,532,178 |
| 64 |
That Old Feeling
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$16,325,542 |
3,556,763 |
$25,537,558 |
| 65 |
Fire Down Below
|
Action
|
R
|
$16,148,906 |
3,518,280 |
$25,261,250 |
| 66 |
Mr. Magoo
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$15,616,635 |
3,402,317 |
$24,428,636 |
| 67 |
The Sixth Man
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$14,708,874 |
3,204,548 |
$23,008,655 |
| 68 |
Jackie Chan's First Strike
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$14,511,338 |
3,161,512 |
$22,699,656 |
| 69 |
Excess Baggage
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$14,327,206 |
3,121,396 |
$22,411,623 |
| 70 |
Def Jam's How To Be a Player
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$14,008,431 |
3,051,946 |
$21,912,972 |
| 71 |
The Man Who Knew Too Little
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$13,678,426 |
2,980,049 |
$21,396,752 |
| 72 |
Trial And Error
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$13,587,762 |
2,960,297 |
$21,254,932 |
| 73 |
Marvin's Room
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$12,612,751 |
2,747,876 |
$19,729,750 |
| 74 |
Love Jones
|
Drama
|
R
|
$12,514,138 |
2,726,392 |
$19,575,495 |
| 75 |
My Fellow Americans
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$12,123,355 |
2,641,254 |
$18,964,204 |
| 76 |
Chasing Amy
|
Romantic Comedy
|
R
|
$12,006,514 |
2,615,798 |
$18,781,430 |
| 77 |
Ransom
|
Action
|
R
|
$11,806,880 |
2,572,305 |
$18,469,150 |
| 78 |
Turbulence
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$11,466,088 |
2,498,058 |
$17,936,056 |
| 79 |
The Beautician and the Beast
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG
|
$11,454,593 |
2,495,554 |
$17,918,078 |
| 80 |
Double Team
|
Action
|
R
|
$11,313,010 |
2,464,708 |
$17,696,603 |
| 81 |
Leave It To Beaver
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$11,307,615 |
2,463,533 |
$17,688,167 |
| 82 |
Mad City
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$10,519,023 |
2,291,726 |
$16,454,593 |
| 83 |
Operation Condor
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$10,440,032 |
2,274,517 |
$16,331,032 |
| 84 |
Night Falls On Manhattan
|
Drama
|
R
|
$9,881,286 |
2,152,786 |
$15,457,003 |
| 85 |
Everyone Says I Love You
|
Musical
|
R
|
$9,582,804 |
2,087,757 |
$14,990,095 |
| 86 |
Shall We Dance?
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG
|
$9,517,621 |
2,073,556 |
$14,888,132 |
| 87 |
Fierce Creatures
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$9,202,671 |
2,004,939 |
$14,395,462 |
| 88 |
Ulee's Gold
|
Drama
|
R
|
$8,637,027 |
1,881,705 |
$13,510,642 |
| 89 |
Secrets & Lies
|
Drama
|
R
|
$8,074,281 |
1,759,103 |
$12,630,360 |
| 90 |
A Thousand Acres
|
Drama
|
R
|
$7,928,412 |
1,727,323 |
$12,402,179 |
| 91 |
Daylight
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$7,905,000 |
1,722,222 |
$12,365,554 |
| 92 |
Sprung
|
Romantic Comedy
|
R
|
$7,553,105 |
1,645,557 |
$11,815,099 |
| 93 |
Good Will Hunting
|
Drama
|
R
|
$7,510,617 |
1,636,300 |
$11,748,634 |
| 94 |
The Evening Star
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$7,474,793 |
1,628,495 |
$11,692,594 |
| 95 |
Wild America
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$7,324,662 |
1,595,787 |
$11,457,751 |
| 96 |
B*A*P*S
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$7,240,837 |
1,577,524 |
$11,326,622 |
| 97 |
She's So Lovely
|
Drama
|
R
|
$7,221,836 |
1,573,385 |
$11,296,904 |
| 98 |
Zeus and Roxanne
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$7,183,046 |
1,564,934 |
$11,236,226 |
| 99 |
U-Turn
|
Drama
|
R
|
$6,633,400 |
1,445,185 |
$10,376,428 |
| 100 |
Switchback
|
Action
|
R
|
$6,482,195 |
1,412,243 |
$10,139,905 |
| 101 |
Warriors of Virtue
|
Action
|
PG
|
$6,448,817 |
1,404,971 |
$10,087,692 |
| 102 |
Most Wanted
|
Action
|
R
|
$6,320,276 |
1,376,966 |
$9,886,616 |
| 103 |
Gang Related
|
Drama
|
R
|
$5,858,599 |
1,276,383 |
$9,164,430 |
| 104 |
One Eight Seven
|
Drama
|
R
|
$5,716,080 |
1,245,333 |
$8,941,491 |
| 105 |
Gridlock'd
|
Black Comedy
|
R
|
$5,479,037 |
1,193,690 |
$8,570,694 |
| 106 |
Dangerous Ground
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$5,079,851 |
1,106,721 |
$7,946,257 |
| 107 |
Across The Sea of Time
|
Drama
|
G
|
$5,064,440 |
1,103,364 |
$7,922,154 |
| 108 |
Deconstructing Harry
|
Romantic Comedy
|
R
|
$4,904,940 |
1,068,614 |
$7,672,649 |
| 109 |
McHale's Navy
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$4,368,453 |
951,733 |
$6,833,443 |
| 110 |
A Life Less Ordinary
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$4,266,243 |
929,465 |
$6,673,559 |
| 111 |
Playing God
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$4,068,285 |
886,337 |
$6,363,900 |
| 112 |
Meet Wally Sparks
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$3,999,612 |
871,375 |
$6,256,473 |
| 113 |
Lost Highway
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$3,796,699 |
827,168 |
$5,939,066 |
| 114 |
8 Heads in a Duffel Bag
|
Black Comedy
|
R
|
$3,559,990 |
775,597 |
$5,568,786 |
| 115 |
The Pest
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$3,506,206 |
763,879 |
$5,484,651 |
| 116 |
Til There Was You
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$3,478,370 |
757,815 |
$5,441,112 |
| 117 |
The MatchMaker
|
Romantic Comedy
|
R
|
$3,376,403 |
735,600 |
$5,281,608 |
| 118 |
A Smile Like Yours
|
Romantic Comedy
|
R
|
$3,317,930 |
722,861 |
$5,190,142 |
| 119 |
Breaking the Waves
|
Drama
|
R
|
$3,110,918 |
677,760 |
$4,866,317 |
| 120 |
Waiting for Guffman
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$2,922,988 |
636,817 |
$4,572,346 |
| 121 |
Love! Valour! Compassion!
|
Drama
|
R
|
$2,874,242 |
626,197 |
$4,496,094 |
| 122 |
In the Company of Men
|
Drama
|
R
|
$2,856,622 |
622,358 |
$4,468,530 |
| 123 |
One Night Stand
|
Drama
|
R
|
$2,642,718 |
575,756 |
$4,133,928 |
| 124 |
Brassed Off
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$2,560,471 |
557,837 |
$4,005,270 |
| 125 |
Romeo+Juliet
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$2,518,728 |
548,742 |
$3,939,968 |
| 126 |
Career Girls
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$2,506,039 |
545,978 |
$3,920,122 |
| 127 |
Crash
|
Drama
|
R
|
$2,430,321 |
529,482 |
$3,801,681 |
| 128 |
The Pillow Book
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$2,293,037 |
499,572 |
$3,586,927 |
| 129 |
Smilla's Sense of Snow
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$2,221,994 |
484,095 |
$3,475,802 |
| 130 |
Shadow Conspiracy
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$2,154,540 |
469,399 |
$3,370,285 |
| 131 |
The Daytrippers
|
Romantic Comedy
|
R
|
$2,084,559 |
454,152 |
$3,260,811 |
| 132 |
The First Wives Club
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$2,075,683 |
452,219 |
$3,246,932 |
| 133 |
Kiss Me, Guido
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$1,916,898 |
417,625 |
$2,998,548 |
| 134 |
Masterminds
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$1,890,472 |
411,868 |
$2,957,212 |
| 135 |
Les Boys
|
Comedy
|
Not Rated
|
$1,851,655 |
403,411 |
$2,896,491 |
| 136 |
Set It Off
|
Drama
|
R
|
$1,812,337 |
394,845 |
$2,834,987 |
| 137 |
City of Industry
|
Drama
|
R
|
$1,495,332 |
325,780 |
$2,339,100 |
| 138 |
Wag the Dog
|
Drama
|
R
|
$1,427,164 |
310,929 |
$2,232,470 |
| 139 |
The Sweet Hereafter
|
Drama
|
R
|
$1,387,966 |
302,389 |
$2,171,153 |
| 140 |
Ponette
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$1,351,319 |
294,405 |
$2,113,828 |
| 141 |
Blood and Wine
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$1,075,288 |
234,268 |
$1,682,044 |
| 142 |
Shiloh
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$1,002,175 |
218,339 |
$1,567,674 |
| 143 |
The Mirror Has Two Faces
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$892,904 |
194,532 |
$1,396,740 |
| 144 |
Female Perversions
|
Drama
|
R
|
$883,973 |
192,587 |
$1,382,775 |
| 145 |
Big Night
|
Drama
|
R
|
$814,200 |
177,386 |
$1,273,631 |
| 146 |
Thieves (Les Voleurs)
|
Drama
|
R
|
$810,330 |
176,542 |
$1,267,572 |
| 147 |
Kiss or Kill
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$771,091 |
167,994 |
$1,206,197 |
| 148 |
Lone Star
|
Drama
|
R
|
$758,156 |
165,176 |
$1,185,964 |
| 149 |
Guantanamera
|
Comedy
|
Not Rated
|
$751,478 |
163,721 |
$1,175,517 |
| 150 |
Nueba Yol 3
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$723,404 |
157,604 |
$1,131,597 |
| 151 |
The Long Kiss Goodnight
|
Action
|
R
|
$710,868 |
154,873 |
$1,111,988 |
| 152 |
A Chef in Love
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$686,121 |
149,482 |
$1,073,281 |
| 153 |
Prisoner of the Mountains
|
Drama
|
R
|
$661,361 |
144,087 |
$1,034,545 |
| 154 |
Swingers
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$644,108 |
140,329 |
$1,007,562 |
| 155 |
Star Maps
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$592,573 |
129,101 |
$926,945 |
| 156 |
Love Serenade
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$579,337 |
126,217 |
$906,238 |
| 157 |
Dream With The Fishes
|
Drama
|
R
|
$542,909 |
118,281 |
$849,258 |
| 158 |
The Assignment
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$540,063 |
117,661 |
$844,806 |
| 159 |
Fargo
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$531,868 |
115,875 |
$831,983 |
| 160 |
La cérémonie
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$527,095 |
114,836 |
$824,522 |
| 161 |
Commandments
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$488,419 |
106,409 |
$764,017 |
| 162 |
SubUrbia
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$482,665 |
105,156 |
$755,020 |
| 163 |
In Search of a Dream
|
Drama
|
|
$461,661 |
100,580 |
$722,164 |
| 164 |
The Associate
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$388,132 |
84,560 |
$607,141 |
| 165 |
The Hanging Garden
|
Drama
|
R
|
$386,350 |
84,172 |
$604,355 |
| 166 |
High School High
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$300,810 |
65,536 |
$470,548 |
| 167 |
Fly Away Home
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$276,573 |
60,256 |
$432,638 |
| 168 |
The Tango Lesson
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$265,120 |
57,760 |
$414,717 |
| 169 |
Ma Vie en Rose
|
Drama
|
R
|
$244,717 |
53,315 |
$382,802 |
| 170 |
Garden of the Finzi-Continis
|
Drama
|
R
|
$229,657 |
50,034 |
$359,244 |
| 171 |
The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$226,427 |
49,331 |
$354,197 |
| 172 |
Dear God
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$214,477 |
46,727 |
$335,500 |
| 173 |
Phenomenon
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$167,596 |
36,513 |
$262,163 |
| 174 |
Jack
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$165,851 |
36,133 |
$259,435 |
| 175 |
Marius et Jeannette
|
Romantic Comedy
|
Not Rated
|
$142,749 |
31,100 |
$223,298 |
| 176 |
Citizen Ruth
|
Comedy
|
|
$142,349 |
31,013 |
$222,673 |
| 177 |
The Boxer
|
Drama
|
R
|
$129,915 |
28,304 |
$203,223 |
| 178 |
Beautiful Thing
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$96,544 |
21,034 |
$151,024 |
| 179 |
The Winter Guest
|
Drama
|
R
|
$87,508 |
19,065 |
$136,887 |
| 180 |
Afterglow
|
Romantic Comedy
|
R
|
$50,052 |
10,905 |
$78,298 |
| 181 |
The Apostle
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$40,969 |
8,926 |
$64,089 |
| 182 |
The Rich Man's Wife
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$29,030 |
6,325 |
$45,414 |
| 183 |
Catherine's Grove
|
Drama
|
R
|
$26,641 |
5,804 |
$41,673 |
| 184 |
Cadillac Ranch
|
Adventure
|
R
|
$5,000 |
1,089 |
$7,819 |
| 185 |
Hugo Pool
|
Romantic Comedy
|
R
|
$3,620 |
789 |
$5,665 |
| 186 |
Trojan War
|
Comedy
|
|
$217 |
47 |
$337 |
| Total Gross of All Movies | $3,773,589,529 |
| Total Tickets Sold | 822,132,804 |
| Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices | $5,902,913,533 |
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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