Box Office Performance for Drama Movies in 1997
| Rank | Movie | Genre | MPAA | 1997 Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation- Adjusted Gross |
| 1 |
Titanic
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$157,467,971 |
34,306,747 |
$246,322,443 |
| 2 |
Contact
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$100,769,177 |
21,954,069 |
$157,630,215 |
| 3 |
Dante's Peak
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$67,155,742 |
14,630,881 |
$105,049,726 |
| 4 |
Devil's Advocate
|
Drama
|
R
|
$59,068,731 |
12,869,005 |
$92,399,456 |
| 5 |
The English Patient
|
Drama
|
R
|
$55,893,178 |
12,177,163 |
$87,432,030 |
| 6 |
G.I.Jane
|
Drama
|
R
|
$48,154,732 |
10,491,227 |
$75,327,010 |
| 7 |
Cop Land
|
Drama
|
R
|
$44,810,734 |
9,762,687 |
$70,096,093 |
| 8 |
The Rainmaker
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$44,417,226 |
9,676,956 |
$69,480,544 |
| 9 |
Donnie Brasco
|
Drama
|
R
|
$41,954,997 |
9,140,522 |
$65,628,948 |
| 10 |
L.A. Confidential
|
Drama
|
R
|
$38,296,320 |
8,343,425 |
$59,905,792 |
| 11 |
Seven Years in Tibet
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$37,555,985 |
8,182,132 |
$58,747,708 |
| 12 |
Selena
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$35,422,828 |
7,717,392 |
$55,410,875 |
| 13 |
Shine
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$32,268,702 |
7,030,218 |
$50,476,965 |
| 14 |
Jackie Brown
|
Drama
|
R
|
$27,164,883 |
5,918,275 |
$42,493,215 |
| 15 |
Amistad
|
Drama
|
R
|
$26,714,127 |
5,820,071 |
$41,788,110 |
| 16 |
Boogie Nights
|
Drama
|
R
|
$23,816,064 |
5,188,685 |
$37,254,758 |
| 17 |
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
|
Drama
|
R
|
$23,616,463 |
5,145,199 |
$36,942,529 |
| 18 |
Hoodlum
|
Drama
|
R
|
$23,489,997 |
5,117,646 |
$36,744,698 |
| 19 |
The Preacher's Wife
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$20,151,087 |
4,390,215 |
$31,521,744 |
| 20 |
The People vs. Larry Flynt
|
Drama
|
R
|
$19,668,017 |
4,284,971 |
$30,766,092 |
| 21 |
In Love and War
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$14,462,242 |
3,150,815 |
$22,622,852 |
| 22 |
Fairytale: A True Story
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$14,013,508 |
3,053,052 |
$21,920,913 |
| 23 |
Eve's Bayou
|
Drama
|
R
|
$13,475,192 |
2,935,772 |
$21,078,843 |
| 24 |
Rosewood
|
Drama
|
R
|
$13,104,494 |
2,855,010 |
$20,498,972 |
| 25 |
Marvin's Room
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$12,612,751 |
2,747,876 |
$19,729,750 |
| 26 |
Love Jones
|
Drama
|
R
|
$12,514,138 |
2,726,392 |
$19,575,495 |
| 27 |
Ghosts of Mississippi
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$12,511,843 |
2,725,892 |
$19,571,905 |
| 28 |
Gattaca
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$12,275,272 |
2,674,351 |
$19,201,840 |
| 29 |
Boot, Das
|
Drama
|
R
|
$11,397,741 |
2,483,168 |
$17,829,146 |
| 30 |
Mad City
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$10,519,023 |
2,291,726 |
$16,454,593 |
| 31 |
Night Falls On Manhattan
|
Drama
|
R
|
$9,881,286 |
2,152,786 |
$15,457,003 |
| 32 |
The Wings of the Dove
|
Drama
|
R
|
$8,698,249 |
1,895,043 |
$13,606,409 |
| 33 |
Ulee's Gold
|
Drama
|
R
|
$8,637,027 |
1,881,705 |
$13,510,642 |
| 34 |
Mrs. Brown
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$8,451,663 |
1,841,321 |
$13,220,685 |
| 35 |
Secrets & Lies
|
Drama
|
R
|
$8,074,281 |
1,759,103 |
$12,630,360 |
| 36 |
A Thousand Acres
|
Drama
|
R
|
$7,928,412 |
1,727,323 |
$12,402,179 |
| 37 |
Good Will Hunting
|
Drama
|
R
|
$7,510,617 |
1,636,300 |
$11,748,634 |
| 38 |
The Evening Star
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$7,474,793 |
1,628,495 |
$11,692,594 |
| 39 |
The Ice Storm
|
Drama
|
R
|
$7,238,051 |
1,576,917 |
$11,322,264 |
| 40 |
She's So Lovely
|
Drama
|
R
|
$7,221,836 |
1,573,385 |
$11,296,904 |
| 41 |
U-Turn
|
Drama
|
R
|
$6,633,400 |
1,445,185 |
$10,376,428 |
| 42 |
Gang Related
|
Drama
|
R
|
$5,858,599 |
1,276,383 |
$9,164,430 |
| 43 |
Inventing the Abbots
|
Drama
|
R
|
$5,852,547 |
1,275,065 |
$9,154,967 |
| 44 |
One Eight Seven
|
Drama
|
R
|
$5,716,080 |
1,245,333 |
$8,941,491 |
| 45 |
Across The Sea of Time
|
Drama
|
G
|
$5,064,440 |
1,103,364 |
$7,922,154 |
| 46 |
The Crucible
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$4,999,637 |
1,089,246 |
$7,820,786 |
| 47 |
Hamlet
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$4,266,214 |
929,458 |
$6,673,508 |
| 48 |
Kama Sutra
|
Drama
|
R
|
$4,109,095 |
895,228 |
$6,427,737 |
| 49 |
The Portrait of a Lady
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$3,550,492 |
773,528 |
$5,553,931 |
| 50 |
Free Willy 3: The Rescue
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$3,519,178 |
766,705 |
$5,504,942 |
| 51 |
Breaking the Waves
|
Drama
|
R
|
$3,110,918 |
677,760 |
$4,866,317 |
| 52 |
Love! Valour! Compassion!
|
Drama
|
R
|
$2,874,242 |
626,197 |
$4,496,094 |
| 53 |
Dirty Dancing
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$2,868,135 |
624,866 |
$4,486,538 |
| 54 |
In the Company of Men
|
Drama
|
R
|
$2,856,622 |
622,358 |
$4,468,530 |
| 55 |
One Night Stand
|
Drama
|
R
|
$2,642,718 |
575,756 |
$4,133,928 |
| 56 |
Romeo+Juliet
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$2,518,728 |
548,742 |
$3,939,968 |
| 57 |
Crash
|
Drama
|
R
|
$2,430,321 |
529,482 |
$3,801,681 |
| 58 |
The Pillow Book
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$2,293,037 |
499,572 |
$3,586,927 |
| 59 |
Paradise Road
|
Drama
|
R
|
$1,921,471 |
418,621 |
$3,005,699 |
| 60 |
Wings of Courage
|
Drama
|
G
|
$1,865,734 |
406,478 |
$2,918,512 |
| 61 |
Set It Off
|
Drama
|
R
|
$1,812,337 |
394,845 |
$2,834,987 |
| 62 |
Washington Square
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$1,683,826 |
366,847 |
$2,633,961 |
| 63 |
Ridicule
|
Drama
|
R
|
$1,651,876 |
359,886 |
$2,583,981 |
| 64 |
City of Industry
|
Drama
|
R
|
$1,495,332 |
325,780 |
$2,339,100 |
| 65 |
Wag the Dog
|
Drama
|
R
|
$1,427,164 |
310,929 |
$2,232,470 |
| 66 |
The Sweet Hereafter
|
Drama
|
R
|
$1,387,966 |
302,389 |
$2,171,153 |
| 67 |
Ponette
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$1,351,319 |
294,405 |
$2,113,828 |
| 68 |
Temptress Moon
|
Drama
|
R
|
$1,084,532 |
236,281 |
$1,696,498 |
| 69 |
Female Perversions
|
Drama
|
R
|
$883,973 |
192,587 |
$1,382,775 |
| 70 |
Sleepers
|
Drama
|
R
|
$880,394 |
191,807 |
$1,377,174 |
| 71 |
Big Night
|
Drama
|
R
|
$814,200 |
177,386 |
$1,273,631 |
| 72 |
Thieves (Les Voleurs)
|
Drama
|
R
|
$810,330 |
176,542 |
$1,267,572 |
| 73 |
Anna Karenina
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$791,830 |
172,512 |
$1,238,636 |
| 74 |
Lone Star
|
Drama
|
R
|
$758,156 |
165,176 |
$1,185,964 |
| 75 |
Nueba Yol 3
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$723,404 |
157,604 |
$1,131,597 |
| 76 |
Prisoner of the Mountains
|
Drama
|
R
|
$661,361 |
144,087 |
$1,034,545 |
| 77 |
Dream With The Fishes
|
Drama
|
R
|
$542,909 |
118,281 |
$849,258 |
| 78 |
Prefontaine
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$532,190 |
115,946 |
$832,492 |
| 79 |
La cérémonie
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$527,095 |
114,836 |
$824,522 |
| 80 |
Margaret's Museum
|
Drama
|
R
|
$524,963 |
114,371 |
$821,184 |
| 81 |
Some Mother's Son
|
Drama
|
R
|
$493,723 |
107,565 |
$772,317 |
| 82 |
Boys Life 2
|
Drama
|
|
$479,504 |
104,467 |
$750,073 |
| 83 |
Broken English
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$476,070 |
103,719 |
$744,702 |
| 84 |
In Search of a Dream
|
Drama
|
|
$461,661 |
100,580 |
$722,164 |
| 85 |
Sunday
|
Drama
|
|
$410,919 |
89,525 |
$642,790 |
| 86 |
The Hanging Garden
|
Drama
|
R
|
$386,350 |
84,172 |
$604,355 |
| 87 |
Bent
|
Drama
|
NC-17
|
$372,341 |
81,120 |
$582,442 |
| 88 |
That Thing You Do!
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$351,800 |
76,645 |
$550,311 |
| 89 |
Albino Alligator
|
Drama
|
R
|
$326,308 |
71,091 |
$510,433 |
| 90 |
All Over Me
|
Drama
|
R
|
$281,175 |
61,258 |
$439,832 |
| 91 |
Fly Away Home
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$276,573 |
60,256 |
$432,638 |
| 92 |
The Tango Lesson
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$265,120 |
57,760 |
$414,717 |
| 93 |
Ma Vie en Rose
|
Drama
|
R
|
$244,717 |
53,315 |
$382,802 |
| 94 |
Kundun
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$237,415 |
51,724 |
$371,378 |
| 95 |
Garden of the Finzi-Continis
|
Drama
|
R
|
$229,657 |
50,034 |
$359,244 |
| 96 |
Bliss
|
Drama
|
R
|
$207,751 |
45,262 |
$324,981 |
| 97 |
The Ride
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$189,635 |
41,315 |
$296,642 |
| 98 |
Michael Collins
|
Drama
|
R
|
$178,189 |
38,821 |
$278,735 |
| 99 |
Phenomenon
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$167,596 |
36,513 |
$262,163 |
| 100 |
Jack
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$165,851 |
36,133 |
$259,435 |
| 101 |
Hard Eight
|
Drama
|
|
$142,356 |
31,014 |
$222,681 |
| 102 |
Oscar and Lucinda
|
Drama
|
R
|
$137,163 |
29,883 |
$214,560 |
| 103 |
The Boxer
|
Drama
|
R
|
$129,915 |
28,304 |
$203,223 |
| 104 |
The Winter Guest
|
Drama
|
R
|
$87,508 |
19,065 |
$136,887 |
| 105 |
A Brother's Kiss
|
Drama
|
R
|
$66,961 |
14,588 |
$104,742 |
| 106 |
The Apostle
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$40,969 |
8,926 |
$64,089 |
| 107 |
Catherine's Grove
|
Drama
|
R
|
$26,641 |
5,804 |
$41,673 |
| 108 |
Cafe Society
|
Drama
|
R
|
$6,325 |
1,378 |
$9,894 |
| 109 |
Carla's Song
|
Drama
|
|
$5,000 |
1,089 |
$7,819 |
| 110 |
Inside
|
Drama
|
|
$5,000 |
1,089 |
$7,819 |
| Total Gross of All Movies | $1,238,006,338 |
| Total Tickets Sold | 269,718,157 |
| Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices | $1,936,576,367 |
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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