Box Office Performance for Fine Line Movies in 1997

Rank	Movie	Genre	MPAA	1997 Gross	Tickets Sold	Inflation- Adjusted Gross
1	Shine	Drama	PG-13	$32,268,702	7,030,218	$50,476,965
2	Deconstructing Harry	Romantic Comedy	R	$4,904,940	1,068,614	$7,672,649
3	Crash	Drama	R	$2,430,321	529,482	$3,801,681
4	The Sweet Hereafter	Drama	R	$1,387,966	302,389	$2,171,153
5	Pink Flamingos		NC-17	$413,802	90,153	$647,299
6	All Over Me	Drama	R	$281,175	61,258	$439,832
7	For Roseanna			$111,851	24,368	$174,962
8	The Winter Guest	Drama	R	$87,508	19,065	$136,887
9	Gummo		R	$87,403	19,042	$136,722
10	Julian Po		PG-13	$33,148	7,222	$51,854
11	Head Above Water			$32,212	7,018	$50,389
12	Nowhere			$27,354	5,959	$42,786
Total Gross of All Movies				$42,066,382
Total Tickets Sold					9,164,788
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices						$65,803,178

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.