Box Office Performance for 20th Century Fox Movies in 1997

Rank	Movie	Genre	MPAA	1997 Gross	Tickets Sold	Inflation- Adjusted Gross
1	Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope	Adventure	PG	$138,133,173	30,094,373	$216,077,598
2	Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back	Adventure	PG	$67,484,485	14,702,502	$105,563,964
3	Anastasia	Musical	G	$53,042,286	11,556,054	$82,972,468
4	Speed II: Cruise Control	Action	PG-13	$48,068,396	10,472,417	$75,191,954
5	Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi	Adventure	PG	$48,063,790	10,471,414	$75,184,753
6	Volcano	Action	PG-13	$47,474,112	10,342,944	$74,262,338
7	Alien: Resurrection	Action	R	$46,092,778	10,042,000	$72,101,560
8	Soul Food	Comedy	R	$43,198,792	9,411,502	$67,574,584
9	Picture Perfect	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$31,058,643	6,766,589	$48,584,109
10	Out to Sea	Comedy	PG-13	$27,974,168	6,094,590	$43,759,156
11	The Edge	Thriller/Suspense	R	$27,779,888	6,052,263	$43,455,248
12	One Fine Day	Romantic Comedy	PG	$26,677,496	5,812,091	$41,730,813
13	Home Alone III	Comedy	PG	$24,000,000	5,228,758	$37,542,482
14	Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie	Action	PG	$8,109,349	1,766,743	$12,685,215
15	Jingle All the Way	Comedy	PG	$7,388,094	1,609,607	$11,556,978
16	Inventing the Abbots	Drama	R	$5,852,547	1,275,065	$9,154,967
17	The Crucible	Drama	PG-13	$4,999,637	1,089,246	$7,820,786
18	A Life Less Ordinary	Comedy	R	$4,266,243	929,465	$6,673,559
19	Romeo+Juliet	Drama	PG-13	$2,518,728	548,742	$3,939,968
20	That Thing You Do!	Drama	PG	$351,800	76,645	$550,311
21	Cold Around the Heart		R	$552	120	$862
Total Gross of All Movies				$662,534,957
Total Tickets Sold					144,343,130
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices						$1,036,383,673

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.