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 |
$237,444,603 |
| 2 |
Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$67,484,485 |
14,702,502 |
$116,002,741 |
| 3 |
Anastasia
|
Musical
|
G
|
$53,042,286 |
11,556,054 |
$91,177,266 |
| 4 |
Speed II: Cruise Control
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$48,068,396 |
10,472,417 |
$82,627,370 |
| 5 |
Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$48,063,790 |
10,471,414 |
$82,619,456 |
| 6 |
Volcano
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$47,474,112 |
10,342,944 |
$81,605,828 |
| 7 |
Alien: Resurrection
|
Action
|
R
|
$46,092,778 |
10,042,000 |
$79,231,380 |
| 8 |
Soul Food
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$43,198,792 |
9,411,502 |
$74,256,751 |
| 9 |
Picture Perfect
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$31,058,643 |
6,766,589 |
$53,388,387 |
| 10 |
Out to Sea
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$27,974,168 |
6,094,590 |
$48,086,315 |
| 11 |
The Edge
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$27,779,888 |
6,052,263 |
$47,752,355 |
| 12 |
One Fine Day
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG
|
$26,677,496 |
5,812,091 |
$45,857,398 |
| 13 |
Home Alone III
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$24,000,000 |
5,228,758 |
$41,254,901 |
| 14 |
Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie
|
Action
|
PG
|
$8,109,349 |
1,766,743 |
$13,939,602 |
| 15 |
Jingle All the Way
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$7,388,094 |
1,609,607 |
$12,699,799 |
| 16 |
Inventing the Abbots
|
Drama
|
R
|
$5,852,547 |
1,275,065 |
$10,060,263 |
| 17 |
The Crucible
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$4,999,637 |
1,089,246 |
$8,594,151 |
| 18 |
A Life Less Ordinary
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$4,266,243 |
929,465 |
$7,333,479 |
| 19 |
Romeo+Juliet
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$2,518,728 |
548,742 |
$4,329,574 |
| 20 |
That Thing You Do!
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$351,800 |
76,645 |
$604,729 |
| 21 |
Cold Around the Heart
|
|
R
|
$552 |
120 |
$947 |
| Total Gross of All Movies | $662,534,957 |
| Total Tickets Sold | 144,343,130 |
| Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices | $1,138,867,296 |
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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