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Saturday, July 19, 2008

Box Office Performance for MGM Movies in 1997

RankMovieGenreMPAA1997 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 Tomorrow Never Dies Action PG-13 $92,408,204 20,132,506 $138,511,641
2 Hoodlum Drama R $23,489,997 5,117,646 $35,209,404
3 Red Corner Thriller/Suspense R $22,282,785 4,854,637 $33,399,903
4 Turbulence Thriller/Suspense R $11,532,774 2,512,587 $17,286,599
5 Zeus and Roxanne Comedy PG $7,183,046 1,564,934 $10,766,746
6 Warriors of Virtue Action PG $6,448,817 1,404,971 $9,666,200
7 Gang Related Drama R $5,906,773 1,286,879 $8,853,728
8 Touch     $408,097 88,910 $611,701
9 The End of Violence   R $386,673 84,242 $579,585
10 Bent Drama NC-17 $372,341 81,120 $558,106
11 Hard Eight Drama   $142,356 31,014 $213,376
12 The Locusts   R $37,888 8,254 $56,788
Total Gross of All Movies$170,599,751
Total Tickets Sold37,167,700
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$255,713,776

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.