Box Office Performance for Paramount Pictures Movies in 1997
| Rank | Movie | Genre | MPAA | 1997 Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation- Adjusted Gross |
| 1 |
Face/Off
|
Action
|
R
|
$112,276,146 |
24,461,034 |
$168,291,914 |
| 2 |
In & Out
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$63,417,425 |
13,816,432 |
$95,057,052 |
| 3 |
The Saint
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$61,363,304 |
13,368,912 |
$91,978,115 |
| 4 |
Kiss the Girls
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$59,721,359 |
13,011,189 |
$89,516,980 |
| 5 |
Breakdown
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$50,159,144 |
10,927,918 |
$75,184,076 |
| 6 |
The Rainmaker
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$44,417,226 |
9,676,956 |
$66,577,457 |
| 7 |
Private Parts
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$41,198,146 |
8,975,631 |
$61,752,341 |
| 8 |
The Relic
|
Horror
|
R
|
$33,956,608 |
7,397,954 |
$50,897,924 |
| 9 |
Event Horizon
|
Horror
|
R
|
$26,673,242 |
5,811,164 |
$39,980,808 |
| 10 |
Good Burger
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$23,712,993 |
5,166,229 |
$35,543,656 |
| 11 |
Mother
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$18,651,878 |
4,063,590 |
$27,957,499 |
| 12 |
Fairytale: A True Story
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$14,013,508 |
3,053,052 |
$21,004,998 |
| 13 |
The Beautician and the Beast
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG
|
$11,486,880 |
2,502,588 |
$17,217,805 |
| 14 |
Night Falls On Manhattan
|
Drama
|
R
|
$9,889,670 |
2,154,612 |
$14,823,731 |
| 15 |
Beavis and Butt-head Do America
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$8,968,643 |
1,953,953 |
$13,443,197 |
| 16 |
Switchback
|
Action
|
R
|
$6,504,442 |
1,417,090 |
$9,749,579 |
| 17 |
Til There Was You
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$3,525,125 |
768,001 |
$5,283,847 |
| 18 |
A Smile Like Yours
|
Romantic Comedy
|
R
|
$3,317,930 |
722,861 |
$4,973,284 |
| 19 |
Star Trek: First Contact
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$2,899,499 |
631,699 |
$4,346,089 |
| 20 |
The Evening Star
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$2,638,008 |
574,729 |
$3,954,136 |
| 21 |
Kiss Me, Guido
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$1,916,898 |
417,625 |
$2,873,260 |
| 22 |
The First Wives Club
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$863,975 |
188,230 |
$1,295,022 |
| 23 |
The Ghost and the Darkness
|
Action
|
R
|
$794,630 |
173,122 |
$1,191,079 |
| 24 |
Thinner
|
Horror
|
R
|
$364,078 |
79,320 |
$545,722 |
| 25 |
Dear God
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$214,477 |
46,727 |
$321,482 |
| Total Gross of All Movies | $602,945,234 |
| Total Tickets Sold | 131,360,618 |
| Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices | $903,761,052 |
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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