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Thursday, July 24, 2008

Box Office Performance for Paramount Pictures Movies in 1997

RankMovieGenreMPAA1997 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
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 Sold131,360,618
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.