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Sunday, November 8, 2009

Box Office Performance for Paramount Pictures Movies in 1997

RankMovieGenreMPAA1997 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 Titanic Drama PG-13 $157,467,971 34,306,747 $246,322,443
2 The Godfather     $129,141,981 28,135,508 $202,012,947
3 Face/Off Action R $112,273,211 24,460,395 $175,625,636
4 In & Out Comedy PG-13 $63,417,425 13,816,432 $99,201,982
5 The Saint Action PG-13 $61,355,436 13,367,197 $95,976,474
6 Kiss the Girls Thriller/Suspense R $59,721,359 13,011,189 $93,420,337
7 Breakdown Thriller/Suspense R $50,129,186 10,921,391 $78,415,587
8 The Rainmaker Drama PG-13 $44,417,226 9,676,956 $69,480,544
9 Private Parts Comedy R $41,198,146 8,975,631 $64,445,031
10 The Relic Horror R $33,927,476 7,391,607 $53,071,738
11 Event Horizon Horror R $26,668,092 5,810,042 $41,716,102
12 Good Burger Comedy PG $23,700,919 5,163,599 $37,074,641
13 Beavis and Butt-head Do America Comedy PG-13 $21,949,646 4,782,058 $34,335,176
14 Mother Comedy PG-13 $18,891,125 4,115,714 $29,550,827
15 Fairytale: A True Story Drama PG $14,013,508 3,053,052 $21,920,913
16 The Beautician and the Beast Romantic Comedy PG $11,454,593 2,495,554 $17,918,078
17 Night Falls On Manhattan Drama R $9,881,286 2,152,786 $15,457,003
18 The Evening Star Drama PG-13 $7,474,793 1,628,495 $11,692,594
19 Star Trek: First Contact Adventure PG-13 $6,846,411 1,491,593 $10,709,638
20 Switchback Action R $6,482,195 1,412,243 $10,139,905
21 Til There Was You Romantic Comedy PG-13 $3,478,370 757,815 $5,441,112
22 A Smile Like Yours Romantic Comedy R $3,317,930 722,861 $5,190,142
23 The First Wives Club Comedy PG $2,075,683 452,219 $3,246,932
24 Kiss Me, Guido Comedy R $1,916,898 417,625 $2,998,548
25 The Ghost and the Darkness Action R $844,516 183,990 $1,321,048
26 Thinner Horror R $364,078 79,320 $569,518
27 Dear God Comedy PG $214,477 46,727 $335,500
28 The Education of Little Tree   PG $161,831 35,257 $253,145
Total Gross of All Movies$912,785,768
Total Tickets Sold198,864,003
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$1,427,843,542

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.