Box Office Performance for PG 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 |
$216,077,598 |
| 2 |
George Of The Jungle
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$105,224,566 |
22,924,742 |
$164,599,648 |
| 3 |
Contact
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$100,769,177 |
21,954,069 |
$157,630,215 |
| 4 |
Flubber
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$83,110,113 |
18,106,778 |
$130,006,666 |
| 5 |
Michael
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$67,715,874 |
14,752,914 |
$105,925,923 |
| 6 |
Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$67,484,485 |
14,702,502 |
$105,563,964 |
| 7 |
Jungle 2 Jungle
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$59,925,026 |
13,055,561 |
$93,738,928 |
| 8 |
Evita
|
Musical
|
PG
|
$49,660,364 |
10,819,251 |
$77,682,222 |
| 9 |
Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$48,063,790 |
10,471,414 |
$75,184,753 |
| 10 |
Mouse Hunt
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$40,021,527 |
8,719,287 |
$62,604,481 |
| 11 |
Vegas Vacation
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$36,429,528 |
7,936,716 |
$56,985,621 |
| 12 |
Selena
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$35,422,828 |
7,717,392 |
$55,410,875 |
| 13 |
One Fine Day
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG
|
$26,677,496 |
5,812,091 |
$41,730,813 |
| 14 |
Air Bud
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$24,629,916 |
5,365,995 |
$38,527,844 |
| 15 |
Home Alone III
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$24,000,000 |
5,228,758 |
$37,542,482 |
| 16 |
Good Burger
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$23,700,919 |
5,163,599 |
$37,074,641 |
| 17 |
The Preacher's Wife
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$20,151,087 |
4,390,215 |
$31,521,744 |
| 18 |
Gone Fishin'
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$19,736,932 |
4,299,985 |
$30,873,892 |
| 19 |
That Darn Cat
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$18,239,932 |
3,973,841 |
$28,532,178 |
| 20 |
Mr. Magoo
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$15,616,635 |
3,402,317 |
$24,428,636 |
| 21 |
Rocket Man
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$15,448,043 |
3,365,587 |
$24,164,915 |
| 22 |
Fairytale: A True Story
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$14,013,508 |
3,053,052 |
$21,920,913 |
| 23 |
The Man Who Knew Too Little
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$13,678,426 |
2,980,049 |
$21,396,752 |
| 24 |
The Beautician and the Beast
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG
|
$11,454,593 |
2,495,554 |
$17,918,078 |
| 25 |
Leave It To Beaver
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$11,307,615 |
2,463,533 |
$17,688,167 |
| 26 |
Buddy
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$10,005,081 |
2,179,756 |
$15,650,648 |
| 27 |
Night Falls On Manhattan
|
Drama
|
R
|
$9,881,286 |
2,152,786 |
$15,457,003 |
| 28 |
Shall We Dance?
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG
|
$9,517,621 |
2,073,556 |
$14,888,132 |
| 29 |
Space Jam
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$8,517,269 |
1,855,614 |
$13,323,309 |
| 30 |
Mrs. Brown
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$8,451,663 |
1,841,321 |
$13,220,685 |
| 31 |
A Simple Wish
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$8,119,205 |
1,768,890 |
$12,700,630 |
| 32 |
Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie
|
Action
|
PG
|
$8,109,349 |
1,766,743 |
$12,685,215 |
| 33 |
Jingle All the Way
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$7,388,094 |
1,609,607 |
$11,556,978 |
| 34 |
Wild America
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$7,324,662 |
1,595,787 |
$11,457,751 |
| 35 |
Zeus and Roxanne
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$7,183,046 |
1,564,934 |
$11,236,226 |
| 36 |
Warriors of Virtue
|
Action
|
PG
|
$6,448,817 |
1,404,971 |
$10,087,692 |
| 37 |
McHale's Navy
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$4,368,453 |
951,733 |
$6,833,443 |
| 38 |
Free Willy 3: The Rescue
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$3,519,178 |
766,705 |
$5,504,942 |
| 39 |
The First Wives Club
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$2,075,683 |
452,219 |
$3,246,932 |
| 40 |
Washington Square
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$1,683,826 |
366,847 |
$2,633,961 |
| 41 |
D3: The Mighty Ducks
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$1,048,408 |
228,411 |
$1,639,991 |
| 42 |
Shiloh
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$1,002,175 |
218,339 |
$1,567,674 |
| 43 |
Fast, Cheap & Out of Control
|
Documentary
|
PG
|
$760,472 |
165,680 |
$1,189,582 |
| 44 |
That Thing You Do!
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$351,800 |
76,645 |
$550,311 |
| 45 |
First Kid
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$331,031 |
72,120 |
$517,822 |
| 46 |
Fly Away Home
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$276,573 |
60,256 |
$432,638 |
| 47 |
The Tango Lesson
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$265,120 |
57,760 |
$414,717 |
| 48 |
Dear God
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$214,477 |
46,727 |
$335,500 |
| 49 |
The Ride
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$189,635 |
41,315 |
$296,642 |
| 50 |
Phenomenon
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$167,596 |
36,513 |
$262,163 |
| 51 |
The Education of Little Tree
|
|
PG
|
$161,831 |
35,257 |
$253,145 |
| 52 |
The Whole Wide World
|
|
PG
|
$119,572 |
26,051 |
$187,046 |
| 53 |
Frankenstein and Me
|
|
PG
|
$5,000 |
1,089 |
$7,819 |
| 54 |
The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$5,000 |
1,089 |
$7,819 |
| Total Gross of All Movies | $1,178,107,476 |
| Total Tickets Sold | 256,668,296 |
| Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices | $1,842,878,365 |
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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