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	$237,444,603
2	George Of The Jungle	Comedy	PG	$105,224,566	22,924,742	$180,876,214
3	Contact	Drama	PG	$100,769,177	21,954,069	$173,217,604
4	Flubber	Comedy	PG	$83,110,113	18,106,778	$142,862,478
5	Michael	Comedy	PG	$67,715,874	14,752,914	$116,400,491
6	Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back	Adventure	PG	$67,484,485	14,702,502	$116,002,741
7	Jungle 2 Jungle	Comedy	PG	$59,925,026	13,055,561	$103,008,376
8	Evita	Musical	PG	$49,660,364	10,819,251	$85,363,890
9	Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi	Adventure	PG	$48,063,790	10,471,414	$82,619,456
10	Mouse Hunt	Comedy	PG	$40,021,527	8,719,287	$68,795,174
11	Vegas Vacation	Comedy	PG	$36,429,528	7,936,716	$62,620,689
12	Selena	Drama	PG	$35,422,828	7,717,392	$60,890,223
13	One Fine Day	Romantic Comedy	PG	$26,677,496	5,812,091	$45,857,398
14	Air Bud	Comedy	PG	$24,629,916	5,365,995	$42,337,701
15	Home Alone III	Comedy	PG	$24,000,000	5,228,758	$41,254,901
16	Good Burger	Comedy	PG	$23,700,919	5,163,599	$40,740,796
17	The Preacher's Wife	Drama	PG	$20,151,087	4,390,215	$34,638,796
18	Gone Fishin'	Comedy	PG	$19,736,932	4,299,985	$33,926,882
19	That Darn Cat	Comedy	PG	$18,239,932	3,973,841	$31,353,605
20	Mr. Magoo	Comedy	PG	$15,616,635	3,402,317	$26,844,281
21	Rocket Man	Comedy	PG	$15,448,043	3,365,587	$26,554,481
22	Fairytale: A True Story	Drama	PG	$14,013,508	3,053,052	$24,088,580
23	The Man Who Knew Too Little	Comedy	PG	$13,678,426	2,980,049	$23,512,587
24	The Beautician and the Beast	Romantic Comedy	PG	$11,454,593	2,495,554	$19,689,921
25	Leave It To Beaver	Comedy	PG	$11,307,615	2,463,533	$19,437,275
26	Buddy	Comedy	PG	$10,005,081	2,179,756	$17,198,275
27	Shall We Dance?	Romantic Comedy	PG	$9,517,621	2,073,556	$16,360,357
28	Space Jam	Comedy	PG	$8,517,269	1,855,614	$14,640,794
29	Mrs. Brown	Drama	PG	$8,451,663	1,841,321	$14,528,023
30	A Simple Wish	Comedy	PG	$8,119,205	1,768,890	$13,956,542
31	Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie	Action	PG	$8,109,349	1,766,743	$13,939,602
32	Jingle All the Way	Comedy	PG	$7,388,094	1,609,607	$12,699,799
33	Wild America	Adventure	PG	$7,324,662	1,595,787	$12,590,759
34	Zeus and Roxanne	Comedy	PG	$7,183,046	1,564,934	$12,347,329
35	Warriors of Virtue	Action	PG	$6,448,817	1,404,971	$11,085,221
36	McHale's Navy	Comedy	PG	$4,368,453	951,733	$7,509,173
37	Free Willy 3: The Rescue	Drama	PG	$3,519,178	766,705	$6,049,302
38	The First Wives Club	Comedy	PG	$2,075,683	452,219	$3,568,008
39	Washington Square	Drama	PG	$1,683,826	366,847	$2,894,423
40	D3: The Mighty Ducks	Comedy	PG	$1,048,408	228,411	$1,802,163
41	Shiloh	Adventure	PG	$1,002,175	218,339	$1,722,695
42	Fast, Cheap & Out of Control	Documentary	PG	$760,472	165,680	$1,307,215
43	That Thing You Do!	Drama	PG	$351,800	76,645	$604,729
44	First Kid	Comedy	PG	$331,031	72,120	$569,027
45	Fly Away Home	Drama	PG	$276,573	60,256	$475,420
46	The Tango Lesson	Drama	PG	$265,120	57,760	$455,726
47	Dear God	Comedy	PG	$214,477	46,727	$368,676
48	The Ride	Drama	PG	$189,635	41,315	$325,975
49	Phenomenon	Drama	PG	$167,596	36,513	$288,088
50	The Education of Little Tree		PG	$161,831	35,257	$278,178
51	The Whole Wide World		PG	$119,572	26,051	$205,542
52	The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon	Adventure	PG	$5,000	1,089	$8,592
53	Frankenstein and Me		PG	$5,000	1,089	$8,592
Total Gross of All Movies				$1,168,226,190
Total Tickets Sold					254,515,510
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices						$2,008,127,374

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.