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Thursday, July 24, 2008

Box Office Performance for Remake Movies in 1997

RankMovieGenreMPAA1997 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 Flubber Comedy PG $83,110,113 18,106,778 $124,574,633
2 Jungle 2 Jungle Comedy PG $59,925,026 13,055,561 $89,822,260
3 The Jackal Thriller/Suspense R $53,107,285 11,570,215 $79,603,079
4 Father's Day Comedy PG-13 $28,681,080 6,248,601 $42,990,375
5 That Darn Cat Comedy PG $18,301,828 3,987,326 $27,432,803
Total Gross of All Movies$243,125,332
Total Tickets Sold52,968,481
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$364,423,149

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.