Box Office Performance for Sequel Movies in 1997

Rank	Movie	Genre	MPAA	1997 Gross	Tickets Sold	Inflation- Adjusted Gross
1	Batman & Robin	Action	PG-13	$107,308,328	23,378,721	$167,859,217
2	Tomorrow Never Dies	Action	PG-13	$92,408,204	20,132,506	$144,551,393
3	Scream 2	Horror	R	$85,492,042	18,625,717	$133,732,648
4	Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back	Adventure	PG	$67,484,485	14,702,502	$105,563,964
5	Speed II: Cruise Control	Action	PG-13	$48,068,396	10,472,417	$75,191,954
6	Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi	Adventure	PG	$48,063,790	10,471,414	$75,184,753
7	Alien: Resurrection	Action	R	$46,092,778	10,042,000	$72,101,560
8	Vegas Vacation	Comedy	PG	$36,429,528	7,936,716	$56,985,621
9	Mortal Kombat: Annihilation	Action	PG-13	$35,059,903	7,638,323	$54,843,159
10	Home Alone III	Comedy	PG	$24,000,000	5,228,758	$37,542,482
11	An American Werewolf in Paris	Horror	R	$20,056,331	4,369,571	$31,373,520
12	The Evening Star	Drama	PG-13	$7,474,793	1,628,495	$11,692,594
13	Star Trek: First Contact	Adventure	PG-13	$6,846,411	1,491,593	$10,709,638
14	Free Willy 3: The Rescue	Drama	PG	$3,519,178	766,705	$5,504,942
15	D3: The Mighty Ducks	Comedy	PG	$1,048,408	228,411	$1,639,991
16	Nueba Yol 3	Drama	Not Rated	$723,404	157,604	$1,131,597
17	Boys Life 2	Drama		$479,504	104,467	$750,073
18	The Swan Princess 2			$235,766	51,365	$368,801
Total Gross of All Movies				$630,791,249
Total Tickets Sold					137,427,285
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices						$986,727,906

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.