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	$107,285,004	23,373,639	$160,810,636
2	Tomorrow Never Dies	Action	PG-13	$92,408,204	20,132,506	$138,511,641
3	Scream 2	Horror	R	$85,492,042	18,625,717	$128,144,933
4	Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back	Adventure	PG	$67,597,694	14,727,166	$101,322,902
5	Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi	Adventure	PG	$48,143,460	10,488,771	$72,162,744
6	Speed II: Cruise Control	Action	PG-13	$48,097,081	10,478,667	$72,093,229
7	Alien: Resurrection	Action	R	$46,092,778	10,042,000	$69,088,960
8	Vegas Vacation	Comedy	PG	$36,470,465	7,945,635	$54,665,969
9	Mortal Kombat: Annihilation	Action	PG-13	$35,059,903	7,638,323	$52,551,662
10	Home Alone III	Comedy	PG	$24,251,437	5,283,537	$36,350,735
11	An American Werewolf in Paris	Horror	R	$20,056,331	4,369,571	$30,062,648
12	Free Willy 3: The Rescue	Drama	PG	$3,519,178	766,705	$5,274,930
13	Star Trek: First Contact	Adventure	PG-13	$2,899,499	631,699	$4,346,089
14	The Evening Star	Drama	PG-13	$2,638,008	574,729	$3,954,136
15	Nueba Yol 3	Drama	Not Rated	$793,112	172,791	$1,188,802
16	Boys Life 2	Drama		$479,504	104,467	$718,733
17	D3: The Mighty Ducks	Comedy	PG	$444,578	96,858	$666,383
18	The Swan Princess 2			$235,766	51,365	$353,391
Total Gross of All Movies				$621,964,044
Total Tickets Sold					135,504,146
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices						$932,268,524

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.