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Sunday, November 8, 2009

Box Office Performance for Sony Pictures Movies in 1997

RankMovieGenreMPAA1997 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 Men in Black Adventure PG-13 $250,107,128 54,489,570 $391,235,113
2 Air Force One Action R $172,144,501 37,504,249 $269,280,508
3 My Best Friend's Wedding Comedy PG-13 $126,768,249 27,618,355 $198,299,789
4 Jerry Maguire Romantic Comedy R $93,269,730 20,320,203 $145,899,058
5 I Know What You Did Last Summer Horror R $70,396,279 15,336,880 $110,118,798
6 Anaconda Horror PG-13 $65,557,989 14,282,786 $102,550,403
7 The Fifth Element Action PG-13 $63,540,020 13,843,142 $99,393,760
8 Starship Troopers Action R $54,251,668 11,819,536 $84,864,268
9 Absolute Power Thriller/Suspense R $50,007,168 10,894,808 $78,224,721
10 The Devil's Own Thriller/Suspense R $42,877,165 9,341,430 $67,071,467
11 Donnie Brasco Drama R $41,954,997 9,140,522 $65,628,948
12 As Good as it Gets Romantic Comedy PG-13 $40,722,657 8,872,039 $63,701,240
13 Seven Years in Tibet Drama PG-13 $37,555,985 8,182,132 $58,747,708
14 Beverly Hills Ninja Comedy PG-13 $31,235,710 6,805,166 $48,861,092
15 Fools Rush In Romantic Comedy PG-13 $29,291,566 6,381,605 $45,819,924
16 Booty Call Comedy R $20,060,051 4,370,381 $31,379,336
17 The People vs. Larry Flynt Drama R $19,668,017 4,284,971 $30,766,092
18 Excess Baggage Comedy PG-13 $14,327,206 3,121,396 $22,411,623
19 Ghosts of Mississippi Drama PG-13 $12,511,843 2,725,892 $19,571,905
20 Gattaca Drama PG-13 $12,275,272 2,674,351 $19,201,840
21 Double Team Action R $11,313,010 2,464,708 $17,696,603
22 Buddy Comedy PG $10,005,081 2,179,756 $15,650,648
23 U-Turn Drama R $6,633,400 1,445,185 $10,376,428
24 Hamlet Drama PG-13 $4,266,214 929,458 $6,673,508
25 Masterminds Action PG-13 $1,890,472 411,868 $2,957,212
26 The Mirror Has Two Faces Romantic Comedy PG-13 $892,904 194,532 $1,396,740
27 The Assignment Thriller/Suspense R $540,063 117,661 $844,806
28 High School High Comedy PG-13 $300,810 65,536 $470,548
29 Fly Away Home Drama PG $276,573 60,256 $432,638
30 Bliss Drama R $207,751 45,262 $324,981
31 The Wind in the Willows     $72,844 15,870 $113,947
32 Truth or Consequences, N.M.     $54,154 11,798 $84,710
33 Cafe Society Drama R $6,325 1,378 $9,894
Total Gross of All Movies$1,284,982,802
Total Tickets Sold279,952,682
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$2,010,060,257

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.