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Saturday, May 17, 2008

Box Office Performance for Universal Movies in 1997

RankMovieGenreMPAA1997 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 The Lost World: Jurassic Park Action PG-13 $229,086,679 49,909,952 $343,380,470
2 Liar Liar Comedy PG-13 $181,410,615 39,523,010 $271,918,309
3 Dante's Peak Drama PG-13 $67,163,857 14,632,649 $100,672,625
4 The Jackal Thriller/Suspense R $53,107,285 11,570,215 $79,603,079
5 For Richer or Poorer Comedy PG-13 $24,453,915 5,327,650 $36,654,232
6 That Old Feeling Romantic Comedy PG-13 $16,408,534 3,574,844 $24,594,927
7 Leave It To Beaver Comedy PG $11,307,615 2,463,533 $16,949,107
8 Fierce Creatures Comedy PG-13 $9,254,184 2,016,162 $13,871,195
9 A Simple Wish Comedy PG $8,165,213 1,778,914 $12,238,928
10 Kull The Conqueror Action PG-13 $6,086,891 1,326,120 $9,123,706
11 McHale's Navy Comedy PG $4,408,420 960,440 $6,607,827
12 Daylight Action PG-13 $3,774,360 822,301 $5,657,431
Total Gross of All Movies$614,627,568
Total Tickets Sold133,905,790
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$921,271,835

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.