Box Office Performance for Universal Movies in 1997

Rank	Movie	Genre	MPAA	1997 Gross	Tickets Sold	Inflation- Adjusted Gross
1	The Lost World: Jurassic Park	Action	PG-13	$229,074,524	49,907,304	$358,334,443
2	Liar Liar	Comedy	PG-13	$181,395,380	39,519,691	$283,751,381
3	Dante's Peak	Drama	PG-13	$67,155,742	14,630,881	$105,049,726
4	The Jackal	Thriller/Suspense	R	$53,107,285	11,570,215	$83,074,144
5	For Richer or Poorer	Comedy	PG-13	$24,453,915	5,327,650	$38,252,527
6	That Old Feeling	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$16,325,542	3,556,763	$25,537,558
7	Leave It To Beaver	Comedy	PG	$11,307,615	2,463,533	$17,688,167
8	Fierce Creatures	Comedy	PG-13	$9,202,671	2,004,939	$14,395,462
9	A Simple Wish	Comedy	PG	$8,119,205	1,768,890	$12,700,630
10	Daylight	Action	PG-13	$7,905,000	1,722,222	$12,365,554
11	Kull The Conqueror	Action	PG-13	$6,086,891	1,326,120	$9,521,542
12	McHale's Navy	Comedy	PG	$4,368,453	951,733	$6,833,443
13	The Boxer	Drama	R	$129,915	28,304	$203,223
Total Gross of All Movies				$618,632,138
Total Tickets Sold					134,778,245
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices						$967,707,799

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.