Box Office Performance for Warner Bros. Movies in 1997
| Rank | Movie | Genre | MPAA | 1997 Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation- Adjusted Gross |
| 1 |
Batman & Robin
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$107,325,195 |
23,382,395 |
$160,870,878 |
| 2 |
Contact
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$100,920,329 |
21,987,000 |
$151,270,560 |
| 3 |
Conspiracy Theory
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$76,118,990 |
16,583,658 |
$114,095,567 |
| 4 |
Devil's Advocate
|
Drama
|
R
|
$59,068,731 |
12,869,005 |
$88,538,754 |
| 5 |
L.A. Confidential
|
Drama
|
R
|
$38,296,320 |
8,343,425 |
$57,402,764 |
| 6 |
Vegas Vacation
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$36,470,465 |
7,945,635 |
$54,665,969 |
| 7 |
Selena
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$35,450,113 |
7,723,336 |
$53,136,552 |
| 8 |
Addicted To Love
|
Romantic Comedy
|
R
|
$34,673,095 |
7,554,051 |
$51,971,871 |
| 9 |
Father's Day
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$28,681,080 |
6,248,601 |
$42,990,375 |
| 10 |
Murder at 1600
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$25,842,024 |
5,630,071 |
$38,734,888 |
| 11 |
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
|
Drama
|
R
|
$23,616,463 |
5,145,199 |
$35,398,969 |
| 12 |
Fire Down Below
|
Action
|
R
|
$16,148,906 |
3,518,280 |
$24,205,766 |
| 13 |
The Postman
|
Action
|
R
|
$14,327,628 |
3,121,488 |
$21,475,837 |
| 14 |
The Man Who Knew Too Little
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$13,678,426 |
2,980,049 |
$20,502,737 |
| 15 |
Rosewood
|
Drama
|
R
|
$13,104,494 |
2,855,010 |
$19,642,469 |
| 16 |
Mad City
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$10,519,023 |
2,291,726 |
$15,767,075 |
| 17 |
Wild America
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$7,365,417 |
1,604,666 |
$11,040,102 |
| 18 |
One Eight Seven
|
Drama
|
R
|
$5,747,802 |
1,252,244 |
$8,615,439 |
| 19 |
Space Jam
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$5,041,169 |
1,098,294 |
$7,556,263 |
| 20 |
My Fellow Americans
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$4,327,252 |
942,756 |
$6,486,161 |
| 21 |
Mars Attacks!
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$3,991,255 |
869,554 |
$5,982,532 |
| 22 |
Cats Don't Dance
|
Musical
|
G
|
$3,588,602 |
781,831 |
$5,378,997 |
| 23 |
Free Willy 3: The Rescue
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$3,519,178 |
766,705 |
$5,274,930 |
| 24 |
Steel
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$1,686,429 |
367,414 |
$2,527,808 |
| 25 |
Anna Karenina
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$858,553 |
187,049 |
$1,286,897 |
| 26 |
Sleepers
|
Drama
|
R
|
$406,804 |
88,628 |
$609,761 |
| 27 |
Michael Collins
|
Drama
|
R
|
$166,313 |
36,234 |
$249,290 |
| 28 |
Day for Night (re-issue)
|
|
|
$17,808 |
3,880 |
$26,694 |
| Total Gross of All Movies | $670,957,864 |
| Total Tickets Sold | 146,178,184 |
| Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices | $1,005,705,906 |
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.
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