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Box Office Performance for Sony Pictures Movies in 1997

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RankMovieRelease
Date
GenreMPAA
Rating
1997 GrossTickets Sold
1 Men in Black Jul 1, 1997 Action PG-13 $250,650,052 54,607,854
2 Air Force One Jul 25, 1997 Action R $172,480,186 37,577,382
3 My Best Friend's Wedding Jun 20, 1997 Comedy PG $126,776,290 27,620,106
4 Jerry Maguire Dec 13, 1996 Romantic Comedy R $70,614,467 15,384,415
5 I Know What You Did Last Su… Oct 17, 1997 Horror R $70,426,975 15,343,567
6 Anaconda Apr 11, 1997 Horror PG-13 $65,598,907 14,291,700
7 The Fifth Element May 9, 1997 Action PG-13 $63,570,862 13,849,861
8 Starship Troopers Nov 7, 1997 Action R $54,320,555 11,834,543
9 Absolute Power Feb 14, 1997 Thriller/Suspense R $50,068,310 10,908,128
10 The Devil's Own Mar 26, 1997 Thriller/Suspense R $42,885,593 9,343,266
11 Donnie Brasco Feb 28, 1997 Drama R $41,954,997 9,140,522
12 As Good as it Gets Dec 24, 1997 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $41,563,194 9,055,162
13 Seven Years in Tibet Oct 8, 1997 Drama PG-13 $37,600,360 8,191,799
14 Beverly Hills Ninja Jan 17, 1997 Comedy PG-13 $31,245,344 6,807,264
15 Fools Rush In Feb 14, 1997 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $29,299,524 6,383,338
16 Booty Call Feb 26, 1997 Comedy R $20,066,917 4,371,877
17 The People vs. Larry Flynt Dec 25, 1996 Drama R $18,447,098 4,018,975
18 Excess Baggage Aug 29, 1997 Comedy PG-13 $14,351,432 3,126,673
19 Gattaca Oct 24, 1997 Drama PG-13 $12,468,416 2,716,430
20 Das Boot Apr 4, 1997 Drama R $11,397,741 2,483,167
21 Double Team Apr 4, 1997 Action R $11,328,565 2,468,096
22 Buddy Jun 6, 1997 Comedy PG $10,067,104 2,193,268
23 Ghosts of Mississippi Dec 20, 1996 Drama PG-13 $7,269,988 1,583,875
24 U-Turn Oct 3, 1997 Drama R $6,645,225 1,447,761
25 Hamlet Dec 25, 1996 Drama PG-13 $4,069,672 886,638
26 Masterminds Aug 22, 1997 Action PG-13 $1,890,472 411,867
27 The Assignment Sep 26, 1997 Thriller/Suspense R $600,843 130,902
28 The Mirror Has Two Faces Nov 15, 1996 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $499,856 108,901
29 Some Mother's Son Dec 25, 1996 Drama R $328,468 71,561
30 The Disappearance of Garcia… Sep 12, 1997 Thriller/Suspense R $226,427 49,330
31 Bliss Jun 6, 1997 Drama R $207,751 45,261
32 High School High Oct 25, 1996 Comedy PG-13 $111,963 24,392
33 Fly Away Home Sep 13, 1996 Drama PG $89,616 19,524
34 Cafe Society Jul 20, 1997 Drama R $6,325 1,377
Total Gross of All Movies$1,269,129,495
Total Tickets Sold276,498,782

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 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.

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