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Box Office Performance for Comedy Movies in 1997

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 Theatrical
Distributor		MPAA
Rating		1997 GrossTickets Sold
1 Liar Liar Mar 21, 1997 Universal PG-13 $181,410,615 39,523,009
2 My Best Friend's Wedding Jun 20, 1997 Sony Pictures PG $126,776,290 27,620,106
3 Flubber Nov 26, 1997 Walt Disney PG $83,134,090 18,112,002
4 In & Out Sep 19, 1997 Paramount Pictures PG-13 $63,417,425 13,816,432
5 Jungle 2 Jungle Mar 7, 1997 Walt Disney PG $59,925,026 13,055,561
6 Austin Powers: Internationa… May 2, 1997 New Line PG-13 $53,883,989 11,739,431
7 Bean Oct 17, 1997 Gramercy PG-13 $45,105,316 9,826,866
8 Nothing To Lose Jul 18, 1997 Walt Disney R $44,480,039 9,690,640
9 Soul Food Sep 26, 1997 20th Century Fox R $43,201,124 9,412,009
10 Michael Dec 25, 1996 New Line PG $42,611,506 9,283,552
11 Private Parts Mar 7, 1997 Paramount Pictures R $41,198,146 8,975,630
12 Mouse Hunt Dec 19, 1997 Dreamworks SKG PG $40,081,904 8,732,440
13 Vegas Vacation Feb 14, 1997 Warner Bros. PG $36,470,465 7,945,635
14 The Full Monty Aug 13, 1997 Fox Searchlight R $35,431,393 7,719,257
15 Beverly Hills Ninja Jan 17, 1997 Sony Pictures PG-13 $31,245,344 6,807,264
16 Romy and Michele's High Sch… Apr 25, 1997 Walt Disney R $29,235,353 6,369,357
17 Father's Day May 9, 1997 Warner Bros. PG-13 $28,681,080 6,248,601
18 Air Bud Aug 1, 1997 Walt Disney PG $24,646,936 5,369,702
19 For Richer or Poorer Dec 12, 1997 Universal PG-13 $24,523,486 5,342,807
20 Home Alone III Dec 12, 1997 20th Century Fox PG $24,271,517 5,287,912
21 Good Burger Jul 25, 1997 Paramount Pictures PG $23,712,993 5,166,229
22 Booty Call Feb 26, 1997 Sony Pictures R $20,066,917 4,371,877
23 Gone Fishin' May 30, 1997 Walt Disney PG $19,745,922 4,301,943
24 Mother Dec 25, 1996 Paramount Pictures PG-13 $18,596,826 4,051,596
25 Mr. Magoo Dec 25, 1997 Walt Disney PG $15,671,371 3,414,242
26 Rocket Man Oct 10, 1997 Walt Disney PG $15,448,043 3,365,586
27 The Sixth Man Mar 28, 1997 Walt Disney PG-13 $14,765,099 3,216,797
28 Excess Baggage Aug 29, 1997 Sony Pictures PG-13 $14,351,432 3,126,673
29 Def Jam's How To Be a Player Aug 6, 1997 Gramercy R $14,010,363 3,052,366
30 The Man Who Knew Too Little Nov 14, 1997 Warner Bros. PG $13,678,426 2,980,049
31 Trial And Error May 30, 1997 New Line PG-13 $13,602,831 2,963,579
32 Leave It To Beaver Aug 22, 1997 Universal PG $11,307,615 2,463,532
33 Buddy Jun 6, 1997 Sony Pictures PG $10,067,104 2,193,268
34 Fierce Creatures Jan 24, 1997 Universal PG-13 $9,254,184 2,016,162
35 Beavis and Butt-Head Do Ame… Dec 20, 1996 Paramount Pictures PG-13 $8,921,390 1,943,657
36 A Simple Wish Jul 11, 1997 Universal PG $8,165,213 1,778,913
37 B*A*P*S Mar 28, 1997 New Line PG-13 $7,246,735 1,578,809
38 Kolya Jan 24, 1997 Miramax PG-13 $5,770,254 1,257,135
39 McHale's Navy Apr 18, 1997 Universal PG $4,408,420 960,440
40 My Fellow Americans Dec 20, 1996 Warner Bros. PG-13 $4,289,747 934,585
41 A Life Less Ordinary Oct 24, 1997 20th Century Fox R $4,287,595 934,116
42 Meet Wally Sparks Jan 31, 1997 Trimark R $4,073,582 887,490
43 Jingle All the Way Nov 22, 1996 20th Century Fox PG $3,378,865 736,136
44 Waiting for Guffman Jan 31, 1997 Sony Pictures Cla… R $2,922,988 636,816
45 Brassed Off May 23, 1997 Miramax R $2,589,188 564,093
46 Career Girls Aug 8, 1997 October Films R $2,506,039 545,977
47 Kiss Me, Guido Jul 18, 1997 Paramount Pictures R $1,916,898 417,624
48 Les Boys Dec 12, 1997 Distributor Unknown Not Rated $1,851,655 403,410
49 When The Cat's Away Sep 20, 1996 Sony Pictures Cla… R $1,652,472 360,015
50 Children of the Revolution Apr 30, 1997 Miramax R $845,391 184,181
51 The First Wives Club Sep 20, 1996 Paramount Pictures PG $819,191 178,472
52 Guantanamera Jul 4, 1997 Lionsgate Not Rated $751,478 163,720
53 SubUrbia Feb 7, 1997 Sony Pictures Cla… R $726,207 158,215
54 Box of Moonlight Jul 25, 1997 Trimark R $720,717 157,018
55 The Van May 16, 1997 Fox Searchlight R $621,093 135,314
56 The House of Yes Oct 10, 1997 Miramax R $617,403 134,510
57 Love Serenade Aug 1, 1997 Miramax R $604,523 131,704
58 Star Maps Jul 23, 1997 Fox Searchlight R $592,573 129,100
59 Commandments May 2, 1997 Gramercy R $548,562 119,512
60 D3: The Mighty Ducks Oct 4, 1996 Walt Disney PG $444,578 96,857
61 Swingers Oct 18, 1996 Miramax R $417,670 90,995
62 Pink Flamingos Apr 11, 1997 Fine Line NC-17 $413,802 90,152
63 The Associate Oct 25, 1996 Walt Disney PG-13 $388,132 84,560
64 Alive and Kicking Jul 25, 1997 First Look R $294,467 64,154
65 Schizopolis Apr 9, 1997 Northern Arts Ent… Not Rated $250,000 54,466
66 Dear God Nov 1, 1996 Paramount Pictures PG $214,477 46,727
67 Love and Other Catastrophes Mar 28, 1997 Fox Searchlight R $212,285 46,249
68 Irma Vep May 2, 1997 Zeitgeist Not Rated $191,164 41,647
69 That Thing You Do! Oct 4, 1996 20th Century Fox PG $177,067 38,576
70 Citizen Ruth Dec 13, 1996 Miramax Not Rated $142,349 31,012
71 High School High Oct 25, 1996 Sony Pictures PG-13 $111,963 24,392
72 The Graduate Dec 21, 1967 Embassy PG $75,702 16,492
73 Mouth to Mouth Sep 5, 1997 Miramax Not Rated $62,411 13,597
74 Bandwagon Sep 12, 1997 Cinepix Film Prop… Not Rated $44,544 9,704
75 Rien ne va plus Oct 24, 1997 New Yorker Not Rated $25,696 5,598
76 Hijacking Hollywood Jun 6, 1997 Broken Twig Produ… Not Rated $10,174 2,216
77 Frankenstein and Me Feb 9, 1997 Trimark PG $5,000 1,089
78 Best Men Oct 17, 1997 Orion Pictures Not Rated $5,000 1,089
79 Trojan War Sep 26, 1997 Warner Bros. Not Rated $217 47
Total Gross of All Movies$1,348,325,047
Total Tickets Sold293,752,693

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.

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