Box Office Performance for Documentary Movies in 1997

Rank	Movie	Release Date	Theatrical Distributor	MPAA Rating	1997 Gross	Tickets Sold
1	Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun	7/11/1997	Sony Pictures Classics	G	$2,570,742	560,075
2	Snowriders 2	10/15/1997	Warren Miller Entertainment	Not Rated	$2,287,639	498,396
3	Rhyme & Reason	3/5/1997	Miramax	R	$1,591,687	346,773
4	Fast, Cheap & Out of Control	10/3/1997	Sony Pictures Classics	PG	$760,472	165,680
5	Microcosmos	10/11/1996	Miramax	G	$521,987	113,723
Total Gross of All Movies					$7,732,527
Total Tickets Sold						1,684,647

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.

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.