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Domestic Theatrical Market Summary for 1997

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Note: The Box Office figures are adjusted for inflation.

Total Box Office Gross: $6,185,552,939
Tickets Sold: 1,347,614,826
Average Ticket Price: $4.59

Top Grossing Movies of 1997

RankMovieRelease
Date
DistributorGenre1997
Gross
Tickets
Sold
1 Men in Black Jul 1, 1997 Sony Pictures Action $250,650,052 54,607,854
2 The Lost World: Jurassic Park May 22, 1997 Universal Action $229,086,679 49,909,951
3 Liar Liar Mar 21, 1997 Universal Comedy $181,410,615 39,523,009
4 Air Force One Jul 25, 1997 Sony Pictures Action $172,480,186 37,577,382
5 Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope Jul 21, 1978 20th Century Fox Adventure $138,133,173 30,094,373
6 My Best Friend's Wedding Jun 20, 1997 Sony Pictures Comedy $126,776,290 27,620,106
7 Titanic Dec 19, 1997 Paramount Pictures Drama $112,594,173 24,530,321
8 Face/Off Jun 27, 1997 Paramount Pictures Action $112,276,146 24,461,033
9 Batman & Robin Jun 20, 1997 Warner Bros. Action $107,325,195 23,382,395
10 George Of The Jungle Jul 16, 1997 Walt Disney Adventure $105,263,257 22,933,171
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Biggest Weekends of 1997

RankDateMovieWeekend
Revenue
TheatersDistributorGenre
1 May 23, 1997 The Lost World: Jurassic Park $72,132,785 3,281 Universal Action
2 Jul 4, 1997 Men in Black $51,068,455 3,020 Sony Pictures Action
3 Jun 20, 1997 Batman & Robin $42,872,605 2,934 Warner Bros. Action
4 Jul 25, 1997 Air Force One $37,132,505 2,919 Sony Pictures Action
5 Jan 31, 1997 Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope $35,906,661 2,104 20th Century Fox Adventure
6 Dec 26, 1997 Titanic $35,455,673 2,711 Paramount Pictures Drama
7 May 30, 1997 The Lost World: Jurassic Park $34,116,390 3,282 Universal Action
8 Dec 12, 1997 Scream 2 $32,926,342 2,663 Miramax Horror
9 Mar 21, 1997 Liar Liar $31,423,025 2,845 Universal Comedy
10 Jul 11, 1997 Men in Black $30,062,317 3,020 Sony Pictures Action

Weekend Breakdown Domestic Box Office for 1997

Weekend No. 1 Movie Weeks in
Release
No. 1
Box
Office
Combined
Weekend
Box Office
No. 1 /
Combined
Jan 3, 1997 Michael 2 $12,144,926 $93,330,991 13%
Jan 10, 1997 The Relic New $9,064,143 $84,328,038 11%
Jan 17, 1997 Beverly Hills Ninja New $12,220,920 $101,433,699 12%
Jan 24, 1997 Jerry Maguire 7 $5,518,727 $65,516,149 8%
Jan 31, 1997 Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope 1028 $35,906,661 $93,598,280 38%
Feb 7, 1997 Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope 1029 $24,277,091 $83,997,577 29%
Feb 14, 1997 Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope 1030 $21,370,589 $121,317,443 18%
Feb 21, 1997 Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back 875 $21,975,993 $91,036,356 24%
Feb 28, 1997 Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back 876 $13,145,852 $83,501,716 16%
Mar 7, 1997 Private Parts New $14,616,333 $83,920,599 17%
Mar 14, 1997 Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi 721 $16,293,531 $80,853,276 20%
Mar 21, 1997 Liar Liar New $31,423,025 $91,341,007 34%
Mar 28, 1997 Liar Liar 2 $25,377,435 $87,009,614 29%
Apr 4, 1997 Liar Liar 3 $18,275,295 $84,896,240 22%
Apr 11, 1997 Anaconda New $16,620,887 $80,725,522 21%
Apr 18, 1997 Anaconda 2 $12,013,566 $66,953,007 18%
Apr 25, 1997 Volcano New $14,581,740 $64,919,367 22%
May 2, 1997 Breakdown New $12,307,128 $67,920,246 18%
May 9, 1997 The Fifth Element New $17,031,345 $65,159,290 26%
May 16, 1997 The Fifth Element 2 $11,410,863 $56,114,902 20%
May 23, 1997 The Lost World: Jurassic Park New $72,132,785 $130,131,480 55%
May 30, 1997 The Lost World: Jurassic Park 2 $34,116,390 $76,027,048 45%
Jun 6, 1997 Con Air New $24,131,738 $71,050,368 34%
Jun 13, 1997 Speed 2: Cruise Control New $16,158,942 $65,137,486 25%
Jun 20, 1997 Batman & Robin New $42,872,605 $103,807,628 41%
Jun 27, 1997 Face/Off New $23,387,530 $98,218,306 24%
Jul 4, 1997 Men in Black New $51,068,455 $120,111,995 43%
Jul 11, 1997 Men in Black 2 $30,062,317 $102,598,466 29%
Jul 18, 1997 Men in Black 3 $19,029,928 $104,036,803 18%
Jul 25, 1997 Air Force One New $37,132,505 $111,514,712 33%
Aug 1, 1997 Air Force One 2 $25,731,622 $107,582,339 24%
Aug 8, 1997 Conspiracy Theory New $19,313,566 $94,085,510 21%
Aug 15, 1997 Cop Land New $13,510,482 $86,661,730 16%
Aug 22, 1997 G.I. Jane New $11,094,241 $84,508,233 13%
Aug 29, 1997 G.I. Jane 2 $10,282,285 $96,615,521 11%
Sep 5, 1997 Fire Down Below New $6,073,094 $52,592,228 12%
Sep 12, 1997 The Game New $14,337,029 $53,901,366 27%
Sep 19, 1997 In & Out New $15,019,821 $62,845,353 24%
Sep 26, 1997 The Peacemaker New $12,311,939 $71,701,569 17%
Oct 3, 1997 Kiss the Girls New $13,215,167 $67,427,894 20%
Oct 10, 1997 Kiss the Girls 2 $11,122,441 $67,840,452 16%
Oct 17, 1997 I Know What You Did Last Summer New $15,818,645 $73,968,830 21%
Oct 24, 1997 I Know What You Did Last Summer 2 $12,507,880 $66,538,083 19%
Oct 31, 1997 I Know What You Did Last Summer 3 $9,406,297 $60,376,408 16%
Nov 7, 1997 Starship Troopers New $22,058,773 $83,888,733 26%
Nov 14, 1997 The Jackal New $15,164,595 $82,013,414 18%
Nov 21, 1997 Mortal Kombat: Annihilation New $16,771,694 $92,053,878 18%
Nov 28, 1997 Flubber New $26,725,207 $111,428,320 24%
Dec 5, 1997 Flubber 2 $11,292,933 $51,584,571 22%
Dec 12, 1997 Scream 2 New $32,926,342 $77,813,137 42%
Dec 19, 1997 Titanic New $28,638,131 $99,321,819 29%
Dec 26, 1997 Titanic 2 $35,455,673 $145,446,125 24%

The highest values in the column(s) No. 1 Box Office, Combined Weekend Box Office, No. 1 / Combined are shown in bold.

The lowest values in the column(s) No. 1 Box Office, Combined Weekend Box Office, No. 1 / Combined are shown underlined.

Market Share for Each Distributor in 1997

RankDistributorMovies1997 GrossTicketsShare
1 Sony Pictures 36 $1,269,256,493 276,526,450 20.52%
2 Walt Disney 33 $885,889,269 193,004,183 14.32%
3 Paramount Pictures 27 $716,765,740 156,158,100 11.59%
4 Warner Bros. 30 $670,885,506 146,162,406 10.85%
5 20th Century Fox 21 $644,370,154 140,385,646 10.42%
6 Universal 13 $614,947,075 133,975,392 9.94%
7 Miramax 33 $423,765,378 92,323,596 6.85%
8 New Line 19 $334,211,383 72,812,928 5.40%
9 MGM 12 $170,682,629 37,185,753 2.76%
10 Dreamworks SKG 3 $108,096,369 23,550,405 1.75%
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Market Share for Each Genre in 1997

RankGenreMovies1997 GrossTicketsShare
1 Action 37 $1,706,636,278 371,816,167 27.59%
2 Comedy 79 $1,348,325,047 293,752,693 21.80%
3 Drama 119 $998,423,671 217,521,442 16.14%
4 Thriller/Suspense 29 $604,576,556 131,716,009 9.77%
5 Adventure 20 $552,665,729 120,406,469 8.93%
6 Horror 13 $466,987,932 101,740,282 7.55%
7 Romantic Comedy 23 $326,118,935 71,049,868 5.27%
8 Musical 5 $114,425,007 24,929,194 1.85%
9 Black Comedy 8 $47,719,491 10,396,400 0.77%
10 Documentary 10 $10,381,026 2,261,657 0.17%
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Market Share for Each MPAA Rating in 1997

RankMPAA RatingMovies1997 GrossTicketsShare
1 R 188 $2,566,095,796 559,062,173 41.49%
2 PG-13 75 $2,150,466,902 468,511,276 34.77%
3 PG 56 $1,238,103,775 269,739,358 20.02%
4 G 10 $209,950,183 45,740,776 3.39%
5 Not Rated 15 $11,741,845 2,558,129 0.19%
6 NC-17 2 $786,143 171,272 0.01%
7 GP 1 $39,481 8,601 0.00%
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Market Share for Each Type of Source Material in 1997

RankSource MaterialMovies1997 GrossTicketsShare
1 Original Screenplay 197 $3,376,777,371 735,681,251 54.59%
2 Based on Fiction Book/Short Story 62 $1,209,137,766 263,428,675 19.55%
3 Based on Comic/Graphic Novel 4 $414,641,668 90,335,873 6.70%
4 Based on TV 10 $286,957,739 62,518,022 4.64%
5 Based on Real Life Events 28 $265,222,766 57,782,726 4.29%
6 Remake 4 $224,893,862 48,996,483 3.64%
7 Based on Factual Book/Article 4 $104,490,945 22,764,909 1.69%
8 Based on Religious Text 1 $99,112,101 21,593,050 1.60%
9 Based on Play 17 $58,710,954 12,791,050 0.95%
10 Based on Short Film 2 $48,177,073 10,496,094 0.78%
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Market Share for Each Production Method in 1997

RankProduction MethodMovies1997 GrossTicketsShare
1 Live Action 330 $5,692,771,567 1,240,255,089 92.03%
2 Animation/Live Action 3 $288,428,472 62,838,445 4.66%
3 Hand Animation 6 $194,926,749 42,467,698 3.15%
4 Stop-Motion Animation 1 $42,303 9,216 0.00%
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Market Share for Each Creative Type in 1997

RankCreative TypeMovies1997 GrossTicketsShare
1 Contemporary Fiction 209 $3,680,287,629 801,805,484 59.50%
2 Science Fiction 19 $1,133,811,126 247,017,665 18.33%
3 Historical Fiction 37 $446,813,174 97,344,901 7.22%
4 Dramatization 23 $371,544,037 80,946,404 6.01%
5 Kids Fiction 16 $337,014,794 73,423,695 5.45%
6 Super Hero 2 $109,011,624 23,749,808 1.76%
7 Fantasy 10 $83,326,296 18,153,873 1.35%
8 Factual 10 $10,381,026 2,261,657 0.17%
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