Annual Movie Chart - 1997

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.

Top Grossing Movies of 1997

Rank	Movie	Release Date	Distributor	Genre	MPAA	1997 Gross	Tickets Sold
1	Men in Black	7/1/1997	Sony Pictures	Adventure	PG-13	$250,107,128	54,489,570
2	The Lost World: Jurassic Park	5/22/1997	Universal	Action	PG-13	$229,074,524	49,907,304
3	Liar Liar	3/21/1997	Universal	Comedy	PG-13	$181,395,380	39,519,691
4	Air Force One	7/25/1997	Sony Pictures	Action	R	$172,144,501	37,504,249
5	Titanic	4/4/2012	Paramount Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	PG-13	$157,467,971	34,306,747
6	Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope	7/21/1978	20th Century Fox	Adventure	PG	$138,133,173	30,094,373
7	My Best Friend's Wedding	6/20/1997	Sony Pictures	Comedy	PG-13	$126,768,249	27,618,355
8	Face/Off	6/27/1997	Paramount Pictures	Action	R	$112,273,211	24,460,395
9	Batman & Robin	6/20/1997	Warner Bros.	Action	PG-13	$107,308,328	23,378,721
10	George Of The Jungle	7/16/1997	Walt Disney	Comedy	PG	$105,224,566	22,924,742
11	Con Air	6/6/1997	Walt Disney	Action	R	$101,087,161	22,023,347
12	Contact	7/11/1997	Warner Bros.	Drama	PG	$100,769,177	21,954,069
13	Hercules	6/13/1997	Walt Disney	Adventure	G	$99,046,791	21,578,822
14	Jerry Maguire	12/13/1996	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	R	$93,269,730	20,320,203
15	Tomorrow Never Dies	12/19/1997	MGM	Action	PG-13	$92,408,204	20,132,506
16	Scream 2	12/12/1997	Miramax	Horror	R	$85,492,042	18,625,717
17	Flubber	11/26/1997	Walt Disney	Comedy	PG	$83,110,113	18,106,778
18	Scream	12/20/1996	Miramax	Horror	R	$81,748,082	17,810,040
19	Conspiracy Theory	8/8/1997	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	R	$76,081,498	16,575,490
20	I Know What You Did Last Summer	10/17/1997	Sony Pictures	Horror	R	$70,396,279	15,336,880
21	Michael	12/25/1996	New Line	Comedy	PG	$67,715,874	14,752,914
22	Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back	7/31/1981	20th Century Fox	Adventure	PG	$67,484,485	14,702,502
23	Dante's Peak	2/7/1997	Universal	Drama	PG-13	$67,155,742	14,630,881
24	Anaconda	4/11/1997	Sony Pictures	Horror	PG-13	$65,557,989	14,282,786
25	The Fifth Element	5/9/1997	Sony Pictures	Action	PG-13	$63,540,020	13,843,142
26	In & Out	9/19/1997	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	PG-13	$63,417,425	13,816,432
27	The Saint	4/4/1997	Paramount Pictures	Action	PG-13	$61,355,436	13,367,197
28	Jungle 2 Jungle	3/7/1997	Walt Disney	Comedy	PG	$59,925,026	13,055,561
29	Kiss the Girls	10/3/1997	Paramount Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	R	$59,721,359	13,011,189
30	Devil's Advocate	10/17/1997	Warner Bros.	Drama	R	$59,068,731	12,869,005
31	The English Patient	11/15/1996	Miramax	Drama	R	$55,893,178	12,177,163
32	Spawn	7/31/1997	New Line	Action	PG-13	$54,967,359	11,975,459
33	Starship Troopers	11/7/1997	Sony Pictures	Action	R	$54,251,668	11,819,536
34	Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery	5/2/1997	New Line	Comedy	PG-13	$53,868,030	11,735,954
35	The Jackal	11/14/1997	Universal	Thriller/Suspense	R	$53,107,285	11,570,215
36	Anastasia	11/14/1997	20th Century Fox	Musical	G	$53,042,286	11,556,054
37	Breakdown	5/2/1997	Paramount Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	R	$50,129,186	10,921,391
38	Absolute Power	2/14/1997	Sony Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	R	$50,007,168	10,894,808
39	Evita	12/25/1996	Walt Disney	Musical	PG	$49,660,364	10,819,251
40	The Game	9/12/1997	Polygram	Thriller/Suspense	R	$48,265,581	10,515,377
41	G.I.Jane	8/22/1997	Walt Disney	Drama	R	$48,154,732	10,491,227
42	Speed II: Cruise Control	6/13/1997	20th Century Fox	Action	PG-13	$48,068,396	10,472,417
43	Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi	3/14/1997	20th Century Fox	Adventure	PG	$48,063,790	10,471,414
44	Volcano	4/25/1997	20th Century Fox	Action	PG-13	$47,474,112	10,342,944
45	Alien: Resurrection	11/26/1997	20th Century Fox	Action	R	$46,092,778	10,042,000
46	Bean	10/17/1997	Gramercy	Comedy	PG-13	$45,069,803	9,819,129
47	Cop Land	8/15/1997	Miramax	Drama	R	$44,810,734	9,762,687
48	Nothing To Lose	7/18/1997	Walt Disney	Comedy	R	$44,477,235	9,690,029
49	The Rainmaker	11/21/1997	Paramount Pictures	Drama	PG-13	$44,417,226	9,676,956
50	Soul Food	9/26/1997	20th Century Fox	Comedy	R	$43,198,792	9,411,502
51	The Devil's Own	3/26/1997	Sony Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	R	$42,877,165	9,341,430
52	Donnie Brasco	2/28/1997	Sony Pictures	Drama	R	$41,954,997	9,140,522
53	The Peacemaker	9/26/1997	Dreamworks SKG	Action	R	$41,256,277	8,988,296
54	Private Parts	3/7/1997	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	R	$41,198,146	8,975,631
55	Money Talks	8/22/1997	New Line	Action	R	$41,067,398	8,947,146
56	As Good as it Gets	12/24/1997	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$40,722,657	8,872,039
57	Mouse Hunt	12/19/1997	Dreamworks SKG	Comedy	PG	$40,021,527	8,719,287
58	L.A. Confidential	9/19/1997	Warner Bros.	Drama	R	$38,296,320	8,343,425
59	Seven Years in Tibet	10/8/1997	Sony Pictures	Drama	PG-13	$37,555,985	8,182,132
60	Vegas Vacation	2/14/1997	Warner Bros.	Comedy	PG	$36,429,528	7,936,716
61	Selena	3/21/1997	Warner Bros.	Drama	PG	$35,422,828	7,717,392
62	The Full Monty	8/13/1997	Fox Searchlight	Comedy	R	$35,338,724	7,699,068
63	Mortal Kombat: Annihilation	11/21/1997	New Line	Action	PG-13	$35,059,903	7,638,323
64	Addicted To Love	5/23/1997	Warner Bros.	Romantic Comedy	R	$34,656,904	7,550,524
65	The Relic	1/10/1997	Paramount Pictures	Horror	R	$33,927,476	7,391,607
66	Shine	11/22/1996	Fine Line	Drama	PG-13	$32,268,702	7,030,218
67	101 Dalmatians	11/27/1996	Walt Disney	Comedy	G	$32,070,509	6,987,039
68	Metro	1/17/1997	Walt Disney	Action	R	$31,987,563	6,968,968
69	Beverly Hills Ninja	1/17/1997	Sony Pictures	Comedy	PG-13	$31,235,710	6,805,166
70	Picture Perfect	8/1/1997	20th Century Fox	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$31,058,643	6,766,589
71	The Little Mermaid	11/15/1989	Walt Disney	Adventure	G	$29,678,678	6,465,943
72	Fools Rush In	2/14/1997	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$29,291,566	6,381,605
73	Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion	4/25/1997	Walt Disney	Comedy	R	$29,230,449	6,368,290
74	Father's Day	5/9/1997	Warner Bros.	Comedy	PG-13	$28,659,604	6,243,922
75	Grosse Pointe Blank	4/11/1997	Walt Disney	Black Comedy	R	$28,073,151	6,116,155
76	Out to Sea	7/2/1997	20th Century Fox	Comedy	PG-13	$27,974,168	6,094,590
77	The Edge	9/26/1997	20th Century Fox	Thriller/Suspense	R	$27,779,888	6,052,263
78	Jackie Brown	12/25/1997	Miramax	Drama	R	$27,164,883	5,918,275
79	Amistad	12/12/1997	Dreamworks SKG	Drama	R	$26,714,127	5,820,071
80	One Fine Day	12/20/1996	20th Century Fox	Romantic Comedy	PG	$26,677,496	5,812,091
81	Event Horizon	8/15/1997	Paramount Pictures	Horror	R	$26,668,092	5,810,042
82	Murder at 1600	4/18/1997	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	R	$25,826,788	5,626,751
83	Mimic	8/22/1997	Miramax	Horror	R	$25,454,187	5,545,575
84	Air Bud	8/1/1997	Walt Disney	Comedy	PG	$24,629,916	5,365,995
85	For Richer or Poorer	12/12/1997	Universal	Comedy	PG-13	$24,453,915	5,327,650
86	Home Alone III	12/12/1997	20th Century Fox	Comedy	PG	$24,000,000	5,228,758
87	Boogie Nights	10/10/1997	New Line	Drama	R	$23,816,064	5,188,685
88	Good Burger	7/25/1997	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	PG	$23,700,919	5,163,599
89	Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil	11/21/1997	Warner Bros.	Drama	R	$23,616,463	5,145,199
90	Hoodlum	8/27/1997	MGM	Drama	R	$23,489,997	5,117,646
91	Red Corner	10/31/1997	MGM	Thriller/Suspense	R	$22,282,785	4,854,637
92	Beavis and Butt-head Do America	12/20/1996	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	PG-13	$21,949,646	4,782,058
93	The Preacher's Wife	12/13/1996	Walt Disney	Drama	PG	$20,151,087	4,390,215
94	Booty Call	2/26/1997	Sony Pictures	Comedy	R	$20,060,051	4,370,381
95	An American Werewolf in Paris	12/25/1997	Walt Disney	Horror	R	$20,056,331	4,369,571
96	Gone Fishin'	5/30/1997	Walt Disney	Comedy	PG	$19,736,932	4,299,985
97	The People vs. Larry Flynt	12/25/1996	Sony Pictures	Drama	R	$19,668,017	4,284,971
98	Mother	12/25/1996	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	PG-13	$18,891,125	4,115,714
99	That Darn Cat	2/14/1997	Walt Disney	Comedy	PG	$18,239,932	3,973,841
100	That Old Feeling	4/4/1997	Universal	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$16,337,426	3,559,352
101	Fire Down Below	9/5/1997	Warner Bros.	Action	R	$16,148,906	3,518,280
102	Wes Craven's Wishmaster	9/19/1997	Live Entertainment	Horror	R	$15,719,109	3,424,642
103	Mr. Magoo	12/25/1997	Walt Disney	Comedy	PG	$15,616,635	3,402,317
104	Rocket Man	10/10/1997	Walt Disney	Comedy	PG	$15,448,043	3,365,587
105	The Sixth Man	3/28/1997	Walt Disney	Comedy	PG-13	$14,765,099	3,216,797
106	Jackie Chan's First Strike	1/10/1997	New Line	Action	PG-13	$14,511,338	3,161,512
107	In Love and War	12/18/1996	New Line	Drama	PG-13	$14,462,242	3,150,815
108	The Postman	12/25/1997	Warner Bros.	Action	R	$14,327,628	3,121,488
109	Excess Baggage	8/29/1997	Sony Pictures	Comedy	PG-13	$14,327,206	3,121,396
110	Fairytale: A True Story	10/24/1997	Paramount Pictures	Drama	PG	$14,013,508	3,053,052
111	Def Jam's How To Be a Player	8/6/1997	Gramercy	Comedy	R	$14,008,431	3,051,946
112	The Man Who Knew Too Little	11/14/1997	Warner Bros.	Comedy	PG	$13,678,426	2,980,049
113	Trial And Error	5/30/1997	New Line	Comedy	PG-13	$13,587,762	2,960,297
114	Eve's Bayou	11/7/1997	Trimark	Drama	R	$13,475,192	2,935,772
115	Rosewood	2/21/1997	Warner Bros.	Drama	R	$13,104,494	2,855,010
116	Marvin's Room	12/20/1996	Miramax	Drama	PG-13	$12,612,751	2,747,876
117	Love Jones	3/14/1997	New Line	Drama	R	$12,514,138	2,726,392
118	Ghosts of Mississippi	12/20/1996	Sony Pictures	Drama	PG-13	$12,511,843	2,725,892
119	Gattaca	10/24/1997	Sony Pictures	Drama	PG-13	$12,275,272	2,674,351
120	My Fellow Americans	12/20/1996	Warner Bros.	Comedy	PG-13	$12,123,355	2,641,254
121	Chasing Amy	4/4/1997	Miramax	Romantic Comedy	R	$12,006,514	2,615,798
122	Mars Attacks!	12/13/1996	Warner Bros.	Comedy	PG-13	$11,907,700	2,594,270
123	Ransom	11/8/1996	Walt Disney	Action	R	$11,806,880	2,572,305
124	Turbulence	1/10/1997	MGM	Thriller/Suspense	R	$11,466,088	2,498,058
125	The Beautician and the Beast	2/7/1997	Paramount Pictures	Romantic Comedy	PG	$11,454,593	2,495,554
126	Boot, Das	4/4/1997	Sony Pictures	Drama	R	$11,397,741	2,483,168
127	Double Team	4/4/1997	Sony Pictures	Action	R	$11,313,010	2,464,708
128	Leave It To Beaver	8/22/1997	Universal	Comedy	PG	$11,307,615	2,463,533
129	Mad City	11/7/1997	Warner Bros.	Drama	PG-13	$10,519,023	2,291,726
130	Operation Condor	7/18/1997	Miramax	Action	PG-13	$10,440,032	2,274,517
131	Buddy	6/6/1997	Sony Pictures	Comedy	PG	$10,005,081	2,179,756
132	Night Falls On Manhattan	5/16/1997	Paramount Pictures	Drama	R	$9,881,286	2,152,786
133	Everyone Says I Love You	12/6/1996	Miramax	Musical	R	$9,582,804	2,087,757
134	Shall We Dance?	7/11/1997	Miramax	Romantic Comedy	PG	$9,517,621	2,073,556
135	Fierce Creatures	1/24/1997	Universal	Comedy	PG-13	$9,202,671	2,004,939
136	The Wings of the Dove	11/7/1997	Miramax	Drama	R	$8,698,249	1,895,043
137	Ulee's Gold	6/13/1997	Orion Pictures	Drama	R	$8,637,027	1,881,705
138	Space Jam	11/15/1996	Warner Bros.	Comedy	PG	$8,517,269	1,855,614
139	Mrs. Brown	7/18/1997	Miramax	Drama	PG	$8,451,663	1,841,321
140	A Simple Wish	7/11/1997	Universal	Comedy	PG	$8,119,205	1,768,890
141	Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie	3/28/1997	20th Century Fox	Action	PG	$8,109,349	1,766,743
142	Secrets & Lies	9/28/1996	October Films	Drama	R	$8,074,281	1,759,103
143	A Thousand Acres	9/19/1997	Walt Disney	Drama	R	$7,928,412	1,727,323
144	Daylight	12/6/1996	Universal	Action	PG-13	$7,905,000	1,722,222
145	Sprung	5/14/1997	Trimark	Romantic Comedy	R	$7,553,105	1,645,557
146	Good Will Hunting	12/5/1997	Miramax	Drama	R	$7,510,617	1,636,300
147	The Evening Star	12/25/1996	Paramount Pictures	Drama	PG-13	$7,474,793	1,628,495
148	Jingle All the Way	11/22/1996	20th Century Fox	Comedy	PG	$7,388,094	1,609,607
149	Wild America	7/2/1997	Warner Bros.	Adventure	PG	$7,324,662	1,595,787
150	*BAPS**	3/28/1997	New Line	Comedy	PG-13	$7,240,837	1,577,524
151	The Ice Storm	9/26/1997	Fox Searchlight	Drama	R	$7,238,051	1,576,917
152	She's So Lovely	8/27/1997	Miramax	Drama	R	$7,221,836	1,573,385
153	Zeus and Roxanne	1/24/1997	MGM	Comedy	PG	$7,183,046	1,564,934
154	Star Trek: First Contact	11/22/1996	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	PG-13	$6,846,411	1,491,593
155	U-Turn	10/3/1997	Sony Pictures	Drama	R	$6,633,400	1,445,185
156	Switchback	10/31/1997	Paramount Pictures	Action	R	$6,482,195	1,412,243
157	Warriors of Virtue	5/2/1997	MGM	Action	PG	$6,448,817	1,404,971
158	Most Wanted	10/10/1997	New Line	Action	R	$6,320,276	1,376,966
159	Kull The Conqueror	8/29/1997	Universal	Action	PG-13	$6,086,891	1,326,120
160	Gang Related	10/8/1997	MGM	Drama	R	$5,858,599	1,276,383
161	Inventing the Abbots	4/4/1997	20th Century Fox	Drama	R	$5,852,547	1,275,065
162	Kolya	1/24/1997	Miramax	Comedy	PG-13	$5,730,711	1,248,521
163	One Eight Seven	7/30/1997	Warner Bros.	Drama	R	$5,716,080	1,245,333
164	Gridlock'd	1/29/1997	Gramercy	Black Comedy	R	$5,479,037	1,193,690
165	Dangerous Ground	2/12/1997	New Line	Thriller/Suspense	R	$5,079,851	1,106,721
166	Across The Sea of Time	10/20/1995	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	G	$5,064,440	1,103,364
167	The Crucible	11/29/1996	20th Century Fox	Drama	PG-13	$4,999,637	1,089,246
168	Deconstructing Harry	12/12/1997	Fine Line	Romantic Comedy	R	$4,904,940	1,068,614
169	McHale's Navy	4/18/1997	Universal	Comedy	PG	$4,368,453	951,733
170	A Life Less Ordinary	10/24/1997	20th Century Fox	Comedy	R	$4,266,243	929,465
171	Hamlet	12/25/1996	Sony Pictures	Drama	PG-13	$4,266,214	929,458
172	Kama Sutra	2/28/1997	Trimark	Drama	R	$4,109,095	895,228
173	Playing God	10/17/1997	Walt Disney	Thriller/Suspense	R	$4,068,285	886,337
174	Meet Wally Sparks	1/31/1997	Trimark	Comedy	R	$3,999,612	871,375
175	Lost Highway	2/21/1997	October Films	Thriller/Suspense	R	$3,796,699	827,168
176	Cats Don't Dance	3/26/1997	Warner Bros.	Musical	G	$3,562,749	776,198
177	8 Heads in a Duffel Bag	4/18/1997	Orion Pictures	Black Comedy	R	$3,559,990	775,597
178	The Portrait of a Lady	12/24/1996	Gramercy	Drama	PG-13	$3,550,492	773,528
179	Free Willy 3: The Rescue	8/8/1997	Warner Bros.	Drama	PG	$3,519,178	766,705
180	The Pest	2/7/1997	Sony/TriStar	Comedy	PG-13	$3,506,206	763,879
181	Til There Was You	5/30/1997	Paramount Pictures	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$3,478,370	757,815
182	The MatchMaker	10/3/1997	Gramercy	Romantic Comedy	R	$3,376,403	735,600
183	A Smile Like Yours	8/22/1997	Paramount Pictures	Romantic Comedy	R	$3,317,930	722,861
184	Breaking the Waves	11/13/1996	October Films	Drama	R	$3,110,918	677,760
185	Waiting for Guffman	1/31/1997	Sony Pictures Classics	Comedy	R	$2,922,988	636,817
186	Love! Valour! Compassion!	5/16/1997	New Line	Drama	R	$2,874,242	626,197
187	Dirty Dancing	8/22/1997	Vestron	Drama	PG-13	$2,868,135	624,866
188	In the Company of Men	8/1/1997	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	R	$2,856,622	622,358
189	One Night Stand	11/14/1997	New Line	Drama	R	$2,642,718	575,756
190	Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun	7/11/1997	Sony Pictures Classics	Documentary	G	$2,570,742	560,075
191	Brassed Off	5/23/1997	Miramax	Comedy	R	$2,560,471	557,837
192	Romeo+Juliet	11/1/1996	20th Century Fox	Drama	PG-13	$2,518,728	548,742
193	Career Girls	8/8/1997	October Films	Comedy	R	$2,506,039	545,978
194	Crash	10/4/1996	Fine Line	Drama	R	$2,430,321	529,482
195	The Pillow Book	6/6/1997	Lionsgate	Drama	Not Rated	$2,293,037	499,572
196	Snowriders 2	10/15/1997	Warren Miller Entertainment	Documentary	Not Rated	$2,287,639	498,396
197	Smilla's Sense of Snow	2/28/1997	Fox Searchlight	Thriller/Suspense	R	$2,221,994	484,095
198	Shadow Conspiracy	1/31/1997	Walt Disney	Thriller/Suspense	R	$2,154,540	469,399
199	The Daytrippers	3/5/1997	Lionsgate	Romantic Comedy	R	$2,084,559	454,152
200	The First Wives Club	9/20/1996	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	PG	$2,075,683	452,219
201	Paradise Road	4/11/1997	Fox Searchlight	Drama	R	$1,921,471	418,621
202	Kiss Me, Guido	7/18/1997	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	R	$1,916,898	417,625
203	Masterminds	8/22/1997	Sony Pictures	Action	PG-13	$1,890,472	411,868
204	Wings of Courage	4/21/1995	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	G	$1,865,734	406,478
205	Les Boys	12/12/1997	Distributor Unknown	Comedy	Not Rated	$1,851,655	403,411
206	Set It Off	11/6/1996	New Line	Drama	R	$1,812,337	394,845
207	Steel	8/15/1997	Warner Bros.	Action	PG-13	$1,686,429	367,414
208	Washington Square	10/5/1997	Walt Disney	Drama	PG	$1,683,826	366,847
209	Ridicule	11/29/1996	Miramax	Drama	R	$1,651,876	359,886
210	Rhyme & Reason	3/5/1997	Miramax	Documentary	R	$1,591,687	346,773
211	City of Industry	3/14/1997	Orion Pictures	Drama	R	$1,495,332	325,780
212	Wag the Dog	12/25/1997	New Line	Drama	R	$1,427,164	310,929
213	The Sweet Hereafter	11/21/1997	Fine Line	Drama	R	$1,387,966	302,389
214	Ponette	3/14/1997	Arrow Releasing	Drama	Not Rated	$1,351,319	294,405
215	Temptress Moon	6/13/1997	Miramax	Drama	R	$1,084,532	236,281
216	Blood and Wine	2/21/1997	Fox Searchlight	Thriller/Suspense	R	$1,075,288	234,268
217	D3: The Mighty Ducks	10/4/1996	Walt Disney	Comedy	PG	$1,048,408	228,411
218	Shiloh	4/25/1997	Legacy Releasing	Adventure	PG	$1,002,175	218,339
219	The Mirror Has Two Faces	11/15/1996	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$892,904	194,532
220	Female Perversions	4/25/1997	October Films	Drama	R	$883,973	192,587
221	Sleepers	10/18/1996	Warner Bros.	Drama	R	$880,394	191,807
222	The Ghost and the Darkness	10/11/1996	Paramount Pictures	Action	R	$844,516	183,990
223	Children of the Revolution	4/30/1997	Miramax	Comedy	R	$830,608	180,960
224	Big Night	9/20/1996	Goldwyn Entertainment	Drama	R	$814,200	177,386
225	Thieves (Les Voleurs)	12/25/1996	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	R	$810,330	176,542
226	Anna Karenina	4/4/1997	Warner Bros.	Drama	PG-13	$791,830	172,512
227	Kiss or Kill	11/14/1997	October Films	Thriller/Suspense	R	$771,091	167,994
228	Fast, Cheap & Out of Control	10/3/1997	Sony Pictures Classics	Documentary	PG	$760,472	165,680
229	Lone Star	6/21/1996	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	R	$758,156	165,176
230	Guantanamera	7/4/1997	Lionsgate	Comedy	Not Rated	$751,478	163,721
231	Nueba Yol 3	10/31/1997	Kit Parker Films	Drama	Not Rated	$723,404	157,604
232	Box of Moonlight	7/25/1997	Trimark	Comedy	R	$720,717	157,019
233	The Long Kiss Goodnight	10/11/1996	New Line	Action	R	$710,868	154,873
234	A Chef in Love	4/23/1997	Sony Pictures Classics	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$686,121	149,482
235	Prisoner of the Mountains	1/31/1997	Orion Classics	Drama	R	$661,361	144,087
236	Swingers	10/18/1996	Miramax	Comedy	R	$644,108	140,329
237	The Van	5/16/1997	Fox Searchlight	Comedy	R	$621,093	135,314
238	The House of Yes	10/10/1997	Miramax	Comedy	R	$617,403	134,510
239	Star Maps	7/23/1997	Fox Searchlight	Comedy	R	$592,573	129,101
240	Love Serenade	8/1/1997	Miramax	Comedy	R	$579,337	126,217
241	Dream With The Fishes	6/20/1997	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	R	$542,909	118,281
242	The Assignment	9/26/1997	Sony Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	R	$540,063	117,661
243	Prefontaine	1/24/1997	Walt Disney	Drama	PG-13	$532,190	115,946
244	Fargo	3/8/1996	Gramercy	Thriller/Suspense	R	$531,868	115,875
245	La c�r�monie	12/18/1996	New Yorker	Drama	Not Rated	$527,095	114,836
246	Margaret's Museum	2/7/1997	Cinepix Film Properties	Drama	R	$524,963	114,371
247	Microcosmos	10/11/1996	Miramax	Documentary	G	$521,987	113,723
248	J'en Suis	3/14/1997			Not Rated	$510,977	111,324
249	The Myth of Fingerprints	9/17/1997	Sony Pictures Classics		R	$505,828	110,202
250	Traveller	4/18/1997	October Films		R	$500,649	109,074
251	Some Mother's Son	12/25/1996	Sony Pictures	Drama	R	$493,723	107,565
252	Commandments	5/2/1997	Gramercy	Comedy	R	$488,419	106,409
253	SubUrbia	2/7/1997	Sony Pictures Classics	Comedy	R	$482,665	105,156
254	Pippi Longstocking	8/22/1997	Legacy Releasing	Musical	G	$478,113	104,164
255	Broken English	5/2/1997	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	PG-13	$476,070	103,719
256	Kissed	4/11/1997	Goldwyn Entertainment		R	$465,417	101,398
257	Pink Flamingos	4/11/1997	Fine Line		NC-17	$413,802	90,153
258	The Associate	10/25/1996	Walt Disney	Comedy	PG-13	$388,132	84,560
259	The Hanging Garden	11/7/1997	Goldwyn Entertainment	Drama	R	$386,350	84,172
260	Bent	11/26/1997	MGM	Drama	NC-17	$372,341	81,120
261	Thinner	10/25/1996	Paramount Pictures	Horror	R	$364,078	79,320
262	The End of Violence	9/12/1997	MGM		R	$357,881	77,970
263	That Thing You Do!	10/4/1996	20th Century Fox	Drama	PG	$351,800	76,645
264	First Kid	8/30/1996	Walt Disney	Comedy	PG	$331,031	72,120
265	Albino Alligator	1/17/1997	Miramax	Drama	R	$326,308	71,091
266	High School High	10/25/1996	Sony Pictures	Comedy	PG-13	$300,810	65,536
267	Indian Summer	7/25/1997	First Look	Comedy	R	$294,467	64,154
268	Different for Girls	9/12/1997	First Look		R	$281,764	61,386
269	All Over Me	4/25/1997	Fine Line	Drama	R	$281,175	61,258
270	Fly Away Home	9/13/1996	Sony Pictures	Drama	PG	$276,573	60,256
271	The Hunchback of Notre Dame	6/21/1996	Walt Disney	Adventure	G	$273,938	59,681
272	The Tango Lesson	11/14/1997	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	PG	$265,120	57,760
273	Ma Vie en Rose	12/26/1997	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	R	$244,717	53,315
274	Hollow Reed	4/18/1997			R	$244,337	53,232
275	Year of the Horse	10/8/1997	October Films		R	$243,094	52,962
276	Kundun	12/25/1997	Walt Disney	Drama	PG-13	$237,415	51,724
277	Unhook the Stars	2/14/1997	Miramax		R	$234,843	51,164
278	Garden of the Finzi-Continis	11/8/1996	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	R	$229,657	50,034
279	The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca	9/12/1997	Sony Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	R	$226,427	49,331
280	Critical Care	10/31/1997		Drama	R	$218,158	47,529
281	Dear God	11/1/1996	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	PG	$214,477	46,727
282	Love and Other Catastrophes	3/28/1997	Fox Searchlight	Comedy	R	$212,285	46,249
283	Bliss	6/6/1997	Sony Pictures	Drama	R	$207,751	45,262
284	I'm Not Rappaport	12/25/1996	Gramercy		PG-13	$196,514	42,814
285	The Ride	12/15/1997	RS Entertainment	Drama	PG	$189,635	41,315
286	Michael Collins	10/11/1996	Warner Bros.	Drama	R	$178,189	38,821
287	Rough Magic	5/30/1997	Goldwyn Entertainment		PG-13	$171,979	37,468
288	Phenomenon	7/5/1996	Walt Disney	Drama	PG	$167,596	36,513
289	Jack	8/9/1996	Walt Disney	Drama	PG-13	$165,851	36,133
290	The Education of Little Tree	12/25/1997	Paramount Pictures		PG	$161,831	35,257
291	Welcome to Sarajevo	11/26/1997	Miramax		R	$155,009	33,771
292	Marius et Jeannette	12/5/1997	New Yorker	Romantic Comedy	Not Rated	$142,749	31,100
293	Oscar and Lucinda	12/31/1997	Fox Searchlight	Drama	R	$137,163	29,883
294	The Boxer	12/31/1997	Universal	Drama	R	$129,915	28,304
295	The Whole Wide World	12/18/1996	Sony Pictures Classics		PG	$119,572	26,051
296	Hotel de Love	2/7/1997			R	$111,106	24,206
297	Kicked in the Head	9/26/1997	October Films		R	$102,739	22,383
298	Wallace & Gromit	4/6/1996	Northern Arts Entertainment	Adventure	Not Rated	$101,029	22,011
299	Beautiful Thing	10/9/1996	Sony Pictures Classics	Comedy	R	$96,544	21,034
300	The Winter Guest	12/24/1997	Fine Line	Drama	R	$87,508	19,065
301	Gummo	10/17/1997	Fine Line		R	$87,403	19,042
302	Going All the Way	9/19/1997	Gramercy		R	$86,175	18,775
303	A Brother's Kiss	4/25/1997	First Look	Drama	R	$66,961	14,588
304	Keys to Tulsa	4/11/1997	Gramercy		R	$57,252	12,473
305	Johns	1/31/1997	First Look		R	$50,789	11,065
306	Afterglow	12/26/1997	Sony Pictures Classics	Romantic Comedy	R	$50,052	10,905
307	The Apostle	12/17/1997	October Films	Drama	PG-13	$40,969	8,926
308	The Locusts	10/3/1997	MGM		R	$37,888	8,254
309	Office Killer	12/3/1997	Strand	Black Comedy	R	$37,446	8,158
310	Julian Po	9/5/1997	Fine Line		PG-13	$33,148	7,222
311	The Substance of Fire	3/14/1997	Miramax		R	$31,638	6,893
312	The Rich Man's Wife	9/13/1996	Walt Disney	Thriller/Suspense	R	$29,030	6,325
313	Catherine's Grove	9/5/1997		Drama	R	$26,641	5,804
314	Wedding Bell Blues	6/13/1997			R	$22,002	4,793
315	The Winner	7/25/1997	Live Entertainment		R	$21,000	4,575
316	I Love You, I Love You Not	10/31/1997			PG-13	$20,325	4,428
317	This World, Then the Fireworks	7/11/1997	Orion Classics		R	$19,906	4,337
318	The Last Time I Committed Suicide	6/20/1997	Roxie Releasing		R	$12,836	2,797
319	Nick and Jane	11/14/1997	Avalanche Releasing		R	$11,251	2,451
320	The Innocent Sleep	6/27/1997			R	$8,225	1,792
321	Cafe Society	7/20/1997	Sony Pictures	Drama	R	$6,325	1,378
322	Grind	4/11/1997	Castle Hill Productions		PG-13	$5,000	1,089
323	The James Gang	11/7/1997	Polygram		R	$5,000	1,089
324	The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon	1/12/1997		Adventure	PG	$5,000	1,089
325	The Grimm Brothers' Snow White	8/24/1997	Gramercy		PG-13	$5,000	1,089
326	Underworld	5/9/1997	Trimark		R	$5,000	1,089
327	Guy	12/17/1997	Gramercy		R	$5,000	1,089
328	Jerusalem	3/7/1997	First Look		PG-13	$5,000	1,089
329	Raven	10/14/1997		Action	R	$5,000	1,089
330	Breaking Up	10/17/1997	Warner Bros.		R	$5,000	1,089
331	Tollbooth	6/6/1997			R	$5,000	1,089
332	Lewis & Clark & George	10/4/1997			R	$5,000	1,089
333	Drunks	3/14/1997	Northern Arts Entertainment		R	$5,000	1,089
334	Frankenstein and Me	2/9/1997	Trimark		PG	$5,000	1,089
335	Cadillac Ranch	4/11/1997	Legacy Releasing	Adventure	R	$5,000	1,089
336	Hugo Pool	12/12/1997	Northern Arts Entertainment	Romantic Comedy	PG	$3,620	789
337	Cold Around the Heart	11/7/1997	20th Century Fox		R	$552	120
Total Gross of All Movies						$6,372,032,739
Total Tickets Sold							1,388,242,431