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, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.

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Top Grossing Movies of 1997

Rank	Movie	Release Date	Distributor	Genre	MPAA	1997 Gross	Tickets Sold	Inflation- Adjusted Gross
1	Men in Black	7/2/1997	Sony Pictures	Adventure	PG-13	$250,107,128	54,489,570	$429,922,707
2	The Lost World: Jurassic Park	5/23/1997	Universal	Action	PG-13	$229,074,524	49,907,304	$393,768,629
3	Liar Liar	3/21/1997	Universal	Comedy	PG-13	$181,395,380	39,519,691	$311,810,362
4	Air Force One	7/25/1997	Sony Pictures	Action	R	$172,144,501	37,504,249	$295,908,525
5	Titanic	12/19/1997	Paramount Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	PG-13	$157,467,971	34,306,747	$270,680,234
6	Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope	5/25/1977	20th Century Fox	Adventure	PG	$138,133,173	30,094,373	$237,444,603
7	The Godfather	3/15/1972	Paramount Pictures			$129,141,981	28,135,508	$221,989,158
8	My Best Friend's Wedding	6/20/1997	Sony Pictures	Comedy	PG-13	$126,768,249	27,618,355	$217,908,821
9	Face/Off	6/27/1997	Paramount Pictures	Action	R	$112,273,211	24,460,395	$192,992,517
10	Batman & Robin	6/20/1997	Warner Bros.	Action	PG-13	$107,308,328	23,378,721	$184,458,109
11	George Of The Jungle	7/16/1997	Walt Disney Pictures	Comedy	PG	$105,224,566	22,924,742	$180,876,214
12	Con Air	6/6/1997	Walt Disney Pictures	Action	R	$101,087,161	22,023,347	$173,764,208
13	Contact	7/11/1997	Warner Bros.	Drama	PG	$100,769,177	21,954,069	$173,217,604
14	Hercules	6/15/1997	Walt Disney Pictures	Adventure	G	$99,046,791	21,578,822	$170,256,906
15	Jerry Maguire	12/13/1996	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	R	$93,269,730	20,320,203	$160,326,402
16	Tomorrow Never Dies	12/19/1997	MGM	Action	PG-13	$92,408,204	20,132,506	$158,845,472
17	Scream 2	12/12/1997	Miramax	Horror	R	$85,492,042	18,625,717	$146,956,907
18	Flubber	11/26/1997	Walt Disney Pictures	Comedy	PG	$83,110,113	18,106,778	$142,862,478
19	Scream	12/20/1996	Miramax	Horror	R	$81,748,082	17,810,040	$140,521,216
20	Conspiracy Theory	8/8/1997	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	R	$76,081,498	16,575,490	$130,780,616
21	I Know What You Did Last Summer	10/17/1997	Sony Pictures	Horror	R	$70,396,279	15,336,880	$121,007,983
22	Michael	12/25/1996	New Line	Comedy	PG	$67,715,874	14,752,914	$116,400,491
23	Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back	5/21/1980	20th Century Fox	Adventure	PG	$67,484,485	14,702,502	$116,002,741
24	Dante's Peak	2/7/1997	Universal	Drama	PG-13	$67,155,742	14,630,881	$115,437,651
25	Anaconda	4/11/1997	Sony Pictures	Horror	PG-13	$65,557,989	14,282,786	$112,691,182
26	The Fifth Element	5/9/1997	Sony Pictures	Action	PG-13	$63,540,020	13,843,142	$109,222,390
27	In & Out	9/19/1997	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	PG-13	$63,417,425	13,816,432	$109,011,648
28	The Saint	4/4/1997	Paramount Pictures	Action	PG-13	$61,355,436	13,367,197	$105,467,184
29	Jungle 2 Jungle	3/7/1997	Walt Disney Pictures	Comedy	PG	$59,925,026	13,055,561	$103,008,376
30	Kiss the Girls	10/3/1997	Paramount Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	R	$59,721,359	13,011,189	$102,658,281
31	Devil's Advocate	10/17/1997	Warner Bros.	Drama	R	$59,068,731	12,869,005	$101,536,449
32	The English Patient	11/15/1996	Miramax	Drama	R	$55,893,178	12,177,163	$96,077,816
33	Spawn	7/31/1997	New Line	Action	PG-13	$54,967,359	11,975,459	$94,486,372
34	Starship Troopers	11/7/1997	Sony Pictures	Action	R	$54,251,668	11,819,536	$93,256,139
35	Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery	5/2/1997	New Line	Comedy	PG-13	$53,868,030	11,735,954	$92,596,677
36	The Jackal	11/14/1997	Universal	Thriller/Suspense	R	$53,107,285	11,570,215	$91,288,996
37	Anastasia	11/14/1997	20th Century Fox	Musical	G	$53,042,286	11,556,054	$91,177,266
38	Breakdown	5/2/1997	Paramount Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	R	$50,129,186	10,921,391	$86,169,775
39	Absolute Power	2/14/1997	Sony Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	R	$50,007,168	10,894,808	$85,960,035
40	Evita	12/25/1996	Walt Disney Pictures	Musical	PG	$49,660,364	10,819,251	$85,363,890
41	The Game	9/12/1997	Polygram	Thriller/Suspense	R	$48,265,581	10,515,377	$82,966,325
42	G.I. Jane	8/22/1997	Walt Disney Pictures	Drama	R	$48,154,732	10,491,227	$82,775,781
43	Speed II: Cruise Control	6/13/1997	20th Century Fox	Action	PG-13	$48,068,396	10,472,417	$82,627,370
44	Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi	5/25/1983	20th Century Fox	Adventure	PG	$48,063,790	10,471,414	$82,619,456
45	Volcano	4/25/1997	20th Century Fox	Action	PG-13	$47,474,112	10,342,944	$81,605,828
46	Alien: Resurrection	11/28/1997	20th Century Fox	Action	R	$46,092,778	10,042,000	$79,231,380
47	Bean	10/17/1997	Gramercy	Comedy	PG-13	$45,069,803	9,819,129	$77,472,928
48	Cop Land	8/15/1997	Miramax	Drama	R	$44,810,734	9,762,687	$77,027,600
49	Nothing To Lose	7/18/1997	Walt Disney Pictures	Comedy	R	$44,477,235	9,690,029	$76,454,329
50	The Rainmaker	11/21/1997	Paramount Pictures	Drama	PG-13	$44,417,226	9,676,956	$76,351,183
51	Soul Food	9/26/1997	20th Century Fox	Comedy	R	$43,198,792	9,411,502	$74,256,751
52	The Devil's Own	3/26/1997	Sony Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	R	$42,877,165	9,341,430	$73,703,883
53	Donnie Brasco	2/28/1997	Sony Pictures	Drama	R	$41,954,997	9,140,522	$72,118,719
54	The Peacemaker	9/26/1997	Dreamworks SKG	Action	R	$41,256,277	8,988,296	$70,917,655
55	Private Parts	3/7/1997	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	R	$41,198,146	8,975,631	$70,817,729
56	Money Talks	8/22/1997	New Line	Action	R	$41,067,398	8,947,146	$70,592,982
57	As Good as it Gets	12/24/1997	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$40,722,657	8,872,039	$70,000,388
58	Mouse Hunt	12/19/1997	Dreamworks SKG	Comedy	PG	$40,021,527	8,719,287	$68,795,174
59	L.A. Confidential	9/19/1997	Warner Bros.	Drama	R	$38,296,320	8,343,425	$65,829,623
60	Seven Years in Tibet	10/8/1997	Sony Pictures	Drama	PG-13	$37,555,985	8,182,132	$64,557,021
61	Vegas Vacation	2/14/1997	Warner Bros.	Comedy	PG	$36,429,528	7,936,716	$62,620,689
62	Selena	3/21/1997	Warner Bros.	Drama	PG	$35,422,828	7,717,392	$60,890,223
63	The Full Monty	8/13/1997	Fox Searchlight	Comedy	R	$35,338,724	7,699,068	$60,745,647
64	Mortal Kombat: Annihilation	11/21/1997	New Line	Action	PG-13	$35,059,903	7,638,323	$60,266,368
65	Addicted To Love	5/23/1997	Warner Bros.	Romantic Comedy	R	$34,656,904	7,550,524	$59,573,634
66	The Relic	1/10/1997	Paramount Pictures	Horror	R	$33,927,476	7,391,607	$58,319,779
67	Shine	11/22/1996	Fine Line	Drama	PG-13	$32,268,702	7,030,218	$55,468,420
68	101 Dalmatians	11/27/1996	Walt Disney Pictures	Comedy	G	$32,070,509	6,987,039	$55,127,738
69	Metro	1/17/1997	Walt Disney Pictures	Action	R	$31,987,563	6,968,968	$54,985,158
70	Beverly Hills Ninja	1/17/1997	Sony Pictures	Comedy	PG-13	$31,235,710	6,805,166	$53,692,760
71	Picture Perfect	8/1/1997	20th Century Fox	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$31,058,643	6,766,589	$53,388,387
72	The Little Mermaid	11/15/1989	Walt Disney Pictures	Adventure	G	$29,678,678	6,465,943	$51,016,290
73	Fools Rush In	2/14/1997	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$29,291,566	6,381,605	$50,350,863
74	Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion	4/25/1997	Walt Disney Pictures	Comedy	R	$29,230,449	6,368,290	$50,245,808
75	Father's Day	5/9/1997	Warner Bros.	Comedy	PG-13	$28,659,604	6,243,922	$49,264,545
76	Grosse Point Blank	4/11/1997	Walt Disney Pictures	Black Comedy	R	$28,073,151	6,116,155	$48,256,463
77	Out to Sea	7/2/1997	20th Century Fox	Comedy	PG-13	$27,974,168	6,094,590	$48,086,315
78	The Edge	9/26/1997	20th Century Fox	Thriller/Suspense	R	$27,779,888	6,052,263	$47,752,355
79	Jackie Brown	12/25/1997	Miramax	Drama	R	$27,164,883	5,918,275	$46,695,190
80	Amistad	12/12/1997	Dreamworks SKG	Drama	R	$26,714,127	5,820,071	$45,920,360
81	One Fine Day	12/20/1996	20th Century Fox	Romantic Comedy	PG	$26,677,496	5,812,091	$45,857,398
82	Event Horizon	8/15/1997	Paramount Pictures	Horror	R	$26,668,092	5,810,042	$45,841,231
83	Murder at 1600	4/18/1997	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	R	$25,826,788	5,626,751	$44,395,065
84	Mimic	8/22/1997	Miramax	Horror	R	$25,454,187	5,545,575	$43,754,587
85	Air Bud	8/1/1997	Walt Disney Pictures	Comedy	PG	$24,629,916	5,365,995	$42,337,701
86	For Richer or Poorer	12/12/1997	Universal	Comedy	PG-13	$24,453,915	5,327,650	$42,035,159
87	Home Alone III	12/12/1997	20th Century Fox	Comedy	PG	$24,000,000	5,228,758	$41,254,901
88	Boogie Nights	10/10/1997	New Line	Drama	R	$23,816,064	5,188,685	$40,938,725
89	Good Burger	7/25/1997	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	PG	$23,700,919	5,163,599	$40,740,796
90	Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil	11/21/1997	Warner Bros.	Drama	R	$23,616,463	5,145,199	$40,595,620
91	Hoodlum	8/27/1997	MGM	Drama	R	$23,489,997	5,117,646	$40,378,227
92	Red Corner	10/31/1997	MGM	Thriller/Suspense	R	$22,282,785	4,854,637	$38,303,086
93	Beavis and Butt-head Do America	12/20/1996	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	PG-13	$21,949,646	4,782,058	$37,730,438
94	The Preacher's Wife	12/13/1996	Walt Disney Pictures	Drama	PG	$20,151,087	4,390,215	$34,638,796
95	Booty Call	2/26/1997	Sony Pictures	Comedy	R	$20,060,051	4,370,381	$34,482,306
96	An American Werewolf in Paris	12/25/1997	Walt Disney Pictures	Horror	R	$20,056,331	4,369,571	$34,475,915
97	Gone Fishin'	5/30/1997	Walt Disney Pictures	Comedy	PG	$19,736,932	4,299,985	$33,926,882
98	The People vs. Larry Flynt	12/25/1996	Sony Pictures	Drama	R	$19,668,017	4,284,971	$33,808,421
99	Mother	12/25/1996	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	PG-13	$18,891,125	4,115,714	$32,472,983
100	That Darn Cat	2/14/1997	Walt Disney Pictures	Comedy	PG	$18,239,932	3,973,841	$31,353,605
101	That Old Feeling	4/4/1997	Universal	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$16,337,426	3,559,352	$28,083,287
102	Fire Down Below	9/5/1997	Warner Bros.	Action	R	$16,148,906	3,518,280	$27,759,229
103	Wes Craven's Wishmaster	9/19/1997	Live Entertainment	Horror	R	$15,719,109	3,424,642	$27,020,425
104	Mr. Magoo	12/25/1997	Walt Disney Pictures	Comedy	PG	$15,616,635	3,402,317	$26,844,281
105	Rocket Man	10/10/1997	Walt Disney Pictures	Comedy	PG	$15,448,043	3,365,587	$26,554,481
106	The Sixth Man	3/28/1997	Walt Disney Pictures	Comedy	PG-13	$14,765,099	3,216,797	$25,380,528
107	Jackie Chan's First Strike	1/10/1997	New Line	Action	PG-13	$14,511,338	3,161,512	$24,944,330
108	In Love and War	12/18/1996	New Line	Drama	PG-13	$14,462,242	3,150,815	$24,859,930
109	The Postman	12/25/1997	Warner Bros.	Action	R	$14,327,628	3,121,488	$24,628,540
110	Excess Baggage	8/29/1997	Sony Pictures	Comedy	PG-13	$14,327,206	3,121,396	$24,627,814
111	Fairytale: A True Story	10/24/1997	Paramount Pictures	Drama	PG	$14,013,508	3,053,052	$24,088,580
112	Def Jam's How To Be a Player	8/6/1997	Gramercy	Comedy	R	$14,008,431	3,051,946	$24,079,854
113	The Man Who Knew Too Little	11/14/1997	Warner Bros.	Comedy	PG	$13,678,426	2,980,049	$23,512,587
114	Trial And Error	5/30/1997	New Line	Comedy	PG-13	$13,587,762	2,960,297	$23,356,743
115	Eve's Bayou	11/7/1997	Trimark	Drama	R	$13,475,192	2,935,772	$23,163,241
116	Rosewood	2/21/1997	Warner Bros.	Drama	R	$13,104,494	2,855,010	$22,526,029
117	Marvin's Room	12/18/1996	Miramax	Drama	PG-13	$12,612,751	2,747,876	$21,680,742
118	Love Jones	3/14/1997	New Line	Drama	R	$12,514,138	2,726,392	$21,511,233
119	Ghosts of Mississippi	12/20/1996	Sony Pictures	Drama	PG-13	$12,511,843	2,725,892	$21,507,288
120	Gattaca	10/24/1997	Sony Pictures	Drama	PG-13	$12,275,272	2,674,351	$21,100,629
121	My Fellow Americans	12/20/1996	Warner Bros.	Comedy	PG-13	$12,123,355	2,641,254	$20,839,494
122	Chasing Amy	4/4/1997	Miramax	Romantic Comedy	R	$12,006,514	2,615,798	$20,638,646
123	Mars Attacks!	12/13/1996	Warner Bros.	Comedy	PG-13	$11,907,700	2,594,270	$20,468,790
124	Ransom	11/8/1996	Walt Disney Pictures	Action	R	$11,806,880	2,572,305	$20,295,486
125	Turbulence	1/10/1997	MGM	Thriller/Suspense	R	$11,466,088	2,498,058	$19,709,678
126	The Beautician and the Beast	2/7/1997	Paramount Pictures	Romantic Comedy	PG	$11,454,593	2,495,554	$19,689,921
127	Das Boot	2/10/1982	Quartet Films	Drama	R	$11,397,741	2,483,168	$19,592,196
128	Double Team	4/4/1997	Sony Pictures	Action	R	$11,313,010	2,464,708	$19,446,546
129	Leave It To Beaver	8/22/1997	Universal	Comedy	PG	$11,307,615	2,463,533	$19,437,275
130	Mad City	11/7/1997	Warner Bros.	Drama	PG-13	$10,519,023	2,291,726	$18,081,718
131	Operation Condor	7/18/1997	Miramax	Action	PG-13	$10,440,032	2,274,517	$17,945,939
132	Buddy	6/6/1997	Sony Pictures	Comedy	PG	$10,005,081	2,179,756	$17,198,275
133	Night Falls On Manhattan	5/16/1997	Paramount Pictures	Drama	R	$9,881,286	2,152,786	$16,985,482
134	Everyone Says I Love You	12/6/1996	Miramax	Musical	R	$9,582,804	2,087,757	$16,472,403
135	Shall We Dance?	7/11/1997	Miramax	Romantic Comedy	PG	$9,517,621	2,073,556	$16,360,357
136	Fierce Creatures	1/24/1997	Universal	Comedy	PG-13	$9,202,671	2,004,939	$15,818,969
137	The Wings of the Dove	11/7/1997	Miramax	Drama	R	$8,698,249	1,895,043	$14,951,889
138	Ulee's Gold	6/13/1997	Orion Pictures	Drama	R	$8,637,027	1,881,705	$14,846,652
139	Space Jam	11/15/1996	Warner Bros.	Comedy	PG	$8,517,269	1,855,614	$14,640,794
140	Mrs. Brown	7/18/1997	Miramax	Drama	PG	$8,451,663	1,841,321	$14,528,023
141	A Simple Wish	7/11/1997	Universal	Comedy	PG	$8,119,205	1,768,890	$13,956,542
142	Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie	3/28/1997	20th Century Fox	Action	PG	$8,109,349	1,766,743	$13,939,602
143	Secrets & Lies	9/28/1996	October Films	Drama	R	$8,074,281	1,759,103	$13,879,323
144	A Thousand Acres	9/19/1997	Walt Disney Pictures	Drama	R	$7,928,412	1,727,323	$13,628,578
145	Daylight	12/6/1996	Universal	Action	PG-13	$7,905,000	1,722,222	$13,588,332
146	Sprung	5/14/1997	Trimark	Romantic Comedy	R	$7,553,105	1,645,557	$12,983,445
147	Good Will Hunting	12/5/1997	Miramax	Drama	R	$7,510,617	1,636,300	$12,910,407
148	The Evening Star	12/25/1996	Paramount Pictures	Drama	PG-13	$7,474,793	1,628,495	$12,848,826
149	Jingle All the Way	11/22/1996	20th Century Fox	Comedy	PG	$7,388,094	1,609,607	$12,699,799
150	Wild America	7/2/1997	Warner Bros.	Adventure	PG	$7,324,662	1,595,787	$12,590,759
151	B*A*P*S	3/28/1997	New Line	Comedy	PG-13	$7,240,837	1,577,524	$12,446,664
152	The Ice Storm	9/27/1997	Fox Searchlight	Drama	R	$7,238,051	1,576,917	$12,441,875
153	She's So Lovely	8/27/1997	Miramax	Drama	R	$7,221,836	1,573,385	$12,414,008
154	Zeus and Roxanne	1/24/1997	MGM	Comedy	PG	$7,183,046	1,564,934	$12,347,329
155	Star Trek: First Contact	11/22/1996	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	PG-13	$6,846,411	1,491,593	$11,768,669
156	U-Turn	10/3/1997	Sony Pictures	Drama	R	$6,633,400	1,445,185	$11,402,510
157	Switchback	10/31/1997	Paramount Pictures	Action	R	$6,482,195	1,412,243	$11,142,597
158	Warriors of Virtue	5/2/1997	MGM	Action	PG	$6,448,817	1,404,971	$11,085,221
159	Most Wanted	10/10/1997	New Line	Action	R	$6,320,276	1,376,966	$10,864,262
160	Kull The Conqueror	8/29/1997	Universal	Action	PG-13	$6,086,891	1,326,120	$10,463,087
161	Gang Related	10/8/1997	MGM	Drama	R	$5,858,599	1,276,383	$10,070,662
162	Inventing the Abbots	4/4/1997	20th Century Fox	Drama	R	$5,852,547	1,275,065	$10,060,263
163	Kolya	1/24/1997	Miramax	Comedy	PG-13	$5,730,711	1,248,521	$9,850,831
164	One Eight Seven	7/30/1997	Warner Bros.	Drama	R	$5,716,080	1,245,333	$9,825,677
165	Gridlock'd	1/29/1997	Gramercy	Black Comedy	R	$5,479,037	1,193,690	$9,418,214
166	Dangerous Ground	2/12/1997	New Line	Thriller/Suspense	R	$5,079,851	1,106,721	$8,732,029
167	Across The Sea of Time	10/20/1995	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	G	$5,064,440	1,103,364	$8,705,542
168	The Crucible	11/29/1996	20th Century Fox	Drama	PG-13	$4,999,637	1,089,246	$8,594,151
169	Deconstructing Harry	12/12/1997	Fine Line	Romantic Comedy	R	$4,904,940	1,068,614	$8,431,364
170	McHale's Navy	4/18/1997	Universal	Comedy	PG	$4,368,453	951,733	$7,509,173
171	A Life Less Ordinary	10/24/1997	20th Century Fox	Comedy	R	$4,266,243	929,465	$7,333,479
172	Hamlet	12/25/1996	Sony Pictures	Drama	PG-13	$4,266,214	929,458	$7,333,424
173	Kama Sutra	2/28/1997	Trimark	Drama	R	$4,109,095	895,228	$7,063,349
174	Playing God	10/17/1997	Walt Disney Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	R	$4,068,285	886,337	$6,993,199
175	Meet Wally Sparks	1/31/1997	Trimark	Comedy	R	$3,999,612	871,375	$6,875,149
176	Lost Highway	2/21/1997	October Films	Thriller/Suspense	R	$3,796,699	827,168	$6,526,356
177	Cats Don't Dance	3/26/1997	Warner Bros.	Musical	G	$3,562,749	776,198	$6,124,202
178	8 Heads in a Duffel Bag	4/18/1997	Orion Pictures	Black Comedy	R	$3,559,990	775,597	$6,119,460
179	The Portrait of a Lady	12/24/1996	Gramercy	Drama	PG-13	$3,550,492	773,528	$6,103,136
180	Free Willy 3: The Rescue	8/8/1997	Warner Bros.	Drama	PG	$3,519,178	766,705	$6,049,302
181	The Pest	2/7/1997	Sony/TriStar	Comedy	PG-13	$3,506,206	763,879	$6,027,005
182	Til There Was You	5/30/1997	Paramount Pictures	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$3,478,370	757,815	$5,979,160
183	The MatchMaker	10/3/1997	Gramercy	Romantic Comedy	R	$3,376,403	735,600	$5,803,884
184	A Smile Like Yours	8/22/1997	Paramount Pictures	Romantic Comedy	R	$3,317,930	722,861	$5,703,373
185	Breaking the Waves	11/13/1996	October Films	Drama	R	$3,110,918	677,760	$5,347,526
186	Waiting for Guffman	1/31/1997	Sony Pictures Classics	Comedy	R	$2,922,988	636,817	$5,024,486
187	Love! Valour! Compassion!	5/16/1997	New Line	Drama	R	$2,874,242	626,197	$4,940,694
188	Dirty Dancing	8/21/1987	Vestron	Drama	PG-13	$2,868,135	624,866	$4,930,193
189	In the Company of Men	8/1/1997	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	R	$2,856,622	622,358	$4,910,405
190	One Night Stand	11/14/1997	New Line	Drama	R	$2,642,718	575,756	$4,542,715
191	Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun	7/11/1997	Sony Pictures Classics	Documentary	G	$2,570,742	560,075	$4,418,992
192	Brassed Off	5/23/1997	Miramax	Comedy	R	$2,560,471	557,837	$4,401,334
193	Romeo+Juliet	11/1/1996	20th Century Fox	Drama	PG-13	$2,518,728	548,742	$4,329,574
194	Career Girls	8/8/1997	October Films	Comedy	R	$2,506,039	545,978	$4,307,766
195	Crash	10/4/1996	Fine Line	Drama	R	$2,430,321	529,482	$4,177,613
196	The Pillow Book	6/6/1997	Lionsgate	Drama	Not Rated	$2,293,037	499,572	$3,941,623
197	Snowriders 2	10/15/1997	Warren Miller Entertainment	Documentary	Not Rated	$2,287,639	498,396	$3,932,344
198	Smilla's Sense of Snow	2/28/1997	Fox Searchlight	Thriller/Suspense	R	$2,221,994	484,095	$3,819,510
199	Shadow Conspiracy	1/31/1997	Walt Disney Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	R	$2,154,540	469,399	$3,703,558
200	The Daytrippers	3/5/1997	Lionsgate	Romantic Comedy	R	$2,084,559	454,152	$3,583,259
201	The First Wives Club	9/20/1996	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	PG	$2,075,683	452,219	$3,568,008
202	Paradise Road	4/11/1997	Fox Searchlight	Drama	R	$1,921,471	418,621	$3,302,920
203	Kiss Me, Guido	7/18/1997	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	R	$1,916,898	417,625	$3,295,061
204	Masterminds	8/22/1997	Sony Pictures	Action	PG-13	$1,890,472	411,868	$3,249,639
205	Wings of Courage	4/21/1995	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	G	$1,865,734	406,478	$3,207,111
206	Les Boys	12/12/1997	Distributor Unknown	Comedy	Not Rated	$1,851,655	403,411	$3,182,913
207	Set It Off	11/6/1996	New Line	Drama	R	$1,812,337	394,845	$3,115,327
208	Steel	8/15/1997	Warner Bros.	Action	PG-13	$1,686,429	367,414	$2,898,896
209	Washington Square	10/5/1997	Walt Disney Pictures	Drama	PG	$1,683,826	366,847	$2,894,423
210	Ridicule	11/29/1996	Miramax	Drama	R	$1,651,876	359,886	$2,839,501
211	Rhyme & Reason	3/5/1997	Miramax	Documentary	R	$1,591,687	346,773	$2,736,039
212	City of Industry	3/14/1997	Orion Pictures	Drama	R	$1,495,332	325,780	$2,570,404
213	Wag the Dog	12/25/1997	New Line	Drama	R	$1,427,164	310,929	$2,453,230
214	The Sweet Hereafter	10/10/1997	Fine Line	Drama	R	$1,387,966	302,389	$2,385,849
215	Ponette	3/14/1997	Arrow Releasing	Drama	Not Rated	$1,351,319	294,405	$2,322,855
216	Temptress Moon	6/13/1997	Miramax	Drama	R	$1,084,532	236,281	$1,864,257
217	Blood and Wine	2/21/1997	Fox Searchlight	Thriller/Suspense	R	$1,075,288	234,268	$1,848,375
218	D3: The Mighty Ducks	10/4/1996	Walt Disney Pictures	Comedy	PG	$1,048,408	228,411	$1,802,163
219	Shiloh	4/25/1997	Legacy Releasing	Adventure	PG	$1,002,175	218,339	$1,722,695
220	The Mirror Has Two Faces	11/15/1996	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$892,904	194,532	$1,534,857
221	Female Perversions	4/25/1997	October Films	Drama	R	$883,973	192,587	$1,519,511
222	Sleepers	10/18/1996	Warner Bros.	Drama	R	$880,394	191,807	$1,513,357
223	The Ghost and the Darkness	10/11/1996	Paramount Pictures	Action	R	$844,516	183,990	$1,451,681
224	Children of the Revolution	4/30/1997	Miramax	Comedy	R	$830,608	180,960	$1,427,774
225	Big Night	9/20/1996	Goldwyn Entertainment	Drama	R	$814,200	177,386	$1,399,576
226	Thieves (Les Voleurs)	12/25/1996	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	R	$810,330	176,542	$1,392,916
227	Anna Karenina	4/4/1997	Warner Bros.	Drama	PG-13	$791,830	172,512	$1,361,120
228	Kiss or Kill	11/14/1997	October Films	Thriller/Suspense	R	$771,091	167,994	$1,325,473
229	Fast, Cheap & Out of Control	10/3/1997	Sony Pictures Classics	Documentary	PG	$760,472	165,680	$1,307,215
230	Lone Star	6/21/1996	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	R	$758,156	165,176	$1,303,239
231	Guantanamera	7/4/1997	Lionsgate	Comedy	Not Rated	$751,478	163,721	$1,291,759
232	Nueba Yol 3	10/31/1997	Kit Parker Films	Drama	Not Rated	$723,404	157,604	$1,243,496
233	Box of Moonlight	7/25/1997	Trimark	Comedy	R	$720,717	157,019	$1,238,880
234	The Long Kiss Goodnight	10/11/1996	New Line	Action	R	$710,868	154,873	$1,221,948
235	Shekvarebuli kulinaris ataserti retsepti	4/23/1997	Sony Pictures Classics	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$686,121	149,482	$1,179,413
236	Prisoner of the Mountains	1/31/1997	Orion Classics	Drama	R	$661,361	144,087	$1,136,846
237	Swingers	10/18/1996	Miramax	Comedy	R	$644,108	140,329	$1,107,196
238	The Van	5/16/1997	Fox Searchlight	Comedy	R	$621,093	135,314	$1,067,627
239	The House of Yes	10/10/1997	Miramax	Comedy	R	$617,403	134,510	$1,061,284
240	Star Maps	7/23/1997	Fox Searchlight	Comedy	R	$592,573	129,101	$1,018,607
241	Love Serenade	8/1/1997	Miramax	Comedy	R	$579,337	126,217	$995,852
242	Dream With The Fishes	6/20/1997	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	R	$542,909	118,281	$933,237
243	The Assignment	9/26/1997	Sony Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	R	$540,063	117,661	$928,345
244	Prefontaine	1/24/1997	Walt Disney Pictures	Drama	PG-13	$532,190	115,946	$914,814
245	Fargo	3/8/1996	Gramercy	Thriller/Suspense	R	$531,868	115,875	$914,254
246	La cérémonie	12/18/1996	New Yorker	Drama	Not Rated	$527,095	114,836	$906,056
247	Margaret's Museum	2/7/1997	Cinepix Film Properties	Drama	R	$524,963	114,371	$902,387
248	Microcosmos	10/11/1996	Miramax	Documentary	G	$521,987	113,723	$897,274
249	J'en Suis	3/14/1997			Not Rated	$510,977	111,324	$878,346
250	The Myth of Fingerprints	9/17/1997	Sony Pictures Classics		R	$505,828	110,202	$869,494
251	Traveller	4/18/1997	October Films		R	$500,649	109,074	$860,594
252	Some Mother's Son	12/25/1996	Sony Pictures	Drama	R	$493,723	107,565	$848,688
253	Commandments	5/2/1997	Gramercy	Comedy	R	$488,419	106,409	$839,567
254	SubUrbia	2/7/1997	Sony Pictures Classics	Comedy	R	$482,665	105,156	$829,681
255	Boys Life 2	3/7/1997	Strand	Drama		$479,504	104,467	$824,245
256	The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo	5/16/1997	Sony/TriStar			$479,099	104,379	$823,550
257	Pippi Longstocking	8/22/1997	Legacy Releasing	Musical	G	$478,113	104,164	$821,854
258	Broken English	5/2/1997	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	PG-13	$476,070	103,719	$818,343
259	Kissed	4/11/1997	Goldwyn Entertainment		R	$465,417	101,398	$800,030
260	Buscando un Sueño	10/29/1997		Drama		$461,661	100,580	$793,576
261	Pink Flamingos	4/11/1997	Fine Line		NC-17	$413,802	90,153	$711,307
262	Sunday	8/22/1997		Drama		$410,919	89,525	$706,352
263	Touch	2/14/1997	MGM			$408,097	88,910	$701,500
264	Fire	8/22/1997	Zeitgeist			$402,749	87,745	$692,308
265	The Associate	10/25/1996	Walt Disney Pictures	Comedy	PG-13	$388,132	84,560	$667,178
266	The Hanging Garden	11/7/1997	Goldwyn Entertainment	Drama	R	$386,350	84,172	$664,117
267	Flamenco	4/25/1997	New Yorker			$384,374	83,742	$660,724
268	Bent	11/26/1997	MGM	Drama	NC-17	$372,341	81,120	$640,037
269	Thinner	10/25/1996	Paramount Pictures	Horror	R	$364,078	79,320	$625,835
270	The End of Violence	9/12/1997	MGM		R	$357,881	77,970	$615,183
271	That Thing You Do!	10/4/1996	20th Century Fox	Drama	PG	$351,800	76,645	$604,729
272	Grizzly Mountain	10/31/1997	Legacy Releasing			$340,556	74,195	$585,399
273	First Kid	8/30/1996	Walt Disney Pictures	Comedy	PG	$331,031	72,120	$569,027
274	Albino Alligator	1/17/1997	Miramax	Drama	R	$326,308	71,091	$560,908
275	Un Air de Famille	5/2/1997	Leisure Time Features			$316,872	69,035	$544,686
276	High School High	10/25/1996	Sony Pictures	Comedy	PG-13	$300,810	65,536	$517,079
277	Indian Summer	7/25/1997	First Look	Comedy	R	$294,467	64,154	$506,175
278	Telling Lies in America	10/17/1997				$291,000	63,399	$500,218
279	Different for Girls	9/12/1997	First Look		R	$281,764	61,386	$484,336
280	All Over Me	4/25/1997	Fine Line	Drama	R	$281,175	61,258	$483,326
281	Fly Away Home	9/13/1996	Sony Pictures	Drama	PG	$276,573	60,256	$475,420
282	The Hunchback of Notre Dame	6/21/1996	Walt Disney Pictures	Adventure	G	$273,938	59,681	$470,883
283	The Tango Lesson	11/14/1997	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	PG	$265,120	57,760	$455,726
284	Ma Vie en Rose	12/26/1997	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	R	$244,717	53,315	$420,655
285	Hollow Reed	4/18/1997			R	$244,337	53,232	$420,000
286	Year of the Horse	10/8/1997	October Films		R	$243,094	52,962	$417,870
287	Kundun	12/25/1997	Walt Disney Pictures	Drama	PG-13	$237,415	51,724	$408,102
288	The Swan Princess 2	7/18/1997	Legacy Releasing			$235,766	51,365	$405,270
289	Unhook the Stars	2/14/1997	Miramax		R	$234,843	51,164	$403,684
290	Garden of the Finzi-Continis	11/8/1996	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	R	$229,657	50,034	$394,768
291	The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca	9/12/1997	Sony Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	R	$226,427	49,331	$389,222
292	Dancehall Queen	10/10/1997				$223,426	48,677	$384,062
293	4 Little Girls	7/9/1997		Documentary		$218,444	47,591	$375,493
294	Critical Care	10/31/1997		Drama	R	$218,158	47,529	$375,004
295	Dear God	11/1/1996	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	PG	$214,477	46,727	$368,676
296	Love and Other Catastrophes	3/28/1997	Fox Searchlight	Comedy	R	$212,285	46,249	$364,905
297	Bliss	6/6/1997	Sony Pictures	Drama	R	$207,751	45,262	$357,117
298	A Life Apart: Hasidism in America	7/25/1997	First Run Features			$197,338	42,993	$339,215
299	I'm Not Rappaport	12/25/1996	Gramercy		PG-13	$196,514	42,814	$337,802
300	Irma Vep	5/2/1997	Zeitgeist			$191,164	41,648	$328,603
301	The Ride	12/15/1997	RS Entertainment	Drama	PG	$189,635	41,315	$325,975
302	Happy Together	10/12/1997				$187,508	40,851	$322,314
303	Michael Collins	10/11/1996	Warner Bros.	Drama	R	$178,189	38,821	$306,298
304	Rough Magic	5/30/1997	Goldwyn Entertainment		PG-13	$171,979	37,468	$295,623
305	Phenomenon	7/5/1996	Walt Disney Pictures	Drama	PG	$167,596	36,513	$288,088
306	Jack	8/9/1996	Walt Disney Pictures	Drama	PG-13	$165,851	36,133	$285,089
307	The Education of Little Tree	12/25/1997	Paramount Pictures		PG	$161,831	35,257	$278,178
308	La conciergerie	9/26/1997				$160,944	35,064	$276,655
309	Welcome to Sarajevo	11/26/1997	Miramax		R	$155,009	33,771	$266,453
310	Marius et Jeannette	12/5/1997	New Yorker	Romantic Comedy	Not Rated	$142,749	31,100	$245,379
311	Hard Eight	2/28/1997	MGM	Drama		$142,356	31,014	$244,700
312	Citizen Ruth	12/13/1996	Miramax	Comedy		$142,349	31,013	$244,693
313	Oscar and Lucinda	12/31/1997	Fox Searchlight	Drama	R	$137,163	29,883	$235,777
314	Shooting Porn	7/11/1997				$133,048	28,986	$228,700
315	The Boxer	12/31/1997	Universal	Drama	R	$129,915	28,304	$223,319
316	Paperback Romance	8/15/1997	Goldwyn Entertainment			$121,002	26,362	$207,996
317	The Whole Wide World	12/18/1996	Sony Pictures Classics		PG	$119,572	26,051	$205,542
318	Sick	11/7/1997				$116,806	25,448	$200,785
319	For Roseanna	6/18/1997	Fine Line			$111,851	24,368	$192,264
320	Hotel de Love	2/7/1997			R	$111,106	24,206	$190,985
321	Kicked in the Head	9/26/1997	October Films		R	$102,739	22,383	$176,602
322	Wallace & Gromit	4/6/1996	Northern Arts Entertainment	Adventure	Not Rated	$101,029	22,011	$173,667
323	Napolean	10/10/1997	Goldwyn Entertainment			$100,127	21,814	$172,112
324	Latin Boys Go to Hell	9/5/1997	Strand			$96,765	21,082	$166,337
325	Beautiful Thing	10/9/1996	Sony Pictures Classics	Comedy	R	$96,544	21,034	$165,958
326	Texas Chainsaw Massacre: Next Generation	8/29/1997	New Line			$94,558	20,601	$162,542
327	Matusalem II	12/19/1997				$88,675	19,319	$152,427
328	The Winter Guest	12/24/1997	Fine Line	Drama	R	$87,508	19,065	$150,423
329	Gummo	10/17/1997	Fine Line		R	$87,403	19,042	$150,241
330	Going All the Way	9/19/1997	Gramercy		R	$86,175	18,775	$148,135
331	Late Bloomers	6/27/1997	Strand			$75,435	16,435	$129,672
332	Twin Town	5/9/1997	Gramercy			$74,188	16,163	$127,526
333	The Wind in the Willows	10/31/1997	Sony Pictures			$72,844	15,870	$125,214
334	Marquise	9/12/1997				$71,384	15,552	$122,705
335	A Self-Made Hero	9/12/1997	Strand			$69,977	15,246	$120,291
336	A Brother's Kiss	4/25/1997	First Look	Drama	R	$66,961	14,588	$115,099
337	Keys to Tulsa	4/11/1997	Gramercy		R	$57,252	12,473	$98,412
338	Truth or Consequences, N.M.	5/2/1997	Sony Pictures			$54,154	11,798	$93,086
339	Mouth to Mouth	9/5/1997	Miramax	Comedy		$53,070	11,562	$91,224
340	Johns	1/31/1997	First Look		R	$50,789	11,065	$87,303
341	Afterglow	12/26/1997	Sony Pictures Classics	Romantic Comedy	R	$50,052	10,905	$86,040
342	Lawrence of Arabia (re-issue)	9/5/1997	Sony Pictures			$47,265	10,297	$81,243
343	The Apostle	12/17/1997	October Films	Drama	PG-13	$40,969	8,926	$70,426
344	Hamsun	8/6/1997	First Run Features			$40,000	8,715	$68,761
345	Good Luck	3/7/1997				$39,962	8,706	$68,690
346	The Locusts	10/3/1997	MGM		R	$37,888	8,254	$65,124
347	Office Killer	12/3/1997	Strand		R	$37,446	8,158	$64,367
348	Julian Po	9/5/1997	Fine Line		PG-13	$33,148	7,222	$56,982
349	The Substance of Fire	3/14/1997	Miramax		R	$31,638	6,893	$54,386
350	The Rich Man's Wife	9/13/1996	Walt Disney Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	R	$29,030	6,325	$49,904
351	Intimate Relations	9/19/1997	Fox Searchlight	Black Comedy		$28,978	6,313	$49,810
352	Nowhere	5/9/1997	Fine Line			$27,354	5,959	$47,017
353	Squeeze	6/13/1997	Miramax	Drama		$26,764	5,831	$46,007
354	Catherine's Grove	9/5/1997		Drama	R	$26,641	5,804	$45,794
355	Rien na va plus	10/24/1997	New Yorker			$25,696	5,598	$44,168
356	Le Plus Beau Metier du Monde	3/28/1997				$23,862	5,199	$41,020
357	Head Above Water	6/25/1997	Fine Line			$22,775	4,962	$39,150
358	Bandwagon	9/12/1997	Cinepix Film Properties	Comedy		$22,189	4,834	$38,140
359	Wedding Bell Blues	6/13/1997			R	$22,002	4,793	$37,817
360	The Winner	7/25/1997	Live Entertainment		R	$21,000	4,575	$36,097
361	Twilight of the Golds	10/24/1997				$20,868	4,546	$35,868
362	I Love You, I Love You Not	10/31/1997			PG-13	$20,325	4,428	$34,937
363	This World, Then the Fireworks	7/11/1997	Orion Classics		R	$19,906	4,337	$34,219
364	The Delta	8/15/1997	Strand			$18,134	3,951	$31,173
365	The Last Time I Committed Suicide	6/20/1997	Roxie Releasing		R	$12,836	2,797	$22,068
366	Nick and Jane	11/14/1997	Avalanche Releasing		R	$11,251	2,451	$19,338
367	Soul in the Hole	8/8/1997				$10,758	2,344	$18,494
368	The Long Way Home	9/19/1997	Seventh Art Releasing			$10,606	2,311	$18,234
369	The Innocent Sleep	6/27/1997			R	$8,225	1,792	$14,139
370	The Mouse	11/14/1997	Strand			$6,707	1,461	$11,527
371	Cafe Society	7/20/1997	Sony Pictures	Drama	R	$6,325	1,378	$10,872
372	Raven	10/14/1997		Action	R	$5,000	1,089	$8,592
373	The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon	1/12/1997		Adventure	PG	$5,000	1,089	$8,592
374	Best Men	10/17/1997	Orion Pictures	Comedy		$5,000	1,089	$8,592
375	Lewis & Clark & George	10/4/1997			R	$5,000	1,089	$8,592
376	Inside	1/10/1997		Drama		$5,000	1,089	$8,592
377	The Grimm Brothers' Snow White	8/24/1997	Gramercy			$5,000	1,089	$8,592
378	Grind	4/11/1997	Castle Hill Productions		PG-13	$5,000	1,089	$8,592
379	Gray's Anatomy	3/19/1997	Northern Arts Entertainment			$5,000	1,089	$8,592
380	Cadillac Ranch	4/11/1997	Legacy Releasing	Adventure	R	$5,000	1,089	$8,592
381	Repulsion	9/19/1997				$5,000	1,089	$8,592
382	Drunks	3/14/1997	Northern Arts Entertainment		R	$5,000	1,089	$8,592
383	Carla's Song	5/15/1997	Shadow	Drama		$5,000	1,089	$8,592
384	The Deli	11/7/1997				$5,000	1,089	$8,592
385	Legal Deceit	11/18/1997				$5,000	1,089	$8,592
386	Tollbooth	6/6/1997			R	$5,000	1,089	$8,592
387	Unforgotten: Twenty-Five Years After Willowbrook	2/14/1997	Castle Hill Productions			$5,000	1,089	$8,592
388	The James Gang	11/7/1997	Polygram		R	$5,000	1,089	$8,592
389	Guy	12/17/1997	Gramercy		R	$5,000	1,089	$8,592
390	Jerusalem	3/7/1997	First Look		PG-13	$5,000	1,089	$8,592
391	Underworld	5/9/1997	Trimark		R	$5,000	1,089	$8,592
392	Frankenstein and Me	2/9/1997	Trimark		PG	$5,000	1,089	$8,592
393	Kiss and Tell	10/17/1997	Phaedra Cinema			$5,000	1,089	$8,592
394	Breaking Up	10/17/1997	Warner Bros.		R	$5,000	1,089	$8,592
395	Follow Me Home	2/28/1997				$5,000	1,089	$8,592
396	Hugo Pool	12/12/1997	Northern Arts Entertainment	Romantic Comedy	R	$3,620	789	$6,225
397	Dead Heart	11/28/1997				$1,209	263	$2,075
398	Cold Around the Heart	11/7/1997	20th Century Fox		R	$552	120	$947
399	Trojan War	9/26/1997	Warner Bros.	Comedy		$217	47	$371
Total Gross of All Movies					$6,508,606,074
Total Tickets Sold						1,417,996,965
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices							$11,187,996,054

Note: Ticket and adjusted gross totals may not be exact due to rounding errors.

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