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	$391,235,113
2	The Lost World: Jurassic Park	5/23/1997	Universal	Action	PG-13	$229,074,524	49,907,304	$358,334,443
3	Liar Liar	3/21/1997	Universal	Comedy	PG-13	$181,395,380	39,519,691	$283,751,381
4	Air Force One	7/25/1997	Sony Pictures	Action	R	$172,144,501	37,504,249	$269,280,508
5	Titanic	12/19/1997	Paramount Pictures	Drama	PG-13	$157,467,971	34,306,747	$246,322,443
6	Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope	5/25/1977	20th Century Fox	Adventure	PG	$138,133,173	30,094,373	$216,077,598
7	The Godfather	3/15/1972	Paramount Pictures			$129,141,981	28,135,508	$202,012,947
8	My Best Friend's Wedding	6/20/1997	Sony Pictures	Comedy	PG-13	$126,768,249	27,618,355	$198,299,789
9	Face/Off	6/27/1997	Paramount Pictures	Action	R	$112,273,211	24,460,395	$175,625,636
10	Batman & Robin	6/20/1997	Warner Bros.	Action	PG-13	$107,308,328	23,378,721	$167,859,217
11	George Of The Jungle	7/16/1997	Buena Vista	Comedy	PG	$105,224,566	22,924,742	$164,599,648
12	Con Air	6/6/1997	Buena Vista	Action	R	$101,087,161	22,023,347	$158,127,631
13	Contact	7/11/1997	Warner Bros.	Drama	PG	$100,769,177	21,954,069	$157,630,215
14	Hercules	6/15/1997	Buena Vista	Adventure	G	$99,046,791	21,578,822	$154,935,942
15	Jerry Maguire	12/13/1996	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	R	$93,269,730	20,320,203	$145,899,058
16	Tomorrow Never Dies	12/19/1997	MGM	Action	PG-13	$92,408,204	20,132,506	$144,551,393
17	Scream 2	12/12/1997	Miramax	Horror	R	$85,492,042	18,625,717	$133,732,648
18	Flubber	11/26/1997	Buena Vista	Comedy	PG	$83,110,113	18,106,778	$130,006,666
19	Scream	12/20/1996	Miramax	Horror	R	$81,748,082	17,810,040	$127,876,087
20	Conspiracy Theory	8/8/1997	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	R	$76,081,498	16,575,490	$119,012,018
21	I Know What You Did Last Summer	10/17/1997	Sony Pictures	Horror	R	$70,396,279	15,336,880	$110,118,798
22	Michael	12/25/1996	New Line	Comedy	PG	$67,715,874	14,752,914	$105,925,923
23	Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back	5/21/1980	20th Century Fox	Adventure	PG	$67,484,485	14,702,502	$105,563,964
24	Dante's Peak	2/7/1997	Universal	Drama	PG-13	$67,155,742	14,630,881	$105,049,726
25	Anaconda	4/11/1997	Sony Pictures	Horror	PG-13	$65,557,989	14,282,786	$102,550,403
26	The Fifth Element	5/9/1997	Sony Pictures	Action	PG-13	$63,540,020	13,843,142	$99,393,760
27	In & Out	9/19/1997	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	PG-13	$63,417,425	13,816,432	$99,201,982
28	The Saint	4/4/1997	Paramount Pictures	Action	PG-13	$61,355,436	13,367,197	$95,976,474
29	Jungle 2 Jungle	3/7/1997	Buena Vista	Comedy	PG	$59,925,026	13,055,561	$93,738,928
30	Kiss the Girls	10/3/1997	Paramount Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	R	$59,721,359	13,011,189	$93,420,337
31	Devil's Advocate	10/17/1997	Warner Bros.	Drama	R	$59,068,731	12,869,005	$92,399,456
32	The English Patient	11/15/1996	Miramax	Drama	R	$55,893,178	12,177,163	$87,432,030
33	Spawn	7/31/1997	New Line	Action	PG-13	$54,967,359	11,975,459	$85,983,796
34	Starship Troopers	11/7/1997	Sony Pictures	Action	R	$54,251,668	11,819,536	$84,864,268
35	Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery	5/2/1997	New Line	Comedy	PG-13	$53,868,030	11,735,954	$84,264,150
36	The Jackal	11/14/1997	Universal	Thriller/Suspense	R	$53,107,285	11,570,215	$83,074,144
37	Anastasia	11/14/1997	20th Century Fox	Musical	G	$53,042,286	11,556,054	$82,972,468
38	Breakdown	5/2/1997	Paramount Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	R	$50,129,186	10,921,391	$78,415,587
39	Absolute Power	2/14/1997	Sony Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	R	$50,007,168	10,894,808	$78,224,721
40	Evita	12/25/1996	Buena Vista	Musical	PG	$49,660,364	10,819,251	$77,682,222
41	The Game	9/12/1997	Polygram	Thriller/Suspense	R	$48,265,581	10,515,377	$75,500,407
42	G.I.Jane	8/22/1997	Buena Vista	Drama	R	$48,154,732	10,491,227	$75,327,010
43	Speed II: Cruise Control	6/13/1997	20th Century Fox	Action	PG-13	$48,068,396	10,472,417	$75,191,954
44	Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi	5/25/1983	20th Century Fox	Adventure	PG	$48,063,790	10,471,414	$75,184,753
45	Volcano	4/25/1997	20th Century Fox	Action	PG-13	$47,474,112	10,342,944	$74,262,338
46	Alien: Resurrection	11/28/1997	20th Century Fox	Action	R	$46,092,778	10,042,000	$72,101,560
47	Bean	10/17/1997	Gramercy	Comedy	PG-13	$45,069,803	9,819,129	$70,501,346
48	Cop Land	8/15/1997	Miramax	Drama	R	$44,810,734	9,762,687	$70,096,093
49	Nothing To Lose	7/18/1997	Buena Vista	Comedy	R	$44,477,235	9,690,029	$69,574,408
50	The Rainmaker	11/21/1997	Paramount Pictures	Drama	PG-13	$44,417,226	9,676,956	$69,480,544
51	Soul Food	9/26/1997	20th Century Fox	Comedy	R	$43,198,792	9,411,502	$67,574,584
52	The Devil's Own	3/26/1997	Sony Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	R	$42,877,165	9,341,430	$67,071,467
53	Donnie Brasco	2/28/1997	Sony Pictures	Drama	R	$41,954,997	9,140,522	$65,628,948
54	The Peacemaker	9/26/1997	Dreamworks SKG	Action	R	$41,256,277	8,988,296	$64,535,965
55	Private Parts	3/7/1997	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	R	$41,198,146	8,975,631	$64,445,031
56	Money Talks	8/22/1997	New Line	Action	R	$41,067,398	8,947,146	$64,240,508
57	As Good as it Gets	12/24/1997	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$40,722,657	8,872,039	$63,701,240
58	Mouse Hunt	12/19/1997	Dreamworks SKG	Comedy	PG	$40,021,527	8,719,287	$62,604,481
59	L.A. Confidential	9/19/1997	Warner Bros.	Drama	R	$38,296,320	8,343,425	$59,905,792
60	Seven Years in Tibet	10/10/1997	Sony Pictures	Drama	PG-13	$37,555,985	8,182,132	$58,747,708
61	Vegas Vacation	2/14/1997	Warner Bros.	Comedy	PG	$36,429,528	7,936,716	$56,985,621
62	Selena	3/21/1997	Warner Bros.	Drama	PG	$35,422,828	7,717,392	$55,410,875
63	The Full Monty	8/13/1997	Fox Searchlight	Comedy	R	$35,338,724	7,699,068	$55,279,308
64	Mortal Kombat: Annihilation	11/21/1997	New Line	Action	PG-13	$35,059,903	7,638,323	$54,843,159
65	Addicted To Love	5/23/1997	Warner Bros.	Romantic Comedy	R	$34,656,904	7,550,524	$54,212,762
66	The Relic	1/10/1997	Paramount Pictures	Horror	R	$33,927,476	7,391,607	$53,071,738
67	Shine	11/22/1996	Fine Line	Drama	PG-13	$32,268,702	7,030,218	$50,476,965
68	101 Dalmatians	11/27/1996	Buena Vista	Comedy	G	$32,070,509	6,987,039	$50,166,940
69	Metro	1/17/1997	Buena Vista	Action	R	$31,987,563	6,968,968	$50,037,190
70	Beverly Hills Ninja	1/17/1997	Sony Pictures	Comedy	PG-13	$31,235,710	6,805,166	$48,861,092
71	Picture Perfect	8/1/1997	20th Century Fox	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$31,058,643	6,766,589	$48,584,109
72	The Little Mermaid	11/15/1989	Buena Vista	Adventure	G	$29,678,678	6,465,943	$46,425,471
73	Fools Rush In	2/14/1997	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$29,291,566	6,381,605	$45,819,924
74	Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion	4/25/1997	Buena Vista	Comedy	R	$29,205,077	6,362,762	$45,684,631
75	Father's Day	5/9/1997	Warner Bros.	Comedy	PG-13	$28,659,604	6,243,922	$44,831,360
76	Grosse Point Blank	4/11/1997	Buena Vista	Black Comedy	R	$28,014,536	6,103,385	$43,822,304
77	Out to Sea	7/2/1997	20th Century Fox	Comedy	PG-13	$27,974,168	6,094,590	$43,759,156
78	The Edge	9/26/1997	20th Century Fox	Thriller/Suspense	R	$27,779,888	6,052,263	$43,455,248
79	Jackie Brown	12/25/1997	Miramax	Drama	R	$27,164,883	5,918,275	$42,493,215
80	Amistad	12/12/1997	Dreamworks SKG	Drama	R	$26,714,127	5,820,071	$41,788,110
81	One Fine Day	12/20/1996	20th Century Fox	Romantic Comedy	PG	$26,677,496	5,812,091	$41,730,813
82	Event Horizon	8/15/1997	Paramount Pictures	Horror	R	$26,668,092	5,810,042	$41,716,102
83	Murder at 1600	4/18/1997	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	R	$25,826,788	5,626,751	$40,400,072
84	Mimic	8/22/1997	Miramax	Horror	R	$25,454,187	5,545,575	$39,817,229
85	Air Bud	8/1/1997	Buena Vista	Comedy	PG	$24,629,916	5,365,995	$38,527,844
86	For Richer or Poorer	12/12/1997	Universal	Comedy	PG-13	$24,453,915	5,327,650	$38,252,527
87	Home Alone III	12/12/1997	20th Century Fox	Comedy	PG	$24,000,000	5,228,758	$37,542,482
88	Boogie Nights	10/10/1997	New Line	Drama	R	$23,816,064	5,188,685	$37,254,758
89	Good Burger	7/25/1997	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	PG	$23,700,919	5,163,599	$37,074,641
90	Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil	11/21/1997	Warner Bros.	Drama	R	$23,616,463	5,145,199	$36,942,529
91	Hoodlum	8/27/1997	MGM	Drama	R	$23,489,997	5,117,646	$36,744,698
92	Red Corner	10/31/1997	MGM	Thriller/Suspense	R	$22,282,785	4,854,637	$34,856,294
93	Beavis and Butt-head Do America	12/20/1996	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	PG-13	$21,949,646	4,782,058	$34,335,176
94	The Preacher's Wife	12/13/1996	Buena Vista	Drama	PG	$20,151,087	4,390,215	$31,521,744
95	Booty Call	2/26/1997	Sony Pictures	Comedy	R	$20,060,051	4,370,381	$31,379,336
96	An American Werewolf in Paris	12/25/1997	Buena Vista	Horror	R	$20,056,331	4,369,571	$31,373,520
97	Gone Fishin'	5/30/1997	Buena Vista	Comedy	PG	$19,736,932	4,299,985	$30,873,892
98	The People vs. Larry Flynt	12/25/1996	Sony Pictures	Drama	R	$19,668,017	4,284,971	$30,766,092
99	Mother	12/25/1996	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	PG-13	$18,891,125	4,115,714	$29,550,827
100	That Darn Cat	2/14/1997	Buena Vista	Comedy	PG	$18,239,932	3,973,841	$28,532,178
101	That Old Feeling	4/4/1997	Universal	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$16,325,542	3,556,763	$25,537,558
102	Fire Down Below	9/5/1997	Warner Bros.	Action	R	$16,148,906	3,518,280	$25,261,250
103	Wes Craven's Wishmaster	9/19/1997	Live Entertainment	Horror	R	$15,719,109	3,424,642	$24,588,930
104	Mr. Magoo	12/25/1997	Buena Vista	Comedy	PG	$15,616,635	3,402,317	$24,428,636
105	Rocket Man	10/10/1997	Buena Vista	Comedy	PG	$15,448,043	3,365,587	$24,164,915
106	The Sixth Man	3/28/1997	Buena Vista	Comedy	PG-13	$14,708,874	3,204,548	$23,008,655
107	Jackie Chan's First Strike	1/10/1997	New Line	Action	PG-13	$14,511,338	3,161,512	$22,699,656
108	In Love and War	12/18/1996	New Line	Drama	PG-13	$14,462,242	3,150,815	$22,622,852
109	The Postman	12/25/1997	Warner Bros.	Action	R	$14,327,628	3,121,488	$22,412,284
110	Excess Baggage	8/29/1997	Sony Pictures	Comedy	PG-13	$14,327,206	3,121,396	$22,411,623
111	Fairytale: A True Story	10/24/1997	Paramount Pictures	Drama	PG	$14,013,508	3,053,052	$21,920,913
112	Def Jam's How To Be a Player	8/6/1997	Gramercy	Comedy	R	$14,008,431	3,051,946	$21,912,972
113	The Man Who Knew Too Little	11/14/1997	Warner Bros.	Comedy	PG	$13,678,426	2,980,049	$21,396,752
114	Trial And Error	5/30/1997	New Line	Comedy	PG-13	$13,587,762	2,960,297	$21,254,932
115	Eve's Bayou	11/7/1997	Trimark	Drama	R	$13,475,192	2,935,772	$21,078,843
116	Rosewood	2/21/1997	Warner Bros.	Drama	R	$13,104,494	2,855,010	$20,498,972
117	Marvin's Room	12/18/1996	Miramax	Drama	PG-13	$12,612,751	2,747,876	$19,729,750
118	Love Jones	3/14/1997	New Line	Drama	R	$12,514,138	2,726,392	$19,575,495
119	Ghosts of Mississippi	12/20/1996	Sony Pictures	Drama	PG-13	$12,511,843	2,725,892	$19,571,905
120	Gattaca	10/24/1997	Sony Pictures	Drama	PG-13	$12,275,272	2,674,351	$19,201,840
121	My Fellow Americans	12/20/1996	Warner Bros.	Comedy	PG-13	$12,123,355	2,641,254	$18,964,204
122	Chasing Amy	4/4/1997	Miramax	Romantic Comedy	R	$12,006,514	2,615,798	$18,781,430
123	Mars Attacks!	12/13/1996	Warner Bros.	Comedy	PG-13	$11,907,700	2,594,270	$18,626,859
124	Ransom	11/8/1996	Buena Vista	Action	R	$11,806,880	2,572,305	$18,469,150
125	Turbulence	1/10/1997	MGM	Thriller/Suspense	R	$11,466,088	2,498,058	$17,936,056
126	The Beautician and the Beast	2/7/1997	Paramount Pictures	Romantic Comedy	PG	$11,454,593	2,495,554	$17,918,078
127	Boot, Das	2/10/1982	Columbia	Drama	R	$11,397,741	2,483,168	$17,829,146
128	Double Team	4/4/1997	Sony Pictures	Action	R	$11,313,010	2,464,708	$17,696,603
129	Leave It To Beaver	8/22/1997	Universal	Comedy	PG	$11,307,615	2,463,533	$17,688,167
130	Mad City	11/7/1997	Warner Bros.	Drama	PG-13	$10,519,023	2,291,726	$16,454,593
131	Operation Condor	7/18/1997	Miramax	Action	PG-13	$10,440,032	2,274,517	$16,331,032
132	Buddy	6/6/1997	Sony Pictures	Comedy	PG	$10,005,081	2,179,756	$15,650,648
133	Night Falls On Manhattan	5/16/1997	Paramount Pictures	Drama	R	$9,881,286	2,152,786	$15,457,003
134	Everyone Says I Love You	12/6/1996	Miramax	Musical	R	$9,582,804	2,087,757	$14,990,095
135	Shall We Dance?	7/11/1997	Miramax	Romantic Comedy	PG	$9,517,621	2,073,556	$14,888,132
136	Fierce Creatures	1/24/1997	Universal	Comedy	PG-13	$9,202,671	2,004,939	$14,395,462
137	The Wings of the Dove	11/7/1997	Miramax	Drama	R	$8,698,249	1,895,043	$13,606,409
138	Ulee's Gold	6/13/1997	Orion Pictures	Drama	R	$8,637,027	1,881,705	$13,510,642
139	Space Jam	11/15/1996	Warner Bros.	Comedy	PG	$8,517,269	1,855,614	$13,323,309
140	Mrs. Brown	7/18/1997	Miramax	Drama	PG	$8,451,663	1,841,321	$13,220,685
141	A Simple Wish	7/11/1997	Universal	Comedy	PG	$8,119,205	1,768,890	$12,700,630
142	Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie	3/28/1997	20th Century Fox	Action	PG	$8,109,349	1,766,743	$12,685,215
143	Secrets & Lies	9/28/1996	October Films	Drama	R	$8,074,281	1,759,103	$12,630,360
144	A Thousand Acres	9/19/1997	Buena Vista	Drama	R	$7,928,412	1,727,323	$12,402,179
145	Daylight	12/6/1996	Universal	Action	PG-13	$7,905,000	1,722,222	$12,365,554
146	Sprung	5/14/1997	Trimark	Romantic Comedy	R	$7,553,105	1,645,557	$11,815,099
147	Good Will Hunting	12/5/1997	Miramax	Drama	R	$7,510,617	1,636,300	$11,748,634
148	The Evening Star	12/25/1996	Paramount Pictures	Drama	PG-13	$7,474,793	1,628,495	$11,692,594
149	Jingle All the Way	11/22/1996	20th Century Fox	Comedy	PG	$7,388,094	1,609,607	$11,556,978
150	Wild America	7/2/1997	Warner Bros.	Adventure	PG	$7,324,662	1,595,787	$11,457,751
151	B*A*P*S	3/28/1997	New Line	Comedy	PG-13	$7,240,837	1,577,524	$11,326,622
152	The Ice Storm	9/27/1997	Fox Searchlight	Drama	R	$7,238,051	1,576,917	$11,322,264
153	She's So Lovely	8/29/1997	Miramax	Drama	R	$7,221,836	1,573,385	$11,296,904
154	Zeus and Roxanne	1/24/1997	MGM	Comedy	PG	$7,183,046	1,564,934	$11,236,226
155	Star Trek: First Contact	11/22/1996	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	PG-13	$6,846,411	1,491,593	$10,709,638
156	U-Turn	10/3/1997	Sony Pictures	Drama	R	$6,633,400	1,445,185	$10,376,428
157	Switchback	10/31/1997	Paramount Pictures	Action	R	$6,482,195	1,412,243	$10,139,905
158	Warriors of Virtue	5/2/1997	MGM	Action	PG	$6,448,817	1,404,971	$10,087,692
159	Most Wanted	10/10/1997	New Line	Action	R	$6,320,276	1,376,966	$9,886,616
160	Kull The Conqueror	8/29/1997	Universal	Action	PG-13	$6,086,891	1,326,120	$9,521,542
161	Gang Related	10/8/1997	MGM	Drama	R	$5,858,599	1,276,383	$9,164,430
162	Inventing the Abbots	4/4/1997	20th Century Fox	Drama	R	$5,852,547	1,275,065	$9,154,967
163	Kolya	1/24/1997	Miramax	Comedy	PG-13	$5,730,711	1,248,521	$8,964,381
164	One Eight Seven	7/30/1997	Warner Bros.	Drama	R	$5,716,080	1,245,333	$8,941,491
165	Gridlock'd	1/29/1997	Gramercy	Black Comedy	R	$5,479,037	1,193,690	$8,570,694
166	Dangerous Ground	2/12/1997	New Line	Thriller/Suspense	R	$5,079,851	1,106,721	$7,946,257
167	Across The Sea of Time	10/20/1995	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	G	$5,064,440	1,103,364	$7,922,154
168	The Crucible	11/29/1996	20th Century Fox	Drama	PG-13	$4,999,637	1,089,246	$7,820,786
169	Deconstructing Harry	12/12/1997	Fine Line	Romantic Comedy	R	$4,904,940	1,068,614	$7,672,649
170	McHale's Navy	4/18/1997	Universal	Comedy	PG	$4,368,453	951,733	$6,833,443
171	A Life Less Ordinary	10/24/1997	20th Century Fox	Comedy	R	$4,266,243	929,465	$6,673,559
172	Hamlet	12/25/1996	Sony Pictures	Drama	PG-13	$4,266,214	929,458	$6,673,508
173	Kama Sutra	2/28/1997	Trimark	Drama	R	$4,109,095	895,228	$6,427,737
174	Playing God	10/17/1997	Buena Vista	Thriller/Suspense	R	$4,068,285	886,337	$6,363,900
175	Meet Wally Sparks	1/31/1997	Trimark	Comedy	R	$3,999,612	871,375	$6,256,473
176	Lost Highway	2/21/1997	October Films	Thriller/Suspense	R	$3,796,699	827,168	$5,939,066
177	Cats Don't Dance	3/26/1997	Warner Bros.	Musical	G	$3,562,749	776,198	$5,573,102
178	8 Heads in a Duffel Bag	4/18/1997	Orion Pictures	Black Comedy	R	$3,559,990	775,597	$5,568,786
179	The Portrait of a Lady	12/24/1996	Gramercy	Drama	PG-13	$3,550,492	773,528	$5,553,931
180	Free Willy 3: The Rescue	8/8/1997	Warner Bros.	Drama	PG	$3,519,178	766,705	$5,504,942
181	The Pest	2/7/1997	Sony/TriStar	Comedy	PG-13	$3,506,206	763,879	$5,484,651
182	Til There Was You	5/30/1997	Paramount Pictures	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$3,478,370	757,815	$5,441,112
183	The MatchMaker	10/3/1997	Gramercy	Romantic Comedy	R	$3,376,403	735,600	$5,281,608
184	A Smile Like Yours	8/22/1997	Paramount Pictures	Romantic Comedy	R	$3,317,930	722,861	$5,190,142
185	Breaking the Waves	11/13/1996	October Films	Drama	R	$3,110,918	677,760	$4,866,317
186	Waiting for Guffman	1/31/1997	Sony Pictures Classics	Comedy	R	$2,922,988	636,817	$4,572,346
187	Love! Valour! Compassion!	5/16/1997	New Line	Drama	R	$2,874,242	626,197	$4,496,094
188	Dirty Dancing	8/21/1987	Vestron	Drama	PG-13	$2,868,135	624,866	$4,486,538
189	In the Company of Men	8/1/1997	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	R	$2,856,622	622,358	$4,468,530
190	One Night Stand	11/14/1997	New Line	Drama	R	$2,642,718	575,756	$4,133,928
191	Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun	7/11/1997	Sony Pictures Classics	Documentary	G	$2,570,742	560,075	$4,021,339
192	Brassed Off	5/23/1997	Miramax	Comedy	R	$2,560,471	557,837	$4,005,270
193	Romeo+Juliet	11/1/1996	20th Century Fox	Drama	PG-13	$2,518,728	548,742	$3,939,968
194	Career Girls	8/8/1997	October Films	Comedy	R	$2,506,039	545,978	$3,920,122
195	Crash	10/4/1996	Fine Line	Drama	R	$2,430,321	529,482	$3,801,681
196	The Pillow Book	6/6/1997	Lionsgate	Drama	Not Rated	$2,293,037	499,572	$3,586,927
197	Snowriders 2	10/15/1997	Warren Miller Entertainment	Documentary	Not Rated	$2,287,639	498,396	$3,578,483
198	Smilla's Sense of Snow	2/28/1997	Fox Searchlight	Thriller/Suspense	R	$2,221,994	484,095	$3,475,802
199	Shadow Conspiracy	1/31/1997	Buena Vista	Thriller/Suspense	R	$2,154,540	469,399	$3,370,285
200	The Daytrippers	3/5/1997	Lionsgate	Romantic Comedy	R	$2,084,559	454,152	$3,260,811
201	The First Wives Club	9/20/1996	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	PG	$2,075,683	452,219	$3,246,932
202	Paradise Road	4/11/1997	Fox Searchlight	Drama	R	$1,921,471	418,621	$3,005,699
203	Kiss Me, Guido	7/18/1997	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	R	$1,916,898	417,625	$2,998,548
204	Masterminds	8/22/1997	Sony Pictures	Action	PG-13	$1,890,472	411,868	$2,957,212
205	Wings of Courage	4/21/1995	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	G	$1,865,734	406,478	$2,918,512
206	Les Boys	12/12/1997	Distributor Unknown	Comedy	Not Rated	$1,851,655	403,411	$2,896,491
207	Set It Off	11/6/1996	New Line	Drama	R	$1,812,337	394,845	$2,834,987
208	Steel	8/15/1997	Warner Bros.	Action	PG-13	$1,686,429	367,414	$2,638,033
209	Washington Square	10/5/1997	Buena Vista	Drama	PG	$1,683,826	366,847	$2,633,961
210	Ridicule	11/29/1996	Miramax	Drama	R	$1,651,876	359,886	$2,583,981
211	Rhyme & Reason	3/5/1997	Miramax	Documentary	R	$1,591,687	346,773	$2,489,830
212	City of Industry	3/14/1997	Orion Pictures	Drama	R	$1,495,332	325,780	$2,339,100
213	Wag the Dog	12/25/1997	New Line	Drama	R	$1,427,164	310,929	$2,232,470
214	The Sweet Hereafter	10/10/1997	Fine Line	Drama	R	$1,387,966	302,389	$2,171,153
215	Ponette	3/14/1997	Arrow Releasing	Drama	Not Rated	$1,351,319	294,405	$2,113,828
216	Temptress Moon	6/13/1997	Miramax	Drama	R	$1,084,532	236,281	$1,696,498
217	Blood and Wine	2/21/1997	Fox Searchlight	Thriller/Suspense	R	$1,075,288	234,268	$1,682,044
218	D3: The Mighty Ducks	10/4/1996	Buena Vista	Comedy	PG	$1,048,408	228,411	$1,639,991
219	Shiloh	4/25/1997	Legacy Releasing	Adventure	PG	$1,002,175	218,339	$1,567,674
220	The Mirror Has Two Faces	11/15/1996	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$892,904	194,532	$1,396,740
221	Female Perversions	4/25/1997	October Films	Drama	R	$883,973	192,587	$1,382,775
222	Sleepers	10/18/1996	Warner Bros.	Drama	R	$880,394	191,807	$1,377,174
223	The Ghost and the Darkness	10/11/1996	Paramount Pictures	Action	R	$844,516	183,990	$1,321,048
224	Children of the Revolution	4/30/1997	Miramax	Comedy	R	$830,608	180,960	$1,299,293
225	Big Night	9/20/1996	Goldwyn Entertainment	Drama	R	$814,200	177,386	$1,273,631
226	Thieves (Les Voleurs)	12/25/1996	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	R	$810,330	176,542	$1,267,572
227	Anna Karenina	4/4/1997	Warner Bros.	Drama	PG-13	$791,830	172,512	$1,238,636
228	Kiss or Kill	11/14/1997	October Films	Thriller/Suspense	R	$771,091	167,994	$1,206,197
229	Fast, Cheap & Out of Control	10/3/1997	Sony Pictures Classics	Documentary	PG	$760,472	165,680	$1,189,582
230	Lone Star	6/21/1996	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	R	$758,156	165,176	$1,185,964
231	Guantanamera	7/4/1997	Lionsgate	Comedy	Not Rated	$751,478	163,721	$1,175,517
232	Nueba Yol 3	10/31/1997	Kit Parker Films	Drama	Not Rated	$723,404	157,604	$1,131,597
233	Box of Moon Light	7/25/1997	Trimark	Comedy	R	$720,717	157,019	$1,127,396
234	The Long Kiss Goodnight	10/11/1996	New Line	Action	R	$710,868	154,873	$1,111,988
235	A Chef in Love	4/23/1997	Sony Pictures Classics	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$686,121	149,482	$1,073,281
236	Prisoner of the Mountains	1/31/1997	Orion Classics	Drama	R	$661,361	144,087	$1,034,545
237	Swingers	10/18/1996	Miramax	Comedy	R	$644,108	140,329	$1,007,562
238	The Van	5/16/1997	Fox Searchlight	Comedy	R	$621,093	135,314	$971,555
239	The House of Yes	10/10/1997	Miramax	Comedy	R	$617,403	134,510	$965,782
240	Star Maps	7/23/1997	Fox Searchlight	Comedy	R	$592,573	129,101	$926,945
241	Love Serenade	8/1/1997	Miramax	Comedy	R	$579,337	126,217	$906,238
242	Dream With The Fishes	6/20/1997	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	R	$542,909	118,281	$849,258
243	The Assignment	9/26/1997	Sony Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	R	$540,063	117,661	$844,806
244	Prefontaine	1/24/1997	Buena Vista	Drama	PG-13	$532,190	115,946	$832,492
245	Fargo	3/8/1996	Gramercy	Thriller/Suspense	R	$531,868	115,875	$831,983
246	La cérémonie	12/18/1996	New Yorker	Drama	Not Rated	$527,095	114,836	$824,522
247	Margaret's Museum	2/7/1997	Cinepix Film Properties	Drama	R	$524,963	114,371	$821,184
248	Microcosmos	10/11/1996	Miramax	Documentary	G	$521,987	113,723	$816,531
249	J'en Suis	3/14/1997			Not Rated	$510,977	111,324	$799,306
250	The Myth of Fingerprints	9/17/1997	Sony Pictures Classics		R	$505,828	110,202	$791,250
251	Traveller	4/18/1997	October Films		R	$500,649	109,074	$783,151
252	Some Mother's Son	12/25/1996	Columbia	Drama	R	$493,723	107,565	$772,317
253	Commandments	5/2/1997	Gramercy	Comedy	R	$488,419	106,409	$764,017
254	SubUrbia	2/7/1997	Sony Pictures Classics	Comedy	R	$482,665	105,156	$755,020
255	Boys Life 2	3/7/1997	Strand	Drama		$479,504	104,467	$750,073
256	The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo	5/16/1997	Sony/TriStar			$479,099	104,379	$749,441
257	Pippi Longstocking	8/22/1997	Legacy Releasing	Musical	G	$478,113	104,164	$747,898
258	Broken English	5/2/1997	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	PG-13	$476,070	103,719	$744,702
259	Kissed	4/11/1997	Goldwyn Entertainment		R	$465,417	101,398	$728,038
260	In Search of a Dream	10/29/1997		Drama		$461,661	100,580	$722,164
261	Pink Flamingos	4/11/1997	Fine Line		NC-17	$413,802	90,153	$647,299
262	Sunday	8/22/1997		Drama		$410,919	89,525	$642,790
263	Touch	2/14/1997	MGM			$408,097	88,910	$638,374
264	Fire	8/22/1997	Zeitgeist			$402,749	87,745	$630,009
265	The Associate	10/25/1996	Buena Vista	Comedy	PG-13	$388,132	84,560	$607,141
266	The Hanging Garden	11/7/1997	Goldwyn Entertainment	Drama	R	$386,350	84,172	$604,355
267	Flamenco	4/25/1997	New Yorker			$384,374	83,742	$601,268
268	Bent	11/26/1997	MGM	Drama	NC-17	$372,341	81,120	$582,442
269	Thinner	10/25/1996	Paramount Pictures	Horror	R	$364,078	79,320	$569,518
270	The End of Violence	9/12/1997	MGM		R	$357,881	77,970	$559,825
271	That Thing You Do!	10/4/1996	20th Century Fox	Drama	PG	$351,800	76,645	$550,311
272	Grizzly Mountain	10/31/1997	Legacy Releasing			$340,556	74,195	$532,720
273	First Kid	8/30/1996	Buena Vista	Comedy	PG	$331,031	72,120	$517,822
274	Albino Alligator	1/17/1997	Miramax	Drama	R	$326,308	71,091	$510,433
275	Un Air de Famille	5/2/1997	Leisure Time Features			$316,872	69,035	$495,671
276	High School High	10/25/1996	Sony Pictures	Comedy	PG-13	$300,810	65,536	$470,548
277	Indian Summer	7/25/1997	First Look	Comedy	R	$294,467	64,154	$460,626
278	Telling Lies in America	10/17/1997				$291,000	63,399	$455,205
279	Different for Girls	9/12/1997	First Look		R	$281,764	61,386	$440,751
280	All Over Me	4/25/1997	Fine Line	Drama	R	$281,175	61,258	$439,832
281	Fly Away Home	9/13/1996	Sony Pictures	Drama	PG	$276,573	60,256	$432,638
282	The Hunchback of Notre Dame	6/21/1996	Buena Vista	Adventure	G	$273,938	59,681	$428,510
283	The Tango Lesson	11/14/1997	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	PG	$265,120	57,760	$414,717
284	Ma Vie en Rose	12/26/1997	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	R	$244,717	53,315	$382,802
285	Hollow Reed	4/18/1997			R	$244,337	53,232	$382,206
286	Year of the Horse	10/8/1997	October Films		R	$243,094	52,962	$380,267
287	Kundun	12/25/1997	Buena Vista	Drama	PG-13	$237,415	51,724	$371,378
288	The Swan Princess 2	7/18/1997	Legacy Releasing			$235,766	51,365	$368,801
289	Unhook the Stars	2/14/1997	Miramax		R	$234,843	51,164	$367,358
290	Garden of the Finzi-Continis	11/8/1996	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	R	$229,657	50,034	$359,244
291	The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca	9/12/1997	Columbia	Thriller/Suspense	R	$226,427	49,331	$354,197
292	Dancehall Queen	10/10/1997				$223,426	48,677	$349,501
293	4 Little Girls	7/9/1997		Documentary		$218,444	47,591	$341,703
294	Critical Care	10/31/1997			R	$218,158	47,529	$341,258
295	Dear God	11/1/1996	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	PG	$214,477	46,727	$335,500
296	Love and Other Catastrophes	3/28/1997	Fox Searchlight	Comedy	R	$212,285	46,249	$332,068
297	Bliss	6/6/1997	Sony Pictures	Drama	R	$207,751	45,262	$324,981
298	A Life Apart: Hasidism in America	7/25/1997	First Run Features			$197,338	42,993	$308,690
299	I'm Not Rappaport	12/25/1996	Gramercy		PG-13	$196,514	42,814	$307,405
300	Irma Vep	5/2/1997	Zeitgeist			$191,164	41,648	$299,033
301	The Ride	12/15/1997	RS Entertainment	Drama	PG	$189,635	41,315	$296,642
302	Happy Together	10/12/1997				$187,508	40,851	$293,310
303	Michael Collins	10/11/1996	Warner Bros.	Drama	R	$178,189	38,821	$278,735
304	Rough Magic	5/30/1997	Goldwyn Entertainment		PG-13	$171,979	37,468	$269,020
305	Phenomenon	7/5/1996	Buena Vista	Drama	PG	$167,596	36,513	$262,163
306	Jack	8/9/1996	Buena Vista	Drama	PG-13	$165,851	36,133	$259,435
307	The Education of Little Tree	12/25/1997	Paramount Pictures		PG	$161,831	35,257	$253,145
308	La conciergerie	9/26/1997				$160,944	35,064	$251,760
309	Welcome to Sarajevo	11/26/1997	Miramax		R	$155,009	33,771	$242,476
310	Marius et Jeannette	12/5/1997	New Yorker	Romantic Comedy	Not Rated	$142,749	31,100	$223,298
311	Hard Eight	2/28/1997	MGM	Drama		$142,356	31,014	$222,681
312	Citizen Ruth	12/13/1996	Miramax	Comedy		$142,349	31,013	$222,673
313	Oscar and Lucinda	12/31/1997	Fox Searchlight	Drama	R	$137,163	29,883	$214,560
314	Shooting Porn	7/11/1997				$133,048	28,986	$208,119
315	The Boxer	12/31/1997	Universal	Drama	R	$129,915	28,304	$203,223
316	Paperback Romance	8/15/1997	Goldwyn Entertainment			$121,002	26,362	$189,279
317	The Whole Wide World	12/18/1996	Sony Pictures Classics		PG	$119,572	26,051	$187,046
318	Sick	11/7/1997				$116,806	25,448	$182,717
319	For Roseanna	6/18/1997	Fine Line			$111,851	24,368	$174,962
320	Hotel de Love	2/7/1997			R	$111,106	24,206	$173,799
321	Kicked in the Head	9/26/1997	October Films		R	$102,739	22,383	$160,710
322	Wallace & Gromit	4/6/1996	Northern Arts Entertainment	Adventure	Not Rated	$101,029	22,011	$158,039
323	Napolean	10/10/1997	Goldwyn Entertainment			$100,127	21,814	$156,625
324	Latin Boys Go to Hell	9/5/1997	Strand			$96,765	21,082	$151,369
325	Beautiful Thing	10/9/1996	Sony Pictures Classics	Comedy	R	$96,544	21,034	$151,024
326	Texas Chainsaw Massacre: Next Generation	8/29/1997	New Line			$94,558	20,601	$147,915
327	Matusalem II	12/19/1997				$88,675	19,319	$138,710
328	The Winter Guest	12/24/1997	Fine Line	Drama	R	$87,508	19,065	$136,887
329	Gummo	10/17/1997	Fine Line		R	$87,403	19,042	$136,722
330	Going All the Way	9/19/1997	Gramercy		R	$86,175	18,775	$134,805
331	Late Bloomers	6/27/1997	Strand			$75,435	16,435	$118,003
332	Twin Town	5/9/1997	Gramercy			$74,188	16,163	$116,050
333	The Wind in the Willows	10/31/1997	Sony Pictures			$72,844	15,870	$113,947
334	Marquise	9/12/1997				$71,384	15,552	$111,663
335	A Self-Made Hero	9/12/1997	Strand			$69,977	15,246	$109,466
336	A Brother's Kiss	4/25/1997	First Look	Drama	R	$66,961	14,588	$104,742
337	Keys to Tulsa	4/11/1997	Gramercy		R	$57,252	12,473	$89,556
338	Truth or Consequences, N.M.	5/2/1997	Sony Pictures			$54,154	11,798	$84,710
339	Johns	1/31/1997	First Look		R	$50,789	11,065	$79,447
340	Afterglow	12/26/1997	Sony Pictures Classics	Romantic Comedy	R	$50,052	10,905	$78,298
341	Lawrence of Arabia (re-issue)	9/5/1997	Columbia			$47,265	10,297	$73,932
342	The Apostle	12/17/1997	October Films	Drama	PG-13	$40,969	8,926	$64,089
343	Hamsun	8/6/1997	First Run Features			$40,000	8,715	$62,574
344	Good Luck	3/7/1997				$39,962	8,706	$62,509
345	The Locusts	10/3/1997	MGM		R	$37,888	8,254	$59,264
346	Office Killer	12/3/1997	Strand		R	$37,446	8,158	$58,574
347	Julian Po	9/5/1997	Fine Line		PG-13	$33,148	7,222	$51,854
348	Head Above Water	6/25/1997	Fine Line			$32,212	7,018	$50,389
349	The Substance of Fire	3/14/1997	Miramax		R	$31,638	6,893	$49,492
350	The Rich Man's Wife	9/13/1996	Buena Vista	Thriller/Suspense	R	$29,030	6,325	$45,414
351	Nowhere	5/9/1997	Fine Line			$27,354	5,959	$42,786
352	Catherine's Grove	9/5/1997		Drama	R	$26,641	5,804	$41,673
353	Rien na va plus	10/24/1997	New Yorker			$25,696	5,598	$40,194
354	Le Plus Beau Metier du Monde	3/28/1997				$23,862	5,199	$37,329
355	Bandwagon	9/12/1997	Cinepix Film Properties	Comedy		$22,189	4,834	$34,708
356	Wedding Bell Blues	6/13/1997			R	$22,002	4,793	$34,414
357	The Winner	7/25/1997	Live Entertainment		R	$21,000	4,575	$32,849
358	Twilight of the Golds	10/24/1997				$20,868	4,546	$32,640
359	I Love You, I Love You Not	10/31/1997			PG-13	$20,325	4,428	$31,793
360	This World, Then the Fireworks	7/11/1997	Orion Classics		R	$19,906	4,337	$31,140
361	The Delta	8/15/1997	Strand			$18,134	3,951	$28,368
362	The Last Time I Committed Suicide	6/20/1997	Roxie Releasing		R	$12,836	2,797	$20,082
363	Nick and Jane	11/14/1997	Avalanche Releasing		R	$11,251	2,451	$17,598
364	Soul in the Hole	8/8/1997				$10,758	2,344	$16,830
365	The Innocent Sleep	6/27/1997			R	$8,225	1,792	$12,867
366	The Mouse	11/14/1997	Strand			$6,707	1,461	$10,490
367	Cafe Society	7/20/1997	Sony Pictures	Drama	R	$6,325	1,378	$9,894
368	Guy	12/17/1997	Gramercy		R	$5,000	1,089	$7,819
369	Tollbooth	6/6/1997			R	$5,000	1,089	$7,819
370	Best Men	10/17/1997	Orion Pictures	Comedy		$5,000	1,089	$7,819
371	The Long Way Home	9/19/1997	7th Art Releasing			$5,000	1,089	$7,819
372	Gray's Anatomy	3/19/1997	Northern Arts Entertainment			$5,000	1,089	$7,819
373	Drunks	3/14/1997	Northern Arts Entertainment		R	$5,000	1,089	$7,819
374	Repulsion	9/19/1997				$5,000	1,089	$7,819
375	Jerusalem	3/7/1997	First Look		PG-13	$5,000	1,089	$7,819
376	Lewis & Clark & George	10/4/1997			R	$5,000	1,089	$7,819
377	Unforgotten: Twenty-Five Years After Willowbrook	2/14/1997	Castle Hill Productions			$5,000	1,089	$7,819
378	Frankenstein and Me	2/9/1997	Trimark		PG	$5,000	1,089	$7,819
379	Raven	10/14/1997			R	$5,000	1,089	$7,819
380	Breaking Up	10/17/1997	Warner Bros.		R	$5,000	1,089	$7,819
381	Grind	4/11/1997	Castle Hill Productions		PG-13	$5,000	1,089	$7,819
382	Cadillac Ranch	4/11/1997	Legacy Releasing	Adventure	R	$5,000	1,089	$7,819
383	The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon	1/12/1997		Adventure	PG	$5,000	1,089	$7,819
384	Inside	1/10/1997		Drama		$5,000	1,089	$7,819
385	The Grimm Brothers' Snow White	8/24/1997	Gramercy			$5,000	1,089	$7,819
386	The Deli	11/7/1997				$5,000	1,089	$7,819
387	Follow Me Home	2/28/1997				$5,000	1,089	$7,819
388	The James Gang	11/7/1997	Polygram		R	$5,000	1,089	$7,819
389	Underworld	5/9/1997	Trimark		R	$5,000	1,089	$7,819
390	Legal Deceit	11/18/1997				$5,000	1,089	$7,819
391	Carla's Song	5/15/1997	Shadow	Drama		$5,000	1,089	$7,819
392	Kiss and Tell	10/17/1997	Phaedra Cinema			$5,000	1,089	$7,819
393	Hugo Pool	12/12/1997	Northern Arts Entertainment	Romantic Comedy	R	$3,620	789	$5,665
394	Dead Heart	11/28/1997				$1,209	263	$1,888
395	Cold Around the Heart	11/7/1997	20th Century Fox		R	$552	120	$862
396	Trojan War	9/26/1997	Warner Bros.	Comedy		$217	47	$337
Total Gross of All Movies					$6,508,348,997
Total Tickets Sold						1,417,940,957
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices							$10,180,816,071

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

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