1997 Top-Grossing Movies in North America

This chart ranks movies by their total cumulative North American box office earnings for movies released in 1997. Each movie is ranked by its total gross across all years it played, not just earnings during 1997.

To see the top-grossing movies that earned money during 1997 (including movies released in previous years), click the “Earned in 1997” button below.

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Rank	Movie	Release Date	Distributor	Genre	1997 Domestic Gross	Tickets Sold
1	Titanic	Dec 19, 1997	Paramount Pictures	Drama	$674,460,013	137,351,638
2	Men in Black	Jul 1, 1997	Sony Pictures	Action	$250,690,539	54,624,482
3	The Lost World: Jurassic Park	May 22, 1997	Universal	Action	$229,086,679	49,909,951
4	Liar Liar	Mar 21, 1997	Universal	Comedy	$181,410,615	39,523,009
5	Air Force One	Jul 25, 1997	Sony Pictures	Action	$172,956,409	37,722,221
6	As Good as it Gets	Dec 24, 1997	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$148,478,011	35,328,824
7	Good Will Hunting	Dec 5, 1997	Miramax	Drama	$138,433,435	30,050,651
8	My Best Friend’s Wedding	Jun 20, 1997	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$126,813,153	27,636,677
9	Tomorrow Never Dies	Dec 19, 1997	MGM	Action	$125,304,276	31,236,945
10	Face/Off	Jun 27, 1997	Paramount Pictures	Action	$112,276,146	24,461,033
11	Batman & Robin	Jun 20, 1997	Warner Bros.	Action	$107,325,195	23,382,395
12	George Of The Jungle	Jul 16, 1997	Walt Disney	Adventure	$105,263,257	22,933,171
13	Scream 2	Dec 12, 1997	Miramax	Horror	$101,363,301	24,259,817
14	Con Air	Jun 6, 1997	Walt Disney	Action	$101,117,573	22,029,972
15	Contact	Jul 11, 1997	Warner Bros.	Drama	$100,920,329	21,986,999
16	Hercules	Jun 13, 1997	Walt Disney	Adventure	$99,112,101	21,593,050
17	Flubber	Nov 26, 1997	Walt Disney	Comedy	$92,993,801	21,462,071
18	Conspiracy Theory	Aug 8, 1997	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$76,118,990	16,583,657
19	I Know What You Did Last Summ…	Oct 17, 1997	Sony Pictures	Horror	$72,250,091	15,750,676
20	Dante’s Peak	Feb 7, 1997	Universal	Thriller/Suspense	$67,163,857	14,632,648
21	Anaconda	Apr 11, 1997	Sony Pictures	Horror	$65,598,907	14,291,700
22	L.A. Confidential	Sep 19, 1997	Warner Bros.	Drama	$64,604,977	14,076,181
23	In & Out	Sep 19, 1997	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$63,826,569	13,953,352
24	The Fifth Element	May 9, 1997	Sony Pictures	Action	$63,570,862	13,849,861
25	Mouse Hunt	Dec 19, 1997	Dreamworks SKG	Comedy	$61,894,591	15,819,906
26	The Saint	Apr 4, 1997	Paramount Pictures	Action	$61,363,304	13,368,911
27	Devil’s Advocate	Oct 17, 1997	Warner Bros.	Horror	$61,007,424	13,296,548
28	Kiss the Girls	Oct 3, 1997	Paramount Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$60,527,873	13,188,935
29	Jungle 2 Jungle	Mar 7, 1997	Walt Disney	Comedy	$59,925,026	13,055,561
30	Anastasia	Nov 14, 1997	20th Century Fox	Musical	$58,403,409	13,152,934
31	Spawn	Jul 31, 1997	New Line	Action	$54,979,992	11,978,211
32	The Jackal	Nov 14, 1997	Universal	Thriller/Suspense	$54,956,941	12,048,576
33	Starship Troopers	Nov 7, 1997	Sony Pictures	Action	$54,768,952	11,936,749
34	Austin Powers: International …	May 2, 1997	New Line	Comedy	$53,883,989	11,739,431
35	Amistad	Dec 12, 1997	Dreamworks SKG	Drama	$51,504,653	12,094,625
36	Breakdown	May 2, 1997	Paramount Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$50,159,144	10,927,918
37	Absolute Power	Feb 14, 1997	Sony Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$50,068,310	10,908,128
38	The Game	Sep 12, 1997	Polygram	Thriller/Suspense	$48,265,581	10,515,377
39	G.I. Jane	Aug 22, 1997	Walt Disney	Drama	$48,169,156	10,494,369
40	Speed 2: Cruise Control	Jan 1, 1997	20th Century Fox	Action	$48,097,081	10,472,417
41	Alien: Resurrection	Nov 26, 1997	20th Century Fox	Action	$47,802,866	10,501,370
42	Volcano	Apr 25, 1997	20th Century Fox	Action	$47,546,796	10,358,779
43	The Rainmaker	Nov 21, 1997	Paramount Pictures	Drama	$47,159,786	10,265,278
44	The Full Monty	Aug 13, 1997	Fox Searchlight	Comedy	$45,950,122	10,018,272
45	Bean	Oct 17, 1997	Gramercy	Comedy	$45,334,169	9,909,235
46	Cop Land	Aug 15, 1997	Miramax	Drama	$44,906,632	9,783,579
47	Nothing To Lose	Jul 18, 1997	Walt Disney	Comedy	$44,480,039	9,690,640
48	Soul Food	Sep 26, 1997	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$43,492,389	9,473,615
49	Wag the Dog	Dec 25, 1997	New Line	Drama	$43,057,470	9,442,332
50	The Devil’s Own	Mar 26, 1997	Sony Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$42,885,593	9,343,266
51	Donnie Brasco	Feb 28, 1997	Sony Pictures	Drama	$41,954,997	9,140,522
52	The Peacemaker	Sep 26, 1997	Dreamworks SKG	Action	$41,263,140	8,989,790
53	Private Parts	Mar 7, 1997	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$41,198,146	8,975,630
54	Money Talks	Aug 22, 1997	New Line	Action	$41,076,865	8,949,208
55	Jackie Brown	Dec 25, 1997	Miramax	Drama	$39,673,162	10,757,447
56	Seven Years in Tibet	Oct 8, 1997	Sony Pictures	Drama	$37,945,884	8,265,471
57	Vegas Vacation	Feb 14, 1997	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$36,470,465	7,945,635
58	Mortal Kombat: Annihilation	Nov 21, 1997	New Line	Action	$35,927,406	7,907,647
59	Selena	Mar 21, 1997	Warner Bros.	Drama	$35,868,790	7,759,180
60	Addicted To Love	May 23, 1997	Warner Bros.	Romantic Comedy	$34,673,095	7,554,051
61	The Relic	Jan 10, 1997	Paramount Pictures	Horror	$33,956,608	7,397,953
62	Metro	Jan 17, 1997	Walt Disney	Action	$32,017,895	6,975,576
63	For Richer or Poorer	Dec 12, 1997	Universal	Comedy	$31,680,796	7,535,495
64	Picture Perfect	Aug 1, 1997	20th Century Fox	Romantic Comedy	$31,301,775	6,819,558
65	Beverly Hills Ninja	Jan 17, 1997	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$31,245,344	6,807,264
66	Home Alone III	Dec 12, 1997	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$30,692,437	7,971,783
67	Fools Rush In	Feb 14, 1997	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$29,299,524	6,383,338
68	Romy and Michele's High Schoo…	Apr 25, 1997	Walt Disney	Comedy	$29,235,353	6,369,357
69	Out to Sea	Jul 2, 1997	20th Century Fox	Romantic Comedy	$28,985,323	6,314,885
70	Father’s Day	May 9, 1997	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$28,681,080	6,248,601
71	Grosse Pointe Blank	Apr 11, 1997	Walt Disney	Black Comedy	$28,084,357	6,118,596
72	The Edge	Sep 26, 1997	20th Century Fox	Thriller/Suspense	$27,799,255	6,056,482
73	Event Horizon	Aug 15, 1997	Paramount Pictures	Horror	$26,673,242	5,811,163
74	An American Werewolf in Paris	Dec 25, 1997	Walt Disney	Horror	$26,570,463	7,086,955
75	Boogie Nights	Oct 10, 1997	New Line	Drama	$26,410,771	5,760,909
76	Air Bud	Aug 1, 1997	Walt Disney	Comedy	$26,033,546	5,671,796
77	Murder at 1600	Apr 18, 1997	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$25,842,024	5,630,070
78	Mimic	Aug 22, 1997	Miramax	Horror	$25,514,166	5,558,641
79	Midnight in the Garden of Goo…	Nov 21, 1997	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$25,078,937	5,562,276
80	Good Burger	Jul 25, 1997	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$23,712,993	5,166,229
81	Hoodlum	Aug 27, 1997	MGM	Drama	$23,489,997	5,117,646
82	Red Corner	Oct 31, 1997	MGM	Thriller/Suspense	$22,442,815	4,904,467
83	Mr. Magoo	Dec 25, 1997	Walt Disney	Comedy	$21,437,192	5,838,007
84	The Apostle	Dec 17, 1997	October Films	Drama	$20,733,485	4,420,975
85	Booty Call	Feb 26, 1997	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$20,066,917	4,371,877
86	Gone Fishin'	May 30, 1997	Walt Disney	Comedy	$19,745,922	4,301,943
87	Thrill Ride: The Science of F…	Jul 11, 1997	Sony Pictures Cla…	Documentary	$18,798,682	3,824,321
88	That Darn Cat	Feb 14, 1997	Walt Disney	Adventure	$18,301,828	3,987,326
89	The Postman	Dec 25, 1997	Warner Bros.	Action	$17,650,704	4,583,804
90	That Old Feeling	Apr 4, 1997	Universal	Romantic Comedy	$16,408,534	3,574,844
91	Fire Down Below	Sep 5, 1997	Warner Bros.	Action	$16,148,906	3,518,280
92	Wes Craven's Wishmaster	Sep 19, 1997	Live Entertainment	Horror	$15,719,109	3,424,642
93	Rocket Man	Oct 10, 1997	Walt Disney	Comedy	$15,448,043	3,370,905
94	Eve's Bayou	Nov 7, 1997	Trimark	Drama	$14,843,425	3,248,979
95	The Sixth Man	Mar 28, 1997	Walt Disney	Comedy	$14,765,099	3,216,797
96	Jackie Chan’s First Strike	Jan 10, 1997	New Line	Action	$14,601,662	3,181,189
97	Excess Baggage	Aug 29, 1997	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$14,351,432	3,126,673
98	The Wings of the Dove	Nov 7, 1997	Miramax	Drama	$14,196,971	3,151,320
99	Fairytale: A True Story	Oct 24, 1997	Paramount Pictures	Drama	$14,059,077	3,077,035
100	Def Jam's How To Be a Player	Aug 6, 1997	Gramercy	Comedy	$14,010,363	3,052,366