1997 Top-Grossing Movies Internationally

This chart ranks movies by their total cumulative international 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.

Rank	Movie	Release Date	Biggest Territory	Genre	1997 International Gross
1	Titanic	Dec 18, 1997	Japan	Drama	$1,548,588,773
2	The Lost World: Jurassic Park	May 22, 1997		Action	$389,552,320
3	Men in Black	Jul 1, 1997	Australia	Action	$337,100,000
4	The Full Monty	Aug 13, 1997		Comedy	$215,299,261
5	Tomorrow Never Dies	Dec 19, 1997	United Kingdom	Action	$214,200,000
6	Bean	Oct 17, 1997		Comedy	$211,239,959
7	The Fifth Element	May 9, 1997	Australia	Action	$200,321,409
8	My Best Friend’s Wedding	Jun 20, 1997	South Korea	Romantic Comedy	$172,110,266
9	As Good as it Gets	Dec 24, 1997	South Korea	Romantic Comedy	$165,633,912
10	Hercules	Jun 13, 1997		Adventure	$151,587,899
11	Air Force One	Jul 25, 1997		Action	$142,311,944
12	Batman & Robin	Jun 20, 1997	United Kingdom	Action	$130,992,619
13	Face/Off	Jun 27, 1997	New Zealand	Action	$128,923,838
14	Con Air	Jun 6, 1997	Australia	Action	$123,000,000
15	Liar Liar	Mar 21, 1997		Comedy	$121,300,000
16	Alien: Resurrection	Nov 26, 1997		Action	$112,904,982
17	Dante’s Peak	Feb 7, 1997		Thriller/Suspense	$111,036,143
18	The Saint	Apr 4, 1997		Action	$108,036,696
19	The Jackal	Nov 14, 1997		Thriller/Suspense	$104,400,000
20	Speed 2: Cruise Control	Jan 1, 1997		Action	$102,370,919
21	The Devil’s Own	Mar 26, 1997		Thriller/Suspense	$98,014,407
22	Seven Years in Tibet	Oct 8, 1997		Drama	$93,500,000
23	Devil’s Advocate	Oct 17, 1997		Horror	$92,000,000
24	Good Will Hunting	Dec 5, 1997	South Korea	Drama	$87,492,554
25	Flubber	Nov 26, 1997		Comedy	$85,000,000
26	Anastasia	Nov 14, 1997	South Korea	Musical	$81,397,687
27	Volcano	Apr 25, 1997		Action	$72,553,204
28	Anaconda	Apr 11, 1997		Horror	$71,400,000
29	Scream 2	Dec 12, 1997	New Zealand	Horror	$71,000,000
30	George Of The Jungle	Jul 16, 1997		Adventure	$69,200,000
31	Conspiracy Theory	Aug 8, 1997		Thriller/Suspense	$66,664,728
32	Starship Troopers	Nov 7, 1997	New Zealand	Action	$66,331,004
33	Contact	Jul 11, 1997		Drama	$64,979,671
34	L.A. Confidential	Sep 19, 1997	New Zealand	Drama	$61,600,000
35	I Know What You Did Last Summ…	Oct 17, 1997	New Zealand	Horror	$53,000,000
36	Jackie Brown	Dec 25, 1997	United Kingdom	Drama	$35,054,330
37	Spawn	Jul 31, 1997		Action	$32,969,867
38	The Game	Sep 12, 1997	New Zealand	Thriller/Suspense	$32,104,389
39	Donnie Brasco	Feb 28, 1997		Drama	$23,348,055
40	The Peacemaker	Sep 26, 1997		Action	$21,704,228
41	Wag the Dog	Dec 25, 1997		Drama	$21,194,568
42	Nothing To Lose	Jul 18, 1997		Comedy	$20,114,022
43	In & Out	Sep 19, 1997		Comedy	$19,400,000
44	Cop Land	Aug 15, 1997		Drama	$18,800,000
45	Boogie Nights	Oct 10, 1997	South Korea	Drama	$16,700,954
46	Mortal Kombat: Annihilation	Nov 21, 1997		Action	$15,400,000
47	Amistad	Dec 12, 1997		Drama	$14,037,559
48	Austin Powers: International …	May 2, 1997		Comedy	$13,800,000
49	Thrill Ride: The Science of F…	Jul 11, 1997		Documentary	$12,480,529
50	A Life Less Ordinary	Oct 24, 1997		Comedy	$10,345,675
51	The Ice Storm	Sep 26, 1997		Drama	$7,973,914
52	Mr. Magoo	Dec 25, 1997		Comedy	$7,500,000
53	Father’s Day	May 9, 1997		Comedy	$7,000,000
54	Ulee's Gold	Jun 13, 1997		Drama	$6,545,264
55	Beverly Hills Ninja	Jan 17, 1997		Comedy	$6,393,685
56	The Edge	Sep 26, 1997	New Zealand	Thriller/Suspense	$6,300,000
57	The Van	May 16, 1997		Comedy	$5,592,945
58	Rien ne va plus	Oct 24, 1997		Comedy	$4,800,000
59	The Sweet Hereafter	Oct 10, 1997	Canada	Drama	$3,644,550
60	The Postman	Dec 25, 1997		Action	$3,190,419
61	The Tango Lesson	Nov 14, 1997		Drama	$3,167,636
62	Chasing Amy	Apr 4, 1997		Romantic Comedy	$3,148,581
63	Air Bud	Aug 1, 1997		Comedy	$3,141,713
64	Grosse Pointe Blank	Apr 11, 1997		Black Comedy	$2,986,055
65	A Thousand Acres	Sep 19, 1997		Drama	$1,568,667
66	Twin Town	Apr 11, 1997	United Kingdom		$910,468
67	Brat (БРАТ)	Dec 27, 1997	Russia (CIS)	Drama	$873,118
68	That Old Feeling	Apr 4, 1997		Romantic Comedy	$830,684
69	Head Above Water	Jun 25, 1997			$774,437
70	Ma Vie en Rose	Dec 26, 1997	South Korea	Drama	$610,120
71	Detective Conan: The Time Bom…	Apr 19, 1997	South Korea	Thriller/Suspense	$604,430
72	The Apostle	Dec 17, 1997		Drama	$544,285
73	Love and Other Catastrophes	Mar 28, 1997		Comedy	$530,931
74	8 Heads in a Duffel Bag	Apr 18, 1997		Black Comedy	$400,000
75	Happy Together	Oct 2, 1997	South Korea	Drama	$380,000
76	The End of Evangelion	Jul 19, 1997	South Korea	Action	$377,971
77	Gummo	Oct 17, 1997		Comedy	$277,972
78	Playing God	Oct 17, 1997		Thriller/Suspense	$261,609
79	Gattaca	Oct 24, 1997	South Korea	Drama	$112,803
80	Biteu	May 3, 1997	South Korea	Drama	$68,283
81	Lost Highway	Feb 21, 1997	Russia (CIS)	Thriller/Suspense	$53,017
82	Bent	Nov 26, 1997	United Kingdom	Drama	$45,449
83	Sunday	Aug 22, 1997		Drama	$39,430
84	Irma Vep	May 2, 1997	South Korea	Comedy	$30,766
85	Gallivant	Sep 19, 1997	United Kingdom	Documentary	$25,445
86	Nil By Mouth	Oct 10, 1997	United Kingdom	Drama	$18,363
87	The Watermelon Woman	Mar 5, 1997	Netherlands	Drama	$17,801
88	Keys to Tulsa	Apr 11, 1997		Drama	$17,525
89	Conte d’été	Aug 8, 1997	South Korea	Comedy	$14,679
90	Chorokmoolgogi (초록물고기)	Feb 7, 1997	South Korea	Drama	$2,172
91	Event Horizon	Aug 15, 1997	New Zealand	Horror	$712
92	Topless Women Talk About Thei…	Nov 20, 1997	New Zealand	Drama	$682
93	Madadayo	Jun 7, 1997	Portugal	Drama	$596
94	Porto Santo	Aug 8, 1997	Portugal	Drama	$363
95	Hard Eight	Feb 28, 1997	New Zealand	Drama	$359
96	Mimic	Aug 22, 1997	New Zealand	Horror	$313
97	Forgotten Silver	Oct 3, 1997	New Zealand	Comedy	$291
98	Dobermann	Jun 18, 1997	United Kingdom	Action	$22