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Box Office Performance for Historical Fiction Movies in 1997

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		1997 GrossTickets Sold
1 Titanic Dec 19, 1997 Drama PG-13 $112,594,173 24,530,321
2 Hercules Jun 13, 1997 Adventure G $99,112,101 21,593,050
3 The English Patient Nov 15, 1996 Drama R $50,644,298 11,033,616
4 L.A. Confidential Sep 19, 1997 Drama R $38,296,320 8,343,424
5 Boogie Nights Oct 10, 1997 Drama R $23,841,916 5,194,317
6 Hoodlum Aug 27, 1997 Drama R $23,489,997 5,117,646
7 Eve's Bayou Nov 7, 1997 Drama R $13,497,086 2,940,541
8 Das Boot Apr 4, 1997 Drama R $11,397,741 2,483,167
9 Buddy Jun 6, 1997 Comedy PG $10,067,104 2,193,268
10 The Wings of the Dove Nov 7, 1997 Drama R $8,698,249 1,895,043
11 Mrs. Brown Jul 18, 1997 Drama PG $8,451,663 1,841,320
12 The Ice Storm Sep 26, 1997 Drama R $7,438,480 1,620,583
13 Inventing the Abbotts Apr 4, 1997 Drama R $5,926,128 1,291,095
14 Kolya Jan 24, 1997 Comedy PG-13 $5,770,254 1,257,135
15 Kama Sutra Feb 28, 1997 Drama R $4,109,095 895,227
16 Hamlet Dec 25, 1996 Drama PG-13 $4,069,672 886,638
17 The Portrait of a Lady Dec 24, 1996 Drama PG-13 $3,328,809 725,230
18 Dirty Dancing Aug 22, 1997 Drama PG-13 $2,868,135 624,866
19 The Crucible Nov 29, 1996 Drama PG-13 $2,687,616 585,537
20 Wings of Courage Apr 21, 1995 Drama G $1,865,734 406,477
21 Washington Square Oct 5, 1997 Drama PG $1,683,826 366,846
22 The Godfather Mar 15, 1972 Drama R $1,366,411 297,693
23 Temptress Moon Jun 13, 1997 Drama R $1,084,532 236,281
24 Ridicule Nov 29, 1996 Drama R $921,283 200,715
25 Children of the Revolution Apr 30, 1997 Comedy R $845,391 184,181
26 The Van May 16, 1997 Comedy R $621,093 135,314
27 The House of Yes Oct 10, 1997 Comedy R $617,403 134,510
28 Margaret's Museum Feb 7, 1997 Drama R $524,963 114,371
29 Bent Nov 26, 1997 Drama NC-17 $372,341 81,120
30 Oscar and Lucinda Jan 2, 1998 Drama R $241,431 52,599
31 That Thing You Do! Oct 4, 1996 Comedy PG $177,067 38,576
32 Going All the Way Sep 19, 1997 Drama R $86,175 18,774
33 Marquise Sep 12, 1997 Drama Not Rated $71,384 15,552
34 Cafe Society Jul 20, 1997 Drama R $6,325 1,377
35 The Call of the Wild: Dog o… Jan 12, 1997 Adventure PG $5,000 1,089
Total Gross of All Movies$446,779,196
Total Tickets Sold97,337,499

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 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.

Our Theatrical Market pages are based on the Domestic Theatrical Market performance only. The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).

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