Market Charts > 1997 > Creative Types > Science Fiction

Box Office Performance for Science Fiction Movies in 1997

← 1996 Summary for all Years 1998 →
RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		1997 GrossTickets Sold
1 Men in Black Jul 1, 1997 Action PG-13 $250,650,052 54,607,854
2 The Lost World: Jurassic Park May 22, 1997 Action PG-13 $229,086,679 49,909,951
3 Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope Jul 21, 1978 Adventure PG $138,133,173 30,094,373
4 Contact Jul 11, 1997 Drama PG $100,920,329 21,986,999
5 Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire… Jul 31, 1981 Adventure PG $67,484,485 14,702,502
6 The Fifth Element May 9, 1997 Action PG-13 $63,570,862 13,849,861
7 Starship Troopers Nov 7, 1997 Action R $54,320,555 11,834,543
8 Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of… Mar 14, 1997 Adventure PG $48,063,790 10,471,413
9 Alien: Resurrection Nov 26, 1997 Action R $46,139,186 10,052,110
10 The Relic Jan 10, 1997 Horror R $33,956,608 7,397,953
11 Event Horizon Aug 15, 1997 Horror R $26,673,242 5,811,163
12 Mimic Aug 22, 1997 Horror R $25,514,166 5,558,641
13 Rocket Man Oct 10, 1997 Comedy PG $15,448,043 3,365,586
14 The Postman Dec 25, 1997 Action R $14,384,941 3,133,974
15 Gattaca Oct 24, 1997 Drama PG-13 $12,468,416 2,716,430
16 Mars Attacks! Dec 13, 1996 Black Comedy PG-13 $3,974,446 865,892
17 Star Trek: First Contact Nov 22, 1996 Adventure PG-13 $2,840,174 618,774
18 Frankenstein and Me Feb 9, 1997 Comedy PG $5,000 1,089
Total Gross of All Movies$1,133,634,147
Total Tickets Sold246,979,108

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).

The yearly amounts on our Theatrical Market pages are based on box office years. Each box office year starts on the first Monday of the year, so the previous year ends on the Sunday before the first Monday. For example, the "2017 box office year" started on January 2, 2017 so the "2016 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 1, 2017.