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Box Office Performance for Action Movies in 1997

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 Theatrical
Distributor		MPAA
Rating		1997 GrossTickets Sold
1 Men in Black Jul 1, 1997 Sony Pictures PG-13 $250,650,052 54,607,854
2 The Lost World: Jurassic Park May 22, 1997 Universal PG-13 $229,086,679 49,909,951
3 Air Force One Jul 25, 1997 Sony Pictures R $172,480,186 37,577,382
4 Face/Off Jun 27, 1997 Paramount Pictures R $112,276,146 24,461,033
5 Batman & Robin Jun 20, 1997 Warner Bros. PG-13 $107,325,195 23,382,395
6 Con Air Jun 6, 1997 Walt Disney R $101,117,573 22,029,972
7 Tomorrow Never Dies Dec 19, 1997 MGM PG-13 $92,433,154 20,137,942
8 The Fifth Element May 9, 1997 Sony Pictures PG-13 $63,570,862 13,849,861
9 The Saint Apr 4, 1997 Paramount Pictures PG-13 $61,363,304 13,368,911
10 Spawn Jul 31, 1997 New Line PG-13 $54,979,992 11,978,211
11 Starship Troopers Nov 7, 1997 Sony Pictures R $54,320,555 11,834,543
12 Speed 2: Cruise Control Jan 1, 1997 20th Century Fox PG-13 $48,068,396 10,472,417
13 Volcano Apr 25, 1997 20th Century Fox PG-13 $47,546,796 10,358,779
14 Alien: Resurrection Nov 26, 1997 20th Century Fox R $46,139,186 10,052,110
15 The Peacemaker Sep 26, 1997 Dreamworks SKG R $41,263,140 8,989,790
16 Money Talks Aug 22, 1997 New Line R $41,076,865 8,949,208
17 Mortal Kombat: Annihilation Nov 21, 1997 New Line PG-13 $35,059,903 7,638,323
18 Metro Jan 17, 1997 Walt Disney R $32,017,895 6,975,576
19 Fire Down Below Sep 5, 1997 Warner Bros. R $16,148,906 3,518,280
20 Jackie Chan’s First Strike Jan 10, 1997 New Line PG-13 $14,601,662 3,181,189
21 The Postman Dec 25, 1997 Warner Bros. R $14,384,941 3,133,974
22 Double Team Apr 4, 1997 Sony Pictures R $11,328,565 2,468,096
23 Operation Condor Jul 18, 1997 Miramax PG-13 $10,461,161 2,279,120
24 Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie Mar 28, 1997 20th Century Fox PG $8,363,899 1,822,200
25 Ransom Nov 8, 1996 Walt Disney R $7,311,075 1,592,826
26 Warriors of Virtue May 2, 1997 MGM PG $6,448,817 1,404,971
27 Most Wanted Oct 10, 1997 New Line R $6,343,015 1,381,920
28 Kull The Conqueror Aug 29, 1997 Universal PG-13 $6,086,891 1,326,120
29 Gang Related Oct 8, 1997 MGM R $5,906,773 1,286,878
30 Daylight Dec 6, 1996 Universal PG-13 $3,751,635 817,349
31 Masterminds Aug 22, 1997 Sony Pictures PG-13 $1,890,472 411,867
32 Steel Aug 15, 1997 Warner Bros. PG-13 $1,686,429 367,413
33 The Ghost and the Darkness Oct 11, 1996 Paramount Pictures R $784,041 170,815
34 The Long Kiss Goodnight Oct 11, 1996 New Line R $297,963 64,915
35 Truth or Consequences, N.M. May 2, 1997 Sony Pictures Not Rated $54,154 11,798
36 Cadillac Ranch Apr 11, 1997 Legacy Releasing R $5,000 1,089
37 Raven Oct 14, 1997 R $5,000 1,089
Total Gross of All Movies$1,706,636,278
Total Tickets Sold371,816,167

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.

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