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Box Office Performance for Horror Movies in 1997

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 Theatrical
Distributor		MPAA
Rating		1997 GrossTickets Sold
1 Scream 2 Dec 12, 1997 Miramax R $85,520,969 18,632,019
2 I Know What You Did Last Su… Oct 17, 1997 Sony Pictures R $70,426,975 15,343,567
3 Anaconda Apr 11, 1997 Sony Pictures PG-13 $65,598,907 14,291,700
4 Scream Dec 20, 1996 Miramax R $63,916,834 13,925,236
5 Devil’s Advocate Oct 17, 1997 Warner Bros. R $59,092,127 12,874,101
6 The Relic Jan 10, 1997 Paramount Pictures R $33,956,608 7,397,953
7 Event Horizon Aug 15, 1997 Paramount Pictures R $26,673,242 5,811,163
8 Mimic Aug 22, 1997 Miramax R $25,514,166 5,558,641
9 An American Werewolf in Paris Dec 25, 1997 Walt Disney R $20,105,359 4,380,252
10 Wes Craven's Wishmaster Sep 19, 1997 Live Entertainment R $15,719,109 3,424,642
11 Thinner Oct 25, 1996 Paramount Pictures R $364,078 79,319
12 Texas Chainsaw Massacre: Ne… Sep 22, 1995 New Line Not Rated $94,558 20,600
13 The Grimm Brothers' Snow White Aug 24, 1997 Gramercy PG-13 $5,000 1,089
Total Gross of All Movies$466,987,932
Total Tickets Sold101,740,282

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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