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Box Office Performance for Based on Real Life Events Movies in 1997

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		1997 GrossTickets Sold
1 Donnie Brasco Feb 28, 1997 Drama R $41,954,997 9,140,522
2 Private Parts Mar 7, 1997 Comedy R $41,198,146 8,975,630
3 Seven Years in Tibet Oct 8, 1997 Drama PG-13 $37,600,360 8,191,799
4 Selena Mar 21, 1997 Drama PG $35,422,828 7,717,391
5 Shine Nov 22, 1996 Drama PG-13 $29,117,149 6,343,605
6 Amistad Dec 12, 1997 Drama R $26,751,325 5,828,175
7 The People vs. Larry Flynt Dec 25, 1996 Drama R $18,447,098 4,018,975
8 Rosewood Feb 21, 1997 Drama R $13,104,494 2,855,009
9 Ghosts of Mississippi Dec 20, 1996 Drama PG-13 $7,269,988 1,583,875
10 When We Were Kings Oct 25, 1996 Documentary PG $2,666,118 580,853
11 Thrill Ride: The Science of… Jul 11, 1997 Documentary G $2,570,742 560,074
12 Snowriders 2 Oct 15, 1997 Documentary Not Rated $2,287,639 498,396
13 Paradise Road Apr 11, 1997 Drama R $1,990,257 433,607
14 Rhyme & Reason Mar 5, 1997 Documentary R $1,591,687 346,772
15 The Ghost and the Darkness Oct 11, 1996 Action R $784,041 170,815
16 Fast, Cheap & Out of Control Oct 3, 1997 Documentary PG $760,472 165,680
17 Prefontaine Jan 24, 1997 Drama PG-13 $590,817 128,718
18 Some Mother's Son Dec 25, 1996 Drama R $328,468 71,561
19 Microcosmos Oct 11, 1996 Documentary G $247,975 54,025
20 Michael Collins Oct 11, 1996 Drama R $104,717 22,814
21 Fly Away Home Sep 13, 1996 Drama PG $89,616 19,524
22 Keys to Tulsa Apr 11, 1997 Drama R $57,252 12,473
23 Soul in the Hole Aug 8, 1997 Documentary Not Rated $10,758 2,343
Total Gross of All Movies$264,946,944
Total Tickets Sold57,722,636

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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