1997 Top-Grossing Movies (Inflation-Adjusted Dollars)

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 1996 will most likely earn money in 1996 and 1997.

To see the top movies released in 1997 (ranked by their total cumulative gross across all years), click the “Released in 1997” button below.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based on ticket sale estimates.

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Rank	Movie	Release Date	Distributor	Genre	1997 Gross Infl. adj.	Tickets Sold
1	Men in Black	Jul 1, 1997	Sony Pictures	Action	$653,109,939	54,607,854
2	The Lost World: Jurassic Park	May 22, 1997	Universal	Action	$596,923,024	49,909,951
3	Liar Liar	Mar 21, 1997	Universal	Comedy	$472,695,197	39,523,009
4	Air Force One	Jul 25, 1997	Sony Pictures	Action	$449,425,496	37,577,382
5	Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope	May 25, 1977	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$359,928,704	30,094,373
6	My Best Friend’s Wedding	Jun 20, 1997	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$330,336,477	27,620,106
7	Titanic	Dec 19, 1997	Paramount Pictures	Drama	$293,382,638	24,530,321
8	Face/Off	Jun 27, 1997	Paramount Pictures	Action	$292,553,966	24,461,033
9	Batman & Robin	Jun 20, 1997	Warner Bros.	Action	$279,653,449	23,382,395
10	George Of The Jungle	Jul 16, 1997	Walt Disney	Adventure	$274,280,731	22,933,171
11	Con Air	Jun 6, 1997	Walt Disney	Action	$263,478,469	22,029,972
12	Contact	Jul 11, 1997	Warner Bros.	Drama	$262,964,517	21,986,999
13	Hercules	Jun 13, 1997	Walt Disney	Adventure	$258,252,882	21,593,050
14	Tomorrow Never Dies	Dec 19, 1997	MGM	Action	$240,849,787	20,137,942
15	Scream 2	Dec 12, 1997	Miramax	Horror	$222,838,952	18,632,019
16	Flubber	Nov 26, 1997	Walt Disney	Comedy	$216,619,546	18,112,002
17	Conspiracy Theory	Aug 8, 1997	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$198,340,549	16,583,657
18	Jerry Maguire	Dec 13, 1996	Sony Pictures	Drama	$183,997,609	15,384,415
19	I Know What You Did Last Summ…	Oct 17, 1997	Sony Pictures	Horror	$183,509,068	15,343,567
20	Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire S…	May 21, 1980	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$175,841,926	14,702,502
21	Dante’s Peak	Feb 7, 1997	Universal	Thriller/Suspense	$175,006,477	14,632,648
22	Anaconda	Apr 11, 1997	Sony Pictures	Horror	$170,928,742	14,291,700
23	Scream	Dec 20, 1996	Miramax	Horror	$166,545,825	13,925,236
24	The Fifth Element	May 9, 1997	Sony Pictures	Action	$165,644,338	13,849,861
25	In & Out	Sep 19, 1997	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$165,244,532	13,816,432
26	The Saint	Apr 4, 1997	Paramount Pictures	Action	$159,892,182	13,368,911
27	Jungle 2 Jungle	Mar 7, 1997	Walt Disney	Comedy	$156,144,512	13,055,561
28	Kiss the Girls	Oct 3, 1997	Paramount Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$155,708,444	13,019,100
29	Devil’s Advocate	Oct 17, 1997	Warner Bros.	Horror	$153,974,257	12,874,101
30	Spawn	Jul 31, 1997	New Line	Action	$143,259,413	11,978,211
31	Starship Troopers	Nov 7, 1997	Sony Pictures	Action	$141,541,141	11,834,543
32	Austin Powers: International …	May 2, 1997	New Line	Comedy	$140,403,597	11,739,431
33	The Jackal	Nov 14, 1997	Universal	Thriller/Suspense	$138,500,620	11,580,319
34	Anastasia	Nov 14, 1997	20th Century Fox	Musical	$138,485,504	11,579,055
35	The English Patient	Nov 15, 1996	Miramax	Drama	$131,962,049	11,033,616
36	Breakdown	May 2, 1997	Paramount Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$130,697,900	10,927,918
37	Absolute Power	Feb 14, 1997	Sony Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$130,461,217	10,908,128
38	The Game	Sep 12, 1997	Polygram	Thriller/Suspense	$125,763,910	10,515,377
39	G.I. Jane	Aug 22, 1997	Walt Disney	Drama	$125,512,659	10,494,369
40	Speed 2: Cruise Control	Jan 1, 1997	20th Century Fox	Action	$125,250,112	10,472,417
41	Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of t…	May 25, 1983	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$125,238,111	10,471,413
42	Evita	Dec 25, 1996	Walt Disney	Musical	$124,470,162	10,407,204
43	Volcano	Apr 25, 1997	20th Century Fox	Action	$123,890,998	10,358,779
44	Alien: Resurrection	Nov 26, 1997	20th Century Fox	Action	$120,243,688	10,053,820
45	The Rainmaker	Nov 21, 1997	Paramount Pictures	Drama	$117,730,681	9,843,702
46	Bean	Oct 17, 1997	Gramercy	Comedy	$117,529,320	9,826,866
47	Cop Land	Aug 15, 1997	Miramax	Drama	$117,011,616	9,783,579
48	Nothing To Lose	Jul 18, 1997	Walt Disney	Comedy	$115,900,058	9,690,640
49	Soul Food	Sep 26, 1997	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$112,567,635	9,412,009
50	The Devil’s Own	Mar 26, 1997	Sony Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$111,745,467	9,343,266
51	Michael	Dec 25, 1996	New Line	Comedy	$111,031,288	9,283,552
52	Donnie Brasco	Feb 28, 1997	Sony Pictures	Drama	$109,320,646	9,140,522
53	As Good as it Gets	Dec 24, 1997	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$108,299,739	9,055,162
54	The Peacemaker	Sep 26, 1997	Dreamworks SKG	Action	$107,517,899	8,989,790
55	Private Parts	Mar 7, 1997	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$107,348,546	8,975,630
56	Money Talks	Aug 22, 1997	New Line	Action	$107,032,528	8,949,208
57	Mouse Hunt	Dec 19, 1997	Dreamworks SKG	Comedy	$104,439,994	8,732,440
58	L.A. Confidential	Sep 19, 1997	Warner Bros.	Drama	$99,787,361	8,343,424
59	Seven Years in Tibet	Oct 8, 1997	Sony Pictures	Drama	$97,973,923	8,191,799
60	Vegas Vacation	Feb 14, 1997	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$95,029,796	7,945,635
61	The Full Monty	Aug 13, 1997	Fox Searchlight	Comedy	$92,322,323	7,719,257
62	Selena	Mar 21, 1997	Warner Bros.	Drama	$92,300,005	7,717,391
63	Mortal Kombat: Annihilation	Nov 21, 1997	New Line	Action	$91,354,344	7,638,323
64	Addicted To Love	May 23, 1997	Warner Bros.	Romantic Comedy	$90,346,452	7,554,051
65	Amistad	Dec 12, 1997	Dreamworks SKG	Drama	$88,705,642	7,416,859
66	The Relic	Jan 10, 1997	Paramount Pictures	Horror	$88,479,528	7,397,953
67	Metro	Jan 17, 1997	Walt Disney	Action	$83,427,892	6,975,576
68	Picture Perfect	Aug 1, 1997	20th Century Fox	Romantic Comedy	$81,561,924	6,819,558
69	Beverly Hills Ninja	Jan 17, 1997	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$81,414,883	6,807,264
70	The Little Mermaid	Nov 15, 1989	Walt Disney	Musical	$77,332,677	6,465,942
71	Fools Rush In	Feb 14, 1997	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$76,344,729	6,383,338
72	Romy and Michele's High Schoo…	Apr 25, 1997	Walt Disney	Comedy	$76,177,521	6,369,357
73	Shine	Nov 22, 1996	Fine Line	Drama	$75,869,521	6,343,605
74	Out to Sea	Jul 2, 1997	20th Century Fox	Romantic Comedy	$75,526,027	6,314,885
75	Father’s Day	May 9, 1997	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$74,733,272	6,248,601
76	Grosse Pointe Blank	Apr 11, 1997	Walt Disney	Black Comedy	$73,178,412	6,118,596
77	The Edge	Sep 26, 1997	20th Century Fox	Thriller/Suspense	$72,435,532	6,056,482
78	Jackie Brown	Dec 25, 1997	Miramax	Drama	$70,849,190	5,923,845
79	Event Horizon	Aug 15, 1997	Paramount Pictures	Horror	$69,501,519	5,811,163
80	Air Bud	Aug 1, 1997	Walt Disney	Comedy	$67,834,686	5,671,796
81	Murder at 1600	Apr 18, 1997	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$67,335,644	5,630,070
82	Mimic	Aug 22, 1997	Miramax	Horror	$66,481,356	5,558,641
83	For Richer or Poorer	Dec 12, 1997	Universal	Comedy	$63,899,977	5,342,807
84	Sling Blade	Nov 20, 1996	Miramax	Drama	$63,409,254	5,301,777
85	Home Alone III	Dec 12, 1997	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$63,243,430	5,287,912
86	Boogie Nights	Oct 10, 1997	New Line	Drama	$62,124,034	5,194,317
87	Good Burger	Jul 25, 1997	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$61,788,104	5,166,229
88	Midnight in the Garden of Goo…	Nov 21, 1997	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$61,536,579	5,145,198
89	Hoodlum	Aug 27, 1997	MGM	Drama	$61,207,051	5,117,646
90	Red Corner	Oct 31, 1997	MGM	Thriller/Suspense	$58,081,395	4,856,303
91	An American Werewolf in Paris	Dec 25, 1997	Walt Disney	Horror	$52,387,820	4,380,252
92	Booty Call	Feb 26, 1997	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$52,287,653	4,371,877
93	Gone Fishin'	May 30, 1997	Walt Disney	Comedy	$51,451,248	4,301,943
94	Mother	Dec 25, 1996	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$48,457,089	4,051,596
95	The People vs. Larry Flynt	Dec 25, 1996	Sony Pictures	Drama	$48,066,948	4,018,975
96	That Darn Cat	Feb 14, 1997	Walt Disney	Adventure	$47,688,423	3,987,326
97	That Old Feeling	Apr 4, 1997	Universal	Romantic Comedy	$42,755,134	3,574,844
98	Fire Down Below	Sep 5, 1997	Warner Bros.	Action	$42,078,631	3,518,280
99	Wes Craven's Wishmaster	Sep 19, 1997	Live Entertainment	Horror	$40,958,724	3,424,642
100	Mr. Magoo	Dec 25, 1997	Walt Disney	Comedy	$40,834,335	3,414,242