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.

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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	Comedy	$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
101	Rocket Man	Oct 10, 1997	Walt Disney	Comedy	$40,252,417	3,365,586
102	The Sixth Man	Mar 28, 1997	Walt Disney	Comedy	$38,472,894	3,216,797
103	Jackie Chan’s First Strike	Jan 10, 1997	New Line	Action	$38,047,032	3,181,189
104	In Love and War	Dec 18, 1996	New Line	Drama	$37,683,750	3,150,815
105	101 Dalmatians	Nov 27, 1996	Walt Disney	Adventure	$37,504,726	3,135,846
106	The Postman	Dec 25, 1997	Warner Bros.	Action	$37,482,330	3,133,974
107	Excess Baggage	Aug 29, 1997	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$37,395,017	3,126,673
108	Fairytale: A True Story	Oct 24, 1997	Paramount Pictures	Drama	$36,517,491	3,053,301
109	Def Jam's How To Be a Player	Aug 6, 1997	Gramercy	Comedy	$36,506,305	3,052,366
110	One Fine Day	Dec 20, 1996	20th Century Fox	Romantic Comedy	$36,129,141	3,020,831
111	The Man Who Knew Too Little	Nov 14, 1997	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$35,641,389	2,980,049
112	Trial And Error	May 30, 1997	New Line	Comedy	$35,444,414	2,963,579
113	Eve's Bayou	Nov 7, 1997	Trimark	Drama	$35,168,878	2,940,541
114	Rosewood	Feb 21, 1997	Warner Bros.	Drama	$34,145,915	2,855,009
115	Love Jones	Mar 14, 1997	New Line	Drama	$32,712,995	2,735,200
116	Marvin's Room	Dec 20, 1996	Miramax	Drama	$32,598,864	2,725,657
117	Gattaca	Oct 24, 1997	Sony Pictures	Drama	$32,488,509	2,716,430
118	Chasing Amy	Apr 4, 1997	Miramax	Romantic Comedy	$31,284,947	2,615,798
119	Turbulence	Jan 10, 1997	MGM	Thriller/Suspense	$30,050,540	2,512,586
120	The Beautician and the Beast	Feb 7, 1997	Paramount Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$29,930,955	2,502,588
121	Das Boot	Feb 10, 1982		Drama	$29,698,689	2,483,167
122	Double Team	Apr 4, 1997	Sony Pictures	Action	$29,518,440	2,468,096
123	Leave It To Beaver	Aug 22, 1997	Universal	Comedy	$29,463,851	2,463,532
124	Mad City	Nov 7, 1997	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$27,421,661	2,292,781
125	Operation Condor	Jul 18, 1997	Miramax	Action	$27,258,276	2,279,120
126	Buddy	Jun 6, 1997	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$26,231,495	2,193,268
127	Night Falls On Manhattan	May 16, 1997	Paramount Pictures	Drama	$25,769,162	2,154,612
128	Shall We Dance?	Jul 11, 1997	Miramax	Romantic Comedy	$24,799,727	2,073,555
129	Everyone Says I Love You	Dec 6, 1996	Miramax	Musical	$24,601,016	2,056,941
130	The Preacher’s Wife	Dec 13, 1996	Walt Disney	Drama	$24,591,954	2,056,183
131	Fierce Creatures	Jan 24, 1997	Universal	Comedy	$24,113,299	2,016,162
132	The Wings of the Dove	Nov 7, 1997	Miramax	Drama	$23,911,753	1,999,310
133	Beavis and Butt-Head Do Ameri…	Dec 20, 1996	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$23,246,149	1,943,657
134	Ulee's Gold	Jun 13, 1997	Orion Pictures	Drama	$22,505,195	1,881,705
135	Mrs. Brown	Jul 18, 1997	Miramax	Drama	$22,022,198	1,841,320
136	Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie	Mar 28, 1997	20th Century Fox	Action	$21,793,515	1,822,200
137	A Simple Wish	Jul 11, 1997	Universal	Comedy	$21,275,806	1,778,913
138	A Thousand Acres	Sep 19, 1997	Walt Disney	Drama	$20,658,782	1,727,322
139	Good Will Hunting	Dec 5, 1997	Miramax	Drama	$19,815,143	1,656,784
140	Sprung	May 14, 1997	Trimark	Romantic Comedy	$19,680,857	1,645,556
141	The Ice Storm	Sep 26, 1997	Fox Searchlight	Drama	$19,382,183	1,620,583
142	Wild America	Jul 2, 1997	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$19,191,806	1,604,666
143	Ransom	Nov 8, 1996	Walt Disney	Action	$19,050,208	1,592,826
144	She's So Lovely	Aug 29, 1997	Miramax	Drama	$18,973,016	1,586,372
145	Ghosts of Mississippi	Dec 20, 1996	Sony Pictures	Drama	$18,943,150	1,583,875
146	*BAPS**	Mar 28, 1997	New Line	Comedy	$18,882,560	1,578,809
147	Zeus and Roxanne	Jan 24, 1997	MGM	Adventure	$18,847,615	1,575,887
148	Secrets & Lies	Sep 28, 1996	October Films	Drama	$18,708,812	1,564,281
149	U-Turn	Oct 3, 1997	Sony Pictures	Drama	$17,315,227	1,447,761
150	Switchback	Oct 31, 1997	Paramount Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$16,948,394	1,417,089
151	Warriors of Virtue	May 2, 1997	MGM	Action	$16,803,453	1,404,971
152	Most Wanted	Oct 10, 1997	New Line	Action	$16,527,769	1,381,920
153	Kull The Conqueror	Aug 29, 1997	Universal	Action	$15,860,396	1,326,120
154	Inventing the Abbotts	Apr 4, 1997	20th Century Fox	Drama	$15,441,501	1,291,095
155	Gang Related	Oct 8, 1997	MGM	Action	$15,391,069	1,286,878
156	Kolya	Jan 24, 1997	Miramax	Comedy	$15,035,346	1,257,135
157	One Eight Seven	Jul 30, 1997	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$14,976,844	1,252,244
158	Gridlock'd	Jan 29, 1997	Gramercy	Black Comedy	$14,523,789	1,214,363
159	Dangerous Ground	Feb 12, 1997	New Line	Thriller/Suspense	$13,294,494	1,111,579
160	Deconstructing Harry	Dec 12, 1997	Fine Line	Romantic Comedy	$13,087,497	1,094,272
161	Space Jam	Nov 15, 1996	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$13,083,662	1,093,951
162	Across The Sea of Time	Oct 20, 1995	Sony Pictures Cla…	Adventure	$12,681,344	1,060,313
163	McHale's Navy	Apr 18, 1997	Universal	Comedy	$11,486,863	960,440
164	My Fellow Americans	Dec 20, 1996	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$11,177,641	934,585
165	A Life Less Ordinary	Oct 24, 1997	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$11,172,034	934,116
166	Playing God	Oct 17, 1997	Walt Disney	Thriller/Suspense	$10,857,590	907,825
167	Kama Sutra	Feb 28, 1997	Trimark	Drama	$10,706,923	895,227
168	Meet Wally Sparks	Jan 31, 1997	Trimark	Comedy	$10,614,388	887,490
169	Hamlet	Dec 25, 1996	Sony Pictures	Drama	$10,604,200	886,638
170	Mars Attacks!	Dec 13, 1996	Warner Bros.	Black Comedy	$10,356,073	865,892
171	Lost Highway	Feb 21, 1997	October Films	Thriller/Suspense	$9,892,924	827,167
172	Daylight	Dec 6, 1996	Universal	Action	$9,775,502	817,349
173	8 Heads in a Duffel Bag	Apr 18, 1997	Orion Pictures	Black Comedy	$9,387,907	784,942
174	Cats Don't Dance	Mar 26, 1997	Warner Bros.	Musical	$9,350,693	781,830
175	The Pest	Feb 7, 1997	Sony/TriStar	Black Comedy	$9,207,871	769,888
176	Til There Was You	May 30, 1997	Paramount Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$9,185,293	768,001
177	Free Willy 3: The Rescue	Aug 8, 1997	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$9,169,797	766,705
178	The MatchMaker	Oct 3, 1997	Gramercy	Romantic Comedy	$8,854,264	740,323
179	Jingle All the Way	Nov 22, 1996	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$8,804,189	736,136
180	The Portrait of a Lady	Dec 24, 1996	Gramercy	Drama	$8,673,759	725,230
181	A Smile Like Yours	Aug 22, 1997	Paramount Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$8,645,412	722,860
182	Love! Valour! Compassion!	May 16, 1997	New Line	Drama	$7,651,823	639,784
183	Waiting for Guffman	Jan 31, 1997	Sony Pictures Cla…	Comedy	$7,616,326	636,816
184	In the Company of Men	Aug 1, 1997	Sony Pictures Cla…	Black Comedy	$7,513,853	628,248
185	Dirty Dancing	Aug 21, 1987	Vestron	Drama	$7,473,398	624,866
186	Star Trek: First Contact	Nov 22, 1996	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	$7,400,541	618,774
187	Breaking the Waves	Nov 13, 1996	October Films	Drama	$7,068,347	590,998
188	The Crucible	Nov 29, 1996	20th Century Fox	Drama	$7,003,026	585,537
189	When We Were Kings	Oct 25, 1996	Gramercy	Documentary	$6,947,009	580,853
190	One Night Stand	Nov 14, 1997	New Line	Drama	$6,886,036	575,755
191	The Evening Star	Dec 25, 1996	Paramount Pictures	Drama	$6,820,157	570,247
192	Brassed Off	May 23, 1997	Miramax	Comedy	$6,746,555	564,093
193	Thrill Ride: The Science of F…	Jul 11, 1997	Sony Pictures Cla…	Documentary	$6,698,491	560,074
194	Career Girls	Aug 8, 1997	October Films	Comedy	$6,529,897	545,977
195	Crash	Oct 4, 1996	Fine Line	Thriller/Suspense	$6,332,601	529,481
196	The Pillow Book	Jun 6, 1997	Lionsgate	Drama	$6,182,575	516,937
197	Snowriders 2	Oct 15, 1997	Warren Miller Ent…	Documentary	$5,960,820	498,396
198	Smilla's Sense of Snow	Feb 28, 1997	Fox Searchlight	Thriller/Suspense	$5,789,771	484,094
199	Shadow Conspiracy	Jan 31, 1997	Walt Disney	Thriller/Suspense	$5,614,008	469,398
200	The Daytrippers	Mar 5, 1997	Lionsgate	Romantic Comedy	$5,462,140	456,700
201	Paradise Road	Apr 11, 1997	Fox Searchlight	Drama	$5,185,942	433,607
202	Kiss Me, Guido	Jul 18, 1997	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$4,994,793	417,624
203	Masterminds	Aug 22, 1997	Sony Pictures	Action	$4,925,936	411,867
204	Wings of Courage	Apr 21, 1995	Sony Pictures Cla…	Drama	$4,861,477	406,477
205	Les Boys	Dec 12, 1997	Distributor Unkno…	Comedy	$4,824,792	403,410
206	Steel	Aug 15, 1997	Warner Bros.	Action	$4,394,268	367,413
207	Washington Square	Oct 5, 1997	Walt Disney	Drama	$4,387,486	366,846
208	When The Cat's Away	Sep 20, 1996	Sony Pictures Cla…	Comedy	$4,305,788	360,015
209	Rhyme & Reason	Mar 5, 1997	Miramax	Documentary	$4,147,402	346,772
210	City of Industry	Mar 14, 1997	Orion Pictures	Drama	$4,050,083	338,635
211	Romeo+Juliet	Nov 1, 1996	20th Century Fox	Drama	$4,013,067	335,540
212	Wag the Dog	Dec 25, 1997	New Line	Drama	$3,809,768	318,542
213	Set It Off	Nov 6, 1996	New Line	Drama	$3,674,109	307,199
214	The Sweet Hereafter	Oct 10, 1997	Fine Line	Drama	$3,616,574	302,389
215	The Godfather	Mar 15, 1972	Paramount Pictures	Drama	$3,560,409	297,693
216	Ponette	Mar 14, 1997	Arrow Releasing	Drama	$3,521,084	294,405
217	Temptress Moon	Jun 13, 1997	Miramax	Drama	$2,825,927	236,281
218	Blood and Wine	Feb 21, 1997	Fox Searchlight	Thriller/Suspense	$2,822,847	236,023
219	Shiloh	Apr 25, 1997	Legacy Releasing	Adventure	$2,611,332	218,338
220	Ridicule	Nov 29, 1996	Miramax	Drama	$2,400,554	200,715
221	Female Perversions	Apr 25, 1997	October Films	Drama	$2,303,337	192,586
222	Anna Karenina	Apr 4, 1997	Warner Bros.	Drama	$2,237,101	187,048
223	Children of the Revolution	Apr 30, 1997	Miramax	Comedy	$2,202,805	184,181
224	The First Wives Club	Sep 20, 1996	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$2,134,537	178,472
225	Nueba Yol 3	Oct 31, 1997	Kit Parker Films	Drama	$2,066,584	172,791
226	Prisoner of the Mountains	Jan 31, 1997	Orion Classics	Drama	$2,058,678	172,130
227	The Ghost and the Darkness	Oct 11, 1996	Paramount Pictures	Action	$2,042,948	170,815
228	Kiss or Kill	Nov 14, 1997	October Films	Thriller/Suspense	$2,009,204	167,993
229	Fast, Cheap & Out of Control	Oct 3, 1997	Sony Pictures Cla…	Documentary	$1,981,535	165,680
230	Guantanamera	Jul 4, 1997	Lionsgate	Comedy	$1,958,100	163,720
231	SubUrbia	Feb 7, 1997	Sony Pictures Cla…	Comedy	$1,892,252	158,215
232	Box of Moonlight	Jul 25, 1997	Trimark	Comedy	$1,877,947	157,018
233	Les voleurs	Dec 25, 1996	Sony Pictures Cla…	Drama	$1,803,133	150,763
234	Shekvarebuli kulinaris ataser…	Apr 23, 1997	Sony Pictures Cla…	Romantic Comedy	$1,787,801	149,481
235	Beaumarchais, l'insolent	Sep 13, 1996	New Yorker	Drama	$1,642,270	137,313
236	The Van	May 16, 1997	Fox Searchlight	Comedy	$1,618,360	135,314
237	The House of Yes	Oct 10, 1997	Miramax	Comedy	$1,608,745	134,510
238	Love Serenade	Aug 1, 1997	Miramax	Comedy	$1,575,184	131,704
239	The Assignment	Sep 26, 1997	Sony Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$1,565,595	130,902
240	Star Maps	Jul 23, 1997	Fox Searchlight	Comedy	$1,544,046	129,100
241	Prefontaine	Jan 24, 1997	Walt Disney	Drama	$1,539,471	128,718
242	Big Night	Sep 20, 1996	Goldwyn Entertain…	Drama	$1,434,629	119,952
243	Commandments	May 2, 1997	Gramercy	Comedy	$1,429,369	119,512
244	Dream With The Fishes	Jun 20, 1997	Sony Pictures Cla…	Drama	$1,414,639	118,280
245	Fargo	Mar 8, 1996	Gramercy	Thriller/Suspense	$1,385,870	115,875
246	Le Mépris	Dec 18, 1964	Rialto Pictures	Drama	$1,376,906	115,125
247	Margaret’s Museum	Feb 7, 1997	Cinepix Film Prop…	Drama	$1,367,877	114,371
248	J'en Suis	Mar 14, 1997			$1,331,435	111,323
249	The Myth of Fingerprints	Sep 17, 1997	Sony Pictures Cla…	Black Comedy	$1,319,271	110,306
250	Traveller	Apr 18, 1997	October Films		$1,304,523	109,073
251	The Mirror Has Two Faces	Nov 15, 1996	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$1,302,457	108,901
252	Boys Life 2	Mar 7, 1997	Strand Releasing	Drama	$1,249,427	104,467
253	The Second Jungle Book: Mowgl…	May 16, 1997	Sony/TriStar		$1,248,371	104,378
254	Pippi Longstocking	Aug 22, 1997	Legacy Releasing	Musical	$1,245,802	104,164
255	Broken English	May 2, 1997	Sony Pictures Cla…	Drama	$1,240,479	103,718
256	Kissed	Apr 11, 1997	Goldwyn Entertain…	Drama	$1,212,721	101,398
257	Buscando un Sueño	Oct 29, 1997		Drama	$1,203,012	100,586
258	La Promesse	Nov 1, 1996	New Yorker		$1,184,848	99,067
259	D3: The Mighty Ducks	Oct 4, 1996	Walt Disney	Comedy	$1,158,421	96,857
260	Flamenco	Apr 25, 1997	New Yorker		$1,095,401	91,588
261	Swingers	Oct 18, 1996	Miramax	Comedy	$1,088,308	90,995
262	Pink Flamingos	Apr 11, 1997	Fine Line	Comedy	$1,078,229	90,152
263	Sunday	Aug 22, 1997		Drama	$1,070,717	89,524
264	Touch	Feb 14, 1997	MGM		$1,063,364	88,910
265	Sleepers	Oct 18, 1996	Warner Bros.	Drama	$1,059,995	88,628
266	Fire	Aug 22, 1997	Zeitgeist		$1,049,429	87,744
267	Kundun	Dec 25, 1997	Walt Disney	Drama	$1,020,920	85,361
268	The Associate	Oct 25, 1996	Walt Disney	Comedy	$1,011,342	84,560
269	The End of Violence	Sep 12, 1997	MGM		$1,007,540	84,242
270	The Hanging Garden	Nov 7, 1997	Goldwyn Entertain…	Drama	$1,006,698	84,172
271	Bent	Nov 26, 1997	MGM	Drama	$970,196	81,120
272	Thinner	Oct 25, 1996	Paramount Pictures	Horror	$948,665	79,319
273	La cérémonie	Dec 18, 1996	New Yorker	Drama	$928,357	77,621
274	Albino Alligator	Jan 17, 1997	Miramax	Drama	$921,050	77,010
275	Grizzly Mountain	Oct 31, 1997	Legacy Releasing		$887,375	74,195
276	Some Mother's Son	Dec 25, 1996	Sony Pictures	Drama	$855,877	71,561
277	Unhook the Stars	Feb 14, 1997	Miramax		$786,619	65,770
278	The Long Kiss Goodnight	Oct 11, 1996	New Line	Action	$776,392	64,915
279	Alive and Kicking	Jul 25, 1997	First Look	Comedy	$767,282	64,154
280	Telling Lies in America	Oct 17, 1997			$758,248	63,398
281	Different for Girls	Sep 12, 1997	First Look		$734,182	61,386
282	All Over Me	Apr 25, 1997	Fine Line	Drama	$732,648	61,258
283	Gabbeh	Sep 13, 1996	New Yorker		$713,866	59,687
284	The Tango Lesson	Nov 14, 1997	Sony Pictures Cla…	Drama	$690,814	57,760
285	Schizopolis	Apr 9, 1997	Northern Arts Ent…	Comedy	$651,416	54,466
286	Microcosmos	Oct 11, 1996	Miramax	Documentary	$646,140	54,025
287	Ma Vie en Rose	Dec 26, 1997	Sony Pictures Cla…	Drama	$637,650	53,315
288	Hollow Reed	Apr 18, 1997			$636,660	53,232
289	Year of the Horse	Oct 8, 1997	October Films		$633,421	52,961
290	Oscar and Lucinda	Jan 2, 1998		Drama	$629,088	52,599
291	The Swan Princess: Escape fro…	Jul 18, 1997	Legacy Releasing		$614,327	51,365
292	The Disappearance of Garcia L…	Sep 12, 1997	Sony Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$589,993	49,330
293	The Boxer	Dec 31, 1997	Universal	Drama	$589,610	49,298
294	Dancehall Queen	Oct 10, 1997			$582,173	48,676
295	Lilies	Oct 25, 1996		Drama	$577,139	48,255
296	Critical Care	Oct 31, 1997		Drama	$573,702	47,968
297	4 Little Girls	Jul 9, 1997		Documentary	$569,192	47,591
298	Dear God	Nov 1, 1996	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$558,855	46,727
299	Love and Other Catastrophes	Mar 28, 1997	Fox Searchlight	Comedy	$553,143	46,249
300	Bliss	Jun 6, 1997	Sony Pictures	Drama	$541,329	45,261
301	A Life Apart: Hasidism in Ame…	Jul 25, 1997	First Run Features		$514,197	42,993
302	Irma Vep	May 2, 1997	Zeitgeist	Comedy	$498,109	41,647
303	Happy Together	Oct 12, 1997		Drama	$488,583	40,851
304	The Winter Guest	Dec 24, 1997	Fine Line	Drama	$472,840	39,535
305	Johns	Jan 31, 1997	First Look		$462,779	38,693
306	That Thing You Do!	Oct 4, 1996	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$461,377	38,576
307	Nowhere	May 9, 1997	Fine Line	Drama	$461,148	38,557
308	Rough Magic	May 30, 1997	Goldwyn Entertain…		$448,120	37,468
309	First Kid	Aug 30, 1996	Walt Disney	Adventure	$433,228	36,223
310	La conciergerie	Sep 26, 1997			$419,366	35,064
311	I'm Not Rappaport	Dec 25, 1996	Gramercy		$417,107	34,875
312	Welcome to Sarajevo	Nov 26, 1997	Miramax		$403,901	33,771
313	Hotel de Love	Feb 7, 1997			$397,937	33,272
314	Paperback Romance	Aug 15, 1997	Goldwyn Entertain…		$384,729	32,167
315	Afterglow	Dec 26, 1997	Sony Pictures Cla…	Romantic Comedy	$380,005	31,772
316	Marius et Jeannette	Dec 5, 1997	New Yorker	Romantic Comedy	$371,956	31,100
317	Hard Eight	Feb 28, 1997	MGM	Drama	$370,932	31,014
318	Citizen Ruth	Dec 13, 1996	Miramax	Comedy	$370,914	31,012
319	Garden of the Finzi-Continis	Nov 8, 1996	Sony Pictures Cla…	Drama	$350,493	29,305
320	Shooting Porn	Jul 11, 1997			$346,678	28,986
321	Sick	Nov 7, 1997			$304,357	25,447
322	High School High	Oct 25, 1996	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$291,738	24,392
323	For Roseanna	Jun 18, 1997	Fine Line		$291,446	24,368
324	Michael Collins	Oct 11, 1996	Warner Bros.	Drama	$272,857	22,814
325	Kicked in the Head	Sep 26, 1997	October Films		$267,703	22,383
326	Napoleon	Oct 10, 1997	Goldwyn Entertain…	Adventure	$260,897	21,814
327	Phenomenon	Jul 5, 1996	Walt Disney	Drama	$253,414	21,188
328	Latin Boys Go to Hell	Sep 5, 1997	Strand Releasing	Comedy	$252,137	21,081
329	Texas Chainsaw Massacre: Next…	Sep 22, 1995	New Line	Horror	$246,386	20,600
330	Late Bloomers	Jun 27, 1997	Strand Releasing	Romantic Comedy	$237,858	19,887
331	Fly Away Home	Sep 13, 1996	Sony Pictures	Drama	$233,509	19,524
332	Matusalem II	Dec 19, 1997			$231,057	19,319
333	Gummo	Oct 17, 1997	Fine Line	Comedy	$227,743	19,042
334	Going All the Way	Sep 19, 1997	Gramercy	Drama	$224,543	18,774
335	The Graduate	Dec 21, 1967		Romantic Comedy	$197,254	16,492
336	Twin Town	May 9, 1997	Gramercy		$193,309	16,162
337	The Wind in the Willows	Oct 31, 1997	Sony Pictures	Adventure	$189,807	15,870
338	Marquise	Sep 12, 1997		Drama	$186,003	15,552
339	A Self-Made Hero	Sep 12, 1997	Strand Releasing		$182,337	15,245
340	A Brother's Kiss	Apr 25, 1997	First Look	Drama	$174,478	14,588
341	Jack	Aug 9, 1996	Walt Disney	Drama	$164,355	13,742
342	Mouth to Mouth	Sep 5, 1997	Miramax	Comedy	$162,622	13,597
343	Keys to Tulsa	Apr 11, 1997	Gramercy	Drama	$149,180	12,473
344	Truth or Consequences, N.M.	May 2, 1997	Sony Pictures	Action	$141,107	11,798
345	This World, Then the Fireworks	Jul 11, 1997	Orion Classics		$134,499	11,245
346	Bandwagon	Sep 12, 1997	Cinepix Film Prop…	Comedy	$116,067	9,704
347	Wallace & Gromit: The Best of…	Apr 6, 1996	Northern Arts Ent…	Adventure	$110,227	9,216
348	The Apostle	Dec 17, 1997	October Films	Drama	$106,751	8,925
349	The Watermelon Woman	Mar 5, 1997	First Run Features	Drama	$106,170	8,877
350	Hamsun	Aug 6, 1997	First Run Features		$104,227	8,714
351	Good Luck	Mar 7, 1997			$104,128	8,706
352	Le Samourï	Jul 12, 1972		Thriller/Suspense	$102,874	8,601
353	The Locusts	Oct 3, 1997	MGM		$98,723	8,254
354	Office Killer	Dec 3, 1997	Strand Releasing	Black Comedy	$97,572	8,158
355	Julian Po	Sep 5, 1997	Fine Line		$86,373	7,221
356	Lone Star	Jun 21, 1996	Sony Pictures Cla…	Drama	$85,765	7,171
357	Head Above Water	Jun 25, 1997	Fine Line		$83,934	7,017
358	Y’aura t’il de la neige à Noë…	Dec 17, 1997	Zeitgeist	Drama	$83,548	6,985
359	The Substance of Fire	Mar 14, 1997	Miramax		$82,438	6,892
360	Intimate Relations	Sep 19, 1997	Fox Searchlight	Black Comedy	$75,507	6,313
361	Squeeze	Jun 13, 1997	Miramax	Drama	$69,738	5,830
362	Catherine's Grove	Sep 5, 1997		Drama	$69,418	5,804
363	Rien ne va plus	Oct 24, 1997	New Yorker	Comedy	$66,955	5,598
364	Le Plus Beau Metier du Monde	Mar 28, 1997			$62,176	5,198
365	The Whole Wide World	Dec 18, 1996	Sony Pictures Cla…		$62,101	5,192
366	Wedding Bell Blues	Jun 13, 1997			$57,330	4,793
367	The Winner	Jul 25, 1997	Live Entertainment	Thriller/Suspense	$54,719	4,575
368	Twilight of the Golds	Oct 24, 1997			$54,375	4,546
369	I Love You, I Love You Not	Oct 31, 1997			$52,960	4,428
370	The Long Way Home	Sep 19, 1997	Seventh Art Relea…	Documentary	$48,635	4,066
371	The Delta	Aug 15, 1997	Strand Releasing	Drama	$47,251	3,950
372	La nuit américaine	Jan 1, 1973	Warner Bros.	Drama	$46,402	3,879
373	The Last Time I Committed Sui…	Jun 20, 1997	Roxie Releasing	Drama	$33,446	2,796
374	Nick and Jane	Nov 14, 1997	Avalanche Releasi…		$29,316	2,451
375	Soul in the Hole	Aug 8, 1997	Northern Arts Ent…	Documentary	$28,032	2,343
376	Hijacking Hollywood	Jun 6, 1997	Broken Twig Produ…	Comedy	$26,510	2,216
377	I Was a Jewish Sex Worker	Apr 25, 1997	Greycat Films	Documentary	$22,216	1,857
378	The Innocent Sleep	Jun 27, 1997		Thriller/Suspense	$21,432	1,791
379	The Mouse	Nov 14, 1997	Strand Releasing		$17,476	1,461
380	Cafe Society	Jul 20, 1997	Sony Pictures	Drama	$16,481	1,377
381	Best Men	Oct 17, 1997	Orion Pictures	Comedy	$13,028	1,089
382	Breaking Up	Oct 17, 1997	Warner Bros.		$13,028	1,089
383	Cadillac Ranch	Apr 11, 1997	Legacy Releasing	Action	$13,028	1,089
384	The Call of the Wild: Dog of …	Jan 12, 1997		Adventure	$13,028	1,089
385	Carla's Song	May 15, 1997	Shadow	Drama	$13,028	1,089
386	The Deli	Nov 7, 1997			$13,028	1,089
387	Drunks	Mar 14, 1997	Northern Arts Ent…	Drama	$13,028	1,089
388	Follow Me Home	Feb 28, 1997			$13,028	1,089
389	Frankenstein and Me	Feb 9, 1997	Trimark	Comedy	$13,028	1,089
390	The Grimm Brothers' Snow White	Aug 24, 1997	Gramercy	Horror	$13,028	1,089
391	Grind	Apr 11, 1997	Castle Hill Produ…		$13,028	1,089
392	Guy	Dec 17, 1997	Gramercy		$13,028	1,089
393	Inside	Jan 10, 1997		Drama	$13,028	1,089
394	The James Gang	Nov 7, 1997	Polygram		$13,028	1,089
395	Jerusalem	Mar 7, 1997	First Look		$13,028	1,089
396	Kiss and Tell	Oct 17, 1997	Phaedra Cinema		$13,028	1,089
397	Legal Deceit	Nov 18, 1997			$13,028	1,089
398	Lewis & Clark & George	Oct 4, 1997			$13,028	1,089
399	Raven	Oct 14, 1997		Action	$13,028	1,089
400	Tollbooth	Jun 6, 1997			$13,028	1,089
401	Underworld	May 9, 1997	Trimark		$13,028	1,089
402	Unforgotten: Twenty-Five Year…	Feb 14, 1997	Castle Hill Produ…		$13,028	1,089
403	Gray's Anatomy	Mar 19, 1997	Northern Arts Ent…		$13,028	1,089
404	Un divan à New York	Nov 17, 1997		Romantic Comedy	$13,028	1,089
405	Touch Me	Dec 31, 1997		Drama	$13,028	1,089
406	Hugo Pool	Dec 12, 1997	Northern Arts Ent…	Romantic Comedy	$9,433	788
407	Inside the Goldmine	Apr 25, 1997	Dove Entertainment	Drama	$3,664	306
408	Dead Heart	Nov 28, 1997		Drama	$3,150	263
409	Cold Around the Heart	Nov 7, 1997	20th Century Fox		$1,438	120
410	Trojan War	Sep 26, 1997	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$565	47