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Box Office Performance for Universal Movies in 1997
| ← 1996 | Summary for all Years | 1998 → |
| Rank | Movie | Release Date |
Genre | MPAA Rating | 1997 Gross | Tickets Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | May 22, 1997 | Action | PG-13 | $229,086,679 | 49,909,951 |
| 2 | Liar Liar | Mar 21, 1997 | Comedy | PG-13 | $181,410,615 | 39,523,009 |
| 3 | Dante’s Peak | Feb 7, 1997 | Thriller/Suspense | PG-13 | $67,163,857 | 14,632,648 |
| 4 | The Jackal | Nov 14, 1997 | Thriller/Suspense | R | $53,153,666 | 11,580,319 |
| 5 | For Richer or Poorer | Dec 12, 1997 | Comedy | PG-13 | $24,523,486 | 5,342,807 |
| 6 | That Old Feeling | Apr 4, 1997 | Romantic Comedy | PG-13 | $16,408,534 | 3,574,844 |
| 7 | Leave It To Beaver | Aug 22, 1997 | Comedy | PG | $11,307,615 | 2,463,532 |
| 8 | Fierce Creatures | Jan 24, 1997 | Comedy | PG-13 | $9,254,184 | 2,016,162 |
| 9 | A Simple Wish | Jul 11, 1997 | Comedy | PG | $8,165,213 | 1,778,913 |
| 10 | Kull The Conqueror | Aug 29, 1997 | Action | PG-13 | $6,086,891 | 1,326,120 |
| 11 | McHale's Navy | Apr 18, 1997 | Comedy | PG | $4,408,420 | 960,440 |
| 12 | Daylight | Dec 6, 1996 | Action | PG-13 | $3,751,635 | 817,349 |
| 13 | The Boxer | Dec 31, 1997 | Drama | R | $226,280 | 49,298 |
| Total Gross of All Movies | $614,947,075 | |||||
| Total Tickets Sold | 133,975,392 | |||||
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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