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Domestic Box Office Performance for Original Screenplay Movies in 1997

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		1997 GrossTickets Sold
1 Liar Liar Mar 21, 1997 Comedy PG-13 $181,410,615 39,523,009
2 Air Force One Jul 25, 1997 Action R $172,480,186 37,577,382
3 Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope Jul 21, 1978 Adventure PG $138,133,173 30,094,373
4 My Best Friend’s Wedding Jun 20, 1997 Romantic Comedy PG $126,776,290 27,620,106
5 Titanic Dec 19, 1997 Drama PG-13 $112,594,173 24,530,321
6 Face/Off Jun 27, 1997 Action R $112,276,146 24,461,033
7 Con Air Jun 6, 1997 Action R $101,117,573 22,029,972
8 Scream 2 Dec 12, 1997 Horror R $85,520,969 18,632,019
9 Conspiracy Theory Aug 8, 1997 Thriller/Suspense R $76,118,990 16,583,657
10 Jerry Maguire Dec 13, 1996 Romantic Comedy R $70,614,467 15,384,415
11 Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire… Jul 31, 1981 Adventure PG $67,484,485 14,702,502
12 Dante’s Peak Feb 7, 1997 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $67,163,857 14,632,648
13 Anaconda Apr 11, 1997 Horror PG-13 $65,598,907 14,291,700
14 Scream Dec 20, 1996 Horror R $63,916,834 13,925,236
15 The Fifth Element May 9, 1997 Action PG-13 $63,570,862 13,849,861
16 In & Out Sep 19, 1997 Comedy PG-13 $63,417,425 13,816,432
17 Jungle 2 Jungle Mar 7, 1997 Comedy PG $59,925,026 13,055,561
18 Austin Powers: Internationa… May 2, 1997 Comedy PG-13 $53,883,989 11,739,431
19 Breakdown May 2, 1997 Thriller/Suspense R $50,159,144 10,927,918
20 The Game Sep 12, 1997 Thriller/Suspense R $48,265,581 10,515,377
21 G.I. Jane Aug 22, 1997 Drama R $48,169,156 10,494,369
22 Speed 2: Cruise Control Jun 13, 1997 Action PG-13 $48,068,396 10,472,417
23 Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of… Mar 14, 1997 Adventure PG $48,063,790 10,471,413
24 Volcano Apr 25, 1997 Action PG-13 $47,546,796 10,358,779
25 Alien: Resurrection Nov 26, 1997 Action R $46,147,034 10,053,820
26 Cop Land Aug 15, 1997 Drama R $44,906,632 9,783,579
27 Nothing To Lose Jul 18, 1997 Comedy R $44,480,039 9,690,640
28 Soul Food Sep 26, 1997 Comedy R $43,201,124 9,412,009
29 Michael Dec 25, 1996 Comedy PG $42,611,506 9,283,552
30 As Good as it Gets Dec 24, 1997 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $41,563,194 9,055,162
31 Money Talks Aug 22, 1997 Action R $41,076,865 8,949,208
32 Mouse Hunt Dec 19, 1997 Comedy PG $40,081,904 8,732,440
33 Vegas Vacation Feb 14, 1997 Comedy PG $36,470,465 7,945,635
34 The Full Monty Aug 13, 1997 Comedy R $35,431,393 7,719,257
35 Addicted To Love May 23, 1997 Romantic Comedy R $34,673,095 7,554,051
36 Metro Jan 17, 1997 Action R $32,017,895 6,975,576
37 Picture Perfect Aug 1, 1997 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $31,301,775 6,819,558
38 Beverly Hills Ninja Jan 17, 1997 Comedy PG-13 $31,245,344 6,807,264
39 Fools Rush In Feb 14, 1997 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $29,299,524 6,383,338
40 Out to Sea Jul 2, 1997 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $28,985,323 6,314,885
41 Father’s Day May 9, 1997 Comedy PG-13 $28,681,080 6,248,601
42 Grosse Pointe Blank Apr 11, 1997 Black Comedy R $28,084,357 6,118,596
43 The Edge Sep 26, 1997 Thriller/Suspense R $27,799,255 6,056,482
44 Event Horizon Aug 15, 1997 Horror R $26,673,242 5,811,163
45 Air Bud Aug 1, 1997 Comedy PG $26,033,546 5,671,796
46 Murder at 1600 Apr 18, 1997 Thriller/Suspense R $25,842,024 5,630,070
47 For Richer or Poorer Dec 12, 1997 Comedy PG-13 $24,523,486 5,342,807
48 Home Alone III Dec 12, 1997 Comedy PG $24,271,517 5,287,912
49 Hoodlum Aug 27, 1997 Drama R $23,489,997 5,117,646
50 Red Corner Oct 31, 1997 Thriller/Suspense R $22,290,435 4,856,303
51 An American Werewolf in Paris Dec 25, 1997 Horror R $20,105,359 4,380,252
52 Booty Call Feb 26, 1997 Comedy R $20,066,917 4,371,877
53 Gone Fishin' May 30, 1997 Comedy PG $19,745,922 4,301,943
54 Mother Dec 25, 1996 Comedy PG-13 $18,596,826 4,051,596
55 That Old Feeling Apr 4, 1997 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $16,408,534 3,574,844
56 Fire Down Below Sep 5, 1997 Action R $16,148,906 3,518,280
57 Wes Craven's Wishmaster Sep 19, 1997 Horror R $15,719,109 3,424,642
58 Rocket Man Oct 10, 1997 Comedy PG $15,448,043 3,365,586
59 The Sixth Man Mar 28, 1997 Comedy PG-13 $14,765,099 3,216,797
60 Jackie Chan’s First Strike Jan 10, 1997 Action PG-13 $14,601,662 3,181,189
61 Excess Baggage Aug 29, 1997 Comedy PG-13 $14,351,432 3,126,673
62 Fairytale: A True Story Oct 24, 1997 Drama PG $14,014,656 3,053,301
63 Def Jam's How To Be a Player Aug 6, 1997 Comedy R $14,010,363 3,052,366
64 One Fine Day Dec 20, 1996 Romantic Comedy PG $13,865,615 3,020,831
65 Trial And Error May 30, 1997 Comedy PG-13 $13,602,831 2,963,579
66 Eve's Bayou Nov 7, 1997 Drama R $13,497,086 2,940,541
67 Love Jones Mar 14, 1997 Drama R $12,554,569 2,735,200
68 Gattaca Oct 24, 1997 Drama PG-13 $12,468,416 2,716,430
69 Chasing Amy Apr 4, 1997 Romantic Comedy R $12,006,514 2,615,798
70 Turbulence Jan 10, 1997 Thriller/Suspense R $11,532,774 2,512,586
71 The Beautician and the Beast Feb 7, 1997 Romantic Comedy PG $11,486,880 2,502,588
72 Double Team Apr 4, 1997 Action R $11,328,565 2,468,096
73 Mad City Nov 7, 1997 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $10,523,865 2,292,781
74 Operation Condor Jul 18, 1997 Action PG-13 $10,461,161 2,279,120
75 Shall We Dance? Jul 11, 1997 Romantic Comedy PG $9,517,621 2,073,555
76 Everyone Says I Love You Dec 6, 1996 Musical R $9,441,360 2,056,941
77 Fierce Creatures Jan 24, 1997 Comedy PG-13 $9,254,184 2,016,162
78 Ulee's Gold Jun 13, 1997 Drama R $8,637,027 1,881,705
79 Mrs. Brown Jul 18, 1997 Drama PG $8,451,663 1,841,320
80 A Simple Wish Jul 11, 1997 Comedy PG $8,165,213 1,778,913
81 Good Will Hunting Dec 5, 1997 Drama R $7,604,641 1,656,784
82 Sprung May 14, 1997 Romantic Comedy R $7,553,105 1,645,556
83 Wild America Jul 2, 1997 Adventure PG $7,365,417 1,604,666
84 She's So Lovely Aug 29, 1997 Drama R $7,281,450 1,586,372
85 B*A*P*S Mar 28, 1997 Comedy PG-13 $7,246,735 1,578,809
86 Zeus and Roxanne Jan 24, 1997 Adventure PG $7,233,324 1,575,887
87 Secrets & Lies Sep 28, 1996 Drama R $7,180,054 1,564,281
88 Switchback Oct 31, 1997 Thriller/Suspense R $6,504,442 1,417,089
89 Warriors of Virtue May 2, 1997 Action PG $6,448,817 1,404,971
90 Most Wanted Oct 10, 1997 Action R $6,343,015 1,381,920
91 Gang Related Oct 8, 1997 Action R $5,906,773 1,286,878
92 Kolya Jan 24, 1997 Comedy PG-13 $5,770,254 1,257,135
93 One Eight Seven Jul 30, 1997 Thriller/Suspense R $5,747,802 1,252,244
94 Gridlock'd Jan 29, 1997 Black Comedy R $5,573,929 1,214,363
95 Dangerous Ground Feb 12, 1997 Thriller/Suspense R $5,102,151 1,111,579
96 Deconstructing Harry Dec 12, 1997 Romantic Comedy R $5,022,710 1,094,272
97 Space Jam Nov 15, 1996 Adventure PG $5,021,238 1,093,951
98 Across The Sea of Time Oct 20, 1995 Adventure G $4,866,837 1,060,313
99 My Fellow Americans Dec 20, 1996 Comedy PG-13 $4,289,747 934,585
100 A Life Less Ordinary Oct 24, 1997 Comedy R $4,287,595 934,116
101 Playing God Oct 17, 1997 Thriller/Suspense R $4,166,918 907,825
102 Kama Sutra Feb 28, 1997 Drama R $4,109,095 895,227
103 Meet Wally Sparks Jan 31, 1997 Comedy R $4,073,582 887,490
104 Lost Highway Feb 21, 1997 Thriller/Suspense R $3,796,699 827,167
105 Daylight Dec 6, 1996 Action PG-13 $3,751,635 817,349
106 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag Apr 18, 1997 Black Comedy R $3,602,884 784,942
107 Cats Don't Dance Mar 26, 1997 Musical G $3,588,602 781,830
108 The Pest Feb 7, 1997 Black Comedy PG-13 $3,533,790 769,888
109 Til There Was You May 30, 1997 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $3,525,125 768,001
110 Free Willy 3: The Rescue Aug 8, 1997 Adventure PG $3,519,178 766,705
111 The MatchMaker Oct 3, 1997 Romantic Comedy R $3,398,083 740,323
112 Jingle All the Way Nov 22, 1996 Comedy PG $3,378,865 736,136
113 A Smile Like Yours Aug 22, 1997 Romantic Comedy R $3,317,930 722,860
114 Waiting for Guffman Jan 31, 1997 Comedy R $2,922,988 636,816
115 Dirty Dancing Aug 22, 1997 Drama PG-13 $2,868,135 624,866
116 Breaking the Waves Nov 13, 1996 Drama R $2,712,685 590,998
117 One Night Stand Nov 14, 1997 Drama R $2,642,718 575,755
118 Brassed Off May 23, 1997 Comedy R $2,589,188 564,093
119 Career Girls Aug 8, 1997 Comedy R $2,506,039 545,977
120 Shadow Conspiracy Jan 31, 1997 Thriller/Suspense R $2,154,540 469,398
121 The Daytrippers Mar 5, 1997 Romantic Comedy R $2,096,256 456,700
122 Kiss Me, Guido Jul 18, 1997 Comedy R $1,916,898 417,624
123 Masterminds Aug 22, 1997 Action PG-13 $1,890,472 411,867
124 Wings of Courage Apr 21, 1995 Drama G $1,865,734 406,477
125 Les Boys Dec 12, 1997 Comedy Not Rated $1,851,655 403,410
126 When The Cat's Away Sep 20, 1996 Comedy R $1,652,472 360,015
127 City of Industry Mar 14, 1997 Drama R $1,554,338 338,635
128 Set It Off Nov 6, 1996 Drama R $1,410,047 307,199
129 Ponette Mar 14, 1997 Drama Not Rated $1,351,319 294,405
130 Temptress Moon Jun 13, 1997 Drama R $1,084,532 236,281
131 Blood and Wine Feb 21, 1997 Thriller/Suspense R $1,083,350 236,023
132 Ridicule Nov 29, 1996 Drama R $921,283 200,715
133 Children of the Revolution Apr 30, 1997 Comedy R $845,391 184,181
134 Nueba Yol 3 Oct 31, 1997 Drama Not Rated $793,112 172,791
135 Kiss or Kill Nov 14, 1997 Thriller/Suspense R $771,091 167,993
136 Guantanamera Jul 4, 1997 Comedy Not Rated $751,478 163,720
137 Box of Moonlight Jul 25, 1997 Comedy R $720,717 157,018
138 Les voleurs Dec 25, 1996 Drama R $692,005 150,763
139 Shekvarebuli kulinaris atas… Apr 23, 1997 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $686,121 149,481
140 Love Serenade Aug 1, 1997 Comedy R $604,523 131,704
141 The Assignment Sep 26, 1997 Thriller/Suspense R $600,843 130,902
142 Star Maps Jul 23, 1997 Comedy R $592,573 129,100
143 Big Night Sep 20, 1996 Drama R $550,581 119,952
144 Commandments May 2, 1997 Comedy R $548,562 119,512
145 Dream With The Fishes Jun 20, 1997 Drama R $542,909 118,280
146 Fargo Mar 8, 1996 Thriller/Suspense R $531,868 115,875
147 The Myth of Fingerprints Sep 17, 1997 Black Comedy R $506,309 110,306
148 The Mirror Has Two Faces Nov 15, 1996 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $499,856 108,901
149 Broken English May 2, 1997 Drama PG-13 $476,070 103,718
150 Kissed Apr 11, 1997 Drama R $465,417 101,398
151 D3: The Mighty Ducks Oct 4, 1996 Comedy PG $444,578 96,857
152 Swingers Oct 18, 1996 Comedy R $417,670 90,995
153 Pink Flamingos Apr 11, 1997 Comedy NC-17 $413,802 90,152
154 Kundun Dec 25, 1997 Drama PG-13 $391,808 85,361
155 The Hanging Garden Nov 7, 1997 Drama R $386,350 84,172
156 Albino Alligator Jan 17, 1997 Drama R $353,480 77,010
157 The Long Kiss Goodnight Oct 11, 1996 Action R $297,963 64,915
158 Alive and Kicking Jul 25, 1997 Comedy R $294,467 64,154
159 All Over Me Apr 25, 1997 Drama R $281,175 61,258
160 The Tango Lesson Nov 14, 1997 Drama PG $265,120 57,760
161 Ma Vie en Rose Dec 26, 1997 Drama R $244,717 53,315
162 The Boxer Dec 31, 1997 Drama R $226,280 49,298
163 Dear God Nov 1, 1996 Comedy PG $214,477 46,727
164 Bliss Jun 6, 1997 Drama R $207,751 45,261
165 That Thing You Do! Oct 4, 1996 Comedy PG $177,067 38,576
166 First Kid Aug 30, 1996 Adventure PG $166,264 36,223
167 Afterglow Dec 26, 1997 Romantic Comedy R $145,838 31,772
168 Marius et Jeannette Dec 5, 1997 Romantic Comedy Not Rated $142,749 31,100
169 Hard Eight Feb 28, 1997 Drama R $142,356 31,014
170 High School High Oct 25, 1996 Comedy PG-13 $111,963 24,392
171 Phenomenon Jul 5, 1996 Drama PG $97,255 21,188
172 Gummo Oct 17, 1997 Comedy R $87,403 19,042
173 Marquise Sep 12, 1997 Drama Not Rated $71,384 15,552
174 Jack Aug 9, 1996 Drama PG-13 $63,076 13,742
175 The Apostle Dec 17, 1997 Drama PG-13 $40,969 8,925
176 The Watermelon Woman Nov 10, 2016 Drama Not Rated $40,746 8,877
177 Office Killer Dec 3, 1997 Black Comedy R $37,446 8,158
178 Lone Star Jun 21, 1996 Drama R $32,915 7,171
179 Catherine's Grove Sep 5, 1997 Drama R $26,641 5,804
180 La nuit américaine Jul 25, 1997 Drama PG $17,808 3,879
181 The Innocent Sleep Jun 27, 1997 Thriller/Suspense R $8,225 1,791
182 Cafe Society Jul 20, 1997 Drama R $6,325 1,377
183 Raven Oct 14, 1997 Action R $5,000 1,089
184 Frankenstein and Me Feb 9, 1997 Comedy PG $5,000 1,089
185 Un divan à New York Feb 21, 1996 Romantic Comedy R $5,000 1,089
186 Cadillac Ranch Apr 11, 1997 Action R $5,000 1,089
187 Hugo Pool Dec 12, 1997 Romantic Comedy R $3,620 788
Total Gross of All Movies$3,458,483,238
Total Tickets Sold753,482,098

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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