Market Charts > 1997 > Genres > Documentary
Box Office Performance for Documentary Movies in 1997
| ← 1996 | Summary for all Years | 1998 → |
| Rank | Movie | Release Date |
Theatrical Distributor | MPAA Rating | 1997 Gross | Tickets Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | When We Were Kings | Oct 25, 1996 | Gramercy | PG | $2,666,118 | 580,853 |
| 2 | Thrill Ride: The Science of… | Jul 11, 1997 | Sony Pictures Cla… | G | $2,570,742 | 560,074 |
| 3 | Snowriders 2 | Oct 15, 1997 | Warren Miller Ent… | Not Rated | $2,287,639 | 498,396 |
| 4 | Rhyme & Reason | Mar 5, 1997 | Miramax | R | $1,591,687 | 346,772 |
| 5 | Fast, Cheap & Out of Control | Oct 3, 1997 | Sony Pictures Cla… | PG | $760,472 | 165,680 |
| 6 | Microcosmos | Oct 11, 1996 | Miramax | G | $247,975 | 54,025 |
| 7 | 4 Little Girls | Jul 9, 1997 | Not Rated | $218,444 | 47,591 | |
| 8 | The Long Way Home | Sep 19, 1997 | Seventh Art Relea… | Not Rated | $18,665 | 4,066 |
| 9 | Soul in the Hole | Aug 8, 1997 | Northern Arts Ent… | Not Rated | $10,758 | 2,343 |
| 10 | I Was a Jewish Sex Worker | Apr 25, 1997 | Greycat Films | Not Rated | $8,526 | 1,857 |
| Total Gross of All Movies | $10,381,026 | |||||
| Total Tickets Sold | 2,261,657 | |||||
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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