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Box Office Performance for PG Movies in 1997

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 Theatrical
Distributor		Genre1997 GrossTickets Sold
1 Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope May 25, 1977 20th Century Fox Adventure $138,133,173 30,094,373
2 My Best Friend's Wedding Jun 20, 1997 Sony Pictures Romantic Comedy $126,776,290 27,620,106
3 George Of The Jungle Jul 16, 1997 Walt Disney Adventure $105,263,257 22,933,171
4 Contact Jul 11, 1997 Warner Bros. Drama $100,920,329 21,986,999
5 Flubber Nov 26, 1997 Walt Disney Comedy $83,134,090 18,112,002
6 Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire… May 21, 1980 20th Century Fox Adventure $67,484,485 14,702,502
7 Jungle 2 Jungle Mar 7, 1997 Walt Disney Comedy $59,925,026 13,055,561
8 Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of… May 25, 1983 20th Century Fox Adventure $48,063,790 10,471,413
9 Evita Dec 25, 1996 Walt Disney Musical $47,769,067 10,407,204
10 Michael Dec 25, 1996 New Line Comedy $42,611,506 9,283,552
11 Mouse Hunt Dec 19, 1997 Dreamworks SKG Comedy $40,081,904 8,732,440
12 Vegas Vacation Feb 14, 1997 Warner Bros. Comedy $36,470,465 7,945,635
13 Selena Mar 21, 1997 Warner Bros. Drama $35,422,828 7,717,391
14 Air Bud Aug 1, 1997 Walt Disney Comedy $26,033,546 5,671,796
15 Home Alone III Dec 12, 1997 20th Century Fox Comedy $24,271,517 5,287,912
16 Good Burger Jul 25, 1997 Paramount Pictures Comedy $23,712,993 5,166,229
17 Gone Fishin' May 30, 1997 Walt Disney Comedy $19,745,922 4,301,943
18 That Darn Cat Feb 14, 1997 Walt Disney Adventure $18,301,828 3,987,326
19 Mr. Magoo Dec 25, 1997 Walt Disney Comedy $15,671,371 3,414,242
20 Rocket Man Oct 10, 1997 Walt Disney Comedy $15,448,043 3,365,586
21 Fairytale: A True Story Oct 24, 1997 Paramount Pictures Drama $14,014,656 3,053,301
22 One Fine Day Dec 20, 1996 20th Century Fox Romantic Comedy $13,865,615 3,020,831
23 The Man Who Knew Too Little Nov 14, 1997 Warner Bros. Comedy $13,678,426 2,980,049
24 The Beautician and the Beast Feb 7, 1997 Paramount Pictures Romantic Comedy $11,486,880 2,502,588
25 Leave It To Beaver Aug 22, 1997 Universal Comedy $11,307,615 2,463,532
26 Buddy Jun 6, 1997 Sony Pictures Comedy $10,067,104 2,193,268
27 Shall We Dance? Jul 11, 1997 Miramax Romantic Comedy $9,517,621 2,073,555
28 The Preacher’s Wife Dec 13, 1996 Walt Disney Drama $9,437,882 2,056,183
29 Mrs. Brown Jul 18, 1997 Miramax Drama $8,451,663 1,841,320
30 Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie Mar 28, 1997 20th Century Fox Action $8,363,899 1,822,200
31 A Simple Wish Jul 11, 1997 Universal Comedy $8,165,213 1,778,913
32 Wild America Jul 2, 1997 Warner Bros. Adventure $7,365,417 1,604,666
33 Zeus and Roxanne Jan 24, 1997 MGM Adventure $7,233,324 1,575,887
34 Warriors of Virtue May 2, 1997 MGM Action $6,448,817 1,404,971
35 Space Jam Nov 15, 1996 Warner Bros. Adventure $5,021,238 1,093,951
36 McHale's Navy Apr 18, 1997 Universal Comedy $4,408,420 960,440
37 Free Willy 3: The Rescue Aug 8, 1997 Warner Bros. Adventure $3,519,178 766,705
38 Jingle All the Way Nov 22, 1996 20th Century Fox Comedy $3,378,865 736,136
39 When We Were Kings Oct 25, 1996 Gramercy Documentary $2,666,118 580,853
40 Washington Square Oct 5, 1997 Walt Disney Drama $1,683,826 366,846
41 Shiloh Apr 25, 1997 Legacy Releasing Adventure $1,002,175 218,338
42 The First Wives Club Sep 20, 1996 Paramount Pictures Comedy $819,191 178,472
43 Fast, Cheap & Out of Control Oct 3, 1997 Sony Pictures Cla… Documentary $760,472 165,680
44 D3: The Mighty Ducks Oct 4, 1996 Walt Disney Comedy $444,578 96,857
45 The Tango Lesson Nov 14, 1997 Sony Pictures Cla… Drama $265,120 57,760
46 Dear God Nov 1, 1996 Paramount Pictures Comedy $214,477 46,727
47 That Thing You Do! Oct 4, 1996 20th Century Fox Comedy $177,067 38,576
48 First Kid Aug 30, 1996 Walt Disney Adventure $166,264 36,223
49 Phenomenon Jul 5, 1996 Walt Disney Drama $97,255 21,188
50 Fly Away Home Sep 13, 1996 Sony Pictures Drama $89,616 19,524
51 The Graduate Dec 21, 1967 Embassy Romantic Comedy $75,702 16,492
52 The Whole Wide World Dec 18, 1996 Sony Pictures Cla… $23,833 5,192
53 La nuit américaine Jan 1, 1973 Warner Bros. Drama $17,808 3,879
54 The Call of the Wild: Dog o… Jan 12, 1997 Adventure $5,000 1,089
55 Frankenstein and Me Feb 9, 1997 Trimark Comedy $5,000 1,089
Total Gross of All Movies$1,239,486,765
Total Tickets Sold270,040,664

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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