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Box Office Performance for PG-13 Movies in 1997

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 Theatrical
Distributor		Genre1997 GrossTickets Sold
1 Men in Black Jul 1, 1997 Sony Pictures Action $250,650,052 54,607,854
2 The Lost World: Jurassic Park May 22, 1997 Universal Action $229,086,679 49,909,951
3 Liar Liar Mar 21, 1997 Universal Comedy $181,410,615 39,523,009
4 Titanic Dec 19, 1997 Paramount Pictures Drama $112,594,173 24,530,321
5 Batman & Robin Jun 20, 1997 Warner Bros. Action $107,325,195 23,382,395
6 Tomorrow Never Dies Dec 19, 1997 MGM Action $92,433,154 20,137,942
7 Dante’s Peak Feb 7, 1997 Universal Thriller/Suspense $67,163,857 14,632,648
8 Anaconda Apr 11, 1997 Sony Pictures Horror $65,598,907 14,291,700
9 The Fifth Element May 9, 1997 Sony Pictures Action $63,570,862 13,849,861
10 In & Out Sep 19, 1997 Paramount Pictures Comedy $63,417,425 13,816,432
11 The Saint Apr 4, 1997 Paramount Pictures Action $61,363,304 13,368,911
12 Spawn Jul 31, 1997 New Line Action $54,979,992 11,978,211
13 Austin Powers: Internationa… May 2, 1997 New Line Comedy $53,883,989 11,739,431
14 Speed 2: Cruise Control Jan 1, 1997 20th Century Fox Action $48,068,396 10,472,417
15 Volcano Apr 25, 1997 20th Century Fox Action $47,546,796 10,358,779
16 The Rainmaker Nov 21, 1997 Paramount Pictures Drama $45,182,594 9,843,702
17 Bean Oct 17, 1997 Gramercy Comedy $45,105,316 9,826,866
18 As Good as it Gets Dec 24, 1997 Sony Pictures Romantic Comedy $41,563,194 9,055,162
19 Seven Years in Tibet Oct 8, 1997 Sony Pictures Drama $37,600,360 8,191,799
20 Mortal Kombat: Annihilation Nov 21, 1997 New Line Action $35,059,903 7,638,323
21 Picture Perfect Aug 1, 1997 20th Century Fox Romantic Comedy $31,301,775 6,819,558
22 Beverly Hills Ninja Jan 17, 1997 Sony Pictures Comedy $31,245,344 6,807,264
23 Fools Rush In Feb 14, 1997 Sony Pictures Romantic Comedy $29,299,524 6,383,338
24 Shine Nov 22, 1996 Fine Line Drama $29,117,149 6,343,605
25 Out to Sea Jul 2, 1997 20th Century Fox Romantic Comedy $28,985,323 6,314,885
26 Father's Day May 9, 1997 Warner Bros. Comedy $28,681,080 6,248,601
27 For Richer or Poorer Dec 12, 1997 Universal Comedy $24,523,486 5,342,807
28 Mother Dec 25, 1996 Paramount Pictures Comedy $18,596,826 4,051,596
29 That Old Feeling Apr 4, 1997 Universal Romantic Comedy $16,408,534 3,574,844
30 The Sixth Man Mar 28, 1997 Walt Disney Comedy $14,765,099 3,216,797
31 Jackie Chan’s First Strike Jan 10, 1997 New Line Action $14,601,662 3,181,189
32 In Love and War Dec 18, 1996 New Line Drama $14,462,242 3,150,815
33 Excess Baggage Aug 29, 1997 Sony Pictures Comedy $14,351,432 3,126,673
34 Trial And Error May 30, 1997 New Line Comedy $13,602,831 2,963,579
35 Marvin's Room Dec 20, 1996 Miramax Drama $12,510,768 2,725,657
36 Gattaca Oct 24, 1997 Sony Pictures Drama $12,468,416 2,716,430
37 Mad City Nov 7, 1997 Warner Bros. Thriller/Suspense $10,523,865 2,292,781
38 Operation Condor Jul 18, 1997 Miramax Action $10,461,161 2,279,120
39 Fierce Creatures Jan 24, 1997 Universal Comedy $9,254,184 2,016,162
40 Beavis and Butt-Head Do Ame… Dec 20, 1996 Paramount Pictures Comedy $8,921,390 1,943,657
41 Ghosts of Mississippi Dec 20, 1996 Sony Pictures Drama $7,269,988 1,583,875
42 B*A*P*S Mar 28, 1997 New Line Comedy $7,246,735 1,578,809
43 Kull The Conqueror Aug 29, 1997 Universal Action $6,086,891 1,326,120
44 Kolya Jan 24, 1997 Miramax Comedy $5,770,254 1,257,135
45 My Fellow Americans Dec 20, 1996 Warner Bros. Comedy $4,289,747 934,585
46 Hamlet Dec 25, 1996 Sony Pictures Drama $4,069,672 886,638
47 Mars Attacks! Dec 13, 1996 Warner Bros. Black Comedy $3,974,446 865,892
48 Daylight Dec 6, 1996 Universal Action $3,751,635 817,349
49 The Pest Feb 7, 1997 Sony/TriStar Black Comedy $3,533,790 769,888
50 Til There Was You May 30, 1997 Paramount Pictures Romantic Comedy $3,525,125 768,001
51 The Portrait of a Lady Dec 24, 1996 Gramercy Drama $3,328,809 725,230
52 Dirty Dancing Aug 21, 1987 Vestron Drama $2,868,135 624,866
53 Star Trek: First Contact Nov 22, 1996 Paramount Pictures Adventure $2,840,174 618,774
54 The Crucible Nov 29, 1996 20th Century Fox Drama $2,687,616 585,537
55 The Evening Star Dec 25, 1996 Paramount Pictures Drama $2,617,435 570,247
56 Masterminds Aug 22, 1997 Sony Pictures Action $1,890,472 411,867
57 Steel Aug 15, 1997 Warner Bros. Action $1,686,429 367,413
58 Romeo+Juliet Nov 1, 1996 20th Century Fox Drama $1,540,132 335,540
59 Anna Karenina Apr 4, 1997 Warner Bros. Drama $858,553 187,048
60 Shekvarebuli kulinaris atas… Apr 23, 1997 Sony Pictures Cla… Romantic Comedy $686,121 149,481
61 Prefontaine Jan 24, 1997 Walt Disney Drama $590,817 128,718
62 The Mirror Has Two Faces Nov 15, 1996 Sony Pictures Romantic Comedy $499,856 108,901
63 Broken English May 2, 1997 Sony Pictures Cla… Drama $476,070 103,718
64 Kundun Dec 25, 1997 Walt Disney Drama $391,808 85,361
65 The Associate Oct 25, 1996 Walt Disney Comedy $388,132 84,560
66 Rough Magic May 30, 1997 Goldwyn Entertain… $171,979 37,468
67 I'm Not Rappaport Dec 25, 1996 Gramercy $160,077 34,875
68 High School High Oct 25, 1996 Sony Pictures Comedy $111,963 24,392
69 Jack Aug 9, 1996 Walt Disney Drama $63,076 13,742
70 The Apostle Dec 17, 1997 October Films Drama $40,969 8,925
71 Julian Po Sep 5, 1997 Fine Line $33,148 7,221
72 I Love You, I Love You Not Oct 31, 1997 $20,325 4,428
73 Jerusalem Mar 7, 1997 First Look $5,000 1,089
74 The Grimm Brothers' Snow White Aug 24, 1997 Gramercy Horror $5,000 1,089
75 Grind Apr 11, 1997 Castle Hill Produ… $5,000 1,089
Total Gross of All Movies$2,151,172,233
Total Tickets Sold468,664,943

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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