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Box Office Performance for Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Movies in 1997

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		1997 GrossTickets Sold
1 Men in Black Jul 1, 1997 Action PG-13 $250,650,052 54,607,854
2 Batman & Robin Jun 20, 1997 Action PG-13 $107,325,195 23,382,395
3 Spawn Jul 31, 1997 Action PG-13 $54,979,992 11,978,211
4 Steel Aug 15, 1997 Action PG-13 $1,686,429 367,413
Total Gross of All Movies$414,641,668
Total Tickets Sold90,335,873

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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