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Box Office Performance for Based on Play Movies in 1997

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		1997 GrossTickets Sold
1 Romy and Michele's High Sch… Apr 25, 1997 Comedy R $29,235,353 6,369,357
2 Marvin's Room Dec 20, 1996 Drama PG-13 $12,510,768 2,725,657
3 Hamlet Dec 25, 1996 Drama PG-13 $4,069,672 886,638
4 Love! Valour! Compassion! May 16, 1997 Drama R $2,936,611 639,784
5 In the Company of Men Aug 1, 1997 Black Comedy R $2,883,661 628,248
6 The Crucible Nov 29, 1996 Drama PG-13 $2,687,616 585,537
7 Romeo+Juliet Nov 1, 1996 Drama PG-13 $1,540,132 335,540
8 SubUrbia Feb 7, 1997 Comedy R $726,207 158,215
9 Beaumarchais, l'insolent Sep 13, 1996 Drama Not Rated $630,269 137,313
10 The House of Yes Oct 10, 1997 Comedy R $617,403 134,510
11 Bent Nov 26, 1997 Drama NC-17 $372,341 81,120
12 The Winter Guest Dec 24, 1997 Drama R $181,466 39,535
13 A Brother's Kiss Apr 25, 1997 Drama R $66,961 14,588
14 The Winner Jul 25, 1997 Thriller/Suspense R $21,000 4,575
15 Breaking Up Oct 17, 1997 R $5,000 1,089
16 Drunks Mar 14, 1997 Drama R $5,000 1,089
Total Gross of All Movies$58,489,460
Total Tickets Sold12,742,795

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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