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Box Office Performance for Comedy Movies in 1997

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 Theatrical
Distributor		MPAA
Rating		1997 GrossTickets Sold
1 Liar Liar Mar 21, 1997 Universal PG-13 $181,410,615 39,523,009
2 Flubber Nov 26, 1997 Walt Disney PG $83,134,090 18,112,002
3 In & Out Sep 19, 1997 Paramount Pictures PG-13 $63,417,425 13,816,432
4 Jungle 2 Jungle Mar 7, 1997 Walt Disney PG $59,925,026 13,055,561
5 Austin Powers: Internationa… May 2, 1997 New Line PG-13 $53,883,989 11,739,431
6 Bean Oct 17, 1997 Gramercy PG-13 $45,105,316 9,826,866
7 Nothing To Lose Jul 18, 1997 Walt Disney R $44,480,039 9,690,640
8 Soul Food Sep 26, 1997 20th Century Fox R $43,201,124 9,412,009
9 Michael Dec 25, 1996 New Line PG $42,611,506 9,283,552
10 Private Parts Mar 7, 1997 Paramount Pictures R $41,198,146 8,975,630
11 Mouse Hunt Dec 19, 1997 Dreamworks SKG PG $40,081,904 8,732,440
12 Vegas Vacation Feb 14, 1997 Warner Bros. PG $36,470,465 7,945,635
13 The Full Monty Aug 13, 1997 Fox Searchlight R $35,431,393 7,719,257
14 Beverly Hills Ninja Jan 17, 1997 Sony Pictures PG-13 $31,245,344 6,807,264
15 Romy and Michele's High Sch… Apr 25, 1997 Walt Disney R $29,235,353 6,369,357
16 Father's Day May 9, 1997 Warner Bros. PG-13 $28,681,080 6,248,601
17 Air Bud Aug 1, 1997 Walt Disney PG $26,033,546 5,671,796
18 For Richer or Poorer Dec 12, 1997 Universal PG-13 $24,523,486 5,342,807
19 Home Alone III Dec 12, 1997 20th Century Fox PG $24,271,517 5,287,912
20 Good Burger Jul 25, 1997 Paramount Pictures PG $23,712,993 5,166,229
21 Booty Call Feb 26, 1997 Sony Pictures R $20,066,917 4,371,877
22 Gone Fishin' May 30, 1997 Walt Disney PG $19,745,922 4,301,943
23 Mother Dec 25, 1996 Paramount Pictures PG-13 $18,596,826 4,051,596
24 Mr. Magoo Dec 25, 1997 Walt Disney PG $15,671,371 3,414,242
25 Rocket Man Oct 10, 1997 Walt Disney PG $15,448,043 3,365,586
26 The Sixth Man Mar 28, 1997 Walt Disney PG-13 $14,765,099 3,216,797
27 Excess Baggage Aug 29, 1997 Sony Pictures PG-13 $14,351,432 3,126,673
28 Def Jam's How To Be a Player Aug 6, 1997 Gramercy R $14,010,363 3,052,366
29 The Man Who Knew Too Little Nov 14, 1997 Warner Bros. PG $13,678,426 2,980,049
30 Trial And Error May 30, 1997 New Line PG-13 $13,602,831 2,963,579
31 Leave It To Beaver Aug 22, 1997 Universal PG $11,307,615 2,463,532
32 Buddy Jun 6, 1997 Sony Pictures PG $10,067,104 2,193,268
33 Fierce Creatures Jan 24, 1997 Universal PG-13 $9,254,184 2,016,162
34 Beavis and Butt-Head Do Ame… Dec 20, 1996 Paramount Pictures PG-13 $8,921,390 1,943,657
35 A Simple Wish Jul 11, 1997 Universal PG $8,165,213 1,778,913
36 B*A*P*S Mar 28, 1997 New Line PG-13 $7,246,735 1,578,809
37 Kolya Jan 24, 1997 Miramax PG-13 $5,770,254 1,257,135
38 McHale's Navy Apr 18, 1997 Universal PG $4,408,420 960,440
39 My Fellow Americans Dec 20, 1996 Warner Bros. PG-13 $4,289,747 934,585
40 A Life Less Ordinary Oct 24, 1997 20th Century Fox R $4,287,595 934,116
41 Meet Wally Sparks Jan 31, 1997 Trimark R $4,073,582 887,490
42 Jingle All the Way Nov 22, 1996 20th Century Fox PG $3,378,865 736,136
43 Waiting for Guffman Jan 31, 1997 Sony Pictures Cla… R $2,922,988 636,816
44 Brassed Off May 23, 1997 Miramax R $2,589,188 564,093
45 Career Girls Aug 8, 1997 October Films R $2,506,039 545,977
46 Kiss Me, Guido Jul 18, 1997 Paramount Pictures R $1,916,898 417,624
47 Les Boys Dec 12, 1997 Distributor Unknown Not Rated $1,851,655 403,410
48 When The Cat's Away Sep 20, 1996 Sony Pictures Cla… R $1,652,472 360,015
49 Children of the Revolution Apr 30, 1997 Miramax R $845,391 184,181
50 The First Wives Club Sep 20, 1996 Paramount Pictures PG $819,191 178,472
51 Guantanamera Jul 4, 1997 Lionsgate Not Rated $751,478 163,720
52 SubUrbia Feb 7, 1997 Sony Pictures Cla… R $726,207 158,215
53 Box of Moonlight Jul 25, 1997 Trimark R $720,717 157,018
54 The Van May 16, 1997 Fox Searchlight R $621,093 135,314
55 The House of Yes Oct 10, 1997 Miramax R $617,403 134,510
56 Love Serenade Aug 1, 1997 Miramax R $604,523 131,704
57 Star Maps Jul 23, 1997 Fox Searchlight R $592,573 129,100
58 Commandments May 2, 1997 Gramercy R $548,562 119,512
59 D3: The Mighty Ducks Oct 4, 1996 Walt Disney PG $444,578 96,857
60 Swingers Oct 18, 1996 Miramax R $417,670 90,995
61 Pink Flamingos Apr 11, 1997 Fine Line NC-17 $413,802 90,152
62 The Associate Oct 25, 1996 Walt Disney PG-13 $388,132 84,560
63 Alive and Kicking Jul 25, 1997 First Look R $294,467 64,154
64 Schizopolis Apr 9, 1997 Northern Arts Ent… Not Rated $250,000 54,466
65 Dear God Nov 1, 1996 Paramount Pictures PG $214,477 46,727
66 Love and Other Catastrophes Mar 28, 1997 Fox Searchlight R $212,285 46,249
67 Irma Vep May 2, 1997 Zeitgeist Not Rated $191,164 41,647
68 That Thing You Do! Oct 4, 1996 20th Century Fox PG $177,067 38,576
69 Citizen Ruth Dec 13, 1996 Miramax Not Rated $142,349 31,012
70 High School High Oct 25, 1996 Sony Pictures PG-13 $111,963 24,392
71 The Graduate Dec 21, 1967 Embassy PG $75,702 16,492
72 Mouth to Mouth Sep 5, 1997 Miramax Not Rated $62,411 13,597
73 Bandwagon Sep 12, 1997 Cinepix Film Prop… Not Rated $44,544 9,704
74 Rien ne va plus Oct 24, 1997 New Yorker Not Rated $25,696 5,598
75 Hijacking Hollywood Jun 6, 1997 Broken Twig Produ… Not Rated $10,174 2,216
76 Best Men Oct 17, 1997 Orion Pictures Not Rated $5,000 1,089
77 Frankenstein and Me Feb 9, 1997 Trimark PG $5,000 1,089
78 Trojan War Sep 26, 1997 Warner Bros. Not Rated $217 47
Total Gross of All Movies$1,222,935,367
Total Tickets Sold266,434,681

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.

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