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Thursday, July 24, 2008

Box Office Performance for Fox Searchlight Movies in 1997

RankMovieGenreMPAA1997 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 The Full Monty Comedy R $35,338,724 7,699,068 $52,969,588
2 The Ice Storm Drama R $7,238,051 1,576,917 $10,849,189
3 Smilla's Sense of Snow Thriller/Suspense R $2,221,994 484,095 $3,330,574
4 Paradise Road Drama R $1,990,257 433,607 $2,983,216
5 Blood and Wine Thriller/Suspense R $1,083,350 236,024 $1,623,845
6 The Van Comedy R $621,093 135,314 $930,960
7 Star Maps Comedy R $592,573 129,101 $888,215
8 Love and Other Catastrophes Comedy R $212,285 46,249 $318,193
Total Gross of All Movies$49,298,327
Total Tickets Sold10,740,375
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$73,893,780

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 1996 will most likely earn money in 1996 and 1997. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Each box office year ends on the first Sunday of the following year. The next year starts the following day (Monday). For example, the "2004 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 2, 2005.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.