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Monday, September 8, 2008

Box Office Performance for New Yorker Movies in 1997

RankMovieGenreMPAA1997 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 Beaumarchais the Scoundrel Drama Not Rated $630,269 137,314 $944,720
2 La Promesse     $454,720 99,068 $681,588
3 Flamenco     $384,374 83,742 $576,145
4 La cérémonie Drama Not Rated $356,284 77,622 $534,039
5 Gabbeh     $273,967 59,688 $410,653
6 Marius et Jeannette Romantic Comedy Not Rated $142,749 31,100 $213,968
7 Rien na va plus     $25,696 5,598 $38,514
Total Gross of All Movies$2,268,059
Total Tickets Sold494,132
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$3,399,628

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.