Box Office Performance for Sony Pictures Movies in 1997

Rank	Movie	Genre	MPAA	1997 Gross	Tickets Sold	Inflation- Adjusted Gross
1	Men in Black	Adventure	PG-13	$250,107,128	54,489,570	$374,888,242
2	Air Force One	Action	R	$172,144,501	37,504,249	$258,029,233
3	My Best Friend's Wedding	Comedy	PG-13	$126,768,249	27,618,355	$190,014,282
4	Jerry Maguire	Romantic Comedy	R	$70,946,237	15,456,697	$106,342,075
5	I Know What You Did Last Summer	Horror	R	$70,396,279	15,336,880	$105,517,734
6	Anaconda	Horror	PG-13	$65,598,907	14,291,701	$98,326,903
7	The Fifth Element	Action	PG-13	$63,570,862	13,849,861	$95,287,044
8	Starship Troopers	Action	R	$54,251,668	11,819,536	$81,318,408
9	Absolute Power	Thriller/Suspense	R	$50,068,310	10,908,129	$75,047,928
10	The Devil's Own	Thriller/Suspense	R	$42,885,593	9,343,266	$64,281,670
11	Donnie Brasco	Drama	R	$41,954,997	9,140,522	$62,886,791
12	As Good as it Gets	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$40,722,657	8,872,039	$61,039,628
13	Seven Years in Tibet	Drama	PG-13	$37,555,985	8,182,132	$56,293,068
14	Beverly Hills Ninja	Comedy	PG-13	$31,245,344	6,807,264	$46,833,976
15	Fools Rush In	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$29,299,524	6,383,339	$43,917,372
16	Booty Call	Comedy	R	$20,066,917	4,371,877	$30,078,514
17	The People vs. Larry Flynt	Drama	R	$18,480,626	4,026,280	$27,700,806
18	Excess Baggage	Comedy	PG-13	$14,351,432	3,126,674	$21,511,517
19	Gattaca	Drama	PG-13	$12,275,272	2,674,351	$18,399,535
20	Double Team	Action	R	$11,328,565	2,468,097	$16,980,507
21	Buddy	Comedy	PG	$10,067,104	2,193,269	$15,089,691
22	Ghosts of Mississippi	Drama	PG-13	$7,269,988	1,583,875	$10,897,060
23	U-Turn	Drama	R	$6,633,400	1,445,185	$9,942,873
24	Hamlet	Drama	PG-13	$4,156,231	905,497	$6,229,819
25	Masterminds	Action	PG-13	$1,890,472	411,868	$2,833,652
26	The Assignment	Thriller/Suspense	R	$600,843	130,903	$900,613
27	The Mirror Has Two Faces	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$514,897	112,178	$771,785
28	Bliss	Drama	R	$207,751	45,262	$311,403
29	High School High	Comedy	PG-13	$111,963	24,393	$167,824
30	Fly Away Home	Drama	PG	$89,616	19,524	$134,325
31	The Wind in the Willows			$72,844	15,870	$109,186
32	Truth or Consequences, N.M.			$54,154	11,798	$81,170
Total Gross of All Movies				$1,255,688,316
Total Tickets Sold					273,570,441
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices						$1,882,164,634

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.