Top Grossing Movies of 1997

Rank	Movie	Release Date	Distributor	Genre	MPAA	1997 Gross	Tickets Sold
1	Men in Black	Jul 1	Sony Pictures	Adventure	PG-13	$250,107,128	54,489,570
2	The Lost World: Jurassic Park	May 22	Universal	Action	PG-13	$229,074,524	49,907,304
3	Liar Liar	Mar 21	Universal	Comedy	PG-13	$181,395,380	39,519,691
4	Air Force One	Jul 25	Sony Pictures	Action	R	$172,144,501	37,504,249
5	Titanic	Apr 4	Paramount Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	PG-13	$157,467,971	34,306,747
6	Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope	Jul 21	20th Century Fox	Adventure	PG	$138,133,173	30,094,373
7	My Best Friend's Wedding	Jun 20	Sony Pictures	Comedy	PG-13	$126,768,249	27,618,355
8	Face/Off	Jun 27	Paramount Pictures	Action	R	$112,273,211	24,460,395
9	Batman & Robin	Jun 20	Warner Bros.	Action	PG-13	$107,308,328	23,378,721
10	George Of The Jungle	Jul 16	Walt Disney	Comedy	PG	$105,224,566	22,924,742

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Market Share for Each Distributor in 1997

Rank	Distributor	Movies	1997 Gross	Tickets	Share
1	Sony Pictures	36	$1,297,100,693	282,592,746	19.93%
2	Walt Disney	35	$921,185,847	200,694,084	14.15%
3	Paramount Pictures	28	$912,785,768	198,864,003	14.02%
4	Warner Bros.	29	$690,127,698	150,354,618	10.60%
5	20th Century Fox	21	$662,534,957	144,343,130	10.18%
6	Universal	13	$618,644,022	134,780,834	9.51%
7	Miramax	32	$423,387,894	92,241,372	6.51%
8	New Line	19	$359,772,959	78,381,909	5.53%
9	MGM	12	$170,456,099	37,136,403	2.62%
10	Dreamworks SKG	3	$107,991,931	23,527,654	1.66%

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Market Share for Each Genre in 1997

Rank	Genre	Movies	1997 Gross	Tickets	Share
1	Comedy	80	$1,611,560,108	351,102,419	24.76%
2	Action	34	$1,464,454,446	319,053,259	22.50%
3	Drama	111	$1,080,783,289	235,464,770	16.61%
4	Adventure	13	$648,072,260	141,192,213	9.96%
5	Thriller/Suspense	23	$645,507,898	140,633,530	9.92%
6	Horror	10	$425,383,665	92,676,180	6.54%
7	Romantic Comedy	21	$331,483,903	72,218,718	5.09%
8		90	$139,857,351	30,470,004	2.15%
9	Musical	5	$116,326,316	25,343,424	1.79%
10	Black Comedy	5	$37,178,602	8,099,913	0.57%

Market Share for Each MPAA Rating in 1997

Rank	MPAA Rating	Movies	1997 Gross	Tickets	Share
1	R	185	$2,591,178,807	564,526,976	39.81%
2	PG-13	76	$2,373,125,250	517,020,751	36.46%
3	PG	54	$1,168,229,810	254,516,299	17.95%
4	G	11	$228,175,967	49,711,541	3.51%
5	Not Rated	10	$10,540,382	2,296,380	0.16%
6	NC-17	2	$786,143	171,273	0.01%

Market Share for Each Type of Source Material in 1997

Rank	Source Material	Movies	1997 Gross	Tickets	Share
1	Original Screenplay	184	$3,643,540,282	793,799,630	55.98%
2	Based on Fiction Book/Short Story	58	$1,384,429,592	301,618,650	21.27%
3	Based on Comic/Graphic Novel	3	$306,760,916	66,832,443	4.71%
4	Based on TV	10	$303,548,833	66,132,644	4.66%
5	Based on Real Life Events	24	$287,171,126	62,564,516	4.41%
6	Remake	5	$243,041,960	52,950,317	3.73%
7		95	$140,993,762	30,717,588	2.17%
8	Based on Play	14	$61,087,065	13,308,729	0.94%
9	Based on Musical or Opera	1	$49,660,364	10,819,251	0.76%
10	Based on Factual Book/Article	1	$41,256,277	8,988,296	0.63%

Market Share for Each Production Method in 1997

Rank	Production Method	Movies	1997 Gross	Tickets	Share
1	Live Action	295	$5,868,644,933	1,278,571,886	90.17%
2	Animation/Live Action	3	$291,843,461	63,582,454	4.48%
3	Hand Animation	7	$208,032,201	45,322,920	3.20%
4	Stop-Motion Animation	1	$101,029	22,011	0.00%

Market Share for Each Creative Type in 1997

Rank	Creative Type	Movies	1997 Gross	Tickets	Share
1	Contemporary Fiction	189	$3,774,002,229	822,222,716	57.99%
2	Science Fiction	15	$1,028,823,277	224,144,507	15.81%
3	Historical Fiction	35	$627,483,349	136,706,610	9.64%
4	Kids Fiction	14	$344,227,780	74,995,159	5.29%
5	Dramatization	20	$343,723,278	74,885,245	5.28%
6	Super Hero	2	$108,994,757	23,746,135	1.67%
7	Fantasy	7	$89,063,022	19,403,708	1.37%
8	Factual	7	$60,993,257	13,288,292	0.94%

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