Market Share for Each MPAARating in 1997
| Rank | MPAARating | Movies | 1997 Gross | Tickets | Share |
| 1 |
R
|
169 |
$2,562,915,173 |
558,369,322 |
41.23% |
| 2 |
PG-13
|
73 |
$2,320,532,692 |
505,562,676 |
37.33% |
| 3 |
PG
|
50 |
$1,111,577,391 |
242,173,721 |
17.88% |
| 4 |
G
|
11 |
$209,872,985 |
45,723,963 |
3.38% |
| 5 |
Not Rated
|
10 |
$10,579,552 |
2,304,914 |
.17% |
| 6 |
NC-17
|
2 |
$786,143 |
171,273 |
.01% |
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