Action box office · 1997

Action Box Office 1997: Highest-Grossing Action Movies, Page 2

The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) is the highest-grossing action movie released in 1997, with $618.6M worldwide, ahead of Men in Black (1997) at $589.4M and Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) at $333M. 51 action films released in 1997 report a worldwide gross, $5.1B in all, 46% of it from the US & Canada. 20 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 22% on 1996, whose releases took $4.2B. By language, English leads with $4.8B across 45 action releases.

1997 releases with a gross: 51
combined worldwide: $5.1B
films crossed $100M: 20
vs 1996: +22%

The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) movie poster

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#1 action movie of 1997

The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)

1997 · Action, Adventure

$618.6M worldwide · 12% of the chart's total

$229.1M US & Canada · 37% $389.6M elsewhere · 63%

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Every Action Release of 1997, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Ranks 51 to 51 of 51. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 1997.

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Kadhalukku Mariyaadai (1997) Dec 18, 1997 · Tamil · Drama, Romance, Action $24.8K worldwide

Dec 18, 1997 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $24.8K

Action Box Office Year by Year

Every year from 1924 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2017 leads with $20.6B, led by Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017).

2020s 7 years · $61.4B

2010s 10 years · $152.6B

2000s 10 years · $73.2B

1990s 10 years · $32.6B

1980s 10 years · $10.7B

1970s 10 years · $2.8B

1960s 10 years · $286.3M

1950s 7 years · $3.2M

1940s 2 years · $2.3M

1930s 2 years · $5.8K

1920s 2 years · $1.8K