Men in Black (1997) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in 1997, with $589.4M worldwide, ahead of As Good as It Gets (1997) at $314.2M and Liar Liar (1997) at $302.7M. 109 comedy films released in 1997 report a worldwide gross, $3.6B in all, 58% of it from the US & Canada. 9 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 15% on 1996, whose releases took $3.2B. By language, English leads with $3.1B across 94 comedy releases.

1997 releases with a gross

109

combined worldwide

$3.6B

films crossed $100M

9

vs 1996

+15%

#1 of 109

#1 comedy movie of 1997

Men in Black (1997)

1997 · Action, Sci-Fi

$589.4M worldwide · 16% of the chart's total

$250.7M US & Canada · 43% $338.7M elsewhere · 57%