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Music box office · May 1997

Music Box Office, May 1997: Top-Grossing Releases

Brassed Off (1997) is the highest-grossing music movie released in May 1997, with $2.6M worldwide, ahead of Welcome to Woop Woop (1997) at $37.6K. 2 music films released in May 1997 report a worldwide gross, $2.6M in all, 99% of it from the US & Canada.

May 1997 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$2.6M
Brassed Off (1997), the #1
$2.6M
earned in the US & Canada
99%
Brassed Off (1997) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 music movie of May 1997

Brassed Off (1997)

1997 · Drama, Comedy

$2.6M worldwide · 99% of the chart's total

$2.6M US & Canada · 99% $21K elsewhere · <1%
The chart

Every Music Release of May 1997, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

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

  1. 1 Brassed Off (1997) movie poster
    Brassed Off (1997) May 23, 1997 · English · Drama, Comedy, Romance $2.6M worldwide
    May 23, 1997 US and Canada: $2.6M Rest of the world: $21K Worldwide: $2.6M
  2. 2 Welcome to Woop Woop (1997) movie poster
    Welcome to Woop Woop (1997) May 13, 1997 · English · Comedy, Adventure, Music $37.6K worldwide
    May 13, 1997 US and Canada: $37.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $37.6K
FAQ

Music Box Office May 1997: Questions & Answers

The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 2 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing music movie in May 1997?

Brassed Off (1997) leads with $2.6M worldwide, $2.6M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Welcome to Woop Woop (1997) at $37.6K.

How much did music movies released in May 1997 earn?

2 music films released in May 1997 report a worldwide gross, $2.6M in all, or $1.3M per film on average.

How many music movies released in May 1997 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Brassed Off (1997), earned $2.6M.

How much of the May 1997 Music box office came from the US and Canada?

$2.6M of the $2.6M total, or 99%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the May 1997 music box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?

Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in May 1997. The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.

How often is the May 1997 music box office chart updated?

Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.