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

The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in 1997, with $618.6M worldwide, ahead of Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) at $333M and Air Force One (1997) at $315.2M. 68 thriller films released in 1997 report a worldwide gross, $5.1B in all, 50% of it from the US & Canada. 23 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 3% on 1996, whose releases took $5B. By language, English leads with $4.9B across 60 thriller releases.

1997 releases with a gross
68
combined worldwide
$5.1B
films crossed $100M
23
vs 1996
+3%
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) movie poster #1 of 68
#1 thriller 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 Thriller Release of 1997, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Ranks 51 to 68 of 68. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 1997.

  1. 51 Crash (1997) movie poster
    Crash (1997) Mar 21, 1997 · Drama, Thriller $2.7M worldwide
    Mar 21, 1997 US and Canada: $2.7M Rest of the world: $8.5K Worldwide: $2.7M
  2. 52 Smilla's Sense of Snow (1997) movie poster
    Smilla's Sense of Snow (1997) Feb 28, 1997 · English · Action, Drama, Thriller $2.4M worldwide
    Feb 28, 1997 US and Canada: $2.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.4M
  3. 53 Shadow Conspiracy (1997) movie poster
    Shadow Conspiracy (1997) Jan 25, 1997 · English · Thriller $2.3M worldwide
    Jan 25, 1997 US and Canada: $2.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.3M
  4. 54 Masterminds (1997) movie poster
    Masterminds (1997) Aug 22, 1997 · English · Adventure, Action, Comedy $1.9M worldwide
    Aug 22, 1997 US and Canada: $1.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.9M
  5. 55 City of Industry (1997) movie poster
    City of Industry (1997) Mar 14, 1997 · English · Thriller, Crime $1.6M worldwide
    Mar 14, 1997 US and Canada: $1.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.6M
  6. 56 Four Days in September (1997) movie poster
    Four Days in September (1997) Apr 19, 1997 · Portuguese · Drama, History, Thriller $397.5K worldwide
    Apr 19, 1997 US and Canada: $397.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $397.5K
  7. 57 The End of Violence (1997) movie poster
    The End of Violence (1997) May 11, 1997 · English · Drama, Thriller $386.7K worldwide
    May 11, 1997 US and Canada: $386.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $386.7K
  8. 58 Open Your Eyes (1997) movie poster
    Open Your Eyes (1997) Dec 19, 1997 · Spanish · Thriller, Drama, Sci-Fi $378K worldwide
    Dec 19, 1997 US and Canada: $370.7K Rest of the world: $7.2K Worldwide: $378K
  9. 59 Albino Alligator (1997) movie poster
    Albino Alligator (1997) Jan 17, 1997 · English · Drama, Thriller, Crime $339.4K worldwide
    Jan 17, 1997 US and Canada: $339.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $339.4K
  10. 60 The Assignment (1997) movie poster
    The Assignment (1997) Sep 28, 1997 · English · Thriller, Crime, Action $332.6K worldwide
    Sep 28, 1997 US and Canada: $332.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $332.6K
  11. 61 The Swindle (1997) movie poster
    The Swindle (1997) Oct 15, 1997 · French · Comedy, Crime, Thriller $250.9K worldwide
    Oct 15, 1997 US and Canada: $250.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $250.9K
  12. 62 Cure (1997) movie poster
    Cure (1997) Nov 6, 1997 · Japanese · Crime, Mystery, Thriller $234.8K worldwide
    Nov 6, 1997 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $234.8K
  13. 63 Hard Eight (1997) movie poster
    Hard Eight (1997) Feb 28, 1997 · English · Drama, Thriller, Crime $224.1K worldwide
    Feb 28, 1997 US and Canada: $222.6K Rest of the world: $1.6K Worldwide: $224.1K
  14. 64 Genealogies of a Crime (1997) movie poster
    Genealogies of a Crime (1997) May 4, 1997 · French · Drama, Crime, Thriller $78K worldwide
    May 4, 1997 US and Canada: $78K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $78K
  15. 65 Office Killer (1997) movie poster
    Office Killer (1997) Aug 12, 1997 · English · Thriller, Horror, Comedy $76.1K worldwide
    Aug 12, 1997 US and Canada: $76.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $76.1K
  16. 66 Keys to Tulsa (1997) movie poster
    Keys to Tulsa (1997) Apr 11, 1997 · English · Crime, Drama, Thriller $57.3K worldwide
    Apr 11, 1997 US and Canada: $57.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $57.3K
  17. 67 Little Boy Blue (1997) movie poster
    Little Boy Blue (1997) Jun 1, 1997 · English · Drama, Thriller $13K worldwide
    Jun 1, 1997 US and Canada: $13K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $13K
  18. 68 Cold Around the Heart (1997) movie poster
    Cold Around the Heart (1997) Nov 7, 1997 · English · Thriller, Drama, Crime $5.2K worldwide
    Nov 7, 1997 US and Canada: $5.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.2K
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Thriller Box Office Year by Year

Every year from 1920 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2015 leads with $12.8B, led by Jurassic World (2015).

2020s 7 years · $38.5B
2010s 10 years · $93.9B
2000s 10 years · $67.5B
1990s 10 years · $36B
1980s 10 years · $9.2B
1970s 10 years · $3.5B
1960s 10 years · $273.6M
1950s 10 years · $52.7M
1940s 10 years · $12.3M
1930s 7 years · $195.5K
1920s 4 years · $156.3K