#1 of 281 #1 movie of 1997
1997 · Drama, Romance
$2.3B worldwide · 18% of the chart's total
$674.4M US & Canada · 30% $1.6B elsewhere · 70%
Box office · 1997
1997 Box Office: The Highest-Grossing Movies of 1997
Titanic (1997) is the highest-grossing movie released in 1997, with $2.3B worldwide, ahead of The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) at $618.6M and Men in Black (1997) at $589.4M. 281 films released in 1997 report a worldwide gross, $12.7B in all, 50% of it from the US & Canada. 1 film crossed $1 billion and 39 crossed $100 million. That is up 28% on 1996, whose releases took $9.9B. By genre, Drama leads with $5.9B across 169 releases.
- 1997 releases with a gross
- 281
- combined worldwide
- $12.7B
- films crossed $100M
- 39
- vs 1996
- +28%
#1 of 281 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Hits of 1997?
Titanic (1997) leads with $2.3B, 18% of the total. The top 5 together took $4.1B, 33% of what all 281 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Every Release of 1997, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 281. 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 Dec 19, 1997 US and Canada: $674.4M Rest of the world: $1.6B Worldwide: $2.3B
- 2 May 23, 1997 US and Canada: $229.1M Rest of the world: $389.6M Worldwide: $618.6M
- 3 Jul 2, 1997 US and Canada: $250.7M Rest of the world: $338.7M Worldwide: $589.4M
- 4 Dec 19, 1997 US and Canada: $125.3M Rest of the world: $207.7M Worldwide: $333M
- 5 Jul 25, 1997 US and Canada: $173M Rest of the world: $142.2M Worldwide: $315.2M
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Dec 23, 1997 US and Canada: $148.5M Rest of the world: $165.7M Worldwide: $314.2M - 7
Mar 21, 1997 US and Canada: $181.4M Rest of the world: $121.3M Worldwide: $302.7M - 8
Jun 20, 1997 US and Canada: $127.1M Rest of the world: $172.2M Worldwide: $299.3M - 9
May 9, 1997 US and Canada: $63.8M Rest of the world: $200.1M Worldwide: $263.9M - 10
Aug 13, 1997 US and Canada: $46M Rest of the world: $212M Worldwide: $257.9M - 11
Jun 27, 1997 US and Canada: $99.1M Rest of the world: $153.6M Worldwide: $252.7M - 12
Nov 7, 1997 US and Canada: $45.3M Rest of the world: $205.9M Worldwide: $251.2M - 13
Jun 27, 1997 US and Canada: $112.3M Rest of the world: $133.4M Worldwide: $245.7M - 14
Jun 20, 1997 US and Canada: $107.4M Rest of the world: $130.9M Worldwide: $238.3M - 15
Dec 5, 1997 US and Canada: $138.4M Rest of the world: $87.5M Worldwide: $225.9M - 16
Jun 6, 1997 US and Canada: $101.1M Rest of the world: $122.9M Worldwide: $224M - 17
Feb 7, 1997 US and Canada: $67.1M Rest of the world: $111M Worldwide: $178.1M - 18
Nov 26, 1997 US and Canada: $93M Rest of the world: $85M Worldwide: $178M - 19
Jul 16, 1997 US and Canada: $105.3M Rest of the world: $69.2M Worldwide: $174.5M - 20
Dec 12, 1997 US and Canada: $101.4M Rest of the world: $71M Worldwide: $172.4M - 21
Jul 11, 1997 US and Canada: $100.9M Rest of the world: $70.2M Worldwide: $171.1M - 22
Jun 13, 1997 US and Canada: $48.6M Rest of the world: $115.9M Worldwide: $164.5M - 23
Nov 26, 1997 US and Canada: $47.8M Rest of the world: $113.6M Worldwide: $161.4M - 24
Nov 14, 1997 US and Canada: $54.9M Rest of the world: $104.4M Worldwide: $159.3M - 25
Oct 17, 1997 US and Canada: $60.9M Rest of the world: $92M Worldwide: $152.9M - 26
Mar 26, 1997 US and Canada: $42.9M Rest of the world: $97.9M Worldwide: $140.8M - 27
Nov 21, 1997 US and Canada: $58.4M Rest of the world: $81.4M Worldwide: $139.8M - 28
Aug 8, 1997 US and Canada: $76M Rest of the world: $61M Worldwide: $137M - 29
Apr 11, 1997 US and Canada: $65.9M Rest of the world: $71M Worldwide: $136.9M - 30
Oct 8, 1997 US and Canada: $38M Rest of the world: $93.5M Worldwide: $131.5M - 31
Sep 19, 1997 US and Canada: $64.6M Rest of the world: $61.6M Worldwide: $126.2M - 32
Oct 17, 1997 US and Canada: $72.6M Rest of the world: $53M Worldwide: $125.6M - 33
Feb 28, 1997 US and Canada: $41.9M Rest of the world: $83M Worldwide: $124.9M - 34
Apr 25, 1997 US and Canada: $49.3M Rest of the world: $73.5M Worldwide: $122.8M - 35
Dec 19, 1997 US and Canada: $61.9M Rest of the world: $60.5M Worldwide: $122.4M - 36
Nov 7, 1997 US and Canada: $54.8M Rest of the world: $66.4M Worldwide: $121.2M - 37
Apr 4, 1997 US and Canada: $61.4M Rest of the world: $56.7M Worldwide: $118.1M - 38
Sep 26, 1997 US and Canada: $41.3M Rest of the world: $69.2M Worldwide: $110.5M - 39
Sep 12, 1997 US and Canada: $48.3M Rest of the world: $61.1M Worldwide: $109.4M - 40
Aug 1, 1997 US and Canada: $54.9M Rest of the world: $33M Worldwide: $87.8M - 41
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)May 2, 1997 US and Canada: $53.9M Rest of the world: $13.8M Worldwide: $67.7M
May 2, 1997 · English · Action, Adventure $67.7M worldwide - 42
Dec 25, 1997 US and Canada: $43.1M Rest of the world: $21.2M Worldwide: $64.3M - 43
Sep 19, 1997 US and Canada: $63.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $63.9M - 44
Oct 3, 1997 US and Canada: $60.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $60.5M - 45
Mar 7, 1997 US and Canada: $59.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $59.9M - 46
Nov 21, 1997 US and Canada: $35.9M Rest of the world: $15.4M Worldwide: $51.4M - 47
May 2, 1997 US and Canada: $50.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $50.2M - 48
Feb 14, 1997 US and Canada: $50.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $50.1M - 49
Aug 22, 1997 US and Canada: $48.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $48.2M - 50
Nov 21, 1997 US and Canada: $45.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $45.9M
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 1997?
Of the top 10, Liar Liar (1997) earned the biggest share at home (60% in the US & Canada), while The Full Monty (1997) made 82% of its gross abroad. Across all 281 films, $6.3B (50%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 Titanic (1997) $2.3B $674.4M US & Canada · 30% $1.6B elsewhere · 70%
- 2 The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) $618.6M $229.1M US & Canada · 37% $389.6M elsewhere · 63%
- 3 Men in Black (1997) $589.4M $250.7M US & Canada · 43% $338.7M elsewhere · 57%
- 4 Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) $333M $125.3M US & Canada · 38% $207.7M elsewhere · 62%
- 5 Air Force One (1997) $315.2M $173M US & Canada · 55% $142.2M elsewhere · 45%
- 6 As Good as It Gets (1997) $314.2M $148.5M US & Canada · 47% $165.7M elsewhere · 53%
- 7 Liar Liar (1997) $302.7M $181.4M US & Canada · 60% $121.3M elsewhere · 40%
- 8 My Best Friend's Wedding (1997) $299.3M $127.1M US & Canada · 42% $172.2M elsewhere · 58%
- 9 The Fifth Element (1997) $263.9M $63.8M US & Canada · 24% $200.1M elsewhere · 76%
- 10 The Full Monty (1997) $257.9M $46M US & Canada · 18% $212M elsewhere · 82%
Gross bands
How Many 1997 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
39 of 281 films crossed $100M and took $10.3B between them, 81% of the total. 170 films, 60% of the list, earned under $10M.
18% 10% 54% 17%
- $1B or more 1 film, <1% of the list $2.3B · 18% of the gross
- $500M to $1B 2 films, <1% of the list $1.2B · 10% of the gross
- $100M to $500M 36 films, 13% of the list $6.8B · 54% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 72 films, 26% of the list $2.1B · 17% of the gross
- Under $10M 170 films, 60% of the list $292.9M · 2% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 1997 Earned the Most?
December releases took the most, $3.7B from 24 films, led by Titanic (1997). January was the quietest month ($173.6M). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan The Relic (1997) $173.6M The Relic (1997)
- February Feb Dante's Peak (1997) $495.3M Dante's Peak (1997)
- March Mar Liar Liar (1997) $631.1M Liar Liar (1997)
- April Apr Anaconda (1997) $535.2M Anaconda (1997)
- May May The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) $1.1B The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
- June Jun My Best Friend's Wedding (1997) $1.4B My Best Friend's Wedding (1997)
- July Jul Men in Black (1997) $1.4B Men in Black (1997)
- August Aug The Full Monty (1997) $807.3M The Full Monty (1997)
- September Sep L.A. Confidential (1997) $540M L.A. Confidential (1997)
- October Oct The Devil's Advocate (1997) $628.6M The Devil's Advocate (1997)
- November Nov Bean (1997) $1.2B Bean (1997)
- December Dec Titanic (1997) $3.7B Titanic (1997)
Last 10 years
How Does 1997 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 1997 earned the most: $12.7B from 281 films, led by Titanic (1997).
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 273 films | 273 | $4.9B | – | Rain Man (1988) $354.8M |
| 1989 235 films · +24% | 235 | $6.1B | +24% | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) $474.2M |
| 1990 227 films · +10% | 227 | $6.7B | +10% | Ghost (1990) $505.7M |
| 1991 262 films · −8% | 262 | $6.2B | −8% | Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) $517.8M |
| 1992 212 films · +2% | 212 | $6.3B | +2% | The Bodyguard (1992) $411M |
| 1993 252 films · +13% | 252 | $7.1B | +13% | Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) $441.3M |
| 1994 243 films · +19% | 243 | $8.5B | +19% | The Lion King (1994) $979.2M |
| 1995 276 films · +12% | 276 | $9.5B | +12% | Toy Story (1995) $394.4M |
| 1996 283 films · +4% | 283 | $9.9B | +4% | Independence Day (1996) $817.4M |
| 1997 281 films · +28% | 281 | $12.7B | +28% | Titanic (1997) $2.3B |
Genres & languages
Which Genres and Languages Earned the Most in 1997?
Drama took $5.9B across 169 films, 47% of the total, ahead of Thriller ($5.2B) and Action ($5.1B). A film counts once for each of its genres. English-language films took $11.8B across 237 films, 93% of the total, ahead of Japanese-language films ($40.9M) and Chinese-language films ($36.2M).
1997 Box Office by Genre
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Drama $5.9B169 films · #1 Titanic (1997) -
Thriller $5.2B69 films · #1 The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) -
Action $5.1B52 films · #1 The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) -
Romance $4.2B74 films · #1 Titanic (1997) -
Comedy $3.6B109 films · #1 Men in Black (1997) -
Sci-Fi $2.7B25 films · #1 The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) -
Adventure $2.7B34 films · #1 The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) -
Crime $2.1B54 films · #1 Face/Off (1997) -
Mystery $1.2B16 films · #1 Scream 2 (1997) -
Family $1.1B26 films · #1 Bean (1997)
1997 Box Office by Language
- English $11.8B237 films · #1 Titanic (1997)
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Japanese $40.9M5 films · #1 Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (1997) -
Chinese $36.2M3 films · #1 Addicted to Love (1997) -
Cantonese $18.8M2 films · #1 Mr. Nice Guy (1997) -
Hindi $16.3M2 films · #1 Fire (1997) -
French $1.1M7 films · #1 Artemisia (1997) -
Spanish $399K3 films · #1 Open Your Eyes (1997) - Tamil $24.8K1 film · #1 Kadhalukku Mariyaadai (1997)
Archive
Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1918 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $37.1B, led by Avengers: Endgame (2019).
2020s 7 years · $134B
2010s 10 years · $325.6B
- 2019 $37.1B #1 Avengers: Endgame (2019)
- 2018 $37.1B #1 Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
- 2017 $36.6B #1 Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
- 2016 $34.2B #1 Captain America: Civil War (2016)
- 2015 $34B #1 Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
- 2014 $30.1B #1 Transformers: Age Of Extinction (2014)
- 2013 $31.3B #1 Frozen (2013)
- 2012 $30.6B #1 The Avengers (2012)
- 2011 $28.1B #1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
- 2010 $26.5B #1 Toy Story 3 (2010)
2000s 10 years · $201.4B
- 2009 $27.2B #1 Avatar (2009)
- 2008 $23.9B #1 The Dark Knight (2008)
- 2007 $24.1B #1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
- 2006 $21.2B #1 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
- 2005 $20.2B #1 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
- 2004 $19.7B #1 Shrek 2 (2004)
- 2003 $19.2B #1 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
- 2002 $15.8B #1 Spider-Man (2002)
- 2001 $16B #1 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
- 2000 $14B #1 Mission: Impossible II (2000)
1990s 10 years · $91.9B
- 1999 $13.7B #1 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
- 1998 $11.3B #1 Armageddon (1998)
- 1997 $12.7B #1 Titanic (1997)
- 1996 $9.9B #1 Independence Day (1996)
- 1995 $9.5B #1 Toy Story (1995)
- 1994 $8.5B #1 The Lion King (1994)
- 1993 $7.1B #1 Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
- 1992 $6.3B #1 The Bodyguard (1992)
- 1991 $6.2B #1 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
- 1990 $6.7B #1 Ghost (1990)
1980s 10 years · $36B
- 1989 $6.1B #1 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
- 1988 $4.9B #1 Rain Man (1988)
- 1987 $4B #1 Fatal Attraction (1987)
- 1986 $3.7B #1 Top Gun (1986)
- 1985 $3.7B #1 Back to the Future (1985)
- 1984 $3.6B #1 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
- 1983 $2.8B #1 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
- 1982 $2.5B #1 Tootsie (1982)
- 1981 $2.1B #1 Superman II (1981)
- 1980 $2.5B #1 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
1970s 10 years · $11.1B
- 1979 $2.2B #1 Moonraker (1979)
- 1978 $2B #1 Grease (1978)
- 1977 $2.2B #1 Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
- 1976 $784.1M #1 Rocky (1976)
- 1975 $1.1B #1 Jaws (1975)
- 1974 $803.9M #1 Blazing Saddles (1974)
- 1973 $989.4M #1 The Exorcist (1973)
- 1972 $371.4M #1 The Godfather (1972)
- 1971 $206M #1 The French Connection (1971)
- 1970 $450M #1 The Aristocats (1970)
1960s 10 years · $1.8B
- 1969 $247.4M #1 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
- 1968 $144M #1 Funny Girl (1968)
- 1967 $441.4M #1 The Jungle Book (1967)
- 1966 $29.9M #1 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
- 1965 $387.9M #1 The Sound of Music (1965)
- 1964 $240.7M #1 Mary Poppins (1964)
- 1963 $138.3M #1 Cleopatra (1963)
- 1962 $52M #1 Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
- 1961 $12.9M #1 The Taste of Violence (1961)
- 1960 $94.9M #1 Swiss Family Robinson (1960)
1950s 10 years · $801.3M
- 1959 $127.1M #1 Ben-Hur (1959)
- 1958 $13.9M #1 Vertigo (1958)
- 1957 $32.7M #1 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
- 1956 $162.1M #1 The Ten Commandments (1956)
- 1955 $96.9M #1 Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- 1954 $74.4M #1 Rear Window (1954)
- 1953 $153.5M #1 Peter Pan (1953)
- 1952 $38.8M #1 The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
- 1951 $4.8M #1 Ace in the Hole (1951)
- 1950 $97.2M #1 Cinderella (1950)
1940s 10 years · $936.9M
- 1949 $1.8M #1 The Third Man (1949)
- 1948 $6.2M #1 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
- 1947 $12.1M #1 It's a Wonderful Life (1947)
- 1946 $92.2M #1 Song of the South (1946)
- 1945 $22.1M #1 The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945)
- 1944 $132K #1 Henry V (1944)
- 1943 $6.2M #1 Casablanca (1943)
- 1942 $268.3M #1 Bambi (1942)
- 1941 $1.9M #1 Citizen Kane (1941)
- 1940 $525.9M #1 Gone with the Wind (1940)
1930s 10 years · $214M
- 1939 $26.7M #1 The Wizard of Oz (1939)
- 1938 $185.2M #1 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938)
- 1937 $32.8K #1 Stage Door (1937)
- 1936 $1.5M #1 Born to Dance (1936)
- 1935 $105.9K #1 The 39 Steps (1935)
- 1934 $47.3K #1 It Happened One Night (1934)
- 1933 $164.8K #1 Duck Soup (1933)
- 1932 $51.1K #1 The Old Dark House (1932)
- 1931 $135.8K #1 Drácula (1931)
- 1930 $6.1K #1 The Blue Angel (1930)
1920s 9 years · $10M
- 1929 $89.2K #1 Pandora’s Box (1929)
- 1928 $41.6K #1 The Air Circus (1928)
- 1927 $245K #1 Sunrise (1927)
- 1926 $67.1K #1 Battleship Potemkin (1926)
- 1925 $87.5K #1 The Gold Rush (1925)
- 1924 $198.9K #1 The Epic of Everest (1924)
- 1923 $13.2K #1 A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate (1923)
- 1921 $9.2M #1 The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)
- 1920 $9.3K #1 The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
1910s 2 years · $9.8K
FAQ
Box Office 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 281 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing movie in 1997?
Titanic (1997) leads with $2.3B worldwide, $674.4M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) at $618.6M and Men in Black (1997) at $589.4M.
How much did movies released in 1997 earn?
281 films released in 1997 report a worldwide gross, $12.7B in all, or $45.1M per film on average. 1996 releases took $9.9B.
How many movies released in 1997 made $1 billion?
1 film crossed $1 billion worldwide: Titanic (1997). 39 crossed $100 million.
How is the 1997 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 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 1997 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.