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Box Office Performance for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies in 1997

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		1997 GrossTickets Sold
1 The Lost World: Jurassic Park May 22, 1997 Action PG-13 $229,086,679 49,909,951
2 Contact Jul 11, 1997 Drama PG $100,920,329 21,986,999
3 Tomorrow Never Dies Dec 19, 1997 Action PG-13 $92,433,154 20,137,942
4 Flubber Nov 26, 1997 Comedy PG $83,134,090 18,112,002
5 I Know What You Did Last Su… Oct 17, 1997 Horror R $70,426,975 15,343,567
6 Kiss the Girls Oct 3, 1997 Thriller/Suspense R $59,757,672 13,019,100
7 Devil’s Advocate Oct 17, 1997 Horror R $59,092,127 12,874,101
8 Starship Troopers Nov 7, 1997 Action R $54,320,555 11,834,543
9 The English Patient Nov 15, 1996 Drama R $50,644,298 11,033,616
10 Absolute Power Feb 14, 1997 Thriller/Suspense R $50,068,310 10,908,128
11 The Rainmaker Nov 21, 1997 Drama PG-13 $45,182,594 9,843,702
12 The Devil's Own Mar 26, 1997 Thriller/Suspense R $42,885,593 9,343,266
13 L.A. Confidential Sep 19, 1997 Drama R $38,296,320 8,343,424
14 The Relic Jan 10, 1997 Horror R $33,956,608 7,397,953
15 The Little Mermaid Nov 15, 1989 Adventure G $29,678,678 6,465,942
16 Jackie Brown Dec 25, 1997 Drama R $27,190,450 5,923,845
17 Mimic Aug 22, 1997 Horror R $25,514,166 5,558,641
18 Midnight in the Garden of G… Nov 21, 1997 Thriller/Suspense R $23,616,463 5,145,198
19 That Darn Cat Feb 14, 1997 Adventure PG $18,301,828 3,987,326
20 In Love and War Dec 18, 1996 Drama PG-13 $14,462,242 3,150,815
21 101 Dalmatians Nov 27, 1996 Adventure G $14,393,536 3,135,846
22 The Postman Dec 25, 1997 Action R $14,384,941 3,133,974
23 The Man Who Knew Too Little Nov 14, 1997 Comedy PG $13,678,426 2,980,049
24 Das Boot Apr 4, 1997 Drama R $11,397,741 2,483,167
25 Night Falls On Manhattan May 16, 1997 Drama R $9,889,670 2,154,612
26 The Preacher’s Wife Dec 13, 1996 Drama PG $9,437,882 2,056,183
27 The Wings of the Dove Nov 7, 1997 Drama R $9,176,835 1,999,310
28 A Thousand Acres Sep 19, 1997 Drama R $7,928,412 1,727,322
29 The Ice Storm Sep 26, 1997 Drama R $7,438,480 1,620,583
30 U-Turn Oct 3, 1997 Drama R $6,645,225 1,447,761
31 Kull The Conqueror Aug 29, 1997 Action PG-13 $6,086,891 1,326,120
32 Inventing the Abbotts Apr 4, 1997 Drama R $5,926,128 1,291,095
33 The Portrait of a Lady Dec 24, 1996 Drama PG-13 $3,328,809 725,230
34 The Evening Star Dec 25, 1996 Drama PG-13 $2,617,435 570,247
35 Crash Oct 4, 1996 Thriller/Suspense R $2,430,321 529,481
36 The Pillow Book Jun 6, 1997 Drama Not Rated $2,372,744 516,937
37 Smilla's Sense of Snow Feb 28, 1997 Thriller/Suspense R $2,221,994 484,094
38 Washington Square Oct 5, 1997 Drama PG $1,683,826 366,846
39 Wag the Dog Dec 25, 1997 Drama R $1,462,110 318,542
40 The Sweet Hereafter Oct 10, 1997 Drama R $1,387,966 302,389
41 The Godfather Mar 15, 1972 Drama R $1,366,411 297,693
42 Shiloh Apr 25, 1997 Adventure PG $1,002,175 218,338
43 Female Perversions Apr 25, 1997 Drama R $883,973 192,586
44 Anna Karenina Apr 4, 1997 Drama PG-13 $858,553 187,048
45 The First Wives Club Sep 20, 1996 Comedy PG $819,191 178,472
46 Prisoner of the Mountains Jan 31, 1997 Drama R $790,078 172,130
47 The Van May 16, 1997 Comedy R $621,093 135,314
48 Le Mépris Mar 14, 2008 Drama Not Rated $528,428 115,125
49 Margaret's Museum Feb 7, 1997 Drama R $524,963 114,371
50 Pippi Longstocking Aug 22, 1997 Musical G $478,113 104,164
51 Sleepers Oct 18, 1996 Drama R $406,804 88,628
52 The Associate Oct 25, 1996 Comedy PG-13 $388,132 84,560
53 Thinner Oct 25, 1996 Horror R $364,078 79,319
54 La cérémonie Dec 18, 1996 Drama Not Rated $356,284 77,621
55 Oscar and Lucinda Jan 2, 1998 Drama R $241,431 52,599
56 The Disappearance of Garcia… Sep 12, 1997 Thriller/Suspense R $226,427 49,330
57 Critical Care Oct 31, 1997 Drama R $220,175 47,968
58 Garden of the Finzi-Continis Nov 8, 1996 Drama R $134,512 29,305
59 Going All the Way Sep 19, 1997 Drama R $86,175 18,774
60 The Graduate Dec 21, 1967 Comedy PG $75,702 16,492
61 The Call of the Wild: Dog o… Jan 12, 1997 Adventure PG $5,000 1,089
Total Gross of All Movies$1,293,236,201
Total Tickets Sold281,750,775

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