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Q4 1997 is October 1-December 31.
Data as of Nov 4, 2:08 PST
Rank
Release
Genre
Budget
Running Time
Gross
Max Theaters
Total Gross
% of Total
Release Date
Distributor
1
Kiss the Girls
-
-
-
$50,504,886
2,406
$60,527,873
83.4%
Oct 3, 1997
Paramount Pictures
2
I Know What You Did Last Summer
-
-
-
$42,624,398
2,524
$72,586,134
58.7%
Oct 17, 1997
Sony Pictures Releasing
3
The Devil's Advocate
-
-
-
$37,888,035
2,404
$60,944,660
62.2%
Oct 17, 1997
Warner Bros.
4
Seven Years in Tibet
-
-
-
$30,214,762
2,103
$37,957,682
79.6%
Oct 10, 1997
Sony Pictures Releasing
5
In & Out
-
-
-
$29,624,693
2,452
$63,856,929
46.4%
Sep 19, 1997
Paramount Pictures
6
Soul Food
-
-
-
$28,147,582
1,350
$43,700,855
64.4%
Sep 26, 1997
Twentieth Century Fox
7
The Peacemaker
-
-
-
$25,417,872
2,420
$41,263,140
61.6%
Sep 26, 1997
DreamWorks Distribution
8
The Edge
-
-
-
$20,565,667
2,355
$27,873,386
73.8%
Sep 26, 1997
Twentieth Century Fox
9
L.A. Confidential
-
-
-
$18,809,634
1,625
$64,616,940
29.1%
Sep 19, 1997
Warner Bros.
10
RocketMan
-
-
-
$13,993,207
1,867
$15,448,043
90.6%
Oct 10, 1997
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
11
The Game
-
-
-
$12,920,566
2,521
$48,323,648
26.7%
Sep 12, 1997
PolyGram
12
The Full Monty
-
-
-
$12,452,677
783
$45,950,122
27.1%
Aug 15, 1997
Fox Searchlight Pictures
13
Mrs. Brown
-
-
-
$8,180,399
432
$9,229,808
88.6%
Jul 18, 1997
Miramax
14
Boogie Nights
-
-
-
$7,806,425
1,003
$26,400,640
29.6%
Oct 10, 1997
New Line Cinema
15
Gattaca
-
-
-
$7,666,676
1,279
$12,532,777
61.2%
Oct 24, 1997
Sony Pictures Releasing
16
U Turn
-
-
-
$6,682,098
1,311
$6,682,098
100%
Oct 3, 1997
Sony Pictures Releasing
17
Most Wanted
-
-
-
$6,391,946
2,098
$6,391,946
100%
Oct 10, 1997
New Line Cinema
18
Bean
-
-
-
$6,306,701
2,015
$45,319,423
13.9%
Oct 17, 1997
Gramercy Pictures (I)
19
FairyTale: A True Story
-
-
-
$6,282,354
1,286
$14,059,077
44.7%
Oct 24, 1997
Paramount Pictures
20
Gang Related
-
-
-
$5,906,773
1,260
$5,906,773
100%
Oct 10, 1997
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
21
Red Corner
-
-
-
$5,621,500
2,507
$22,459,274
25%
Oct 31, 1997
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
22
Wishmaster
-
-
-
$5,104,316
2,502
$15,738,769
32.4%
Sep 19, 1997
Live Entertainment
23
Playing God
-
-
-
$4,166,918
1,479
$4,166,918
100%
Oct 17, 1997
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
24
Contact
-
-
-
$4,062,997
2,314
$100,920,329
4%
Jul 11, 1997
Warner Bros.
25
A Life Less Ordinary
-
-
-
$3,520,489
1,208
$4,366,722
80.6%
Oct 24, 1997
Twentieth Century Fox
26
The MatchMaker
-
-
-
$3,392,080
705
$3,392,080
100%
Oct 3, 1997
Gramercy Pictures (I)
27
Men in Black
-
-
-
$2,829,348
3,180
$250,690,539
1.1%
Jul 2, 1997
Sony Pictures Releasing
28
Air Force One
-
-
-
$2,569,880
2,981
$172,956,409
1.5%
Jul 25, 1997
Sony Pictures Releasing
29
Switchback
-
-
-
$2,035,292
1,128
$6,492,660
31.3%
Oct 31, 1997
Paramount Pictures
30
Guantanamera
-
-
-
$892,236
12
$903,840
98.7%
Jul 4, 1997
Lionsgate
31
The House of Yes
-
-
-
$596,822
54
$626,057
95.3%
Oct 10, 1997
Miramax
32
The Myth of Fingerprints
-
-
-
$469,173
50
$523,025
89.7%
Sep 17, 1997
Sony Pictures Classics
33
Lilies
-
-
-
$301,548
7
$301,548
100%
Oct 10, 1997
Turbulent Arts
34
Different for Girls
-
-
-
$225,633
16
$300,645
75%
Sep 12, 1997
First Look International
35
The Assignment
-
-
-
$205,144
34
$332,597
61.7%
Sep 26, 1997
Sony Pictures Releasing
36
Liar Liar
-
-
-
$197,030
2,909
$181,410,615
0.1%
Mar 21, 1997
Universal Pictures
37
Washington Square
-
-
-
$186,197
35
$1,851,761
10.1%
Oct 5, 1997
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
38
The Ice Storm
-
-
-
$183,723
230
$8,038,061
2.3%
Sep 27, 1997
Fox Searchlight Pictures
39
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
-
-
-
$178,760
3,565
$229,086,679
<0.1%
May 23, 1997
Universal Pictures
40
The Sweet Hereafter
-
-
-
$153,890
70
$3,263,585
4.7%
Oct 10, 1997
Fine Line Features
41
4 Little Girls
-
-
-
$98,395
4
$130,146
75.6%
Jul 9, 1997
-
42
Con Air
-
-
-
$85,971
2,941
$101,117,573
<0.1%
Jun 6, 1997
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
43
Going All the Way
-
-
-
$83,309
17
$113,069
73.7%
Sep 19, 1997
Gramercy Pictures (I)
44
The Locusts
-
-
-
$40,158
12
$40,158
100%
Oct 3, 1997
Orion Pictures
45
Fast, Cheap & Out of Control
-
-
-
$37,608
40
$878,960
4.3%
Oct 3, 1997
Sony Pictures Classics
46
Happy Together
-
-
-
$35,600
9
$320,319
11.1%
Oct 10, 1997
Kino International
47
Critical Care
-
-
-
$34,140
34
$221,193
15.4%
Oct 31, 1997
Artisan Entertainment
48
Forgotten Silver
-
-
-
$26,459
1
$26,459
100%
Oct 3, 1997
First Run
49
Telling Lies in America
-
-
-
$16,663
60
$318,809
5.2%
Oct 17, 1997
Banner Entertainment
50
Breaking Up
-
-
-
$11,690
2
$11,690
100%
Oct 17, 1997
Warner Bros.
51
I Love You, I Love You Not
-
-
-
$10,090
6
$20,677
48.8%
Oct 31, 1997
Lionsgate
52
Trojan War
-
-
-
$88
1
$309
28.5%
Sep 26, 1997
Warner Bros.