Market Charts > 1997 > Distributors > Sony Pictures
Box Office Performance for Sony Pictures Movies in 1997
Rank | Movie | Release Date |
Genre | MPAA Rating | 1997 Gross | Tickets Sold |
1 |
Men in Black |
Jul 1, 1997 |
Action |
PG-13 |
$250,650,052 |
54,607,854 |
2 |
Air Force One |
Jul 25, 1997 |
Action |
R |
$172,480,186 |
37,577,382 |
3 |
My Best Friend's Wedding |
Jun 20, 1997 |
Romantic Comedy |
PG |
$126,776,290 |
27,620,106 |
4 |
Jerry Maguire |
Dec 13, 1996 |
Romantic Comedy |
R |
$70,614,467 |
15,384,415 |
5 |
I Know What You Did Last Su… |
Oct 17, 1997 |
Horror |
R |
$70,426,975 |
15,343,567 |
6 |
Anaconda |
Apr 11, 1997 |
Horror |
PG-13 |
$65,598,907 |
14,291,700 |
7 |
The Fifth Element |
May 9, 1997 |
Action |
PG-13 |
$63,570,862 |
13,849,861 |
8 |
Starship Troopers |
Nov 7, 1997 |
Action |
R |
$54,320,555 |
11,834,543 |
9 |
Absolute Power |
Feb 14, 1997 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$50,068,310 |
10,908,128 |
10 |
The Devil's Own |
Mar 26, 1997 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$42,885,593 |
9,343,266 |
11 |
Donnie Brasco |
Feb 28, 1997 |
Drama |
R |
$41,954,997 |
9,140,522 |
12 |
As Good as it Gets |
Dec 24, 1997 |
Romantic Comedy |
PG-13 |
$41,563,194 |
9,055,162 |
13 |
Seven Years in Tibet |
Oct 8, 1997 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$37,600,360 |
8,191,799 |
14 |
Beverly Hills Ninja |
Jan 17, 1997 |
Comedy |
PG-13 |
$31,245,344 |
6,807,264 |
15 |
Fools Rush In |
Feb 14, 1997 |
Romantic Comedy |
PG-13 |
$29,299,524 |
6,383,338 |
16 |
Booty Call |
Feb 26, 1997 |
Comedy |
R |
$20,066,917 |
4,371,877 |
17 |
The People vs. Larry Flynt |
Dec 25, 1996 |
Drama |
R |
$18,447,098 |
4,018,975 |
18 |
Excess Baggage |
Aug 29, 1997 |
Comedy |
PG-13 |
$14,351,432 |
3,126,673 |
19 |
Gattaca |
Oct 24, 1997 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$12,468,416 |
2,716,430 |
20 |
Das Boot |
Apr 4, 1997 |
Drama |
R |
$11,397,741 |
2,483,167 |
21 |
Double Team |
Apr 4, 1997 |
Action |
R |
$11,328,565 |
2,468,096 |
22 |
Buddy |
Jun 6, 1997 |
Comedy |
PG |
$10,067,104 |
2,193,268 |
23 |
Ghosts of Mississippi |
Dec 20, 1996 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$7,269,988 |
1,583,875 |
24 |
U-Turn |
Oct 3, 1997 |
Drama |
R |
$6,645,225 |
1,447,761 |
25 |
Hamlet |
Dec 25, 1996 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$4,069,672 |
886,638 |
26 |
Masterminds |
Aug 22, 1997 |
Action |
PG-13 |
$1,890,472 |
411,867 |
27 |
The Assignment |
Sep 26, 1997 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$600,843 |
130,902 |
28 |
The Mirror Has Two Faces |
Nov 15, 1996 |
Romantic Comedy |
PG-13 |
$499,856 |
108,901 |
29 |
Some Mother's Son |
Dec 25, 1996 |
Drama |
R |
$328,468 |
71,561 |
30 |
The Disappearance of Garcia… |
Sep 12, 1997 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$226,427 |
49,330 |
31 |
Bliss |
Jun 6, 1997 |
Drama |
R |
$207,751 |
45,261 |
32 |
High School High |
Oct 25, 1996 |
Comedy |
PG-13 |
$111,963 |
24,392 |
33 |
Fly Away Home |
Sep 13, 1996 |
Drama |
PG |
$89,616 |
19,524 |
34 |
The Wind in the Willows |
Oct 31, 1997 |
Adventure |
Not Rated |
$72,844 |
15,870 |
35 |
Truth or Consequences, N.M. |
May 2, 1997 |
Action |
Not Rated |
$54,154 |
11,798 |
36 |
Cafe Society |
Jul 20, 1997 |
Drama |
R |
$6,325 |
1,377 |
Total Gross of All Movies | $1,269,256,493 | |
Total Tickets Sold | 276,526,450 |
Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 1997.
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