The year
1997 in film involved some significant events.
Events
Top grossing films
Following the tradition of the English language
film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the
United States and
Canada in 1997; because they may have made most of their income in a later year, they may not be the top-grossing films for calendar year. The top ten films of 1997 as of
January 26,
2006 (U.S. and Canada),
January 26,
2006 (UK), and
January 26,
2006 (Australia) are as follows:
| 1997 Rank | Title | Studio | Worldwide Gross | U.S/Canada Gross | U.K. Gross | Mexico Gross | Australia Gross
|
| 1.
| Titanic
| Fox/Paramount
| $1,842,879,955
| $600,788,188
| £68,532,746
| $65,768,915
| $57,644,334
|
| 2.
| The Lost World: Jurassic Park
| Universal
| $618,638,999
| $229,086,679
| £25,799,961
|
| $20,071,203
|
| 3.
| Men in Black
| Columbia
| $589,390,539
| $250,690,539
| £35,820,921
|
| $22,789,539
|
| 4.
| Tomorrow Never Dies
| United Artists
| $333,011,068
| $125,304,276
| £19,584,504
|
| $12,188,046
|
| 5.
| Air Force One
| Columbia
| $315,156,409
| $172,956,409
|
|
|
| 6.
| As Good as It Gets
| TriStar
| $314,178,011
| $148,478,011
|
|
|
| 7.
| Liar Liar
| Universal
| $302,710,615
| $181,410,615
| £11,785,973
| $21,117,778
|
| 8.
| My Best Friend's Wedding
| TriStar
| $299,288,605
| $127,120,029
|
|
|
| 9.
| The Fifth Element
| Columbia
| $263,900,000
| $63,800,000
|
|
|
| 10.
| The Full Monty
| Fox Searchlight
| $257,850,122
| $45,948,975
| £51,992,765
| $23,197,810
|
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