Most Popular Movies 1997
This chart shows the 1997 movie releases that have attracted the most interest on The Numbers web site over the past 24 hours. A share of 100 corresponds to 1 percent of the total views for all 1997 releases.
See also: Domestic Release Schedule for 1997 - Top 1997 Worldwide
1
|
Domestic BO: $674,460,013 |
|
International BO: $1,548,588,773 |
2
| The Postman |
| Director: Kevin Costner |
| Lead Roles: Kevin Costner as The Postman |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 25, 1997 (Wide) by Warner Bros. |
| Keywords: Post Apocalypse, Action Adventure, Yesterday's Tomorrow, 2010s, Romance, Epilogue, Famously Bad |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Action, Live Action, Science Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $17,650,704 |
|
International BO: $3,190,419 |
3
| Private Parts |
| Director: Betty Thomas |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 7, 1997 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures |
| Keywords: Posthumous Release, Biography, Autobiographical, Comedy Drama, Radio Industry, TV Industry |
| Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Comedy, Live Action, Dramatization |
|
Domestic BO: $41,198,146 |
4
| Event Horizon |
| Director: Paul W.S. Anderson |
| Lead Roles: Laurence Fishburne as Miller, Sam Neill as Weir |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 15, 1997 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures |
| Keywords: Time Travel, Demons, Haunting, Heaven and Hell, Gorn or Splatter Horror, Near Future, Space Program, Hallucinations, Development Hell, Cult Movie |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Science Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $26,673,242 |
|
International BO: $712 |
Synopsis
When the Event Horizon, a spacecraft that vanished years earlier, suddenly reappears, a team is dispatched to investigate the ship. Accompanied by the Event Horizon’s creator, William Weir, the crew of the Lewis and Clark, led by Capt. Miller, begins to explore the seemingly abandoned vessel. However, it soon becomes evident that something sinister resides in its corridors, and that the horrors that befell the Event Horizon’s previous journey are still present.
5
| Twin Town |
| Director: Kevin Allen |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 11, 1997 (Wide) (United Kingdom) |
|
Domestic BO: $74,188 |
|
International BO: $911,308 |
6
| Good Burger |
| Director: Brian Robbins |
| Lead Roles: Kenan Thompson as Dexter Reed, Kel Mitchell as Ed |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 25, 1997 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures |
| Keywords: Buddy Comedy, Food, Restaurants, Money Troubles, Corporate Malfeasance |
| Classification: Based on TV, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $23,712,993 |
Synopsis
Teen misfits at a modest burger joint face competition from a hamburger emporium across the street.
7
| Gattaca |
| Director: Andrew Niccol |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 24, 1997 (Wide) by Sony Pictures |
| Keywords: Film Noir, Crime Thriller, Near Future, Sibling Rivalry, Genetic Engineering, Murder Mystery, Dysfunctional Family, Stolen Identity, Romance, Space Program, Cult Movie |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Science Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $12,532,777 |
8
| The Rainmaker |
| Director: Francis Ford Coppola |
| Lead Roles: Matt Damon as Rudy Baylor, Danny DeVito as Deck Shiffler |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 21, 1997 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures |
| Keywords: Courtroom / Legal Drama, Terminal Illness, Relationships Gone Wrong, Romance, Corporate Malfeasance, Killing in Self Defence, Lawyers |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $47,159,786 |
9
| Batman & Robin |
| Director: Joel Schumacher |
| Lead Roles: George Clooney as Batman/Bruce Wayne |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 20, 1997 (Wide) by Warner Bros. |
| Keywords: D.C. Comics, Visual Effects |
| Classification: Based on Comic/Graphic Novel, Action, Live Action, Super Hero |
|
Domestic BO: $107,325,195 |
|
International BO: $130,992,619 |
10
| Alien: Resurrection |
| Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet |
| Lead Roles: Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Ripley, Winona Ryder as Annalee Call |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 26, 1997 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox |
| Keywords: Cloning, Corporate Malfeasance, Parasite, Mercenaries |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Science Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $90,821,634 |
|
International BO: $112,904,982 |
11
| Hercules |
| Director: John Musker, Ron Clements |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 13, 1997 (Wide) by Walt Disney |
| Keywords: Family Movie, Gods and Goddesses, Prologue, Voiceover/Narration, Adopted Family, Revenge, Training Montage, Out of Retirement, Romance, Love at First Sight, Animal Lead, Sibling Rivalry, Family Adventure |
| Classification: Based on Religious Text, Adventure, Hand Animation, Historical Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $99,112,101 |
|
International BO: $151,587,899 |
12
| Scream 2 |
| Director: Wes Craven |
| Lead Roles: David Arquette as Dewey Riley, Neve Campbell as Sidney Prescott, Courteney Cox as Gale Weathers, Sarah Michelle Gellar as Casey "Cici" Cooper, Jamie Kennedy as Randy, Jerry O'Connell as Derek, Jada Pinkett Smith as Maureen Evans |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 12, 1997 (Wide) by Miramax |
| Keywords: Slasher Horror, College, Surprise Twist, News, Revenge, Prologue |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $101,363,301 |
|
International BO: $71,000,000 |
13
| The Jackal |
| Director: Michael Caton-Jones |
| Lead Roles: Bruce Willis as The Jackal, Richard Gere as Declan Mulqueen |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 14, 1997 (Wide) by Universal |
| Keywords: Hitmen, Mafia, Action Thriller, Revenge, Political Assassination, FBI |
| Classification: Remake, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $54,956,941 |
|
International BO: $104,400,000 |
Synopsis
After a Russian mobster hires professional assassin The Jackal for a retaliation kill on US soil FBI deputy director Preston enlists the help of former IRA operative Mulqueen to catch The Jackal before he can finish his assignment.
14
| Prefontaine |
| Director: Steve James |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 24, 1997 (Wide) by Walt Disney |
| Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Drama, Live Action, Dramatization |
|
Domestic BO: $590,817 |
15
| George Of The Jungle |
| Director: Sam Weisman |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 16, 1997 (Wide) by Walt Disney |
| Keywords: Live Action Cartoon, Talking Animals, Family Adventure, Jungle |
| Classification: Based on TV, Adventure, Live Action, Kids Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $105,263,257 |
|
International BO: $69,200,000 |
17
| Face/Off |
| Director: John Woo |
| Lead Roles: John Travolta as Sean Archer, Nicolas Cage as Castor Troy |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 27, 1997 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures |
| Keywords: Revenge |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $112,276,146 |
|
International BO: $128,923,838 |
18
| The Fifth Element |
| Director: Luc Besson |
| Lead Roles: Bruce Willis as Korben Dallas, Gary Oldman as Jean-Baptiste Emmanuel Zorg, Milla Jovovich as Leeloo |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 9, 1997 (Wide) by Sony Pictures |
| Keywords: Cloning, Good vs. Evil, Space Opera, Interspecies Romance, Dystopia, Fired, Rescue, Shapeshifter, Prologue, Ex-soldier, Genetic Engineering, Archaeology, Set in Brooklyn, Set in New York City, Set in New York, Kidnap, Invented Language, Action Adventure |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Science Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $63,570,862 |
|
International BO: $200,321,958 |
Synopsis
New York cab driver Korben Dallas didn't mean to be a hero, but he just picked up the kind of fare that only comes along every five thousand years: A perfect beauty, a perfect being, a perfect weapon. Together, they must save the world.
19
| Bliss |
| Director: Lance Young |
| Lead Roles: Craig Sheffer as Joseph, Sheryl Lee as Maria, Terence Stamp as Baltazar Vincenza |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 6, 1997 (Wide) by Sony Pictures |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $207,751 |
Synopsis
Little about marriage is blissful for newlyweds Joseph and Maria — especially the sex. Maria has never had an orgasm with him. They both see a therapist who doesn’t seem to help much. This becomes evident when Joseph discovers that Maria has been seeing a very hands-on sex therapist, Baltazar, on the sly. Joseph is crushed — but after confronting them, he is surprised to find himself joining them on their journey.
20
| Boogie Nights |
| Director: Paul Thomas Anderson |
| Lead Roles: Mark Wahlberg as Eddie Adams/Dirk Diggler, Julianne Moore as Amber Waves, Burt Reynolds as Jack Horner, Don Cheadle as Buck Swope, John C. Reilly as Reed Rothchild, William H. Macy as Little Bill, Heather Graham as Rollergirl/Brandy |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 10, 1997 (Limited) by New Line |
| Keywords: Porn Business, Historical Drama, 1970s, 1980s, Addiction, Murder - Suicide, Infidelity, Narcotics, Dysfunctional Family, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Remake, Director Remaking Their Own Movie |
| Classification: Based on Short Film, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $26,410,771 |
|
International BO: $16,700,954 |
21
| Good Will Hunting |
| Director: Gus Van Sant |
| Lead Roles: Matt Damon as Will Hunting, Robin Williams as Sean McGuire, Ben Affleck as Chuckie, Minnie Driver as Skylar |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 5, 1997 (Wide) by Miramax |
| Keywords: Coming of Age, Delayed Adulthood, Academics, College, Therapists / Therapy, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé, Orphan, Foster Family, Dysfunctional Family, Domestic Abuse, Non-Chronological, Addiction, Relationships Gone Wrong, Romance, Life Drama, 1998 Oscars Best Picture Nominee |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $138,433,435 |
|
International BO: $87,492,554 |
Synopsis
Will Hunting has a genius-level IQ but chooses to work as a janitor at MIT. When he solves a difficult graduate-level math problem, his talents are discovered by Professor Gerald Lambeau, who decides to help the misguided youth reach his potential. When Will is arrested for attacking a police officer, Professor Lambeau makes a deal to get leniency for him if he will get treatment from therapist Sean Maguire.
22
| As Good as it Gets |
| Director: James L. Brooks |
| Lead Roles: Jack Nicholson as Melvin Udall |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 24, 1997 (Wide) by Sony Pictures |
| Keywords: LGBTQ+, Writing and Writers, Romance, Superstition, Romantic Comedy, 1998 Oscars Best Picture Nominee |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Romantic Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $148,478,011 |
|
International BO: $165,633,912 |
23
| Shiloh |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 25, 1997 (Wide) by Legacy Releasing |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Adventure, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $1,002,175 |
24
| Dante’s Peak |
| Director: Roger Donaldson |
| Lead Roles: Pierce Brosnan as Harry Dalton, Linda Hamilton as Rachel Wando |
| Initial Theatrical Release: February 7, 1997 (Wide) by Universal |
| Keywords: Disaster, Survival Thriller, 1990s, Prologue |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $67,163,857 |
|
International BO: $111,036,143 |
25
| Picture Perfect |
| Director: Glenn Gordon Caron |
| Lead Roles: Jennifer Aniston as Kate Mosley |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 1, 1997 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox |
| Keywords: Romance |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Romantic Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $31,301,775 |