Box Office Star Records > Domestic > Per Year Acting > Top Domestic 1997 Stars
Highest Grossing Stars of 1997 at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300)
See also: Top Domestic 2019 Stars - Top Domestic 2020 Stars - Top Domestic 2021 Stars - Top Domestic 2022 Stars - Top Domestic 2023 Stars - Top Domestic 2024 Stars
This list shows the highest grossing stars of 1997 based on the domestic box office of the movies they had a leading role in in 1997 and the two preceeding years (voice-only roles excluded).
The Star Score in this list represent points assigned to each of the leading stars of top 100 (based on domestic box office) movies in the current year and two preceding years. For appearing in the number one movie in a year a star gets 100 points, the number two movie 99 points and so on. This rewards actors for appearing in a number of hit films over the course of three years more than starring in just one monster hit over the same time period.
| Rank | Name | Star Score |
Movies | Average Billing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | Linda Hunt | 40 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 202 | James Whitmore | 40 | 1 | 4.0 |
| 203 | Jennifer Aniston | 37 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 204 | Thora Birch | 37 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 205 | Gaby Hoffmann | 37 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 206 | Ashleigh Aston Moore | 37 | 1 | 4.0 |
| 207 | Melanie Griffith | 37 | 1 | 5.0 |
| 208 | Rosie O'Donnell | 37 | 1 | 7.0 |
| 209 | Rita Wilson | 37 | 1 | 8.0 |
| 210 | Phil Hartman | 36 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 211 | Vanessa Angel | 36 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 212 | Robin Tunney | 35 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 213 | Fairuza Balk | 35 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 214 | Rachel True | 35 | 1 | 4.0 |
| 215 | Frances McDormand | 34 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 216 | Steve Buscemi | 34 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 217 | Bridgette Wilson | 34 | 1 | 4.0 |
| 218 | Lisa Kudrow | 33 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 219 | Drew Barrymore | 33 | 2 | 2.0 |
| 220 | Emilio Estevez | 32 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 221 | Alec Baldwin | 31 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 222 | Steve Guttenberg | 31 | 2 | 10.0 |
| 223 | Jack Lemmon | 30 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 224 | James Garner | 30 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 225 | Sam Neill | 28 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 226 | Mark Wahlberg | 26 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 227 | Burt Reynolds | 26 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 228 | Don Cheadle | 26 | 1 | 4.0 |
| 229 | John C. Reilly | 26 | 1 | 5.0 |
| 230 | Heather Graham | 26 | 1 | 7.0 |
| 231 | Kevin Zegers | 25 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 232 | Damon Wayans | 25 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 233 | Jon Lovitz | 24 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 234 | Marlon Brando | 24 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 235 | Faye Dunaway | 24 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 236 | Mekhi Phifer | 24 | 1 | 4.0 |
| 237 | Malinda Williams | 24 | 1 | 5.0 |
| 238 | Brian Hooks | 24 | 1 | 6.0 |
| 239 | Guillermo Diaz | 24 | 1 | 7.0 |
| 240 | Reese Witherspoon | 23 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 241 | Massimo Troisi | 23 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 242 | Jeremy Northam | 23 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 243 | Josh Brolin | 23 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 244 | F. Murray Abraham | 23 | 1 | 4.0 |
| 245 | Charles S. Dutton | 23 | 1 | 5.0 |
| 246 | Irma P. Hall | 22 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 247 | Alison Eastwood | 22 | 1 | 4.0 |
| 248 | The Lady Chablis | 22 | 1 | 5.0 |
| 249 | Kenan Thompson | 21 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 250 | Kel Mitchell | 21 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 251 | Bridget Fonda | 21 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 252 | Gina Gershon | 20 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 253 | Elizabeth Berkley | 20 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 254 | Michael Keaton | 19 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 255 | Andie MacDowell | 19 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 256 | Leslie Nielsen | 18 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 257 | Marlon Wayans | 17 | 1 | 10.0 |
| 258 | Shawn Wayans | 17 | 1 | 10.0 |
| 259 | Dolph Lundgren | 16 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 260 | Takeshi Kitano | 16 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 261 | Ice-T | 16 | 1 | 4.0 |
| 262 | Dina Meyer | 16 | 1 | 5.0 |
| 263 | Mary Stuart Masterson | 15 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 264 | Ben Stiller | 14 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 265 | Shaquille O'Neal | 14 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 266 | Francis Capra | 14 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 267 | Doug E. Doug | 13 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 268 | Holly Hunter | 12 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 269 | Vincent Perez | 11 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 270 | Dennis Farina | 11 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 271 | Pauly Shore | 10 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 272 | Tia Carrere | 10 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 273 | Billy Zane | 9 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 274 | Tammy Lauren | 9 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 275 | Lynn Whitfield | 7 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 276 | Debbi Morgan | 7 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 277 | Vondie Curtis-Hall | 7 | 1 | 4.0 |
| 278 | Lisa Nicole Carson | 7 | 1 | 6.0 |
| 279 | Michael J. Fox | 6 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 280 | Benicio del Toro | 4 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 281 | Helena Bonham Carter | 3 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 282 | Linus Roach | 3 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 283 | Alison Elliott | 3 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 284 | David Caruso | 2 | 1 | 1.0 |
The Average Billing column contains the average billing position of this cast/crew member for the selected films.
The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.