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[edit] Events

The original Star Wars trilogy's Special Editions are released.
Production begins on Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace.
Titanic becomes the first film to gross US$1,000,000,000 at the box office making it the highest grossing film in history until Avatar broke the record in 2010.
The Lost World: Jurassic Park grosses a record $90,161,880 on Memorial Weekend.

[edit] Top grossing films

These are the top grossing films that were first released in 1997; because they may have made most of their income in a later year, they may not be the top-grossing films for the 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	Actor	Director
1.	Titanic	Paramount/Fox	$1,843,201,268	$600,788,188	£68,532,746	$65,768,915	$57,644,334	Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Frances Fisher, Victor Garber, Bernard Hill, Jonathan Hyde, Gloria Stuart, David Warner, Eric Braeden, and Kathy Bates	James Cameron
2.	The Lost World: Jurassic Park	Universal	$618,638,999	$229,086,679	£25,799,961		$20,071,203	Jeff Goldblum, Pete Postlethwaite, Arliss Howard, Julianne Moore, Vince Vaughn and Richard Attenborough	Steven Spielberg
3.	Men in Black	Columbia	$589,390,539	$250,690,539	£35,820,921		$22,789,539	Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Linda Fiorentino, Tony Shalhoub, Vincent D'Onofrio, and Rip Torn	Barry Sonnenfeld
4.	Tomorrow Never Dies	United Artists	$333,011,068	$125,304,276	£19,584,504		$12,188,046	Pierce Brosnan, Jonathan Pryce, Teri Hatcher, Michelle Yeoh, Gotz Otto, and Judi Dench	Roger Spottiswoode
5.	Air Force One	Columbia	$315,156,409	$172,956,409				Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman, Wendy Crewson, Glenn Close, William H. Macy, and Dean Stockwell	Wolfgang Petersen
6.	As Good as It Gets	TriStar	$314,178,011	$148,478,011				Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt and Greg Kinnear	James L. Brooks
7.	Liar Liar	Universal	$302,710,615	$181,410,615	£11,785,973	$21,117,778		Jim Carrey, Maura Tierney, Justin Cooper, Cary Elwes, Jennifer Tilly, Swoosie Kurtz and Amanda Donohoe	Tom Shadyac
8.	My Best Friend's Wedding	TriStar	$299,288,605	$127,120,029				Julia Roberts, Cameron Diaz, Dermot Mulroney and Rupert Everett	P.J. Hogan
9.	The Fifth Element	Columbia	$263,900,000	$63,800,000				Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman, Milla Jovovich, Chris Tucker, Ian Holm and Luke Perry	Luc Besson
10.	The Full Monty	Fox Searchlight	$257,850,122	$45,948,975	£51,992,765	$23,197,810		Robert Carlyle, Mark Addy and Tom Wilkinson	Peter Cattaneo

As of November 7, 2008, forty-one films released in 1997 have grossed more than $100 million, reaching blockbuster status. Three films have grossed more than $400 million, reaching "international blockbuster" status. One film (Titanic) has grossed more than $1,800,000,000, making it the second highest grossing film in history. On Sunday, February 22, 1998, Titanic reached a $400 million domestic gross in a record time of 66 days. On Thursday, March 26, 1998 after 98 days in release, Titanic reached $500 million domestically, becoming the first film in history to cross the half-billion-dollar domestic milestone. On Thursday, August 27, 1998 Titanic reached $600 million domestically becoming the most successful box office film in history.

For a complete list of 1997's top-grossing films, follow these links:

Worldwide: http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=1997&p=.htm
- U.S. & Canada: http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=1997&p=.htm
- United Kingdom: http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/statistics/boxoffice/
- Australia: http://www.moviemarshal.com.au/

[edit] Events

Academy Awards

Golden Globe Awards

Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):

Taste of Cherry (طعم گيلاس, Ta'm-e gilass), directed by Abbas Kiarostami, Iran / France

The Eel (うなぎ, Unagi), directed by Shōhei Imamura, Japan

Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival):

Hana-bi (Fireworks), directed by Takeshi Kitano, Japan

Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):

The People vs. Larry Flynt, directed by Miloš Forman, Canada / United States

[edit] Awards

Category/Organization	55th Golden Globe Awards January 18, 1998		70th Academy Awards March 23, 1998	51st BAFTA Awards April 18, 1998
Category/Organization	Drama	Musical or Comedy	70th Academy Awards March 23, 1998	51st BAFTA Awards April 18, 1998
Best Film	Titanic	As Good as It Gets	Titanic	The Full Monty
Best Director	James Cameron Titanic		James Cameron Titanic	Baz Luhrmann Romeo + Juliet
Best Actor	Peter Fonda Ulee's Gold	Jack Nicholson As Good as It Gets	Jack Nicholson As Good as It Gets	Robert Carlyle The Full Monty
Best Actress	Judi Dench Mrs. Brown	Helen Hunt As Good as It Gets	Helen Hunt As Good as It Gets	Judi Dench Mrs. Brown
Best Supporting Actor	Burt Reynolds Boogie Nights		Robin Williams Good Will Hunting	Tom Wilkinson The Full Monty
Best Supporting Actress	Kim Basinger L.A. Confidential		Kim Basinger L.A. Confidential	Sigourney Weaver The Ice Storm
Best Screenplay, Adapted	Good Will Hunting Ben Affleck and Matt Damon		L.A. Confidential Brian Helgeland and Curtis Hanson	Romeo + Juliet Baz Luhrmann and Craig Pearce
Best Screenplay, Original	Good Will Hunting Ben Affleck and Matt Damon		Good Will Hunting Ben Affleck and Matt Damon	Nil by Mouth Gary Oldman
Best Foreign Language Film	My Life in Pink (Ma vie en rose)		Character (Karakter)	Ridicule (Ridicule)

[edit] Films released in 1997

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[edit] Wide-release films

[edit] January–March

January 1997
January 10 - The Relic, Turbulence, Jackie Chan's First Strike
January 17 - Beverly Hills Ninja, Metro
January 24 - Fierce Creatures, Zeus & Roxanne, In Love and War
January 29 - Gridlock'd
January 31 - Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (Special Edition), Meet Wally Sparks, Shadow Conspiracy
February 1997
February 7 - Dante's Peak, The Pest
February 12 - Dangerous Ground
February 14- Fools Rush In, Vegas Vacation, Absolute Power, That Darn Cat
February 21 - Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (Special Edition), Rosewood, Lost Highway
February 28 - Booty Call, Donnie Brasco, Smilla's Sense of Snow
March 1997
March 7 - Jungle 2 Jungle, Private Parts
March 14 - Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (Special Edition), Love Jones
March 21- Liar Liar, Selena
March 28 - The 6th Man, B*A*P*S, Cats Don't Dance, The Devil's Own, Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie

[edit] April–June

April 1997
April 4- Double Team, Chasing Amy, The Saint
April 11 - Anaconda, Grosse Pointe Blank
April 18 - 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag, McHale's Navy, Murder at 1600
April 25 - Romy & Michelle's High School Reunion, Volcano
May 1997
May 2 - Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, Breakdown, Warriors of Virtue
May 9 - The Fifth Element, Fathers' Day
May 14 - Sprung
May 16 - Night Falls on Manhattan
May 23 - The Lost World: Jurassic Park
May 30 - Gone Fishin'
June 1997
June 6 - Con Air
June 13 - Speed 2: Cruise Control, Ulee's Gold
June 20 - Batman & Robin, My Best Friend's Wedding
June 27 - Hercules, Face/Off

[edit] July–September

July 1997
July 2 - Men in Black, Out to Sea
July 4 - Wild America
July 9 - 4 Little Girls
July 11 - Contact
July 18 - George of the Jungle, Nothing to Lose, Operation Condor
July 25 - Air Force One, Good Burger
August 1997
August 1 - Spawn, Air Bud, Picture Perfect
August 3 - One Eight Seven
August 6 - Def Jam's How to Be a Player
August 8 - Free Willy 3: The Rescue, Conspiracy Theory
August 15 - Cop Land, Steel, Event Horizon
August 22 - G.I. Jane, Masterminds, Money Talks, Mimic, Leave It to Beaver
August 27 - Hoodlum
August 29 - Excess Baggage, Kull the Conqueror
September 1997
September 5 - Fire Down Below
September 10 - In & Out
September 12 - The Game
September 19 - L.A. Confidential, Wishmaster
September 26 - The Edge, Soul Food, The Peacemaker, The Assignment

[edit] October–December

October 1997
October 3 - Kiss the Girls, U Turn
October 8 - Gang Related
October 10 - Seven Years in Tibet, RocketMan, Most Wanted
October 17 - I Know What You Did Last Summer, The Devil's Advocate
October 24 - Gattaca, FairyTale: A True Story
October 31 - Red Corner, Switchback
November 1997
November 7 - Starship Troopers, Bean, Mad City, Eve's Bayou
November 14 - The Jackal, The Man Who Knew Too Little
November 21 - Anastasia, The Rainmaker, Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, The Sweet Hereafter
November 26 - Alien Resurrection, Flubber
December 1997
December 5 - Good Will Hunting, The Borrowers
December 12 - Scream 2, Amistad, For Richer or Poorer, Home Alone 3
December 17 - Wag the Dog
December 19 - Titanic, MouseHunt, Tomorrow Never Dies
December 25 - As Good as It Gets, Jackie Brown, The Postman, Mr. Magoo, An American Werewolf in Paris

[edit] Births

January 24 - Jonah Bobo, American actor
April 2 - Stefan Tomasi, Canadian actor
October 8 - Bella Thorne, American actress/child model

[edit] Notable deaths

Month	Date	Name	Age	Country	Profession	Notable films
January	4	Bill Lancaster	49	USA	Screenwriter	The Thing • The Bad News Bears
	6	Catherine Scorsese	84	USA	Actress	Goodfellas • The Godfather: Part III • Casino • The King of Comedy • Cape Fear • Moonstruck
	19	Adriana Caselotti	80	USA	Actress	Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs • The Wizard of Oz • It's a Wonderful Life
	19	James Dickey	73	USA	Author, Screenwriter, Actor	Deliverance
	23	Bill Zuckert	81	USA	Actor	Ace Ventura: Pet Detective • Hang 'Em High • Seems Like Old Times • Ada
February	4	Robert Clouse	68	USA	Director	Enter the Dragon • Ironheart • Game of Death • China O'Brien • Black Belt Jones
	8	Robert Ridgely	65	USA	Actor	Philadelphia • Boogie Nights • Robin Hood: Men in Tights • Fire Down Below • Beverly Hills Cop II • That Thing You Do! • The Ref
	12	James Cossins	63	UK	Actor	The Man with the Golden Gun • Gandhi • The First Great Train Robbery
	26	David Doyle	67	USA	Actor	Capricorn One • The Adventures of Pinocchio • Coogan's Bluff
	26	Wende Wagner	55	USA	Actress	Rosemary's Baby • Guns of the Magnificent Seven • Out of Sight • Rio Conchos
March	4	Carey Loftin	83	USA	Stuntman, Actor	The Deer Hunter • Patton • The Goonies • Days of Thunder • Fletch • The Rookie • Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo • The China Syndrome • Harry and the Hendersons
	8	Alexander Salkind	75	Poland	Producer	Superman • The Three Musketeers • Christopher Columbus: The Discovery
	14	Fred Zinnemann	89	Austria	Director, Producer	From Here to Eternity • High Noon • A Man for All Seasons • Oklahoma! • The Day of the Jackal • The Sundowners
April	2	Anthony Bushell	92	UK	Actor	A Night to Remember • The Battle of the River Plate • The Scarlet Pimpernel • Disraeli • The Black Knight
	5	Allen Ginsberg	70	USA	Poet, Actor	Chappaqua • Renaldo and Clara
	14	Michael Stroka	58	USA	Actor	King Rat • House of Dark Shadows • Harlem Nights • Island of Blood
	20	Jean Louis	89	France	Costume Designer	The Caine Mutiny • A Star is Born • The Misfits • Gambit • Bus Riley's Back in Town
	25	Brian May	62	Australia	Composer	Mad Max • Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare • Steel Dawn • Hurricane Smith • Cloak & Dagger • Patrick
	25	John Beal	87	USA	Actor	The Firm • Amityville 3-D • Les Misérables
	27	Paul Lambert	74	USA	Actor	Planet of the Apes • Spartacus • All the President's Men • Blue Thunder • Death Wish II • A Gunfight
	28	Steve Conte	77	Italy	Actor	The Onion Field • The Wild World of Batwoman • Teenage Zombies
May	11	Howard Morton	71	USA	Actor	The Mechanic • The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean • Scorpio
	14	Thelma Carpenter	75	USA	Actress	The Wiz • The Cotton Club • New York Stories
	16	Giuseppe De Santis	80	Italy	Screenwriter	Bitter Rice
	23	Frances E. Nealy	78	USA	Actress	Ghostbusters • WarGames • Blue Thunder • Colors • Alex in Wonderland
June	14	Richard Jaeckel	70	USA	Actor	The Dirty Dozen • Starman • Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid • Chosen Survivors • The Green Slime • Walking Tall Part 2 • The Devil's Brigade
	22	Don Henderson	64	UK	Actor	Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope • Brazil • FairyTale: A True Story • The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
	24	Brian Keith	75	USA	Actor	The Parent Trap • Young Guns • The Wind and the Lion • Nickelodeon • Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen • Hooper
	29	William Hickey	69	USA	Actor	The Nightmare Before Christmas • Prizzi's Honor • Pink Cadillac • The Name of the Rose • Little Big Man • MouseHunt • The Boston Strangler
July	1	Robert Mitchum	79	USA	Actor	Cape Fear • Story of G.I. Joe • Ryan's Daughter • Tombstone • The Night of the Hunter • Out of the Past • Dead Man • Scrooged • The Last Tycoon • Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison
	2	James Stewart	89	USA	Actor	It's a Wonderful Life • Vertigo • Rear Window • The Flight of the Phoenix • Rope • How the West Was Won • The Spirit of St. Louis • Harvey • Mr. Smith Goes to Washington • The Cheyenne Social Club • Airport '77
	16	William Reynolds	87	USA	Film Editor	The Godfather • The Sound of Music • The Sting • The Day the Earth Stood Still • The Sand Pebbles • Newsies • Ishtar • Our Man Flint
	17	Gene Warren	80	USA	Visual Effects Artist	True Lies • Black Sunday • The Time Machine
	24	Brian Glover	63	UK	Actor	Alien 3 • An American Werewolf in London • Kafka • Jabberwocky
August	2	William S. Burroughs	83	USA	Author, Actor	Twister • Drugstore Cowboy
	5	Don Steele	61	USA	Actor	Gremlins • Grand Theft Auto • Death Race 2000 • Rock 'n' Roll High School • Eating Raoul
	18	Don Knight	64	UK	Actor	Swamp Thing • The Apple Dumpling Gang • The Hawaiians
	18	Jeep Swenson	40	USA	Actor	Batman & Robin • Bulletproof • The Bad Pack • No Holds Barred
	26	Camilla Spira	81	Germany	Actor	Die Buntkarierten • Morgenrot • The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
	31	Dodi Fayed	42	Egypt	Producer	Hook • Chariots of Fire • F/X
	31	Will Hare	81	USA	Actor	Back to the Future • The Rose • The Electric Horseman • Heaven Can Wait • Enter the Ninja
September	5	Eddie Little Sky	71	USA	Actor	A Man Called Horse • Paint Your Wagon • 7 Faces of Dr. Lao
	9	Burgess Meredith	89	USA	Actor	Rocky • Batman • The Day of the Locust • Grumpy Old Men • Clash of the Titans • Joe Butterfly • The Sentinel
	17	Red Skelton	84	USA	Actor, Comedian	Ziegfeld Follies • Merton of the Movies • Whistling in Brooklyn • Du Barry Was a Lady
	26	Dorothy Kingsley	87	USA	Screenwriter	Angels in the Outfield • Valley of the Dolls • Pal Joey
October	3	John Ashley	95	UK	Actor, Producer	Apocalypse Now • Hud • Frankenstein's Daughter • Suicide Battalion
	5	Andrew Keir	71	UK	Actor	Cleopatra • Rob Roy • Mary, Queen of Scots • Quatermass and the Pit • Dracula: Prince of Darkness
	12	John Denver	53	USA	Singer, Actor	Oh God! • Fire and Ice
	16	Audra Lindley	79	USA	Actress	When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder? • The Relic • Spellbinder • Shoot the Moon
	19	Arthur Ibbetson	75	UK	Cinematographer	Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory • Where Eagles Dare • Hopscotch • Anne of the Thousand Days • The Bounty • Poet's Pub
	24	Don Messick	71	USA	Voice Actor, Actor, Voice of Scooby-Doo	Jetsons: The Movie • The Transformers: The Movie • Tom and Jerry: The Movie • Pufnstuf
	30	Samuel Fuller	85	USA	Screenwriter	The Big Red One • Shock Corridor • The Klansman • The Cape Town Affair
November	5	William Watson	59	USA	Actor	In the Heat of the Night • Chato's Land • The Mack
	8	Michael Ward	88	UK	Actor	Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell • Revenge of the Pink Panther • Carry On Cleo • The Rough and the Smooth
	11	William Alland	81	USA	Producer, Actor	Citizen Kane • Creature from the Black Lagoon • The Deadly Mantis • The Mole People • This Island Earth
	12	Sándor Szabó	82	Hungary	Actor	Topaz
	25	Charles Hallahan	54	Ireland	Actress	The Thing • Dante's Peak • Twilight Zone: The Movie • Dave • Pale Rider
December	4	Richard Vernon	72	UK	Actor	Goldfinger • A Hard Day's Night • Gandhi • Evil Under the Sun
	14	Stubby Kaye	79	USA	Actor	Who Framed Roger Rabbit • Cat Ballou • Guys and Dolls • Sweet Charity • The Cool Mikado • Li'l Abner
	18	Chris Farley	33	USA	Actor, Comedian	Tommy Boy • Beverly Hills Ninja • Wayne's World 2 • Black Sheep • Coneheads • Almost Heroes • Airheads
	19	Michael Alldredge	56	USA	Actor	Scarface • Iron Eagle • The Entity • Robot Jox
	20	Dawn Steel	51	USA	Producer	City of Angels • Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit • Fallen • Cool Runnings • Honey, I Blew Up the Kid
	25	Denver Pyle	77	USA	Actor	Bonnie and Clyde • Maverick • Escape to Witch Mountain • The Great Race

Camilla Spira (1 March 1906 – 25 August 1997)

[edit] Selected filmographyPiccadilly Zero Hour 12 (1963) Die Buntkarierten (1949) Morgenrot (1933) The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933)

[edit] Film debuts

Shannon Elizabeth - Jack Frost
Orlando Bloom - Wilde
Jessica Biel - Ulee's Gold
Gerard Butler - Mrs. Brown
Jennifer Garner - Deconstructing Harry
Katie Holmes - The Ice Storm
Paul Bettany - Bent
Eric Bana - The Castle
Aaron Eckhart - In the Company of Men
Adrian Grenier - Arresting Gena
Ioan Gruffudd - Wilde
Mena Suvari - Nowhere
Samantha Morton - This Is the Sea
Jenna Elfman - Grosse Pointe Blank
Chiwetel Ejiofor - Amistad

1997 in film

Contents

[edit] Events

[edit] Top grossing films

[edit] Events

[edit] Awards

[edit] Films released in 1997

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[edit] Wide-release films

[edit] January–March

[edit] April–June

[edit] July–September

[edit] October–December

[edit] Births

[edit] Notable deaths

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