1997 in film
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Events [edit]
- 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.
Top grossing films [edit]
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 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 and Kate Winslet | James Cameron |
| 2. | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | Universal | $618,638,999 | $229,086,679 | £25,799,961 | $20,071,203 | Jeff Goldblum and Julianne Moore | Steven Spielberg | |
| 3. | Men in Black | Columbia | $589,390,539 | $250,690,539 | £35,820,921 | $22,789,539 | Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith | Barry Sonnenfeld | |
| 4. | Tomorrow Never Dies | United Artists | $333,011,068 | $125,304,276 | £19,584,504 | $12,188,046 | Pierce Brosnan | Roger Spottiswoode | |
| 5. | Air Force One | Columbia | $315,156,409 | $172,956,409 | Harrison Ford and Gary Oldman | Wolfgang Petersen | |||
| 6. | As Good as It Gets | TriStar | $314,178,011 | $148,478,011 | Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt | James L. Brooks | |||
| 7. | Liar Liar | Universal | $302,710,615 | $181,410,615 | £11,785,973 | $21,117,778 | Jim Carrey and Maura Tierney | Tom Shadyac | |
| 8. | Good Will Hunting | Miramax | $299,288,605 | $127,120,029 | Robin Williams and Matt Damon | Gus Van Sant | |||
| 9. | The Fifth Element | Columbia | $263,900,000 | $63,800,000 | Bruce Willis and Gary Oldman | Luc Besson | |||
| 10. | The Full Monty | Fox Searchlight | $257,850,122 | $45,948,975 | £51,992,765 | $23,197,810 | Robert Carlyle and Mark Addy | 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.
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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/
Events [edit]
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
Awards [edit]
Films released in 1997 [edit]
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A [edit]
- Absolute Power, directed by and starring Clint Eastwood
- Addicted to Love
- Air Bud
- Air Force One, starring Harrison Ford
- The Alarmist
- Albino Alligator, directed by Kevin Spacey, starring Matt Dillon
- Alien Resurrection
- All Over Me
- An American Werewolf in Paris
- Amistad, directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Morgan Freeman, Anthony Hopkins and Djimon Hounsou
- Anaconda
- Anastasia, directed by Don Bluth and Gary Goldman
- Another Day in Paradise
- The Apostle
- As Good as It Gets, directed by James L. Brooks and starring Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt and Greg Kinnear - Golden Globe Award for Best Picture (Musical or Comedy)
- The Assignment
- Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, directed by Jay Roach and starring Mike Myers
B [edit]
- Bang
- Batman & Robin
- Bean, directed by Mel Smith, starring Rowan Atkinson
- Bent, starring Clive Owen
- Beverly Hills Ninja
- Boogie Nights, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson and starring Mark Wahlberg, Burt Reynolds and Julianne Moore
- Booty Call
- The Borrowers
- Le Bossu (The Hunchback), starring Daniel Auteuil
- The Boxer
- Breakdown, starring Kurt Russell
- Brother (Brat)
- Buddy
- The Butcher Boy, directed by Neil Jordan
- Buud Yam
C [edit]
- Campfire Tales
- Career Girls, directed by Mike Leigh
- The Castle
- Cats Don't Dance, directed by Mark Dindal, In Memory Of Gene Kelly
- Character (Karakter) - Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
- Chasing Amy, directed by Kevin Smith
- Children of Heaven (بچههای آسمان), directed by Majid Majidi - The first Iranian film to be nominated for an Oscar
- City of Industry
- Clockwatchers
- Commandments, starring Courteney Cox
- Con Air
- Conspiracy Theory, directed by Richard Donner, and starring Mel Gibson and Julia Roberts
- Contact, directed by Robert Zemeckis, starring Jodie Foster
- Cop Land, directed by James Mangold and starring Sylvester Stallone, Harvey Keitel, Ray Liotta and Robert De Niro
- Cube
D [edit]
- Dakan (Destiny) (Guinea)
- Dangerous Ground
- Dante's Peak, starring Pierce Brosnan and Linda Hamilton
- Deconstructing Harry
- Def Jam's How to Be a Player
- Defying Gravity
- The Devil's Advocate, starring Keanu Reeves and Al Pacino
- The Devil's Own, directed by Alan J. Pakula and starring Harrison Ford and Brad Pitt
- Different Strokes, starring Dana Plato and Bentley Mitchum
- Dogtown
- Donnie Brasco, directed by Mike Newell and starring Al Pacino and Johnny Depp
- Double Team, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and Mickey Rourke
- Dream with the Fishes
E [edit]
- The Edge, starring Anthony Hopkins and Alec Baldwin
- The Eel - Palme d'Or award
- The End of Evangelion (July 19 - Japan)
- Evangelion: Death and Rebirth (Japan)
- Event Horizon, starring Laurence Fishburne
- Eve's Bayou, starring Lynn Whitfield and Samuel L. Jackson
- Excess Baggage
F [edit]
- Face
- Face/Off, starring John Travolta and Nicolas Cage
- Fathers' Day, starring Robin Williams and Billy Crystal
- FernGully 2: The Magical Rescue
- Fever Pitch, starring Colin Firth
- Fierce Creatures
- The Fifth Element, directed by Luc Besson and starring Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman, Milla Jovovich and Chris Tucker
- Fire Down Below
- …First Do No Harm
- First Time Felon
- Flubber, directed by Les Mayfield, starring Robin Williams, Christopher McDonald and Clancy Brown, voices by Jodi Benson
- Fools Rush In
- For Richer or Poorer
- Free Willy 3: The Rescue, directed by Sam Pillsbury
- The Full Monty, directed by Peter Cattaneo and starring Robert Carlyle
- Funny Games
G [edit]
- G.I. Jane
- The Game, directed by David Fincher, starring Michael Douglas and Sean Penn
- Gang Related
- Gattaca, starring Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman and Jude Law
- George of the Jungle, directed by Sam Weisman, starring Brendan Fraser, Leslie Mann, Thomas Haden Church, Richard Roundtree and John Cleese (voice only)
- Ghosts
- Gone Fishin'
- Good Burger
- Goodbye America
- Good Will Hunting, directed by Gus Van Sant, starring Robin Williams and Matt Damon
- Gridlock'd
- Grosse Pointe Blank, starring John Cusack and Minnie Driver
H [edit]
- Hacks
- Hamam
- Hana-bi (Fireworks) - Palme d'Or award
- Heaven's Burning, starring Russel Crowe and Youki Kudoh
- Hercules
- Highball
- Hold You Tight
- Home Alone 3, starring Alex D.Linz and Scarlett Johansson
- Hoodlum
- The Hound
- Hugo Pool
- Hurricane Streets
I [edit]
- I Know What You Did Last Summer, starring Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Geller and Ryan Phillippe
- The Ice Storm
- In & Out
- Incognito
- Into Thin Air
- Inventing the Abbotts
J-K [edit]
- The Jackal, starring Bruce Willis and Richard Gere
- Jackie Brown, directed by Quentin Tarantino, starring Samuel L. Jackson, Pam Grier, Bridget Fonda, Michael Keaton and Robert De Niro
- Jackie Chan's First Strike
- Josh and the Big Wall!
- Jungle 2 Jungle
- Just Write
- Kini and Adams
- Kiss the Girls, starring Morgan Freeman and Ashley Judd
- Kull the Conqueror
- Kundun, directed by Martin Scorsese
L [edit]
- L.A. Confidential, directed by Curtis Hanson and starring Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce and Kim Basinger
- Larry-Boy! And the Fib from Outer Space!
- Lawn Dogs
- Leave It to Beaver
- Lewis and Clark and George
- Liar Liar, starring Jim Carrey
- Life is Beautiful, directed by and starring Roberto Benigni - Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
- A Life Less Ordinary
- Little City
- Live Flesh, directed by Pedro Almodóvar
- Lolita
- Lost Highway
- The Lost World: Jurassic Park, directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Jeff Goldblum and Julianne Moore
- Love and Death on Long Island
- Love Jones
- Lovelife
M [edit]
- Ma vie en rose (My Life in Pink) - Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film
- Mad City
- The Man Who Knew Too Little
- Masterminds
- The MatchMaker
- Meet Wally Sparks
- Men in Black, directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and starring Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith
- Metro
- Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Kevin Spacey and John Cusack
- Mimic
- Money Talks
- Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
- Most Wanted
- MouseHunt
- Mr. Magoo, starring Leslie Nielsen
- Mrs. Brown, starring Judi Dench and Billy Connolly
- Mrs. Dalloway
- Murder at 1600
- My Best Friend's Wedding
- Myself in the Distant Future
N-O [edit]
- Nevada
- Night Falls on Manhattan
- Nil by Mouth, directed by Gary Oldman, starring Ray Winstone
- Nothing to Lose
- Nowhere
- 187
- One Night Stand
- Orgazmo
- Out to Sea, starring Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon
P-Q [edit]
- The Peacemaker
- Perdita Durango
- The Perfect Circle (Savršeni krug), directed by Ademir Kenović
- Picture Perfect
- Pippi Longstocking
- Playing God
- The Postman, directed by and starring Kevin Costner
- Prefontaine
- Pride Divide
- Princess Mononoke (Mononoke Hime) (Japan)
- Private Parts
R [edit]
- The Rainmaker
- Red Corner
- The Relic
- A River Made to Drown In
- RocketMan
- Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
- Rosewood, directed by John Singleton
S [edit]
- The Saint, starring Val Kilmer
- Scream 2
- Selena
- Seven Years in Tibet, directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud and starring Brad Pitt
- She's So Lovely
- Shooting Fish
- The Sixth Man
- Soul Food, starring Vanessa L. Williams and Vivica A. Fox
- Space Marines
- Spaceman
- The Spanish Prisoner
- Spawn
- Speed 2: Cruise Control
- Spice World
- Star Wars Trilogy (Special Edition)
- Starship Troopers, directed by Paul Verhoeven
- Steel
- Strawberry Fields
- Suicide Kings
- Sunday
- Super Speedway
- The Sweet Hereafter
- Switchback
T [edit]
- Taste of Cherry - Palme d'Or award
- That Old Feeling
- Titanic, directed by James Cameron and starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet - Academy and Golden Globe (drama) Awards for Best Picture
- Tomorrow Never Dies
- Trojan War
- Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie
- Turbulence
U-V [edit]
W [edit]
- Wag the Dog, directed by Barry Levinson, starring Robert De Niro and Dustin Hoffman
- Waiting for Guffman
- Warriors of Virtue
- Welcome to Sarajevo
- The Wiggles Movie
- Wild America
- The Wings of the Dove
- Wishmaster
- The Wrong Guy
X-Z [edit]
Wide-release movies [edit]
January–March [edit]
- January 1997
- January 10 - The Relic, Turbulence, Jackie Chan's First Strike
- January 17 - Beverly Hills Ninja, Metro
- January 24 - Fierce Creatures, Zeus & Roxanne
- January 31 - Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (Special Edition), Meet Wally Sparks
- February 1997
- February 7 - Dante's Peak
- February 14- Fools Rush In, Vegas Vacation
- February 21 - Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (Special Edition), Rosewood
- February 28 - Booty Call, Donnie Brasco
- 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
April–June [edit]
- April 1997
- April 4- Double Team, Chasing Amy and The Saint
- April 11 - Anaconda and 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
- 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 and My Best Friend's Wedding
- June 27 - Hercules, Face/Off
July–September [edit]
- July 1997
- July 4 - Men in Black and Wild America
- July 9 - 4 Little Girls
- July 11 - Contact
- July 18 - George of the Jungle, Nothing to Lose
- July 25 - Air Force One
- August 1997
- August 1 - Spawn, Air Bud
- August 3 - One Eight Seven
- August 8 - Free Willy 3: The Rescue
- August 15 - Cop Land, Steel
- August 22 - G.I. Jane, Masterminds, Money Talks, Mimic, Leave It to Beaver
- August 29 - Excess Baggage, Kull the Conqueror
- September 1997
- September 5 - Fire Down Below
- September 12 - The Game
- September 19 - L.A. Confidential, Wishmaster
- September 26 - The Edge , Soul Food, The Peacemaker
October–December [edit]
- October 1997
- October 3 - Kiss the Girls, U Turn
- October 10 - Seven Years in Tibet, RocketMan, Most Wanted
- October 17 - I Know What You Did Last Summer
- October 24 - Gattaca
- October 31 - Red Corner, Switchback
- November 1997
- November 7 - Starship Troopers, Bean, Mad City
- November 14 - The Jackal, The Man Who Knew Too Little
- November 21 - Anastasia, The Rainmaker, Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
- November 26 - Alien Resurrection and Flubber
- December 1997
- December 5 - Good Will Hunting
- December 12 - Scream 2, Amistad and 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
Births [edit]
- January 24 - Jonah Bobo, American actor
- April 2 - Stefan Tomasi, Canadian actor