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1 Events 2 Top grossing films 3 Awards 4 Films released in 1997 5 Births 6 Deaths
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:
International and U.S. & Canada combined box office gross figures are listed in U.S. dollars, British results in pounds sterling and Australian results in Australian dollars.
1997 Rank
Title
Studio
Box Office Gross
Total Int.l
U.S./Canada
U. K.
Australia
1.
Titanic Paramount Pictures /20th Century Fox
$1,845,034,188
$600,788,188
£68,532,746
$57,644,334
2.
The Lost World: Jurassic Park Universal Pictures
$618,638,999
$229,086,679
£25,799,961
$20,071,203
3.
Men in Black Columbia Pictures
$589,390,539
£250,690,539
£35,820,921
$22,789,539
4.
Tomorrow Never Dies MGM /United Artists
$339,340,102
$125,304,276
£19,584,504
$12,188,046
5.
Air Force One Columbia Pictures /Buena Vista International
$315,156,409
$172,956,409
$8,654,814
6.
As Good as It Gets Sony Pictures
$314,178,011
$148,478,011
£9,387,937
$18,744,433
7.
Liar Liar Universal Pictures
$302,710,615
$181,410,615
£11,785,973
$21,117,778
8.
My Best Friend's Wedding Sony Pictures
$299,288,605
$127,120,029
$17,746,187
9.
The Fifth Element Columbia Pictures (distribution only)
$263,920,180
$63,820,180
$8,117,585
10.
The Full Monty Fox Searchlight Pictures
$257,848,975
$45,948,975
£51,992,765
$23,197,810
In total, three films released in 1997 grossed more than $400 million, reaching international blockbuster motion picture status.
For a complete list of 1997's top-grossing films, follow these links:
Awards Academy Awards :
Best Picture : Titanic Best Director : James Cameron Titanic
Best Actor : Jack Nicholson As Good as It Gets
Best Actress : Helen Hunt As Good as It Gets
Best Supporting Actor : Robin Williams Good Will Hunting Best Supporting Actress : Kim Basinger L.A. Confidential Best Foreign Language Film : Character Karakter ), directed by Mike van Diem , Netherlands / Belgium
Golden Globe Awards :
Drama:
Best Picture : Titanic Best Actor : Peter Fonda Ulee's Gold Best Actress : Judi Dench Mrs. Brown Musical or comedy:
Best Picture : As Good as It Gets Best Actor : Jack Nicholson - As Good as It Gets
Best Actress : Helen Hunt - As Good as It Gets
Other
Best Director : James Cameron - Titanic
Best Foreign Language Film : Ma vie en rose My Life in Pink ), France / Belgium / U.K.
Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):
Taste of Cherry Abbas Kiarostami , Iran / France
The Eel Shohei 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 Miloš Forman , Canada / United States
Films released in 1997 Births Deaths January 10 - Sheldon Leonard , producer, actor, director
January 18 - Diana Lewis , actress
February 11 - Don Porter , actor
March 15 - Gail Davis , actress
May 5 - Walter Gotell , actor
June 14 - Richard Jaeckel , actor
July 1 - Robert Mitchum , actor
July 2 - James Stewart , actor
August 27 - Brandon Tartikoff , studio executive
September 9 - Burgess Meredith , actor
September 17 - Red Skelton , actor
September 21 - Jennifer Holt , actress
October 12 - John Denver , singer/songwriter, poet, actor
December 18 - Chris Farley , comedian, actor
December 24 - Toshiro Mifune , actor
December 31 - Billie Dove , actressde:Filmjahr 1997
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