Market Charts > 1997 > Genres > Action
Box Office Performance for Action Movies in 1997
Rank | Movie | Release Date |
Theatrical Distributor | MPAA Rating | 1997 Gross | Tickets Sold |
1 |
Men in Black |
Jul 1, 1997 |
Sony Pictures |
PG-13 |
$250,650,052 |
54,607,854 |
2 |
The Lost World: Jurassic Park |
May 22, 1997 |
Universal |
PG-13 |
$229,086,679 |
49,909,951 |
3 |
Air Force One |
Jul 25, 1997 |
Sony Pictures |
R |
$172,480,186 |
37,577,382 |
4 |
Face/Off |
Jun 27, 1997 |
Paramount Pictures |
R |
$112,276,146 |
24,461,033 |
5 |
Batman & Robin |
Jun 20, 1997 |
Warner Bros. |
PG-13 |
$107,325,195 |
23,382,395 |
6 |
Con Air |
Jun 6, 1997 |
Walt Disney |
R |
$101,117,573 |
22,029,972 |
7 |
Tomorrow Never Dies |
Dec 19, 1997 |
MGM |
PG-13 |
$92,433,154 |
20,137,942 |
8 |
The Fifth Element |
May 9, 1997 |
Sony Pictures |
PG-13 |
$63,570,862 |
13,849,861 |
9 |
The Saint |
Apr 4, 1997 |
Paramount Pictures |
PG-13 |
$61,363,304 |
13,368,911 |
10 |
Spawn |
Jul 31, 1997 |
New Line |
PG-13 |
$54,979,992 |
11,978,211 |
11 |
Starship Troopers |
Nov 7, 1997 |
Sony Pictures |
R |
$54,320,555 |
11,834,543 |
12 |
Speed 2: Cruise Control |
Jan 1, 1997 |
20th Century Fox |
PG-13 |
$48,068,396 |
10,472,417 |
13 |
Volcano |
Apr 25, 1997 |
20th Century Fox |
PG-13 |
$47,546,796 |
10,358,779 |
14 |
Alien: Resurrection |
Nov 26, 1997 |
20th Century Fox |
R |
$46,147,034 |
10,053,820 |
15 |
The Peacemaker |
Sep 26, 1997 |
Dreamworks SKG |
R |
$41,263,140 |
8,989,790 |
16 |
Money Talks |
Aug 22, 1997 |
New Line |
R |
$41,076,865 |
8,949,208 |
17 |
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation |
Nov 21, 1997 |
New Line |
PG-13 |
$35,059,903 |
7,638,323 |
18 |
Metro |
Jan 17, 1997 |
Walt Disney |
R |
$32,017,895 |
6,975,576 |
19 |
Fire Down Below |
Sep 5, 1997 |
Warner Bros. |
R |
$16,148,906 |
3,518,280 |
20 |
Jackie Chan’s First Strike |
Jan 10, 1997 |
New Line |
PG-13 |
$14,601,662 |
3,181,189 |
21 |
The Postman |
Dec 25, 1997 |
Warner Bros. |
R |
$14,384,941 |
3,133,974 |
22 |
Double Team |
Apr 4, 1997 |
Sony Pictures |
R |
$11,328,565 |
2,468,096 |
23 |
Operation Condor |
Jul 18, 1997 |
Miramax |
PG-13 |
$10,461,161 |
2,279,120 |
24 |
Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie |
Mar 28, 1997 |
20th Century Fox |
PG |
$8,363,899 |
1,822,200 |
25 |
Ransom |
Nov 8, 1996 |
Walt Disney |
R |
$7,311,075 |
1,592,826 |
26 |
Warriors of Virtue |
May 2, 1997 |
MGM |
PG |
$6,448,817 |
1,404,971 |
27 |
Most Wanted |
Oct 10, 1997 |
New Line |
R |
$6,343,015 |
1,381,920 |
28 |
Kull The Conqueror |
Aug 29, 1997 |
Universal |
PG-13 |
$6,086,891 |
1,326,120 |
29 |
Gang Related |
Oct 8, 1997 |
MGM |
R |
$5,906,773 |
1,286,878 |
30 |
Daylight |
Dec 6, 1996 |
Universal |
PG-13 |
$3,751,635 |
817,349 |
31 |
Masterminds |
Aug 22, 1997 |
Sony Pictures |
PG-13 |
$1,890,472 |
411,867 |
32 |
Steel |
Aug 15, 1997 |
Warner Bros. |
PG-13 |
$1,686,429 |
367,413 |
33 |
The Ghost and the Darkness |
Oct 11, 1996 |
Paramount Pictures |
R |
$784,041 |
170,815 |
34 |
The Long Kiss Goodnight |
Oct 11, 1996 |
New Line |
R |
$297,963 |
64,915 |
35 |
Truth or Consequences, N.M. |
May 2, 1997 |
Sony Pictures |
Not Rated |
$54,154 |
11,798 |
36 |
Raven |
Oct 14, 1997 |
|
R |
$5,000 |
1,089 |
37 |
Cadillac Ranch |
Apr 11, 1997 |
Legacy Releasing |
R |
$5,000 |
1,089 |
Total Gross of All Movies | $1,706,644,126 | |
Total Tickets Sold | 371,817,877 |
Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 1997.
It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 1997.
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