Market Charts > 1997 > Genres > Comedy
Box Office Performance for Comedy Movies in 1997
Rank | Movie | Release Date |
Theatrical Distributor | MPAA Rating | 1997 Gross | Tickets Sold |
1 |
Liar Liar |
Mar 21, 1997 |
Universal |
PG-13 |
$181,410,615 |
39,523,009 |
2 |
Flubber |
Nov 26, 1997 |
Walt Disney |
PG |
$83,134,090 |
18,112,002 |
3 |
In & Out |
Sep 19, 1997 |
Paramount Pictures |
PG-13 |
$63,417,425 |
13,816,432 |
4 |
Jungle 2 Jungle |
Mar 7, 1997 |
Walt Disney |
PG |
$59,925,026 |
13,055,561 |
5 |
Austin Powers: Internationa… |
May 2, 1997 |
New Line |
PG-13 |
$53,883,989 |
11,739,431 |
6 |
Bean |
Oct 17, 1997 |
Gramercy |
PG-13 |
$45,105,316 |
9,826,866 |
7 |
Nothing To Lose |
Jul 18, 1997 |
Walt Disney |
R |
$44,480,039 |
9,690,640 |
8 |
Soul Food |
Sep 26, 1997 |
20th Century Fox |
R |
$43,201,124 |
9,412,009 |
9 |
Michael |
Dec 25, 1996 |
New Line |
PG |
$42,611,506 |
9,283,552 |
10 |
Private Parts |
Mar 7, 1997 |
Paramount Pictures |
R |
$41,198,146 |
8,975,630 |
11 |
Mouse Hunt |
Dec 19, 1997 |
Dreamworks SKG |
PG |
$40,081,904 |
8,732,440 |
12 |
Vegas Vacation |
Feb 14, 1997 |
Warner Bros. |
PG |
$36,470,465 |
7,945,635 |
13 |
The Full Monty |
Aug 13, 1997 |
Fox Searchlight |
R |
$35,431,393 |
7,719,257 |
14 |
Beverly Hills Ninja |
Jan 17, 1997 |
Sony Pictures |
PG-13 |
$31,245,344 |
6,807,264 |
15 |
Romy and Michele's High Sch… |
Apr 25, 1997 |
Walt Disney |
R |
$29,235,353 |
6,369,357 |
16 |
Father's Day |
May 9, 1997 |
Warner Bros. |
PG-13 |
$28,681,080 |
6,248,601 |
17 |
Air Bud |
Aug 1, 1997 |
Walt Disney |
PG |
$26,033,546 |
5,671,796 |
18 |
For Richer or Poorer |
Dec 12, 1997 |
Universal |
PG-13 |
$24,523,486 |
5,342,807 |
19 |
Home Alone III |
Dec 12, 1997 |
20th Century Fox |
PG |
$24,271,517 |
5,287,912 |
20 |
Good Burger |
Jul 25, 1997 |
Paramount Pictures |
PG |
$23,712,993 |
5,166,229 |
21 |
Booty Call |
Feb 26, 1997 |
Sony Pictures |
R |
$20,066,917 |
4,371,877 |
22 |
Gone Fishin' |
May 30, 1997 |
Walt Disney |
PG |
$19,745,922 |
4,301,943 |
23 |
Mother |
Dec 25, 1996 |
Paramount Pictures |
PG-13 |
$18,596,826 |
4,051,596 |
24 |
Mr. Magoo |
Dec 25, 1997 |
Walt Disney |
PG |
$15,671,371 |
3,414,242 |
25 |
Rocket Man |
Oct 10, 1997 |
Walt Disney |
PG |
$15,448,043 |
3,365,586 |
26 |
The Sixth Man |
Mar 28, 1997 |
Walt Disney |
PG-13 |
$14,765,099 |
3,216,797 |
27 |
Excess Baggage |
Aug 29, 1997 |
Sony Pictures |
PG-13 |
$14,351,432 |
3,126,673 |
28 |
Def Jam's How To Be a Player |
Aug 6, 1997 |
Gramercy |
R |
$14,010,363 |
3,052,366 |
29 |
The Man Who Knew Too Little |
Nov 14, 1997 |
Warner Bros. |
PG |
$13,678,426 |
2,980,049 |
30 |
Trial And Error |
May 30, 1997 |
New Line |
PG-13 |
$13,602,831 |
2,963,579 |
31 |
Leave It To Beaver |
Aug 22, 1997 |
Universal |
PG |
$11,307,615 |
2,463,532 |
32 |
Buddy |
Jun 6, 1997 |
Sony Pictures |
PG |
$10,067,104 |
2,193,268 |
33 |
Fierce Creatures |
Jan 24, 1997 |
Universal |
PG-13 |
$9,254,184 |
2,016,162 |
34 |
Beavis and Butt-Head Do Ame… |
Dec 20, 1996 |
Paramount Pictures |
PG-13 |
$8,921,390 |
1,943,657 |
35 |
A Simple Wish |
Jul 11, 1997 |
Universal |
PG |
$8,165,213 |
1,778,913 |
36 |
B*A*P*S |
Mar 28, 1997 |
New Line |
PG-13 |
$7,246,735 |
1,578,809 |
37 |
Kolya |
Jan 24, 1997 |
Miramax |
PG-13 |
$5,770,254 |
1,257,135 |
38 |
McHale's Navy |
Apr 18, 1997 |
Universal |
PG |
$4,408,420 |
960,440 |
39 |
My Fellow Americans |
Dec 20, 1996 |
Warner Bros. |
PG-13 |
$4,289,747 |
934,585 |
40 |
A Life Less Ordinary |
Oct 24, 1997 |
20th Century Fox |
R |
$4,287,595 |
934,116 |
41 |
Meet Wally Sparks |
Jan 31, 1997 |
Trimark |
R |
$4,073,582 |
887,490 |
42 |
Jingle All the Way |
Nov 22, 1996 |
20th Century Fox |
PG |
$3,378,865 |
736,136 |
43 |
Waiting for Guffman |
Jan 31, 1997 |
Sony Pictures Cla… |
R |
$2,922,988 |
636,816 |
44 |
Brassed Off |
May 23, 1997 |
Miramax |
R |
$2,589,188 |
564,093 |
45 |
Career Girls |
Aug 8, 1997 |
October Films |
R |
$2,506,039 |
545,977 |
46 |
Kiss Me, Guido |
Jul 18, 1997 |
Paramount Pictures |
R |
$1,916,898 |
417,624 |
47 |
Les Boys |
Dec 12, 1997 |
Distributor Unknown |
Not Rated |
$1,851,655 |
403,410 |
48 |
When The Cat's Away |
Sep 20, 1996 |
Sony Pictures Cla… |
R |
$1,652,472 |
360,015 |
49 |
Children of the Revolution |
Apr 30, 1997 |
Miramax |
R |
$845,391 |
184,181 |
50 |
The First Wives Club |
Sep 20, 1996 |
Paramount Pictures |
PG |
$819,191 |
178,472 |
51 |
Guantanamera |
Jul 4, 1997 |
Lionsgate |
Not Rated |
$751,478 |
163,720 |
52 |
SubUrbia |
Feb 7, 1997 |
Sony Pictures Cla… |
R |
$726,207 |
158,215 |
53 |
Box of Moonlight |
Jul 25, 1997 |
Trimark |
R |
$720,717 |
157,018 |
54 |
The Van |
May 16, 1997 |
Fox Searchlight |
R |
$621,093 |
135,314 |
55 |
The House of Yes |
Oct 10, 1997 |
Miramax |
R |
$617,403 |
134,510 |
56 |
Love Serenade |
Aug 1, 1997 |
Miramax |
R |
$604,523 |
131,704 |
57 |
Star Maps |
Jul 23, 1997 |
Fox Searchlight |
R |
$592,573 |
129,100 |
58 |
Commandments |
May 2, 1997 |
Gramercy |
R |
$548,562 |
119,512 |
59 |
D3: The Mighty Ducks |
Oct 4, 1996 |
Walt Disney |
PG |
$444,578 |
96,857 |
60 |
Swingers |
Oct 18, 1996 |
Miramax |
R |
$417,670 |
90,995 |
61 |
Pink Flamingos |
Apr 11, 1997 |
Fine Line |
NC-17 |
$413,802 |
90,152 |
62 |
The Associate |
Oct 25, 1996 |
Walt Disney |
PG-13 |
$388,132 |
84,560 |
63 |
Alive and Kicking |
Jul 25, 1997 |
First Look |
R |
$294,467 |
64,154 |
64 |
Schizopolis |
Apr 9, 1997 |
Northern Arts Ent… |
Not Rated |
$250,000 |
54,466 |
65 |
Dear God |
Nov 1, 1996 |
Paramount Pictures |
PG |
$214,477 |
46,727 |
66 |
Love and Other Catastrophes |
Mar 28, 1997 |
Fox Searchlight |
R |
$212,285 |
46,249 |
67 |
Irma Vep |
May 2, 1997 |
Zeitgeist |
Not Rated |
$191,164 |
41,647 |
68 |
That Thing You Do! |
Oct 4, 1996 |
20th Century Fox |
PG |
$177,067 |
38,576 |
69 |
Citizen Ruth |
Dec 13, 1996 |
Miramax |
Not Rated |
$142,349 |
31,012 |
70 |
High School High |
Oct 25, 1996 |
Sony Pictures |
PG-13 |
$111,963 |
24,392 |
71 |
The Graduate |
Dec 21, 1967 |
Embassy |
PG |
$75,702 |
16,492 |
72 |
Mouth to Mouth |
Sep 5, 1997 |
Miramax |
Not Rated |
$62,411 |
13,597 |
73 |
Bandwagon |
Sep 12, 1997 |
Cinepix Film Prop… |
Not Rated |
$44,544 |
9,704 |
74 |
Rien ne va plus |
Oct 24, 1997 |
New Yorker |
Not Rated |
$25,696 |
5,598 |
75 |
Hijacking Hollywood |
Jun 6, 1997 |
Broken Twig Produ… |
Not Rated |
$10,174 |
2,216 |
76 |
Frankenstein and Me |
Feb 9, 1997 |
Trimark |
PG |
$5,000 |
1,089 |
77 |
Best Men |
Oct 17, 1997 |
Orion Pictures |
Not Rated |
$5,000 |
1,089 |
78 |
Trojan War |
Sep 26, 1997 |
Warner Bros. |
Not Rated |
$217 |
47 |
Total Gross of All Movies | $1,222,935,367 | |
Total Tickets Sold | 266,434,681 |
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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