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Based on Real Life Events Movies Released in 1997
This list shows all Based on Real Life Events films released in 1997, including films that went direct-to-video, or only got an international theatrical release. For each film, we use the first date on which it was made available to the public, which might include international theatrical or domestic video releases that were a few days, or sometimes more, earlier than the domestic (US/Canada) theatrical release.
The revenue listed is the worldwide box office combined with the domestic home market revenue to date.
Domestic Analysis for Based on Real Life Events Movies for 1997
Release
Date | Movie | Genre | Release
Type | Revenue
to Date | Trailer |
|---|
| January 1997 |
| January 24 |
Prefontaine |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$590,817 |
|
| February 1997 |
| February 21 |
Rosewood |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$13,104,494 |
|
| |
| February 28 |
Donnie Brasco |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$65,303,052 |
|
| March 1997 |
| March 5 |
Rhyme & Reason |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$1,591,687 |
|
| |
| March 7 |
Private Parts |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$41,198,146 |
|
| |
| March 21 |
Selena |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$35,868,790 |
|
| April 1997 |
| April 11 |
Keys to Tulsa |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$74,777 |
|
|
Paradise Road |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$1,990,257 |
|
| |
| April 25 |
I Was a Jewish Sex Worker |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$8,526 |
|
| June 1997 |
| June 7 |
Madadayo |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$49,452 |
|
| July 1997 |
| July 9 |
4 Little Girls |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$218,444 |
|
| |
| July 11 |
Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$31,279,211 |
|
| August 1997 |
| August 8 |
Soul in the Hole |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$10,758 |
|
| September 1997 |
| September 10 |
Marcello Mastroianni - I Remember |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$9,829 |
|
| |
| September 19 |
Gallivant |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$25,445 |
|
|
Intimate Relations |
Black Comedy |
Theatrical |
$28,978 |
|
|
The Long Way Home |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$18,665 |
|
| October 1997 |
| October 3 |
Fast, Cheap & Out of Control |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$848,801 |
|
| |
| October 8 |
Seven Years in Tibet |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$131,445,884 |
|
| |
| October 15 |
Snowriders 2 |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$2,287,639 |
|
| November 1997 |
| November 28 |
Dead Heart |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$1,209 |
|
| December 1997 |
| December 12 |
Amistad |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$65,542,212 |
|
| |
| December 25 |
Comedian Harmonists |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| |
| Unknown TBD |
Fleetwood Mac: The Dance |
Documentary |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
|
Playboy Biker Babes: Hot Wheels and H… |
Documentary |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
|
Playboy: Jenny McCarthy the Playboy Y… |
Documentary |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
