The year involved some significant events.
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- '' Star Wars Trilogy '' 20th Anniversary Special Editions are released.
- Titanic becomes the first movie ever to gross $1,000,000,000 at the box office and until this day it remains the highest grossing film of all time.
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:
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:
- 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/
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: Best Picture : ''
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: Best Actor : - ''As Good as It Gets''
: Best Actress : - ''As Good as It Gets''
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: Best Director : - ''Titanic''
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- '' Absolute Power '', starring and directed by Clint Eastwood
- '' Addicted To Love ''
- '' Air Force One ''
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- '' All Over Me ''
- '' Anastasia ''
- '' Amistad ''
- '' An American Werewolf In Paris ''
- '' Anaconda ''
- '' The Apostle ''
- '' As Good As It Gets '' - Golden Globe Award for Best Picture (Musical or Comedy)
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- '' Batman & Robin ''
- '' Bean '', starring Rowan Atkinson
- '' Beverly Hills Ninja ''
- '' Boogie Nights ''
- '' Booty Call ''
- '' The Boxer ''
- '' Breakdown '', starring Kurt Russell
- '' The Butcher Boy '', directed by Neil Jordan
- '' Character '' (''Karakter'') - Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
- '' Chasing Amy '', directed by Kevin Smith
- '' City Of Industry ''
- '' Clockwatchers ''
- '' Commandments '', starring Courteney Cox
- '' Con Air ''
- '' Conspiracy Theory , starring Mel Gibson and directed by Richard Donner
- '' Contact '', starring Jodie Foster and directed by Robert Zemeckis
- '' Cop Land ''
- '' Cube
- '' Dakan '' (''Destiny'') ( Guinea )
- '' Dangerous Ground ''
- '' Dante's Peak ''
- '' Deconstructing Harry ''
- '' The Devil's Advocate ''
- '' The Devil's Own ''
- '' Donnie Brasco ''
- '' Double Team ''
- '' The Edge '', starring Anthony Hopkins and Alec Baldwin
- '' The Eel '' - Palm d'Or award
- '' The End Of Evangelion '' ( July 19 - Japan )
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- '' Event Horizon '', starring Laurence Fishburne
- '' Excess Baggage ''
- '' Face/Off ''
- '' Father's Day '', starring Robin Williams and Billy Crystal
- '' Fierce Creatures ''
- '' The Fifth Element '', directed by Luc Besson
- '' Fire Down Below ''
- '' Flubber ''
- '' Fools Rush In ''
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- '' The Full Monty ''
- '' The Game , starring Michael Douglas and directed by David Fincher
- '' Gang Related ''
- '' Gattaca ''
- '' George Of The Jungle ''
- '' Ghosts ''
- '' Gone Fishin'
- '' Goodbye America ''
- '' Good Will Hunting ''
- '' Gridlock'd ''
- '' Grosse Pointe Blank ''
- '' Hana-bi '' (''Fireworks'') - Palm d'Or award
- '' Hercules ''
- '' Home Alone 3 ''
- '' Hoodlum ''
- '' Hurricane Streets ''
- '' I Know What You Did Last Summer ''
- '' The Ice Storm ''
- '' In & Out ''
- '' Into Thin Air '' -(film only mentioned in article)
- '' Inventing The Abbotts ''
- '' The Jackal '', starring Bruce Willis
- '' Jackie Brown '', directed by Quentin Tarantino
- '' Jackie Chan's First Strike ''
- '' Jungle 2 Jungle
- '' Kiss The Girls ''
- '' Kull The Conqueror ''
- '' Kundun '', directed by Martin Scorsese
- '' L.A. Confidential ''
- '' Lawn Dogs ''
- '' Lewis And Clark And George ''
- '' Liar Liar ''
- '' A Life Less Ordinary ''
- '' Lost Highway ''
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- '' Love Jones ''
- '' Ma Vie En Rose '' (''My Life in Pink'') - Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film
- '' The Man Who Knew Too Little ''
- '' Masterminds ''
- '' The Matchmaker ''
- '' Men In Black ''
- '' Metro ''
- '' Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil ''
- '' Mimic ''
- '' Money Talks ''
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- '' Most Wanted ''
- '' Mousehunt ''
- '' Murder At 1600 ''
- '' My Best Friend's Wedding ''
- '' Nothing To Lose ''
- '' 187 ''
- '' Operation Condor ''
- '' Out To Sea '', starring Walter Matthau , Jack Lemmon
- '' The Peacemaker ''
- '' Picture Perfect ''
- '' Playing God ''
- '' The Postman '', starring and directed by Kevin Costner
- '' Princess Mononoke '' (''Mononoke Hime'') ( Japan )
- '' Private Parts ''
- '' The Rainmaker ''
- '' Red Corner ''
- '' The Relic ''
- '' A River Made To Drown In ''
- '' Romy And Michele's High School Reunion ''
- '' Rosewood '', directed by John Singleton
- '' The Saint '', starring Val Kilmer
- '' Scream 2 ''
- '' Selena ''
- '' Seven Years In Tibet ''
- '' She's So Lovely ''
- '' The 6th Man ''
- '' Soul Food ''
- '' Space Marines ''
- '' Spawn ''
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- '' Star Wars Trilogy '' (Special Edition)
- '' Starship Troopers ''
- '' Strawberry Fields ''
- '' Suicide Kings ''
- '' Super Speedway ''
- '' The Sweet Hereafter ''
- '' Taste Of Cherry '' - Palm d'Or award
- '' Titanic '' - Academy and Golden Globe (drama) Awards for Best Picture
- '' Tomorrow Never Dies ''
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- '' Under The Lighthouse Dancing ''
- '' Volcano '' starring Tommy Lee Jones
- '' Wag The Dog ''
- '' Waiting For Guffman ''
- '' The Wrong Guy ''
- '' Year Of The Horse ''
- 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 , actress
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