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[edit] 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 $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:

[edit] Awards

ACADEMY AWARDS:

Best Picture: Titanic - 20th Century Fox, Lightstorm Entertainment, Paramount Pictures
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
<u>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
<u>Other
Best Director: James Cameron - Titanic
Best Foreign Language Film: Ma vie en rose (My Life in Pink), France / Belgium / U.K.

PALM D'OR (Cannes Film Festival):

Taste of Cherry (طعم گيلاس, Ta'm-e gilass), directed by Abbas Kiarostami, France / Iran
The Eel (うなぎ, Unagi), directed by 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, directed by Miloš Forman, Canada / United States

[edit] Films released in 1997

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