1997 IN FILM

The year '1997 in film' involved some significant events.

Contents

Events

Top grossing films

Awards

Films released in 1997

Births

Deaths

Events

★ Summer - Production begins on ''.

★ ''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.

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	$1,835,300,000	$600,788,188	£68,532,746	$57,644,334
2.	''	Universal Pictures	$615,100,000	$229,086,679	£25,799,961	$20,071,203
3.	''Men in Black''	Columbia Pictures	$576,747,615	$250,690,539	£35,820,921	$22,789,539
4.	''Tomorrow Never Dies''	MGM/United Artists	$346,632,007	$125,304,276	£19,584,504	$12,188,046
5.	''As Good As It Gets''	Sony Pictures	$314,178,011
6.	''Air Force One''	Columbia Pictures/Buena Vista International	$302,888,056	$172,956,409		$8,654,814
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)	$249,340,020	$63,820,180		$8,117,585
10.	''The Full Monty''	Fox Searchlight Pictures	$243,957,453	$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:

★ Worldwide: http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=1997&p=.htm

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★ U.S. & Canada: http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=1997&p=.htm

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★ United Kingdom: http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/statistics/boxoffice/

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★ Australia: http://www.moviemarshal.com.au/

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''
:'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''
:'Other'
:Best Director: 'James Cameron' - ''Titanic''
:Best Foreign Language Film: '''Ma vie en rose''' (''My Life in Pink''), France / Belgium / U.K.
'Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):'
:'''Taste of Cherry''' (طعم گيلاس, Ta'm-e gilass), directed by Abbas Kiarostami, Iran / France
:'''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

Films released in 1997

★ ''Absolute Power'', starring and directed by Clint Eastwood

★ ''Addicted to Love''

★ ''Air Force One''

★ ''

★ ''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)

★ ''

★ ''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)

★ '' (Japan)

★ ''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''

★ ''

★ ''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''

★ ''

★ ''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''

★ ''

★ ''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''

★ ''

★ ''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''

★ ''

★ ''Under the Lighthouse Dancing''

★ ''Volcano'' starring Tommy Lee Jones

★ ''Wag the Dog''

★ ''Waiting for Guffman''

★ ''The Wrong Guy''

★ ''Year of the Horse''

Births

★ January 24 - Jonah Bobo, American actor

Deaths

★ 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