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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 the 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:

1997 Rank Title Studio Worldwide Gross U.S/Canada Gross U.K. Gross Mexico Gross Australia Gross Actor Director
1. Titanic Paramount/Fox $1,843,201,268 $600,788,188 £68,532,746 $65,768,915 $57,644,334 Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Frances Fisher, Victor Garber, Bernard Hill, Jonathan Hyde, Gloria Stuart, David Warner, Eric Braeden, and Kathy Bates James Cameron
2. The Lost World: Jurassic Park Universal $618,638,999 $229,086,679 £25,799,961 $20,071,203 Jeff Goldblum, Pete Postlethwaite, Arliss Howard, Julianne Moore, Vince Vaughn and Richard Attenborough Steven Spielberg
3. Men in Black Columbia $589,390,539 $250,690,539 £35,820,921 $22,789,539 Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Linda Fiorentino, Tony Shalhoub, Vincent D'Onofrio, and Rip Torn Barry Sonnenfeld
4. Tomorrow Never Dies United Artists $333,011,068 $125,304,276 £19,584,504 $12,188,046 Pierce Brosnan, Jonathan Pryce, Teri Hatcher, Michelle Yeoh, Gotz Otto, and Judi Dench Roger Spottiswoode
5. Air Force One Columbia $315,156,409 $172,956,409 Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman, Wendy Crewson, Glenn Close, William H. Macy, and Dean Stockwell Wolfgang Petersen
6. As Good as It Gets TriStar $314,178,011 $148,478,011 Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt and Greg Kinnear James L. Brooks
7. Liar Liar Universal $302,710,615 $181,410,615 £11,785,973 $21,117,778 Jim Carrey, Maura Tierney, Justin Cooper, Cary Elwes, Jennifer Tilly, Swoosie Kurtz and Amanda Donohoe Tom Shadyac
8. My Best Friend's Wedding TriStar $299,288,605 $127,120,029 Julia Roberts, Cameron Diaz, Dermot Mulroney and Rupert Everett P.J. Hogan
9. The Fifth Element Columbia $263,900,000 $63,800,000 Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman, Milla Jovovich, Chris Tucker, Ian Holm and Luke Perry Luc Besson
10. The Full Monty Fox Searchlight $257,850,122 $45,948,975 £51,992,765 $23,197,810 Robert Carlyle, Mark Addy and Tom Wilkinson Peter Cattaneo


As of November 7, 2008, forty-one films released in 1997 have grossed more than $100 million, reaching blockbuster status. Three films have grossed more than $400 million, reaching "international blockbuster" status. One film (Titanic) has grossed more than $1,800,000,000, making it the second highest grossing film in history. On Sunday, February 22, 1998, Titanic reached a $400 million domestic gross in a record time of 66 days. On Thursday, March 26, 1998 after 98 days in release, Titanic reached $500 million domestically, becoming the first film in history to cross the half-billion-dollar domestic milestone. On Thursday, August 27, 1998 Titanic reached $600 million domestically becoming the most successful box office film in history.

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For a complete list of 1997's top-grossing films, follow these links:

Events

Academy Awards

Golden Globe Awards

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 Shōhei 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

Awards

Category/Organization 55th Golden Globe Awards
January 18, 1998		 70th Academy Awards
March 23, 1998		 51st BAFTA Awards
April 18, 1998
Drama Musical or Comedy
Best Film Titanic As Good as It Gets Titanic The Full Monty
Best Director James Cameron
Titanic		 James Cameron
Titanic		 Baz Luhrmann
Romeo + Juliet
Best Actor Peter Fonda
Ulee's Gold		 Jack Nicholson
As Good as It Gets		 Jack Nicholson
As Good as It Gets		 Robert Carlyle
The Full Monty
Best Actress Judi Dench
Mrs. Brown		 Helen Hunt
As Good as It Gets		 Helen Hunt
As Good as It Gets		 Judi Dench
Mrs. Brown
Best Supporting Actor Burt Reynolds
Boogie Nights		 Robin Williams
Good Will Hunting		 Tom Wilkinson
The Full Monty
Best Supporting Actress Kim Basinger
L.A. Confidential		 Kim Basinger
L.A. Confidential		 Sigourney Weaver
The Ice Storm
Best Screenplay, Adapted Good Will Hunting
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon		 L.A. Confidential
Brian Helgeland and Curtis Hanson		 Romeo + Juliet
Baz Luhrmann and Craig Pearce
Best Screenplay, Original Good Will Hunting
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon		 Nil by Mouth
Gary Oldman
Best Foreign Language Film My Life in Pink
(Ma vie en rose)		 Character
(Karakter)		 Ridicule
(Ridicule)

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Notable deaths

Month Date Name Age Country Profession Notable films
January 4 Bill Lancaster 49 USA Screenwriter The Thing • The Bad News Bears
6 Catherine Scorsese 84 USA Actress Goodfellas • The Godfather: Part III • Casino • The King of Comedy • Cape Fear • Moonstruck
19 Adriana Caselotti 80 USA Actress Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs • The Wizard of Oz • It's a Wonderful Life
19 James Dickey 73 USA Author, Screenwriter, Actor Deliverance
23 Bill Zuckert 81 USA Actor Ace Ventura: Pet Detective • Hang 'Em High • Seems Like Old Times • Ada
February 4 Robert Clouse 68 USA Director Enter the Dragon • Ironheart • Game of Death • China O'Brien • Black Belt Jones
8 Robert Ridgely 65 USA Actor Philadelphia • Boogie Nights • Robin Hood: Men in Tights • Fire Down Below • Beverly Hills Cop II • That Thing You Do! • The Ref
12 James Cossins 63 UK Actor The Man with the Golden Gun • Gandhi • The First Great Train Robbery
26 David Doyle 67 USA Actor Capricorn One • The Adventures of Pinocchio • Coogan's Bluff
26 Wende Wagner 55 USA Actress Rosemary's Baby • Guns of the Magnificent Seven • Out of Sight • Rio Conchos
March 4 Carey Loftin 83 USA Stuntman, Actor The Deer Hunter • Patton • The Goonies • Days of Thunder • Fletch • The Rookie • Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo • The China Syndrome • Harry and the Hendersons
8 Alexander Salkind 75 Poland Producer Superman • The Three Musketeers • Christopher Columbus: The Discovery
14 Fred Zinnemann 89 Austria Director, Producer From Here to Eternity • High Noon • A Man for All Seasons • Oklahoma! • The Day of the Jackal • The Sundowners
April 2 Anthony Bushell 92 UK Actor A Night to Remember • The Battle of the River Plate • The Scarlet Pimpernel • Disraeli • The Black Knight
5 Allen Ginsberg 70 USA Poet, Actor Chappaqua • Renaldo and Clara
14 Michael Stroka 58 USA Actor King Rat • House of Dark Shadows • Harlem Nights • Island of Blood
20 Jean Louis 89 France Costume Designer The Caine Mutiny • A Star is Born • The Misfits • Gambit • Bus Riley's Back in Town
25 Brian May 62 Australia Composer Mad Max • Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare • Steel Dawn • Hurricane Smith • Cloak & Dagger • Patrick
25 John Beal 87 USA Actor The Firm • Amityville 3-D • Les Misérables
27 Paul Lambert 74 USA Actor Planet of the Apes • Spartacus • All the President's Men • Blue Thunder • Death Wish II • A Gunfight
28 Steve Conte 77 Italy Actor The Onion Field • The Wild World of Batwoman • Teenage Zombies
May 11 Howard Morton 71 USA Actor The Mechanic • The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean • Scorpio
14 Thelma Carpenter 75 USA Actress The Wiz • The Cotton Club • New York Stories
16 Giuseppe De Santis 80 Italy Screenwriter Bitter Rice
23 Frances E. Nealy 78 USA Actress Ghostbusters • WarGames • Blue Thunder • Colors • Alex in Wonderland
June 14 Richard Jaeckel 70 USA Actor The Dirty Dozen • Starman • Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid • Chosen Survivors • The Green Slime • Walking Tall Part 2 • The Devil's Brigade
22 Don Henderson 64 UK Actor Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope • Brazil • FairyTale: A True Story • The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
24 Brian Keith 75 USA Actor The Parent Trap • Young Guns • The Wind and the Lion • Nickelodeon • Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen • Hooper
29 William Hickey 69 USA Actor The Nightmare Before Christmas • Prizzi's Honor • Pink Cadillac • The Name of the Rose • Little Big Man • MouseHunt • The Boston Strangler
July 1 Robert Mitchum 79 USA Actor Cape Fear • Story of G.I. Joe • Ryan's Daughter • Tombstone • The Night of the Hunter • Out of the Past • Dead Man • Scrooged • The Last Tycoon • Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison
2 James Stewart 89 USA Actor It's a Wonderful Life • Vertigo • Rear Window • The Flight of the Phoenix • Rope • How the West Was Won • The Spirit of St. Louis • Harvey • Mr. Smith Goes to Washington • The Cheyenne Social Club • Airport '77
16 William Reynolds 87 USA Film Editor The Godfather • The Sound of Music • The Sting • The Day the Earth Stood Still • The Sand Pebbles • Newsies • Ishtar • Our Man Flint
17 Gene Warren 80 USA Visual Effects Artist True Lies • Black Sunday • The Time Machine
24 Brian Glover 63 UK Actor Alien 3 • An American Werewolf in London • Kafka • Jabberwocky
August 2 William S. Burroughs 83 USA Author, Actor Twister • Drugstore Cowboy
5 Don Steele 61 USA Actor Gremlins • Grand Theft Auto • Death Race 2000 • Rock 'n' Roll High School • Eating Raoul
18 Don Knight 64 UK Actor Swamp Thing • The Apple Dumpling Gang • The Hawaiians
18 Jeep Swenson 40 USA Actor Batman & Robin • Bulletproof • The Bad Pack • No Holds Barred
26 Camilla Spira 81 Germany Actor Die Buntkarierten • Morgenrot • The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
31 Dodi Fayed 42 Egypt Producer Hook • Chariots of Fire • F/X
31 Will Hare 81 USA Actor Back to the Future • The Rose • The Electric Horseman • Heaven Can Wait • Enter the Ninja
September 5 Eddie Little Sky 71 USA Actor A Man Called Horse • Paint Your Wagon • 7 Faces of Dr. Lao
9 Burgess Meredith 89 USA Actor Rocky • Batman • The Day of the Locust • Grumpy Old Men • Clash of the Titans • Joe Butterfly • The Sentinel
17 Red Skelton 84 USA Actor, Comedian Ziegfeld Follies • Merton of the Movies • Whistling in Brooklyn • Du Barry Was a Lady
26 Dorothy Kingsley 87 USA Screenwriter Angels in the Outfield • Valley of the Dolls • Pal Joey
October 3 John Ashley 95 UK Actor, Producer Apocalypse Now • Hud • Frankenstein's Daughter • Suicide Battalion
5 Andrew Keir 71 UK Actor Cleopatra • Rob Roy • Mary, Queen of Scots • Quatermass and the Pit • Dracula: Prince of Darkness
12 John Denver 53 USA Singer, Actor Oh God! • Fire and Ice
16 Audra Lindley 79 USA Actress When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder? • The Relic • Spellbinder • Shoot the Moon
19 Arthur Ibbetson 75 UK Cinematographer Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory • Where Eagles Dare • Hopscotch • Anne of the Thousand Days • The Bounty • Poet's Pub
24 Don Messick 71 USA Voice Actor, Actor, Voice of Scooby-Doo Jetsons: The Movie • The Transformers: The Movie • Tom and Jerry: The Movie • Pufnstuf
30 Samuel Fuller 85 USA Screenwriter The Big Red One • Shock Corridor • The Klansman • The Cape Town Affair
November 5 William Watson 59 USA Actor In the Heat of the Night • Chato's Land • The Mack
8 Michael Ward 88 UK Actor Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell • Revenge of the Pink Panther • Carry On Cleo • The Rough and the Smooth
11 William Alland 81 USA Producer, Actor Citizen Kane • Creature from the Black Lagoon • The Deadly Mantis • The Mole People • This Island Earth
12 Sándor Szabó 82 Hungary Actor Topaz
25 Charles Hallahan 54 Ireland Actress The Thing • Dante's Peak • Twilight Zone: The Movie • Dave • Pale Rider
December 4 Richard Vernon 72 UK Actor Goldfinger • A Hard Day's Night • Gandhi • Evil Under the Sun
14 Stubby Kaye 79 USA Actor Who Framed Roger Rabbit • Cat Ballou • Guys and Dolls • Sweet Charity • The Cool Mikado • Li'l Abner
18 Chris Farley 33 USA Actor, Comedian Tommy Boy • Beverly Hills Ninja • Wayne's World 2 • Black Sheep • Coneheads • Almost Heroes • Airheads
19 Michael Alldredge 56 USA Actor Scarface • Iron Eagle • The Entity • Robot Jox
20 Dawn Steel 51 USA Producer City of Angels • Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit • Fallen • Cool Runnings • Honey, I Blew Up the Kid
25 Denver Pyle 77 USA Actor Bonnie and Clyde • Maverick • Escape to Witch Mountain • The Great Race

Camilla Spira (1 March 1906 – 25 August 1997)

[edit] Selected filmographyPiccadilly Zero Hour 12 (1963) Die Buntkarierten (1949) Morgenrot (1933) The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933)

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