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1997 in film

The year 1997 in film involved many significant films, including Titanic, The Full Monty, Gattaca, Donnie Brasco, Good Will Hunting, L.A. Confidential, The Fifth Element, Nil by Mouth, The Spanish Prisoner, and the beginning of the film studio DreamWorks.

Highest-grossing films

The top 10 films released in 1997 by worldwide gross are as follows:

Box office records

Titanic became the first film in history to pass $1 billion at the box office on March 1, 1998. Titanic held the record for the highest-grossing film of all time for 12 years until it was surpassed by Avatar (also directed by James Cameron) on January 25, 2010.
The Jurassic Park franchise became the sixth film franchise to gross $1 billion with the release of The Lost World: Jurassic Park.
Sony Pictures became the year's highest-grossing distributor in the United States and Canada, with $1.3 billion in domestic gross. It was the first time Sony Pictures topped the domestic box office, after Disney was the top-grossing domestic distributor for the previous three years.

Events

The Star Wars Special Editions, a theatrical anniversary edition of the original Star Wars trilogy, celebrating the 20th anniversary of the release of Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope, are released.
The Fifth Element is released, becoming a global box office success. It will go on to become the top-grossing French film of all time, a record it will hold for 14 years until the release of The Intouchables in 2011.
Titanic becomes the first film to gross US$1 billion at the box office, making it the highest-grossing film in history until Avatar broke the record in 2010.
The Lost World: Jurassic Park grosses a record $90,161,880 on Memorial Day Weekend.

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 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

Award ceremonies

2nd Empire Awards
24th Saturn Awards

Awards

1997 films

By country/region

List of American films of 1997
List of Argentine films of 1997
List of Australian films of 1997
List of Bangladeshi films of 1997
List of British films of 1997
List of Canadian films of 1997
List of French films of 1997
List of Hong Kong films of 1997
List of Indian films of 1997
- List of Hindi films of 1997
- List of Kannada films of 1997
- List of Malayalam films of 1997
- List of Marathi films of 1997
- List of Tamil films of 1997
- List of Telugu films of 1997
List of Japanese films of 1997
List of Mexican films of 1997
List of Pakistani films of 1997
List of Russian films of 1997
List of South Korean films of 1997
List of Spanish films of 1997

By genre/medium

List of action films of 1997
List of animated feature films of 1997
List of avant-garde films of 1997
List of crime films of 1997
List of comedy films of 1997
List of drama films of 1997
List of horror films of 1997
List of science fiction films of 1997
List of thriller films of 1997
List of western films of 1997

Births

January 2 – Melis Sezen, Turkish actress
January 17 – Jake Paul, Boxer
January 21 – Jeremy Shada, American actor and musician
January 24
- Jonah Bobo, American actor
- Dylan Riley Snyder, American actor
February 2 – Ellie Bamber, English actress
February 8
- Kathryn Newton, American actress
- Quintessa Swindell, American actor
February 10 – Chloë Grace Moretz, American actress
February 12 – Shane Baumel, American former teen actor
February 14 – Madison Iseman, American actress
February 23 – Pallavi Dey, Indian actress (d. 2022)
February 25 – Isabelle Fuhrman, American actress
March 2 – Becky G, American singer and actress
March 3 – Camila Cabello, Cuban singer and actress
March 6 – Alisha Boe, Norwegian-American actress
March 9 – Niamh Wilson, Canadian actress
March 10 – Madeleine Arthur, Canadian actress
March 18 – Ciara Bravo, American actress
March 28 – Annabelle Davis, English actress
April 1 – Asa Butterfield, English actor
April 5 – Henry Hunter Hall, American actor
April 15 – Maisie Williams, English actress
April 23 – Alex Ferris, Canadian actor
April 25 – Tony Poljan, American Football Player
April 26 – Amber Midthunder, American actress
May 2 – Perla Haney-Jardine, Brazilian-American actress
May 11 – Lana Condor, American actress
May 12 – Odeya Rush, Israeli actress
May 30
- Zoe Renee, American actress
- Jake Short, American actor
June 13 – Theodore Pellerin, Canadian actor
June 16 – Camila Morrone, American model and actress
June 17 – KJ Apa, New Zealand actor
June 18 – Max Records, American actor
June 26 – Jacob Elordi, Australian actor
July 13 – Leo Howard, American actor and martial artist
July 18 – Fionn Whitehead, British actor
July 19 – Amita Suman, Nepali-British actress
July 22 – Field Cate, American actor
July 23 – Chloé Hayden, Australian actress
August 5
- Olivia Holt, American actress and singer
- Adam Irigoyen, American actor
August 13 – Yeo Jin-goo, South Korean actor
August 18 – Josephine Langford, Australian actress
August 25
- Holly Gibbs, English child actress
- Bryana Salaz, American actress and singer
August 28 – Emilia McCarthy, Canadian actress
August 30 – Dana Gaier, American actress
September 7 – Dean-Charles Chapman, English actor
September 9 - Tallulah Haddon, British actress
September 12 – Sydney Sweeney, American actress
September 16 – Elena Kampouris, American actress
September 19 – Jayme Lawson, American actress
September 30 – Havana Rose Liu, American actress, model, dancer, activist and designer
October 6 – Honor Swinton Byrne, British actress
October 7 – Kira Kosarin, American actress
October 8 – Bella Thorne, American actress
October 10 – Grace Rolek, American actress and voice actress
October 20 – John Bell, Scottish actor
October 23 – Zach Callison, American actor and voice actor
October 26 – Rhenzy Feliz, American actor and singer
October 28 – Sierra McCormick, American actress
November 1
- Max Burkholder, American actor
- Alex Wolff, American actor and musician
November 6 – Hero Fiennes Tiffin, English actor, model and producer
November 8 – Dominique Thorne, American actress
November 13 – Brent and Shane Kinsman, American twin child actors
November 18 – Noah Ringer, American actor
November 26
- Aubrey Joseph, American actor and rapper
- Luka Sabbat, American actor and model
December 11
- Ben Cook, American actor, singer and dancer
- Taylor Hickson, Canadian actress
December 15 – Maude Apatow, American actress
December 16 - Spence Moore II, American actor
December 27 – Vachirawit Chivaaree "Bright", Thai actor
December 29 – Kiera Allen, American actress