1997 in film

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 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 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, ), directed by Abbas Kiarostami, Iran / France :The Eel (うなぎ, ), 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 ==

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, American YouTuber, actor and 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 • Toheeb Jimoh, English actor • Maisie Williams, English actress • April 19 - Kaitlyn Santa Juana, Canadian actress and singer • 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 24 - Aysha Joy Samuel, German actress • May 30 • Zoe Renee, American actress • Jake Short, American actor • June 3 – Alison Oliver, Irish actress • 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 19 – Molly Windsor, English actress • June 21 – Sam Buchanan, English 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 11 – Michelle Randolph, American 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 ==Deaths==