1997

This is a list of film-related events in 1997.

Events

 * Summer - Production begins on Star Wars, Episode I - The Phantom Menace.
 * Star Wars Special Editions are released

Top grossing films

 * 1) Titanic, starring Leonardo Dicaprio, Kate Winslet, Frances Fisher, Kathy Bates, Billy Zane, Eric Braeden
 * 2) Men in Black, starring Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones
 * 3) The Lost World: Jurassic Park
 * 4) Liar Liar, starring Jim Carrey, Jennifer Tilly
 * 5) Air Force One, starring Harrison Ford
 * 6) As Good as It Gets, starring Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, Greg Kinnear
 * 7) Good Will Hunting, starring Robin Williams, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck
 * 8) My Best Friend's Wedding, starring Julia Roberts, Cameron Diaz, Rupert Everett
 * 9) Tomorrow Never Dies, starring Pierce Brosnan, Teri Hatcher
 * 10) Face/Off, starring Nicholas Cage, John Travolta

Academy Awards

 * Best Picture: Titanic - 20th Century Fox, Lightstorm Entertainment, Paramount Pictures
 * Best Actor: Jack Nicholson - As Good as It Gets
 * Best Actress: Helen Hunt - As Good as It Gets

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 (b. 1924)
 * 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, actor
 * December 18 - Chris Farley, comedian, actor
 * December 24 - Toshiro Mifune, actor
 * December 31 - Billie Dove, actress

Other movies released

 * Amistad
 * Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
 * Batman & Robin
 * Boogie Nights
 * Dante's Peak
 * Home Alone 3
 * L.A. Confidential
 * Gattaca
 * Power Rangers Turbo: The Movie
 * The Fifth Element
 * The Full Monty
 * The Ice Storm
 * Into Thin Air
 * Mononoke Hime (July 12 - Japan)
 * The Rainmaker
 * Suicide Kings
 * The Sweet Hereafter
 * Volcano starring Tommy Lee Jones (April 25)