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Highest Grossing Stars of 1997 at the Domestic Box Office


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This list shows the highest grossing stars of 1997 based on the domestic box office of the movies they had a leading role in in 1997 and the two preceeding years (voice-only roles excluded).

The Star Score in this list represent points assigned to each of the leading stars of top 100 (based on domestic box office) movies in the current year and two preceding years. For appearing in the number one movie in a year a star gets 100 points, the number two movie 99 points and so on. This rewards actors for appearing in a number of hit films over the course of three years more than starring in just one monster hit over the same time period.

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Robin Williams
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 33 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Good Will Hunting ($138,433,435 in 1997), The Birdcage ($124,060,553 in 1996), Jumanji ($100,458,310 in 1995), Flubber ($92,993,801 in 1997), Jack ($58,617,334 in 1996), Father's Day ($28,681,080 in 1997)

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John Travolta
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 55 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Face/Off ($112,276,146 in 1997), Phenomenon ($104,636,382 in 1996), Michael ($95,345,070 in 1996), Get Shorty ($72,021,008 in 1995), Broken Arrow ($70,645,997 in 1996)

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Jim Carrey
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 28 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Batman Forever ($184,031,112 in 1995), Liar Liar ($181,410,615 in 1997), Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls ($108,360,063 in 1995), The Cable Guy ($60,240,295 in 1996)

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Complete List

Rank Name Star
Score		 Movies Average
Billing
1 Robin Williams 470 6 1.2
2 John Travolta 428 5 0.6
3 Jim Carrey 370 4 1.5
4 Mel Gibson 358 4 0.8
5 Pierce Brosnan 329 4 1.8
6 Brad Pitt 329 5 2.4
7 Robert De Niro 328 6 2.0
8 Nicolas Cage 318 5 2.0
9 Bruce Willis 316 5 0.8
10 Val Kilmer 312 4 1.8
11 Morgan Freeman 306 4 1.8
12 Sandra Bullock 302 4 0.8
13 Denzel Washington 273 5 0.8
14 Tommy Lee Jones 257 3 1.3
15 George Clooney 245 4 1.0
16 Matthew McConaughey 242 3 3.0
17 Julia Roberts 241 3 1.3
18 Rene Russo 232 3 2.3
19 Michelle Pfeiffer 224 3 3.3
20 Al Pacino 220 4 1.3
21 Richard Gere 215 4 1.3
22 Harrison Ford 214 3 1.0
23 Neve Campbell 211 3 2.3
24 Sean Connery 201 3 1.0
25 Dustin Hoffman 201 3 1.7
26 Sylvester Stallone 197 4 1.0
27 Michael Douglas 195 3 0.7
28 Tom Cruise 195 2 1.0
29 Gene Hackman 187 3 2.7
30 Demi Moore 184 4 2.0
31 Bill Pullman 180 2 2.0
32 Keanu Reeves 178 4 0.5
33 Kurt Russell 177 3 2.3
34 Meg Ryan 175 3 4.3
35 Kevin Costner 174 3 1.0
36 Will Smith 173 2 2.0
37 Steven Seagal 171 4 4.5
38 Nicole Kidman 170 3 2.3
39 Leonardo DiCaprio 167 2 1.0
40 Arnold Schwarzenegger 166 2 1.5
41 John Cusack 160 4 1.8
42 Jack Nicholson 157 2 1.0
43 Glenn Close 157 2 1.5
44 Samuel L. Jackson 156 4 1.8
45 Matt Damon 152 2 1.0
46 Eddie Murphy 150 3 0.5
47 Minnie Driver 150 3 2.3
48 Julianne Moore 145 3 2.3
49 Christina Ricci 144 3 1.0
50 Clint Eastwood 143 2 1.0
51 Whitney Houston 143 2 1.5
52 Vanessa Williams 140 2 2.0
53 Tom Hanks 139 2 3.5
54 Wesley Snipes 138 4 0.8
55 Ed Harris 138 2 2.5
56 Dennis Quaid 137 2 1.0
57 Danny DeVito 136 2 5.5
58 Kevin Kline 134 2 1.5
59 Steve Martin 132 2 1.5
60 Jason Patric 132 2 3.0
61 Sigourney Weaver 128 2 3.0
62 Chris O'Donnell 125 2 3.5
63 Adam Sandler 123 3 1.3
64 Jennifer Lopez 121 2 1.0
65 Julia Ormond 121 2 2.5
66 Elisabeth Shue 118 2 1.5
67 Ice Cube 117 2 6.0
68 Winona Ryder 111 2 6.0
69 Tim Allen 109 2 1.0
70 Chevy Chase 103 2 0.5
71 Bette Midler 101 2 1.0
72 Kevin Spacey 100 2 1.0
73 Kate Winslet 100 1 2.0
74 Diane Lane 100 2 6.5
75 Chris Farley 97 2 1.0
76 David Spade 97 2 2.0
77 Christian Slater 96 2 1.5
78 Jeff Daniels 95 1 2.0
79 Izabella Scorupco 95 1 3.0
80 Famke Janssen 95 1 4.0
81 Cathy Moriarty 94 1 3.0
82 Ben Affleck 94 1 3.0
83 Eric Idle 94 1 4.0
84 Angela Bassett 93 2 2.0
85 Jonathan Pryce 92 1 2.0
86 Michelle Yeoh 92 1 3.0
87 Teri Hatcher 92 1 4.0
88 Goldie Hawn 90 1 2.0
89 Diane Keaton 90 1 3.0
90 David Arquette 88 1 1.0
91 Courteney Cox 88 1 3.0
92 Sarah Michelle Gellar 88 1 4.0
93 Jamie Kennedy 88 1 5.0
94 Jerry O'Connell 88 1 6.0
95 Jada Pinkett Smith 88 1 7.0
96 Richard Dreyfuss 87 1 1.0
97 John Malkovich 87 1 3.0
98 Ving Rhames 87 1 5.0
99 Jodie Foster 86 1 1.0
100 Ethan Embry 85 2 5.0

The Average Billing column contains the average billing position of this cast/crew member for the selected films.

The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).

This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.

Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.

Image attributions

Robin Williams: By Eva Rinaldi → Flickr: Robin Williams [CC-BY-SA-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

John Travolta: Georges Biard [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Jim Carrey: By Ian Smith from London, England (Flickr) [CC-BY-SA-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons