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Men in Black released

When: 2 Jul 1997
Sources: 1 public source

Logo of the Men in Black films, which began with the 1997 release Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Sony released Men in Black, a comedy about agents who police aliens living secretly on Earth, drawing on UFO lore about mysterious men who silence witnesses. It earned about $589 million worldwide and launched a franchise.

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