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Box Office Performance for Dramatization Movies in 2014

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2014 GrossTickets Sold
1 Lone Survivor Jan 10, 2014 Action R $124,768,916 15,271,593
2 Heaven is for Real Apr 16, 2014 Drama PG $91,386,097 11,185,568
3 Unbroken Dec 25, 2014 Drama PG-13 $62,266,245 7,621,327
4 American Hustle Dec 13, 2013 Black Comedy R $62,194,684 7,612,568
5 Son of God Feb 28, 2014 Drama PG-13 $59,700,064 7,307,229
6 The Wolf of Wall Street Dec 25, 2013 Black Comedy R $53,775,227 6,582,035
7 Jersey Boys Jun 20, 2014 Drama R $47,047,013 5,758,508
8 Get on Up Aug 1, 2014 Drama PG-13 $30,569,935 3,741,730
9 The Imitation Game Nov 28, 2014 Drama PG-13 $30,472,090 3,729,753
10 The Theory of Everything Nov 7, 2014 Drama PG-13 $24,772,350 3,032,111
11 Saving Mr. Banks Dec 20, 2013 Drama PG-13 $24,341,481 2,979,373
12 Wild Dec 3, 2014 Drama R $19,742,647 2,416,480
13 Dallas Buyers Club Nov 1, 2013 Drama R $10,997,442 1,346,076
14 Belle May 2, 2014 Drama PG $10,726,630 1,312,929
15 Big Eyes Dec 25, 2014 Drama PG-13 $9,924,025 1,214,690
16 Foxcatcher Nov 14, 2014 Drama R $7,942,789 972,189
17 Cantinflas Aug 29, 2014 Drama PG $6,382,924 781,263
18 Cesar Chavez Mar 28, 2014 Drama PG-13 $5,571,497 681,945
19 The Railway Man Apr 11, 2014 Drama R $4,438,438 543,260
20 Rosewater Nov 14, 2014 Drama R $3,128,941 382,979
21 Myeong-ryang Aug 8, 2014 Drama Not Rated $2,830,989 346,510
22 Kill the Messenger Oct 10, 2014 Thriller/Suspense R $2,450,846 299,981
23 Captain Phillips Oct 11, 2013 Drama PG-13 $2,301,683 281,723
24 American Sniper Dec 25, 2014 Drama R $2,229,288 272,862
25 Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom Nov 29, 2013 Drama PG-13 $1,261,498 154,406
26 50 to 1 Mar 21, 2014 Drama PG-13 $1,069,454 130,900
27 Mr. Turner Dec 19, 2014 Drama R $962,818 117,847
28 Alone Yet Not Alone Jun 13, 2014 Drama PG-13 $795,755 97,399
29 Yves Saint Laurent Jun 25, 2014 Drama R $723,593 88,567
30 The Saratov Approach Oct 9, 2013 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $573,874 70,241
31 23 Blast Oct 24, 2014 Drama PG-13 $549,185 67,219
32 Tracks Sep 19, 2014 Drama PG-13 $509,815 62,400
33 La petite reine Jun 13, 2014 Drama Not Rated $430,527 52,696
34 Wakolda Apr 25, 2014 Drama PG-13 $414,912 50,784
35 Jimi: All is By My Side Sep 26, 2014 Drama R $340,911 41,727
36 Lee Daniels' The Butler Aug 16, 2013 Drama PG-13 $338,433 41,423
37 Punjab 1984 Jun 27, 2014 Drama Not Rated $265,000 32,435
38 The Last of Robin Hood Aug 29, 2014 Drama R $171,138 20,947
39 From the Rough Apr 23, 2014 Drama PG $150,000 18,359
40 Le metis de Dieu Jan 3, 2014 Drama Not Rated $133,672 16,361
41 Libertador Oct 3, 2014 Drama R $113,067 13,839
42 Huang jin shi dai Oct 17, 2014 Drama Not Rated $99,872 12,224
43 One Chance Oct 10, 2014 Drama PG-13 $90,592 11,088
44 Dom over dod man Jun 20, 2014 Drama Not Rated $62,506 7,650
45 Low Down Oct 24, 2014 Drama R $52,337 6,405
46 Horici ker Jun 11, 2014 Drama Not Rated $26,105 3,195
47 Camille Claudel: 1915 Oct 16, 2013 Drama Not Rated $6,941 849
48 Kid Cannabis Apr 18, 2014 Drama Not Rated $5,565 681
49 Violette Nov 29, 2013 Drama Not Rated $4,981 609
50 Tore tanzt Jun 27, 2014 Horror Not Rated $4,871 596
51 Life of a King Jan 17, 2014 Drama PG-13 $4,304 526
52 Summer in February Jan 17, 2014 Drama Not Rated $1,624 198
Total Gross of All Movies$709,125,591
Total Tickets Sold86,796,253

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2014. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2014. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.

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