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Box Office Performance for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies in 2014

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2014 GrossTickets Sold
1 The Hunger Games: Mockingja… Nov 21, 2014 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $323,734,502 39,624,786
2 The Hobbit: The Battle of t… Dec 17, 2014 Adventure PG-13 $220,602,017 27,001,470
3 Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Jul 11, 2014 Adventure PG-13 $208,545,589 25,525,775
4 Gone Girl Oct 3, 2014 Thriller/Suspense R $166,197,583 20,342,421
5 Divergent Mar 21, 2014 Adventure PG-13 $150,947,895 18,475,874
6 The Fault in Our Stars Jun 6, 2014 Drama PG-13 $124,872,350 15,284,253
7 The Maze Runner Sep 19, 2014 Action PG-13 $102,104,191 12,497,452
8 Alexander and the Terrible,… Oct 10, 2014 Comedy PG $66,032,663 8,082,333
9 Dracula Untold Oct 10, 2014 Action PG-13 $55,991,880 6,853,351
10 The Hundred-Foot Journey Aug 8, 2014 Comedy PG $54,235,441 6,638,364
11 The Boxtrolls Sep 26, 2014 Adventure PG $50,618,671 6,195,675
12 If I Stay Aug 22, 2014 Drama PG-13 $50,474,843 6,178,071
13 The Giver Aug 15, 2014 Drama PG-13 $45,090,374 5,519,017
14 This is Where I Leave You Sep 19, 2014 Comedy R $34,296,320 4,197,835
15 The Hobbit: The Desolation … Dec 13, 2013 Adventure PG-13 $29,307,213 3,587,174
16 The Best of Me Oct 17, 2014 Drama PG-13 $26,739,759 3,272,920
17 A Walk Among the Tombstones Sep 19, 2014 Action R $26,017,685 3,184,539
18 The November Man Aug 27, 2014 Thriller/Suspense R $25,018,119 3,062,193
19 Endless Love Feb 14, 2014 Drama PG-13 $23,438,250 2,868,818
20 The Hunger Games: Catching … Nov 22, 2013 Adventure PG-13 $17,528,348 2,145,452
21 Addicted Oct 10, 2014 Drama R $17,390,770 2,128,613
22 A Most Wanted Man Jul 25, 2014 Thriller/Suspense R $17,237,855 2,109,896
23 Left Behind Oct 3, 2014 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $14,019,924 1,716,024
24 Labor Day Jan 31, 2014 Drama PG-13 $13,371,528 1,636,661
25 The Secret Life of Walter M… Dec 25, 2013 Adventure PG $12,765,884 1,562,531
26 Winter’s Tale Feb 14, 2014 Drama PG-13 $12,600,231 1,542,255
27 The Drop Sep 12, 2014 Drama R $10,724,389 1,312,654
28 Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Re… May 9, 2014 Adventure PG $8,462,347 1,035,782
29 Vampire Academy Feb 7, 2014 Comedy PG-13 $7,791,979 953,730
30 The Wind Rises (風立ちぬ) Jul 20, 2013 Drama PG-13 $5,201,879 636,704
31 Before I Go to Sleep Oct 31, 2014 Thriller/Suspense R $3,242,457 396,873
32 Under the Skin Apr 4, 2014 Thriller/Suspense R $2,614,251 319,981
33 The Book Thief Nov 8, 2013 Drama PG-13 $2,396,662 293,349
34 The Homesman Nov 14, 2014 Western R $2,272,797 278,188
35 2 States Apr 18, 2014 Drama Not Rated $2,238,175 273,950
36 Cloudy with a Chance of Mea… Sep 27, 2013 Adventure PG $2,179,330 266,747
37 Inherent Vice Dec 12, 2014 Comedy R $1,462,978 179,067
38 The Remaining Sep 5, 2014 Horror PG-13 $1,169,603 143,158
39 Hector and the Search for H… Sep 19, 2014 Romantic Comedy R $1,124,445 137,630
40 The Invisible Woman Dec 25, 2013 Drama R $1,116,507 136,659
41 Enemy Mar 14, 2014 Thriller/Suspense R $1,005,824 123,111
42 Atlas Shrugged: Who Is John… Sep 12, 2014 Drama PG-13 $851,690 104,246
43 Frankie & Alice Dec 10, 2010 Drama R $706,547 86,480
44 Forrest Gump Jul 6, 1994 Drama PG-13 $540,777 66,190
45 In Secret Feb 21, 2014 Thriller/Suspense R $444,179 54,367
46 Joe Apr 11, 2014 Drama R $373,375 45,700
47 Women Who Flirt Nov 26, 2014 Comedy Not Rated $372,143 45,549
48 L’écume des jours Apr 24, 2013 Drama Not Rated $303,187 37,109
49 Innocence Sep 5, 2014 Action PG-13 $292,824 35,841
50 Kill Your Darlings Oct 18, 2013 Drama R $269,443 32,979
51 Life of Crime Aug 29, 2014 Comedy R $265,452 32,491
52 The Double May 9, 2014 Comedy R $200,406 24,529
53 Mo jing Apr 18, 2014 Horror Not Rated $172,010 21,053
54 Ernest et Celestine Mar 1, 2013 Adventure Not Rated $156,644 19,173
55 Ender’s Game Nov 1, 2013 Adventure PG-13 $80,342 9,833
56 Les yeux jaunes des crocodiles Nov 28, 2014 Drama Not Rated $74,006 9,058
57 Il conformista Aug 29, 2014 Drama R $59,656 7,301
58 Feuchtgebiete Sep 5, 2014 Comedy Not Rated $59,437 7,275
59 Half of a Yellow Sun May 16, 2014 Drama R $53,645 6,566
60 Hateship Loveship Apr 11, 2014 Drama R $51,610 6,317
61 The Taking of Tiger Mountain Jan 2, 2015 Adventure Not Rated $50,621 6,195
62 Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters Aug 7, 2013 Adventure PG $41,344 5,060
63 Filth May 30, 2014 Black Comedy R $34,411 4,211
64 White Bird in a Blizzard Oct 24, 2014 Drama R $33,821 4,139
65 L'amour est un crime parfait Oct 17, 2014 Drama Not Rated $25,475 3,118
66 Accident May 23, 2014 Drama Not Rated $17,161 2,100
67 Les chevaux de Dieu May 14, 2014 Drama Not Rated $14,817 1,813
68 Days and Nights Sep 26, 2014 Comedy Not Rated $8,647 1,058
69 Come Back to Me Jul 25, 2014 Horror R $7,744 947
70 La mariée était en noir Nov 4, 2011 Drama Not Rated $5,868 718
71 Tip Top Dec 12, 2014 Comedy Not Rated $2,732 334
72 Mr. Pip Nov 7, 2014 Drama PG-13 $1,714 209
73 Der Turm Nov 7, 2014 Drama Not Rated $1,117 136
74 The Family Sep 13, 2013 Black Comedy R $1,081 132
75 The Butterfly Room Apr 11, 2014 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $1,081 132
Total Gross of All Movies$1,947,758,515
Total Tickets Sold238,403,695

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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