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Box Office Performance for Historical Fiction Movies in 2015

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2015 GrossTickets Sold
1 Bridge of Spies Oct 16, 2015 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $70,610,153 8,376,056
2 The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Aug 14, 2015 Action PG-13 $45,445,109 5,390,878
3 The Big Short Dec 11, 2015 Drama R $33,055,481 3,921,172
4 The Hateful Eight Dec 25, 2015 Western R $29,045,855 3,445,534
5 Brooklyn Nov 4, 2015 Drama PG-13 $19,563,995 2,320,759
6 Mr. Holmes Jul 17, 2015 Drama PG $17,737,646 2,104,109
7 Far from the Madding Crowd May 1, 2015 Drama PG-13 $12,236,500 1,451,542
8 Exodus: Gods and Kings Dec 12, 2014 Drama PG-13 $9,287,173 1,101,681
9 Baahubali: The Beginning Jul 10, 2015 Action Not Rated $6,738,000 799,288
10 Inherent Vice Dec 12, 2014 Comedy R $6,647,997 788,611
11 Little Boy Apr 24, 2015 Drama PG-13 $6,485,961 769,390
12 The Danish Girl Nov 27, 2015 Drama R $6,050,349 717,716
13 Bajirao Mastani Dec 18, 2015 Drama Not Rated $5,848,971 693,828
14 A Most Violent Year Dec 31, 2014 Drama R $5,463,088 648,053
15 Carol Nov 20, 2015 Drama R $4,982,475 591,040
16 Suffragette Oct 23, 2015 Drama PG-13 $4,668,603 553,808
17 The Water Diviner Apr 24, 2015 Drama R $4,200,117 498,234
18 Phoenix Jul 24, 2015 Drama PG-13 $3,166,858 375,665
19 Assassination Aug 7, 2015 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $1,904,682 225,940
20 Astérix: Le domaine des dieux Feb 20, 2015 Adventure Not Rated $1,656,287 196,475
21 The Diary of a Teenage Girl Aug 7, 2015 Drama R $1,477,002 175,207
22 Infinitely Polar Bear Jun 19, 2015 Comedy R $1,430,655 169,709
23 ’71 Feb 27, 2015 Thriller/Suspense R $1,270,847 150,752
24 Beyond the Mask Apr 6, 2015 Action PG $1,236,094 146,630
25 The Met: Live in HD - Tannh… Oct 30, 2015 Concert/Perfor… Not Rated $1,150,000 136,417
26 Big Stone Gap Oct 9, 2015 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $1,009,984 119,808
27 Macbeth Dec 4, 2015 Drama R $906,513 107,534
28 Im Labyrinth des Schweigens Sep 30, 2015 Drama R $763,736 90,597
29 Cìkè Niè Yinniáng Aug 27, 2015 Drama Not Rated $632,542 75,034
30 Fury Oct 17, 2014 Drama R $573,567 68,039
31 Jimmy's Hall Jul 3, 2015 Drama PG-13 $560,341 66,469
32 A Little Chaos Jun 26, 2015 Drama R $558,173 66,212
33 By the Sea Nov 13, 2015 Drama R $538,460 63,874
34 Remember Oct 16, 2015 Thriller/Suspense R $501,931 59,541
35 Bombay Velvet May 15, 2015 Drama Not Rated $450,692 53,463
36 Detective Byomkesh Bakshy Apr 3, 2015 Drama Not Rated $338,637 40,170
37 N.L.L: Yeonpyeong Haejeon Jul 17, 2015 Drama Not Rated $324,719 38,519
38 A Borrowed Identity May 15, 2015 Drama Not Rated $319,391 37,887
39 L'homme qu'on aimait trop May 15, 2015 Drama R $277,528 32,921
40 Carter High Oct 30, 2015 Drama PG-13 $240,214 28,495
41 Slow West May 15, 2015 Western R $229,094 27,176
42 A Royal Night Out May 14, 2015 Drama PG-13 $228,136 27,062
43 The Grand Budapest Hotel Mar 7, 2014 Comedy R $225,305 26,727
44 Lang Tu Teng Feb 13, 2015 Adventure PG-13 $212,616 25,221
45 Heneral Luna Sep 9, 2015 Action R $206,040 24,441
46 Escobar: Paradise Lost Jun 26, 2015 Drama R $195,792 23,225
47 La French May 15, 2015 Thriller/Suspense R $190,980 22,654
48 Stonewall Sep 25, 2015 Drama R $187,674 22,262
49 Serena Mar 27, 2015 Drama R $176,391 20,924
50 Theeb Nov 6, 2015 Adventure Not Rated $164,704 19,537
51 Saul fia Dec 18, 2015 Drama R $158,534 18,805
52 The Homesman Nov 14, 2014 Western R $157,192 18,646
53 Mandariinid Apr 17, 2015 Drama Not Rated $114,501 13,582
54 Memories of the Sword Aug 28, 2015 Action Not Rated $111,071 13,175
55 Tian jiang xiong shi Feb 18, 2015 Action R $74,070 8,786
56 Eden Jun 19, 2015 Drama R $65,460 7,765
57 Güeros May 20, 2015 Comedy Not Rated $60,171 7,137
58 Jauja Mar 20, 2015 Drama Not Rated $58,403 6,927
59 Die geliebten Schwestern Jan 9, 2015 Drama Not Rated $54,064 6,413
60 Shanghai Oct 2, 2015 Drama R $46,425 5,507
61 Madame Bovary Jun 12, 2015 Drama R $44,234 5,247
62 The Salvation Feb 27, 2015 Western R $43,318 5,138
63 Queen and Country Feb 18, 2015 Drama Not Rated $41,297 4,898
64 La mafia uccide solo d'estate Mar 6, 2015 Black Comedy Not Rated $37,134 4,404
65 The Keeping Room Sep 25, 2015 Western R $27,166 3,222
66 Jeux interdits Apr 24, 2015 Drama PG $19,889 2,359
67 Campanadas a medianoche Jan 1, 2016 Comedy Not Rated $18,958 2,248
68 Marie's Story May 1, 2015 Drama Not Rated $11,720 1,390
69 Diplomatie Oct 15, 2014 Drama Not Rated $10,880 1,290
70 Northern Soul Oct 2, 2015 Drama R $8,886 1,054
71 L'armée des ombres Apr 28, 2006 Drama Not Rated $8,100 960
72 Kajaki Nov 13, 2015 Drama R $7,891 936
73 Set Fire to the Stars Jun 12, 2015 Drama Not Rated $7,280 863
74 Loin des hommes May 1, 2015 Drama Not Rated $5,336 632
75 De Mayerling à Sarajevo Mar 27, 2015 Drama Not Rated $5,247 622
76 The Dead Lands Apr 17, 2015 Action R $5,240 621
77 Yosemite Jan 1, 2016 Drama R $4,461 529
78 Cong cong na nian Dec 12, 2014 Drama Not Rated $4,330 513
79 Dias de gracia May 1, 2015 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $4,308 511
80 Allure Mar 6, 2015 Drama Not Rated $3,130 371
81 La dame dans l’auto avec de… Dec 18, 2015 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $1,901 225
82 Cut Snake Oct 16, 2015 Thriller/Suspense R $1,625 192
83 Eternity: The Movie Oct 17, 2014 Comedy Not Rated $1,390 164
84 Half of a Yellow Sun May 16, 2014 Drama R $884 104
85 Jimmy P. Feb 14, 2014 Drama Not Rated $483 57
86 Pioneer Dec 5, 2014 Thriller/Suspense R $24 2
Total Gross of All Movies$312,598,061
Total Tickets Sold37,081,581

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2015. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2015. 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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