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Box Office Performance for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies in 2015

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2015 GrossTickets Sold
1 Jurassic World Jun 12, 2015 Action PG-13 $652,270,625 77,374,926
2 The Hunger Games: Mockingja… Nov 20, 2015 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $274,185,395 32,524,957
3 The Martian Oct 2, 2015 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $225,345,353 26,731,359
4 Spectre Nov 6, 2015 Action PG-13 $197,102,585 23,381,090
5 Home Mar 27, 2015 Adventure PG $177,397,510 21,043,595
6 Fifty Shades of Grey Feb 13, 2015 Drama R $166,167,230 19,711,415
7 The Divergent Series: Insur… Mar 20, 2015 Action PG-13 $130,179,072 15,442,357
8 Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials Sep 18, 2015 Action PG-13 $81,630,702 9,683,357
9 Goosebumps Oct 16, 2015 Horror PG $79,132,868 9,387,054
10 Paddington Jan 16, 2015 Adventure PG $76,223,578 9,041,942
11 The Longest Ride Apr 10, 2015 Drama PG-13 $37,446,117 4,442,007
12 Pan Oct 9, 2015 Adventure PG $35,057,457 4,158,654
13 The Hobbit: The Battle of t… Dec 17, 2014 Adventure PG-13 $34,517,771 4,094,634
14 The DUFF Feb 20, 2015 Comedy PG-13 $34,030,343 4,036,814
15 Paper Towns Jul 24, 2015 Drama PG-13 $32,000,304 3,796,003
16 Brooklyn Nov 4, 2015 Drama PG-13 $19,563,995 2,320,759
17 Mr. Holmes Jul 17, 2015 Drama PG $17,737,646 2,104,109
18 Seventh Son Feb 6, 2015 Adventure PG-13 $17,725,785 2,102,703
19 The Hunger Games: Mockingja… Nov 21, 2014 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $13,401,383 1,589,725
20 Far from the Madding Crowd May 1, 2015 Drama PG-13 $12,236,500 1,451,542
21 The Gunman Mar 20, 2015 Thriller/Suspense R $10,664,749 1,265,094
22 Mortdecai Jan 23, 2015 Action R $7,696,134 912,945
23 Me and Earl and the Dying Girl Jun 12, 2015 Drama PG-13 $6,758,416 801,710
24 Inherent Vice Dec 12, 2014 Comedy R $6,647,997 788,611
25 The Danish Girl Nov 27, 2015 Drama R $6,050,349 717,716
26 Victor Frankenstein Nov 25, 2015 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $5,775,076 685,062
27 Carol Nov 20, 2015 Drama R $4,982,475 591,040
28 Room Oct 16, 2015 Drama R $4,976,972 590,388
29 Phoenix Jul 24, 2015 Drama PG-13 $3,166,858 375,665
30 Game of Thrones: The IMAX E… Jan 29, 2015 Drama R $1,896,092 224,921
31 Gone Girl Oct 3, 2014 Thriller/Suspense R $1,569,606 186,193
32 Child 44 Apr 17, 2015 Thriller/Suspense R $1,224,330 145,234
33 The Ghouls Dec 18, 2015 Adventure Not Rated $1,121,896 133,083
34 Big Stone Gap Oct 9, 2015 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $1,009,984 119,808
35 Alexander and the Terrible,… Oct 10, 2014 Comedy PG $921,486 109,310
36 The Revenant Dec 25, 2015 Adventure R $872,519 103,502
37 The Polar Express Nov 10, 2004 Adventure G $846,602 100,427
38 Omoide no Mani May 22, 2015 Drama PG $565,042 67,027
39 The Third Man May 7, 1999 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $437,795 51,932
40 Gemma Bovery May 29, 2015 Drama R $425,080 50,424
41 Pather Panchali May 8, 2015 Drama Not Rated $402,723 47,772
42 Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet Aug 7, 2015 Adventure PG $340,536 40,395
43 N.L.L: Yeonpyeong Haejeon Jul 17, 2015 Drama Not Rated $324,719 38,519
44 The Maze Runner Sep 19, 2014 Action PG-13 $323,671 38,395
45 A Borrowed Identity May 15, 2015 Drama Not Rated $319,391 37,887
46 L'homme qu'on aimait trop May 15, 2015 Drama R $277,528 32,921
47 45 Years Aug 28, 2015 Drama R $229,173 27,185
48 The Boxtrolls Sep 26, 2014 Adventure PG $218,634 25,935
49 Lang Tu Teng Feb 13, 2015 Adventure PG-13 $212,616 25,221
50 Dark Places Aug 7, 2015 Thriller/Suspense R $208,588 24,743
51 Une nouvelle amie Jun 5, 2015 Thriller/Suspense R $196,284 23,283
52 Serena Mar 27, 2015 Drama R $176,391 20,924
53 The Taking of Tiger Mountain Jan 2, 2015 Adventure Not Rated $172,343 20,444
54 Il capitale umano Jan 14, 2015 Drama Not Rated $158,549 18,807
55 The Homesman Nov 14, 2014 Western R $157,192 18,646
56 Z for Zachariah Aug 28, 2015 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $121,461 14,408
57 Anime nere Apr 10, 2015 Drama Not Rated $100,725 11,948
58 Beasts of No Nation Oct 16, 2015 Drama Not Rated $90,777 10,768
59 Heaven Knows What May 29, 2015 Drama R $80,312 9,526
60 I Smile Back Oct 23, 2015 Drama R $58,738 6,967
61 Beyond The Reach Apr 17, 2015 Thriller/Suspense R $45,895 5,444
62 Marnie Jul 22, 1964 Thriller/Suspense PG $44,261 5,250
63 Madame Bovary Jun 12, 2015 Drama R $44,234 5,247
64 Respire Sep 11, 2015 Drama Not Rated $42,313 5,019
65 Trudno byt bogom Jan 30, 2015 Drama Not Rated $31,443 3,729
66 The Best of Me Oct 17, 2014 Drama PG-13 $26,454 3,138
67 Les choses de la vie Jun 12, 2015 Drama GP $25,314 3,002
68 Love, Rosie Feb 6, 2015 Romantic Comedy R $20,431 2,423
69 Jeux interdits Apr 24, 2015 Drama PG $19,889 2,359
70 Kawaki Dec 4, 2015 Drama Not Rated $14,129 1,676
71 L'armée des ombres Apr 28, 2006 Drama Not Rated $8,100 960
72 I nostri ragazzi Aug 7, 2015 Drama Not Rated $8,054 955
73 Hungry Hearts Jun 5, 2015 Drama Not Rated $6,921 820
74 The Sisterhood of Night Apr 10, 2015 Drama PG-13 $6,870 814
75 Loin des hommes May 1, 2015 Drama Not Rated $5,336 632
76 Yosemite Jan 1, 2016 Drama R $4,461 529
77 L'armee du salut Jan 23, 2015 Drama Not Rated $3,929 466
78 Tip Top Dec 12, 2014 Comedy Not Rated $3,318 393
79 Wild Card Jan 30, 2015 Action R $3,200 379
80 Les yeux jaunes des crocodiles Nov 28, 2014 Drama Not Rated $2,487 295
81 Tracers Mar 20, 2015 Action PG-13 $2,000 237
82 Women Who Flirt Nov 26, 2014 Comedy Not Rated $1,973 234
83 La dame dans l’auto avec de… Dec 18, 2015 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $1,901 225
84 Half of a Yellow Sun May 16, 2014 Drama R $884 104
Total Gross of All Movies$2,385,505,825
Total Tickets Sold282,978,118

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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