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Box Office Performance for Historical Fiction Movies in 2017

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2017 GrossTickets Sold
1 It Sep 8, 2017 Horror R $327,481,748 36,508,556
2 Pirates of the Caribbean: D… May 26, 2017 Adventure PG-13 $172,558,876 19,237,332
3 Murder on the Orient Express Nov 10, 2017 Drama PG-13 $100,619,624 11,217,349
4 The Mummy Jun 9, 2017 Adventure PG-13 $80,101,125 8,929,891
5 Atomic Blonde Jul 28, 2017 Thriller/Suspense R $51,573,925 5,749,601
6 The Great Wall Feb 17, 2017 Action PG-13 $45,157,105 5,034,236
7 Fences Dec 16, 2016 Drama PG-13 $27,939,289 3,114,747
8 Baahubali 2: The Conclusion Apr 28, 2017 Action Not Rated $18,985,794 2,116,587
9 The Shape of Water Dec 1, 2017 Drama R $15,670,177 1,746,954
10 Moonlight Oct 21, 2016 Drama R $15,245,163 1,699,572
11 The Beguiled Jun 23, 2017 Thriller/Suspense R $10,576,669 1,179,115
12 Live by Night Dec 25, 2016 Drama R $10,283,585 1,146,442
13 The Promise Apr 28, 2017 Drama PG-13 $8,224,288 916,865
14 Birth of the Dragon Aug 25, 2017 Action PG-13 $6,901,965 769,449
15 Silence Dec 23, 2016 Drama R $6,789,497 756,911
16 Maudie Jun 16, 2017 Drama PG-13 $6,170,998 687,959
17 20th Century Women Dec 25, 2016 Drama R $5,486,187 611,615
18 Call Me by Your Name Nov 24, 2017 Drama R $4,906,869 547,031
19 Their Finest Apr 7, 2017 Romantic Comedy R $3,603,484 401,726
20 Tulip Fever Sep 1, 2017 Drama R $2,455,635 273,761
21 Todos Queremos a Alguien Feb 17, 2017 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $1,915,789 213,577
22 Free Fire Apr 21, 2017 Action R $1,799,322 200,593
23 Fang Hua Dec 15, 2017 Drama Not Rated $1,579,715 176,110
24 Wonder Wheel Dec 1, 2017 Drama PG-13 $1,306,606 145,663
25 Lady Macbeth Jul 14, 2017 Drama R $1,129,408 125,909
26 Viceroy’s House Mar 3, 2017 Drama Not Rated $1,105,717 123,268
27 Gunhamdo Jul 17, 2017 Drama Not Rated $1,104,957 123,183
28 Wonderstruck Oct 20, 2017 Drama PG $1,033,632 115,232
29 Landline Jul 21, 2017 Comedy R $940,854 104,888
30 Frantz Mar 15, 2017 Drama PG-13 $880,883 98,203
31 The Exception Jun 2, 2017 Drama R $708,972 79,038
32 Maurice Jan 1, 1987 Drama R $702,674 78,336
33 Titanic Dec 19, 1997 Drama PG-13 $691,642 77,106
34 Novitiate Oct 27, 2017 Drama R $567,050 63,216
35 Bitter Harvest Feb 24, 2017 Drama R $557,241 62,122
36 Phantom Thread May 26, 2018 Drama R $527,840 58,845
37 Allied Nov 23, 2016 Drama R $499,123 55,643
38 Gook Aug 18, 2017 Drama Not Rated $250,130 27,885
39 1945 Nov 1, 2017 Drama Not Rated $243,701 27,168
40 The Ottoman Lieutenant Mar 10, 2017 Drama R $240,978 26,864
41 Railroad Tigers Jan 6, 2017 Action Not Rated $218,044 24,308
42 Past Life Jun 2, 2017 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $180,099 20,077
43 Mugen no jûnin Nov 3, 2017 Action R $150,532 16,781
44 A Ga ssi May 25, 2016 Drama Not Rated $126,503 14,102
45 Tim Timmerman: Hope of America Mar 3, 2017 Comedy PG-13 $97,787 10,901
46 Hostiles Dec 22, 2017 Western R $85,745 9,559
47 Daeripgun May 25, 2017 Drama Not Rated $84,532 9,424
48 The Nile Hilton Incident Aug 11, 2017 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $80,953 9,024
49 Učitelka Jul 22, 2016 Drama Not Rated $64,437 7,183
50 God of War Jun 2, 2017 Action Not Rated $53,496 5,963
51 Die göttliche Ordnung Oct 27, 2017 Drama Not Rated $52,480 5,850
52 Mal de Pierres Dec 9, 2016 Drama R $48,677 5,426
53 Kollektivet Apr 21, 2016 Drama Not Rated $38,737 4,318
54 Une Vie May 5, 2017 Drama Not Rated $37,626 4,194
55 Growing up Smith Feb 3, 2017 Comedy PG-13 $35,312 3,936
56 Sophie and the Rising Sun Jan 20, 2017 Drama R $34,630 3,860
57 Alone in Berlin Mar 3, 2017 Drama R $33,125 3,692
58 Léon Morin, prêtre Apr 17, 2009 Drama Not Rated $18,869 2,103
59 Le Fidèle May 4, 2018 Drama R $16,429 1,831
60 xiu chun dao II: xiu luo zh… Jul 15, 2017 Action Not Rated $14,204 1,583
61 Brave New Jersey Aug 4, 2017 Comedy Not Rated $14,105 1,572
62 The Magnificent Seven Sep 23, 2016 Western PG-13 $12,402 1,383
63 Heat and Dust Sep 15, 1983 Drama R $12,227 1,363
64 Pasqualino Settebellezze Apr 14, 2017 Drama R $11,962 1,333
65 Ugetsu monogatari Mar 3, 2017 Drama Not Rated $11,198 1,248
66 Permanent Dec 15, 2017 Comedy PG-13 $11,197 1,248
67 Painted Woman Nov 10, 2017 Western Not Rated $10,298 1,148
68 Pelle erobreren Dec 21, 1988 Drama PG-13 $9,597 1,069
69 Amnesia Jul 21, 2017 Drama Not Rated $8,700 969
70 The Ballad of Lefty Brown Dec 15, 2017 Western R $7,856 875
71 Kill Me, Deadly Apr 1, 2016 Multiple Genres Not Rated $5,936 661
72 Oro Nov 9, 2017 Adventure R $5,539 618
73 Ang Babaeng Humayo May 19, 2017 Drama Not Rated $3,906 435
74 1898. Los últimos de Filipi… Dec 2, 2016 Drama R $2,848 318
75 Thrill Ride Dec 1, 2017 Adventure PG $2,226 248
Total Gross of All Movies$940,120,451
Total Tickets Sold104,807,151

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2017. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2017. 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.

Our Theatrical Market pages are based on the Domestic Theatrical Market performance only. The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).

The yearly amounts on our Theatrical Market pages are based on box office years. Each box office year starts on the first Monday of the year, so the previous year ends on the Sunday before the first Monday. For example, the "2017 box office year" started on January 2, 2017 so the "2016 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 1, 2017.