"Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author" Movies
Films that are based on a novel, play, short film, etc. where the writer of the original work adapts it into the feature-length film.
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| Release Date | Title | Production Budget | Opening Weekend | Domestic Box Office | Worldwide Box Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2024 | Dragonkeeper | $766,829 | |||
| Dec 22, 2023 | Freud’s Last Session | $36,053 | $906,283 | $1,160,081 | |
| Dec 8, 2023 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christ… | ||||
| Jul 28, 2023 | Eiga Slam Dunk | $662,211 | $1,291,869 | $278,599,737 | |
| Jul 14, 2023 | Theater Camp | $301,220 | $4,009,945 | $4,643,342 | |
| Mar 3, 2023 | Blueback | $1,714,711 | |||
| Nov 2, 2022 | The Wonder | ||||
| Oct 7, 2022 | The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry | $121,000 | $121,000 | $121,000 | |
| Aug 12, 2022 | 13: The Musical | ||||
| Dec 30, 2021 | Eiga Entotsu Machi no Poupelle | $20,643,297 | |||
| Dec 10, 2021 | National Champions | $9,000,000 | $301,028 | $475,488 | $475,488 |
| Dec 3, 2021 | Diary Of A Wimpy Kid | ||||
| Nov 24, 2021 | The Humans | $46,811 | |||
| Oct 29, 2021 | A Mouthful of Air | $2,300,000 | $130,701 | $269,435 | $269,435 |
| Sep 17, 2021 | Cry Macho | $4,426,161 | $10,310,734 | $14,704,912 | |
| Sep 10, 2021 | Small Engine Repair | $72,479 | $110,995 | $110,995 | |
| Jan 11, 2019 | The Aspern Papers | $9,277 | $9,277 | $63,996 | |
| Jun 8, 2018 | Bernard and Huey | ||||
| Jun 1, 2018 | A Kid Like Jake | $8,936 | $58,403 | $61,869 | |
| May 18, 2018 | On Chesil Beach | $35,765 | $745,972 | $3,420,339 | |
| Mar 23, 2018 | I Kill Giants | $256,092 | |||
| Jan 26, 2018 | Please Stand By | $4,090 | $9,868 | $404,356 | |
| Jan 26, 2018 | The Clapper | $6,959 | |||
| Oct 20, 2017 | Wonderstruck | $65,882 | $1,033,632 | $2,948,862 | |
| Oct 6, 2017 | Una | $432,418 | |||
| Sep 29, 2017 | Literally, Right Before Aaron | ||||
| May 5, 2017 | Stalker | $20,540 | $268,101 | $313,974 | |
| Apr 28, 2017 | Natasha | $8,325 | $8,325 | $8,325 | |
| Apr 28, 2017 | The Circle | $18,000,000 | $9,034,148 | $20,497,844 | $45,497,689 |
| Apr 7, 2017 | Kimi no na wa | $1,637,510 | $5,000,181 | $347,641,192 | |
| Mar 31, 2017 | Despite the Falling Snow | $114,101 | |||
| Mar 3, 2017 | Donald Cried | $7,977 | $61,406 | $61,406 | |
| Feb 24, 2017 | The Girl with all the Gifts | $5,250,000 | $4,801,837 | ||
| Jan 6, 2017 | A Monster Calls | $43,000,000 | $30,909 | $3,740,823 | $46,414,530 |
| Dec 16, 2016 | Fences | $24,000,000 | $129,462 | $57,682,904 | $64,282,881 |
| Nov 18, 2016 | Officer Downe | $470 | $850 | $850 | |
| Sep 30, 2016 | L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging… | $56,515,806 | |||
| Sep 23, 2016 | Girl Asleep | $2,700 | $60,289 | $211,637 | |
| Aug 12, 2016 | Blood Father | $6,820,000 | |||
| Jun 10, 2016 | Cell | $1,019,475 | |||
| Dec 30, 2015 | Anomalisa | $8,000,000 | $135,222 | $3,759,286 | $5,706,168 |
| Oct 9, 2015 | Big Stone Gap | $362,422 | $1,009,984 | $1,013,487 | |
| Jun 12, 2015 | Me and Earl and the Dying Girl | $8,000,000 | $196,496 | $6,758,416 | $9,266,180 |
| May 8, 2015 | Zuo Er | $77,910,000 | |||
| Apr 7, 2015 | The Book of Negroes | ||||
| Mar 13, 2015 | Walter | $700,000 | |||
| Oct 3, 2014 | A Good Marriage | ||||
| Oct 3, 2014 | Gone Girl | $61,000,000 | $37,513,109 | $167,767,189 | $367,160,781 |
| Sep 19, 2014 | This is Where I Leave You | $20,000,000 | $11,558,149 | $34,296,320 | $41,296,320 |
| Sep 10, 2014 | My Old Lady | $5,000,000 | $124,680 | $4,011,530 | $15,220,308 |
| Aug 22, 2014 | Abus de faiblesse | $4,957 | $31,557 | $54,941 | |
| Aug 22, 2014 | Sin City: A Dame to Kill For | $65,000,000 | $6,317,683 | $13,757,804 | $40,650,842 |
| Jun 20, 2014 | Jersey Boys | $40,000,000 | $13,319,371 | $47,047,013 | $65,282,732 |
| Jun 6, 2014 | Obvious Child | $1,000,000 | $77,315 | $3,122,616 | $3,324,070 |
| Apr 11, 2014 | The Butterfly Room | $1,081 | $1,081 | $698,253 | |
| Mar 28, 2014 | Refuge | $1,274 | $2,554 | $2,554 | |
| Mar 15, 2014 | Liars, Fires, and Bears | ||||
| Feb 21, 2014 | Angels in Stardust | ||||
| Jan 24, 2014 | I, Frankenstein | $65,000,000 | $8,610,441 | $19,075,290 | $74,575,290 |
| Dec 13, 2013 | Tyler Perry's A Madea Chris… | $25,000,000 | $16,007,634 | $52,543,354 | $52,543,354 |
| Sep 27, 2013 | Baggage Claim | $8,500,000 | $9,031,102 | $21,569,509 | $22,885,836 |
| Sep 20, 2013 | Jewtopia | $26,371 | $46,437 | $88,327 | |
| Aug 16, 2013 | Austenland | $40,662 | $2,137,573 | $2,213,406 | |
| 2013 | Syngue sabour, pierre de pa… | $6,987 | $148,408 | $148,408 | |
| Jul 26, 2013 | Tiny Times | ||||
| Jun 28, 2013 | Byzantium | $16,643 | $85,252 | $92,544 | |
| Jun 28, 2013 | Some Girl(s) | ||||
| Jun 21, 2013 | World War Z | $190,000,000 | $66,411,834 | $202,706,711 | $531,861,650 |
| May 24, 2013 | Epic | $100,000,000 | $33,531,068 | $107,518,682 | $262,794,441 |
| Apr 5, 2013 | Trance | $16,000,000 | $131,145 | $2,322,593 | $22,594,052 |
| Mar 29, 2013 | Tyler Perry’s Temptation | $37,000,000 | $21,641,679 | $51,975,354 | $53,143,144 |
| Jan 11, 2013 | Quartet | $11,000,000 | $47,122 | $18,388,357 | $56,178,935 |
| Dec 7, 2012 | Bad Kids Go to Hell | ||||
| Nov 16, 2012 | Le prénom | $11,000,000 | $61,611 | $61,611 | $25,307,405 |
| Oct 19, 2012 | That's What She Said | ||||
| Sep 21, 2012 | The Perks of Being a Wallfl… | $13,000,000 | $228,359 | $17,742,948 | $33,069,303 |
| Sep 7, 2012 | Bachelorette | $3,000,000 | $181,494 | $446,770 | $12,577,401 |
| Aug 28, 2012 | Les deux orphelines vampires | ||||
| Aug 24, 2012 | Sleepwalk With Me | $68,801 | $2,266,066 | $2,266,066 | |
| Jul 27, 2012 | Killer Joe | $10,000,000 | $37,864 | $1,291,645 | $4,659,110 |
| Jul 13, 2012 | 2016: Obama’s America | $2,500,000 | $31,610 | $33,349,941 | $33,349,941 |
| Jun 27, 2012 | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $1,800,000 | $169,702 | $12,795,746 | $23,265,132 |
| Jun 22, 2012 | Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hu… | $67,500,000 | $16,306,974 | $37,519,139 | $137,489,730 |
| Jun 15, 2012 | Rock of Ages | $70,000,000 | $14,437,269 | $38,518,613 | $61,031,932 |
| May 11, 2012 | Hick | ||||
| May 4, 2012 | Death of a Superhero | $345 | $607 | $33,870 | |
| Apr 13, 2012 | Blue Like Jazz | $1,200,000 | $261,190 | $595,018 | $595,018 |
| Mar 23, 2012 | The Hunger Games | $80,000,000 | $152,535,747 | $408,010,692 | $677,923,379 |
| Mar 14, 2012 | La Delicatesse | $3,200,055 | |||
| Jan 27, 2012 | The Wicker Tree | ||||
| Dec 16, 2011 | Carnage | $25,000,000 | $79,795 | $2,546,747 | $38,112,154 |
| Aug 31, 2011 | Serge Gainsbourg vie heroique | $25,189 | $233,007 | $9,765,361 | |
| Aug 19, 2011 | One Day | $15,000,000 | $5,079,566 | $13,843,771 | $59,168,692 |
| Jul 19, 2011 | House of the Rising Sun | ||||
| Dec 17, 2010 | Rabbit Hole | $5,000,000 | $53,778 | $2,229,058 | $6,205,034 |
| Sep 10, 2010 | The Romantics | $45,527 | $106,524 | $106,524 | |
| Apr 16, 2010 | El secreto de sus ojos | $3,500,000 | $167,866 | $6,391,436 | $40,527,719 |
| Oct 2, 2009 | Whip It | $15,000,000 | $4,650,812 | $13,077,184 | $18,889,972 |
| Jul 10, 2009 | I Love You, Beth Cooper | $18,000,000 | $4,919,433 | $14,800,725 | $16,382,538 |
| Sep 28, 2007 | Feast of Love | $1,707,967 | $3,508,572 | $5,796,467 | |
| Jun 29, 2007 | Evening | $30,000,000 | $3,501,971 | $12,406,646 | $12,885,574 |
| May 25, 2007 | Bug | $4,000,000 | $3,245,556 | $7,006,708 | $8,302,995 |
| Jan 12, 2007 | Arthur et les Minimoys | $80,000,000 | $4,294,936 | $15,132,763 | $113,325,743 |
| Oct 6, 2006 | Little Children | $14,000,000 | $97,953 | $5,463,019 | $14,121,177 |
| May 5, 2006 | Art School Confidential | $135,733 | $3,297,137 | $3,297,137 | |
| Dec 16, 2005 | The Producers: The Movie Mu… | $45,000,000 | $154,590 | $19,398,532 | $32,952,995 |
| Oct 21, 2005 | Shopgirl | $7,500,000 | $229,685 | $10,284,523 | $11,758,418 |
| Oct 4, 2005 | The Little Girl Who Lives D… | ||||
| Sep 30, 2005 | The Greatest Game Ever Played | $25,000,000 | $3,657,322 | $15,331,289 | $15,468,266 |
| Sep 16, 2005 | Proof | $20,000,000 | $193,840 | $7,535,331 | $8,284,331 |
| May 13, 2005 | Layer Cake | $6,500,000 | $81,706 | $2,339,957 | $11,745,931 |
| Mar 11, 2005 | Millions | $70,224 | $6,584,159 | $12,337,828 | |
| Feb 13, 2004 | Monsieur Ibrahim | $53,174 | $2,824,365 | $9,563,567 | |
| Feb 6, 2004 | The Dreamers | $142,632 | $2,531,462 | $15,307,113 | |
| Jan 16, 2004 | Teacher's Pet: The Movie | $10,000,000 | $2,461,252 | $6,491,969 | $6,491,969 |
| Oct 22, 2003 | In the Cut | $12,000,000 | $97,625 | $4,717,455 | $23,693,646 |
| Jun 6, 2003 | Mambo Italiano | $5,500,000 | $9,282,750 | $12,399,772 | |
| Dec 19, 2002 | Antwone Fisher | $12,500,000 | $210,013 | $21,078,145 | $23,367,586 |
| Dec 19, 2002 | 25th Hour | $4,500,000 | $108,865 | $13,084,595 | $25,344,490 |
| Apr 12, 2002 | The Cat's Meow | $111,037 | $3,176,936 | $3,176,936 | |
| Dec 14, 2001 | Lantana | $66,701 | $4,460,426 | $4,460,426 | |
| Jul 20, 2001 | Hedwig and the Angry Inch | $6,000,000 | $156,724 | $3,067,312 | $3,735,131 |
| Jul 20, 2001 | Ghost World | $5,500,000 | $98,791 | $6,217,849 | $8,761,608 |
| Apr 11, 2001 | Kingdom Come | $7,000,000 | $7,562,284 | $23,247,539 | $23,393,939 |
| Apr 28, 2000 | The Big Kahuna | $80,957 | $3,150,107 | $3,713,451 | |
| Apr 14, 2000 | East is East | $3,000,000 | $53,569 | $4,170,647 | $30,438,635 |
| Dec 10, 1999 | The Cider House Rules | $110,098 | $57,547,209 | $88,547,209 | |
| Oct 22, 1999 | Crazy in Alabama | $15,000,000 | $1,010,596 | $1,954,202 | $1,954,202 |
| Sep 1, 1999 | Outside Providence | $7,000,000 | $3,370,662 | $7,309,628 | $7,824,358 |
| Dec 11, 1998 | A Simple Plan | $17,000,000 | $390,563 | $16,316,273 | $16,316,273 |
| Jun 26, 1998 | Smoke Signals | $2,000,000 | $43,574 | $6,719,300 | $7,756,617 |
| Jan 23, 1998 | Phantoms | $3,065,951 | $5,755,333 | $5,755,333 | |
| Oct 3, 1997 | U-Turn | $2,730,440 | $6,690,074 | $6,690,074 | |
| Aug 1, 1997 | In the Company of Men | $25,000 | $100,006 | $2,883,661 | $2,883,661 |
| May 16, 1997 | Love! Valour! Compassion! | $167,345 | $2,936,611 | $2,936,611 | |
| Apr 25, 1997 | Romy and Michele's High Sch… | $7,429,406 | $29,235,353 | $29,235,353 | |
| Aug 25, 1995 | Lord of Illusions | $4,800,258 | $13,249,614 | $13,249,614 | |
| May 26, 1995 | Johnny Mnemonic | $7,420,808 | $19,006,201 | $19,006,201 | |
| May 3, 1995 | Panther | $2,354,847 | $6,834,000 | $6,834,000 | |
| Mar 3, 1995 | Roommates | $4,038,033 | $12,076,989 | $12,076,989 | |
| Dec 28, 1994 | The Madness of King George | $65,226 | $15,122,669 | $15,122,669 | |
| Dec 23, 1994 | Death and the Maiden | $74,366 | $3,038,495 | $3,038,495 | |
| Dec 25, 1993 | What's Eating Gilbert Grape | $11,000,000 | $9,170,214 | $9,170,214 | |
| Dec 8, 1993 | Six Degrees of Separation | $53,058 | $6,284,090 | $6,284,090 | |
| Oct 15, 1993 | Fearless | $6,971,266 | $6,971,266 | ||
| May 14, 1993 | Lost in Yonkers | $3,002,150 | $9,285,189 | $9,285,189 | |
| Feb 1, 1993 | Strictly Ballroom | $11,738,000 | $12,567,770 | ||
| Sep 30, 1992 | Glengarry Glen Ross | $12,500,000 | $2,104,402 | $10,725,228 | $10,725,650 |
| Sep 18, 1992 | Sarafina! | $2,156,678 | $7,306,242 | $7,306,242 | |
| Oct 4, 1991 | Black Robe | $8,211,952 | $8,211,952 | ||
| Sep 20, 1991 | Rambling Rose | $6,266,621 | $6,266,621 | ||
| Oct 5, 1990 | Desperate Hours | $1,367,657 | $2,624,629 | $2,624,629 | |
| Aug 17, 1990 | The Exorcist III | $9,312,219 | $25,011,739 | $25,011,739 | |
| Apr 27, 1990 | The Guardian | $5,565,620 | $16,140,440 | $16,140,440 | |
| Feb 23, 1990 | Mountains of the Moon | $4,011,793 | $4,011,793 | ||
| Feb 16, 1990 | Revenge | $6,086,672 | $15,535,771 | $15,535,771 | |
| Feb 16, 1990 | Nightbreed | $3,708,918 | $8,000,000 | $8,605,163 | |
| 1990 | White Hunter, Black Heart | $2,319,124 | $2,319,124 | ||
| Aug 25, 1989 | Millennium | $5,725,353 | $5,725,353 | ||
| Apr 21, 1989 | Pet Sematary | $11,500,000 | $12,046,179 | $57,469,179 | $57,469,850 |
| Dec 14, 1988 | Torch Song Trilogy | $4,865,997 | $4,865,997 | ||
| Dec 1, 1988 | Talk Radio | $4,000,000 | $3,468,572 | $3,468,572 | |
| Oct 21, 1988 | Bat*21 | $982,080 | $3,966,256 | $3,966,256 | |
| Apr 1, 1988 | Bright Lights, Big City | $25,000,000 | $5,126,791 | $16,118,077 | $16,118,077 |
| Feb 26, 1988 | A Night in the Life of Jimm… | $2,737,106 | $6,264,058 | $6,264,058 | |
| 1988 | Hero and the Terror | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | ||
| Dec 18, 1987 | Ironweed | $7,393,346 | $7,393,346 | ||
| Sep 25, 1987 | The Princess Bride | $15,000,000 | $206,243 | $30,857,000 | $31,046,220 |
| Jan 9, 1987 | Assassination | $2,787,449 | $6,075,793 | $6,075,793 | |
| Dec 25, 1986 | Brighton Beach Memoirs | $2,580,750 | $11,957,943 | $11,957,943 | |
| Dec 12, 1986 | Crimes of the Heart | $1,402,921 | $22,905,000 | $22,905,000 | |
| Sep 19, 1986 | The Men's Club | $1,146,992 | $2,556,361 | $2,556,361 | |
| Aug 22, 1986 | Extremities | $2,429,075 | $13,418,091 | $13,418,091 | |
| Jul 25, 1986 | Maximum Overdrive | $3,205,644 | $7,433,663 | $7,433,663 | |
| Oct 11, 1985 | Silver Bullet | $7,000,000 | $4,013,563 | $10,803,211 | $10,803,211 |
| Sep 20, 1985 | Creator | $2,019,728 | $4,571,788 | $4,571,788 | |
| Sep 13, 1985 | Agnes of God | $220,642 | $25,627,836 | $25,627,836 | |
| Aug 30, 1985 | Compromising Positions | $3,014,756 | $10,600,000 | $10,600,000 | |
| Jun 14, 1985 | Prizzi's Honor | $4,234,537 | $26,700,000 | $26,700,000 | |
| Jun 13, 1985 | Kaze no Tani no Naushika | $6,429,471 | |||
| Apr 26, 1985 | Stick | $3,358,299 | $6,964,734 | $6,964,734 | |
| Apr 19, 1985 | The Company of Wolves | $2,234,776 | $4,389,334 | $4,389,334 | |
| Apr 12, 1985 | Cat's Eye | $3,451,191 | $9,000,000 | $9,000,114 | |
| Sep 14, 1984 | A Soldier's Story | $156,383 | $22,100,000 | $22,100,000 | |
| Jun 22, 1984 | The Pope of Greenwich Village | $1,544,624 | $6,139,896 | $6,139,896 | |
| Dec 6, 1983 | The Dresser | $43,132 | $5,310,748 | $5,310,748 | |
| Oct 7, 1983 | The Smurfs and the Magic Flute | $59,928 | $11,234,220 | $11,234,220 | |
| Oct 7, 1983 | Romantic Comedy | $2,366,025 | $5,140,538 | $5,140,538 | |
| Oct 7, 1983 | Rumble Fish | $18,985 | $2,500,000 | $2,500,098 | |
| Sep 21, 1983 | Educating Rita | $73,518 | $14,688,000 | $14,688,000 | |
| Jul 29, 1983 | National Lampoon’s Vacation | $15,000,000 | $8,333,358 | $61,400,000 | $61,400,000 |
| Apr 29, 1983 | Something Wicked This Way C… | $2,423,555 | $5,656,087 | $5,656,087 | |
| Jan 21, 1983 | The Year of Living Dangerously | $6,000,000 | $35,000 | $10,278,575 | $10,278,575 |
| Dec 15, 1982 | Honkytonk Man | $667,727 | $3,695,409 | $3,695,409 | |
| Nov 19, 1982 | The Last Unicorn | $2,250,000 | $6,455,330 | $6,455,330 | |
| Nov 10, 1982 | Creepshow | $8,000,000 | $5,870,889 | $20,036,244 | $20,036,244 |
| Aug 13, 1982 | Fast Times at Ridgemont High | $4,500,000 | $2,545,674 | $27,092,880 | $27,093,116 |
| Jul 23, 1982 | The Best Little Whorehouse … | $20,500,000 | $11,874,268 | $69,701,637 | $69,701,637 |
| Mar 26, 1982 | I Ought to be in Pictures | $2,170,397 | $6,968,359 | $6,968,359 | |
| Dec 11, 1981 | Pennies from Heaven | $6,200,000 | $6,200,000 | ||
| Aug 28, 1981 | Private Lessons | $1,177,841 | $18,064,851 | $18,066,774 | |
| Dec 19, 1980 | The Formula | $842,985 | $8,894,289 | $8,894,289 | |
| Oct 3, 1980 | Somewhere in Time | $5,100,000 | $1,203,011 | $9,709,597 | $9,709,597 |
| Jun 13, 1980 | The Island | $22,000,000 | $3,123,267 | $15,716,828 | $15,716,828 |
| 1979 | Chapter Two | $30,000,000 | $30,000,000 | ||
| 1978 | The Big Fix | $12,000,000 | $12,000,000 | ||
| Jun 17, 1977 | The Deep | $100,000,000 | $6,835,540 | $50,681,884 | $50,681,884 |
| Jan 21, 1977 | Freaky Friday | $25,942,000 | $25,942,000 | ||
| Sep 26, 1975 | The Rocky Horror Picture Show | $1,200,000 | $21,245 | $40,420,000 | $41,530,110 |
| Jan 1, 1975 | Rollerball | $30,000,000 | $30,000,000 | ||
| Jul 2, 1971 | Shaft | $12,121,618 | $12,121,618 | ||
| Jun 30, 1971 | Willy Wonka & the Chocolate… | $3,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $4,065,345 | |
| Jan 1, 1971 | Fiddler on the Roof | $9,000,000 | $80,500,000 | $80,501,127 | |
| Mar 12, 1969 | Where Eagles Dare | $7,100,000 | $7,100,436 | ||
| Oct 31, 1967 | The Comedians | $5,200,000 | $5,200,000 | ||
| Oct 25, 1967 | Camelot | $31,102,578 | $31,102,578 | ||
| Aug 24, 1966 | Alfie | $18,871,300 | $18,871,300 | ||
| Jun 3, 1965 | Shenandoah | $17,268,889 | $17,268,889 | ||
| Jan 29, 1964 | Dr. Strangelove | $1,800,000 | $9,164,370 | $9,240,557 | |
| Dec 26, 1962 | Days of Wine and Roses | $8,123,077 | $8,123,146 | ||
| Sep 18, 1957 | The Three Faces of Eve | ||||
| Dec 11, 1955 | The Prisoner | ||||
| Jun 3, 1955 | The Seven Year Itch | $6,000,000 | $6,000,342 | ||
| May 29, 1954 | Dial M for Murder | $6,000,000 | $6,000,108 | ||
| Sep 18, 1951 | A Streetcar Named Desire | $1,800,000 | $8,000,000 | $8,008,372 | |
| Mar 31, 1951 | The Man in the White Suit | $3,874 | $4,131 | ||
| Aug 26, 1948 | Red River | $3,000,000 | $9,012,000 | $9,012,000 |
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