Market Charts > 2017 > Creative Types > Dramatization
Box Office Performance for Dramatization Movies in 2017
Rank | Movie | Release Date |
Genre | MPAA Rating | 2017 Gross | Tickets Sold |
1 |
Dunkirk |
Jul 21, 2017 |
Action |
PG-13 |
$188,373,161 |
21,000,352 |
2 |
Hidden Figures |
Dec 25, 2016 |
Drama |
PG |
$167,620,331 |
18,686,770 |
3 |
Wonder |
Dec 1, 2017 |
Drama |
PG |
$121,559,294 |
13,551,761 |
4 |
American Made |
Sep 29, 2017 |
Action |
R |
$51,342,000 |
5,723,745 |
5 |
The Greatest Showman |
Dec 20, 2017 |
Musical |
PG |
$49,036,718 |
5,466,747 |
6 |
Lion |
Nov 25, 2016 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$46,435,795 |
5,176,789 |
7 |
All Eyez on Me |
Jun 16, 2017 |
Drama |
R |
$44,922,302 |
5,008,060 |
8 |
The Big Sick |
Jun 23, 2017 |
Romantic Comedy |
R |
$42,872,467 |
4,779,539 |
9 |
Patriots Day |
Dec 21, 2016 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$31,257,572 |
3,484,679 |
10 |
Victoria and Abdul |
Sep 22, 2017 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$22,233,285 |
2,478,627 |
11 |
Only the Brave |
Nov 10, 2017 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$18,181,288 |
2,026,899 |
12 |
Darkest Hour |
Nov 22, 2017 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$18,132,857 |
2,021,500 |
13 |
The Disaster Artist |
Dec 1, 2017 |
Comedy |
R |
$17,861,795 |
1,991,281 |
14 |
The Zookeeper’s Wife |
Mar 31, 2017 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$17,445,186 |
1,944,836 |
15 |
The Glass Castle |
Aug 11, 2017 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$17,273,059 |
1,925,647 |
16 |
Detroit |
Aug 4, 2017 |
Drama |
R |
$16,790,139 |
1,871,810 |
17 |
The Case for Christ |
Apr 7, 2017 |
Drama |
PG |
$14,678,714 |
1,636,422 |
18 |
Megan Leavey |
Jun 9, 2017 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$13,406,304 |
1,494,571 |
19 |
The Founder |
Dec 31, 2016 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$12,786,053 |
1,425,424 |
20 |
All the Money in the World |
Dec 25, 2017 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$12,712,380 |
1,417,211 |
21 |
Battle of the Sexes |
Oct 20, 2017 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$12,638,526 |
1,408,977 |
22 |
Thank You for Your Service |
Oct 27, 2017 |
Drama |
R |
$9,479,390 |
1,056,788 |
23 |
Marshall |
Oct 13, 2017 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$9,468,318 |
1,055,554 |
24 |
The Lost City of Z |
Apr 14, 2017 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$8,574,339 |
955,890 |
25 |
Jackie |
Dec 2, 2016 |
Drama |
R |
$7,490,669 |
835,080 |
26 |
Same Kind of Different as Me |
Oct 20, 2017 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$6,394,006 |
712,821 |
27 |
Loving Vincent |
Dec 1, 2017 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$6,269,689 |
698,961 |
28 |
All Saints |
Aug 25, 2017 |
Drama |
PG |
$5,802,208 |
646,846 |
29 |
The Man Who Invented Christmas |
Nov 22, 2017 |
Comedy |
PG |
$5,575,759 |
621,600 |
30 |
Molly’s Game |
Dec 25, 2017 |
Drama |
R |
$5,377,480 |
599,496 |
31 |
Stronger |
Dec 8, 2017 |
Drama |
R |
$4,211,129 |
469,468 |
32 |
A United Kingdom |
Feb 10, 2017 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$3,902,185 |
435,026 |
33 |
Dangal |
Mar 17, 2017 |
Action |
Not Rated |
$3,165,967 |
352,950 |
34 |
Hacksaw Ridge |
Nov 4, 2016 |
Drama |
R |
$2,603,050 |
290,195 |
35 |
LBJ |
Nov 3, 2017 |
Drama |
R |
$2,468,683 |
275,215 |
36 |
I, Tonya |
Mar 22, 2018 |
Black Comedy |
R |
$2,351,336 |
262,133 |
37 |
A Quiet Passion |
Apr 14, 2017 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$1,865,396 |
207,959 |
38 |
The Post |
Dec 22, 2017 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$1,760,121 |
196,223 |
39 |
Goodbye Christopher Robin |
Oct 13, 2017 |
Drama |
PG |
$1,735,251 |
193,451 |
40 |
Professor Marston & The Won… |
Oct 13, 2017 |
Drama |
R |
$1,585,362 |
176,740 |
41 |
Taeksi Woonjunsa |
Aug 11, 2017 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$1,527,829 |
170,326 |
42 |
My Friend Dahmer |
Nov 3, 2017 |
Drama |
R |
$1,296,639 |
144,552 |
43 |
Churchill |
Jun 2, 2017 |
Drama |
PG |
$1,279,681 |
142,662 |
44 |
Neruda |
Dec 16, 2016 |
Drama |
R |
$798,648 |
89,035 |
45 |
Mark Felt: The Man Who Brou… |
Sep 29, 2017 |
Thriller/Suspense |
PG-13 |
$768,646 |
85,690 |
46 |
Tommy’s Honour |
Apr 14, 2017 |
Drama |
PG |
$569,306 |
63,467 |
47 |
Breathe |
Oct 13, 2017 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$489,322 |
54,550 |
48 |
Under sandet |
Dec 3, 2015 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$434,640 |
48,454 |
49 |
Rebel in the Rye |
Sep 8, 2017 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$378,294 |
42,173 |
50 |
Letters from Baghdad |
Apr 21, 2017 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$336,223 |
37,483 |
51 |
Chuck |
May 5, 2017 |
Action |
R |
$322,005 |
35,897 |
52 |
Tom of Finland |
Jul 7, 2017 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$308,887 |
34,435 |
53 |
Cézanne Et Moi |
Mar 31, 2017 |
Drama |
R |
$257,597 |
28,717 |
54 |
Crown Heights |
Aug 18, 2017 |
Drama |
R |
$238,553 |
26,594 |
55 |
Loving |
Nov 4, 2016 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$227,626 |
25,376 |
56 |
9/11 |
Sep 8, 2017 |
Drama |
R |
$172,000 |
19,175 |
57 |
The Journey |
Jun 16, 2017 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$164,994 |
18,393 |
58 |
Elser |
Jul 23, 2015 |
Drama |
R |
$155,897 |
17,379 |
59 |
Maria Sklodowska Curie |
Jun 30, 2017 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$127,993 |
14,269 |
60 |
Kongens Nei |
May 5, 2017 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$113,231 |
12,623 |
61 |
Miekkailija |
Jul 15, 2016 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$94,157 |
10,496 |
62 |
Sully |
Sep 9, 2016 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$93,698 |
10,446 |
63 |
Stefan Zweig: Farewell to E… |
Feb 24, 2017 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$78,373 |
8,737 |
64 |
Te Ata |
Sep 27, 2017 |
Drama |
PG |
$73,236 |
8,164 |
65 |
Film Stars Don’t Die in Liv… |
Dec 29, 2017 |
Drama |
R |
$45,192 |
5,038 |
66 |
La Mort de Louis XIV |
Nov 25, 2016 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$43,635 |
4,864 |
67 |
Powidoki |
May 19, 2017 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$33,443 |
3,728 |
68 |
Whisky Galore |
Jan 6, 2017 |
Romantic Comedy |
Not Rated |
$21,551 |
2,402 |
69 |
Queen of Katwe |
Sep 23, 2016 |
Drama |
PG |
$17,078 |
1,903 |
70 |
Trafficked |
Oct 6, 2017 |
Drama |
R |
$13,476 |
1,502 |
71 |
Song of Granite |
Nov 15, 2017 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$12,408 |
1,383 |
72 |
Anatahan |
Feb 3, 2017 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$7,785 |
867 |
73 |
Last Rampage |
Sep 22, 2017 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$6,294 |
701 |
74 |
Chosen |
Dec 16, 2016 |
Drama |
R |
$6,226 |
694 |
75 |
Shakespeare Wallah |
Nov 10, 2017 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$3,577 |
398 |
76 |
Tower |
Oct 12, 2016 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$3,173 |
353 |
77 |
Dalida |
Apr 14, 2017 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$2,917 |
325 |
78 |
La Battaglia di Algeri |
Jan 9, 2004 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$1,319 |
147 |
79 |
The Lion in Winter |
Oct 30, 1968 |
Drama |
PG |
$1,025 |
114 |
80 |
Christine |
Oct 14, 2016 |
Drama |
R |
$995 |
110 |
Total Gross of All Movies | $1,038,167,133 | |
Total Tickets Sold | 115,737,665 |
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.
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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.