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Box Office Performance for Historical Fiction Movies in 2013

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2013 GrossTickets Sold
1 The Great Gatsby May 10, 2013 Drama PG-13 $144,840,419 17,815,549
2 Anchorman 2: The Legend Con… Dec 18, 2013 Comedy PG-13 $108,773,941 13,379,328
3 The Lone Ranger Jul 2, 2013 Western PG-13 $89,302,115 10,984,269
4 Django Unchained Dec 25, 2012 Western R $56,525,312 6,952,682
5 Les Misérables Dec 25, 2012 Musical PG-13 $45,306,730 5,572,783
6 12 Years a Slave Oct 18, 2013 Drama R $38,472,086 4,732,113
7 Life of Pi Nov 21, 2012 Drama PG $33,947,534 4,175,588
8 Argo Oct 12, 2012 Thriller/Suspense R $25,918,584 3,188,017
9 The Book Thief Nov 8, 2013 Drama PG-13 $19,091,819 2,348,317
10 Inside Llewyn Davis Dec 6, 2013 Drama R $7,757,978 954,240
11 The To Do List Jul 26, 2013 Comedy R $3,491,669 429,479
12 Promised Land Dec 28, 2012 Drama R $3,202,459 393,906
13 The Sapphires Mar 22, 2013 Musical PG-13 $2,450,867 301,459
14 Bless Me, Ultima Feb 22, 2013 Drama PG-13 $1,559,556 191,827
15 Anna Karenina Nov 16, 2012 Drama R $1,278,604 157,269
16 Romeo & Juliet Oct 11, 2013 Drama R $1,162,635 143,005
17 Special Chabbis Feb 8, 2013 Drama Not Rated $1,065,938 131,111
18 Phantom Mar 1, 2013 Thriller/Suspense R $1,034,589 127,255
19 Ginger & Rosa Mar 15, 2013 Drama PG-13 $1,012,973 124,596
20 Lore Feb 8, 2013 Drama Not Rated $970,325 119,351
21 En kongelig affære Nov 9, 2012 Drama R $887,413 109,152
22 Kill Your Darlings Oct 18, 2013 Drama R $760,506 93,543
23 On the Road Dec 21, 2012 Drama R $720,828 88,662
24 Parkland Oct 4, 2013 Drama PG-13 $641,439 78,897
25 Gwansang Oct 4, 2013 Drama Not Rated $484,112 59,546
26 The Master Sep 14, 2012 Drama R $267,290 32,876
27 Great Expectations Nov 8, 2013 Drama PG-13 $258,656 31,815
28 Midnight's Children Nov 2, 2012 Drama Not Rated $248,450 30,559
29 Prince Avalanche Aug 9, 2013 Comedy R $205,139 25,232
30 Not Fade Away Dec 21, 2012 Drama R $193,906 23,850
31 Populaire Sep 6, 2013 Comedy R $179,091 22,028
32 Copperhead Jun 28, 2013 Drama PG-13 $171,740 21,124
33 Dupa dealuri Mar 8, 2013 Drama Not Rated $117,287 14,426
34 The Invisible Woman Dec 25, 2013 Drama R $116,840 14,371
35 Therese Desqueyroux Nov 30, 2012 Drama Not Rated $109,376 13,453
36 Computer Chess Jul 17, 2013 Comedy Not Rated $101,718 12,511
37 Shadow Dancer May 31, 2013 Thriller/Suspense R $100,616 12,375
38 Di Renjie zhi shendu longwa… Sep 27, 2013 Adventure Not Rated $87,783 10,797
39 Après Mai May 3, 2013 Drama Not Rated $79,568 9,786
40 El artista y la modelo Aug 2, 2013 Drama Not Rated $78,504 9,656
41 Any Day Now Dec 14, 2012 Drama R $72,004 8,856
42 Russkiy kovcheg Dec 13, 2002 Drama Not Rated $37,984 4,672
43 Yip Man: Jung gik yat jin Sep 20, 2013 Action PG-13 $37,884 4,659
44 A Glimpse Inside the Mind o… Feb 8, 2013 Comedy R $35,586 4,377
45 Zaytoun Sep 20, 2013 Adventure Not Rated $30,743 3,781
46 Dead Man's Burden May 3, 2013 Western Not Rated $29,634 3,645
47 The Sweeney Mar 1, 2013 Action R $26,345 3,240
48 The Citizen Sep 20, 2013 Drama PG-13 $24,296 2,988
49 Hunky Dory Mar 22, 2013 Drama Not Rated $20,296 2,496
50 As I Lay Dying Oct 11, 2013 Drama R $15,009 1,846
51 Jayne Mansfield's Car Sep 13, 2013 Drama R $14,836 1,824
52 Wo 11 Feb 22, 2013 Drama Not Rated $9,213 1,133
53 Le Moine Mar 8, 2013 Thriller/Suspense R $6,254 769
54 Sweetwater Oct 11, 2013 Thriller/Suspense R $6,147 756
55 The Playroom Feb 8, 2013 Drama Not Rated $5,964 733
56 Northern Lights Sep 20, 2013 Drama Not Rated $5,291 650
57 Big Sur Nov 1, 2013 Drama R $4,734 582
58 Argento's Dracula 3D Oct 4, 2013 Horror Not Rated $4,556 560
59 Django Dec 21, 2012 Western Not Rated $2,114 260
60 Into the White Apr 12, 2013 Drama R $704 86
61 Hammer of the Gods Jul 5, 2013 Action R $614 75
62 The Long Day Closes Mar 23, 2012 Drama PG $399 49
Total Gross of All Movies$593,367,002
Total Tickets Sold72,984,840

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2013. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2013. 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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