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Box Office Performance for Historical Fiction Movies in 2014

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2014 GrossTickets Sold
1 300: Rise of an Empire Mar 7, 2014 Action R $106,580,051 13,045,293
2 Noah Mar 28, 2014 Drama PG-13 $101,200,044 12,386,786
3 Fury Oct 17, 2014 Drama R $85,244,339 10,433,823
4 Annabelle Oct 3, 2014 Horror R $84,273,813 10,315,032
5 The Monuments Men Feb 7, 2014 Drama PG-13 $78,031,620 9,550,993
6 The Grand Budapest Hotel Mar 7, 2014 Comedy R $58,850,714 7,203,269
7 Exodus: Gods and Kings Dec 12, 2014 Drama PG-13 $55,727,340 6,820,971
8 A Million Ways to Die in Th… May 30, 2014 Western R $42,720,965 5,229,004
9 A Walk Among the Tombstones Sep 19, 2014 Action R $26,017,685 3,184,539
10 Pompeii Feb 21, 2014 Action PG-13 $23,169,033 2,835,866
11 Anchorman 2: The Legend Con… Dec 18, 2013 Comedy PG-13 $18,639,235 2,281,424
12 12 Years a Slave Oct 18, 2013 Drama R $18,199,907 2,227,650
13 Magic in the Moonlight Jul 25, 2014 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $10,534,510 1,289,413
14 Inside Llewyn Davis Dec 6, 2013 Drama R $5,490,231 671,998
15 The Wind Rises (風立ちぬ) Jul 20, 2013 Drama PG-13 $5,201,879 636,704
16 The Identical Sep 5, 2014 Drama PG $2,827,666 346,103
17 The Book Thief Nov 8, 2013 Drama PG-13 $2,396,662 293,349
18 The Homesman Nov 14, 2014 Western R $2,272,797 278,188
19 The Immigrant May 16, 2014 Drama R $2,013,456 246,445
20 Inherent Vice Dec 12, 2014 Comedy R $1,462,978 179,067
21 Pride Sep 26, 2014 Drama R $1,447,022 177,114
22 The Invisible Woman Dec 25, 2013 Drama R $1,116,507 136,659
23 Stalingrad Oct 10, 2013 Drama R $1,013,945 124,105
24 Cong cong na nian Dec 12, 2014 Drama Not Rated $562,523 68,852
25 Forrest Gump Jul 6, 1994 Drama PG-13 $540,777 66,190
26 The Two Faces of January Sep 26, 2014 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $507,463 62,112
27 In Secret Feb 21, 2014 Thriller/Suspense R $444,179 54,367
28 Cold in July May 23, 2014 Thriller/Suspense R $423,223 51,802
29 Yi Sheng Yi Shi Sep 5, 2014 Drama Not Rated $417,558 51,108
30 A Most Violent Year Dec 31, 2014 Drama R $286,046 35,011
31 Kill Your Darlings Oct 18, 2013 Drama R $269,443 32,979
32 Diplomatie Oct 15, 2014 Drama Not Rated $220,000 26,927
33 Vi ar bast! May 30, 2014 Drama Not Rated $180,590 22,104
34 Pirates Sep 12, 2014 Adventure Not Rated $160,133 19,600
35 Kundo: min-ran-eui-si-dae Aug 29, 2014 Action Not Rated $120,857 14,792
36 Unsere Mutter, unsere Vater Jan 15, 2014 Drama Not Rated $91,595 11,211
37 Fort McCoy Aug 15, 2014 Drama R $78,948 9,663
38 A nagy füzet Aug 29, 2014 Drama R $66,235 8,107
39 Grzeli nateli dgeebi Jan 10, 2014 Drama Not Rated $56,092 6,865
40 Ilo Ilo Apr 4, 2014 Drama Not Rated $54,071 6,618
41 Half of a Yellow Sun May 16, 2014 Drama R $53,645 6,566
42 The Retrieval Apr 2, 2014 Western R $50,257 6,151
43 Zwei Leben Feb 28, 2014 Drama Not Rated $39,673 4,855
44 White Bird in a Blizzard Oct 24, 2014 Drama R $33,821 4,139
45 A Field in England Feb 7, 2014 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $32,846 4,020
46 Ping Pong Summer Jun 6, 2014 Comedy Not Rated $31,900 3,904
47 Jimmy P. Feb 14, 2014 Drama Not Rated $24,791 3,034
48 After Aug 8, 2014 Drama R $24,545 3,004
49 Test Jun 6, 2014 Drama Not Rated $18,823 2,303
50 Les chevaux de Dieu May 14, 2014 Drama Not Rated $14,817 1,813
51 Coming Up Roses Nov 9, 2012 Drama Not Rated $12,835 1,570
52 Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain Nov 7, 2014 Drama Not Rated $12,111 1,482
53 Days and Nights Sep 26, 2014 Comedy Not Rated $8,647 1,058
54 Canopy Aug 29, 2014 Adventure PG-13 $8,462 1,035
55 Eternity: The Movie Oct 17, 2014 Comedy Not Rated $6,960 851
56 Pioneer Dec 5, 2014 Thriller/Suspense R $6,847 838
57 No God, No Master Mar 28, 2014 Drama PG-13 $6,796 831
58 Northern Lights Sep 20, 2013 Drama Not Rated $4,162 509
59 Revenge of the Green Dragons Oct 24, 2014 Action R $2,500 305
60 Rhymes for Young Ghouls Oct 24, 2014 Drama R $1,776 217
61 Der Turm Nov 7, 2014 Drama Not Rated $1,117 136
62 Computer Chess Jul 17, 2013 Comedy Not Rated $323 39
Total Gross of All Movies$739,309,786
Total Tickets Sold90,490,763

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2014. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2014. 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).

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