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Box Office Performance for Adventure Movies in 2014

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 Theatrical
Distributor		MPAA
Rating		2014 GrossTickets Sold
1 The Lego Movie Feb 7, 2014 Warner Bros. PG $257,784,718 31,552,597
2 Maleficent May 30, 2014 Walt Disney PG $241,407,328 29,548,020
3 The Hobbit: The Battle of t… Dec 17, 2014 Warner Bros. PG-13 $220,602,017 27,001,470
4 Big Hero 6 Nov 7, 2014 Walt Disney PG $211,207,036 25,851,534
5 Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Jul 11, 2014 20th Century Fox PG-13 $208,545,589 25,525,775
6 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Aug 8, 2014 Paramount Pictures PG-13 $191,204,754 23,403,274
7 Interstellar Nov 5, 2014 Paramount Pictures PG-13 $182,802,094 22,374,797
8 How to Train Your Dragon 2 Jun 13, 2014 20th Century Fox PG $177,002,924 21,664,984
9 Divergent Mar 21, 2014 Lionsgate PG-13 $150,947,895 18,475,874
10 Rio 2 Apr 11, 2014 20th Century Fox G $131,538,435 16,100,175
11 Mr. Peabody & Sherman Mar 7, 2014 20th Century Fox PG $111,506,430 13,648,277
12 Penguins of Madagascar Nov 26, 2014 20th Century Fox PG $74,028,222 9,060,981
13 Hercules Jul 25, 2014 Paramount Pictures PG-13 $72,688,614 8,897,015
14 Night at the Museum: Secret… Dec 19, 2014 20th Century Fox PG $69,354,582 8,488,932
15 The Nut Job Jan 17, 2014 Open Road PG $64,251,538 7,864,325
16 Planes: Fire and Rescue Jul 18, 2014 Walt Disney PG $59,157,732 7,240,848
17 Muppets Most Wanted Mar 21, 2014 Walt Disney PG $51,178,893 6,264,246
18 The Boxtrolls Sep 26, 2014 Focus Features PG $50,618,671 6,195,675
19 The Book of Life Oct 17, 2014 20th Century Fox PG $49,322,356 6,037,008
20 Earth to Echo Jul 2, 2014 Relativity PG $38,934,842 4,765,586
21 The Hobbit: The Desolation … Dec 13, 2013 Warner Bros. PG-13 $29,307,213 3,587,174
22 The Legend of Hercules Jan 10, 2014 Lionsgate PG-13 $18,848,538 2,307,042
23 The Hunger Games: Catching … Nov 22, 2013 Lionsgate PG-13 $17,528,348 2,145,452
24 The Secret Life of Walter M… Dec 25, 2013 20th Century Fox PG $12,765,884 1,562,531
25 Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Re… May 9, 2014 Clarius Entertain… PG $8,462,347 1,035,782
26 Walking with Dinosaurs Dec 20, 2013 20th Century Fox PG $4,731,936 579,184
27 Cloudy with a Chance of Mea… Sep 27, 2013 Sony Pictures PG $2,179,330 266,747
28 Free Birds Nov 1, 2013 Relativity PG $855,955 104,768
29 Pirates Sep 12, 2014 Well Go USA Not Rated $160,133 19,600
30 Ernest et Celestine Mar 1, 2013 Mongrel Media Not Rated $156,644 19,173
31 2001: A Space Odyssey Apr 2, 1968 MGM G $135,370 16,569
32 Despicable Me 2 Jul 3, 2013 Universal PG $108,650 13,298
33 En solitaire Apr 18, 2014 Not Rated $103,628 12,683
34 Ender’s Game Nov 1, 2013 Lionsgate PG-13 $80,342 9,833
35 Song of the Sea Dec 19, 2014 GKIDS PG $65,845 8,059
36 The Taking of Tiger Mountain Jan 2, 2015 Well Go USA Not Rated $50,621 6,195
37 Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters Aug 7, 2013 20th Century Fox PG $41,344 5,060
38 Rocks in My Pockets Sep 3, 2014 Zeitgeist Not Rated $34,236 4,190
39 The Hero of Color City Oct 3, 2014 Magnolia Pictures G $32,188 3,939
40 Yellow Day Sep 19, 2014 Self Distributed PG $31,000 3,794
41 Xi you xiang mo pian Mar 7, 2014 Magnolia Pictures PG-13 $18,058 2,210
42 War of the World's Goliath Mar 7, 2014 Anderson Digital PG-13 $13,385 1,638
43 Le roi et l'oiseau Nov 21, 2014 Rialto Pictures Not Rated $9,554 1,169
44 Canopy Aug 29, 2014 Monterey Media PG-13 $8,462 1,035
45 Thunder and the House of Magic Sep 5, 2014 Shout! Factory Not Rated $4,091 500
46 Ragnarok Aug 15, 2014 Magnolia Pictures PG-13 $1,369 167
Total Gross of All Movies$2,709,819,141
Total Tickets Sold331,679,185

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.

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