2014 Top-Grossing Movies (Inflation-Adjusted Dollars)
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 2013 will most likely earn money in 2013 and 2014.
To see the top movies released in 2014 (ranked by their total cumulative gross across all years), click the “Released in 2014” button below.
Inflation-adjusted figures are based on ticket sale estimates.
| Rank | Movie | Release Date | Distributor | Genre | 2014 Gross Infl. adj. | Tickets Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guardians of the Galaxy | Aug 1, 2014 | Walt Disney | Action | $487,425,665 | 40,754,654 |
| 2 | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay … | Nov 21, 2014 | Lionsgate | Action | $458,612,442 | 38,345,522 |
| 3 | Captain America: The Winter S… | Apr 4, 2014 | Walt Disney | Action | $380,241,569 | 31,792,773 |
| 4 | The Lego Movie | Feb 7, 2014 | Warner Bros. | Adventure | $377,369,061 | 31,552,597 |
| 5 | Transformers: Age of Extincti… | Jun 27, 2014 | Paramount Pictures | Action | $359,296,371 | 30,041,503 |
| 6 | Maleficent | May 30, 2014 | Walt Disney | Adventure | $353,394,326 | 29,548,021 |
| 7 | X-Men: Days of Future Past | May 23, 2014 | 20th Century Fox | Action | $342,435,930 | 28,631,767 |
| 8 | Dawn of the Planet of the Apes | Jul 11, 2014 | 20th Century Fox | Adventure | $305,288,280 | 25,525,776 |
| 9 | Big Hero 6 | Nov 7, 2014 | Walt Disney | Adventure | $299,478,186 | 25,039,982 |
| 10 | The Amazing Spider-Man 2 | May 2, 2014 | Sony Pictures | Action | $296,956,308 | 24,829,123 |
| 11 | Godzilla | May 16, 2014 | Warner Bros. | Action | $293,768,150 | 24,562,554 |
| 12 | 22 Jump Street | Jun 13, 2014 | Sony Pictures | Comedy | $280,656,459 | 23,466,259 |
| 13 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Aug 8, 2014 | Paramount Pictures | Action | $279,903,165 | 23,403,275 |
| 14 | The Hobbit: The Battle of the… | Dec 17, 2014 | Warner Bros. | Adventure | $277,479,797 | 23,200,652 |
| 15 | Interstellar | Nov 5, 2014 | Paramount Pictures | Adventure | $262,604,556 | 21,956,903 |
| 16 | How to Train Your Dragon 2 | Jun 13, 2014 | 20th Century Fox | Adventure | $259,113,216 | 21,664,985 |
| 17 | Gone Girl | Oct 3, 2014 | 20th Century Fox | Thriller/Suspense | $243,295,360 | 20,342,421 |
| 18 | Divergent | Mar 21, 2014 | Lionsgate | Adventure | $220,971,460 | 18,475,875 |
| 19 | Neighbors | May 9, 2014 | Universal | Comedy | $219,710,909 | 18,370,477 |
| 20 | Frozen | Nov 22, 2013 | Walt Disney | Musical | $201,497,983 | 16,847,657 |
| 21 | Ride Along | Jan 17, 2014 | Universal | Comedy | $196,458,100 | 16,426,263 |
| 22 | Rio 2 | Apr 11, 2014 | 20th Century Fox | Adventure | $192,558,101 | 16,100,176 |
| 23 | Lucy | Jul 25, 2014 | Universal | Action | $185,290,644 | 15,492,529 |
| 24 | Lone Survivor | Dec 25, 2013 | Universal | Action | $182,850,794 | 15,288,528 |
| 25 | The Fault in Our Stars | Jun 6, 2014 | 20th Century Fox | Drama | $182,799,670 | 15,284,253 |
| 26 | Mr. Peabody & Sherman | Mar 7, 2014 | 20th Century Fox | Adventure | $163,233,403 | 13,648,278 |
| 27 | 300: Rise of an Empire | Mar 7, 2014 | Warner Bros. | Action | $156,021,715 | 13,045,294 |
| 28 | The Maze Runner | Sep 19, 2014 | 20th Century Fox | Action | $149,469,538 | 12,497,453 |
| 29 | Noah | Mar 28, 2014 | Paramount Pictures | Drama | $148,145,964 | 12,386,786 |
| 30 | The Equalizer | Sep 26, 2014 | Sony Pictures | Action | $147,729,575 | 12,351,971 |
| 31 | Edge of Tomorrow | Jun 6, 2014 | Warner Bros. | Action | $146,691,165 | 12,265,148 |
| 32 | Non-Stop | Feb 28, 2014 | Universal | Action | $134,300,641 | 11,229,151 |
| 33 | Heaven is for Real | Apr 16, 2014 | Sony Pictures | Drama | $133,779,403 | 11,185,569 |
| 34 | Fury | Oct 17, 2014 | Sony Pictures | Drama | $124,788,531 | 10,433,824 |
| 35 | Dumb and Dumber To | Nov 14, 2014 | Universal | Comedy | $124,382,338 | 10,399,861 |
| 36 | Tammy | Jul 2, 2014 | Warner Bros. | Comedy | $123,736,128 | 10,345,830 |
| 37 | Annabelle | Oct 3, 2014 | Warner Bros. | Horror | $123,367,785 | 10,315,032 |
| 38 | The Other Woman | Apr 25, 2014 | 20th Century Fox | Comedy | $122,836,948 | 10,270,648 |
| 39 | American Hustle | Dec 13, 2013 | Sony Pictures | Black Comedy | $120,916,453 | 10,110,071 |
| 40 | Let’s Be Cops | Aug 13, 2014 | 20th Century Fox | Comedy | $120,611,219 | 10,084,550 |
| 41 | The Monuments Men | Feb 7, 2014 | Sony Pictures | Drama | $114,229,887 | 9,550,994 |
| 42 | The Wolf of Wall Street | Dec 25, 2013 | Paramount Pictures | Black Comedy | $110,453,248 | 9,235,221 |
| 43 | Penguins of Madagascar | Nov 26, 2014 | 20th Century Fox | Adventure | $108,369,343 | 9,060,982 |
| 44 | Hercules | Jul 25, 2014 | Paramount Pictures | Adventure | $106,408,302 | 8,897,015 |
| 45 | The Purge: Anarchy | Jul 18, 2014 | Universal | Thriller/Suspense | $104,759,865 | 8,759,186 |
| 46 | Night at the Museum: Secret o… | Dec 19, 2014 | 20th Century Fox | Adventure | $101,527,638 | 8,488,933 |
| 47 | Alexander and the Terrible, H… | Oct 10, 2014 | Walt Disney | Comedy | $96,238,299 | 8,046,681 |
| 48 | Think Like a Man Too | Jun 20, 2014 | Sony Pictures | Romantic Comedy | $95,194,993 | 7,959,448 |
| 49 | The Nightmare Before Christmas | Oct 13, 1993 | Walt Disney | Musical | $94,282,532 | 7,883,155 |
| 50 | The Nut Job | Jan 17, 2014 | Open Road | Adventure | $94,057,331 | 7,864,325 |
| 51 | Into the Woods | Dec 25, 2014 | Walt Disney | Musical | $93,780,020 | 7,841,139 |
| 52 | Unbroken | Dec 25, 2014 | Universal | Drama | $91,535,150 | 7,653,441 |
| 53 | God’s Not Dead | Mar 21, 2014 | Pure Flix Enterta… | Drama | $88,939,848 | 7,436,442 |
| 54 | Son of God | Feb 28, 2014 | 20th Century Fox | Drama | $87,394,463 | 7,307,229 |
| 55 | Planes: Fire and Rescue | Jul 18, 2014 | Walt Disney | Adventure | $86,600,548 | 7,240,848 |
| 56 | The Grand Budapest Hotel | Mar 7, 2014 | Fox Searchlight | Comedy | $86,480,929 | 7,230,847 |
| 57 | RoboCop | Feb 12, 2014 | Sony Pictures | Action | $85,794,346 | 7,173,440 |
| 58 | Annie | Dec 19, 2014 | Sony Pictures | Musical | $83,371,477 | 6,970,859 |
| 59 | The Hobbit: The Desolation of… | Dec 13, 2013 | Warner Bros. | Adventure | $83,185,353 | 6,955,297 |
| 60 | Dracula Untold | Oct 10, 2014 | Universal | Action | $81,966,081 | 6,853,351 |
| 61 | Exodus: Gods and Kings | Dec 12, 2014 | 20th Century Fox | Drama | $81,578,823 | 6,820,972 |
| 62 | The Hundred-Foot Journey | Aug 8, 2014 | Walt Disney | Comedy | $79,394,844 | 6,638,365 |
| 63 | No Good Deed | Sep 12, 2014 | Sony Pictures | Thriller/Suspense | $76,918,218 | 6,431,289 |
| 64 | Horrible Bosses 2 | Nov 26, 2014 | Warner Bros. | Black Comedy | $75,749,729 | 6,333,589 |
| 65 | Muppets Most Wanted | Mar 21, 2014 | Walt Disney | Adventure | $74,920,387 | 6,264,246 |
| 66 | Ouija | Oct 24, 2014 | Universal | Horror | $74,447,721 | 6,224,726 |
| 67 | Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit | Jan 17, 2014 | Paramount Pictures | Action | $74,039,883 | 6,190,626 |
| 68 | The Boxtrolls | Sep 26, 2014 | Focus Features | Adventure | $73,931,179 | 6,181,537 |
| 69 | If I Stay | Aug 22, 2014 | Warner Bros. | Drama | $73,889,733 | 6,178,071 |
| 70 | The Book of Life | Oct 17, 2014 | 20th Century Fox | Adventure | $72,203,706 | 6,037,099 |
| 71 | About Last Night | Feb 14, 2014 | Sony Pictures | Romantic Comedy | $71,200,331 | 5,953,205 |
| 72 | Into the Storm | Aug 8, 2014 | Warner Bros. | Thriller/Suspense | $69,684,485 | 5,826,462 |
| 73 | Jersey Boys | Jun 20, 2014 | Warner Bros. | Drama | $68,871,760 | 5,758,508 |
| 74 | The Judge | Oct 10, 2014 | Warner Bros. | Drama | $68,807,682 | 5,753,151 |
| 75 | Blended | May 23, 2014 | Warner Bros. | Romantic Comedy | $67,764,659 | 5,665,941 |
| 76 | The Giver | Aug 15, 2014 | Weinstein Co. | Drama | $66,007,451 | 5,519,018 |
| 77 | Need for Speed | Mar 14, 2014 | Walt Disney | Action | $63,779,601 | 5,332,743 |
| 78 | St. Vincent | Oct 10, 2014 | Weinstein Co. | Comedy | $63,160,038 | 5,280,940 |
| 79 | John Wick | Oct 24, 2014 | Lionsgate | Action | $62,684,500 | 5,241,179 |
| 80 | A Million Ways to Die in The … | May 30, 2014 | Universal | Western | $62,538,891 | 5,229,004 |
| 81 | Dolphin Tale 2 | Sep 12, 2014 | Warner Bros. | Drama | $61,519,390 | 5,143,762 |
| 82 | The Expendables 3 | Aug 15, 2014 | Lionsgate | Action | $57,563,969 | 4,813,041 |
| 83 | Saving Mr. Banks | Dec 13, 2013 | Walt Disney | Drama | $57,402,572 | 4,799,546 |
| 84 | Earth to Echo | Jul 2, 2014 | Relativity | Adventure | $56,996,415 | 4,765,587 |
| 85 | Sex Tape | Jul 18, 2014 | Sony Pictures | Comedy | $56,423,493 | 4,717,683 |
| 86 | August: Osage County | Dec 25, 2013 | Weinstein Co. | Black Comedy | $54,873,591 | 4,588,093 |
| 87 | Anchorman 2: The Legend Conti… | Dec 18, 2013 | Paramount Pictures | Comedy | $53,831,622 | 4,500,972 |
| 88 | Million Dollar Arm | May 16, 2014 | Walt Disney | Drama | $53,355,886 | 4,461,194 |
| 89 | This is Where I Leave You | Sep 19, 2014 | Warner Bros. | Comedy | $50,206,118 | 4,197,836 |
| 90 | Paranormal Activity: The Mark… | Jan 3, 2014 | Paramount Pictures | Horror | $47,521,416 | 3,973,363 |
| 91 | Nightcrawler | Oct 31, 2014 | Open Road | Thriller/Suspense | $46,588,587 | 3,895,367 |
| 92 | Chef | May 9, 2014 | Open Road | Comedy | $46,001,357 | 3,846,267 |
| 93 | 3 Days to Kill | Feb 21, 2014 | Relativity | Thriller/Suspense | $44,938,564 | 3,757,405 |
| 94 | Deliver Us from Evil | Jul 2, 2014 | Sony Pictures | Horror | $44,761,613 | 3,742,610 |
| 95 | Get on Up | Aug 1, 2014 | Universal | Drama | $44,751,092 | 3,741,730 |
| 96 | When the Game Stands Tall | Aug 22, 2014 | Sony Pictures | Drama | $44,104,093 | 3,687,633 |
| 97 | The Hunger Games: Catching Fi… | Nov 22, 2013 | Lionsgate | Adventure | $42,659,786 | 3,566,872 |
| 98 | Draft Day | Apr 11, 2014 | Lionsgate | Drama | $42,221,928 | 3,530,262 |
| 99 | Oculus | Apr 11, 2014 | Relativity | Horror | $40,542,857 | 3,389,871 |
| 100 | The Secret Life of Walter Mit… | Dec 25, 2013 | 20th Century Fox | Adventure | $39,162,789 | 3,274,481 |