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Box Office Performance for Dramatization Movies in 2015

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2015 GrossTickets Sold
1 American Sniper Dec 25, 2014 Drama R $347,897,084 41,268,930
2 Straight Outta Compton Aug 14, 2015 Drama R $161,197,785 19,121,920
3 Black Mass Sep 18, 2015 Drama R $62,575,678 7,422,974
4 The Imitation Game Nov 28, 2014 Drama PG-13 $60,653,053 7,194,905
5 Unbroken Dec 25, 2014 Drama PG-13 $53,371,650 6,331,157
6 Selma Dec 25, 2014 Drama PG-13 $52,076,908 6,177,569
7 McFarland, USA Feb 20, 2015 Drama PG $44,480,275 5,276,426
8 Everest Sep 18, 2015 Adventure PG-13 $43,482,270 5,158,039
9 A Walk in the Woods Sep 2, 2015 Adventure R $29,499,394 3,499,334
10 Joy Dec 25, 2015 Drama PG-13 $28,310,094 3,358,256
11 Spotlight Nov 6, 2015 Drama R $27,108,972 3,215,773
12 In the Heart of the Sea Dec 11, 2015 Adventure PG-13 $23,063,385 2,735,870
13 Wild Dec 3, 2014 Drama R $18,137,709 2,151,567
14 Steve Jobs Oct 9, 2015 Drama R $17,766,658 2,107,551
15 Concussion Dec 25, 2015 Drama PG-13 $17,420,369 2,066,473
16 Woodlawn Oct 16, 2015 Drama PG $14,380,599 1,705,883
17 Love & Mercy Jun 5, 2015 Drama PG-13 $12,551,031 1,488,853
18 The 33 Nov 13, 2015 Drama PG-13 $12,049,242 1,429,328
19 The Theory of Everything Nov 7, 2014 Drama PG-13 $11,121,187 1,319,239
20 The Walk Oct 9, 2015 Drama PG $10,161,183 1,205,360
21 Trumbo Nov 6, 2015 Drama R $7,015,228 832,174
22 90 Minutes in Heaven Sep 11, 2015 Drama PG-13 $4,816,142 571,309
23 True Story Apr 17, 2015 Drama R $4,719,695 559,869
24 Big Eyes Dec 25, 2014 Drama PG-13 $4,558,006 540,688
25 Foxcatcher Nov 14, 2014 Drama R $4,153,511 492,705
26 Spare Parts Jan 16, 2015 Drama PG-13 $3,618,912 429,289
27 Learning to Drive Aug 21, 2015 Drama R $3,447,633 408,971
28 Mr. Turner Dec 19, 2014 Drama R $2,995,728 355,365
29 Captive Sep 18, 2015 Drama PG-13 $2,583,301 306,441
30 Truth Oct 16, 2015 Thriller/Suspense R $2,517,245 298,605
31 Pawn Sacrifice Sep 16, 2015 Drama PG-13 $2,436,308 289,004
32 My All-American Nov 13, 2015 Drama PG $2,246,000 266,429
33 Legend Nov 20, 2015 Thriller/Suspense R $1,852,124 219,706
34 Testament of Youth Jun 5, 2015 Drama PG-13 $1,822,250 216,162
35 The Letters Dec 4, 2015 Drama PG $1,632,464 193,649
36 The Revenant Dec 25, 2015 Adventure R $872,519 103,502
37 The Stanford Prison Experiment Jul 17, 2015 Drama R $649,690 77,068
38 Freeheld Oct 2, 2015 Drama PG-13 $546,201 64,792
39 Saint Laurent May 8, 2015 Drama R $429,477 50,946
40 Freetown Apr 8, 2015 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $397,122 47,108
41 Noble May 8, 2015 Drama PG $347,321 41,200
42 Talvar Oct 2, 2015 Drama Not Rated $342,428 40,620
43 Himalaya Dec 18, 2015 Adventure Not Rated $256,901 30,474
44 Experimenter Oct 16, 2015 Drama PG-13 $155,575 18,454
45 Desert Dancer Apr 10, 2015 Drama PG-13 $155,271 18,418
46 Jie jiu wu xian sheng Sep 15, 2015 Action Not Rated $92,696 10,995
47 The End of the Tour Jul 31, 2015 Drama R $83,196 9,869
48 Difret Oct 16, 2015 Drama Not Rated $49,667 5,891
49 10 Days in a Madhouse Nov 11, 2015 Drama R $14,616 1,733
50 Amour fou Mar 18, 2015 Drama Not Rated $14,296 1,695
51 The Devil's Violinist Jan 30, 2015 Drama R $11,294 1,339
52 Não Pare na Pista: A Melhor… Jul 31, 2015 Drama Not Rated $8,808 1,044
53 The Pardon Mar 22, 2013 Drama PG-13 $1,418 168
Total Gross of All Movies$1,102,147,569
Total Tickets Sold130,741,089

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2015. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2015. 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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