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Box Office Performance for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies in 2017

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2017 GrossTickets Sold
1 The Boss Baby Mar 31, 2017 Adventure PG $175,003,033 19,509,814
2 Fifty Shades Darker Feb 10, 2017 Drama R $114,434,010 12,757,414
3 Blade Runner 2049 Oct 6, 2017 Thriller/Suspense R $91,654,512 10,217,894
4 A Dog’s Purpose Jan 27, 2017 Drama PG $64,321,890 7,170,779
5 The Shack Mar 3, 2017 Drama PG-13 $57,386,418 6,397,593
6 Ferdinand Dec 15, 2017 Adventure PG $53,546,717 5,969,534
7 The Dark Tower Aug 4, 2017 Western PG-13 $50,701,325 5,652,322
8 American Assassin Sep 15, 2017 Thriller/Suspense R $36,249,674 4,041,212
9 The Foreigner Oct 13, 2017 Action R $34,393,507 3,834,281
10 Everything, Everything May 19, 2017 Drama PG-13 $34,121,140 3,803,918
11 The Mountain Between Us Oct 6, 2017 Adventure PG-13 $30,348,555 3,383,339
12 The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature Aug 11, 2017 Adventure PG $28,370,522 3,162,822
13 The Bye Bye Man Jan 13, 2017 Horror PG-13 $22,395,806 2,496,745
14 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The L… May 19, 2017 Adventure PG $20,738,724 2,312,009
15 The Circle Apr 28, 2017 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $20,497,844 2,285,155
16 Baahubali 2: The Conclusion Apr 28, 2017 Action Not Rated $18,985,794 2,116,587
17 Darkest Hour Nov 22, 2017 Drama PG-13 $18,132,857 2,021,500
18 Before I Fall Mar 3, 2017 Drama PG-13 $12,241,072 1,364,668
19 Live by Night Dec 25, 2016 Drama R $10,283,585 1,146,442
20 Arrival Nov 11, 2016 Drama PG-13 $8,354,449 931,376
21 Let There Be Light Oct 27, 2017 Drama PG-13 $7,210,068 803,797
22 Silence Dec 23, 2016 Drama R $6,789,497 756,911
23 The Snowman Oct 20, 2017 Thriller/Suspense R $6,670,765 743,675
24 Call Me by Your Name Nov 24, 2017 Drama R $4,906,869 547,031
25 A Monster Calls Dec 23, 2016 Drama PG-13 $3,740,823 417,037
26 Office Christmas Party Dec 9, 2016 Comedy R $3,630,209 404,705
27 Their Finest Apr 7, 2017 Romantic Comedy R $3,603,484 401,726
28 Tulip Fever Sep 1, 2017 Drama R $2,455,635 273,761
29 T2: Trainspotting Mar 17, 2017 Drama R $2,402,004 267,782
30 Elle Jun 2, 2016 Drama R $1,423,285 158,671
31 The Dinner May 5, 2017 Drama R $1,323,312 147,526
32 The Sense of an Ending Apr 14, 2017 Drama PG-13 $1,274,420 142,075
33 Lady Macbeth Jul 14, 2017 Drama R $1,129,408 125,909
34 Wonderstruck Oct 20, 2017 Drama PG $1,033,632 115,232
35 Golmaal Again Oct 20, 2017 Musical Not Rated $1,013,893 113,031
36 Last Flag Flying Nov 3, 2017 Comedy R $965,481 107,634
37 Landline Jul 21, 2017 Comedy R $940,854 104,888
38 The Polar Express Nov 10, 2004 Adventure G $876,864 97,755
39 The Exception Jun 2, 2017 Drama R $708,972 79,038
40 Maurice Jan 1, 1987 Drama R $702,674 78,336
41 The Devotion of Suspect X Mar 31, 2017 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $686,435 76,525
42 Wilson Mar 24, 2017 Comedy R $653,951 72,904
43 Gekijôban Fairy Tail: Drago… May 6, 2017 Action Not Rated $519,461 57,910
44 Once Upon a Time Aug 11, 2017 Drama Not Rated $485,728 54,150
45 Nocturnal Animals Nov 18, 2016 Thriller/Suspense R $478,100 53,299
46 Gentleman: Sundar, Susheel,… Aug 25, 2017 Action Not Rated $410,055 45,714
47 Ok Jaanu Jan 13, 2017 Drama Not Rated $355,922 39,679
48 Ma vie de Courgette Feb 24, 2017 Adventure PG-13 $309,768 34,533
49 Miss Peregrine’s Home for P… Sep 30, 2016 Adventure PG-13 $297,697 33,188
50 Umi yori mo mada fukaku Jul 22, 2016 Drama Not Rated $272,132 30,338
51 Stalker May 20, 2016 Drama Not Rated $268,101 29,888
52 Wakefield May 19, 2017 Drama R $262,599 29,275
53 1945 Nov 1, 2017 Drama Not Rated $243,701 27,168
54 The Breadwinner Nov 17, 2017 Drama PG-13 $220,307 24,560
55 Polina danser sa vie Aug 25, 2017 Drama Not Rated $165,203 18,417
56 En man som heter Ove May 25, 2016 Comedy PG-13 $143,309 15,976
57 Moka Jun 14, 2017 Drama Not Rated $129,547 14,442
58 A Ga ssi May 25, 2016 Drama Not Rated $126,503 14,102
59 Jack Reacher: Never Go Back Oct 21, 2016 Action PG-13 $122,561 13,663
60 Inferno Oct 28, 2016 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $121,923 13,592
61 Walking Out Oct 4, 2017 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $102,394 11,415
62 Memoir of a Murderer Sep 8, 2017 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $91,335 10,182
63 Hostiles Dec 22, 2017 Western R $85,745 9,559
64 Mal de Pierres Dec 9, 2016 Drama R $48,677 5,426
65 So B. It Oct 6, 2017 Drama PG-13 $46,006 5,128
66 Panique Jan 20, 2017 Drama Not Rated $41,569 4,634
67 Une Vie May 5, 2017 Drama Not Rated $37,626 4,194
68 Sophie and the Rising Sun Jan 20, 2017 Drama R $34,630 3,860
69 Le Trou Jun 28, 2017 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $30,973 3,452
70 Berlin Syndrome May 5, 2017 Thriller/Suspense R $28,660 3,195
71 Le Crime de Monsieur Lange Nov 17, 2017 Comedy Not Rated $27,474 3,062
72 Jasmine Jun 16, 2017 Horror Not Rated $24,284 2,707
73 Grace of Jake Feb 3, 2017 Drama Not Rated $23,078 2,572
74 The Recall Jun 2, 2017 Horror R $22,233 2,478
75 Carrie Pilby Mar 31, 2017 Comedy Not Rated $18,957 2,113
76 Léon Morin, prêtre Apr 17, 2009 Drama Not Rated $18,869 2,103
77 L’important c’est d’aimer… Jul 14, 2017 Drama Not Rated $16,976 1,892
78 Heat and Dust Sep 15, 1983 Drama R $12,227 1,363
79 Ugetsu monogatari Mar 3, 2017 Drama Not Rated $11,198 1,248
80 Aus dem Nichts Dec 27, 2017 Drama R $10,455 1,165
81 Pelle erobreren Dec 21, 1988 Drama PG-13 $9,597 1,069
82 The Tribes of Palos Verdes Dec 1, 2017 Drama R $9,258 1,032
83 Maigret tend un piège Oct 20, 2017 Drama Not Rated $7,644 852
84 Oro Nov 9, 2017 Adventure R $5,539 618
85 Emily Jan 27, 2017 Drama Not Rated $3,547 395
86 A Kind of Loving Apr 7, 2017 Drama G $3,278 365
87 Réparer les vivants Apr 14, 2017 Drama Not Rated $3,176 354
88 Apprentice Mar 3, 2017 Drama Not Rated $2,578 287
89 The Black Dove Aug 12, 2016 Comedy Not Rated $881 98
90 I Am not Madame Bovary Nov 18, 2016 Drama Not Rated $872 97
91 Amityville: The Awakening Oct 28, 2017 Horror PG-13 $742 83
92 2:22 Jun 30, 2017 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $422 47
Total Gross of All Movies$962,017,486
Total Tickets Sold107,248,292

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2017. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2017. 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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