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Box Office Performance for Historical Fiction Movies in 2018

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2018 GrossTickets Sold
1 The House with a Clock in i… Sep 21, 2018 Comedy PG $68,536,400 7,523,205
2 The Shape of Water Dec 1, 2017 Drama R $48,189,258 5,289,710
3 12 Strong Jan 19, 2018 Drama R $45,819,713 5,029,606
4 Alpha Sep 25, 2018 Adventure PG-13 $35,851,379 3,935,387
5 Robin Hood Nov 21, 2018 Action PG-13 $30,645,013 3,363,887
6 Hostiles Dec 22, 2017 Western R $29,733,369 3,263,816
7 Holmes & Watson Dec 25, 2018 Comedy PG-13 $28,313,749 3,107,985
8 Overlord Nov 9, 2018 Action R $21,704,844 2,382,530
9 Phantom Thread May 26, 2018 Drama R $20,670,365 2,268,975
10 Bad Times at the El Royale Oct 12, 2018 Thriller/Suspense R $17,839,115 1,958,190
11 Call Me by Your Name Nov 24, 2017 Drama R $13,158,311 1,444,381
12 Padmavati Jan 26, 2018 Drama Not Rated $11,846,060 1,300,335
13 The Death of Stalin Oct 20, 2017 Black Comedy R $8,046,456 883,255
14 Mid90s Oct 19, 2018 Drama R $7,362,439 808,171
15 Beirut Jul 27, 2018 Thriller/Suspense R $5,019,226 550,957
16 If Beale Street Could Talk Dec 14, 2018 Drama R $4,409,248 484,000
17 The Sisters Brothers Sep 21, 2018 Western R $3,143,056 345,011
18 Suspiria Nov 16, 2018 Horror R $2,483,472 272,609
19 Murder on the Orient Express Nov 10, 2017 Drama PG-13 $2,206,919 242,252
20 The Bookshop Nov 10, 2017 Drama PG $1,588,150 174,330
21 Little Women Sep 28, 2018 Drama PG-13 $1,379,497 151,426
22 Mandy Sep 14, 2018 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $1,214,525 133,317
23 Wildlife Oct 19, 2018 Drama PG-13 $1,012,504 111,142
24 1945 Nov 1, 2017 Drama Not Rated $762,018 83,646
25 On Chesil Beach May 18, 2018 Drama R $745,972 81,884
26 Vox Lux Dec 7, 2018 Musical R $727,119 79,815
27 The Catcher Was A Spy Jun 22, 2018 Drama R $725,223 79,607
28 The Little Stranger Aug 31, 2018 Drama R $713,143 78,281
29 Nelyubov Jun 1, 2017 Drama R $564,073 61,918
30 Gongjak Aug 8, 2018 Drama Not Rated $497,755 54,638
31 Un sac de billes May 12, 2017 Drama PG $409,862 44,990
32 Fang Hua Dec 15, 2017 Drama Not Rated $312,241 34,274
33 Damsel Jun 22, 2018 Western R $305,136 33,494
34 Zimna wojna Jun 8, 2018 Drama R $272,118 29,870
35 London Fields Oct 26, 2018 Thriller/Suspense R $252,676 27,736
36 The House That Jack Built Oct 5, 2018 Thriller/Suspense R $236,987 26,014
37 Zama Apr 13, 2018 Action Not Rated $200,181 21,973
38 Seuwingkizeu Dec 21, 2018 Drama Not Rated $195,757 21,488
39 Estiu 1993 Jun 30, 2017 Drama Not Rated $185,903 20,406
40 Les gardiennes May 4, 2018 Drama R $177,331 19,465
41 Journey’s End Mar 16, 2018 Drama R $148,275 16,276
42 Wonder Wheel Dec 1, 2017 Drama PG-13 $96,631 10,607
43 Reign of Judges: Title of L… Mar 15, 2018 Action Not Rated $93,224 10,233
44 Running for Grace Jul 19, 2018 Drama Not Rated $90,782 9,965
45 Es war einmal in Deutschlan… Sep 22, 2017 Drama Not Rated $73,730 8,093
46 Where Hands Touch Sep 14, 2018 Drama PG-13 $67,743 7,436
47 Black 47 Sep 28, 2018 Drama R $57,162 6,275
48 Il grande silenzio Mar 30, 2018 Western Not Rated $53,074 5,825
49 Breath Jun 1, 2018 Drama Not Rated $37,109 4,073
50 Le Fidèle May 4, 2018 Drama R $36,522 4,009
51 Memorias del subdesarrollo Jan 12, 2018 Drama Not Rated $29,647 3,254
52 Senso Jul 8, 1968 Drama Not Rated $27,286 2,995
53 Vazante Jan 12, 2018 Drama Not Rated $23,884 2,621
54 Die göttliche Ordnung Oct 27, 2017 Drama Not Rated $23,797 2,612
55 L’une chante, l’autre pas Jun 1, 2018 Drama Not Rated $19,919 2,186
56 Novitiate Oct 27, 2017 Drama R $13,296 1,459
57 Le Retour du Héros Feb 14, 2018 Drama Not Rated $12,104 1,328
58 Summer '03 Sep 28, 2018 Comedy Not Rated $11,746 1,289
59 Bullitt County Oct 26, 2018 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $11,257 1,235
60 November Feb 23, 2018 Drama Not Rated $8,620 946
61 The Lodgers Feb 23, 2018 Horror R $7,362 808
62 L'école buissonnière Jun 22, 2018 Comedy Not Rated $6,300 691
63 La religieuse Jul 27, 2018 Drama GP $6,273 688
64 Distant Voices, Still Lives Apr 8, 2016 Drama PG-13 $5,234 574
65 Permanent Dec 15, 2017 Comedy PG-13 $1,650 181
Total Gross of All Movies$418,419,190
Total Tickets Sold45,929,635

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2018. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2018. 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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