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Box Office Performance for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies in 2022

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2022 GrossTickets Sold
1 The Bad Guys Apr 22, 2022 Comedy PG $97,233,630 9,233,962
2 Where the Crawdads Sing Jul 15, 2022 Drama PG-13 $90,230,760 8,568,923
3 The Black Phone Jun 24, 2022 Horror R $90,123,230 8,558,711
4 Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile Oct 7, 2022 Musical PG $46,703,141 4,435,246
5 Death on the Nile Feb 11, 2022 Drama PG-13 $45,630,104 4,333,343
6 Jaws Jun 20, 1975 Horror PG $12,257,035 1,164,010
7 Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris Jul 15, 2022 Drama PG $10,433,915 990,875
8 Redeeming Love Jan 21, 2022 Drama PG-13 $9,214,020 875,025
9 Three Thousand Years of Lon… Aug 26, 2022 Drama R $8,286,741 786,964
10 Bones and All Nov 23, 2022 Thriller/Suspense R $7,834,907 744,056
11 Nightmare Alley Dec 17, 2021 Thriller/Suspense R $3,757,964 356,881
12 Laal Singh Chaddha Aug 11, 2022 Drama PG-13 $3,401,324 323,013
13 The Good House Sep 30, 2022 Comedy R $2,219,760 210,803
14 Mr. Malcolm’s List Jul 1, 2022 Romantic Comedy PG $1,885,720 179,080
15 The King’s Daughter Jan 21, 2022 Adventure PG $1,747,263 165,931
16 The Polar Express Nov 10, 2004 Adventure G $1,593,248 151,306
17 The Godfather Mar 15, 1972 Drama R $1,414,662 134,346
18 Dune Oct 22, 2021 Action PG-13 $1,151,687 109,372
19 After Ever Happy Sep 7, 2022 Drama R $989,088 93,930
20 The Tiger Rising Jan 21, 2022 Drama PG $835,162 79,312
21 Confess, Fletch Sep 16, 2022 Comedy R $538,842 51,172
22 The Railway Children Return Jul 15, 2022 Adventure PG $457,433 43,440
23 Inu-Oh Aug 12, 2022 Musical PG-13 $351,558 33,386
24 Mothering Sunday Mar 25, 2022 Drama R $272,393 25,868
25 On the Come Up Sep 23, 2022 Drama PG-13 $236,153 22,427
26 Hytti nro 6 Oct 29, 2021 Drama R $204,208 19,393
27 L’evenement Nov 4, 2021 Drama R $181,023 17,191
28 Women Talking Dec 23, 2022 Drama PG-13 $151,987 14,433
29 The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry Oct 7, 2022 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $121,000 11,490
30 No Time to Die Oct 8, 2021 Action PG-13 $119,000 11,301
31 All My Puny Sorrows Apr 15, 2022 Drama R $84,735 8,047
32 Butter Feb 25, 2022 Drama PG-13 $78,450 7,450
33 Les Olympiades, Paris 13e Nov 5, 2021 Drama R $73,118 6,943
34 Apocalypse Now Aug 15, 1979 Action R $64,349 6,111
35 After Yang Mar 4, 2022 Drama PG $46,872 4,451
36 Going All the Way Sep 19, 1997 Drama R $3,648 346
Total Gross of All Movies$439,928,130
Total Tickets Sold41,778,538

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2022. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2022. 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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