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Domestic Box Office Performance for Historical Fiction Movies in 2014

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2014 GrossTickets Sold
1 300: Rise of an Empire Mar 7, 2014 Action R $106,580,051 13,045,294
2 Noah Mar 28, 2014 Drama PG-13 $101,200,044 12,386,786
3 Fury Oct 17, 2014 Drama R $85,244,339 10,433,824
4 Annabelle Oct 3, 2014 Horror R $84,273,813 10,315,032
5 The Monuments Men Feb 7, 2014 Drama PG-13 $78,031,620 9,550,994
6 The Grand Budapest Hotel Mar 7, 2014 Comedy R $59,076,019 7,230,847
7 Exodus: Gods and Kings Dec 12, 2014 Drama PG-13 $55,727,340 6,820,972
8 A Million Ways to Die in Th… May 30, 2014 Western R $42,720,965 5,229,004
9 Anchorman 2: The Legend Con… Dec 18, 2013 Comedy PG-13 $36,772,939 4,500,972
10 A Walk Among the Tombstones Sep 19, 2014 Action R $26,017,685 3,184,539
11 Pompeii Feb 21, 2014 Action PG-13 $23,169,033 2,835,867
12 Magic in the Moonlight Jul 25, 2014 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $10,534,510 1,289,414
13 Inside Llewyn Davis Dec 6, 2013 Drama R $8,049,281 985,224
14 The Wind Rises (風立ちぬ) Jul 20, 2013 Drama PG-13 $5,201,879 636,705
15 The Book Thief Nov 8, 2013 Drama PG-13 $3,273,749 400,704
16 The Identical Sep 5, 2014 Drama PG $2,827,666 346,104
17 The Homesman Nov 14, 2014 Western R $2,218,445 271,535
18 The Immigrant May 16, 2014 Drama R $2,013,456 246,445
19 Pride Sep 26, 2014 Drama R $1,447,022 177,114
20 The Invisible Woman Dec 25, 2013 Drama R $1,175,082 143,829
21 Inherent Vice Dec 12, 2014 Comedy R $1,116,919 136,710
22 Stalingrad Oct 10, 2013 Drama R $1,013,945 124,106
23 Cong cong na nian Dec 12, 2014 Drama Not Rated $555,230 67,960
24 Forrest Gump Jul 6, 1994 Drama PG-13 $540,777 66,191
25 The Two Faces of January Sep 26, 2014 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $507,463 62,113
26 In Secret Feb 21, 2014 Thriller/Suspense R $444,179 54,367
27 Cold in July May 23, 2014 Thriller/Suspense R $423,223 51,802
28 Yi Sheng Yi Shi Sep 5, 2014 Drama Not Rated $417,558 51,109
29 A Most Violent Year Dec 31, 2014 Drama R $286,046 35,011
30 Kill Your Darlings Oct 18, 2013 Drama R $269,443 32,980
31 Diplomatie Oct 15, 2014 Drama Not Rated $219,615 26,881
32 Vi ar bast! May 30, 2014 Drama Not Rated $180,590 22,104
33 The Pirates Sep 12, 2014 Adventure Not Rated $160,133 19,600
34 Kundo: min-ran-eui-si-dae Aug 29, 2014 Action Not Rated $120,857 14,793
35 Unsere Mutter, unsere Vater Jan 15, 2014 Drama Not Rated $91,595 11,211
36 Fort McCoy Aug 15, 2014 Drama R $78,948 9,663
37 A nagy füzet Aug 29, 2014 Drama R $66,235 8,107
38 Grzeli nateli dgeebi Jan 10, 2014 Drama Not Rated $56,092 6,866
39 Ilo Ilo Apr 4, 2014 Drama Not Rated $54,071 6,618
40 Half of a Yellow Sun May 16, 2014 Drama R $53,645 6,566
41 The Retrieval Apr 2, 2014 Western R $50,257 6,151
42 Zwei Leben Feb 28, 2014 Drama Not Rated $39,673 4,856
43 White Bird in a Blizzard Oct 24, 2014 Drama R $33,821 4,140
44 A Field in England Feb 7, 2014 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $32,846 4,020
45 Ping Pong Summer Jun 6, 2014 Comedy Not Rated $31,900 3,905
46 Jimmy P. Feb 14, 2014 Drama Not Rated $24,791 3,034
47 After Aug 8, 2014 Drama R $24,545 3,004
48 Test Jun 6, 2014 Drama Not Rated $18,823 2,304
49 Les chevaux de Dieu May 14, 2014 Drama Not Rated $14,817 1,814
50 Coming Up Roses Nov 9, 2012 Drama Not Rated $12,835 1,571
51 Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain Nov 7, 2014 Drama Not Rated $12,111 1,482
52 Days and Nights Sep 26, 2014 Comedy Not Rated $8,647 1,058
53 Canopy Aug 29, 2014 Adventure PG-13 $8,462 1,036
54 Eternity: The Movie Oct 17, 2014 Comedy Not Rated $6,960 852
55 No God, No Master Mar 28, 2014 Drama PG-13 $6,796 832
56 Pioneer Dec 5, 2014 Thriller/Suspense R $6,719 822
57 Northern Lights Sep 20, 2013 Drama Not Rated $4,162 509
58 Revenge of the Green Dragons Oct 24, 2014 Action R $2,500 306
59 Rhymes for Young Ghouls Oct 24, 2014 Drama R $1,776 217
60 Der Turm Nov 7, 2014 Drama Not Rated $1,117 137
61 Computer Chess Jul 17, 2013 Comedy Not Rated $323 40
Total Gross of All Movies$742,555,383
Total Tickets Sold90,888,053

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 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.

Our Theatrical Market pages are based on the Domestic Theatrical Market performance only. The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).

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