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Domestic Box Office Performance for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies in 2014

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2014 GrossTickets Sold
1 The Hunger Games: Mockingja… Nov 21, 2014 Action PG-13 $313,282,914 38,345,522
2 Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Jul 11, 2014 Adventure PG-13 $208,545,589 25,525,776
3 The Hobbit: The Battle of t… Dec 17, 2014 Adventure PG-13 $189,549,326 23,200,652
4 Gone Girl Oct 3, 2014 Thriller/Suspense R $166,197,583 20,342,421
5 Divergent Mar 21, 2014 Adventure PG-13 $150,947,895 18,475,875
6 The Fault in Our Stars Jun 6, 2014 Drama PG-13 $124,872,350 15,284,253
7 The Maze Runner Sep 19, 2014 Action PG-13 $102,104,191 12,497,453
8 Alexander and the Terrible,… Oct 10, 2014 Comedy PG $65,741,380 8,046,681
9 The Hobbit: The Desolation … Dec 13, 2013 Adventure PG-13 $56,824,777 6,955,297
10 Dracula Untold Oct 10, 2014 Action PG-13 $55,991,880 6,853,351
11 The Hundred-Foot Journey Aug 8, 2014 Comedy PG $54,235,441 6,638,365
12 The Boxtrolls Sep 26, 2014 Adventure PG $50,503,155 6,181,537
13 If I Stay Aug 22, 2014 Drama PG-13 $50,474,843 6,178,071
14 The Giver Aug 15, 2014 Drama PG-13 $45,090,374 5,519,018
15 This is Where I Leave You Sep 19, 2014 Comedy R $34,296,320 4,197,836
16 The Hunger Games: Catching … Nov 22, 2013 Adventure PG-13 $29,141,342 3,566,872
17 The Secret Life of Walter M… Dec 25, 2013 Adventure PG $26,752,507 3,274,481
18 The Best of Me Oct 17, 2014 Drama PG-13 $26,703,582 3,268,492
19 A Walk Among the Tombstones Sep 19, 2014 Action R $26,017,685 3,184,539
20 The November Man Aug 27, 2014 Thriller/Suspense R $25,018,119 3,062,193
21 Endless Love Feb 14, 2014 Drama PG-13 $23,438,250 2,868,819
22 The Gambler Dec 10, 2014 Drama R $18,878,371 2,310,694
23 Addicted Oct 10, 2014 Drama R $17,390,770 2,128,613
24 A Most Wanted Man Jul 25, 2014 Thriller/Suspense R $17,237,855 2,109,897
25 Left Behind Oct 3, 2014 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $14,019,924 1,716,025
26 Labor Day Jan 31, 2014 Drama PG-13 $13,371,528 1,636,662
27 Winter’s Tale Feb 14, 2014 Drama PG-13 $12,600,231 1,542,256
28 The Drop Sep 12, 2014 Drama R $10,724,389 1,312,655
29 Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Re… May 9, 2014 Adventure PG $8,462,347 1,035,783
30 Vampire Academy Feb 7, 2014 Comedy PG-13 $7,791,979 953,731
31 The Wind Rises (風立ちぬ) Jul 20, 2013 Drama PG-13 $5,201,879 636,705
32 The Book Thief Nov 8, 2013 Drama PG-13 $3,273,749 400,704
33 Before I Go to Sleep Oct 31, 2014 Thriller/Suspense R $3,242,457 396,874
34 Cloudy with a Chance of Mea… Sep 27, 2013 Adventure PG $2,936,113 359,377
35 Under the Skin Apr 4, 2014 Thriller/Suspense R $2,614,251 319,982
36 2 States Apr 18, 2014 Drama Not Rated $2,238,175 273,950
37 The Homesman Nov 14, 2014 Western R $2,218,445 271,535
38 The Invisible Woman Dec 25, 2013 Drama R $1,175,082 143,829
39 The Remaining Sep 5, 2014 Horror PG-13 $1,169,603 143,158
40 Hector and the Search for H… Sep 19, 2014 Romantic Comedy R $1,124,445 137,631
41 Inherent Vice Dec 12, 2014 Comedy R $1,116,919 136,710
42 Enemy Mar 14, 2014 Thriller/Suspense R $1,005,824 123,112
43 Atlas Shrugged: Who Is John… Sep 12, 2014 Drama PG-13 $851,690 104,246
44 Frankie & Alice Dec 10, 2010 Drama R $695,876 85,175
45 Forrest Gump Jul 6, 1994 Drama PG-13 $540,777 66,191
46 Ender’s Game Nov 1, 2013 Adventure PG-13 $453,727 55,536
47 In Secret Feb 21, 2014 Thriller/Suspense R $444,179 54,367
48 Joe Apr 11, 2014 Drama R $373,375 45,701
49 Women Who Flirt Nov 26, 2014 Romantic Comedy Not Rated $353,873 43,314
50 L’écume des jours Apr 24, 2013 Drama Not Rated $303,187 37,110
51 Innocence Sep 5, 2014 Action PG-13 $292,824 35,841
52 Ernest et Celestine Mar 1, 2013 Adventure Not Rated $292,562 35,809
53 Kill Your Darlings Oct 18, 2013 Drama R $269,443 32,980
54 Life of Crime Aug 29, 2014 Comedy R $265,452 32,491
55 The Double May 9, 2014 Comedy R $200,406 24,529
56 Gemma Bovery May 29, 2015 Drama R $191,235 23,407
57 Mo jing Apr 18, 2014 Horror Not Rated $172,010 21,054
58 Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters Aug 7, 2013 Adventure PG $77,810 9,524
59 Les yeux jaunes des crocodiles Nov 28, 2014 Drama Not Rated $74,006 9,058
60 Il conformista Aug 29, 2014 Drama R $59,656 7,302
61 Feuchtgebiete Sep 5, 2014 Comedy Not Rated $59,437 7,275
62 Half of a Yellow Sun May 16, 2014 Drama R $53,645 6,566
63 Hateship Loveship Apr 11, 2014 Drama R $51,610 6,317
64 The Taking of Tiger Mountain Jan 2, 2015 Adventure Not Rated $50,621 6,195
65 Homefront Nov 27, 2013 Action R $35,616 4,359
66 Filth May 30, 2014 Black Comedy R $34,411 4,212
67 White Bird in a Blizzard Oct 24, 2014 Drama R $33,821 4,140
68 L'amour est un crime parfait Oct 17, 2014 Drama Not Rated $25,475 3,118
69 The Family Sep 13, 2013 Black Comedy R $21,872 2,677
70 Accident May 23, 2014 Drama Not Rated $17,161 2,100
71 Les chevaux de Dieu May 14, 2014 Drama Not Rated $14,817 1,814
72 Days and Nights Sep 26, 2014 Comedy Not Rated $8,647 1,058
73 Come Back to Me Jul 25, 2014 Horror R $7,744 948
74 La mariée était en noir Nov 4, 2011 Drama Not Rated $5,868 718
75 Tip Top Dec 12, 2014 Comedy Not Rated $2,732 334
76 Mr. Pip Nov 7, 2014 Drama PG-13 $1,714 210
77 Der Turm Nov 7, 2014 Drama Not Rated $1,117 137
78 The Butterfly Room Apr 11, 2014 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $1,081 132
Total Gross of All Movies$1,979,863,316
Total Tickets Sold242,333,332

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.

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