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Domestic Box Office Performance for R-Rated Movies in 2015

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 Theatrical
Distributor		Genre2015 GrossTickets Sold
1 American Sniper Dec 25, 2014 Warner Bros. Drama $348,797,073 41,375,691
2 Fifty Shades of Grey Feb 13, 2015 Universal Drama $166,167,230 19,711,415
3 Straight Outta Compton Aug 14, 2015 Universal Drama $161,197,785 19,121,920
4 Mad Max: Fury Road May 15, 2015 Warner Bros. Action $153,636,354 18,224,953
5 Kingsman: The Secret Service Feb 13, 2015 20th Century Fox Action $128,261,724 15,214,914
6 The Rocky Horror Picture Show Sep 26, 1975 20th Century Fox Musical $113,235,674 13,432,464
7 Spy! Jun 5, 2015 20th Century Fox Comedy $110,825,712 13,146,585
8 Trainwreck Jul 17, 2015 Universal Romantic Comedy $110,212,700 13,073,867
9 Get Hard Mar 27, 2015 Warner Bros. Comedy $90,411,453 10,724,965
10 Ted 2 Jun 26, 2015 Universal Comedy $81,476,385 9,665,052
11 Magic Mike XXL Jul 1, 2015 Warner Bros. Comedy $66,013,057 7,830,730
12 The Wedding Ringer Jan 16, 2015 Sony Pictures Comedy $64,460,211 7,646,526
13 Black Mass Sep 18, 2015 Warner Bros. Drama $62,575,678 7,422,975
14 Vacation Jul 29, 2015 Warner Bros. Comedy $58,884,188 6,985,076
15 Southpaw Jul 24, 2015 Weinstein Co. Drama $52,421,953 6,218,500
16 Sisters Dec 18, 2015 Universal Comedy $49,123,380 5,827,210
17 Sicario Sep 18, 2015 Lionsgate Thriller/Suspense $46,770,373 5,548,087
18 The Gift Aug 7, 2015 STX Entertainment Thriller/Suspense $43,787,265 5,194,219
19 The Night Before Nov 20, 2015 Sony Pictures Comedy $42,884,826 5,087,168
20 The Boy Next Door Jan 23, 2015 Universal Thriller/Suspense $36,006,065 4,271,182
21 Unfriended Apr 17, 2015 Universal Horror $32,789,645 3,889,638
22 Entourage Jun 3, 2015 Warner Bros. Comedy $32,363,404 3,839,075
23 Chappie Mar 6, 2015 Sony Pictures Action $31,569,268 3,744,872
24 Crimson Peak Oct 16, 2015 Universal Horror $31,090,320 3,688,057
25 A Walk in the Woods Sep 2, 2015 Broad Green Pictures Adventure $29,499,394 3,499,335
26 Sinister 2 Aug 21, 2015 Focus Features Horror $27,740,955 3,290,742
27 No Escape Aug 26, 2015 Weinstein Co. Thriller/Suspense $27,288,872 3,237,114
28 Run All Night Mar 13, 2015 Warner Bros. Action $26,461,644 3,138,985
29 Spotlight Nov 6, 2015 Open Road Drama $25,923,879 3,075,193
30 Ex Machina Apr 10, 2015 A24 Thriller/Suspense $25,440,971 3,017,909
31 The Big Short Dec 11, 2015 Paramount Pictures Drama $23,995,178 2,846,403
32 The Gallows Jul 10, 2015 Warner Bros. Horror $22,764,410 2,700,405
33 Hitman: Agent 47 Aug 21, 2015 20th Century Fox Action $22,467,450 2,665,178
34 Paranormal Activity: The Gh… Oct 23, 2015 Paramount Pictures Horror $18,297,124 2,170,477
35 Wild Dec 3, 2014 Fox Searchlight Drama $18,137,709 2,151,567
36 Birdman or (The Unexpected … Oct 17, 2014 Fox Searchlight Black Comedy $18,067,553 2,143,245
37 Steve Jobs Oct 9, 2015 Universal Drama $17,766,658 2,107,551
38 The Gambler Dec 10, 2014 Paramount Pictures Drama $14,802,621 1,755,946
39 It Follows Mar 13, 2015 RADiUS-TWC Horror $14,674,077 1,740,697
40 American Ultra Aug 21, 2015 Lionsgate Black Comedy $14,439,985 1,712,928
41 Burnt Oct 30, 2015 Weinstein Co. Comedy $13,594,751 1,612,663
42 The Hateful Eight Dec 25, 2015 Weinstein Co. Western $13,339,210 1,582,350
43 Hot Tub Time Machine 2 Feb 20, 2015 Paramount Pictures Comedy $12,314,651 1,460,813
44 The Gunman Mar 20, 2015 Open Road Thriller/Suspense $10,664,749 1,265,095
45 Unfinished Business Mar 6, 2015 20th Century Fox Comedy $10,219,501 1,212,278
46 Amy Jul 3, 2015 A24 Documentary $8,407,637 997,347
47 Blackhat Jan 16, 2015 Universal Thriller/Suspense $8,005,980 949,701
48 Mortdecai Jan 23, 2015 Lionsgate Action $7,696,134 912,946
49 While We're Young Mar 27, 2015 A24 Comedy $7,582,065 899,415
50 Whiplash Oct 10, 2014 Sony Pictures Cla… Drama $7,401,178 877,957
51 The Green Inferno Sep 25, 2015 High Top Releasing Horror $7,192,291 853,178
52 Our Brand is Crisis Oct 30, 2015 Warner Bros. Drama $7,002,261 830,636
53 Inherent Vice Dec 12, 2014 Warner Bros. Comedy $6,994,056 829,663
54 Grandma Aug 21, 2015 Sony Pictures Cla… Comedy $6,923,276 821,266
55 Trumbo Nov 6, 2015 Bleecker Street Drama $6,842,950 811,738
56 The Loft Jan 30, 2015 Open Road Thriller/Suspense $6,002,684 712,062
57 Danny Collins Mar 20, 2015 Bleecker Street Comedy $5,637,066 668,691
58 A Most Violent Year Dec 31, 2014 A24 Drama $5,463,088 648,053
59 Foxcatcher Nov 14, 2014 Sony Pictures Cla… Drama $5,056,273 599,795
60 Room Oct 16, 2015 A24 Drama $4,860,753 576,602
61 True Story Apr 17, 2015 Fox Searchlight Drama $4,719,695 559,869
62 Top Five Dec 12, 2014 Paramount Pictures Comedy $4,609,771 546,829
63 The Danish Girl Nov 27, 2015 Focus Features Drama $4,506,440 534,572
64 The Water Diviner Apr 24, 2015 Warner Bros. Drama $4,200,117 498,235
65 Irrational Man Jul 17, 2015 Sony Pictures Cla… Comedy $4,030,360 478,097
66 Carol Nov 20, 2015 Weinstein Co. Drama $3,801,134 450,906
67 Scouts Guide to the Zombie … Oct 30, 2015 Paramount Pictures Comedy $3,703,046 439,270
68 We Are Your Friends Aug 28, 2015 Warner Bros. Drama $3,591,417 426,028
69 Mommy Jan 23, 2015 Roadside Attractions Drama $3,498,695 415,029
70 What We Do in the Shadows Feb 13, 2015 Unison/Paladin Comedy $3,469,224 411,533
71 Learning to Drive Aug 21, 2015 Broad Green Pictures Drama $3,447,633 408,972
72 Mr. Turner Dec 19, 2014 Sony Pictures Cla… Drama $3,226,955 382,794
73 Relatos salvajes Feb 20, 2015 Sony Pictures Cla… Black Comedy $3,107,072 368,573
74 Rock the Kasbah Oct 23, 2015 Open Road Comedy $3,020,665 358,323
75 Horrible Bosses 2 Nov 26, 2014 Warner Bros. Black Comedy $2,699,932 320,277
76 Chi-raq Dec 4, 2015 Amazon Studios/Ro… Drama $2,570,882 304,968
77 The Interview Feb 6, 2014 Sony Pictures Comedy $2,552,397 302,775
78 Truth Oct 16, 2015 Sony Pictures Cla… Thriller/Suspense $2,515,179 298,360
79 Mistress America Aug 14, 2015 Fox Searchlight Comedy $2,500,431 296,611
80 Meru Aug 14, 2015 Music Box Films Documentary $2,334,228 276,895
81 Cake Jan 23, 2015 Cinelou Releasing Drama $1,951,776 231,527
82 Game of Thrones: The IMAX E… Jan 29, 2015 Warner Bros. Drama $1,896,092 224,922
83 Legend Nov 20, 2015 Universal Thriller/Suspense $1,852,124 219,706
84 Clouds of Sils Maria Apr 10, 2015 IFC Films Drama $1,841,555 218,453
85 Gone Girl Oct 3, 2014 20th Century Fox Thriller/Suspense $1,569,606 186,193
86 The Diary of a Teenage Girl Aug 7, 2015 Sony Pictures Cla… Drama $1,477,002 175,208
87 Infinitely Polar Bear Jun 19, 2015 Sony Pictures Cla… Comedy $1,430,655 169,710
88 99 Homes Sep 25, 2015 Broad Green Pictures Drama $1,411,927 167,488
89 The Wolfpack Jun 12, 2015 Magnolia Pictures Documentary $1,301,696 154,412
90 Youth Dec 4, 2015 Fox Searchlight Drama $1,297,379 153,900
91 ’71 Feb 27, 2015 Roadside Attractions Thriller/Suspense $1,270,847 150,753
92 Child 44 Apr 17, 2015 Lionsgate Thriller/Suspense $1,224,330 145,235
93 Ich seh, Ich seh Sep 11, 2015 RADiUS-TWC Horror $1,178,196 139,762
94 Black Sea Jan 23, 2015 Focus Features Thriller/Suspense $1,171,559 138,975
95 Boyhood Jul 11, 2014 IFC Films Drama $1,130,001 134,045
96 The Overnight Jun 19, 2015 The Orchard Comedy $1,109,808 131,650
97 Hundraåringen som klev ut g… Oct 3, 2014 Music Box Films Comedy $1,083,762 128,560
98 Dior and I Apr 10, 2015 The Orchard Documentary $1,028,953 122,058
99 Leviafan Dec 25, 2014 Sony Pictures Cla… Drama $952,439 112,982
100 Best of Enemies Jul 31, 2015 Magnolia Pictures Documentary $892,802 105,908
101 The Revenant Dec 25, 2015 20th Century Fox Adventure $872,519 103,502
102 Macbeth Dec 4, 2015 Weinstein Co. Drama $857,051 101,667
103 Sleeping with Other People Sep 11, 2015 IFC Films Romantic Comedy $814,775 96,652
104 Im Labyrinth des Schweigens Sep 30, 2015 Sony Pictures Cla… Drama $759,124 90,050
105 Cartel Land Jul 3, 2015 The Orchard Documentary $704,352 83,553
106 Tangerine Jul 10, 2015 Magnolia Pictures Comedy $702,354 83,316
107 The D Train May 8, 2015 IFC Films Comedy $669,688 79,441
108 The Stanford Prison Experiment Jul 17, 2015 IFC Films Drama $649,690 77,069
109 Welcome to Me May 1, 2015 Alchemy Comedy $625,727 74,226
110 CitizenFour Oct 24, 2014 RADiUS-TWC Documentary $600,807 71,270
111 Fury Oct 17, 2014 Sony Pictures Drama $573,567 68,039
112 A Little Chaos Jun 26, 2015 Focus Features Drama $558,173 66,213
113 Nightcrawler Oct 31, 2014 Open Road Thriller/Suspense $556,071 65,963
114 By the Sea Nov 13, 2015 Universal Drama $538,460 63,874
115 Remember Oct 16, 2015 Entertainment One Thriller/Suspense $501,241 59,459
116 Steve Jobs: The Man in the … Sep 4, 2015 Magnolia Pictures Documentary $494,506 58,660
117 Brotherly Love Apr 24, 2015 Freestyle Releasing Drama $478,595 56,773
118 Felix et Meira Apr 17, 2015 Oscilloscope Pict… Drama $447,353 53,067
119 Saint Laurent May 8, 2015 Sony Pictures Cla… Drama $429,477 50,946
120 Gemma Bovery May 29, 2015 Music Box Films Drama $425,080 50,425
121 Que Horas Ela Volta? Aug 28, 2015 Oscilloscope Pict… Drama $376,976 44,718
122 Maps to the Stars Feb 27, 2015 Focus Features Black Comedy $350,741 41,606
123 Good Kill May 15, 2015 IFC Films Drama $317,072 37,612
124 The Man in 3B Nov 6, 2015 Freestyle Releasing Drama $291,513 34,580
125 Feher isten Mar 27, 2015 Magnolia Pictures Drama $282,358 33,494
126 L'homme qu'on aimait trop May 15, 2015 Cohen Media Group Drama $277,528 32,921
127 Turist Oct 24, 2014 Magnolia Pictures Drama $240,929 28,580
128 Slow West May 15, 2015 A24 Western $229,094 27,176
129 The Grand Budapest Hotel Mar 7, 2014 Fox Searchlight Comedy $225,305 26,727
130 John Wick Oct 24, 2014 Lionsgate Action $217,403 25,789
131 Chocolate City May 22, 2015 Freestyle Releasing Drama $212,662 25,227
132 The Homesman Nov 14, 2014 Roadside Attractions Western $211,544 25,094
133 Dark Places Aug 7, 2015 A24 Thriller/Suspense $208,588 24,744
134 Heneral Luna Oct 30, 2015 Abramorama Films Action $206,040 24,441
135 Une nouvelle amie Jun 5, 2015 Cohen Media Group Thriller/Suspense $196,284 23,284
136 Escobar: Paradise Lost Jun 26, 2015 RADiUS-TWC Drama $195,792 23,226
137 La French May 15, 2015 Drafthouse Films Thriller/Suspense $190,980 22,655
138 Stonewall Sep 25, 2015 Roadside Attractions Drama $187,674 22,263
139 Dope Jun 19, 2015 Open Road Comedy $185,037 21,950
140 Lambert & Stamp Apr 3, 2015 Sony Pictures Cla… Documentary $183,320 21,746
141 Serena Feb 26, 2015 Magnolia Pictures Drama $176,391 20,924
142 The Equalizer Sep 26, 2014 Sony Pictures Action $166,112 19,705
143 Hell & Back Oct 2, 2015 Freestyle Releasing Adventure $157,768 18,715
144 Samba Jul 24, 2015 Entertainment One Comedy $151,530 17,975
145 45 Years Dec 23, 2015 IFC Films Drama $141,648 16,803
146 5 to 7 Apr 3, 2015 IFC Films Romantic Comedy $137,112 16,265
147 Cop Car Aug 7, 2015 Focus Features Thriller/Suspense $134,552 15,961
148 Mississippi Grind Sep 25, 2015 A24 Drama $130,541 15,485
149 Boulevard Jul 10, 2015 Starz Digital Media Drama $126,150 14,964
150 Saul fia Dec 18, 2015 Sony Pictures Cla… Drama $125,773 14,920
151 Digging for Fire Aug 21, 2015 The Orchard Drama $119,364 14,159
152 The Judge Oct 10, 2014 Warner Bros. Drama $116,147 13,778
153 She's Funny That Way Aug 21, 2015 Lionsgate Comedy $111,993 13,285
154 Adult Beginners Apr 24, 2015 RADiUS-TWC Comedy $104,808 12,433
155 Results May 29, 2015 Magnolia Pictures Comedy $104,507 12,397
156 Every Secret Thing May 15, 2015 Starz Digital Media Thriller/Suspense $103,536 12,282
157 James White Nov 13, 2015 Film Arcade Drama $101,368 12,025
158 The End of the Tour Jul 31, 2015 A24 Drama $83,196 9,869
159 Heaven Knows What May 29, 2015 RADiUS-TWC Drama $80,312 9,527
160 Nasty Baby Oct 23, 2015 The Orchard Drama $79,800 9,466
161 Blackbird Apr 24, 2015 Image Entertainment Drama $78,400 9,300
162 Anomalisa Dec 30, 2015 Paramount Pictures Comedy $75,410 8,945
163 Tian jiang xiong shi Sep 4, 2015 Lionsgate Action $74,070 8,786
164 Backcountry Mar 20, 2015 Thriller/Suspense $71,191 8,444
165 Freaks of Nature Oct 30, 2015 Sony Pictures Black Comedy $70,958 8,417
166 Eden Jun 19, 2015 Broad Green Pictures Drama $65,460 7,765
167 The Pyramid Dec 5, 2014 20th Century Fox Horror $60,598 7,188
168 Cooties Sep 18, 2015 Lionsgate Black Comedy $60,058 7,124
169 I Smile Back Oct 23, 2015 Broad Green Pictures Drama $58,738 6,968
170 Aloft May 22, 2015 Sony Pictures Cla… Drama $53,086 6,297
171 Heist Nov 13, 2015 Lionsgate Thriller/Suspense $50,136 5,947
172 Shanghai Oct 2, 2015 Weinstein Co. Drama $46,425 5,507
173 Beyond The Reach Apr 17, 2015 Roadside Attractions Thriller/Suspense $45,895 5,444
174 Lost River Apr 7, 2015 Warner Bros. Thriller/Suspense $45,431 5,389
175 Madame Bovary May 9, 2015 Alchemy Drama $44,234 5,247
176 The Salvation Feb 27, 2015 IFC Films Western $43,318 5,139
177 The Seven Five May 8, 2015 IFC Films Documentary $40,674 4,825
178 Entertainment Nov 13, 2015 Magnolia Pictures Drama $39,800 4,721
179 Lila & Eve Jul 17, 2015 Samuel Goldwyn Films Drama $38,263 4,539
180 Knock Knock Oct 9, 2015 Lionsgate Thriller/Suspense $36,336 4,310
181 Finders Keepers Sep 25, 2015 The Orchard Documentary $35,555 4,218
182 Dear White People Oct 17, 2014 Lionsgate/Roadsid… Comedy $32,327 3,835
183 People, Places, Things Aug 14, 2015 Film Arcade Comedy $30,768 3,650
184 Match Jan 14, 2015 IFC Films Comedy $30,566 3,626
185 Runoff Jun 26, 2015 Monterey Media Drama $30,186 3,581
186 Paulette Aug 14, 2015 Cohen Media Group Comedy $29,086 3,450
187 Americons Jan 23, 2015 Archstone Enterta… Action $28,782 3,414
188 Like Sunday, Like Rain Mar 6, 2015 Monterey Media Drama $28,208 3,346
189 The Keeping Room Sep 25, 2015 Drafthouse Films Western $27,166 3,223
190 Kill Me Three Times Mar 26, 2015 Magnolia Pictures Thriller/Suspense $24,296 2,882
191 Love, Rosie Feb 3, 2015 Film Arcade Romantic Comedy $20,431 2,424
192 El Ardor Jul 14, 2015 Strand Releasing Western $18,572 2,203
193 Trash Oct 9, 2015 Focus Features Adventure $17,484 2,074
194 Strangerland Jul 10, 2015 Alchemy Drama $17,472 2,073
195 Extraction Dec 18, 2015 Lionsgate Thriller/Suspense $16,775 1,990
196 Les nuits de la pleine lune Apr 17, 2015 Film Movement Drama $16,275 1,931
197 Zombeavers Mar 20, 2015 Freestyle Releasing Black Comedy $14,947 1,773
198 10 Days in a Madhouse Nov 11, 2015 Cafe Pictures Drama $14,616 1,734
199 The Devil's Violinist Jan 27, 2015 Freestyle Releasing Drama $11,294 1,340
200 Just Before I Go Apr 24, 2015 Anchor Bay/Freestyle Comedy $10,970 1,301
201 Northern Soul Oct 2, 2015 Freestyle Releasing Drama $8,886 1,054
202 Kajaki Nov 13, 2015 Honora Productions Drama $7,891 936
203 Area 51 May 15, 2015 Paramount Pictures Thriller/Suspense $7,556 896
204 The Suicide Theory Jul 10, 2015 Freestyle Releasing Thriller/Suspense $6,434 763
205 The Riot Club Mar 27, 2015 IFC Films Drama $6,041 717
206 Sex, Death and Bowling Oct 30, 2015 Monterey Media Comedy $5,972 708
207 The Living Apr 3, 2015 Monterey Media Thriller/Suspense $5,514 654
208 The Dead Lands Apr 17, 2015 Magnolia Pictures Action $5,240 622
209 The Voices Feb 6, 2015 Lionsgate Comedy $5,000 593
210 Ashby Sep 25, 2015 Film Arcade Comedy $4,631 549
211 Yosemite Jan 1, 2016 Drama $4,461 529
212 Mi America Oct 16, 2016 Drama $3,330 395
213 Drunk Wedding May 22, 2015 Paramount Pictures Comedy $3,301 392
214 Wild Card Jan 30, 2015 Lionsgate Action $3,200 380
215 Rosewater Nov 14, 2014 Open Road Drama $3,196 379
216 Julia Oct 23, 2015 Archstone Enterta… Thriller/Suspense $2,710 321
217 La chambre bleue Oct 3, 2014 IFC Films Thriller/Suspense $2,684 318
218 Hayride 2 Mar 6, 2015 Freestyle Releasing Horror $2,571 305
219 L.A. Slasher Jun 26, 2015 Archstone Enterta… Comedy $2,421 287
220 Life Partners Dec 5, 2014 Magnolia Pictures Comedy $2,173 258
221 Everly Feb 23, 2015 RADiUS-TWC Action $1,800 214
222 Cut Snake Oct 16, 2015 Monterey Media Thriller/Suspense $1,625 193
223 Forever Sep 25, 2015 Monterey Media Drama $1,597 189
224 The Captive Sep 5, 2014 A24 Thriller/Suspense $1,457 173
225 Son of a Gun Jan 23, 2015 A24 Action $1,411 167
226 3 Nights in the Desert Feb 6, 2015 Monterey Media Drama $1,297 154
227 Skin Trade May 8, 2015 Magnolia Pictures Action $1,242 147
228 Childless May 15, 2015 Monterey Media Drama $1,036 123
229 Half of a Yellow Sun May 16, 2014 Monterey Media Drama $884 105
230 Big Muddy Jan 23, 2015 Monterey Media Drama $881 105
231 [REC] 4: Apocalypse Jan 2, 2015 Magnolia Pictures Horror $837 99
232 Two-Bit Waltz Oct 24, 2014 Monterey Media Comedy $554 66
233 Love is Strange Aug 22, 2014 Sony Pictures Cla… Drama $474 56
234 Pioneer Dec 5, 2014 Magnolia Pictures Thriller/Suspense $152 18
Total Gross of All Movies$2,740,269,313
Total Tickets Sold325,061,599

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2015. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2015. 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).

The yearly amounts on our Theatrical Market pages are based on box office years. Each box office year starts on the first Monday of the year, so the previous year ends on the Sunday before the first Monday. For example, the "2017 box office year" started on January 2, 2017 so the "2016 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 1, 2017.