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Domestic Box Office Performance for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies in 2015

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2015 GrossTickets Sold
1 Jurassic World Jun 12, 2015 Action PG-13 $652,270,625 77,374,926
2 The Hunger Games: Mockingja… Nov 20, 2015 Action PG-13 $269,569,121 31,977,357
3 The Martian Oct 2, 2015 Adventure PG-13 $225,345,353 26,731,359
4 Spectre Nov 6, 2015 Action PG-13 $197,102,585 23,381,090
5 Home Mar 27, 2015 Adventure PG $177,397,510 21,043,595
6 Fifty Shades of Grey Feb 13, 2015 Drama R $166,167,230 19,711,415
7 The Divergent Series: Insur… Mar 20, 2015 Action PG-13 $130,179,072 15,442,357
8 Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials Sep 18, 2015 Action PG-13 $81,630,702 9,683,357
9 Goosebumps Oct 16, 2015 Horror PG $79,132,868 9,387,054
10 Paddington Jan 16, 2015 Adventure PG $76,223,578 9,041,943
11 The Hobbit: The Battle of t… Dec 17, 2014 Adventure PG-13 $65,570,462 7,778,228
12 The Longest Ride Apr 10, 2015 Drama PG-13 $37,446,117 4,442,007
13 Pan Oct 9, 2015 Adventure PG $35,057,457 4,158,654
14 The DUFF Feb 20, 2015 Comedy PG-13 $34,030,343 4,036,814
15 Paper Towns Jul 24, 2015 Drama PG-13 $32,000,304 3,796,003
16 The Hunger Games: Mockingja… Nov 21, 2014 Action PG-13 $23,852,971 2,829,534
17 Secret in Their Eyes Nov 20, 2015 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $20,070,622 2,380,857
18 Brooklyn Nov 4, 2015 Drama PG-13 $19,563,995 2,320,759
19 Mr. Holmes Jul 17, 2015 Drama PG $17,737,646 2,104,110
20 Seventh Son Feb 6, 2015 Adventure PG-13 $17,725,785 2,102,703
21 The Gambler Dec 10, 2014 Drama R $14,802,621 1,755,946
22 Far from the Madding Crowd May 1, 2015 Drama PG-13 $12,236,500 1,451,542
23 The Gunman Mar 20, 2015 Thriller/Suspense R $10,664,749 1,265,095
24 Mortdecai Jan 23, 2015 Action R $7,696,134 912,946
25 Inherent Vice Dec 12, 2014 Comedy R $6,994,056 829,663
26 Me and Earl and the Dying Girl Jun 12, 2015 Drama PG-13 $6,758,416 801,710
27 Victor Frankenstein Nov 25, 2015 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $5,775,076 685,062
28 Room Oct 16, 2015 Drama R $4,860,753 576,602
29 The Danish Girl Nov 27, 2015 Drama R $4,506,440 534,572
30 Carol Nov 20, 2015 Drama R $3,801,134 450,906
31 Phoenix Jul 24, 2015 Drama PG-13 $3,166,858 375,665
32 Game of Thrones: The IMAX E… Jan 29, 2015 Drama R $1,896,092 224,922
33 Gone Girl Oct 3, 2014 Thriller/Suspense R $1,569,606 186,193
34 Child 44 Apr 17, 2015 Thriller/Suspense R $1,224,330 145,235
35 Alexander and the Terrible,… Oct 10, 2014 Comedy PG $1,212,769 143,863
36 Big Stone Gap Oct 9, 2015 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $1,009,984 119,808
37 The Ghouls Dec 18, 2015 Adventure Not Rated $996,405 118,198
38 The Revenant Dec 25, 2015 Adventure R $872,519 103,502
39 The Polar Express Nov 10, 2004 Adventure G $846,602 100,427
40 The Assassin (刺客聶隱娘) Aug 27, 2015 Drama Not Rated $632,542 75,035
41 Omoide no Mani May 22, 2015 Drama PG $565,042 67,028
42 The Third Man May 7, 1999 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $437,795 51,933
43 Gemma Bovery May 29, 2015 Drama R $425,080 50,425
44 Pather Panchali May 8, 2015 Drama Not Rated $402,723 47,773
45 Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet Aug 7, 2015 Adventure PG $340,536 40,396
46 The Boxtrolls Sep 26, 2014 Adventure PG $334,150 39,638
47 The Maze Runner Sep 19, 2014 Action PG-13 $323,671 38,395
48 A Borrowed Identity May 15, 2015 Drama Not Rated $319,391 37,887
49 L'homme qu'on aimait trop May 15, 2015 Drama R $277,528 32,921
50 The Taking of Tiger Mountain Jan 2, 2015 Adventure Not Rated $222,964 26,449
51 The Homesman Nov 14, 2014 Western R $211,544 25,094
52 Dark Places Aug 7, 2015 Thriller/Suspense R $208,588 24,744
53 Une nouvelle amie Jun 5, 2015 Thriller/Suspense R $196,284 23,284
54 Serena Mar 27, 2015 Drama R $176,391 20,924
55 Il capitale umano Jan 14, 2015 Drama Not Rated $158,549 18,808
56 45 Years Aug 28, 2015 Drama R $141,648 16,803
57 Z for Zachariah Aug 28, 2015 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $121,461 14,408
58 Anime nere Apr 10, 2015 Drama Not Rated $100,725 11,948
59 Beasts of No Nation Oct 16, 2015 Drama Not Rated $90,777 10,768
60 Heaven Knows What May 29, 2015 Drama R $80,312 9,527
61 The Best of Me Oct 17, 2014 Drama PG-13 $62,631 7,430
62 I Smile Back Oct 23, 2015 Drama R $58,738 6,968
63 Beyond The Reach Apr 17, 2015 Thriller/Suspense R $45,895 5,444
64 Marnie Jul 22, 1964 Thriller/Suspense PG $44,261 5,250
65 Madame Bovary Jun 12, 2015 Drama R $44,234 5,247
66 Respire Sep 11, 2015 Drama Not Rated $42,313 5,019
67 Trudno byt bogom Jan 30, 2015 Drama Not Rated $31,443 3,730
68 Les choses de la vie Jun 12, 2015 Drama GP $25,314 3,003
69 Love, Rosie Feb 6, 2015 Romantic Comedy R $20,431 2,424
70 Women Who Flirt Nov 26, 2014 Romantic Comedy Not Rated $20,243 2,401
71 Jeux interdits Apr 24, 2015 Drama PG $19,889 2,359
72 Kawaki Dec 4, 2015 Drama Not Rated $12,858 1,525
73 L'armée des ombres Apr 28, 2006 Drama Not Rated $11,813 1,401
74 I nostri ragazzi Aug 7, 2015 Drama Not Rated $8,054 955
75 Hungry Hearts Jun 5, 2015 Drama Not Rated $6,921 821
76 The Sisterhood of Night Apr 10, 2015 Drama PG-13 $6,870 815
77 Loin des hommes May 1, 2015 Drama Not Rated $5,336 633
78 Yosemite Jan 1, 2016 Drama R $4,461 529
79 L'armee du salut Jan 23, 2015 Drama Not Rated $3,929 466
80 Tip Top Dec 12, 2014 Comedy Not Rated $3,318 394
81 Wild Card Jan 30, 2015 Action R $3,200 380
82 Les yeux jaunes des crocodiles Nov 28, 2014 Drama Not Rated $2,487 295
83 Tracers Mar 20, 2015 Action PG-13 $2,000 237
84 La dame dans l’auto avec de… Dec 18, 2015 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $1,744 207
85 Half of a Yellow Sun May 16, 2014 Drama R $884 105
Total Gross of All Movies$2,455,222,358
Total Tickets Sold291,248,205

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.

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