The table below lists the top-grossing Based on Play movie released in each calendar year (based on worldwide box office). Click on the year number for a list of all the Based on Play films released that year.
The "Annual Stats" links will take you to a summary of the domestic film business for Based on Play movies for the year in question (this part of our archive starts in 1995). Click on
the movie name to see information on the individual film.
| Year | Annual
Stats | Total
Movies | Average
Production
Budget | Combined
Worldwide
Box Office | No. 1 Movie |
|---|
| TBD |
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11 |
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|
|
| 2025 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
| 2024 |
Annual Stats |
18 |
|
$3,161,072 |
National Theatre Live: Dear England |
| 2023 |
Annual Stats |
21 |
|
$15,726,639 |
Allelujah |
| 2022 |
Annual Stats |
23 |
$3,000,000 |
$58,188,369 |
The Whale |
| 2021 |
Annual Stats |
21 |
$9,000,000 |
$2,587,784 |
CS Lewis: The Most Reluctant Convert |
| 2020 |
Annual Stats |
21 |
$11,468,833 |
$46,509,322 |
The Father |
| 2019 |
Annual Stats |
21 |
|
$11,357,102 |
El Cuento de las Comadrejas |
| 2018 |
Annual Stats |
19 |
|
$124,997,566 |
Li Cha De Gu Ma |
| 2017 |
Annual Stats |
39 |
|
$23,327,432 |
Toc Toc |
| 2016 |
Annual Stats |
36 |
$15,166,667 |
$222,451,652 |
Tyler Perry’s Boo! A Madea Halloween |
| 2015 |
Annual Stats |
29 |
$10,500,000 |
$393,995,439 |
Xia Luo Te Fan Nao |
| 2014 |
Annual Stats |
16 |
$9,250,000 |
$159,069,229 |
The Breakup Guru |
| 2013 |
Annual Stats |
16 |
$21,000,000 |
$170,483,220 |
Tyler Perry’s Temptation |
| 2012 |
Annual Stats |
18 |
$7,160,000 |
$128,777,178 |
Quartet |
| 2011 |
Annual Stats |
16 |
$22,833,333 |
$440,320,717 |
Gnomeo and Juliet |
| 2010 |
Annual Stats |
10 |
$14,560,000 |
$121,895,301 |
Why Did I Get Married Too? |
| 2009 |
Annual Stats |
8 |
$16,833,333 |
$162,933,146 |
Madea Goes To Jail |
| 2008 |
Annual Stats |
10 |
$21,250,000 |
$123,799,412 |
Doubt |
| 2007 |
Annual Stats |
7 |
$6,833,333 |
$64,529,971 |
Why Did I Get Married? |
| 2006 |
Annual Stats |
10 |
$18,740,000 |
$213,183,607 |
Man cheng jin dai huang jin jia |
| 2005 |
Annual Stats |
9 |
$13,400,000 |
$166,172,271 |
Wangeui Namja |
| 2004 |
Annual Stats |
7 |
$30,000,000 |
$232,312,751 |
Closer |
| 2003 |
Annual Stats |
8 |
$14,833,333 |
$51,342,104 |
What a Girl Wants |
| 2002 |
Annual Stats |
15 |
$8,750,000 |
$557,043,609 |
My Big Fat Greek Wedding |
| 2001 |
Annual Stats |
8 |
$6,000,000 |
$51,580,464 |
Kingdom Come |
| 2000 |
Annual Stats |
13 |
$4,545,000 |
$61,364,519 |
East is East |
| 1999 |
Annual Stats |
16 |
$8,925,000 |
$128,357,103 |
10 Things I Hate About You |
| 1998 |
Annual Stats |
7 |
$35,500,000 |
$277,007,266 |
You’ve Got Mail |
| 1997 |
Annual Stats |
12 |
$25,000 |
$37,772,895 |
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion |
| 1996 |
Annual Stats |
14 |
$17,125,000 |
$367,542,787 |
The Birdcage |
| 1995 |
Annual Stats |
12 |
$10,100,000 |
$18,017,292 |
Richard III |
| 1994 |
|
9 |
|
$54,827,182 |
Nell |
| 1993 |
|
11 |
$15,000,000 |
$107,020,519 |
Shadowlands |
| 1992 |
|
8 |
$22,750,000 |
$305,771,416 |
A Few Good Men |
| 1991 |
|
5 |
|
$84,440,672 |
Other People's Money |
| 1990 |
|
3 |
|
$22,495,748 |
Hamlet |
| 1989 |
|
6 |
$12,166,667 |
$224,545,938 |
Driving Miss Daisy |
| 1988 |
|
7 |
$4,000,000 |
$85,281,367 |
Biloxi Blues |
| 1987 |
|
4 |
|
$69,056,622 |
Roxanne |
| 1986 |
|
7 |
|
$181,315,929 |
Down and Out in Beverly Hills |
| 1985 |
|
9 |
|
$43,696,967 |
Agnes of God |
| 1984 |
|
4 |
$18,000,000 |
$75,973,029 |
Amadeus |
| 1983 |
|
4 |
|
$25,139,286 |
Educating Rita |
| 1982 |
|
6 |
|
$31,473,104 |
Deathtrap |
| 1981 |
|
3 |
|
$124,964,771 |
On Golden Pond |
| 1980 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
| 1979 |
|
3 |
|
$30,018,709 |
Chapter Two |
| 1978 |
|
2 |
$15,000,000 |
$121,800,000 |
Heaven Can Wait |
| 1977 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
| 1976 |
|
1 |
$1,200,000 |
$887,000 |
The Blue Bird |
| 1975 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
| 1974 |
|
3 |
$4,000,000 |
$15,000,000 |
The Front Page |
| 1972 |
|
3 |
$4,000,000 |
$311 |
Avanti! |
| 1971 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
| 1970 |
|
7 |
|
$25,182,572 |
The Owl and the Pussycat |
| 1969 |
|
3 |
$20,000,000 |
$57,567,986 |
Paint Your Wagon |
| 1968 |
|
3 |
|
$46,895,968 |
Romeo and Juliet |
| 1967 |
|
1 |
|
$19,994,515 |
Barefoot in the Park |
| 1966 |
|
4 |
$3,900,000 |
$80,957,989 |
Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf? |
| 1965 |
|
3 |
|
$8,126,724 |
Do Not Disturb |
| 1964 |
|
4 |
|
$21,556,791 |
A Shot in the Dark |
| 1963 |
|
3 |
|
$13,129,412 |
Bye Bye Birdie |
| 1962 |
|
2 |
|
$61 |
Sweet Bird of Youth |
| 1961 |
|
3 |
$6,000,000 |
$47,596,274 |
West Side Story |
| 1960 |
|
2 |
|
$7,400,000 |
Midnight Lace |
| 1959 |
|
2 |
|
$250 |
Suddenly, Last Summer |
| 1958 |
|
3 |
$3,000,000 |
$17,570,768 |
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof |
| 1957 |
|
4 |
|
$20,755 |
Det Sjunde Inseglet |
| 1956 |
|
3 |
|
$4,500,051 |
Bus Stop |
| 1955 |
|
6 |
|
$6,011,216 |
The Seven Year Itch |
| 1954 |
|
3 |
|
$6,000,239 |
Dial M for Murder |
| 1953 |
|
3 |
|
$7,300,742 |
How to Marry a Millionaire |
| 1951 |
|
2 |
$1,800,000 |
$8,010,420 |
A Streetcar Named Desire |
| 1948 |
|
3 |
|
$26,241 |
Vredens Dag |
| 1947 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
| 1944 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
| 1943 |
|
1 |
$1,039,000 |
$10,567,179 |
Casablanca |
| 1942 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
| 1941 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
| 1940 |
|
7 |
|
$3,012,996 |
The Philadelphia Story |
| 1939 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
| 1938 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
| 1937 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
| 1936 |
|
4 |
|
$81 |
Desire |
| 1933 |
|
4 |
$200,000 |
$2,200,000 |
She Done Him Wrong |
| 1932 |
|
5 |
|
|
|
| 1931 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
| 1930 |
|
1 |
|
$190 |
Morocco |
| 1929 |
|
4 |
|
$21,692 |
Shiraz |
| 1928 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
| 1927 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
| 1926 |
|
3 |
|
$3,000,000 |
Aloma of the South Seas |
| 1925 |
|
1 |
$245,000 |
$22,000,000 |
The Big Parade |
| 1923 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
| 1916 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
| Total |
706 |
$13,090,112 |
$6,458,166,901 |
My Big Fat Greek Wedding |
The table below shows the highest-grossing Based on Play movie that begins with each letter of the alphabet. Click on the name of the film
to go to its page. Or click on the letter at the beginning of each row for a list of all the Based on Play movies beginning with that letter.
| Index | Total
Movies | Average
Production
Budget | Combined
Worldwide
Box Office | No. 1 Movie |
|---|
| 1 |
4 |
$8,500,000 |
$77,179,162 |
10 Things I Hate About You |
| 2 |
2 |
|
$14,107 |
The 24th Day |
| 8 |
1 |
$8,000,000 |
$42,376,425 |
8 femmes |
| 9 |
1 |
|
$192,318 |
9/11 |
| A |
39 |
$17,500,000 |
$248,872,565 |
Amadeus |
| B |
66 |
$4,835,000 |
$571,957,388 |
The Birdcage |
| C |
54 |
$14,839,833 |
$340,072,493 |
Closer |
| D |
29 |
$10,700,000 |
$338,303,206 |
Driving Miss Daisy |
| E |
16 |
$9,000,000 |
$185,582,537 |
E gun tian shi |
| F |
25 |
$19,375,000 |
$565,449,168 |
A Few Good Men |
| G |
20 |
$16,625,000 |
$212,341,049 |
Gnomeo and Juliet |
| H |
27 |
$9,540,000 |
$171,754,434 |
Heaven Can Wait |
| I |
14 |
$12,075,000 |
$196,197,235 |
The Ides of March |
| J |
9 |
|
$14,332,607 |
Juste La Fin Du Monde |
| K |
10 |
$6,166,667 |
$42,630,440 |
Kingdom Come |
| L |
27 |
$10,000,000 |
$185,960,662 |
Li Cha De Gu Ma |
| M |
62 |
$14,536,364 |
$885,378,735 |
My Big Fat Greek Wedding |
| N |
37 |
$9,000,000 |
$90,672,510 |
Nell |
| O |
25 |
$10,979,222 |
$248,005,371 |
On Golden Pond |
| P |
23 |
$16,000,000 |
$216,525,468 |
Peter Pan: Return to Neverland |
| Q |
4 |
$12,250,000 |
$67,961,471 |
Quartet |
| R |
45 |
$7,940,000 |
$297,454,160 |
Romeo+Juliet |
| S |
66 |
$10,100,000 |
$289,596,100 |
Steel Magnolias |
| T |
44 |
$19,333,333 |
$281,142,583 |
Tyler Perry’s Boo! A Madea Halloween |
| U |
8 |
$225,000 |
$19,690,165 |
Used People |
| V |
9 |
|
$22,500,371 |
The Visit |
| W |
35 |
$14,833,333 |
$380,894,122 |
Why Did I Get Married Too? |
| X |
1 |
|
$213,949,747 |
Xia Luo Te Fan Nao |
| Y |
1 |
$65,000,000 |
$250,800,000 |
You’ve Got Mail |
| Z |
2 |
|
$380,302 |
Zoot Suit |
