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Domestic Box Office Performance for Dramatization Movies in 2014

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2014 GrossTickets Sold
1 Lone Survivor Jan 10, 2014 Action R $124,907,273 15,288,528
2 Heaven is for Real Apr 16, 2014 Drama PG $91,386,097 11,185,569
3 American Hustle Dec 13, 2013 Black Comedy R $82,599,283 10,110,071
4 The Wolf of Wall Street Dec 25, 2013 Black Comedy R $75,451,759 9,235,221
5 Unbroken Dec 25, 2014 Drama PG-13 $62,528,610 7,653,441
6 Son of God Feb 28, 2014 Drama PG-13 $59,700,064 7,307,229
7 Jersey Boys Jun 20, 2014 Drama R $47,047,013 5,758,508
8 Saving Mr. Banks Dec 20, 2013 Drama PG-13 $39,212,292 4,799,546
9 Get on Up Aug 1, 2014 Drama PG-13 $30,569,935 3,741,730
10 The Theory of Everything Nov 7, 2014 Drama PG-13 $23,233,800 2,843,794
11 The Imitation Game Nov 28, 2014 Drama PG-13 $19,936,519 2,440,210
12 Wild Dec 3, 2014 Drama R $19,742,647 2,416,481
13 12 Years a Slave Oct 18, 2013 Drama R $18,720,622 2,291,386
14 Dallas Buyers Club Nov 1, 2013 Drama R $11,451,072 1,401,600
15 Belle May 2, 2014 Drama PG $10,726,630 1,312,929
16 Foxcatcher Nov 14, 2014 Drama R $7,040,027 861,692
17 Cantinflas Aug 29, 2014 Drama PG $6,382,924 781,264
18 Big Eyes Dec 25, 2014 Drama PG-13 $6,327,678 774,502
19 Cesar Chavez Mar 28, 2014 Drama PG-13 $5,571,497 681,946
20 The Railway Man Apr 11, 2014 Drama R $4,438,438 543,260
21 Rosewater Nov 14, 2014 Drama R $3,125,745 382,588
22 Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom Nov 29, 2013 Drama PG-13 $3,086,965 377,841
23 Myeong-ryang Aug 8, 2014 Drama Not Rated $2,830,989 346,510
24 Captain Phillips Oct 11, 2013 Drama PG-13 $2,498,360 305,797
25 Kill the Messenger Oct 10, 2014 Thriller/Suspense R $2,450,846 299,981
26 American Sniper Dec 25, 2014 Drama R $1,329,299 162,705
27 Selma Dec 25, 2014 Drama PG-13 $1,203,987 147,367
28 50 to 1 Mar 21, 2014 Drama PG-13 $1,069,454 130,900
29 Alone Yet Not Alone Jun 13, 2014 Drama PG-13 $795,755 97,400
30 Mr. Turner Dec 19, 2014 Drama R $731,591 89,546
31 Yves Saint Laurent Jun 25, 2014 Drama R $723,593 88,567
32 The Saratov Approach Oct 9, 2013 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $594,318 72,744
33 23 Blast Oct 24, 2014 Drama PG-13 $549,185 67,220
34 Tracks Sep 19, 2014 Drama PG-13 $509,815 62,401
35 Lee Daniels’ The Butler Aug 16, 2013 Drama PG-13 $451,967 55,320
36 La petite reine Jun 13, 2014 Drama Not Rated $430,527 52,696
37 Wakolda Apr 25, 2014 Drama PG-13 $414,912 50,785
38 Jimi: All is By My Side Sep 26, 2014 Drama R $340,911 41,727
39 Punjab 1984 Jun 27, 2014 Drama Not Rated $265,000 32,436
40 The Last of Robin Hood Aug 29, 2014 Drama R $171,138 20,947
41 From the Rough Apr 23, 2014 Drama PG $150,000 18,360
42 Le metis de Dieu Jan 3, 2014 Drama Not Rated $133,672 16,361
43 Libertador Oct 3, 2014 Drama R $113,067 13,839
44 Huang jin shi dai Oct 17, 2014 Drama Not Rated $99,872 12,224
45 One Chance Oct 10, 2014 Drama PG-13 $90,592 11,088
46 Violette Nov 29, 2013 Drama Not Rated $70,616 8,643
47 Dom over dod man Jun 20, 2014 Drama Not Rated $62,506 7,651
48 Low Down Oct 24, 2014 Drama R $52,337 6,406
49 Horici ker Jun 11, 2014 Drama Not Rated $26,105 3,195
50 Camille Claudel: 1915 Oct 16, 2013 Drama Not Rated $6,941 850
51 Kid Cannabis Apr 18, 2014 Drama Not Rated $5,565 681
52 Tore tanzt Jun 27, 2014 Horror Not Rated $4,871 596
53 Life of a King Jan 17, 2014 Drama PG-13 $4,304 527
54 Summer in February Jan 17, 2014 Drama Not Rated $1,624 199
Total Gross of All Movies$771,370,609
Total Tickets Sold94,415,005

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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