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Domestic Box Office Performance for Dramatization Movies in 2015

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2015 GrossTickets Sold
1 American Sniper Dec 25, 2014 Drama R $348,797,073 41,375,691
2 Straight Outta Compton Aug 14, 2015 Drama R $161,197,785 19,121,920
3 The Imitation Game Nov 28, 2014 Drama PG-13 $71,188,624 8,444,677
4 Black Mass Sep 18, 2015 Drama R $62,575,678 7,422,975
5 Unbroken Dec 25, 2014 Drama PG-13 $53,371,650 6,331,157
6 Selma Dec 25, 2014 Drama PG-13 $50,872,921 6,034,747
7 McFarland, USA Feb 20, 2015 Drama PG $44,480,275 5,276,426
8 Everest Sep 18, 2015 Adventure PG-13 $43,482,270 5,158,039
9 A Walk in the Woods Sep 2, 2015 Adventure R $29,499,394 3,499,335
10 Joy Dec 25, 2015 Drama PG-13 $28,310,094 3,358,256
11 Spotlight Nov 6, 2015 Drama R $25,923,879 3,075,193
12 In the Heart of the Sea Dec 11, 2015 Adventure PG-13 $23,063,385 2,735,870
13 Wild Dec 3, 2014 Drama R $18,137,709 2,151,567
14 Steve Jobs Oct 9, 2015 Drama R $17,766,658 2,107,551
15 Concussion Dec 25, 2015 Drama PG-13 $17,420,369 2,066,473
16 Woodlawn Oct 16, 2015 Drama PG $14,374,957 1,705,214
17 The Theory of Everything Nov 7, 2014 Drama PG-13 $12,659,737 1,501,748
18 Love & Mercy Jun 5, 2015 Drama PG-13 $12,551,031 1,488,853
19 The 33 Nov 13, 2015 Drama PG-13 $12,049,242 1,429,329
20 The Walk Oct 9, 2015 Drama PG $10,161,183 1,205,360
21 Big Eyes Dec 25, 2014 Drama PG-13 $8,154,353 967,302
22 Trumbo Nov 6, 2015 Drama R $6,842,950 811,738
23 Foxcatcher Nov 14, 2014 Drama R $5,056,273 599,795
24 90 Minutes in Heaven Sep 11, 2015 Drama PG-13 $4,816,142 571,310
25 True Story Apr 17, 2015 Drama R $4,719,695 559,869
26 The Danish Girl Nov 27, 2015 Drama R $4,506,440 534,572
27 Spare Parts Jan 16, 2015 Drama PG-13 $3,618,912 429,290
28 Learning to Drive Aug 21, 2015 Drama R $3,447,633 408,972
29 Mr. Turner Dec 19, 2014 Drama R $3,226,955 382,794
30 Captive Sep 18, 2015 Drama PG-13 $2,583,301 306,441
31 Truth Oct 16, 2015 Thriller/Suspense R $2,515,179 298,360
32 Pawn Sacrifice Sep 16, 2015 Drama PG-13 $2,436,308 289,005
33 My All-American Nov 13, 2015 Drama PG $2,246,000 266,429
34 Legend Nov 20, 2015 Thriller/Suspense R $1,852,124 219,706
35 Testament of Youth Jun 5, 2015 Drama PG-13 $1,822,250 216,163
36 The Letters Dec 4, 2015 Drama PG $1,627,427 193,052
37 The Revenant Dec 25, 2015 Adventure R $872,519 103,502
38 The Stanford Prison Experiment Jul 17, 2015 Drama R $649,690 77,069
39 Freeheld Oct 2, 2015 Drama PG-13 $546,201 64,793
40 Saint Laurent May 8, 2015 Drama R $429,477 50,946
41 Freetown Apr 8, 2015 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $397,122 47,108
42 Noble May 8, 2015 Drama PG $347,321 41,201
43 Talvar Oct 2, 2015 Drama Not Rated $342,428 40,620
44 N.L.L: Yeonpyeong Haejeon Jul 17, 2015 Drama Not Rated $324,719 38,519
45 Experimenter Oct 16, 2015 Drama PG-13 $155,575 18,455
46 Desert Dancer Apr 10, 2015 Drama PG-13 $155,271 18,419
47 Himalaya Dec 18, 2015 Adventure Not Rated $106,094 12,585
48 Jie jiu wu xian sheng Sep 15, 2015 Action Not Rated $92,696 10,996
49 The End of the Tour Jul 31, 2015 Drama R $83,196 9,869
50 Difret Oct 16, 2015 Drama Not Rated $49,667 5,892
51 10 Days in a Madhouse Nov 11, 2015 Drama R $14,616 1,734
52 Amour fou Mar 18, 2015 Drama Not Rated $14,296 1,696
53 The Devil's Violinist Jan 30, 2015 Drama R $11,294 1,340
54 Não Pare na Pista: A Melhor… Jul 31, 2015 Drama Not Rated $8,808 1,045
55 Rosewater Nov 14, 2014 Drama R $3,196 379
56 The Pardon Mar 22, 2013 Drama PG-13 $1,418 168
Total Gross of All Movies$1,121,961,460
Total Tickets Sold133,091,515

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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