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Domestic Box Office Performance for Historical Fiction Movies in 2015

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2015 GrossTickets Sold
1 Bridge of Spies Oct 16, 2015 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $70,447,776 8,356,794
2 The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Aug 14, 2015 Action PG-13 $45,445,109 5,390,879
3 The Big Short Dec 11, 2015 Drama R $23,995,178 2,846,403
4 Brooklyn Nov 4, 2015 Drama PG-13 $19,563,995 2,320,759
5 Mr. Holmes Jul 17, 2015 Drama PG $17,737,646 2,104,110
6 The Hateful Eight Dec 25, 2015 Western R $13,339,210 1,582,350
7 Far from the Madding Crowd May 1, 2015 Drama PG-13 $12,236,500 1,451,542
8 Exodus: Gods and Kings Dec 12, 2014 Drama PG-13 $9,287,173 1,101,681
9 Inherent Vice Dec 12, 2014 Comedy R $6,994,056 829,663
10 Baahubali: The Beginning Jul 10, 2015 Action Not Rated $6,738,000 799,288
11 Little Boy Apr 24, 2015 Drama PG-13 $6,485,961 769,390
12 A Most Violent Year Dec 31, 2014 Drama R $5,463,088 648,053
13 Bajirao Mastani Dec 18, 2015 Drama Not Rated $5,070,014 601,425
14 Suffragette Oct 23, 2015 Drama PG-13 $4,657,235 552,460
15 The Water Diviner Apr 24, 2015 Drama R $4,200,117 498,235
16 Carol Nov 20, 2015 Drama R $3,801,134 450,906
17 Phoenix Jul 24, 2015 Drama PG-13 $3,166,858 375,665
18 Assassination Aug 7, 2015 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $1,904,682 225,941
19 Astérix: Le domaine des dieux Feb 20, 2015 Adventure Not Rated $1,656,287 196,475
20 The Diary of a Teenage Girl Aug 7, 2015 Drama R $1,477,002 175,208
21 Infinitely Polar Bear Jun 19, 2015 Comedy R $1,430,655 169,710
22 ’71 Feb 27, 2015 Thriller/Suspense R $1,270,847 150,753
23 Beyond the Mask Apr 6, 2015 Action PG $1,236,094 146,630
24 The Met: Live in HD - Tannh… Oct 30, 2015 Concert/Perfor… Not Rated $1,150,000 136,418
25 Big Stone Gap Oct 9, 2015 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $1,009,984 119,808
26 Macbeth Dec 4, 2015 Drama R $857,051 101,667
27 Im Labyrinth des Schweigens Sep 30, 2015 Drama R $759,124 90,050
28 The Assassin (刺客聶隱娘) Aug 27, 2015 Drama Not Rated $632,542 75,035
29 Fury Oct 17, 2014 Drama R $573,567 68,039
30 Jimmy's Hall Jul 3, 2015 Drama PG-13 $560,341 66,470
31 A Little Chaos Jun 26, 2015 Drama R $558,173 66,213
32 By the Sea Nov 13, 2015 Drama R $538,460 63,874
33 Remember Oct 16, 2015 Thriller/Suspense R $501,241 59,459
34 Bombay Velvet May 15, 2015 Drama Not Rated $450,692 53,463
35 Detective Byomkesh Bakshy Apr 3, 2015 Drama Not Rated $338,637 40,170
36 A Borrowed Identity May 15, 2015 Drama Not Rated $319,391 37,887
37 L'homme qu'on aimait trop May 15, 2015 Drama R $277,528 32,921
38 Carter High Oct 30, 2015 Drama PG-13 $240,214 28,495
39 Slow West May 15, 2015 Western R $229,094 27,176
40 A Royal Night Out May 14, 2015 Drama PG-13 $228,136 27,062
41 The Grand Budapest Hotel Mar 7, 2014 Comedy R $225,305 26,727
42 Lang Tu Teng Feb 13, 2015 Adventure PG-13 $212,616 25,221
43 The Homesman Nov 14, 2014 Western R $211,544 25,094
44 Heneral Luna Sep 9, 2015 Action R $206,040 24,441
45 Escobar: Paradise Lost Jun 26, 2015 Drama R $195,792 23,226
46 La French May 15, 2015 Thriller/Suspense R $190,980 22,655
47 Shi gu Mar 20, 2015 Drama Not Rated $188,306 22,338
48 Stonewall Sep 25, 2015 Drama R $187,674 22,263
49 Serena Mar 27, 2015 Drama R $176,391 20,924
50 Theeb Nov 6, 2015 Adventure Not Rated $160,628 19,054
51 Saul fia Dec 18, 2015 Drama R $125,773 14,920
52 Mandariinid Apr 17, 2015 Drama Not Rated $114,501 13,583
53 Memories of the Sword Aug 28, 2015 Action Not Rated $111,071 13,176
54 Tian jiang xiong shi Feb 18, 2015 Action R $74,070 8,786
55 Eden Jun 19, 2015 Drama R $65,460 7,765
56 Güeros May 20, 2015 Comedy Not Rated $60,171 7,138
57 Jauja Mar 20, 2015 Drama Not Rated $58,403 6,928
58 Die geliebten Schwestern Jan 9, 2015 Drama Not Rated $54,064 6,413
59 Shanghai Oct 2, 2015 Drama R $46,425 5,507
60 Madame Bovary Jun 12, 2015 Drama R $44,234 5,247
61 The Salvation Feb 27, 2015 Western R $43,318 5,139
62 Queen and Country Feb 18, 2015 Drama Not Rated $41,297 4,899
63 La mafia uccide solo d'estate Mar 6, 2015 Black Comedy Not Rated $37,134 4,405
64 The Keeping Room Sep 25, 2015 Western R $27,166 3,223
65 Jeux interdits Apr 24, 2015 Drama PG $19,889 2,359
66 Campanadas a medianoche Jan 1, 2016 Comedy Not Rated $18,958 2,248
67 L'armée des ombres Apr 28, 2006 Drama Not Rated $11,813 1,401
68 Marie's Story May 1, 2015 Drama Not Rated $11,720 1,390
69 Cong cong na nian Dec 12, 2014 Drama Not Rated $11,623 1,379
70 Diplomatie Oct 15, 2014 Drama Not Rated $11,265 1,336
71 Northern Soul Oct 2, 2015 Drama R $8,886 1,054
72 Kajaki Nov 13, 2015 Drama R $7,891 936
73 Set Fire to the Stars Jun 12, 2015 Drama Not Rated $7,280 864
74 Loin des hommes May 1, 2015 Drama Not Rated $5,336 633
75 De Mayerling à Sarajevo Mar 27, 2015 Drama Not Rated $5,247 622
76 The Dead Lands Apr 17, 2015 Action R $5,240 622
77 Yosemite Jan 1, 2016 Drama R $4,461 529
78 Dias de gracia May 1, 2015 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $4,308 511
79 Allure Mar 6, 2015 Drama Not Rated $3,130 371
80 La dame dans l’auto avec de… Dec 18, 2015 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $1,744 207
81 Cut Snake Oct 16, 2015 Thriller/Suspense R $1,625 193
82 Eternity: The Movie Oct 17, 2014 Comedy Not Rated $1,390 165
83 Half of a Yellow Sun May 16, 2014 Drama R $884 105
84 Jimmy P. Feb 14, 2014 Drama Not Rated $483 57
85 Pioneer Dec 5, 2014 Thriller/Suspense R $152 18
Total Gross of All Movies$279,830,480
Total Tickets Sold33,194,599

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.