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Domestic Box Office Performance for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies in 2022

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2022 GrossTickets Sold
1 The Bad Guys Apr 22, 2022 Comedy PG $97,233,630 9,233,963
2 Where the Crawdads Sing Jul 15, 2022 Drama PG-13 $90,230,760 8,568,923
3 The Black Phone Jun 24, 2022 Horror R $90,123,230 8,558,711
4 Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile Oct 7, 2022 Musical PG $46,703,141 4,435,246
5 Death on the Nile Feb 11, 2022 Drama PG-13 $45,630,104 4,333,343
6 Jaws Jun 20, 1975 Thriller/Suspense PG $12,257,035 1,164,011
7 Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris Jul 15, 2022 Drama PG $10,433,915 990,875
8 Firestarter May 13, 2022 Horror R $9,739,250 924,905
9 Redeeming Love Jan 21, 2022 Drama PG-13 $9,214,020 875,026
10 Three Thousand Years of Lon… Aug 26, 2022 Drama R $8,286,741 786,965
11 Bones and All Nov 23, 2022 Thriller/Suspense R $7,834,907 744,056
12 Memory Apr 29, 2022 Action R $7,329,043 696,015
13 Nightmare Alley Dec 17, 2021 Thriller/Suspense R $4,459,805 423,533
14 Laal Singh Chaddha Aug 11, 2022 Drama PG-13 $3,401,324 323,013
15 The Good House Sep 30, 2022 Comedy R $2,219,760 210,803
16 Mr. Malcolm’s List Jul 1, 2022 Romantic Comedy PG $1,885,720 179,081
17 The King’s Daughter Jan 21, 2022 Adventure PG $1,747,263 165,932
18 The Polar Express Nov 10, 2004 Adventure G $1,593,248 151,306
19 The Godfather Mar 15, 1972 Drama R $1,414,662 134,346
20 Dune Oct 22, 2021 Action PG-13 $1,151,687 109,372
21 After Ever Happy Sep 7, 2022 Drama R $989,088 93,930
22 The Tiger Rising Jan 21, 2022 Drama PG $835,162 79,313
23 Coraline Feb 6, 2009 Adventure PG $834,556 79,255
24 Confess, Fletch Sep 16, 2022 Comedy R $538,842 51,172
25 The Railway Children Return Jul 15, 2022 Adventure PG $457,433 43,441
26 Inu-Oh Aug 12, 2022 Musical PG-13 $351,558 33,386
27 Mothering Sunday Mar 25, 2022 Drama R $272,393 25,868
28 On the Come Up Sep 23, 2022 Drama PG-13 $236,153 22,427
29 Hytti nro 6 Oct 29, 2021 Drama R $204,208 19,393
30 L’evenement Nov 4, 2021 Drama R $181,023 17,191
31 Women Talking Dec 23, 2022 Drama PG-13 $134,904 12,811
32 Diva Mar 26, 1982 Thriller/Suspense R $122,715 11,654
33 The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry Oct 7, 2022 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $121,000 11,491
34 No Time to Die Oct 8, 2021 Action PG-13 $119,000 11,301
35 All My Puny Sorrows Apr 15, 2022 Drama R $84,735 8,047
36 Butter Feb 25, 2022 Drama PG-13 $78,450 7,450
37 Les Olympiades, Paris 13e Nov 5, 2021 Drama R $73,118 6,944
38 Apocalypse Now Aug 15, 1979 Drama R $64,349 6,111
39 After Yang Mar 4, 2022 Drama PG $46,872 4,451
40 A Man Called Otto Dec 30, 2022 Comedy PG-13 $39,299 3,732
41 Going All the Way Sep 19, 1997 Drama R $3,648 346
Total Gross of All Movies$458,677,751
Total Tickets Sold43,559,139

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2022. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2022. 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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