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 "Domestic 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 | Domestic Stats | Total
Movies | Average
Production
Budget | Combined
Worldwide
Box Office | No. 1 Movie |
|---|
| TBD |
|
15 |
|
|
|
| 2026 |
|
4 |
|
|
|
| 2025 |
Domestic Stats |
18 |
|
$11,970,990 |
Macbeth: David Tennant and Cush Jumbo |
| 2024 |
Domestic Stats |
18 |
|
$3,989,112 |
National Theatre Live: Dear England |
| 2023 |
Domestic Stats |
21 |
|
$16,495,062 |
Allelujah |
| 2022 |
Domestic Stats |
24 |
$3,000,000 |
$58,285,397 |
The Whale |
| 2021 |
Domestic Stats |
23 |
$9,000,000 |
$2,706,817 |
CS Lewis: The Most Reluctant Convert |
| 2020 |
Domestic Stats |
21 |
$11,468,833 |
$46,509,322 |
The Father |
| 2019 |
Domestic Stats |
21 |
|
$11,357,102 |
El Cuento de las Comadrejas |
| 2018 |
Domestic Stats |
19 |
|
$124,997,566 |
Li Cha De Gu Ma |
| 2017 |
Domestic Stats |
39 |
|
$23,327,432 |
Toc Toc |
| 2016 |
Domestic Stats |
37 |
$15,166,667 |
$229,741,320 |
Tyler Perry’s Boo! A Madea Halloween |
| 2015 |
Domestic Stats |
29 |
$10,500,000 |
$393,980,355 |
Xia Luo Te Fan Nao |
| 2014 |
Domestic Stats |
16 |
$9,250,000 |
$159,069,229 |
The Breakup Guru |
| 2013 |
Domestic Stats |
16 |
$21,000,000 |
$170,483,220 |
Tyler Perry’s Temptation |
| 2012 |
Domestic Stats |
18 |
$7,160,000 |
$128,777,178 |
Quartet |
| 2011 |
Domestic Stats |
17 |
$22,833,333 |
$452,311,505 |
Gnomeo and Juliet |
| 2010 |
Domestic Stats |
11 |
$23,633,333 |
$208,691,803 |
Dinner for Schmucks |
| 2009 |
Domestic Stats |
9 |
$16,833,333 |
$167,514,507 |
Madea Goes To Jail |
| 2008 |
Domestic Stats |
10 |
$21,250,000 |
$123,799,412 |
Doubt |
| 2007 |
Domestic Stats |
8 |
$6,833,333 |
$66,742,862 |
Why Did I Get Married? |
| 2006 |
Domestic Stats |
10 |
$18,740,000 |
$213,183,607 |
Man cheng jin dai huang jin jia |
| 2005 |
Domestic Stats |
11 |
$12,320,000 |
$214,193,578 |
Wangeui Namja |
| 2004 |
Domestic Stats |
8 |
$33,333,333 |
$267,508,751 |
Closer |
| 2003 |
Domestic Stats |
8 |
$14,833,333 |
$51,342,104 |
What a Girl Wants |
| 2002 |
Domestic Stats |
15 |
$8,750,000 |
$557,043,609 |
My Big Fat Greek Wedding |
| 2001 |
Domestic Stats |
9 |
$12,000,000 |
$122,752,715 |
Down to Earth |
| 2000 |
Domestic Stats |
13 |
$4,545,000 |
$61,364,519 |
East is East |
| 1999 |
Domestic Stats |
17 |
$11,340,000 |
$165,266,848 |
10 Things I Hate About You |
| 1998 |
Domestic Stats |
9 |
$35,500,000 |
$344,668,527 |
You’ve Got Mail |
| 1997 |
Domestic Stats |
12 |
$25,000 |
$37,777,899 |
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion |
| 1996 |
Domestic Stats |
14 |
$17,125,000 |
$367,542,787 |
The Birdcage |
| 1995 |
Domestic Stats |
13 |
$26,066,667 |
$105,117,292 |
Sabrina |
| 1994 |
|
9 |
|
$54,827,182 |
Nell |
| 1993 |
|
11 |
$15,000,000 |
$107,020,519 |
Shadowlands |
| 1992 |
|
8 |
$22,750,000 |
$305,772,037 |
A Few Good Men |
| 1991 |
|
5 |
|
$84,440,672 |
Other People's Money |
| 1990 |
|
4 |
|
$23,795,075 |
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 |
|
$44,779,331 |
Agnes of God |
| 1984 |
|
4 |
$18,000,000 |
$76,204,002 |
Amadeus |
| 1983 |
|
4 |
|
$25,139,286 |
Educating Rita |
| 1982 |
|
6 |
|
$31,473,104 |
Deathtrap |
| 1981 |
|
5 |
|
$149,964,771 |
On Golden Pond |
| 1980 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
| 1979 |
|
3 |
|
$30,018,709 |
Chapter Two |
| 1978 |
|
3 |
$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 |
$37,137 |
Under Milk Wood |
| 1971 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
| 1970 |
|
8 |
|
$25,182,572 |
The Owl and the Pussycat |
| 1969 |
|
3 |
$20,000,000 |
$57,567,986 |
Paint Your Wagon |
| 1968 |
|
3 |
|
$46,896,061 |
Romeo and Juliet |
| 1967 |
|
1 |
|
$19,994,656 |
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 |
|
4 |
$3,000,000 |
$17,570,768 |
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof |
| 1957 |
|
5 |
|
$369,007 |
Witness for the Prosecution |
| 1956 |
|
4 |
|
$11,000,051 |
High Society |
| 1955 |
|
8 |
|
$6,011,216 |
The Seven Year Itch |
| 1954 |
|
3 |
|
$6,109,029 |
Dial M for Murder |
| 1953 |
|
4 |
|
$7,300,742 |
How to Marry a Millionaire |
| 1951 |
|
4 |
$1,800,000 |
$8,010,420 |
A Streetcar Named Desire |
| 1950 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
| 1949 |
|
1 |
|
$3,400,000 |
In the Good Old Summertime |
| 1948 |
|
5 |
|
$8,156,319 |
Key Largo |
| 1947 |
|
4 |
|
|
|
| 1946 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
| 1944 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
| 1943 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
| 1942 |
|
3 |
$1,039,000 |
$10,910,234 |
Casablanca |
| 1941 |
|
4 |
|
|
|
| 1940 |
|
9 |
|
$3,013,324 |
The Philadelphia Story |
| 1939 |
|
3 |
|
|
|
| 1938 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
| 1937 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
| 1936 |
|
5 |
|
$81 |
Desire |
| 1934 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
| 1933 |
|
5 |
$200,000 |
$2,200,000 |
She Done Him Wrong |
| 1932 |
|
8 |
|
|
|
| 1931 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
| 1930 |
|
4 |
|
$190 |
Morocco |
| 1929 |
|
4 |
|
$21,692 |
Shiraz |
| 1928 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
| 1927 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
| 1926 |
|
4 |
|
$3,000,000 |
Aloma of the South Seas |
| 1925 |
|
1 |
$245,000 |
$22,000,000 |
The Big Parade |
| 1923 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
| 1916 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
| Total |
786 |
$14,430,652 |
$6,977,352,957 |
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 |
5 |
$8,500,000 |
$81,760,523 |
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 |
42 |
$22,000,000 |
$284,315,525 |
Amadeus |
| B |
69 |
$6,855,625 |
$608,840,000 |
The Birdcage |
| C |
55 |
$14,839,833 |
$340,984,181 |
Closer |
| D |
35 |
$21,785,714 |
$496,380,749 |
Driving Miss Daisy |
| E |
19 |
$9,000,000 |
$186,895,075 |
E gun tian shi |
| F |
29 |
$19,375,000 |
$585,573,918 |
A Few Good Men |
| G |
21 |
$16,625,000 |
$212,341,049 |
Gnomeo and Juliet |
| H |
30 |
$9,540,000 |
$178,270,114 |
Heaven Can Wait |
| I |
17 |
$12,075,000 |
$199,597,235 |
The Ides of March |
| J |
15 |
|
$14,830,718 |
Juste La Fin Du Monde |
| K |
11 |
$6,166,667 |
$50,760,360 |
Kingdom Come |
| L |
30 |
$10,000,000 |
$185,960,662 |
Li Cha De Gu Ma |
| M |
70 |
$14,536,364 |
$891,785,439 |
My Big Fat Greek Wedding |
| N |
40 |
$9,000,000 |
$92,663,997 |
Nell |
| O |
29 |
$10,979,222 |
$259,996,020 |
On Golden Pond |
| P |
28 |
$16,000,000 |
$285,331,399 |
Peter Pan: Return to Neverland |
| Q |
4 |
$12,250,000 |
$67,961,471 |
Quartet |
| R |
49 |
$7,940,000 |
$312,874,412 |
Romeo+Juliet |
| S |
75 |
$18,083,333 |
$379,036,395 |
Steel Magnolias |
| T |
47 |
$19,333,333 |
$281,142,583 |
Tyler Perry’s Boo! A Madea Halloween |
| U |
9 |
$225,000 |
$19,726,991 |
Used People |
| V |
9 |
|
$22,500,371 |
The Visit |
| W |
38 |
$13,857,143 |
$430,110,871 |
Why Did I Get Married Too? |
| X |
1 |
|
$213,949,747 |
Xia Luo Te Fan Nao |
| Y |
2 |
$65,000,000 |
$250,800,000 |
You’ve Got Mail |
| Z |
3 |
|
$380,302 |
Zoot Suit |
