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Box Office Performance for Based on Real Life Events Movies in 2018

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2018 GrossTickets Sold
1 Bohemian Rhapsody Nov 2, 2018 Drama PG-13 $189,813,133 20,835,690
2 The Greatest Showman Dec 20, 2017 Musical PG $125,303,456 13,754,496
3 The Post Dec 22, 2017 Drama PG-13 $80,143,337 8,797,293
4 Green Book Feb 22, 2019 Comedy PG-13 $32,153,006 3,529,418
5 Adrift Jun 1, 2018 Drama PG-13 $31,445,011 3,451,702
6 Vice Dec 25, 2018 Black Comedy R $29,727,497 3,263,172
7 I, Tonya Mar 22, 2018 Black Comedy R $27,663,198 3,036,574
8 Winchester Feb 2, 2018 Horror PG-13 $25,091,816 2,754,316
9 The Strangers: Prey at Night Mar 9, 2018 Horror R $24,431,472 2,681,830
10 White Boy Rick Sep 14, 2018 Drama R $24,004,833 2,634,998
11 Won’t You Be My Neighbor? Jun 8, 2018 Documentary PG-13 $22,835,787 2,506,673
12 Operation Finale Aug 29, 2018 Drama PG-13 $17,612,099 1,933,271
13 Chappaquiddick Apr 6, 2018 Drama PG-13 $17,395,521 1,909,497
14 The Favourite Nov 23, 2018 Black Comedy R $15,888,465 1,744,069
15 RBG May 4, 2018 Documentary PG $14,017,361 1,538,678
16 Three Identical Strangers Jun 29, 2018 Documentary PG-13 $12,320,845 1,352,452
17 Free Solo Sep 28, 2018 Documentary PG-13 $11,447,188 1,256,551
18 The Miracle Season Apr 6, 2018 Drama PG $10,230,620 1,123,009
19 Mary Queen of Scots Dec 7, 2018 Drama R $9,906,230 1,087,401
20 Sanju Jun 29, 2018 Drama Not Rated $7,909,317 868,202
21 Can You Ever Forgive Me? Oct 19, 2018 Drama R $7,543,969 828,098
22 Fahrenheit 11/9 Sep 21, 2018 Documentary R $6,352,306 697,289
23 Unbroken: Path to Redemption Sep 14, 2018 Drama PG-13 $6,216,897 682,425
24 Death of a Nation Aug 3, 2018 Documentary PG-13 $5,885,881 646,090
25 Pandas Apr 6, 2018 Documentary G $5,757,906 632,042
26 They Shall Not Grow Old Nov 9, 2018 Documentary R $5,703,839 626,107
27 Colette Oct 26, 2018 Drama R $5,126,985 562,786
28 Gotti Jun 15, 2018 Drama R $4,286,367 470,512
29 Indivisible Oct 26, 2018 Drama PG-13 $3,511,417 385,446
30 7 Days in Entebbe Apr 18, 2018 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $3,189,220 350,079
31 Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero Apr 13, 2018 Adventure PG $3,054,285 335,267
32 Whitney Jul 6, 2018 Documentary R $3,026,558 332,223
33 American Animals Jun 1, 2018 Thriller/Suspense R $2,853,526 313,230
34 Pope Francis—A Man of His W… May 18, 2018 Documentary PG $2,008,385 220,459
35 At Eternity’s Gate Nov 16, 2018 Drama PG-13 $1,976,942 217,007
36 On the Basis of Sex Dec 25, 2018 Drama PG-13 $1,676,622 184,041
37 Padman Feb 9, 2018 Comedy PG-13 $1,662,927 182,538
38 Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get F… Jul 13, 2018 Drama R $1,441,705 158,255
39 McQueen Jul 20, 2018 Documentary R $1,257,275 138,010
40 Beautifully Broken Aug 24, 2018 Drama PG-13 $1,209,645 132,782
41 The Dawn Wall Sep 14, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $1,037,023 113,833
42 Film Stars Don’t Die in Liv… Dec 29, 2017 Drama R $979,074 107,472
43 Nothing Like a Dame Apr 27, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $872,055 95,725
44 Schindler’s List Dec 15, 1993 Drama R $833,050 91,443
45 Walk with me Sep 15, 2017 Documentary Not Rated $726,593 79,757
46 Nada a Perder May 10, 2018 Drama PG $679,531 74,591
47 Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr … Nov 24, 2017 Documentary Not Rated $664,289 72,918
48 Lizzie Sep 14, 2018 Drama R $642,157 70,489
49 Love, Gilda Sep 21, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $626,318 68,750
50 Itzhak Mar 9, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $618,626 67,906
51 Marshall Oct 13, 2017 Drama PG-13 $583,341 64,033
52 Pick of the Litter Aug 31, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $565,484 62,073
53 Bilal: A New Breed of Hero May 26, 2017 Adventure PG-13 $490,973 53,893
54 Loving Vincent Dec 1, 2017 Drama PG-13 $465,429 51,089
55 The Happy Prince Apr 12, 2018 Drama R $464,495 50,987
56 Scotty and the Secret Histo… Jul 27, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $461,689 50,679
57 Anthropocene: The Human Epoch Sep 28, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $413,915 45,435
58 Hubble 3D Mar 19, 2010 Documentary G $408,663 44,859
59 The Gospel According to Andre May 25, 2018 Documentary PG-13 $400,713 43,986
60 Leaning into the Wind Mar 9, 2018 Documentary PG $400,530 43,965
61 Soorma Jul 13, 2018 Drama PG-13 $382,104 41,943
62 Grace Jones: Bloodlight and… Oct 27, 2017 Documentary Not Rated $375,208 41,186
63 Mountain Sep 22, 2017 Documentary PG $364,429 40,003
64 Jane and Emma Oct 12, 2018 Drama PG $362,612 39,803
65 Kusama: Infinity Sep 7, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $360,931 39,619
66 Under the Sea 3D Feb 13, 2009 Documentary G $333,495 36,608
67 Science Fair Sep 14, 2018 Documentary PG $278,350 30,554
68 The King Jun 22, 2018 Documentary R $259,291 28,462
69 Generation Wealth Jul 20, 2018 Documentary R $237,709 26,093
70 Stan & Ollie Dec 28, 2018 Drama PG $234,342 25,723
71 Borg vs McEnroe Sep 22, 2017 Drama R $231,346 25,394
72 Matangi/Maya/M.I.A. Sep 28, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $230,808 25,335
73 Island of Lemurs: Madagascar Apr 4, 2014 Documentary G $224,252 24,616
74 Dark Money Jul 13, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $217,932 23,922
75 Gauguin - Voyage de Tahiti Nov 3, 2017 Drama Not Rated $200,140 21,969
76 Little Pink House Apr 20, 2018 Drama Not Rated $199,069 21,851
77 The Final Year Jan 19, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $191,900 21,064
78 Owarani hito Miyazaki: Hayao Dec 13, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $186,944 20,520
79 Born to be Wild 3D Apr 8, 2011 Documentary G $184,248 20,225
80 Always at the Carlyle May 11, 2018 Documentary PG-13 $174,251 19,127
81 Boom for Real: The Late Tee… May 11, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $166,616 18,289
82 Only the Brave Nov 10, 2017 Drama PG-13 $158,763 17,427
83 Eating Animals Jun 15, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $149,384 16,398
84 Bad Reputation Sep 28, 2018 Documentary R $148,568 16,308
85 Museo Sep 14, 2018 Drama Not Rated $148,505 16,301
86 The Great Buster Oct 5, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $144,199 15,828
87 The World Before Your Feet Nov 21, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $142,789 15,673
88 Le Jeune Karl Marx Apr 21, 2017 Drama Not Rated $125,659 13,793
89 Bisbee ‘17 Sep 5, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $117,470 12,894
90 Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda Jul 6, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $117,460 12,893
91 ‘85 The Greatest Team in Fo… Jan 29, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $115,463 12,674
92 El Angel Nov 9, 2018 Drama Not Rated $109,608 12,032
93 Der Hauptmann Mar 23, 2018 Drama Not Rated $109,226 11,989
94 Mary Shelley May 25, 2018 Drama PG-13 $108,900 11,954
95 Deep Sea 3D Mar 3, 2006 Documentary G $108,865 11,950
96 Love, Cecil Jun 29, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $106,057 11,641
97 Andrey Rublyov May 20, 2016 Drama R $102,023 11,199
98 The Man Who Invented Christmas Nov 22, 2017 Comedy PG $100,351 11,015
99 Filmworker May 11, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $99,593 10,932
100 L’empire de la perfection Aug 22, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $90,964 9,985
101 The Price of Everything Oct 19, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $87,400 9,593
102 Le Redoutable Oct 13, 2017 Drama R $82,264 9,030
103 Unga Astrid Nov 23, 2018 Drama Not Rated $76,087 8,352
104 93Queen Jul 25, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $76,056 8,348
105 The Riot Act Sep 14, 2018 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $75,506 8,288
106 Nico, 1988 Aug 1, 2018 Drama R $73,304 8,046
107 Tom of Finland Jul 7, 2017 Drama Not Rated $69,409 7,618
108 Chef Flynn Nov 9, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $67,686 7,429
109 The Doctor From India Apr 20, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $67,136 7,369
110 3100: Run and Become Aug 17, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $65,524 7,192
111 Beuys Jan 17, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $65,410 7,180
112 The Gardener Mar 30, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $62,734 6,886
113 Monrovia, Indiana Oct 26, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $61,737 6,776
114 Bomb City Feb 9, 2018 Drama Not Rated $59,329 6,512
115 Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist Jun 8, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $58,799 6,454
116 In Search of Greatness Nov 2, 2018 Documentary PG-13 $58,090 6,376
117 Woman Walks Ahead Jun 29, 2018 Western R $57,528 6,314
118 Ramen Heads Mar 16, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $57,346 6,294
119 Garry Winogrand: All Things… Sep 19, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $51,194 5,619
120 The China Hustle Mar 30, 2018 Documentary R $48,650 5,340
121 Big Sonia Nov 17, 2017 Documentary Not Rated $46,704 5,126
122 Bigger Oct 12, 2018 Drama PG-13 $46,382 5,091
123 Hal Sep 7, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $45,889 5,037
124 Summer in the Forest Jun 23, 2017 Documentary Not Rated $45,542 4,999
125 Wait For Your Laugh Nov 3, 2017 Documentary Not Rated $45,037 4,943
126 Hitler’s Hollywood Apr 11, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $43,766 4,804
127 Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex Fas… Sep 14, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $43,169 4,738
128 Hale County This Morning, T… Sep 14, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $40,333 4,427
129 Divide and Conquer: The Sto… Dec 7, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $38,036 4,175
130 The Heart of Nuba Apr 6, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $37,880 4,158
131 Rodin Jun 1, 2018 Drama Not Rated $36,720 4,030
132 The Road Movie Jan 19, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $35,757 3,925
133 Liyana Oct 10, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $34,822 3,822
134 That Summer May 18, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $34,556 3,793
135 Ingmar Bergman: Vermächtnis… Nov 2, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $33,275 3,652
136 Moynihan Oct 3, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $31,971 3,509
137 Saving Brinton Sep 22, 2017 Documentary Not Rated $31,630 3,472
138 Charm City Oct 12, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $29,335 3,220
139 Horn From the Heart: The Pa… Oct 17, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $28,418 3,119
140 On Her Shoulders Oct 19, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $28,288 3,105
141 Milford Graves: Full Mantis Jul 13, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $26,443 2,902
142 The Judge Apr 13, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $22,257 2,443
143 Loving Pablo Mar 9, 2018 Drama R $22,017 2,416
144 Half the Picture Jun 8, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $21,595 2,370
145 The Last Resort Dec 21, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $20,789 2,281
146 The Devil and Father Amorth Apr 20, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $20,449 2,244
147 Active Measures Aug 31, 2018 Documentary PG-13 $19,862 2,180
148 Crime + Punishment Aug 24, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $18,644 2,047
149 306 Hollywood Sep 28, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $18,399 2,019
150 Quest Aug 18, 2017 Documentary Not Rated $18,216 1,999
151 Gabriel e a Montanha Jun 15, 2018 Drama Not Rated $17,012 1,867
152 People’s Republic of Desire Nov 30, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $15,241 1,672
153 A Prayer Before Dawn May 25, 2018 Action R $14,453 1,586
154 Weed the People Oct 26, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $14,419 1,582
155 Narcissister Organ Player Nov 7, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $14,319 1,571
156 Our Blood is Wine Mar 9, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $13,348 1,465
157 Stavisky Dec 22, 1974 Drama PG $13,139 1,442
158 Lou Andreas-Salomé, The Aud… Apr 20, 2018 Drama Not Rated $12,875 1,413
159 American Socialist: The Lif… Mar 2, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $12,610 1,384
160 The Most Unknown May 18, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $12,119 1,330
161 Ex Libris: The New York Pub… Sep 15, 2017 Documentary Not Rated $12,008 1,318
162 Minding the Gap Aug 17, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $11,998 1,317
163 The Last Race Nov 16, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $11,947 1,311
164 The Public Image is Rotten Jun 1, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $11,293 1,239
165 The Advocates Oct 19, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $10,402 1,141
166 Mama Africa Jan 19, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $9,808 1,076
167 La quête d’Alain Ducasse Jun 8, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $9,627 1,056
168 Strangers on the Earth May 4, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $9,518 1,044
169 El Mar La Mar Feb 23, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $9,065 995
170 Summer of 67 Jun 29, 2018 Drama Not Rated $8,492 932
171 American Chaos Sep 14, 2018 Documentary R $7,616 836
172 Aala Kaf Ifrit Mar 23, 2018 Drama Not Rated $7,263 797
173 This is Congo Jun 29, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $7,051 773
174 In the Land of Pomegranates Jan 5, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $7,014 769
175 Kinder des Kalifats Nov 16, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $6,936 761
176 Calling All Earthlings Jun 29, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $6,756 741
177 Okujirasama: Futatsu no sei… Aug 17, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $6,747 740
178 Spiral Jun 22, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $6,279 689
179 Bill Nye: Science Guy Oct 27, 2017 Documentary Not Rated $5,651 620
180 Dolores Sep 1, 2017 Documentary Not Rated $5,638 618
181 Shoah Four Sisters Nov 14, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $5,512 605
182 Cuban Food Stories Aug 10, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $5,434 596
183 Chavela Oct 4, 2017 Documentary Not Rated $5,212 572
184 Edward II Mar 20, 1992 Drama R $4,826 529
185 Kangaroo Mar 16, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $4,547 499
186 Brimstone & Glory Oct 27, 2017 Documentary Not Rated $4,036 443
187 Frank and Ava Dec 7, 2018 Drama Not Rated $4,009 440
188 Song of Granite Nov 15, 2017 Drama Not Rated $3,774 414
189 The Cage Fighter Feb 2, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $3,267 359
190 Over the Limit Oct 3, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $3,243 355
191 Hot to Trot Aug 24, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $3,133 343
192 Aida’s Secrets Oct 20, 2017 Documentary Not Rated $3,082 338
193 Nelly Aug 24, 2017 Drama Not Rated $3,046 334
194 Nana Apr 13, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $2,784 305
195 The Paris Opera Oct 18, 2017 Documentary Not Rated $2,766 303
196 Straight Into a Storm Jun 15, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $2,684 294
197 12 jours Mar 16, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $2,633 289
198 ACORN and the Firestorm Apr 6, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $2,621 287
199 Shadowman Dec 1, 2017 Documentary Not Rated $2,356 258
200 Frank Serpico Nov 1, 2017 Documentary Not Rated $2,214 243
201 West of the Jordan River Jan 26, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $1,926 211
202 Miekkailija Jul 15, 2016 Drama Not Rated $1,794 196
203 The Lost Village Oct 19, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $1,780 195
204 Rat Film Sep 15, 2017 Documentary Not Rated $1,627 178
205 That Way Madness Lies Dec 14, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $1,447 158
206 Invisible Hands Nov 23, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $1,034 113
207 30 Years of Garbage: The Ga… Jul 28, 2017 Documentary Not Rated $935 102
208 TVTV: Video Revolutionaries Oct 19, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $812 89
209 Billionaire Boys Club Aug 17, 2018 Drama R $618 67
Total Gross of All Movies$825,797,787
Total Tickets Sold90,647,315

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2018. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2018. 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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