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Box Office Performance for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies in 2019

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2019 GrossTickets Sold
1 Dumbo Mar 29, 2019 Adventure PG $114,766,307 12,529,073
2 Scary Stories to Tell in th… Sep 27, 2019 Horror PG-13 $68,947,075 7,526,973
3 Dark Phoenix Jun 7, 2019 Action PG-13 $65,845,974 7,188,425
4 Five Feet Apart Mar 15, 2019 Drama PG-13 $45,729,221 4,992,273
5 Rambo: Last Blood Sep 20, 2019 Action R $44,819,352 4,892,942
6 Little Women Dec 25, 2019 Drama PG $37,593,127 4,104,053
7 Mary Poppins Returns Dec 19, 2018 Musical PG $33,141,176 3,618,032
8 Doctor Sleep Nov 8, 2019 Horror R $31,543,097 3,443,570
9 The Art of Racing in the Rain Aug 9, 2019 Drama PG $26,402,818 2,882,403
10 A Dog’s Journey Aug 15, 2019 Drama PG $22,782,371 2,487,158
11 The Good Liar Nov 15, 2019 Thriller/Suspense R $16,973,279 1,852,978
12 After Apr 12, 2019 Drama PG-13 $12,138,565 1,325,170
13 If Beale Street Could Talk Dec 14, 2018 Drama R $10,506,525 1,147,000
14 Motherless Brooklyn Nov 1, 2019 Drama R $9,277,736 1,012,853
15 Where’d You Go Bernadette Aug 16, 2019 Comedy PG-13 $9,198,356 1,004,187
16 The Goldfinch Sep 27, 2019 Drama R $5,332,621 582,164
17 The Sun is Also a Star May 17, 2019 Drama PG-13 $4,950,029 540,396
18 Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch Nov 9, 2018 Adventure PG $4,340,540 473,858
19 Zimna wojna Jun 8, 2018 Drama R $4,307,930 470,298
20 Holmes & Watson Dec 25, 2018 Comedy PG-13 $2,254,994 246,178
21 Shao Nian De Ni Jun 28, 2019 Drama Not Rated $1,921,657 209,787
22 The Aftermath Mar 15, 2019 Drama R $1,618,497 176,691
23 Mortal Engines Dec 14, 2018 Action PG-13 $1,056,865 115,378
24 The Polar Express Nov 10, 2004 Adventure G $818,250 89,329
25 Transit Apr 27, 2018 Drama Not Rated $815,290 89,005
26 Doubles vies Nov 25, 2018 Comedy R $704,919 76,956
27 Nancy Drew and the Hidden S… Mar 15, 2019 Drama PG $623,088 68,023
28 The Wizard of Oz Sep 23, 2009 Musical PG-13 $622,486 67,957
29 The Chaperone Mar 29, 2019 Drama Not Rated $600,654 65,573
30 The Shining May 23, 1980 Horror R $551,257 60,181
31 Cruel Intentions Mar 5, 1999 Drama R $463,365 50,585
32 Christmas Jars Nov 4, 2019 Drama Not Rated $459,466 50,160
33 Smallfoot Sep 28, 2018 Adventure PG $263,482 28,764
34 The Iron Orchard Feb 22, 2019 Drama R $204,881 22,366
35 The Song of Names Dec 25, 2019 Drama PG-13 $186,005 20,306
36 The Zoya Factor Sep 20, 2019 Romantic Comedy Not Rated $128,831 14,064
37 Branagh Theatre Live: The W… Feb 5, 2016 Drama Not Rated $116,877 12,759
38 Beoning May 17, 2018 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $101,279 11,056
39 Storm Boy Jan 17, 2019 Adventure PG $71,760 7,834
40 Edie Sep 6, 2019 Drama Not Rated $70,138 7,656
41 L'Année Dernière à Marienba… Jan 18, 2008 Drama Not Rated $66,598 7,270
42 Yun Nan Chong Gu Yunnan Valley Jan 4, 2019 Action Not Rated $50,933 5,560
43 The Hate U Give Oct 19, 2018 Drama PG-13 $50,839 5,550
44 Ophelia Jun 28, 2019 Drama PG-13 $50,722 5,537
45 Wildlife Oct 19, 2018 Drama PG-13 $38,112 4,160
46 Britt-Marie var här Mar 8, 2019 Comedy Not Rated $37,127 4,053
47 Yardie Aug 31, 2018 Drama Not Rated $35,632 3,889
48 In den Gängen May 25, 2018 Drama Not Rated $28,394 3,099
49 Kind Hearts and Coronets Jun 7, 2019 Black Comedy Not Rated $27,893 3,045
50 Donnybrook Feb 15, 2019 Drama R $26,284 2,869
51 La religieuse Jul 27, 2018 Drama GP $23,972 2,617
52 La paranza dei bambini Feb 13, 2019 Drama Not Rated $23,494 2,564
53 Prassthanam Sep 20, 2019 Drama Not Rated $19,984 2,181
54 Out of Blue Mar 22, 2019 Drama Not Rated $18,779 2,050
55 Piercing Feb 1, 2019 Horror R $15,856 1,731
56 Boy Erased Nov 2, 2018 Drama R $14,490 1,582
57 Crazy Rich Asians Aug 30, 2018 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $13,586 1,483
58 The House with a Clock in i… Sep 21, 2018 Comedy PG $13,295 1,451
59 Sympathie pour le diable Nov 27, 2019 Action Not Rated $12,144 1,325
60 The Aspern Papers Jan 11, 2019 Drama R $9,277 1,012
61 Senso Jul 8, 1968 Drama Not Rated $437 47
Total Gross of All Movies$582,827,988
Total Tickets Sold63,627,489

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2019. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2019. 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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