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Box Office Performance for Based on Real Life Events Movies in 2019

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2019 GrossTickets Sold
1 Once Upon a Time…in Hollywo… Jul 26, 2019 Thriller/Suspense R $141,096,530 15,403,551
2 Rocketman May 31, 2019 Drama R $96,368,160 10,520,541
3 Midway Nov 7, 2019 Action PG-13 $56,547,282 6,173,284
4 Green Book Feb 22, 2019 Comedy PG-13 $52,927,165 5,778,075
5 Harriet Nov 1, 2019 Drama PG-13 $42,547,700 4,644,945
6 Bohemian Rhapsody Nov 2, 2018 Drama PG-13 $26,490,206 2,891,943
7 Bombshell Feb 7, 2020 Drama R $24,589,972 2,684,494
8 Judy Sep 27, 2019 Drama PG-13 $24,027,755 2,623,117
9 Fighting With My Family Mar 15, 2019 Comedy PG-13 $22,958,583 2,506,395
10 On the Basis of Sex Dec 25, 2018 Drama PG-13 $22,946,065 2,505,029
11 The Favourite Nov 23, 2018 Black Comedy R $18,478,318 2,017,283
12 Vice Dec 25, 2018 Black Comedy R $18,108,785 1,976,941
13 The Farewell Jul 12, 2019 Drama PG $17,700,478 1,932,366
14 They Shall Not Grow Old Nov 9, 2018 Documentary R $12,253,074 1,337,672
15 Blinded by the Light Aug 16, 2019 Drama PG-13 $11,901,145 1,299,252
16 Hotel Mumbai Mar 22, 2019 Thriller/Suspense R $9,619,500 1,050,163
17 Apollo 11 Mar 8, 2019 Documentary G $9,040,224 986,924
18 Penguins Apr 17, 2019 Documentary G $7,699,452 840,552
19 Mary Queen of Scots Dec 7, 2018 Drama R $6,742,269 736,056
20 Free Solo Sep 28, 2018 Documentary PG-13 $6,093,902 665,273
21 The Current War: Director’s… Oct 25, 2019 Drama PG-13 $5,978,673 652,693
22 Stan & Ollie Dec 28, 2018 Drama PG $5,235,893 571,604
23 Bring the Soul: The Movie Aug 7, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $4,809,800 525,087
24 Pavarotti Jun 7, 2019 Documentary PG-13 $4,686,402 511,615
25 Tolkien May 10, 2019 Drama PG-13 $4,535,154 495,104
26 The Last Black Man in San F… Jun 7, 2019 Drama R $4,515,719 492,982
27 Amazing Grace Apr 5, 2019 Documentary G $4,450,454 485,857
28 Brian Banks Aug 9, 2019 Drama PG-13 $4,376,820 477,818
29 The Biggest Little Farm May 10, 2019 Documentary PG $4,367,816 476,835
30 Linda Ronstadt: The Sound o… Sep 6, 2019 Documentary PG-13 $4,244,894 463,416
31 Uri: The Surgical Strike Jan 11, 2019 Action Not Rated $4,185,663 456,950
32 Mission Mangal Aug 15, 2019 Drama Not Rated $3,660,413 399,608
33 Echo in the Canyon May 24, 2019 Documentary PG-13 $3,355,266 366,295
34 Maiden Jun 28, 2019 Documentary PG $3,162,490 345,250
35 Honey Boy Nov 8, 2019 Drama R $2,980,099 325,338
36 Yip Man 4 Dec 25, 2019 Action Not Rated $2,866,676 312,955
37 Wo he wo de zu guo Sep 28, 2019 Drama Not Rated $2,323,409 253,647
38 Super 30 Jul 12, 2019 Drama Not Rated $2,269,878 247,803
39 Pandas Apr 6, 2018 Documentary G $1,816,106 198,265
40 Western Stars Nov 29, 2019 Documentary PG $1,581,681 172,673
41 Red Joan Oct 26, 2018 Drama R $1,580,223 172,513
42 Fantastic Fungi Sep 20, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $1,444,604 157,707
43 Werk ohne Autor Jan 25, 2019 Thriller/Suspense R $1,303,747 142,330
44 A Hidden Life Feb 7, 2020 Drama PG-13 $1,274,329 139,118
45 Can You Ever Forgive Me? Oct 19, 2018 Drama R $1,259,896 137,543
46 No Safe Spaces Dec 6, 2019 Documentary PG-13 $1,240,211 135,394
47 All is True Dec 21, 2018 Drama PG-13 $1,199,066 130,902
48 Marianne & Leonard: Words o… Jul 5, 2019 Documentary R $1,013,820 110,679
49 Metallica & San Francisco S… Oct 9, 2019 Concert/Perfor… Not Rated $907,163 99,035
50 Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am Jun 21, 2019 Documentary PG-13 $903,018 98,582
51 Between Me and My Mind Jul 17, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $813,844 88,847
52 JONI 75: A Birthday Celebra… Feb 7, 2019 Concert/Perfor… Not Rated $752,205 82,118
53 David Crosby: Remember My Name Jul 19, 2019 Documentary R $732,515 79,968
54 Honeyland Jul 26, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $712,363 77,768
55 Zhongguo jizhang Sep 28, 2019 Drama Not Rated $706,572 77,136
56 Where’s My Roy Cohn? Sep 20, 2019 Documentary PG-13 $704,780 76,941
57 Depeche Mode: SPIRITS in th… Nov 21, 2019 Concert/Perfor… Not Rated $704,744 76,937
58 Raise Hell: The Life and Ti… Aug 30, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $694,410 75,808
59 The Grizzlies Apr 19, 2019 Drama R $650,565 71,022
60 Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool Aug 23, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $614,201 67,052
61 Roger Waters Us + Them Oct 2, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $594,982 64,954
62 Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable Jul 12, 2019 Documentary PG $590,671 64,483
63 The Sky is Pink Oct 11, 2019 Drama Not Rated $555,030 60,592
64 Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles Aug 23, 2019 Documentary PG-13 $549,385 59,976
65 Everybody’s Everything Nov 12, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $547,207 59,738
66 Grateful Dead Meet-Up at th… Aug 1, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $534,611 58,363
67 The Spy Behind Home Plate May 24, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $519,525 56,716
68 Wild Nights With Emily Apr 12, 2019 Comedy PG-13 $519,487 56,712
69 Pájaros de verano Feb 13, 2019 Drama Not Rated $507,259 55,377
70 Pan Deng Zhe Sep 30, 2019 Adventure Not Rated $487,157 53,183
71 The Great Alaskan Race Oct 25, 2019 Adventure PG $481,924 52,611
72 Panipat Dec 6, 2019 Action Not Rated $461,863 50,421
73 Les Misérables - The Staged… Dec 6, 2019 Concert/Perfor… Not Rated $444,150 48,487
74 Hail Satan? Apr 17, 2019 Documentary R $424,284 46,319
75 Union Aug 2, 2019 Drama Not Rated $413,656 45,158
76 Die Unsichtbaren Jan 25, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $408,397 44,584
77 The Cure: Anniversary 1978-… Jul 11, 2019 Concert/Perfor… Not Rated $378,405 41,310
78 At Eternity’s Gate Nov 16, 2018 Drama PG-13 $317,975 34,713
79 Out of Liberty Sep 13, 2019 Western PG $317,217 34,630
80 Josh Groban Bridges from Ma… Feb 12, 2019 Concert/Perfor… Not Rated $315,173 34,407
81 Aquarela Aug 16, 2019 Documentary PG $301,429 32,907
82 63 Up Nov 27, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $299,745 32,723
83 Ask Dr. Ruth May 3, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $297,195 32,444
84 Lie huo ying xiong Aug 9, 2019 Drama PG-13 $290,217 31,683
85 Mike Wallace is Here Jul 26, 2019 Documentary PG-13 $281,245 30,703
86 One Child Nation Aug 9, 2019 Documentary R $252,734 27,591
87 Lords of Chaos Mar 29, 2019 Thriller/Suspense R $252,245 27,537
88 Meeting Gorbachev May 3, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $251,837 27,493
89 Under the Sea 3D Feb 13, 2009 Documentary G $246,137 26,871
90 Hesburgh Apr 26, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $204,709 22,348
91 Zhui Long 2: Zhui Ji Da Fu Hao Jun 7, 2019 Action Not Rated $196,634 21,466
92 The Warrior Queen of Jhansi Nov 15, 2019 Drama R $177,437 19,370
93 India’s Most Wanted May 24, 2019 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $176,858 19,307
94 Iyengar: The Man, Yoga, The… Apr 12, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $176,387 19,256
95 Halston May 24, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $151,991 16,592
96 Peterloo Apr 5, 2019 Drama PG-13 $151,971 16,590
97 Jay Myself Jul 31, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $151,331 16,520
98 The River and the Wall May 3, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $150,816 16,464
99 Hampstead Jun 23, 2017 Drama PG-13 $148,636 16,226
100 Trial by Fire May 17, 2019 Drama R $148,504 16,212
101 Framing John DeLorean Jun 7, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $145,626 15,898
102 Who Will Write Our History Jan 18, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $138,039 15,069
103 The Last Resort Dec 21, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $137,857 15,049
104 Palau the Movie Apr 4, 2019 Drama Not Rated $134,696 14,704
105 Anthropocene: The Human Epoch Sep 28, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $132,807 14,498
106 The World Before Your Feet Nov 21, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $125,857 13,739
107 Paris is Burning Mar 13, 1991 Documentary R $125,677 13,720
108 A Tuba to Cuba Feb 15, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $121,772 13,293
109 Free Trip to Egypt Jun 12, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $120,780 13,185
110 The Kingmaker Nov 8, 2019 Documentary R $115,253 12,582
111 Be Natural: The Untold Stor… Apr 19, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $114,238 12,471
112 Babylon Mar 8, 2019 Drama Not Rated $109,749 11,981
113 The Brink Mar 29, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $106,059 11,578
114 Cold Case Hammarskjold Aug 16, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $104,965 11,459
115 Cunningham Dec 13, 2019 Documentary PG $102,082 11,144
116 The Reports on Sarah and Sa… Sep 7, 2018 Drama Not Rated $99,958 10,912
117 Walking on Water May 17, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $98,358 10,737
118 Loopers: The Caddie’s Long … Jun 7, 2019 Documentary PG $90,679 9,899
119 The Lumber Baron May 24, 2019 Drama PG $87,881 9,593
120 Woodstock: Three Days That … May 24, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $84,440 9,218
121 Hale County This Morning, T… Sep 14, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $71,967 7,856
122 Jangsa-ri 9.15 Oct 4, 2019 Drama Not Rated $71,146 7,767
123 Vita & Virginia Jun 6, 2019 Drama Not Rated $62,350 6,806
124 Grâce à dieu Feb 22, 2019 Drama Not Rated $61,079 6,668
125 The Mountain Jul 26, 2019 Black Comedy Not Rated $61,035 6,663
126 Making Waves: The Art of Ci… Oct 25, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $53,144 5,801
127 Love, Antosha Aug 2, 2019 Documentary R $50,168 5,476
128 The Queen Jun 27, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $47,818 5,220
129 The Proposal May 24, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $45,149 4,928
130 The Cave Oct 18, 2019 Documentary PG-13 $45,096 4,923
131 What is Democracy Jan 16, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $44,502 4,858
132 Unga Astrid Nov 23, 2018 Drama Not Rated $44,399 4,847
133 Carmine Street Guitars Apr 24, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $44,253 4,831
134 Immortal Hero Oct 18, 2019 Drama PG $43,059 4,700
135 Midnight Traveler Sep 18, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $41,265 4,504
136 The Quiet One Jun 21, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $37,012 4,040
137 Recorder: The Marion Stokes… Nov 15, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $36,523 3,987
138 Loro 1 Apr 24, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $35,613 3,887
139 Moonlight Sonata: Deafness … Sep 13, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $33,841 3,694
140 Deep Sea 3D Mar 3, 2006 Documentary G $32,831 3,584
141 Desolation Center Sep 13, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $32,016 3,495
142 Gift Oct 11, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $31,588 3,448
143 Memory: The Origins of Alien Oct 4, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $31,378 3,425
144 Pasolini Sep 11, 2015 Drama Not Rated $30,757 3,357
145 Horn From the Heart: The Pa… Oct 17, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $30,179 3,294
146 Leaving Home, Coming Home: … May 29, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $27,073 2,955
147 Wrestle Feb 22, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $26,597 2,903
148 Chasing Einstein Sep 13, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $24,117 2,632
149 Island of Lemurs: Madagascar Apr 4, 2014 Documentary G $23,187 2,531
150 The Gospel of Eureka Feb 8, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $20,873 2,278
151 The All Americans Nov 8, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $20,322 2,218
152 Storia di B. — La scomparsa… Dec 6, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $20,293 2,215
153 Midnight Family Dec 6, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $19,983 2,181
154 Scandalous: The Untold Stor… Nov 15, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $18,759 2,047
155 Citizen K Nov 22, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $17,704 1,932
156 Jane and Emma Oct 12, 2018 Drama PG $17,405 1,900
157 Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of t… Mar 1, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $16,971 1,852
158 Wrinkles the Clown Oct 4, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $14,938 1,630
159 ZZ Top: That Little Ol’ Ban… Aug 19, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $14,879 1,624
160 Frank and Ava Dec 7, 2018 Drama Not Rated $14,820 1,617
161 The Woman Who Loves Giraffes Oct 4, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $14,350 1,566
162 Combat Obscura Mar 15, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $14,242 1,554
163 Screwball Mar 29, 2019 Multiple Genres Not Rated $13,967 1,524
164 Touch Me Not Sep 28, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $13,782 1,504
165 This One’s For The Ladies Jun 7, 2019 Documentary NC-17 $13,688 1,494
166 Rapid Response Sep 6, 2019 Documentary PG-13 $13,262 1,447
167 Zen for Nothing Mar 29, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $12,107 1,321
168 Cassandro the Exotico Jul 19, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $11,897 1,298
169 Stuffed Oct 16, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $11,683 1,275
170 If the Dancer Dances Apr 26, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $10,912 1,191
171 Vision Portraits Aug 9, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $10,771 1,175
172 Prescience Oct 25, 2019 Drama Not Rated $10,606 1,157
173 The Eyes of Orson Welles Aug 17, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $10,252 1,119
174 Shooting the Mafia Nov 22, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $9,988 1,090
175 When Lambs Become Lions Nov 22, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $9,337 1,019
176 Liyana Oct 10, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $9,223 1,006
177 Cracked Up Sep 13, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $9,197 1,004
178 Advocate Jan 3, 2020 Documentary Not Rated $9,152 999
179 Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, W… Mar 15, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $9,025 985
180 That Pärt Feeling—The Unive… May 24, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $8,818 962
181 Ghost Fleet Dec 8, 2022 Documentary Not Rated $7,850 856
182 To Be of Service Nov 1, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $6,173 673
183 Monrovia, Indiana Oct 26, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $5,738 626
184 Kinder des Kalifats Nov 16, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $5,643 616
185 Het Wonder van Le Petit Prince Aug 28, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $5,553 606
186 What You Gonna Do When The … Aug 16, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $4,672 510
187 I’m Leaving Now Sep 6, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $4,443 485
188 Another Day of Life Sep 13, 2019 Drama Not Rated $3,190 348
189 Filmworker May 11, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $3,016 329
190 Back to the Fatherland Jun 14, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $2,697 294
191 TINY: The Life of Erin Blac… Jul 19, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $2,465 269
192 Serendipity Oct 18, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $2,213 241
193 Une jeunesse allemande Oct 11, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $2,177 237
194 Salafists Jan 25, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $1,939 211
195 The Killing Floor Nov 22, 2019 Drama PG $1,583 172
196 Chinese Portrait Dec 13, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $1,246 136
197 Narcissister Organ Player Nov 7, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $1,015 110
198 Chef Flynn Nov 9, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $721 78
199 Divide and Conquer: The Sto… Dec 7, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $474 51
200 Owarani hito Miyazaki: Hayao Dec 13, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $376 41
Total Gross of All Movies$740,430,868
Total Tickets Sold80,832,970

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.

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).

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