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Box Office Performance for Based on Real Life Events Movies in 2022

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2022 GrossTickets Sold
1 Elvis Jun 24, 2022 Drama PG-13 $151,040,048 14,343,784
2 The Woman King Sep 16, 2022 Action PG-13 $67,178,268 6,379,703
3 Father Stu Apr 13, 2022 Drama R $21,096,678 2,003,483
4 American Underdog: The Kurt… Dec 25, 2021 Drama PG $14,301,214 1,358,139
5 Whitney Houston: I Wanna Da… Dec 23, 2022 Drama PG-13 $13,256,913 1,258,966
6 The Fabelmans Nov 23, 2022 Drama PG-13 $12,112,360 1,150,271
7 Till Oct 14, 2022 Drama PG-13 $9,000,202 854,720
8 I Heard the Bells Dec 1, 2022 Drama PG $5,576,697 529,600
9 Tucker: The Man and His Dream Aug 12, 1988 Drama PG $5,253,342 498,892
10 Moonage Daydream Sep 21, 2022 Documentary PG-13 $4,266,717 405,196
11 Gigi & Nate Sep 2, 2022 Drama PG-13 $2,280,814 216,601
12 Armageddon Time Oct 28, 2022 Drama R $1,860,050 176,642
13 The Duke Feb 25, 2022 Comedy R $1,526,970 145,011
14 Medieval Sep 9, 2022 Action R $1,374,325 130,515
15 Fire of Love Jul 6, 2022 Documentary PG $1,064,080 101,052
16 Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, … Jul 1, 2022 Documentary PG-13 $1,062,143 100,868
17 Aline, the voice of love Nov 18, 2021 Drama PG-13 $667,815 63,420
18 Under the Sea 3D Feb 13, 2009 Documentary G $631,403 59,962
19 Call Jane Oct 28, 2022 Drama R $512,770 48,696
20 Deep in the Heart: A Texas … Jun 3, 2022 Documentary PG $480,240 45,606
21 King Richard Nov 19, 2021 Drama PG-13 $408,056 38,752
22 Superspreader Sep 29, 2022 Documentary PG-13 $399,370 37,926
23 The Inspection Nov 18, 2022 Drama R $385,627 36,621
24 Selena Mar 21, 1997 Drama PG $360,000 34,188
25 Flee Dec 3, 2021 Documentary PG-13 $283,487 26,921
26 Paul’s Promise Oct 21, 2022 Drama PG $258,545 24,553
27 Who We Are: A Chronicle of … Nov 4, 2021 Documentary PG-13 $234,298 22,250
28 The Silent Twins Sep 16, 2022 Drama R $205,135 19,481
29 Benediction May 20, 2022 Drama PG-13 $201,093 19,097
30 Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story May 13, 2022 Documentary PG-13 $179,005 17,000
31 Gabby Giffords Won’t Back D… Jul 15, 2022 Documentary PG-13 $134,098 12,734
32 Gamestop: Rise of the Players Jan 28, 2022 Documentary R $126,297 11,994
33 The Return Of Tanya Tucker:… Oct 21, 2022 Documentary R $93,275 8,858
34 Three Minutes - A Lengthening Aug 19, 2022 Documentary PG $90,144 8,560
35 The Territory Aug 19, 2022 Documentary PG $69,316 6,582
36 Born to be Wild 3D Apr 8, 2011 Documentary G $67,569 6,417
37 Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams Nov 4, 2022 Documentary PG $65,970 6,265
38 Deep Sea 3D Mar 3, 2006 Documentary G $63,723 6,052
39 Ted K Feb 18, 2022 Drama R $35,464 3,367
40 Pandas Apr 6, 2018 Documentary G $32,970 3,131
41 Island of Lemurs: Madagascar Apr 4, 2014 Documentary G $27,173 2,581
42 To the Arctic 3D Apr 20, 2012 Documentary G $22,987 2,183
43 Beba Jun 24, 2022 Documentary R $16,254 1,543
44 To the End Dec 9, 2022 Documentary R $15,801 1,500
45 Turn Every Page: The Advent… Dec 30, 2022 Documentary PG $7,787 740
46 Twixt Jun 21, 2012 Horror R $1,996 189
47 Sniper: The White Raven Jul 1, 2022 Drama R $881 83
Total Gross of All Movies$318,329,370
Total Tickets Sold30,230,695

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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