Market Charts > 2015 > Creative Types > Dramatization
Box Office Performance for Dramatization Movies in 2015
Rank | Movie | Release Date |
Genre | MPAA Rating | 2015 Gross | Tickets Sold |
1 |
American Sniper |
Dec 25, 2014 |
Drama |
R |
$347,897,084 |
41,268,930 |
2 |
Straight Outta Compton |
Aug 14, 2015 |
Drama |
R |
$161,197,785 |
19,121,920 |
3 |
Black Mass |
Sep 18, 2015 |
Drama |
R |
$62,575,678 |
7,422,974 |
4 |
The Imitation Game |
Nov 28, 2014 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$60,653,053 |
7,194,905 |
5 |
Unbroken |
Dec 25, 2014 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$53,371,650 |
6,331,157 |
6 |
Selma |
Dec 25, 2014 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$52,076,908 |
6,177,569 |
7 |
McFarland, USA |
Feb 20, 2015 |
Drama |
PG |
$44,480,275 |
5,276,426 |
8 |
Everest |
Sep 18, 2015 |
Adventure |
PG-13 |
$43,482,270 |
5,158,039 |
9 |
A Walk in the Woods |
Sep 2, 2015 |
Adventure |
R |
$29,499,394 |
3,499,334 |
10 |
Joy |
Dec 25, 2015 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$28,310,094 |
3,358,256 |
11 |
Spotlight |
Nov 6, 2015 |
Drama |
R |
$27,108,972 |
3,215,773 |
12 |
In the Heart of the Sea |
Dec 11, 2015 |
Adventure |
PG-13 |
$23,063,385 |
2,735,870 |
13 |
Wild |
Dec 3, 2014 |
Drama |
R |
$18,137,709 |
2,151,567 |
14 |
Steve Jobs |
Oct 9, 2015 |
Drama |
R |
$17,766,658 |
2,107,551 |
15 |
Concussion |
Dec 25, 2015 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$17,420,369 |
2,066,473 |
16 |
Woodlawn |
Oct 16, 2015 |
Drama |
PG |
$14,380,599 |
1,705,883 |
17 |
Love & Mercy |
Jun 5, 2015 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$12,551,031 |
1,488,853 |
18 |
The 33 |
Nov 13, 2015 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$12,049,242 |
1,429,328 |
19 |
The Theory of Everything |
Nov 7, 2014 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$11,121,187 |
1,319,239 |
20 |
The Walk |
Oct 9, 2015 |
Drama |
PG |
$10,161,183 |
1,205,360 |
21 |
Trumbo |
Nov 6, 2015 |
Drama |
R |
$7,015,228 |
832,174 |
22 |
90 Minutes in Heaven |
Sep 11, 2015 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$4,816,142 |
571,309 |
23 |
True Story |
Apr 17, 2015 |
Drama |
R |
$4,719,695 |
559,869 |
24 |
Big Eyes |
Dec 25, 2014 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$4,558,006 |
540,688 |
25 |
Foxcatcher |
Nov 14, 2014 |
Drama |
R |
$4,153,511 |
492,705 |
26 |
Spare Parts |
Jan 16, 2015 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$3,618,912 |
429,289 |
27 |
Learning to Drive |
Aug 21, 2015 |
Drama |
R |
$3,447,633 |
408,971 |
28 |
Mr. Turner |
Dec 19, 2014 |
Drama |
R |
$2,995,728 |
355,365 |
29 |
Captive |
Sep 18, 2015 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$2,583,301 |
306,441 |
30 |
Truth |
Oct 16, 2015 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$2,517,245 |
298,605 |
31 |
Pawn Sacrifice |
Sep 16, 2015 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$2,436,308 |
289,004 |
32 |
My All-American |
Nov 13, 2015 |
Drama |
PG |
$2,246,000 |
266,429 |
33 |
Legend |
Nov 20, 2015 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$1,852,124 |
219,706 |
34 |
Testament of Youth |
Jun 5, 2015 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$1,822,250 |
216,162 |
35 |
The Letters |
Dec 4, 2015 |
Drama |
PG |
$1,632,464 |
193,649 |
36 |
The Revenant |
Dec 25, 2015 |
Adventure |
R |
$872,519 |
103,502 |
37 |
The Stanford Prison Experiment |
Jul 17, 2015 |
Drama |
R |
$649,690 |
77,068 |
38 |
Freeheld |
Oct 2, 2015 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$546,201 |
64,792 |
39 |
Saint Laurent |
May 8, 2015 |
Drama |
R |
$429,477 |
50,946 |
40 |
Freetown |
Apr 8, 2015 |
Thriller/Suspense |
PG-13 |
$397,122 |
47,108 |
41 |
Noble |
May 8, 2015 |
Drama |
PG |
$347,321 |
41,200 |
42 |
Talvar |
Oct 2, 2015 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$342,428 |
40,620 |
43 |
N.L.L: Yeonpyeong Haejeon |
Jul 17, 2015 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$324,719 |
38,519 |
44 |
Himalaya |
Dec 18, 2015 |
Adventure |
Not Rated |
$256,901 |
30,474 |
45 |
Experimenter |
Oct 16, 2015 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$155,575 |
18,454 |
46 |
Desert Dancer |
Apr 10, 2015 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$155,271 |
18,418 |
47 |
Jie jiu wu xian sheng |
Sep 15, 2015 |
Action |
Not Rated |
$92,696 |
10,995 |
48 |
The End of the Tour |
Jul 31, 2015 |
Drama |
R |
$83,196 |
9,869 |
49 |
Difret |
Oct 16, 2015 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$49,667 |
5,891 |
50 |
10 Days in a Madhouse |
Nov 11, 2015 |
Drama |
R |
$14,616 |
1,733 |
51 |
Amour fou |
Mar 18, 2015 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$14,296 |
1,695 |
52 |
The Devil's Violinist |
Jan 30, 2015 |
Drama |
R |
$11,294 |
1,339 |
53 |
Não Pare na Pista: A Melhor… |
Jul 31, 2015 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$8,808 |
1,044 |
54 |
The Pardon |
Mar 22, 2013 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$1,418 |
168 |
Total Gross of All Movies | $1,102,472,288 | |
Total Tickets Sold | 130,779,608 |
Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2015.
It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2015.
For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011.
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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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