Genre Keyword: Book Adaptation

Rank Title Lifetime GrossMax TheatersOpeningOpen ThRelease DateDistributor
201City of Ember$7,873,0072,023$3,129,4732,022Oct 10, 2008Twentieth Century Fox
202Vampire Academy$7,791,9792,676$3,921,7422,676Feb 7, 2014The Weinstein Company
203The Spectacular Now$6,854,611770$197,4154Aug 2, 2013A24
204Me and Earl and the Dying Girl$6,758,416870$196,49615Jun 12, 2015-
205It's Kind of a Funny Story$6,363,628757$2,013,406742Oct 8, 2010Focus Features
206A Scanner Darkly$5,501,616263$391,67217Jul 7, 2006Warner Independent Pictures (WIP)
207Creator$5,349,607820$2,019,728820Sep 20, 1985Universal Pictures
208Monkey Shines$5,344,5771,181$1,902,0241,181Jul 29, 1988Orion Pictures
209Solo$5,107,6691,230$2,228,6681,230Aug 23, 1996Sony Pictures Releasing
210The Handmaid's Tale$4,960,385177$738,578117Mar 9, 1990Cinecom Pictures
211The Sun Is Also a Star$4,950,0292,073$2,511,5302,073May 17, 2019Warner Bros.
212A Monster Calls$3,740,8231,523$30,9094Dec 23, 2016Focus Features
213Blood and Chocolate$3,526,8471,200$2,074,3001,200Jan 26, 2007Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
214The Stupids$2,491,9891,292$1,593,9291,292Aug 30, 1996New Line Cinema
215Communion$1,919,653240$822,123240Nov 10, 1989New Line Cinema
216Carnosaur$1,753,97965$142,12765May 21, 1993Concorde Pictures
217A Cry in the Wild$1,494,969---Jun 1, 1990Concorde Pictures
218From Beyond$1,261,000190$514,417190Oct 24, 1986Empire Pictures
219Nightflyers$1,149,470---Oct 23, 1987New Century
220Wonderstruck$1,060,377261$65,8824Oct 20, 2017Roadside Attractions
221Watchers$940,173161$260,820161Dec 2, 1988Universal Pictures
222The Miseducation of Cameron Post$904,70385$48,6382Aug 3, 2018FilmRise
223Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase$623,088---Mar 15, 2019Warner Bros.
224The Celestine Prophecy$617,23619$25,2972Apr 19, 2006RAM Entertainment
225Body Snatchers$428,86834$31,49413Jan 14, 1994Warner Bros.
226Madame Bovary$44,23515$20,84115Jun 12, 2015Alchemy
227Tiger Eyes$27,16017$10,87417Jun 7, 2013Freestyle Releasing
228Radio Free Albemuth$9,36510$5,55310Jun 27, 2014Freestyle Releasing
229Human Capital$6,59612$4,33112Jul 17, 2020Vertical Entertainment