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Domestic Box Office Performance for Based on Real Life Events Movies in 2018

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2018 GrossTickets Sold
1 Bohemian Rhapsody Nov 2, 2018 Drama PG-13 $189,813,133 20,835,690
2 The Greatest Showman Dec 20, 2017 Musical PG $125,303,456 13,754,496
3 The Post Dec 22, 2017 Drama PG-13 $80,143,337 8,797,293
4 Green Book Feb 22, 2019 Comedy PG-13 $32,153,006 3,529,419
5 Adrift Jun 1, 2018 Drama PG-13 $31,445,011 3,451,703
6 I, Tonya Mar 22, 2018 Black Comedy R $27,663,198 3,036,575
7 Winchester Feb 2, 2018 Horror PG-13 $25,091,816 2,754,316
8 The Strangers: Prey at Night Mar 9, 2018 Horror R $24,431,472 2,681,830
9 White Boy Rick Sep 14, 2018 Drama R $24,004,833 2,634,998
10 Won’t You Be My Neighbor? Jun 8, 2018 Documentary PG-13 $22,835,787 2,506,673
11 Vice Dec 25, 2018 Black Comedy R $19,776,167 2,170,820
12 Operation Finale Aug 29, 2018 Drama PG-13 $17,612,099 1,933,271
13 Chappaquiddick Apr 6, 2018 Drama PG-13 $17,395,521 1,909,497
14 The Favourite Nov 23, 2018 Black Comedy R $15,888,465 1,744,069
15 RBG May 4, 2018 Documentary PG $14,017,361 1,538,678
16 Three Identical Strangers Jun 29, 2018 Documentary PG-13 $12,320,845 1,352,453
17 Free Solo Sep 28, 2018 Documentary PG-13 $11,240,569 1,233,871
18 The Miracle Season Apr 6, 2018 Drama PG $10,230,620 1,123,010
19 Mary Queen of Scots Dec 7, 2018 Drama R $9,726,230 1,067,643
20 Sanju Jun 29, 2018 Drama Not Rated $7,909,317 868,202
21 Can You Ever Forgive Me? Oct 19, 2018 Drama R $7,543,969 828,098
22 Fahrenheit 11/9 Sep 21, 2018 Documentary R $6,352,306 697,289
23 Unbroken: Path to Redemption Sep 14, 2018 Drama PG-13 $6,216,897 682,426
24 Death of a Nation Aug 3, 2018 Documentary PG-13 $5,885,881 646,090
25 Pandas Apr 6, 2018 Documentary G $5,757,906 632,042
26 They Shall Not Grow Old Nov 9, 2018 Documentary R $5,703,839 626,107
27 Colette Oct 26, 2018 Drama R $5,126,985 562,786
28 Gotti Jun 15, 2018 Drama R $4,286,367 470,512
29 Indivisible Oct 26, 2018 Drama PG-13 $3,509,836 385,273
30 7 Days in Entebbe Apr 18, 2018 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $3,189,220 350,079
31 Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero Apr 13, 2018 Adventure PG $3,054,285 335,267
32 Whitney Jul 6, 2018 Documentary R $3,026,558 332,224
33 American Animals Jun 1, 2018 Thriller/Suspense R $2,853,526 313,230
34 Pope Francis—A Man of His W… May 18, 2018 Documentary PG $2,008,385 220,459
35 At Eternity’s Gate Nov 16, 2018 Drama PG-13 $1,853,743 203,484
36 On the Basis of Sex Dec 25, 2018 Drama PG-13 $1,676,622 184,042
37 Padman Feb 9, 2018 Comedy PG-13 $1,662,927 182,539
38 Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get F… Jul 13, 2018 Drama R $1,441,705 158,255
39 McQueen Jul 20, 2018 Documentary R $1,257,275 138,010
40 Beautifully Broken Aug 24, 2018 Drama PG-13 $1,209,645 132,782
41 The Dawn Wall Sep 14, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $1,037,023 113,833
42 Film Stars Don’t Die in Liv… Dec 29, 2017 Drama R $979,074 107,472
43 Nothing Like a Dame Apr 27, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $872,055 95,725
44 Schindler’s List Dec 15, 1993 Drama R $833,050 91,443
45 Walk with me Sep 15, 2017 Documentary Not Rated $726,593 79,758
46 Nada a Perder May 10, 2018 Drama PG $679,531 74,592
47 Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr … Nov 24, 2017 Documentary Not Rated $664,289 72,919
48 Lizzie Sep 14, 2018 Drama R $642,157 70,489
49 Love, Gilda Sep 21, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $626,318 68,751
50 Itzhak Mar 9, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $618,626 67,906
51 Marshall Oct 13, 2017 Drama PG-13 $583,341 64,033
52 Pick of the Litter Aug 31, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $565,484 62,073
53 Bilal: A New Breed of Hero May 26, 2017 Adventure PG-13 $490,973 53,894
54 Ansisung Sep 21, 2018 Action Not Rated $472,166 51,829
55 Loving Vincent Dec 1, 2017 Drama PG-13 $465,429 51,090
56 The Happy Prince Apr 12, 2018 Drama R $464,495 50,987
57 Scotty and the Secret Histo… Jul 27, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $461,689 50,679
58 Anthropocene: The Human Epoch Sep 28, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $409,521 44,953
59 Hubble 3D Mar 19, 2010 Documentary G $408,663 44,859
60 The Gospel According to Andre May 25, 2018 Documentary PG-13 $400,713 43,986
61 Leaning into the Wind Mar 9, 2018 Documentary PG $400,530 43,966
62 Soorma Jul 13, 2018 Drama PG-13 $382,104 41,943
63 Grace Jones: Bloodlight and… Oct 27, 2017 Documentary Not Rated $375,208 41,186
64 Mountain Sep 22, 2017 Documentary PG $364,429 40,003
65 Kusama: Infinity Sep 7, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $360,931 39,619
66 Jane and Emma Oct 12, 2018 Drama PG $357,769 39,272
67 Under the Sea 3D Feb 13, 2009 Documentary G $333,495 36,608
68 Science Fair Sep 14, 2018 Documentary PG $278,350 30,554
69 The King Jun 22, 2018 Documentary R $259,291 28,462
70 Generation Wealth Jul 20, 2018 Documentary R $237,709 26,093
71 Borg vs McEnroe Sep 22, 2017 Drama R $231,346 25,395
72 Matangi/Maya/M.I.A. Sep 28, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $230,808 25,336
73 Island of Lemurs: Madagascar Apr 4, 2014 Documentary G $224,252 24,616
74 Dark Money Jul 13, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $217,932 23,922
75 Gauguin - Voyage de Tahiti Nov 3, 2017 Drama Not Rated $200,140 21,969
76 Little Pink House Apr 20, 2018 Drama Not Rated $199,069 21,852
77 The Final Year Jan 19, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $191,900 21,065
78 Owarani hito Miyazaki: Hayao Dec 13, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $185,871 20,403
79 Born to be Wild 3D Apr 8, 2011 Documentary G $184,248 20,225
80 Always at the Carlyle May 11, 2018 Documentary PG-13 $174,251 19,127
81 Boom for Real: The Late Tee… May 11, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $166,616 18,289
82 Only the Brave Nov 10, 2017 Drama PG-13 $158,763 17,427
83 Eating Animals Jun 15, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $149,384 16,398
84 Bad Reputation Sep 28, 2018 Documentary R $148,568 16,308
85 Museo Sep 14, 2018 Drama Not Rated $148,505 16,301
86 The Great Buster Oct 5, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $144,199 15,829
87 Le Jeune Karl Marx Apr 21, 2017 Drama Not Rated $125,659 13,794
88 Bisbee ‘17 Sep 5, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $117,470 12,895
89 Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda Jul 6, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $117,460 12,894
90 ‘85 The Greatest Team in Fo… Jan 29, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $115,463 12,674
91 The World Before Your Feet Nov 21, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $111,823 12,275
92 Amazing Grace Apr 5, 2019 Documentary G $111,389 12,227
93 El Angel Nov 9, 2018 Drama Not Rated $109,608 12,032
94 Der Hauptmann Mar 23, 2018 Drama Not Rated $109,226 11,990
95 Mary Shelley May 25, 2018 Drama PG-13 $108,900 11,954
96 Deep Sea 3D Mar 3, 2006 Documentary G $108,865 11,950
97 Love, Cecil Jun 29, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $106,057 11,642
98 Andrey Rublyov May 20, 2016 Drama R $102,023 11,199
99 The Man Who Invented Christmas Nov 22, 2017 Comedy PG $100,351 11,015
100 Filmworker May 11, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $99,593 10,932
101 L’empire de la perfection Aug 22, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $90,964 9,985
102 The Price of Everything Oct 19, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $87,400 9,594
103 Le Redoutable Oct 13, 2017 Drama R $82,264 9,030
104 Stan & Ollie Dec 28, 2018 Drama PG $78,104 8,573
105 93Queen Jul 25, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $76,056 8,349
106 The Riot Act Sep 14, 2018 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $75,506 8,288
107 Nico, 1988 Aug 1, 2018 Drama R $73,304 8,047
108 Unga Astrid Nov 23, 2018 Drama Not Rated $72,627 7,972
109 Tom of Finland Jul 7, 2017 Drama Not Rated $69,409 7,619
110 The Doctor From India Apr 20, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $67,136 7,369
111 Chef Flynn Nov 9, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $66,140 7,260
112 3100: Run and Become Aug 17, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $65,524 7,193
113 Beuys Jan 17, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $65,410 7,180
114 The Gardener Mar 30, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $62,734 6,886
115 Monrovia, Indiana Oct 26, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $61,737 6,777
116 Bomb City Feb 9, 2018 Drama Not Rated $59,329 6,513
117 Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist Jun 8, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $58,799 6,454
118 In Search of Greatness Nov 2, 2018 Documentary PG-13 $58,090 6,377
119 Woman Walks Ahead Jun 29, 2018 Western R $57,528 6,315
120 Ramen Heads Mar 16, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $57,346 6,295
121 Garry Winogrand: All Things… Sep 19, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $51,194 5,620
122 The China Hustle Mar 30, 2018 Documentary R $48,650 5,340
123 Big Sonia Nov 17, 2017 Documentary Not Rated $46,704 5,127
124 Bigger Oct 12, 2018 Drama PG-13 $46,382 5,091
125 Hal Sep 7, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $45,889 5,037
126 Summer in the Forest Jun 23, 2017 Documentary Not Rated $45,542 4,999
127 Wait For Your Laugh Nov 3, 2017 Documentary Not Rated $45,037 4,944
128 Hitler’s Hollywood Apr 11, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $43,766 4,804
129 Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex Fas… Sep 14, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $43,169 4,739
130 The Heart of Nuba Apr 6, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $37,880 4,158
131 Hale County This Morning, T… Sep 14, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $37,374 4,103
132 Rodin Jun 1, 2018 Drama Not Rated $36,720 4,031
133 Divide and Conquer: The Sto… Dec 7, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $36,697 4,028
134 The Road Movie Jan 19, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $35,757 3,925
135 That Summer May 18, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $34,556 3,793
136 Liyana Oct 10, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $34,202 3,754
137 Ingmar Bergman: Vermächtnis… Nov 2, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $33,275 3,653
138 Moynihan Oct 3, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $31,971 3,509
139 Saving Brinton Sep 22, 2017 Documentary Not Rated $31,630 3,472
140 Charm City Oct 12, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $29,335 3,220
141 Horn From the Heart: The Pa… Oct 17, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $28,418 3,119
142 On Her Shoulders Oct 19, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $28,288 3,105
143 Milford Graves: Full Mantis Jul 13, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $26,443 2,903
144 The Judge Apr 13, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $22,257 2,443
145 Loving Pablo Mar 9, 2018 Drama R $22,017 2,417
146 Half the Picture Jun 8, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $21,595 2,370
147 The Devil and Father Amorth Apr 20, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $20,449 2,245
148 Active Measures Aug 31, 2018 Documentary PG-13 $19,862 2,180
149 To the Arctic 3D Apr 20, 2012 Documentary G $19,351 2,124
150 Crime + Punishment Aug 24, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $18,644 2,047
151 306 Hollywood Sep 28, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $18,399 2,020
152 Quest Aug 18, 2017 Documentary Not Rated $18,216 2,000
153 The Last Resort Dec 21, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $17,572 1,929
154 Gabriel e a Montanha Jun 15, 2018 Drama Not Rated $17,012 1,867
155 People’s Republic of Desire Nov 30, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $15,241 1,673
156 A Prayer Before Dawn May 25, 2018 Action R $14,453 1,586
157 Weed the People Oct 26, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $14,419 1,583
158 Narcissister Organ Player Nov 7, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $14,319 1,572
159 Our Blood is Wine Mar 9, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $13,348 1,465
160 Stavisky Dec 22, 1974 Drama PG $13,139 1,442
161 Lou Andreas-Salomé, The Aud… Apr 20, 2018 Drama Not Rated $12,875 1,413
162 American Socialist: The Lif… Mar 2, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $12,610 1,384
163 The Most Unknown May 18, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $12,119 1,330
164 Ex Libris: The New York Pub… Sep 15, 2017 Documentary Not Rated $12,008 1,318
165 Minding the Gap Aug 17, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $11,998 1,317
166 The Last Race Nov 16, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $11,947 1,311
167 The Public Image is Rotten Jun 1, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $11,293 1,240
168 The Advocates Oct 19, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $10,402 1,142
169 Mama Africa Jan 19, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $9,808 1,077
170 La quête d’Alain Ducasse Jun 8, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $9,627 1,057
171 Strangers on the Earth May 4, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $9,518 1,045
172 El Mar La Mar Feb 23, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $9,065 995
173 Summer of 67 Jun 29, 2018 Drama Not Rated $8,492 932
174 American Chaos Sep 14, 2018 Documentary R $7,616 836
175 Aala Kaf Ifrit Mar 23, 2018 Drama Not Rated $7,263 797
176 This is Congo Jun 29, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $7,051 774
177 In the Land of Pomegranates Jan 5, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $7,014 770
178 Calling All Earthlings Jun 29, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $6,756 742
179 Okujirasama: Futatsu no sei… Aug 17, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $6,747 741
180 Kinder des Kalifats Nov 16, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $6,461 709
181 Spiral Jun 22, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $6,279 689
182 Dolores Sep 1, 2017 Documentary Not Rated $5,638 619
183 Shoah Four Sisters Nov 14, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $5,512 605
184 Cuban Food Stories Aug 10, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $5,434 596
185 Chavela Oct 4, 2017 Documentary Not Rated $5,212 572
186 Edward II Mar 20, 1992 Drama R $4,826 530
187 Kangaroo Mar 16, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $4,547 499
188 Bill Nye: Science Guy Oct 27, 2017 Documentary Not Rated $4,462 490
189 Brimstone & Glory Oct 27, 2017 Documentary Not Rated $4,036 443
190 Frank and Ava Dec 7, 2018 Drama Not Rated $4,009 440
191 Song of Granite Nov 15, 2017 Drama Not Rated $3,774 414
192 The Cage Fighter Feb 2, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $3,267 359
193 Over the Limit Oct 3, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $3,174 348
194 Hot to Trot Aug 24, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $3,133 344
195 Nelly Aug 24, 2017 Drama Not Rated $3,046 334
196 Aida’s Secrets Oct 20, 2017 Documentary Not Rated $2,828 310
197 Nana Apr 13, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $2,784 306
198 The Paris Opera Oct 18, 2017 Documentary Not Rated $2,766 304
199 Straight Into a Storm Jun 15, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $2,684 295
200 12 jours Mar 16, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $2,633 289
201 ACORN and the Firestorm Apr 6, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $2,621 288
202 Shadowman Dec 1, 2017 Documentary Not Rated $2,356 259
203 Frank Serpico Nov 1, 2017 Documentary Not Rated $2,214 243
204 West of the Jordan River Jan 26, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $1,926 211
205 Miekkailija Jul 15, 2016 Drama Not Rated $1,794 197
206 The Lost Village Oct 19, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $1,780 195
207 Rat Film Sep 15, 2017 Documentary Not Rated $1,627 179
208 That Way Madness Lies Dec 14, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $1,447 159
209 Invisible Hands Nov 23, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $1,034 114
210 30 Years of Garbage: The Ga… Jul 28, 2017 Documentary Not Rated $935 103
211 TVTV: Video Revolutionaries Oct 19, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $812 89
212 Billionaire Boys Club Aug 17, 2018 Drama R $618 68
Total Gross of All Movies$815,725,322
Total Tickets Sold89,541,747

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2018. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2018. 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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