#1 of 717 #1 drama movie of 2014
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)
2014 · Action, Adventure
$759.2M worldwide · 7% of the chart's total
$337.1M US & Canada · 44% $422M elsewhere · 56%
Drama box office · 2014
Drama Box Office 2014: Highest-Grossing Drama Movies
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in 2014, with $759.2M worldwide, ahead of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) at $710.6M and American Sniper (2014) at $547.7M. 717 drama films released in 2014 report a worldwide gross, $10.3B in all, 37% of it from the US & Canada. 24 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is down 15% on 2013, whose releases took $12.1B. By language, English leads with $8.4B across 299 drama releases.
- 2014 releases with a gross
- 717
- combined worldwide
- $10.3B
- films crossed $100M
- 24
- vs 2013
- −15%
#1 of 717 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of 2014?
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014) leads with $759.2M, 7% of the total. The top 5 together took $2.7B, 27% of what all 717 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
- Number 1 $759.2M The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)$337.1M US & Canada · 44% $422M elsewhere · 56%
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Every Drama Release of 2014, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 717. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2014.
- 1 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)Nov 21, 2014 US and Canada: $337.1M Rest of the world: $422M Worldwide: $759.2M
Nov 21, 2014 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $759.2M worldwide - 2 Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)Jul 11, 2014 US and Canada: $208.5M Rest of the world: $502.1M Worldwide: $710.6M Jul 11, 2014 · English · Action, Sci-Fi, Drama $710.6M worldwide
- 3 Dec 25, 2014 US and Canada: $350.2M Rest of the world: $197.5M Worldwide: $547.7M
- 4 Oct 3, 2014 US and Canada: $167.8M Rest of the world: $203.1M Worldwide: $370.9M
- 5 Mar 28, 2014 US and Canada: $101.2M Rest of the world: $258M Worldwide: $359.2M
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Mar 7, 2014 US and Canada: $106.6M Rest of the world: $231M Worldwide: $337.6M - 7
Jun 6, 2014 US and Canada: $124.9M Rest of the world: $182.3M Worldwide: $307.2M - 8
Mar 21, 2014 US and Canada: $150.9M Rest of the world: $137.9M Worldwide: $288.9M - 9
Dec 12, 2014 US and Canada: $65M Rest of the world: $203.2M Worldwide: $268.2M - 10
Nov 28, 2014 US and Canada: $91.1M Rest of the world: $142.4M Worldwide: $233.6M - 11
Oct 10, 2014 US and Canada: $56.3M Rest of the world: $160.8M Worldwide: $217.1M - 12
Oct 17, 2014 US and Canada: $85.8M Rest of the world: $126M Worldwide: $211.8M - 13
Mar 14, 2014 US and Canada: $43.6M Rest of the world: $159.7M Worldwide: $203.3M - 14
Mar 7, 2014 US and Canada: $59.3M Rest of the world: $115.3M Worldwide: $174.6M - 15
Dec 25, 2014 US and Canada: $115.6M Rest of the world: $45.8M Worldwide: $161.5M - 16
Dec 19, 2014 US and Canada: $85.9M Rest of the world: $50.9M Worldwide: $136.9M - 17
Jan 17, 2014 US and Canada: $50.6M Rest of the world: $84.9M Worldwide: $135.5M - 18
Jul 18, 2014 US and Canada: $38.5M Rest of the world: $87.5M Worldwide: $126.1M - 19
Nov 7, 2014 US and Canada: $35.9M Rest of the world: $87.8M Worldwide: $123.7M - 20
Feb 21, 2014 US and Canada: $23.2M Rest of the world: $94.6M Worldwide: $117.8M - 21
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)Oct 17, 2014 US and Canada: $42.3M Rest of the world: $60.9M Worldwide: $103.2M Oct 17, 2014 · English · Comedy, Drama $103.2M worldwide - 22
Apr 17, 2014 US and Canada: $23M Rest of the world: $80M Worldwide: $103M - 23
Apr 16, 2014 US and Canada: $91.4M Rest of the world: $10.5M Worldwide: $102M - 24
Dec 19, 2014 US and Canada: $10.6M Rest of the world: $89.8M Worldwide: $100.4M - 25
Dec 5, 2014 US and Canada: $569.3K Rest of the world: $93.7M Worldwide: $94.2M - 26
Aug 8, 2014 US and Canada: $54.2M Rest of the world: $36M Worldwide: $90.2M - 27
Jun 27, 2014 US and Canada: $4.6M Rest of the world: $82.2M Worldwide: $86.8M - 28
Aug 8, 2014 US and Canada: $14.9M Rest of the world: $71.3M Worldwide: $86.2M - 29
Jun 27, 2014 US and Canada: $16.2M Rest of the world: $68.7M Worldwide: $84.9M - 30
Oct 10, 2014 US and Canada: $47.1M Rest of the world: $37.3M Worldwide: $84.4M - 31
Dec 18, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $81.4M - 32
Feb 7, 2014 US and Canada: $557.2K Rest of the world: $78M Worldwide: $78.5M - 33
Aug 22, 2014 US and Canada: $50.5M Rest of the world: $27.8M Worldwide: $78.3M - 34
Apr 25, 2014 US and Canada: $20.4M Rest of the world: $51M Worldwide: $71.4M - 35
Feb 28, 2014 US and Canada: $59.7M Rest of the world: $11.1M Worldwide: $70.8M - 36
Dec 25, 2014 US and Canada: $52.1M Rest of the world: $15.7M Worldwide: $67.8M - 37
Jun 20, 2014 US and Canada: $47M Rest of the world: $20.6M Worldwide: $67.6M - 38
Aug 15, 2014 US and Canada: $45.1M Rest of the world: $21.9M Worldwide: $67M - 39
Feb 14, 2014 US and Canada: $428.3K Rest of the world: $65.4M Worldwide: $65.8M - 40
Mar 21, 2014 US and Canada: $60.8M Rest of the world: $3.9M Worldwide: $64.7M - 41
Jan 22, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $58.9M - 42
Sep 19, 2014 US and Canada: $26.3M Rest of the world: $32.5M Worldwide: $58.8M - 43
Sep 12, 2014 US and Canada: $42M Rest of the world: $15.8M Worldwide: $57.8M - 44
Dec 5, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $57.3M - 45
Oct 10, 2014 US and Canada: $44.1M Rest of the world: $10.7M Worldwide: $54.8M - 46
Feb 21, 2014 US and Canada: $30.7M Rest of the world: $22.6M Worldwide: $53.3M - 47
Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno (2014)Aug 1, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $52.7M
Aug 1, 2014 · Japanese · Adventure, Fantasy, Drama $52.7M worldwide - 48
Dec 3, 2014 US and Canada: $37.9M Rest of the world: $14.6M Worldwide: $52.5M - 49
Jul 25, 2014 US and Canada: $10.5M Rest of the world: $40.5M Worldwide: $51M - 50
Feb 14, 2014 US and Canada: $48.6M Rest of the world: $1.8M Worldwide: $50.4M
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 2014?
Of the top 10, American Sniper (2014) earned the biggest share at home (64% in the US & Canada), while Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014) made 76% of its gross abroad. Across all 717 films, $3.8B (37%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014) $759.2M $337.1M US & Canada · 44% $422M elsewhere · 56%
- 2 Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) $710.6M $208.5M US & Canada · 29% $502.1M elsewhere · 71%
- 3 American Sniper (2014) $547.7M $350.2M US & Canada · 64% $197.5M elsewhere · 36%
- 4 Gone Girl (2014) $370.9M $167.8M US & Canada · 45% $203.1M elsewhere · 55%
- 5 Noah (2014) $359.2M $101.2M US & Canada · 28% $258M elsewhere · 72%
- 6 300: Rise of an Empire (2014) $337.6M $106.6M US & Canada · 32% $231M elsewhere · 68%
- 7 The Fault in Our Stars (2014) $307.2M $124.9M US & Canada · 41% $182.3M elsewhere · 59%
- 8 Divergent (2014) $288.9M $150.9M US & Canada · 52% $137.9M elsewhere · 48%
- 9 Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014) $268.2M $65M US & Canada · 24% $203.2M elsewhere · 76%
- 10 The Imitation Game (2014) $233.6M $91.1M US & Canada · 39% $142.4M elsewhere · 61%
Gross bands
How Many 2014 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
24 of 717 films crossed $100M and took $6.2B between them, 60% of the total. 595 films, 83% of the list, earned under $10M.
20% 40% 33%
- $1B or more 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $500M to $1B 3 films, <1% of the list $2B · 20% of the gross
- $100M to $500M 21 films, 3% of the list $4.2B · 40% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 98 films, 14% of the list $3.4B · 33% of the gross
- Under $10M 595 films, 83% of the list $722.2M · 7% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 2014 Earned the Most?
December releases took the most, $1.8B from 48 films, led by American Sniper (2014). May was the quietest month ($171.8M). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014) $321.1M Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014)
- February Feb Pompeii (2014) $607.3M Pompeii (2014)
- March Mar Noah (2014) $1.6B Noah (2014)
- April Apr Transcendence (2014) $520.2M Transcendence (2014)
- May May Million Dollar Arm (2014) $171.8M Million Dollar Arm (2014)
- June Jun The Fault in Our Stars (2014) $654.3M The Fault in Our Stars (2014)
- July Jul Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) $1.1B Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
- August Aug The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014) $676.7M The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014)
- September Sep A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014) $398.2M A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014)
- October Oct Gone Girl (2014) $1.4B Gone Girl (2014)
- November Nov The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014) $1.2B The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)
- December Dec American Sniper (2014) $1.8B American Sniper (2014)
Last 10 years
How Does 2014 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 2013 earned the most: $12.1B from 668 films, led by The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013). 2014 took $10.3B.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 472 films | 472 | $8.1B | – | War of the Worlds (2005) $603.9M |
| 2006 595 films · −7% | 595 | $7.5B | −7% | The Devil Wears Prada (2006) $326.7M |
| 2007 737 films · +2% | 737 | $7.6B | +2% | I Am Legend (2007) $585.4M |
| 2008 694 films · +39% | 694 | $10.6B | +39% | The Dark Knight (2008) $1B |
| 2009 627 films · −7% | 627 | $9.9B | −7% | 2012 (2009) $791.2M |
| 2010 650 films · −3% | 650 | $9.6B | −3% | Inception (2010) $839.4M |
| 2011 644 films · −19% | 644 | $7.8B | −19% | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011) $712.2M |
| 2012 646 films · +55% | 646 | $12B | +55% | The Dark Knight Rises (2012) $1.1B |
| 2013 668 films · +1% | 668 | $12.1B | +1% | The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) $959.1M |
| 2014 717 films · −15% | 717 | $10.3B | −15% | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014) $759.2M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Drama Movies Speak in 2014?
English-language drama films took $8.4B across 299 films, 81% of the total, ahead of Chinese-language drama films ($411.7M) and Japanese-language drama films ($298.7M).
2014 Drama Box Office by Language
- English $8.4B299 films · #1 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)
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Chinese $411.7M21 films · #1 Fleet of Time (2014) - Japanese $298.7M36 films · #1 Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno (2014)
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Korean $293.8M26 films · #1 The Attorney (2014) -
French $189.7M55 films · #1 Wild (2014) -
Hindi $182.9M26 films · #1 PK (2014) -
Spanish $62.5M48 films · #1 Cantinflas (2014) -
Swedish $57.7M5 films · #1 The Last Sentence (2014) -
Polish $35.1M8 films · #1 Ida (2014) -
Cantonese $28.3M8 films · #1 As the Light Goes Out (2014)
Archive
Drama Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1919 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $13.9B, led by The Lion King (2019).
2020s 7 years · $50.1B
2010s 10 years · $113.6B
- 2019 $13.9B #1 The Lion King (2019)
- 2018 $12.7B #1 Black Panther (2018)
- 2017 $12.5B #1 Wolf Warrior 2 (2017)
- 2016 $11.1B #1 The Jungle Book (2016)
- 2015 $11.6B #1 Inside Out (2015)
- 2014 $10.3B #1 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)
- 2013 $12.1B #1 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
- 2012 $12B #1 The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
- 2011 $7.8B #1 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)
- 2010 $9.6B #1 Inception (2010)
2000s 10 years · $70.7B
- 2009 $9.9B #1 2012 (2009)
- 2008 $10.6B #1 The Dark Knight (2008)
- 2007 $7.6B #1 I Am Legend (2007)
- 2006 $7.5B #1 The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
- 2005 $8.1B #1 War of the Worlds (2005)
- 2004 $6.4B #1 The Passion of the Christ (2004)
- 2003 $5B #1 Bruce Almighty (2003)
- 2002 $5.2B #1 Signs (2002)
- 2001 $4.6B #1 Pearl Harbor (2001)
- 2000 $5.8B #1 Gladiator (2000)
1990s 10 years · $42.3B
- 1999 $5.2B #1 The Sixth Sense (1999)
- 1998 $4.9B #1 Saving Private Ryan (1998)
- 1997 $5.9B #1 Titanic (1997)
- 1996 $4.5B #1 Twister (1996)
- 1995 $4.8B #1 Apollo 13 (1995)
- 1994 $4.3B #1 The Lion King (1994)
- 1993 $4.7B #1 Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
- 1992 $2.9B #1 The Bodyguard (1992)
- 1991 $2.4B #1 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
- 1990 $2.7B #1 Ghost (1990)
1980s 10 years · $14.2B
- 1989 $2B #1 Dead Poets Society (1989)
- 1988 $2.1B #1 Rain Man (1988)
- 1987 $1.7B #1 Fatal Attraction (1987)
- 1986 $1.4B #1 Top Gun (1986)
- 1985 $1.5B #1 Rocky IV (1985)
- 1984 $1.4B #1 Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
- 1983 $1.1B #1 Terms of Endearment (1983)
- 1982 $1.3B #1 Tootsie (1982)
- 1981 $889.5M #1 On Golden Pond (1981)
- 1980 $674.6M #1 Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
1970s 10 years · $5B
- 1979 $919.3M #1 Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
- 1978 $585M #1 Jaws 2 (1978)
- 1977 $832.1M #1 Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
- 1976 $378.6M #1 Rocky (1976)
- 1975 $303.6M #1 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
- 1974 $439.5M #1 The Towering Inferno (1974)
- 1973 $869.6M #1 The Exorcist (1973)
- 1972 $337M #1 The Godfather (1972)
- 1971 $133.4M #1 The French Connection (1971)
- 1970 $229.2M #1 Airport (1970)
1960s 10 years · $865.1M
- 1969 $164M #1 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
- 1968 $59.2M #1 Funny Girl (1968)
- 1967 $166.8M #1 The Graduate (1967)
- 1966 $29.7M #1 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
- 1965 $272.6M #1 The Sound of Music (1965)
- 1964 $74.9M #1 My Fair Lady (1964)
- 1963 $63.5M #1 Cleopatra (1963)
- 1962 $6M #1 The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
- 1961 $6.5M #1 Mother and a Guest (1961)
- 1960 $21.9M #1 The Apartment (1960)
1950s 10 years · $438.7M
- 1959 $75M #1 Ben-Hur (1959)
- 1958 $3.3M #1 Touch of Evil (1958)
- 1957 $32.5M #1 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
- 1956 $119.9M #1 The Ten Commandments (1956)
- 1955 $95.8M #1 Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- 1954 $32.7M #1 The Caine Mutiny (1954)
- 1953 $36.8M #1 The Robe (1953)
- 1952 $36.5M #1 The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
- 1951 $4.5M #1 Ace in the Hole (1951)
- 1950 $1.5M #1 Shadow on the Wall (1950)
1940s 10 years · $775.9M
- 1949 $164.2K #1 Stray Dog (1949)
- 1948 $6.2M #1 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
- 1947 $11.1M #1 It's a Wonderful Life (1947)
- 1946 $54.6M #1 The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
- 1945 $22M #1 The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945)
- 1944 $102.5K #1 Henry V (1944)
- 1943 $4.9M #1 Casablanca (1943)
- 1942 $270.1M #1 Bambi (1942)
- 1941 $1.8M #1 Citizen Kane (1941)
- 1940 $404.9M #1 Gone with the Wind (1940)
1930s 10 years · $2.8M
- 1939 $1.1M #1 Wuthering Heights (1939)
- 1938 $47.4K #1 Port of Shadows (1938)
- 1937 $19.3K #1 Stage Door (1937)
- 1936 $536.4K #1 Modern Times (1936)
- 1935 $516K #1 Sylvia Scarlett (1935)
- 1934 $13.2K #1 L’Atalante (1934)
- 1933 $451.3K #1 Baby Face (1933)
- 1932 $47.1K #1 The Old Dark House (1932)
- 1931 $46.6K #1 M (1931)
- 1930 $5.1K #1 The Blue Angel (1930)
1920s 8 years · $10.4M
- 1929 $89.2K #1 Pandora’s Box (1929)
- 1928 $40.9K #1 The Air Circus (1928)
- 1927 $161.5K #1 Sunrise (1927)
- 1926 $720.7K #1 Flesh and the Devil (1926)
- 1925 $82.5K #1 The Gold Rush (1925)
- 1923 $12.9K #1 A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate (1923)
- 1921 $9.2M #1 The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)
- 1920 $9.3K #1 The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
1910s 1 year · $160
FAQ
Drama Box Office 2014: Questions & Answers
The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 717 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing drama movie in 2014?
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014) leads with $759.2M worldwide, $337.1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) at $710.6M and American Sniper (2014) at $547.7M.
How much did drama movies released in 2014 earn?
717 drama films released in 2014 report a worldwide gross, $10.3B in all, or $14.4M per film on average. 2013 releases took $12.1B.
How many drama movies released in 2014 made $1 billion?
None. 24 films crossed $100 million, led by The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014) with $759.2M.
How is the 2014 drama box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in 2014. The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.
How often is the 2014 drama box office chart updated?
Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.