Hollywood loves a book adjustment movie. Even better, a franchise of them.
Book adaptations person grown importantly successful fame since the 1990s, which represented astir 8% of awesome workplace releases astatine the time. Today, they relationship for 70% of top-grossing films successful theaters, according to 2024 data.
Using information from Box Office Mojo, Business Insider compiled the 25 highest-grossing book adaptations, including children's novels, biographies, and different literate works, astatine the worldwide container office.
We did not see comic-book aliases shape adaptations, and the figures are not adjusted for inflation.
Eight films crossed the $1 cardinal threshold, and imagination franchises for illustration "Harry Potter," "The Lord of the Rings," and "Twilight" dominated, while 2 adaptations from Academy Award-winning head Christopher Nolan besides made the list.
Here are the 25 highest-grossing book adaptations astatine the container office.
25. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
Worldwide gross: $745,013,115
C.S. Lewis's children's caller made its measurement to the surface aft decades of liking successful adaptation.
The movie won the Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling.
24. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)
Worldwide gross: $758,846,335
Suzanne Collins' 3rd "Hunger Games" book was divided into 2 films, pinch Part 1 ending erstwhile Katniss sees Peeta aft his Capitol appearances.
It was the second-highest-grossing movie astatine the US container agency successful 2014.
23. The Da Vinci Code (2006)
Worldwide gross: $801,349,858
The adjustment of Dan Brown's caller premiered astatine Cannes and arrived amid contention complete its religious-conspiracy storyline.
The movie sent its assemblage done existent art, symbols, and European landmarks, though overmuch of the humanities premise is fictional.
22. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Worldwide gross: $810,573,261
Alfonso Cuarón took complete arsenic head of the Harry Potter franchise for the 3rd movie and gave the bid a darker ocular and thematic style.
The movie opened to astir $94 million successful home container agency sales.
21. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
Worldwide gross: $865,864,687
"Catching Fire" opened to $158.1 cardinal successful North America, past the biggest November opening play ever.
It was the second-highest home release of 2013.
20. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
Worldwide gross: $883,459,548
"The Chamber of Secrets" was the past "Harry Potter" movie directed by Chris Columbus.
The film's fund was $100 million — a hefty return connected finance for Warner Bros. Pictures.
19. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012)
Worldwide gross: $888,875,751
The last section delivered the saga's most talked-about moment: a conflict segment that did not hap successful Stephenie Meyer's novel.
It became the highest-grossing Twilight movie worldwide.
18. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Worldwide gross: $897,540,492
Peter Jackson's first Middle-earth film, based connected J.R.R. Tolkien's three-volume book, began a trilogy mostly changeable successful New Zealand.
It earned 13 Oscar nominations and won four, including Best Cinematography and Best Visual Effects.
17. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
Worldwide gross: $900,463,002
"The Goblet of Fire" was the first and only "Harry Potter" movie directed by Mike Newell.
16. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
Worldwide gross: $939,165,729
"The Order of the Phoenix" is the second-shortest "Harry Potter" film, contempt it being the longest caller J.K. Rowling wrote successful the series.
David Yates made his franchise-directing debut present and went connected to nonstop the last 4 films.
15. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
Worldwide gross: $941,072,400
The sixth "Harry Potter" movie took successful $104 cardinal domestically successful its first 2 days and $158 cardinal complete its first 5 days in North America.
14. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
Worldwide gross: $945,185,917
"The Two Towers," the 2nd installment successful the trilogy, opened to $62 cardinal successful North America.
13. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
Worldwide gross: $959,079,095
The 2nd "Hobbit" movie opened pinch $73.6 million successful North America.
12. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
Worldwide gross: $962,749,443
The conclusion to Peter Jackson's "Hobbit" trilogy opened to $56.2 cardinal domestically complete its first weekend.
The finale closed Jackson's six-film Middle-earth saga pinch its sprawling titular battle, bringing together dwarves, elves, men, orcs, and eagles.
11. The Jungle Book (2016)
Worldwide gross: $967,724,775
Director Jon Favreau's remake of writer Rudyard Kipling's postulation of short stories won the Oscar for Best Visual Effects.
It became 1 of Disney's biggest live-action remake successes.
10. Oppenheimer (2023)
Worldwide gross: $975,811,333
Christopher Nolan's three-hour humanities drama, based connected the curriculum vitae by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin, "American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer," became a world arena alongside "Barbie" successful the "Barbenheimer" phenomenon.
It became the highest-grossing biographical movie ever and 1 of the uncommon R-rated movies to adjacent $1 cardinal worldwide. It won 7 Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor for Cillian Murphy, and Best Supporting Actor for Robert Downey Jr.
9. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
Worldwide gross: $991,222,542
The first movie of the two-part finale opened to $125 cardinal successful North America and astir $330 cardinal worldwide, giving the franchise 1 of its biggest launches to that point.
It yet vanished conscionable awkward of $1 cardinal globally, contempt shifting the action distant from Hogwarts and into a darker Horcrux hunt.
8. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
Worldwide gross: $1,017,453,991
Peter Jackson's return to Middle-earth opened to $84.6 cardinal domestically and much than $222 cardinal worldwide.
It went connected to go the first "Hobbit" movie to transverse $1 cardinal globally, proving that audiences were eager to return to the franchise astir 1 decade aft "The Return of the King."
7. Alice successful Wonderland (2010)
Worldwide gross: $1,025,468,216
Tim Burton's 3D reimagining of Lewis Carroll's children's caller opened to a $116.1 cardinal opening weekend successful North America.
The occurrence of the movie helped kickstart Disney's activity of live-action remakes successful the years that followed.
6. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)
Worldwide gross: $1,045,057,555
Released successful the US arsenic "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," it launched 1 of cinema's astir durable and celebrated movie franchises.
It was the highest-grossing movie worldwide that year.
5. Jurassic Park (1993)
Worldwide gross: $1,103,136,084
Michael Crichton's 1990 subject fabrication caller astir genetically recreated dinosaurs was a awesome deed for moviegoers.
The film's opening play successful June 1993 grossed $50 cardinal successful the US, and showed audiences a caller benignant of summertime blockbuster — 1 that would pave the measurement for early science-fiction book adaptations.
4. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Worldwide gross: $1,149,453,674
The trilogy finale became the first imagination movie to triumph Best Picture astatine the Oscars. Its 11 Oscar wins tied the all-time grounds group by "Ben-Hur" and later matched by "Titanic."
It was besides the highest-grossing movie of 2003 worldwide.
3. Beauty and the Beast (2017)
Worldwide gross: $1,266,115,964
Disney's live-action Beauty and the Beast starred Emma Watson arsenic Belle and Dan Stevens arsenic the Beast. It's a remake of the original cartoon, which was based connected the 1740 communicative by French writer Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve.
Its $174.8 cardinal home debut was, astatine the time, the biggest March opening play ever.
2. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
Worldwide gross: $1,380,707,407
The finale delivered the Battle of Hogwarts and concluded a movie franchise that had tally for a decade. It became the highest-grossing "Harry Potter" film.
Its $483.2 cardinal world opening was a grounds astatine the time.
1. The Odyssey (2026)
Worldwide gross: $1,686,587,560
"The Odyssey" stands arsenic the highest-grossing book adjustment connected the database and 1 of 2026's defining container agency hits.
The movie brings Homer's ancient Greek epic poem, which follows Odysseus' agelong travel location aft the Trojan War, to a modern audience.
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