Market Charts > 2013 > Creative Types > Historical Fiction
Box Office Performance for Historical Fiction Movies in 2013
Rank | Movie | Release Date |
Genre | MPAA Rating | 2013 Gross | Tickets Sold |
1 |
The Great Gatsby |
May 10, 2013 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$144,840,419 |
17,815,549 |
2 |
Anchorman 2: The Legend Con… |
Dec 18, 2013 |
Comedy |
PG-13 |
$108,773,941 |
13,379,328 |
3 |
The Lone Ranger |
Jul 2, 2013 |
Western |
PG-13 |
$89,302,115 |
10,984,269 |
4 |
Django Unchained |
Dec 25, 2012 |
Western |
R |
$56,525,312 |
6,952,682 |
5 |
Les Misérables |
Dec 25, 2012 |
Musical |
PG-13 |
$45,306,730 |
5,572,783 |
6 |
12 Years a Slave |
Oct 18, 2013 |
Drama |
R |
$38,472,086 |
4,732,113 |
7 |
Life of Pi |
Nov 21, 2012 |
Drama |
PG |
$33,947,534 |
4,175,588 |
8 |
Argo |
Oct 12, 2012 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$25,918,584 |
3,188,017 |
9 |
The Book Thief |
Nov 8, 2013 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$19,091,819 |
2,348,317 |
10 |
Inside Llewyn Davis |
Dec 6, 2013 |
Drama |
R |
$7,757,978 |
954,240 |
11 |
The To Do List |
Jul 26, 2013 |
Comedy |
R |
$3,491,669 |
429,479 |
12 |
Promised Land |
Dec 28, 2012 |
Drama |
R |
$3,202,459 |
393,906 |
13 |
The Sapphires |
Mar 22, 2013 |
Musical |
PG-13 |
$2,450,867 |
301,459 |
14 |
Bless Me, Ultima |
Feb 22, 2013 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$1,559,556 |
191,827 |
15 |
Anna Karenina |
Nov 16, 2012 |
Drama |
R |
$1,278,604 |
157,269 |
16 |
Romeo & Juliet |
Oct 11, 2013 |
Drama |
R |
$1,162,635 |
143,005 |
17 |
Special Chabbis |
Feb 8, 2013 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$1,065,938 |
131,111 |
18 |
Phantom |
Mar 1, 2013 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$1,034,589 |
127,255 |
19 |
Ginger & Rosa |
Mar 15, 2013 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$1,012,973 |
124,596 |
20 |
Lore |
Feb 8, 2013 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$970,325 |
119,351 |
21 |
En kongelig affære |
Nov 9, 2012 |
Drama |
R |
$887,413 |
109,152 |
22 |
Kill Your Darlings |
Oct 18, 2013 |
Drama |
R |
$760,506 |
93,543 |
23 |
On the Road |
Dec 21, 2012 |
Drama |
R |
$720,828 |
88,662 |
24 |
Parkland |
Oct 4, 2013 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$641,439 |
78,897 |
25 |
Gwansang |
Oct 4, 2013 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$484,112 |
59,546 |
26 |
The Master |
Sep 14, 2012 |
Drama |
R |
$267,290 |
32,876 |
27 |
Great Expectations |
Nov 8, 2013 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$258,656 |
31,815 |
28 |
Midnight's Children |
Nov 2, 2012 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$248,450 |
30,559 |
29 |
Prince Avalanche |
Aug 9, 2013 |
Comedy |
R |
$205,139 |
25,232 |
30 |
Not Fade Away |
Dec 21, 2012 |
Drama |
R |
$193,906 |
23,850 |
31 |
Populaire |
Sep 6, 2013 |
Comedy |
R |
$179,091 |
22,028 |
32 |
Copperhead |
Jun 28, 2013 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$171,740 |
21,124 |
33 |
Dupa dealuri |
Mar 8, 2013 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$117,287 |
14,426 |
34 |
The Invisible Woman |
Dec 25, 2013 |
Drama |
R |
$116,840 |
14,371 |
35 |
Therese Desqueyroux |
Nov 30, 2012 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$109,376 |
13,453 |
36 |
Computer Chess |
Jul 17, 2013 |
Comedy |
Not Rated |
$101,718 |
12,511 |
37 |
Shadow Dancer |
May 31, 2013 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$100,616 |
12,375 |
38 |
Di Renjie zhi shendu longwa… |
Sep 27, 2013 |
Adventure |
Not Rated |
$87,783 |
10,797 |
39 |
Après Mai |
May 3, 2013 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$79,568 |
9,786 |
40 |
El artista y la modelo |
Aug 2, 2013 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$78,504 |
9,656 |
41 |
Any Day Now |
Dec 14, 2012 |
Drama |
R |
$72,004 |
8,856 |
42 |
Russkiy kovcheg |
Dec 13, 2002 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$37,984 |
4,672 |
43 |
Yip Man: Jung gik yat jin |
Sep 20, 2013 |
Action |
PG-13 |
$37,884 |
4,659 |
44 |
A Glimpse Inside the Mind o… |
Feb 8, 2013 |
Comedy |
R |
$35,586 |
4,377 |
45 |
Zaytoun |
Sep 20, 2013 |
Adventure |
Not Rated |
$30,743 |
3,781 |
46 |
Dead Man's Burden |
May 3, 2013 |
Western |
Not Rated |
$29,634 |
3,645 |
47 |
The Sweeney |
Mar 1, 2013 |
Action |
R |
$26,345 |
3,240 |
48 |
The Citizen |
Sep 20, 2013 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$24,296 |
2,988 |
49 |
Hunky Dory |
Mar 22, 2013 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$20,296 |
2,496 |
50 |
As I Lay Dying |
Oct 11, 2013 |
Drama |
R |
$15,009 |
1,846 |
51 |
Jayne Mansfield's Car |
Sep 13, 2013 |
Drama |
R |
$14,836 |
1,824 |
52 |
Wo 11 |
Feb 22, 2013 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$9,213 |
1,133 |
53 |
Le Moine |
Mar 8, 2013 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$6,254 |
769 |
54 |
Sweetwater |
Oct 11, 2013 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$6,147 |
756 |
55 |
The Playroom |
Feb 8, 2013 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$5,964 |
733 |
56 |
Northern Lights |
Sep 20, 2013 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$5,291 |
650 |
57 |
Big Sur |
Nov 1, 2013 |
Drama |
R |
$4,734 |
582 |
58 |
Argento's Dracula 3D |
Oct 4, 2013 |
Horror |
Not Rated |
$4,556 |
560 |
59 |
Django |
Dec 21, 2012 |
Western |
Not Rated |
$2,114 |
260 |
60 |
Into the White |
Apr 12, 2013 |
Drama |
R |
$704 |
86 |
61 |
Hammer of the Gods |
Jul 5, 2013 |
Action |
R |
$614 |
75 |
62 |
The Long Day Closes |
Mar 23, 2012 |
Drama |
PG |
$399 |
49 |
Total Gross of All Movies | $593,367,002 | |
Total Tickets Sold | 72,984,840 |
Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2013.
It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2013.
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).
The yearly amounts on our Theatrical Market pages are based on box office years. Each box office year starts on the first Monday of the year, so the previous year ends on the Sunday before the first Monday. For example, the "2017 box office year" started on January 2, 2017 so the "2016 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 1, 2017.