"Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author" Movies

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Films that are based on a novel, play, short film, etc. where the writer of the original work adapts it into the feature-length film.

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Dec 20, 2024Homestead
Nov 1, 2024Emilia Perez $338,197
Nov 1, 2024Hitpig! $1,154,144$1,598,991$1,598,991
Aug 30, 2024The Wasp $20,118$36,878$36,878
May 3, 2024Dragonkeeper $426,776$426,776$4,947,536
Dec 22, 2023Freud’s Last Session $36,053$906,283$2,591,976
Dec 8, 2023Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christ…
Jul 28, 2023Eiga Slam Dunk $662,211$1,291,869$281,723,086
Jul 14, 2023Theater Camp $301,220$4,009,945$4,645,189
Mar 3, 2023Blueback $1,714,711
Nov 2, 2022The Wonder
Oct 7, 2022The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry $121,000$121,000$121,000
Aug 12, 202213: The Musical
Dec 30, 2021Eiga Entotsu Machi no Poupelle $20,643,297
Dec 10, 2021National Champions $9,000,000$301,028$475,488$475,488
Dec 3, 2021Diary Of A Wimpy Kid
Nov 24, 2021The Humans $46,811
Oct 29, 2021A Mouthful of Air $2,300,000$130,701$269,435$269,435
Sep 17, 2021Cry Macho $4,426,161$10,310,734$14,704,912
Sep 10, 2021Small Engine Repair $72,479$110,995$110,995
Jan 11, 2019The Aspern Papers $9,277$9,277$63,996
Jun 8, 2018Bernard and Huey
Jun 1, 2018A Kid Like Jake $8,936$58,403$61,869
May 18, 2018On Chesil Beach $35,765$745,972$3,420,339
Mar 23, 2018I Kill Giants $256,092
Mar 6, 2018Wukong $103,651,195
Jan 26, 2018The Clapper $6,959
Jan 26, 2018Please Stand By $4,090$9,868$404,356
Oct 20, 2017Wonderstruck $65,882$1,033,632$2,948,862
Oct 6, 2017Una $432,418
Sep 29, 2017Literally, Right Before Aaron
May 5, 2017Stalker $20,540$268,101$317,194
Apr 28, 2017Natasha $8,325$8,325$8,325
Apr 28, 2017The Circle $18,000,000$9,034,148$20,497,844$45,497,689
Apr 7, 2017Kimi no na wa $1,637,510$5,000,181$360,186,977
Mar 31, 2017Despite the Falling Snow $114,101
Mar 3, 2017Donald Cried $7,977$61,406$61,406
Feb 24, 2017The Girl with all the Gifts $5,250,000$4,801,837
Jan 6, 2017A Monster Calls $43,000,000$30,909$3,740,823$46,414,530
Dec 16, 2016Fences $24,000,000$129,462$57,682,904$64,282,881
Nov 18, 2016Officer Downe $470$850$850
Sep 30, 2016L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging… $56,515,806
Sep 23, 2016Girl Asleep $2,700$60,289$211,637
Aug 12, 2016Blood Father $6,820,000
Jun 10, 2016Cell $1,019,475
Dec 30, 2015Anomalisa $8,000,000$135,222$3,759,286$5,706,168
Oct 9, 2015Big Stone Gap $362,422$1,009,984$1,013,487
Jun 12, 2015Me and Earl and the Dying Girl $8,000,000$196,496$6,758,416$9,266,180
May 8, 2015Zuo Er $77,910,000
Apr 7, 2015The Book of Negroes
Mar 13, 2015Walter $700,000
Oct 3, 2014Gone Girl $61,000,000$37,513,109$167,767,189$367,128,535
Oct 3, 2014A Good Marriage
Sep 19, 2014This is Where I Leave You $20,000,000$11,558,149$34,296,320$41,296,320
Sep 10, 2014My Old Lady $5,000,000$124,680$4,011,530$15,220,308
Aug 22, 2014Sin City: A Dame to Kill For $65,000,000$6,317,683$13,757,804$40,650,842
Aug 22, 2014Abus de faiblesse $4,957$31,557$54,941
Jun 20, 2014Jersey Boys $40,000,000$13,319,371$47,047,013$65,282,732
Jun 6, 2014Obvious Child $1,000,000$77,315$3,122,616$3,324,070
Apr 11, 2014The Butterfly Room $1,081$1,081$698,253
Mar 28, 2014Refuge $1,274$2,554$2,554
Mar 15, 2014Liars, Fires, and Bears
Feb 21, 2014Angels in Stardust
Jan 24, 2014I, Frankenstein $65,000,000$8,610,441$19,075,290$74,575,290
Dec 13, 2013Tyler Perry's A Madea Chris… $25,000,000$16,007,634$52,543,354$52,543,354
Sep 27, 2013Baggage Claim $8,500,000$9,031,102$21,569,509$22,885,836
Sep 20, 2013Jewtopia $26,371$46,437$88,327
Aug 16, 2013Austenland $40,662$2,137,573$2,213,406
Aug 14, 2013Syngue sabour, pierre de pa… $6,987$148,408$148,408
Jul 26, 2013Tiny Times
Jun 28, 2013Some Girl(s)
Jun 28, 2013Byzantium $16,643$85,252$92,544
Jun 21, 2013World War Z $190,000,000$66,411,834$202,706,711$531,861,650
May 24, 2013Epic $100,000,000$33,531,068$107,518,682$262,794,441
Apr 5, 2013Trance $16,000,000$131,145$2,322,593$22,594,052
Mar 29, 2013Tyler Perry’s Temptation $37,000,000$21,641,679$51,975,354$53,143,144
Jan 11, 2013Quartet $11,000,000$47,122$18,388,357$56,178,935
Dec 7, 2012Bad Kids Go to Hell
Nov 16, 2012Le prénom $11,000,000$61,611$61,611$25,307,405
Oct 19, 2012That's What She Said
Sep 21, 2012The Perks of Being a Wallfl… $13,000,000$228,359$17,742,948$33,069,303
Sep 7, 2012Bachelorette $3,000,000$181,494$446,770$12,577,401
Aug 28, 2012Les deux orphelines vampires
Aug 24, 2012Sleepwalk With Me $68,801$2,266,066$2,266,066
Jul 27, 2012Killer Joe $10,000,000$37,864$1,291,645$4,659,110
Jul 13, 20122016: Obama’s America $2,500,000$31,610$33,349,941$33,349,941
Jun 27, 2012Beasts of the Southern Wild $1,800,000$169,702$12,795,746$23,265,132
Jun 22, 2012Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hu… $67,500,000$16,306,974$37,519,139$137,489,730
Jun 15, 2012Rock of Ages $70,000,000$14,437,269$38,518,613$61,031,932
May 11, 2012Hick
May 4, 2012Death of a Superhero $345$607$33,870
Apr 13, 2012Blue Like Jazz $1,200,000$261,190$595,018$595,018
Mar 23, 2012The Hunger Games $80,000,000$152,535,747$408,010,692$677,923,379
Mar 14, 2012La Delicatesse $3,200,055
Jan 27, 2012The Wicker Tree
Dec 16, 2011Carnage $25,000,000$79,795$2,546,747$38,112,154
Aug 31, 2011Serge Gainsbourg vie heroique $25,189$233,007$9,765,361
Aug 19, 2011One Day $15,000,000$5,079,566$13,843,771$59,168,692
Jul 19, 2011House of the Rising Sun
Dec 17, 2010Rabbit Hole $5,000,000$53,778$2,229,058$6,205,034
Sep 10, 2010The Romantics $45,527$106,524$106,524
Apr 16, 2010El secreto de sus ojos $3,500,000$167,866$6,391,436$40,527,719
Oct 2, 2009Whip It $15,000,000$4,650,812$13,077,184$18,889,972
Jul 10, 2009I Love You, Beth Cooper $18,000,000$4,919,433$14,800,725$16,382,538
Sep 28, 2007Feast of Love $1,707,967$3,508,572$5,796,467
Jun 29, 2007Evening $30,000,000$3,501,971$12,406,646$12,885,574
May 25, 2007Bug $4,000,000$3,245,556$7,006,708$8,302,995
Jan 12, 2007Arthur et les Minimoys $80,000,000$4,294,936$15,132,763$113,325,743
Oct 6, 2006Little Children $14,000,000$97,953$5,463,019$14,121,177
May 5, 2006Art School Confidential $135,733$3,297,137$3,297,137
Dec 16, 2005The Producers: The Movie Mu… $45,000,000$154,590$19,398,532$32,952,995
Oct 21, 2005Shopgirl $7,500,000$229,685$10,284,523$11,758,418
Oct 4, 2005The Little Girl Who Lives D…
Sep 30, 2005The Greatest Game Ever Played $25,000,000$3,657,322$15,331,289$15,468,266
Sep 16, 2005Proof $20,000,000$193,840$7,535,331$8,284,331
May 13, 2005Layer Cake $6,500,000$81,706$2,339,957$11,745,931
Mar 11, 2005Millions $70,224$6,584,159$12,337,828
Feb 13, 2004Monsieur Ibrahim $53,174$2,824,365$9,563,567
Feb 6, 2004The Dreamers $142,632$2,531,462$15,307,113
Jan 16, 2004Teacher's Pet: The Movie $10,000,000$2,461,252$6,491,969$6,491,969
Oct 22, 2003In the Cut $12,000,000$97,625$4,717,455$23,693,646
Jun 6, 2003Mambo Italiano $5,500,000$9,282,750$12,399,772
Dec 19, 2002Antwone Fisher $12,500,000$210,013$21,078,145$23,367,586
Dec 19, 200225th Hour $4,500,000$108,865$13,084,595$25,344,490
Apr 12, 2002The Cat's Meow $111,037$3,176,936$3,176,936
Dec 14, 2001Lantana $66,701$4,460,426$4,460,426
Jul 20, 2001Ghost World $5,500,000$98,791$6,217,849$8,761,608
Jul 20, 2001Hedwig and the Angry Inch $6,000,000$156,724$3,067,312$3,735,131
Apr 11, 2001Kingdom Come $7,000,000$7,562,284$23,247,539$23,393,939
Apr 28, 2000The Big Kahuna $80,957$3,150,107$3,713,451
Apr 14, 2000East is East $3,000,000$53,569$4,170,647$30,438,635
Dec 10, 1999The Cider House Rules $110,098$57,547,209$88,547,209
Oct 22, 1999Crazy in Alabama $15,000,000$1,010,596$1,954,202$1,954,202
Sep 1, 1999Outside Providence $7,000,000$3,370,662$7,309,628$7,824,358
Dec 11, 1998A Simple Plan $17,000,000$390,563$16,316,273$16,316,273
Jun 26, 1998Smoke Signals $2,000,000$43,574$6,719,300$7,756,617
Jan 23, 1998Phantoms $3,065,951$5,755,333$5,755,333
Oct 3, 1997U-Turn $2,730,440$6,690,074$6,690,074
Aug 1, 1997In the Company of Men $25,000$100,006$2,883,661$2,883,661
May 16, 1997Love! Valour! Compassion! $167,345$2,936,611$2,936,611
Apr 25, 1997Romy and Michele's High Sch… $7,429,406$29,235,353$29,235,353
Aug 25, 1995Lord of Illusions $4,800,258$13,249,614$13,249,614
May 26, 1995Johnny Mnemonic $7,420,808$19,006,201$19,006,201
May 3, 1995Panther $2,354,847$6,834,000$6,834,000
Mar 3, 1995Roommates $4,038,033$12,076,989$12,076,989
Dec 28, 1994The Madness of King George $65,226$15,122,669$15,122,669
Dec 23, 1994Death and the Maiden $74,366$3,038,495$3,038,495
Dec 25, 1993What's Eating Gilbert Grape $11,000,000$9,170,214$9,170,214
Dec 8, 1993Six Degrees of Separation $53,058$6,284,090$6,284,090
Oct 15, 1993Fearless $6,971,266$6,971,266
May 14, 1993Lost in Yonkers $3,002,150$9,285,189$9,285,189
Feb 1, 1993Strictly Ballroom $11,738,000$12,567,770
Sep 30, 1992Glengarry Glen Ross $12,500,000$2,104,402$10,725,228$10,725,650
Sep 18, 1992Sarafina! $2,156,678$7,306,242$7,306,242
Oct 4, 1991Black Robe $8,211,952$8,211,952
Sep 20, 1991Rambling Rose $6,266,621$6,266,621
Oct 5, 1990Desperate Hours $1,367,657$2,624,629$2,624,629
Aug 17, 1990The Exorcist III $9,312,219$25,011,739$25,011,739
Apr 27, 1990The Guardian $5,565,620$16,140,440$16,140,440
Feb 23, 1990Mountains of the Moon $4,011,793$4,011,793
Feb 16, 1990Revenge $6,086,672$15,535,771$15,535,771
Feb 16, 1990Nightbreed $3,708,918$8,000,000$8,605,163
1990White Hunter, Black Heart $2,319,124$2,319,124
Nov 15, 1989Steel Magnolias $5,425,440$83,759,091$95,151,938
Aug 25, 1989Millennium $5,725,353$5,725,353
Apr 21, 1989Pet Sematary $11,500,000$12,046,179$57,469,179$57,469,850
Dec 14, 1988Torch Song Trilogy $4,865,997$4,865,997
Dec 1, 1988Talk Radio $4,000,000$3,468,572$3,468,572
Oct 21, 1988Bat*21 $982,080$3,966,256$3,966,256
Apr 1, 1988Bright Lights, Big City $25,000,000$5,126,791$16,118,077$16,118,077
Feb 26, 1988A Night in the Life of Jimm… $2,737,106$6,264,058$6,264,058
1988Hero and the Terror $5,000,000$5,000,000
Dec 18, 1987Ironweed $7,393,346$7,393,346
Sep 25, 1987The Princess Bride $15,000,000$206,243$30,857,000$31,046,220
Jan 9, 1987Assassination $2,787,449$6,075,793$6,075,793
Dec 25, 1986Brighton Beach Memoirs $2,580,750$11,957,943$11,957,943
Dec 12, 1986Crimes of the Heart $1,402,921$22,905,000$22,905,000
Sep 19, 1986The Men's Club $1,146,992$2,556,361$2,556,361
Aug 22, 1986Extremities $2,429,075$13,418,091$13,418,091
Jul 25, 1986Maximum Overdrive $3,205,644$7,433,663$7,433,663
Oct 11, 1985Silver Bullet $7,000,000$4,013,563$10,803,211$10,803,211
Sep 20, 1985Creator $2,019,728$4,571,788$4,571,788
Sep 13, 1985Agnes of God $220,642$25,627,836$25,627,836
Aug 30, 1985Compromising Positions $3,014,756$10,600,000$10,600,000
Jun 14, 1985Prizzi's Honor $4,234,537$26,700,000$26,700,000
Jun 13, 1985Kaze no Tani no Naushika $6,544,472
Apr 26, 1985Stick $3,358,299$6,964,734$6,964,734
Apr 19, 1985The Company of Wolves $2,234,776$4,389,334$4,389,334
Apr 12, 1985Cat's Eye $3,451,191$9,000,000$9,000,114
Sep 14, 1984A Soldier's Story $156,383$22,100,000$22,100,000
Jun 22, 1984The Pope of Greenwich Village $1,544,624$6,139,896$6,139,896
Dec 6, 1983The Dresser $43,132$5,310,748$5,310,748
Oct 7, 1983Romantic Comedy $2,366,025$5,140,538$5,140,538
Oct 7, 1983The Smurfs and the Magic Flute $59,928$11,234,220$11,234,220
Oct 7, 1983Rumble Fish $18,985$2,500,000$2,500,098
Sep 21, 1983Educating Rita $73,518$14,688,000$14,688,000
Jul 29, 1983National Lampoon’s Vacation $15,000,000$8,333,358$61,400,000$61,400,000
Apr 29, 1983Something Wicked This Way C… $2,423,555$5,656,087$5,656,087
Jan 21, 1983The Year of Living Dangerously $6,000,000$35,000$10,278,575$10,278,575
Dec 15, 1982Honkytonk Man $667,727$3,695,409$3,695,409
Nov 19, 1982The Last Unicorn $2,250,000$6,455,330$6,455,330
Nov 10, 1982Creepshow $8,000,000$5,870,889$20,036,244$20,036,244
Aug 13, 1982Fast Times at Ridgemont High $4,500,000$2,545,674$27,092,880$27,093,116
Jul 23, 1982The Best Little Whorehouse … $20,500,000$11,874,268$69,701,637$69,701,637
Mar 26, 1982I Ought to be in Pictures $2,170,397$6,968,359$6,968,359
Dec 11, 1981Pennies from Heaven $6,200,000$6,200,000
Aug 28, 1981Private Lessons $1,177,841$18,064,851$18,066,774
Dec 19, 1980The Formula $842,985$8,894,289$8,894,289
Oct 3, 1980Somewhere in Time $5,100,000$1,203,011$9,709,597$9,709,597
Jun 13, 1980The Island $22,000,000$3,123,267$15,716,828$15,716,828
1979Chapter Two $30,000,000$30,000,000
1978The Big Fix $12,000,000$12,000,000
Jun 17, 1977The Deep $100,000,000$6,835,540$50,681,884$50,681,884
Jan 21, 1977Freaky Friday $25,942,000$25,942,000
Sep 26, 1975The Rocky Horror Picture Show $1,200,000$21,245$40,564,000$41,753,198
Jan 1, 1975Rollerball $30,000,000$30,000,000
Jul 2, 1971Shaft $12,121,618$12,121,618
Jun 30, 1971Willy Wonka & the Chocolate… $3,000,000$4,000,000$4,065,779
Jan 1, 1971Fiddler on the Roof $9,000,000$80,500,000$80,501,127
Mar 12, 1969Where Eagles Dare $7,100,000$7,100,436
Oct 31, 1967The Comedians $5,200,000$5,200,000
Oct 25, 1967Camelot $31,102,578$31,102,578
Aug 24, 1966Alfie $18,871,300$18,871,300
Jun 3, 1965Shenandoah $17,268,889$17,268,889
Jan 29, 1964Dr. Strangelove $1,800,000$9,164,370$9,261,253
Dec 26, 1962Days of Wine and Roses $8,123,077$8,123,146
Sep 18, 1957The Three Faces of Eve
Dec 11, 1955The Prisoner
Jun 3, 1955The Seven Year Itch $6,000,000$6,000,342
May 29, 1954Dial M for Murder $6,000,000$6,000,108
Sep 18, 1951A Streetcar Named Desire $1,800,000$8,000,000$8,008,368
Mar 31, 1951The Man in the White Suit $3,874$4,131
Aug 26, 1948Red River $3,000,000$9,012,000$9,012,000


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