Genre Keyword: Play Adaptation

Rank Title Lifetime GrossMax TheatersOpeningOpen ThRelease DateDistributor
1A Few Good Men$141,340,1782,201$15,517,4681,925Dec 11, 1992Columbia Pictures
2Fences$57,682,9042,368$129,4624Dec 16, 2016Paramount Pictures
3Biloxi Blues$43,184,7981,330$7,093,3251,239Mar 25, 1988Universal Pictures
4Closer$33,987,7571,098$7,707,972476Dec 3, 2004Sony Pictures Releasing
5Romy and Michele's High School Reunion$29,235,3531,607$7,429,4061,602Apr 25, 1997Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
6Cats$27,166,7703,380$6,619,8703,380Dec 20, 2019Universal Pictures
7Other People's Money$25,682,0901,249$5,012,3321,246Oct 18, 1991Warner Bros.
8Judy$24,313,8881,627$2,916,548461Sep 27, 2019Roadside Attractions
9Oscar$23,562,7161,391$5,091,0271,388Apr 26, 1991Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
10Frankie and Johnny$22,773,5351,150$4,768,1771,150Oct 11, 1991Paramount Pictures
11Prelude to a Kiss$20,006,7301,248$5,273,3951,247Jul 10, 1992Twentieth Century Fox
12An Ideal Husband$18,542,974772$192,80210Jun 18, 1999Miramax
13Born Yesterday$17,952,8571,301$5,911,3431,297Mar 26, 1993Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
14Marvin's Room$12,803,3051,158$57,7396Dec 20, 1996Miramax
15Brighton Beach Memoirs$11,957,943778$2,580,750775Dec 26, 1986Universal Pictures
16Glengarry Glen Ross$10,725,228417$2,104,402416Oct 2, 1992New Line Cinema
17Lost in Yonkers$9,285,1891,190$3,002,1501,190May 14, 1993Columbia Pictures
18The Importance of Being Earnest$8,384,929216$500,44738May 17, 2002Miramax
19Whose Life Is It Anyway?$8,206,145615--Dec 2, 1981Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
20The Crucible$7,343,114344$62,9951Nov 29, 1996Twentieth Century Fox
21Six Degrees of Separation$6,405,918201$53,0582Dec 10, 1993Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
22To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday$4,189,233807$77,7255Oct 18, 1996Sony Pictures Releasing
23The Winslow Boy$3,957,934141$80,5536Apr 30, 1999Sony Pictures Classics
24Jeffrey$3,487,76763$185,90910Aug 4, 1995Orion Classics
25Talk Radio$3,468,572653$80,5476Dec 23, 1988Universal Pictures
26Love! Valour! Compassion!$2,977,807---May 16, 1997Fine Line Features
27Noises Off...$2,280,148451$981,452451Mar 20, 1992Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
28Hurlyburly$1,798,86284$164,82616Dec 25, 1998Fine Line Features
29M. Butterfly$1,498,795120$57,2803Oct 1, 1993Warner Bros.
30Simpatico$929,606256--Jan 28, 2000Fine Line Features
31The Winter Guest$870,29021$20,5333Dec 25, 1997Fine Line Features
32The Sum of Us$766,46430$38,4795Mar 10, 1995The Samuel Goldwyn Company
33Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead$739,10418$24,0042Feb 8, 1991Cinecom Pictures
34The Shape of Things$735,99260$173,24640May 9, 2003Focus Features
35American Buffalo$665,45073$164,10929Sep 13, 1996The Samuel Goldwyn Company
36SubUrbia$656,74724$69,36516Feb 7, 1997Sony Pictures Classics
37The House of Yes$626,05754$63,2664Oct 10, 1997Miramax
38Tape$490,47535$28,4247Nov 2, 2001Lionsgate Films
39The Browning Version$487,39124$48,71912Oct 12, 1994Paramount Pictures
40The Cherry Orchard$135,2803--Feb 22, 2002Kino International
41Oleanna$124,69322$25,31615Nov 4, 1994The Samuel Goldwyn Company
42The War at Home$44,7226$15,0404Nov 22, 1996Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
43The Substance of Fire$31,63811$56,21111Mar 14, 1997Miramax
44The 24th Day$14,4601$2,0011May 14, 2004Screen Media Films