The 25 highest-grossing book adaptations at the box office
Harry Potter and the Lord of The Rings movies are among the most successful book-to-film franchises at the box office.
1. Fantasy genres dominate book adaptation movies, according to Business Insider's compilation of the top 25 highest-grossing adaptations at the worldwide box office.
2. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, directed by Andrew Adamson, emerged at number 25 with a worldwide gross of $745,013,115.
3. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1, directed by Francis Lawrence, ranked 24th with a worldwide gross of $758,846,335. It was the second-highest-grossing movie at the US box office in 2014.
4. Dan Brown's novel The Da Vinci Code was adapted into a film directed by Ron Howard, which debuted at Cannes and grossed $801,349,858 worldwide. The movie faced controversy over its religious-conspiracy storyline.
5. Alfonso Cuarón took over as director for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, giving the third movie a darker visual and thematic style. It opened to nearly $94 million in domestic box office sales.
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