{
  "id": 7809162,
  "title": "The 25 highest-grossing book adaptations at the box office",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/the-25-highest-grossing-book-adaptations-at-the-box-office",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-16T14:29:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/the-top-25-highest-grossing-movies-based-on-books-adaptations-2026-9"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.\n\n2. 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.\n\n3. 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.\n\n4. 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.\n\n5. 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.",
  "summary": "Harry Potter and the Lord of The Rings movies are among the most successful book-to-film franchises at the box office.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}