The 25 highest-grossing book adaptations at the box office

All eight of the Harry Potter films are among the 25 highest-grossing films at the box office. Jon Furniss/WireImage Book adaptation movies are dominated by the fantasy genre. Business Insider compiled the 25 best-performing book adaptations using Box Office Mojo data. Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" film is the latest entry. Hollywood loves a book adaptation movie . Even better, a franchise of them. Book adaptations have grown significantly in popularity since the 1990s, which represented roughly 8% of major studio releases at the time. Today, they account for 70% of top-grossing films in theaters, according to 2024 data . Using data from Box Office Mojo, Business Insider compiled the 25 highest-grossing book adaptations, including children's novels, biographies, and other literary works, at the worldwide box office. We did not include comic-book or stage adaptations, and the figures are not adjusted for inflation.