Genre Keyword: Children's Book Adaptation

Rank Title Lifetime GrossMax TheatersOpeningOpen ThRelease DateDistributor
1Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2$381,011,2194,375$169,189,4274,375Jul 15, 2011Warner Bros.
2Alice in Wonderland$334,191,1103,739$116,101,0233,728Mar 5, 2010Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
3Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone$317,575,5503,672$90,294,6213,672Nov 16, 2001Warner Bros.
4Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince$301,959,1974,455$77,835,7274,325Jul 15, 2009Warner Bros.
5Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1$295,983,3054,125$125,017,3724,125Nov 19, 2010Warner Bros.
6Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix$292,004,7384,285$77,108,4144,285Jul 11, 2007Warner Bros.
7The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe$291,710,9573,853$65,556,3123,616Dec 9, 2005Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
8Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire$290,013,0363,858$102,685,9613,858Nov 18, 2005Warner Bros.
9The Grinch$271,740,6754,141$67,572,8554,141Nov 9, 2018Universal Pictures
10Shrek$268,200,2413,715$42,347,7603,587May 16, 2001DreamWorks Distribution
11Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets$261,988,4823,682$88,357,4883,682Nov 15, 2002Warner Bros.
12How the Grinch Stole Christmas$261,231,7003,256$55,082,3303,127Nov 17, 2000Universal Pictures
13Night at the Museum$250,863,2683,768$30,433,7813,685Dec 22, 200620th Century Fox
14How to Train Your Dragon$217,581,2314,060$43,732,3194,055Mar 26, 2010DreamWorks
15The Lorax$214,151,5503,769$70,217,0703,729Mar 2, 2012Universal Pictures
16Charlie and the Chocolate Factory$206,459,0763,790$56,178,4503,770Jul 15, 2005Warner Bros.
17How to Train Your Dragon 2$177,002,9244,268$49,451,3224,253Jun 13, 201420th Century Fox
18Horton Hears a Who!$154,529,4393,961$45,012,9983,954Mar 14, 200820th Century Fox
19The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian$141,621,4903,929$55,034,8053,929May 16, 2008Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
20Stuart Little$140,035,3673,151$15,018,2232,878Dec 17, 1999Sony Pictures Releasing
21Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs$124,870,2753,119$30,304,6483,119Sep 18, 2009Sony Pictures Releasing
22Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2$119,793,5674,001$34,017,9304,001Sep 27, 2013Sony Pictures Releasing
23A Series of Unfortunate Events$118,634,5493,623$30,061,7563,620Dec 17, 2004Paramount Pictures
24Peter Rabbit$115,253,4243,725$25,010,9283,725Feb 9, 2018Sony Pictures Releasing
25Epic$107,518,6823,894$33,531,0683,882May 24, 201320th Century Fox
26The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader$104,386,9503,555$24,005,0693,555Dec 10, 201020th Century Fox
27Rise of the Guardians$103,412,7583,672$23,773,4653,653Nov 21, 2012DreamWorks
28The Cat in the Hat$101,149,2853,467$38,329,1603,464Nov 21, 2003Universal Pictures
29Jumanji$100,475,2492,530$11,084,3702,487Dec 15, 1995Sony Pictures Releasing
30The Bad Guys$97,459,2404,042$23,950,2454,008Apr 22, 2022Universal Pictures
31Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief$88,768,3033,396$31,236,0673,356Feb 12, 201020th Century Fox
32Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children$87,242,8343,835$28,871,1403,522Sep 30, 201620th Century Fox
33Charlotte's Web$82,985,7083,745$11,457,3533,566Dec 15, 2006Paramount Pictures
34Bridge to Terabithia$82,272,4423,210$22,564,6123,139Feb 16, 2007Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
35Goosebumps$80,080,3793,618$23,618,5563,501Oct 16, 2015Sony Pictures Releasing
36War Horse$79,884,8792,856$7,515,4022,376Dec 25, 2011Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
37Where the Wild Things Are$77,233,4673,735$32,695,4073,735Oct 16, 2009Warner Bros.
38Paddington$76,271,8323,355$18,966,6763,303Jan 16, 2015Dimension Films
39Coraline$75,286,2292,320$16,849,6402,299Feb 6, 2009Focus Features
40Eragon$75,030,1633,030$23,239,9073,020Dec 15, 200620th Century Fox
41Hugo$73,864,5072,608$11,364,5051,277Nov 23, 2011Paramount Pictures
42Hotel for Dogs$73,034,4603,271$17,012,2123,271Jan 16, 2009DreamWorks
43The Spiderwick Chronicles$71,195,0533,847$19,004,0583,847Feb 14, 2008Paramount Pictures
44Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters$68,559,5543,080$14,401,0543,031Aug 7, 201320th Century Fox
45The House with a Clock in Its Walls$68,549,6953,592$26,608,0203,592Sep 21, 2018Universal Pictures
46Mr. Popper's Penguins$68,224,4523,342$18,445,3553,339Jun 17, 201120th Century Fox
47Holes$67,406,5732,452$16,300,1552,331Apr 18, 2003Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
48Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day$66,954,1493,117$18,360,2303,088Oct 10, 2014Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
49Diary of a Wimpy Kid$64,003,6253,083$22,126,1663,077Mar 19, 201020th Century Fox
50Curious George$58,360,7602,609$14,703,4052,566Feb 10, 2006Universal Pictures
51The BFG$55,483,7703,392$18,775,3503,357Jul 1, 2016Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
52Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules$52,698,5353,169$23,751,5023,167Mar 25, 201120th Century Fox
53The Tale of Despereaux$50,877,1453,107$10,103,6753,104Dec 19, 2008Universal Pictures
54Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days$49,008,6623,401$14,623,5993,391Aug 3, 201220th Century Fox
55Clifford the Big Red Dog$48,947,3563,700$16,627,4913,700Nov 10, 2021Paramount Pictures
56Peter Pan$48,462,6082,813$11,139,4952,813Dec 25, 2003Universal Pictures
57Nim's Island$48,006,7623,518$13,210,5793,513Apr 4, 200820th Century Fox
58Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween$46,700,6333,723$15,802,2253,521Oct 12, 2018Sony Pictures Releasing
59The Water Horse$40,946,2552,777$9,186,0542,772Dec 25, 2007Revolution Studios
60Paddington 2$40,891,5913,702$11,001,9613,702Jan 12, 2018Warner Bros.
61Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway$40,501,7173,346$10,101,0663,346Jun 11, 2021Sony Pictures Releasing
62The Indian in the Cupboard$35,656,1311,723$7,716,2781,723Jul 14, 1995Paramount Pictures
63My Dog Skip$34,134,6412,331$56,9435Jan 14, 2000Warner Bros.
64Matilda$33,459,4162,006$8,208,6091,975Aug 2, 1996Sony Pictures Releasing
65Because of Winn-Dixie$32,647,0423,188$10,208,4313,188Feb 18, 200520th Century Fox
66The Secret Garden$31,181,3471,332$4,625,5831,319Aug 13, 1993Warner Bros.
67Madeline$29,967,7501,863$6,414,6681,863Jul 10, 1998Sony Pictures Releasing
68Zathura: A Space Adventure$29,258,8693,232$13,427,8723,223Nov 11, 2005Sony Pictures Releasing
69James and the Giant Peach$28,946,1272,268$7,539,0982,262Apr 12, 1996Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
70Winnie the Pooh$26,692,8462,405$7,857,0762,405Jul 15, 2011Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
71Harriet the Spy$26,570,0481,876$6,601,6511,826Jul 12, 1996Paramount Pictures
72Ramona and Beezus$26,167,0022,719$7,810,4812,719Jul 23, 201020th Century Fox
73Nancy Drew$25,612,5202,612$6,832,3182,612Jun 15, 2007Warner Bros.
74The Iron Giant$23,159,3052,179$5,732,6142,179Aug 3, 1999Warner Bros.
75Ella Enchanted$22,918,3872,149$6,100,0001,931Apr 9, 2004Miramax
76The Borrowers$22,619,5891,606$4,470,1111,535Feb 13, 1998PolyGram
77Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul$20,738,7243,174$7,126,0843,157May 19, 201720th Century Fox
78The NeverEnding Story$20,158,808950$4,325,823950Jul 20, 1984Warner Bros.
79Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life$20,007,1492,822$6,878,4372,822Oct 7, 2016Lionsgate
80The Secret World of Arrietty$19,202,7431,522$6,446,3951,522Feb 17, 2012Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
81Tuck Everlasting$19,161,9991,460$5,268,7641,185Oct 11, 2002Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
82The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter$17,373,5271,208$4,912,1241,188Feb 8, 1991Warner Bros.
83Inkheart$17,303,4242,655$7,601,3792,655Jan 23, 2009Warner Bros.
84Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer$15,013,6502,524$6,076,8592,524Jun 10, 2011Relativity Media
85How to Eat Fried Worms$13,040,5271,870$3,950,0001,870Aug 25, 2006New Line Cinema
86The Polar Express$10,900,59766$1,222,22066Nov 23, 2005Warner Bros.
87The Witches$10,360,553879$2,221,402879Aug 24, 1990Warner Bros.
88A Little Princess$10,015,4491,342$28,6123May 12, 1995Warner Bros.
89The Baby-Sitters Club$9,685,9761,709$3,418,9081,709Aug 18, 1995Sony Pictures Releasing
90Hoot$8,117,6373,018$3,400,0003,018May 5, 2006New Line Cinema
91City of Ember$7,873,0072,023$3,129,4732,022Oct 10, 200820th Century Fox
92The Stupids$2,491,9891,292$1,593,9291,292Aug 30, 1996New Line Cinema
93Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban$1,729,226330$1,357,376330Oct 14, 2016IMAX
94Wonderstruck$1,060,377261$65,8824Oct 20, 2017Roadside Attractions
95Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase$623,088---Mar 15, 2019Warner Bros.