The biggest box office earners of 2014 around the world

With Guardians of the Galaxy taking the U.S. box office crown, The LEGO Movie outgrossing its rivals here in the UK, and Transformers: Age of Extinction pulling in the most cash around the world, The Guardian has decided to explore which of this year’s films have proven a hit in various markets around the world, posting the box office top ten from eleven different countries. So, if you want to know how much more popular Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was in Russia and Colombia compared to… well, pretty much everywhere else in the world, then read on…

UK

1. The Lego Movie – $56,890,654
2. The Inbetweeners 2 – $55,652,783
3. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes – $55,198,182
4. Guardians of the Galaxy – $47,385,948
5. X-Men: Days of Future Past – $45,595,814
6. How to Train Your Dragon 2 – $41,547,592
7. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 – $40,468,688
8. The Wolf of Wall Street – $37,413,041
9. Gone Girl – $34,523,355
10. Transformers: Age of Extinction – $33,175,952

US

1. Guardians of the Galaxy – $331,042,000
2. Captain America: The Winter Soldier – $259,766,572
3. The LEGO Movie – $257,760,692
4. Transformers: Age of Extinction – $245,439,076
5. Maleficent – $241,362,835
6. X-Men: Days of Future Past – $233,921,534
7. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes – $208,522,352
8. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 – $202,853,933
9. Godzilla (2014) – $200,676,069
10. 22 Jump Street – $191,719,337

Brazil

1. Maleficent – $33,251,8282 (total gross)
2. The Fault in our Stars – $31,186,7313
3. Noah – $30,611,212
4. X-Men: Days of Future Past – $28,779,414
5. Rio 2 – $28,544,434
6. Captain America: The Winter Soldier – $28,319,218
7. Transformers: Age of Extinction – $27,491,390
8. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 – $24,871,027
9. How to Train Your Dragon 2 – $24,758,762
10. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes – $24,303,514

Russia

1. Transformers: Age of Extinction – $45,200,121
2. Maleficent – $37,779,753
3. Guardians of the Galaxy – $37,480,983
4. Viy 3D – $34,125,682
5. Noah – $33,854,392
6. How to Train Your Dragon 2 – $30,030,299
7. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) – $28,916,123
8. Rio 2 – $26,853,427
9. 47 Ronin – $26,058,135
10. X-Men: Days of Future Past – $22,554,389

China

1. Transformers: Age of Extinction – $301,000,000
2. Breakup Buddies – $187,970,000
3. The Monkey King – $167,840,000
4. X-Men: Days of Future Past – $116,490,000
5. Captain America: The Winter Soldier – $115,620,000
6. Dad, Where Are We Going? – $111,870,000
7. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes – $107,355,317
8. The Breakup Guru – $106,590,000
9. The Continent – $100,110,000
10. Guardians of the Galaxy – $96,470,000

Mexico

1. Maleficent – $46,172,590
2. Transformers: Age of Extinction – $33,534,598
3. Rio 2 – $30,905,962
4. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 – $28,460,534
5. Captain America: The Winter Soldier – $25,720,282
6. X-Men: Days of Future Past – $24,581,963
7. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes – $24,579,285
8. How to Train Your Dragon 2 – $19,941,262
9. Guardians of the Galaxy – $19,648,542
10. Annabelle – $18,911,799

Nigeria

1. The Wolf of Wall Street – $3,930,188
2. Karsten og Petra på vinterferie – $2,791,208
3. Doktor Proktors prompepulver – $1,547,950
4. 12 Years a Slave – $1,474,086
5. The Pirate Fairy – $942,258
6. American Hustle – $566,159
7. Mr. Peabody & Sherman – $551,834
8. Need for Speed – $543,569
9. Think Like a Man Too – $400,586
10. X-Men: Days of Future Past – $382,720

Turkey

1. Recep Ivedik 4 – $32,427,194
2. Eyyvah Eyvah 3 – $15,770,785
3. Pek Yakinda – $10,795,569
4. Noah – $6,456,662
5. Patron Mutlu Son Istiyor – $6,355,679
6. Incir Receli 2 – $6,256,161
7. Frozen (2013) – $5,440,920
8. Unutursam Fisilda – $5,244,165
9. 300: Rise of An Empire – $4,608,917
10. Lucy – $4,457,245

Colombia

1. Transformers: Age of Extinction – $9,949,675
2. Rio 2 – $9,592,842
3. Maleficent – $8,848,430
4. Frozen (2013) – $6,268,454
5. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) – $6,066,880
6. X-Men: Days of Future Past – $5,889,768
7. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes – $5,661,779
8. Annabelle – $5,542,298
9. Instructions Not Included – $5,508,196
10. Noah – $4,899,408

Egypt

1. Godzilla (2014) – $703,908
2. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes – $673,569
3. 300: Rise of An Empire – $606,064
4. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 – $562,511
5. Annabelle – $560,888
6. X-Men: Days of Future Past – $495,497
7. Maleficent – $459,887
8. Captain America: The Winter Soldier – $423,545
9. Transformers: Age of Extinction – $408,336
10. Non-Stop – $386,320

South Africa

1. Transformers: Age of Extinction – $2,457,446
2. How to Train Your Dragon 2 – $2,119,552
3. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 – $2,045,174
4. Rio 2 – $2,002,227
5. 22 Jump Street – $1,655,355
6. X-Men: Days of Future Past – $1,633,027
7. The Other Woman (2014) – $1,562,906
8. Step Up All In – $1,503,812
9. Guardians of the Galaxy – $1,480,923
10. Lucy – $1,439,484

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Originally published November 27, 2014. Updated April 13, 2018.