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Poll: Biggest Film Adaptations of Novels

A poll by vibhorpanda29
These are the 35 highest grossing adaptations of novels at the domestic box office. Which one do you think does justice to the source material?

  • Only English language films rated 7.0 or higher at IMDb are included.
  • In case of franchises only the first installment is included and is meant to represent the entire franchise as a whole.

Discuss this here.

Results of 4,257 votes:

  1. 1.

    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

     
  2. 2.

    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)

     
  3. 3.

    The Godfather (1972)

     
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