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The highest grossing films of 2014 --
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From knock-out sequels to incredible comic book remakes, transcending dramas to nail-biting action flicks; out-of-this-world sci-fi films to awe inspiring animations 2014 has given movie-goers a memorable spread of cinematic entertainment. Using stats from Box Office Mojo, here are the films that rocked the box office in a number of countries across the world this year:
South Africa
Transformers: Age of Extinction - $2,457,446
How to Train Your Dragon 2 - $2,119,552
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 - $2,045,174
Rio 2 - $2,002,227
22 Jump Street - $1,655,355
X-Men: Days of Future Past - $1,633,027
The Other Woman - $1,562,906
Step Up All In - $1,503,812
Guardians of the Galaxy - $1,480,923
Lucy - $1,439,484
UK
The Lego Movie - $56,890,654
The Inbetweeners 2 - $55,652,783
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes - $55,198,182
Guardians of the Galaxy - $47,385,948
X-Men: Days of Future Past - $45,595,814
How to Train Your Dragon 2 - $41,547,592
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 - $40,468,688
The Wolf of Wall Street - $37,413,041
Gone Girl - $34,523,355
Transformers: Age of Extinction - $33,175,952
US
Guardians of the Galaxy - $331,042,000
Captain America: The Winter Soldier - $259,766,572
The LEGO Movie - $257,760,692
Transformers: Age of Extinction - $245,439,076
Maleficent - $241,362,835
X-Men: Days of Future Past - $233,921,534
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes - $208,522,352
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 - $202,853,933
Godzilla - $200,676,069
22 Jump Street - $191,719,337
Brazil
Maleficent - $33,251,8282
The Fault in our Stars - $31,186,7313
Noah - $30,611,212
X-Men: Days of Future Past - $28,779,414
Rio 2 - $28,544,434
Captain America: The Winter Soldier - $28,319,218
Transformers: Age of Extinction - $27,491,390
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 - $24,871,027
How to Train Your Dragon 2 - $24,758,762
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes - $24,303,514
Russia CIS
Transformers: Age of Extinction - $45,200,121
Maleficent - $37,779,753
Guardians of the Galaxy - $37,480,983
Viy 3D - $34,125,682
Noah - $33,854,392
How to Train Your Dragon 2 - $30,030,299
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - $28,916,123
Rio 2 - $26,853,427
47 Ronin - $26,058,135
X-Men: Days of Future Past - $22,554,389
China
Transformers: Age of Extinction - $301,000,000
Breakup Buddies - $187,970,000
The Monkey King - $167,840,000
X-Men: Days of Future Past - $116,490,000
Captain America: The Winter Soldier - $115,620,000
Dad, Where Are We Going? - $111,870,000
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes - $107,355,317
The Breakup Guru - $106,590,000
The Continent - $100,110,000
Guardians of the Galaxy - $96,470,000
Mexico
Maleficent - $46,172,590
Transformers: Age of Extinction - $33,534,598
Rio 2 - $30,905,962
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 - $28,460,534
Captain America: The Winter Soldier - $25,720,282
X-Men: Days of Future Past - $24,581,963
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes - $24,579,285
How to Train Your Dragon 2 - $19,941,262
Guardians of the Galaxy - $19,648,542
Annabelle - $18,911,799
Nigeria
The Wolf of Wall Street - $3,930,188
Karsten og Petra p vinterferie - $2,791,208
Doktor Proktors prompepulver - $1,547,950
12 Years a Slave - $1,474,086
The Pirate Fairy - $942,258
American Hustle - $566,159
Mr. Peabody & Sherman - $551,834
Need for Speed - $543,569
Think Like a Man Too - $400,586
X-Men: Days of Future Past - $382,720
Turkey
Recep Ivedik 4 - $32,427,194
Eyyvah Eyvah 3 - $15,770,785
Pek Yakinda - $10,795,569
Noah - $6,456,662
Patron Mutlu Son Istiyor - $6,355,679
Incir Receli 2 - $6,256,161
Frozen - $5,440,920
Unutursam Fisilda - $5,244,165
300: Rise of An Empire - $4,608,917
Lucy - $4,457,245
Colombia
Transformers: Age of Extinction - $9,949,675
Rio 2 - $9,592,842
Maleficent - $8,848,430
Frozen - $6,268,454
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - $6,066,880
X-Men: Days of Future Past - $5,889,768
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes - $5,661,779
Annabelle - $5,542,298
Instructions Not Included - $5,508,196
Noah - $4,899,408
Egypt
Godzilla - $703,908
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes - $673,569
300: Rise of An Empire - $606,064
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 - $562,511
Annabelle - $560,888
X-Men: Days of Future Past - $495,497
Maleficent - $459,887
Captain America: The Winter Soldier - $423,545
Transformers: Age of Extinction - $408,336
Non-Stop - $386,320
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