premise: The Beach is based solely on a 1990 novel.
hypothesis: Billboard Year-End charts are a cumulative measure of a single or album 's performance in the United States , based upon the Billboard magazine charts during any given chart year . The Beach is a 2000 adventure drama film directed by Danny Boyle and based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Alex Garland , which was adapted for the film by John Hodge .