Box Office Performance for Based on Book/Short Story Movies in 2007
| Rank | Movie | Genre | MPAA | 2007 Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation- Adjusted Gross |
| 1 |
Shrek the Third
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$321,012,359 |
46,658,773 |
$368,137,719 |
| 2 |
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$292,004,738 |
42,442,549 |
$334,871,712 |
| 3 |
The Bourne Ultimatum
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
PG-13
|
$227,471,070 |
33,062,656 |
$260,864,356 |
| 4 |
I am Legend
|
Horror
|
PG-13
|
$206,129,574 |
29,960,694 |
$236,389,876 |
| 5 |
Live Free or Die Hard
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$134,529,403 |
19,553,692 |
$154,278,630 |
| 6 |
Night at the Museum
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$123,576,488 |
17,961,699 |
$141,717,805 |
| 7 |
Meet the Robinsons
|
Adventure
|
G
|
$97,821,064 |
14,218,178 |
$112,181,424 |
| 8 |
Bridge to Terabithia
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$82,234,139 |
11,952,636 |
$94,306,298 |
| 9 |
Beowulf
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$81,205,200 |
11,803,081 |
$93,126,309 |
| 10 |
1408
|
Horror
|
PG-13
|
$71,975,611 |
10,461,571 |
$82,541,795 |
| 11 |
His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$58,775,336 |
8,542,927 |
$67,403,694 |
| 12 |
Shooter
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$47,003,582 |
6,831,916 |
$53,903,817 |
| 13 |
No Country for Old Men
|
Action
|
R
|
$41,068,444 |
5,969,251 |
$47,097,390 |
| 14 |
Stardust
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$38,373,235 |
5,577,505 |
$44,006,514 |
| 15 |
Freedom Writers
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$36,605,602 |
5,320,582 |
$41,979,392 |
| 16 |
Children of Men
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$34,244,964 |
4,977,466 |
$39,272,207 |
| 17 |
Zodiac
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$33,080,084 |
4,808,152 |
$37,936,319 |
| 18 |
P.S., I Love You
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$27,901,562 |
4,055,460 |
$31,997,579 |
| 19 |
Hannibal Rising
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$27,669,725 |
4,021,762 |
$31,731,702 |
| 20 |
Charlotte's Web
|
Drama
|
G
|
$26,799,633 |
3,895,295 |
$30,733,878 |
| 21 |
The Nanny Diaries
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$25,926,673 |
3,768,412 |
$29,732,771 |
| 22 |
Nancy Drew
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
PG
|
$25,584,685 |
3,718,704 |
$29,340,575 |
| 23 |
The Mist
|
Horror
|
R
|
$25,304,779 |
3,678,020 |
$29,019,578 |
| 24 |
Gone, Baby, Gone
|
Drama
|
R
|
$20,300,218 |
2,950,613 |
$23,280,337 |
| 25 |
Next
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$18,049,868 |
2,623,527 |
$20,699,628 |
| 26 |
Into the Wild
|
Drama
|
R
|
$17,059,109 |
2,479,522 |
$19,563,429 |
| 27 |
Notes on a Scandal
|
Drama
|
R
|
$16,752,150 |
2,434,906 |
$19,211,408 |
| 28 |
Eragon
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$15,972,535 |
2,321,589 |
$18,317,337 |
| 29 |
The Last King of Scotland
|
Drama
|
R
|
$13,978,390 |
2,031,743 |
$16,030,452 |
| 30 |
Casino Royale
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$13,688,158 |
1,989,558 |
$15,697,613 |
| 31 |
The Namesake
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$13,569,248 |
1,972,274 |
$15,561,242 |
| 32 |
Atonement
|
Drama
|
R
|
$13,001,062 |
1,889,689 |
$14,909,646 |
| 33 |
Evening
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$12,406,646 |
1,803,292 |
$14,227,974 |
| 34 |
Death Sentence
|
Action
|
R
|
$9,534,258 |
1,385,793 |
$10,933,907 |
| 35 |
A Mighty Heart
|
Drama
|
R
|
$9,176,787 |
1,333,835 |
$10,523,958 |
| 36 |
The Seeker: The Dark is Rising
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$8,794,452 |
1,278,263 |
$10,085,495 |
| 37 |
The Painted Veil
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$7,563,049 |
1,099,280 |
$8,673,319 |
| 38 |
The Martian Child
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$7,500,310 |
1,090,161 |
$8,601,370 |
| 39 |
The Kite Runner
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$6,427,325 |
934,204 |
$7,370,870 |
| 40 |
The Polar Express
|
Adventure
|
G
|
$6,099,531 |
886,560 |
$6,994,958 |
| 41 |
The Last Legion
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$5,932,060 |
862,218 |
$6,802,900 |
| 42 |
Love in the Time of Cholera
|
Drama
|
R
|
$4,617,608 |
671,164 |
$5,295,484 |
| 43 |
Away From Her
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$4,548,331 |
661,095 |
$5,216,040 |
| 44 |
Se jie
|
Drama
|
NC-17
|
$4,535,729 |
659,263 |
$5,201,585 |
| 45 |
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
|
Western
|
R
|
$3,878,648 |
563,757 |
$4,448,043 |
| 46 |
Blood and Chocolate
|
Horror
|
PG-13
|
$3,526,588 |
512,585 |
$4,044,296 |
| 47 |
The Feast of Love
|
Drama
|
R
|
$3,508,572 |
509,967 |
$4,023,640 |
| 48 |
The Ultimate Gift
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$3,438,735 |
499,816 |
$3,943,548 |
| 49 |
Little Children
|
Drama
|
R
|
$2,987,970 |
434,298 |
$3,426,611 |
| 50 |
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
|
Drama
|
R
|
$2,165,848 |
314,803 |
$2,483,796 |
| 51 |
Peaceful Warrior
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$1,826,918 |
265,540 |
$2,095,111 |
| 52 |
The Nativity Story
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$1,353,259 |
196,695 |
$1,551,924 |
| 53 |
Silk
|
Drama
|
R
|
$1,103,075 |
160,331 |
$1,265,012 |
| 54 |
Thr3e
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
PG-13
|
$1,008,849 |
146,635 |
$1,156,950 |
| 55 |
The Ten Commandments
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$952,820 |
138,491 |
$1,092,694 |
| 56 |
Le Scaphandre et le Papillon
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$882,696 |
128,299 |
$1,012,279 |
| 57 |
The Good German
|
Drama
|
R
|
$850,043 |
123,553 |
$974,833 |
| 58 |
Control
|
Drama
|
R
|
$836,471 |
121,580 |
$959,266 |
| 59 |
Sweet Land
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$786,686 |
114,344 |
$902,174 |
| 60 |
Lady Chatterley
|
Drama
|
R
|
$687,414 |
99,915 |
$788,329 |
| 61 |
The Work and the Glory III: A House Divided
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$650,622 |
94,567 |
$746,134 |
| 62 |
The Prestige
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
PG-13
|
$615,343 |
89,439 |
$705,674 |
| 63 |
Starting Out in the Evening
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$480,040 |
69,773 |
$550,509 |
| 64 |
Dnevnoy dozor
|
Action
|
R
|
$450,686 |
65,507 |
$516,850 |
| 65 |
There Will Be Blood
|
Drama
|
R
|
$427,023 |
62,067 |
$489,709 |
| 66 |
Jindabyne
|
Drama
|
R
|
$399,879 |
58,122 |
$458,583 |
| 67 |
The Last Sin Eater
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$388,390 |
56,452 |
$445,406 |
| 68 |
Wristcutters: A Love Story
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$354,812 |
51,572 |
$406,903 |
| 69 |
Passage to Zarahemla
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$242,444 |
35,239 |
$278,036 |
| 70 |
Gandhi, My Father
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$240,425 |
34,945 |
$275,716 |
| 71 |
O Jerusalem
|
Drama
|
R
|
$234,480 |
34,081 |
$268,899 |
| 72 |
Boy Culture
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$220,409 |
32,036 |
$252,764 |
| 73 |
Starter for Ten
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$216,839 |
31,517 |
$248,669 |
| 74 |
La faute à Fidel
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$168,065 |
24,428 |
$192,737 |
| 75 |
Youth Without Youth
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$128,979 |
18,747 |
$147,914 |
| 76 |
Reservation Road
|
Drama
|
R
|
$101,440 |
14,744 |
$116,330 |
| 77 |
Flicka
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$99,865 |
14,515 |
$114,523 |
| 78 |
The Illusionist
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$98,410 |
14,304 |
$112,859 |
| 79 |
L'armée des ombres
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$87,175 |
12,671 |
$99,974 |
| 80 |
Fierce People
|
Drama
|
R
|
$85,410 |
12,414 |
$97,946 |
| 81 |
The Treatment
|
Romantic Comedy
|
Not Rated
|
$82,701 |
12,020 |
$94,838 |
| 82 |
99 francs
|
Comedy
|
Not Rated
|
$79,477 |
11,552 |
$91,145 |
| 83 |
Bushi no ichibun
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$60,154 |
8,743 |
$68,982 |
| 84 |
The Holy Mountain
|
Adventure
|
Not Rated
|
$56,479 |
8,209 |
$64,769 |
| 85 |
December Boys
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$46,474 |
6,755 |
$53,297 |
| 86 |
The Hottest State
|
Drama
|
R
|
$31,216 |
4,537 |
$35,797 |
| 87 |
A Good Year
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$26,214 |
3,810 |
$30,061 |
| 88 |
La Strada di Levi
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$22,026 |
3,201 |
$25,256 |
| 89 |
The Tracey Fragments
|
Drama
|
R
|
$20,724 |
3,012 |
$23,765 |
| 90 |
Fast Food Nation
|
Drama
|
R
|
$20,571 |
2,990 |
$23,591 |
| 91 |
Belle Toujours
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$10,643 |
1,547 |
$12,206 |
| 92 |
Middonaito Îguru
|
Action
|
Not Rated
|
$7,116 |
1,034 |
$8,158 |
| 93 |
The Hawk is Dying
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$7,006 |
1,018 |
$8,032 |
| 94 |
Opal Dreams
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$5,906 |
858 |
$6,770 |
| 95 |
La Demoiselle d'honneur
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
Not Rated
|
$4,243 |
617 |
$4,868 |
| 96 |
Crónica de una fuga
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$2,370 |
344 |
$2,714 |
| 97 |
Out of the Blue
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$728 |
106 |
$836 |
| Total Gross of All Movies | $2,351,774,150 |
| Total Tickets Sold | 341,827,632 |
| Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices | $2,697,020,016 |
Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2007.
It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2007.
For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2006 will most likely earn money in 2006 and 2007.
Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.
Each box office year ends on the first Sunday of the following year.
The next year starts the following day (Monday).
For example, the "2004 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 2, 2005.
Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to
rounding errors.
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