Box Office Performance for Based on Book/Short Story Movies in 2007
| Rank | Movie | Genre | MPAA | 2007 Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation- Adjusted Gross |
| 1 |
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$292,004,738 |
42,442,549 |
$292,004,737 |
| 2 |
The Bourne Ultimatum
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$227,471,070 |
33,062,656 |
$227,471,073 |
| 3 |
I am Legend
|
Horror
|
PG-13
|
$194,489,704 |
28,268,852 |
$194,489,702 |
| 4 |
Night at the Museum
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$135,041,114 |
19,628,069 |
$135,041,115 |
| 5 |
Meet the Robinsons
|
Adventure
|
G
|
$97,821,064 |
14,218,178 |
$97,821,065 |
| 6 |
Bridge to Terabithia
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$82,234,139 |
11,952,636 |
$82,234,136 |
| 7 |
Beowulf
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$81,080,154 |
11,784,906 |
$81,080,153 |
| 8 |
1408
|
Horror
|
PG-13
|
$71,985,628 |
10,463,027 |
$71,985,626 |
| 9 |
His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$58,775,336 |
8,542,927 |
$58,775,338 |
| 10 |
Shooter
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$47,003,582 |
6,831,916 |
$47,003,582 |
| 11 |
No Country for Old Men
|
Action
|
R
|
$41,068,444 |
5,969,251 |
$41,068,447 |
| 12 |
Stardust
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$38,634,938 |
5,615,543 |
$38,634,936 |
| 13 |
Freedom Writers
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$36,605,602 |
5,320,582 |
$36,605,604 |
| 14 |
Charlie Wilson's War
|
Drama
|
R
|
$34,750,790 |
5,050,987 |
$34,750,791 |
| 15 |
Children of Men
|
Adventure
|
R
|
$34,469,579 |
5,010,113 |
$34,469,577 |
| 16 |
Zodiac
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$33,080,084 |
4,808,152 |
$33,080,086 |
| 17 |
Charlotte's Web
|
Drama
|
G
|
$30,453,107 |
4,426,324 |
$30,453,109 |
| 18 |
Hannibal Rising
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$27,669,725 |
4,021,762 |
$27,669,723 |
| 19 |
The Nanny Diaries
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$25,926,673 |
3,768,412 |
$25,926,675 |
| 20 |
Nancy Drew
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
PG
|
$25,584,685 |
3,718,704 |
$25,584,684 |
| 21 |
The Mist
|
Horror
|
R
|
$25,296,735 |
3,676,851 |
$25,296,735 |
| 22 |
P.S., I Love You
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$23,586,893 |
3,428,327 |
$23,586,890 |
| 23 |
Gone, Baby, Gone
|
Drama
|
R
|
$20,300,218 |
2,950,613 |
$20,300,217 |
| 24 |
Eragon
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$18,609,729 |
2,704,902 |
$18,609,726 |
| 25 |
Next
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$18,211,013 |
2,646,950 |
$18,211,016 |
| 26 |
Into the Wild
|
Drama
|
R
|
$16,991,299 |
2,469,666 |
$16,991,302 |
| 27 |
Notes on a Scandal
|
Drama
|
R
|
$16,896,774 |
2,455,926 |
$16,896,771 |
| 28 |
Arthur and the Invisibles
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$15,132,763 |
2,199,530 |
$15,132,766 |
| 29 |
The Last King of Scotland
|
Drama
|
R
|
$13,987,084 |
2,033,006 |
$13,987,081 |
| 30 |
The Namesake
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$13,610,521 |
1,978,273 |
$13,610,518 |
| 31 |
Evening
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$12,406,646 |
1,803,292 |
$12,406,649 |
| 32 |
Atonement
|
Drama
|
R
|
$11,237,143 |
1,633,306 |
$11,237,145 |
| 33 |
Death Sentence
|
Action
|
R
|
$9,534,258 |
1,385,793 |
$9,534,256 |
| 34 |
A Mighty Heart
|
Drama
|
R
|
$9,176,787 |
1,333,835 |
$9,176,785 |
| 35 |
The Seeker: The Dark is Rising
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$8,794,452 |
1,278,263 |
$8,794,449 |
| 36 |
The Painted Veil
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$7,563,049 |
1,099,280 |
$7,563,046 |
| 37 |
The Martian Child
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$7,500,310 |
1,090,161 |
$7,500,308 |
| 38 |
The Last Legion
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$5,932,060 |
862,218 |
$5,932,060 |
| 39 |
The Kite Runner
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$5,396,683 |
784,402 |
$5,396,686 |
| 40 |
Love in the Time of Cholera
|
Drama
|
R
|
$4,607,608 |
669,710 |
$4,607,605 |
| 41 |
Away From Her
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$4,548,331 |
661,095 |
$4,548,334 |
| 42 |
Lust, Caution
|
Drama
|
NC-17
|
$4,523,146 |
657,434 |
$4,523,146 |
| 43 |
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
|
Western
|
R
|
$3,876,717 |
563,476 |
$3,876,715 |
| 44 |
Blood and Chocolate
|
Horror
|
PG-13
|
$3,526,588 |
512,585 |
$3,526,585 |
| 45 |
The Feast of Love
|
Drama
|
R
|
$3,508,572 |
509,967 |
$3,508,573 |
| 46 |
The Ultimate Gift
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$3,438,735 |
499,816 |
$3,438,734 |
| 47 |
Little Children
|
Drama
|
R
|
$2,987,970 |
434,298 |
$2,987,970 |
| 48 |
Blade Runner
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
|
$2,849,576 |
414,183 |
$2,849,579 |
| 49 |
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
|
Drama
|
R
|
$2,165,848 |
314,803 |
$2,165,845 |
| 50 |
Peaceful Warrior
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$1,838,012 |
267,153 |
$1,838,013 |
| 51 |
The Nativity Story
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$1,353,259 |
196,695 |
$1,353,262 |
| 52 |
Silk
|
Drama
|
R
|
$1,101,711 |
160,132 |
$1,101,708 |
| 53 |
Thr3e
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
PG-13
|
$1,008,849 |
146,635 |
$1,008,849 |
| 54 |
The Ten Commandments
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$938,232 |
136,371 |
$938,232 |
| 55 |
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$882,696 |
128,299 |
$882,697 |
| 56 |
The Good German
|
Drama
|
R
|
$850,043 |
123,553 |
$850,045 |
| 57 |
Control
|
Drama
|
R
|
$801,112 |
116,441 |
$801,114 |
| 58 |
Sweet Land
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$786,686 |
114,344 |
$786,687 |
| 59 |
Lady Chatterley
|
Drama
|
R
|
$687,414 |
99,915 |
$687,415 |
| 60 |
The Prestige
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
PG-13
|
$615,343 |
89,439 |
$615,340 |
| 61 |
Day Watch
|
Action
|
R
|
$459,095 |
66,729 |
$459,096 |
| 62 |
Wristcutters: A Love Story
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$446,165 |
64,850 |
$446,168 |
| 63 |
Starting Out in the Evening
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$406,965 |
59,152 |
$406,966 |
| 64 |
Jindabyne
|
Drama
|
R
|
$399,879 |
58,122 |
$399,879 |
| 65 |
The Last Sin Eater
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$388,390 |
56,452 |
$388,390 |
| 66 |
There Will Be Blood
|
Drama
|
R
|
$314,917 |
45,773 |
$314,918 |
| 67 |
Passage to Zarahemla
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$240,971 |
35,025 |
$240,972 |
| 68 |
Gandhi, My Father
|
Drama
|
|
$240,425 |
34,945 |
$240,422 |
| 69 |
O Jerusalem
|
Drama
|
R
|
$234,480 |
34,081 |
$234,477 |
| 70 |
Boy Culture
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$220,409 |
32,036 |
$220,408 |
| 71 |
Starter for Ten
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$216,839 |
31,517 |
$216,837 |
| 72 |
Blame It On Fidel
|
Drama
|
|
$168,065 |
24,428 |
$168,065 |
| 73 |
The Polar Express (IMAX)
|
Adventure
|
Not Rated
|
$157,894 |
22,950 |
$157,896 |
| 74 |
Youth Without Youth
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$128,979 |
18,747 |
$128,979 |
| 75 |
Flicka
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$111,541 |
16,212 |
$111,539 |
| 76 |
Reservation Road
|
Drama
|
R
|
$101,440 |
14,744 |
$101,439 |
| 77 |
The Illusionist
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$98,410 |
14,304 |
$98,412 |
| 78 |
Army of Shadows
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$87,175 |
12,671 |
$87,176 |
| 79 |
Fierce People
|
Drama
|
R
|
$85,410 |
12,414 |
$85,408 |
| 80 |
The Treatment
|
Romantic Comedy
|
|
$82,701 |
12,020 |
$82,698 |
| 81 |
December Boys
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$46,474 |
6,755 |
$46,474 |
| 82 |
The Hottest State
|
Drama
|
R
|
$31,216 |
4,537 |
$31,215 |
| 83 |
A Good Year
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$29,059 |
4,224 |
$29,061 |
| 84 |
Primo Levi's Journey
|
Documentary
|
|
$22,026 |
3,201 |
$22,023 |
| 85 |
Fast Food Nation
|
Drama
|
R
|
$21,399 |
3,110 |
$21,397 |
| 86 |
The Tracey Fragments
|
Drama
|
|
$20,724 |
3,012 |
$20,723 |
| 87 |
Midnight Eagle
|
Action
|
|
$7,116 |
1,034 |
$7,114 |
| 88 |
The Hawk is Dying
|
Drama
|
|
$7,006 |
1,018 |
$7,004 |
| 89 |
Opal Dreams
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$5,906 |
858 |
$5,903 |
| 90 |
The Bridesmaid
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
|
$4,243 |
617 |
$4,245 |
| 91 |
Chronicle of an Escape
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$2,370 |
344 |
$2,367 |
| 92 |
Out of the Blue
|
Drama
|
|
$728 |
106 |
$729 |
| Total Gross of All Movies | $1,927,999,438 |
| Total Tickets Sold | 280,232,472 |
| Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices | $1,927,999,407 |
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.
|