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Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Box Office Performance for Based on Book/Short Story Movies in 2007

RankMovieGenreMPAA2007 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Adventure PG-13 $292,004,738 42,442,549 $304,737,502
2 The Bourne Ultimatum Action PG-13 $227,471,070 33,062,656 $237,389,870
3 I am Legend Horror PG-13 $206,129,574 29,960,694 $215,117,783
4 Night at the Museum Comedy PG $123,576,488 17,961,699 $128,964,999
5 Meet the Robinsons Adventure G $97,821,064 14,218,178 $102,086,518
6 Bridge to Terabithia Drama PG $82,234,139 11,952,636 $85,819,926
7 Beowulf Adventure PG-13 $81,205,200 11,803,081 $84,746,122
8 1408 Horror PG-13 $71,975,611 10,461,571 $75,114,080
9 His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass Adventure PG-13 $58,775,336 8,542,927 $61,338,216
10 Shooter Thriller/Suspense R $47,003,582 6,831,916 $49,053,157
11 Charlie Wilson's War Drama R $41,703,310 6,061,528 $43,521,771
12 No Country for Old Men Action R $41,068,444 5,969,251 $42,859,222
13 Stardust Adventure PG-13 $38,373,235 5,577,505 $40,046,486
14 Freedom Writers Drama PG-13 $36,605,602 5,320,582 $38,201,779
15 Children of Men Thriller/Suspense R $34,244,964 4,977,466 $35,738,206
16 Zodiac Thriller/Suspense R $33,080,084 4,808,152 $34,522,531
17 P.S., I Love You Romantic Comedy PG-13 $27,901,562 4,055,460 $29,118,203
18 Hannibal Rising Thriller/Suspense R $27,669,725 4,021,762 $28,876,251
19 Charlotte's Web Drama G $26,799,633 3,895,295 $27,968,218
20 The Nanny Diaries Comedy PG-13 $25,926,673 3,768,412 $27,057,198
21 Nancy Drew Thriller/Suspense PG $25,584,685 3,718,704 $26,700,295
22 The Mist Horror R $25,304,779 3,678,020 $26,408,184
23 Gone, Baby, Gone Drama R $20,300,218 2,950,613 $21,185,401
24 Next Action PG-13 $18,049,868 2,623,527 $18,836,924
25 Into the Wild Drama R $17,059,109 2,479,522 $17,802,968
26 Notes on a Scandal Drama R $16,752,150 2,434,906 $17,482,625
27 Eragon Adventure PG $15,972,535 2,321,589 $16,669,009
28 The Last King of Scotland Drama R $13,978,390 2,031,743 $14,587,915
29 The Namesake Drama PG-13 $13,569,248 1,972,274 $14,160,927
30 Atonement Drama R $13,001,062 1,889,689 $13,567,967
31 Evening Drama PG-13 $12,406,646 1,803,292 $12,947,637
32 Death Sentence Action R $9,534,258 1,385,793 $9,949,994
33 A Mighty Heart Drama R $9,176,787 1,333,835 $9,576,935
34 The Seeker: The Dark is Rising Adventure PG $8,794,452 1,278,263 $9,177,928
35 The Painted Veil Drama PG-13 $7,563,049 1,099,280 $7,892,830
36 The Martian Child Drama PG $7,500,310 1,090,161 $7,827,356
37 The Kite Runner Drama PG-13 $6,427,325 934,204 $6,707,585
38 The Polar Express Adventure G $6,099,531 886,560 $6,365,501
39 The Last Legion Action PG-13 $5,932,060 862,218 $6,190,725
40 Love in the Time of Cholera Drama R $4,617,608 671,164 $4,818,958
41 Away From Her Drama PG-13 $4,548,331 661,095 $4,746,662
42 Lust, Caution Drama NC-17 $4,535,729 659,263 $4,733,508
43 The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford Western R $3,878,648 563,757 $4,047,775
44 Blood and Chocolate Horror PG-13 $3,526,588 512,585 $3,680,360
45 The Feast of Love Drama R $3,508,572 509,967 $3,661,563
46 The Ultimate Gift Drama PG $3,438,735 499,816 $3,588,679
47 Little Children Drama R $2,987,970 434,298 $3,118,260
48 Perfume: The Story of a Murderer Drama R $2,165,848 314,803 $2,260,286
49 Peaceful Warrior Drama PG-13 $1,826,918 265,540 $1,906,577
50 The Nativity Story Drama PG $1,353,259 196,695 $1,412,270
51 Silk Drama R $1,103,075 160,331 $1,151,177
52 Thr3e Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $1,008,849 146,635 $1,052,839
53 The Ten Commandments Adventure PG $952,820 138,491 $994,365
54 The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Drama PG-13 $882,696 128,299 $921,187
55 The Good German Drama R $850,043 123,553 $887,111
56 Control Drama R $836,471 121,580 $872,944
57 Sweet Land Drama Not Rated $786,686 114,344 $820,990
58 Lady Chatterley Drama R $687,414 99,915 $717,390
59 The Prestige Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $615,343 89,439 $642,172
60 Starting Out in the Evening Drama PG-13 $480,040 69,773 $500,970
61 Day Watch Action R $450,686 65,507 $470,340
62 There Will Be Blood Drama R $427,023 62,067 $445,641
63 Jindabyne Drama R $399,879 58,122 $417,316
64 The Last Sin Eater Drama PG-13 $388,390 56,452 $405,325
65 Wristcutters: A Love Story Comedy R $354,812 51,572 $370,287
66 Passage to Zarahemla Adventure PG-13 $242,444 35,239 $253,016
67 Gandhi, My Father Drama Not Rated $240,425 34,945 $250,905
68 O Jerusalem Drama R $234,480 34,081 $244,702
69 Boy Culture Drama Not Rated $220,409 32,036 $230,018
70 Starter for Ten Drama PG-13 $216,839 31,517 $226,292
71 Blame It On Fidel Drama Not Rated $168,065 24,428 $175,393
72 Youth Without Youth Thriller/Suspense R $128,979 18,747 $134,603
73 Reservation Road Drama R $101,440 14,744 $105,862
74 Flicka Drama PG $99,865 14,515 $104,218
75 The Illusionist Drama PG-13 $98,410 14,304 $102,703
76 Army of Shadows Drama Not Rated $87,175 12,671 $90,978
77 Fierce People Drama R $85,410 12,414 $89,133
78 The Treatment Romantic Comedy Not Rated $82,701 12,020 $86,304
79 99 francs Comedy Not Rated $79,477 11,552 $82,943
80 Love and Honor Drama Not Rated $60,154 8,743 $62,775
81 The Holy Mountain Adventure Not Rated $56,479 8,209 $58,941
82 December Boys Drama PG-13 $46,474 6,755 $48,501
83 The Hottest State Drama R $31,216 4,537 $32,576
84 A Good Year Drama PG-13 $26,214 3,810 $27,356
85 Primo Levi's Journey Documentary Not Rated $22,026 3,201 $22,983
86 The Tracey Fragments Drama R $20,724 3,012 $21,626
87 Fast Food Nation Drama R $20,571 2,990 $21,468
88 Midnight Eagle Action Not Rated $7,116 1,034 $7,424
89 The Hawk is Dying Drama Not Rated $7,006 1,018 $7,309
90 Opal Dreams Drama PG $5,906 858 $6,160
91 The Bridesmaid Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $4,243 617 $4,430
92 Chronicle of an Escape Thriller/Suspense R $2,370 344 $2,470
93 Out of the Blue Drama Not Rated $728 106 $761
Total Gross of All Movies$1,923,586,275
Total Tickets Sold279,591,023
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$2,007,463,545

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.