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Saturday, May 17, 2008

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 $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 Sold280,232,472
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.