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Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Box Office Performance for Based on Play Movies in 2007

RankMovieGenreMPAA2007 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 Why Did I Get Married? Romantic Comedy PG-13 $55,204,525 8,023,914 $57,611,703
2 Bug Drama R $7,006,708 1,018,417 $7,312,234
3 Curse of the Golden Flower Action R $5,046,481 733,500 $5,266,530
4 The History Boys Comedy R $655,904 95,335 $684,505
5 The Salon Comedy PG-13 $139,084 20,216 $145,151
6 Private Fears in Public Places Drama Not Rated $134,240 19,512 $140,096
7 Macbeth Drama Not Rated $9,613 1,397 $10,030
8 The Method Drama Not Rated $5,757 837 $6,010
9 Funny Money Comedy R $2,844 413 $2,965
Total Gross of All Movies$68,205,156
Total Tickets Sold9,913,541
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$71,179,224

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.