Box Office Performance for Based on Real Life Events Movies in 2007
| Rank | Movie | Genre | MPAA | 2007 Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation- Adjusted Gross |
| 1 |
American Gangster
|
Drama
|
R
|
$129,150,735 |
18,771,909 |
$134,782,307 |
| 2 |
The Pursuit of Happyness
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$58,075,619 |
8,441,224 |
$60,607,988 |
| 3 |
Breach
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
PG-13
|
$33,000,880 |
4,796,640 |
$34,439,875 |
| 4 |
August Rush
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$30,173,217 |
4,385,642 |
$31,488,910 |
| 5 |
The Queen
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$28,245,105 |
4,105,393 |
$29,476,722 |
| 6 |
Sicko
|
Documentary
|
PG-13
|
$24,530,513 |
3,565,482 |
$25,600,161 |
| 7 |
The Good Shepherd
|
Drama
|
R
|
$21,602,945 |
3,139,963 |
$22,544,934 |
| 8 |
Amazing Grace
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$21,214,987 |
3,083,574 |
$22,140,061 |
| 9 |
Becoming Jane
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG
|
$18,663,911 |
2,712,778 |
$19,477,746 |
| 10 |
The Great Debaters
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$16,435,030 |
2,388,812 |
$17,151,670 |
| 11 |
We Are... Marshall
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$16,073,552 |
2,336,272 |
$16,774,433 |
| 12 |
Alpha Dog
|
Drama
|
R
|
$15,242,450 |
2,215,472 |
$15,907,089 |
| 13 |
Letters from Iwo Jima
|
Drama
|
R
|
$13,439,713 |
1,953,447 |
$14,025,749 |
| 14 |
Deep Sea 3-D
|
Documentary
|
G
|
$11,754,511 |
1,708,505 |
$12,267,066 |
| 15 |
Primeval
|
Adventure
|
R
|
$10,597,734 |
1,540,368 |
$11,059,842 |
| 16 |
La Vie en Rose
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$10,069,060 |
1,463,526 |
$10,508,117 |
| 17 |
El Cantante
|
Drama
|
R
|
$7,556,004 |
1,098,256 |
$7,885,478 |
| 18 |
The Hoax
|
Drama
|
R
|
$7,164,995 |
1,041,424 |
$7,477,424 |
| 19 |
Pride
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$7,057,600 |
1,025,814 |
$7,365,345 |
| 20 |
In the Valley of Elah
|
Drama
|
R
|
$6,765,023 |
983,288 |
$7,060,008 |
| 21 |
Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$5,692,253 |
827,362 |
$5,940,459 |
| 22 |
Rescue Dawn
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$5,484,375 |
797,148 |
$5,723,523 |
| 23 |
Magnificent Desolation
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$5,124,397 |
744,825 |
$5,347,844 |
| 24 |
Talk to Me
|
Drama
|
R
|
$4,526,759 |
657,959 |
$4,724,146 |
| 25 |
Black Book
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$4,398,392 |
639,301 |
$4,590,181 |
| 26 |
Wild Safari 3D
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$3,984,947 |
579,207 |
$4,158,706 |
| 27 |
Galapagos
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$3,308,148 |
480,835 |
$3,452,395 |
| 28 |
I'm Not There
|
Drama
|
R
|
$3,143,266 |
456,870 |
$3,280,327 |
| 29 |
Miss Potter
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$2,965,996 |
431,104 |
$3,095,327 |
| 30 |
Gracie
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$2,955,039 |
429,511 |
$3,083,889 |
| 31 |
Roving Mars
|
Documentary
|
G
|
$2,597,849 |
377,594 |
$2,711,125 |
| 32 |
No End In Sight
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$1,433,319 |
208,331 |
$1,495,817 |
| 33 |
Space Station
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$1,408,698 |
204,753 |
$1,470,127 |
| 34 |
The Final Season
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$1,159,691 |
168,560 |
$1,210,261 |
| 35 |
In the Shadow of the Moon
|
Documentary
|
PG
|
$1,134,358 |
164,878 |
$1,183,824 |
| 36 |
Goya's Ghosts
|
Drama
|
R
|
$1,000,626 |
145,440 |
$1,044,259 |
| 37 |
Provoked: A True Story
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$918,931 |
133,566 |
$959,004 |
| 38 |
Sharkwater
|
Documentary
|
PG
|
$847,424 |
123,172 |
$884,375 |
| 39 |
Arctic Tale
|
Documentary
|
G
|
$833,532 |
121,153 |
$869,879 |
| 40 |
Bugs!
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$804,245 |
116,896 |
$839,313 |
| 41 |
Into Great Silence
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$790,452 |
114,891 |
$824,917 |
| 42 |
11th Hour
|
Documentary
|
PG
|
$703,464 |
102,248 |
$734,141 |
| 43 |
The King of Kong
|
Documentary
|
PG-13
|
$674,925 |
98,100 |
$704,358 |
| 44 |
When the Road Bends: Tales of a Gypsy Caravan
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$442,936 |
64,380 |
$462,248 |
| 45 |
Manufactured Landscapes
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$395,623 |
57,503 |
$412,872 |
| 46 |
God Grew Tired of Us: The Story of Lost Boys of Sudan
|
Documentary
|
PG
|
$301,447 |
43,815 |
$314,592 |
| 47 |
Crazy Love
|
Documentary
|
PG
|
$301,027 |
43,754 |
$314,154 |
| 48 |
Shoot Out at Lokhandwala
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$289,232 |
42,040 |
$301,847 |
| 49 |
Deep Water
|
Documentary
|
PG
|
$271,143 |
39,410 |
$282,964 |
| 50 |
For the Bible Tells Me So
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$269,246 |
39,135 |
$280,989 |
| 51 |
Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$229,992 |
33,429 |
$240,020 |
| 52 |
In Search of Mozart
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$225,000 |
32,703 |
$234,808 |
| 53 |
10 Questions for the Dalai Lama
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$224,546 |
32,638 |
$234,341 |
| 54 |
Aliens of the Deep
|
Documentary
|
G
|
$221,894 |
32,252 |
$231,569 |
| 55 |
Trade
|
Drama
|
R
|
$214,202 |
31,134 |
$223,542 |
| 56 |
My Kid Could Paint That
|
Documentary
|
PG-13
|
$213,141 |
30,980 |
$222,436 |
| 57 |
Believe in Me
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$209,654 |
30,473 |
$218,796 |
| 58 |
What Would Jesus Buy?
|
Documentary
|
PG
|
$188,778 |
27,439 |
$197,012 |
| 59 |
Lonely Hearts
|
Drama
|
R
|
$188,565 |
27,408 |
$196,789 |
| 60 |
Pete Seeger: The Power of Song
|
Documentary
|
PG
|
$178,968 |
26,013 |
$186,773 |
| 61 |
An Unreasonable Man
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$176,647 |
25,675 |
$184,347 |
| 62 |
Bobby
|
Drama
|
R
|
$170,929 |
24,844 |
$178,380 |
| 63 |
Music Within
|
Drama
|
R
|
$153,205 |
22,268 |
$159,884 |
| 64 |
Show Business
|
Documentary
|
PG
|
$151,708 |
22,051 |
$158,326 |
| 65 |
Milarepa: Magician, Murderer, Saint
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$151,114 |
21,964 |
$157,702 |
| 66 |
Iraq in Fragments
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$136,239 |
19,802 |
$142,178 |
| 67 |
The Flying Scotsman
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$136,074 |
19,778 |
$142,006 |
| 68 |
The Devil Came on Horseback
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$132,782 |
19,300 |
$138,574 |
| 69 |
Send a Bullet
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$122,905 |
17,864 |
$128,264 |
| 70 |
Darfur Now
|
Documentary
|
PG
|
$109,107 |
15,859 |
$113,868 |
| 71 |
Mr. Untouchable
|
Documentary
|
R
|
$103,590 |
15,057 |
$108,109 |
| 72 |
Self Medicated
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$100,610 |
14,624 |
$105,000 |
| 73 |
King Corn
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$95,603 |
13,896 |
$99,773 |
| 74 |
Shut Up and Sing
|
Documentary
|
R
|
$95,040 |
13,814 |
$99,185 |
| 75 |
Klimt
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$86,051 |
12,507 |
$89,800 |
| 76 |
Jimmy Carter: Man From Plains
|
Documentary
|
PG
|
$80,529 |
11,705 |
$84,042 |
| 77 |
Kurt Cobain: About a Son
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$74,723 |
10,861 |
$77,982 |
| 78 |
Air Guitar Nation
|
Documentary
|
R
|
$71,471 |
10,388 |
$74,586 |
| 79 |
Colour Me Kubrick: A True...ish Story
|
Comedy
|
|
$71,190 |
10,347 |
$74,291 |
| 80 |
Zoo
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$69,770 |
10,141 |
$72,812 |
| 81 |
Redacted
|
Drama
|
R
|
$65,388 |
9,504 |
$68,239 |
| 82 |
How to Cook Your Life
|
Documentary
|
PG-13
|
$62,632 |
9,103 |
$65,360 |
| 83 |
Maxed Out: Hard Times, Easy Credit and the Era of Predatory Lenders
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$58,829 |
8,551 |
$61,396 |
| 84 |
War Dance
|
Documentary
|
PG-13
|
$57,685 |
8,384 |
$60,197 |
| 85 |
Steep
|
Documentary
|
PG
|
$55,771 |
8,106 |
$58,201 |
| 86 |
Transformation: The Life & Legacy of Werner Erhard
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$49,919 |
7,256 |
$52,098 |
| 87 |
Ghosts of Cité Soleil
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$48,752 |
7,086 |
$50,877 |
| 88 |
Terror's Advocate
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$47,724 |
6,937 |
$49,808 |
| 89 |
The Hip Hop Project
|
Documentary
|
PG-13
|
$46,208 |
6,716 |
$48,221 |
| 90 |
A Man Named Pearl
|
Documentary
|
G
|
$45,513 |
6,615 |
$47,496 |
| 91 |
Beyond the Gates
|
Drama
|
R
|
$40,848 |
5,937 |
$42,628 |
| 92 |
I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life & Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal
|
Documentary
|
PG-13
|
$39,340 |
5,718 |
$41,055 |
| 93 |
The Life of Reilly
|
Concert/Performance
|
Not Rated
|
$38,306 |
5,568 |
$39,978 |
| 94 |
Bon Jovi: The Lost Highway
|
Concert/Performance
|
Not Rated
|
$35,000 |
5,087 |
$36,525 |
| 95 |
Black Friday
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$35,000 |
5,087 |
$36,525 |
| 96 |
Jesus Camp
|
Documentary
|
PG-13
|
$29,645 |
4,309 |
$30,939 |
| 97 |
Nanking
|
Documentary
|
R
|
$26,212 |
3,810 |
$27,356 |
| 98 |
Billy the Kid
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$25,320 |
3,680 |
$26,422 |
| 99 |
Lake of Fire
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$25,317 |
3,680 |
$26,422 |
| 100 |
Forever
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$23,291 |
3,385 |
$24,304 |
| 101 |
The Last Hangman
|
Drama
|
R
|
$21,766 |
3,164 |
$22,718 |
| 102 |
Dr. Bronner's Magic Soapbox
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$20,577 |
2,991 |
$21,475 |
| 103 |
Meeting Resistance
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$20,469 |
2,975 |
$21,361 |
| 104 |
Romántico
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$19,862 |
2,887 |
$20,729 |
| 105 |
Steal a Pencil for Me
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$18,918 |
2,750 |
$19,745 |
| 106 |
Flying: Confessions of a Free Woman
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$16,856 |
2,450 |
$17,591 |
| 107 |
American Cannibal
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$16,567 |
2,408 |
$17,289 |
| 108 |
Syndromes and a Century
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$16,340 |
2,375 |
$17,053 |
| 109 |
The Singing Revolution
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$16,059 |
2,334 |
$16,758 |
| 110 |
Yiddish Theater: A Love Story
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$15,796 |
2,296 |
$16,485 |
| 111 |
Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$15,023 |
2,184 |
$15,681 |
| 112 |
Arranged
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$14,324 |
2,082 |
$14,949 |
| 113 |
Protagonist
|
Documentary
|
R
|
$13,850 |
2,013 |
$14,453 |
| 114 |
American Hardcore
|
Documentary
|
R
|
$13,673 |
1,987 |
$14,267 |
| 115 |
China Blue
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$12,185 |
1,771 |
$12,716 |
| 116 |
Absolute Wilson
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$12,041 |
1,750 |
$12,565 |
| 117 |
Blockade
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$11,750 |
1,708 |
$12,263 |
| 118 |
Angels in the Dust
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$11,606 |
1,687 |
$12,113 |
| 119 |
East of Havana
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$11,550 |
1,679 |
$12,055 |
| 120 |
Verdict on Auschwitz: The Frankfurt Trial 1963-1965
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$11,396 |
1,656 |
$11,890 |
| 121 |
Matthew Barney: No Restraint
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$11,079 |
1,610 |
$11,560 |
| 122 |
In the Pit
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$10,433 |
1,516 |
$10,885 |
| 123 |
El Inmigrante
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$9,904 |
1,440 |
$10,339 |
| 124 |
Something to Cheer About
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$9,777 |
1,421 |
$10,203 |
| 125 |
The Unknown Soldier
|
Documentary
|
|
$9,602 |
1,396 |
$10,023 |
| 126 |
Crossing the Line
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$9,258 |
1,346 |
$9,664 |
| 127 |
Strike
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$8,872 |
1,290 |
$9,262 |
| 128 |
Glastonbury
|
Documentary
|
R
|
$8,419 |
1,224 |
$8,788 |
| 129 |
Words of My Perfect Teacher
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$7,665 |
1,114 |
$7,999 |
| 130 |
Quantum Hoops
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$7,075 |
1,028 |
$7,381 |
| 131 |
Skid Row
|
Documentary
|
R
|
$7,052 |
1,025 |
$7,360 |
| 132 |
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$7,000 |
1,017 |
$7,302 |
| 133 |
The Camden 28
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$6,983 |
1,015 |
$7,288 |
| 134 |
Desert Bayou
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$6,976 |
1,014 |
$7,281 |
| 135 |
Casting About
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$6,922 |
1,006 |
$7,223 |
| 136 |
Operation Homecoming
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$6,795 |
988 |
$7,094 |
| 137 |
Fired!
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$5,661 |
823 |
$5,909 |
| 138 |
Copying Beethoven
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$4,932 |
717 |
$5,148 |
| 139 |
Everything's Cool: A Toxic Comedy About Global Warming
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$4,890 |
711 |
$5,105 |
| 140 |
Blood and Tears
|
Documentary
|
PG-13
|
$4,364 |
634 |
$4,552 |
| 141 |
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$3,970 |
577 |
$4,143 |
| 142 |
The Price of Sugar
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$3,384 |
492 |
$3,533 |
| 143 |
9 Star Hotel
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$2,900 |
422 |
$3,030 |
| 144 |
Summercamp!
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$2,600 |
378 |
$2,714 |
| 145 |
Looking for an Icon
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$2,393 |
348 |
$2,499 |
| 146 |
You're Gonna Miss Me
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$2,324 |
338 |
$2,427 |
| 147 |
The Prisoner or: How I Planned to Kill Tony Blair
|
Documentary
|
PG-13
|
$2,194 |
319 |
$2,290 |
| 148 |
Oswald's Ghost
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$1,796 |
261 |
$1,874 |
| 149 |
49 Up
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$1,557 |
226 |
$1,623 |
| 150 |
'Tis Autumn: The Search for Jackie Paris
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$1,476 |
215 |
$1,544 |
| 151 |
Unborn in the USA: Inside the War on Abortion
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$1,476 |
214 |
$1,537 |
| 152 |
The Trials of Darryl Hunt
|
Documentary
|
PG
|
$1,217 |
177 |
$1,271 |
| 153 |
Beyond Hatred
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$949 |
138 |
$991 |
| 154 |
The Sugar Curtain
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$929 |
135 |
$969 |
| Total Gross of All Movies | $550,709,482 |
| Total Tickets Sold | 80,044,985 |
| Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices | $574,722,992 |
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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