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
|
$129,018,725 |
18,752,722 |
$129,018,727 |
| 2 |
The Pursuit of Happyness
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$64,174,366 |
9,327,669 |
$64,174,363 |
| 3 |
Breach
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
PG-13
|
$33,000,880 |
4,796,640 |
$33,000,883 |
| 4 |
August Rush
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$30,035,617 |
4,365,642 |
$30,035,617 |
| 5 |
The Queen
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$28,245,105 |
4,105,393 |
$28,245,104 |
| 6 |
The Good Shepherd
|
Drama
|
R
|
$24,842,070 |
3,610,766 |
$24,842,070 |
| 7 |
Sicko
|
Documentary
|
PG-13
|
$24,538,513 |
3,566,644 |
$24,538,511 |
| 8 |
Amazing Grace
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$21,214,987 |
3,083,574 |
$21,214,989 |
| 9 |
Becoming Jane
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG
|
$18,663,911 |
2,712,778 |
$18,663,913 |
| 10 |
We Are... Marshall
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$18,417,052 |
2,676,897 |
$18,417,051 |
| 11 |
Alpha Dog
|
Drama
|
R
|
$15,242,450 |
2,215,472 |
$15,242,447 |
| 12 |
Letters from Iwo Jima
|
Drama
|
R
|
$13,439,713 |
1,953,447 |
$13,439,715 |
| 13 |
The Great Debaters
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$13,256,188 |
1,926,772 |
$13,256,191 |
| 14 |
Deep Sea 3-D
|
Documentary
|
G
|
$11,764,224 |
1,709,916 |
$11,764,222 |
| 15 |
Primeval
|
Adventure
|
R
|
$10,597,734 |
1,540,368 |
$10,597,732 |
| 16 |
La Vie en Rose
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$10,069,060 |
1,463,526 |
$10,069,059 |
| 17 |
El Cantante
|
Drama
|
R
|
$7,556,004 |
1,098,256 |
$7,556,001 |
| 18 |
The Hoax
|
Drama
|
R
|
$7,164,995 |
1,041,424 |
$7,164,997 |
| 19 |
Pride
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$7,057,600 |
1,025,814 |
$7,057,600 |
| 20 |
In the Valley of Elah
|
Drama
|
R
|
$6,765,023 |
983,288 |
$6,765,021 |
| 21 |
Rescue Dawn
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$5,490,423 |
798,027 |
$5,490,426 |
| 22 |
Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$5,124,844 |
744,890 |
$5,124,843 |
| 23 |
Magnificent Desolation
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$5,124,397 |
744,825 |
$5,124,396 |
| 24 |
Wild Safari 3D
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$4,800,599 |
697,761 |
$4,800,596 |
| 25 |
Talk to Me
|
Drama
|
R
|
$4,526,759 |
657,959 |
$4,526,758 |
| 26 |
Black Book
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$4,398,392 |
639,301 |
$4,398,391 |
| 27 |
Galapagos
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$3,307,898 |
480,799 |
$3,307,897 |
| 28 |
Miss Potter
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$2,995,952 |
435,458 |
$2,995,951 |
| 29 |
Gracie
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$2,956,339 |
429,700 |
$2,956,336 |
| 30 |
I'm Not There
|
Drama
|
R
|
$2,605,781 |
378,747 |
$2,605,779 |
| 31 |
Roving Mars
|
Documentary
|
G
|
$2,597,182 |
377,497 |
$2,597,179 |
| 32 |
Factory Girl
|
Drama
|
R
|
$1,661,464 |
241,492 |
$1,661,465 |
| 33 |
No End In Sight
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$1,433,319 |
208,331 |
$1,433,317 |
| 34 |
Space Station
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$1,408,698 |
204,753 |
$1,408,701 |
| 35 |
The Final Season
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$1,159,691 |
168,560 |
$1,159,693 |
| 36 |
In the Shadow of the Moon
|
Documentary
|
PG
|
$1,134,358 |
164,878 |
$1,134,361 |
| 37 |
Goya's Ghosts
|
Drama
|
R
|
$1,000,626 |
145,440 |
$1,000,627 |
| 38 |
Sharkwater
|
Documentary
|
PG
|
$850,920 |
123,680 |
$850,918 |
| 39 |
Arctic Tale
|
Documentary
|
G
|
$833,532 |
121,153 |
$833,533 |
| 40 |
Bugs!
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$804,245 |
116,896 |
$804,244 |
| 41 |
Into Great Silence
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$790,452 |
114,891 |
$790,450 |
| 42 |
11th Hour
|
Documentary
|
PG
|
$703,464 |
102,248 |
$703,466 |
| 43 |
The King of Kong
|
Documentary
|
PG-13
|
$674,925 |
98,100 |
$674,928 |
| 44 |
When the Road Bends: Tales of a Gypsy Caravan
|
Documentary
|
|
$442,936 |
64,380 |
$442,934 |
| 45 |
Manufactured Landscapes
|
Documentary
|
|
$395,623 |
57,503 |
$395,621 |
| 46 |
God Grew Tired of Us: The Story of Lost Boys of Sudan
|
Documentary
|
PG
|
$301,447 |
43,815 |
$301,447 |
| 47 |
Crazy Love
|
Documentary
|
PG
|
$301,027 |
43,754 |
$301,028 |
| 48 |
Shoot Out at Lokhandwala
|
Drama
|
|
$289,232 |
42,040 |
$289,235 |
| 49 |
Deep Water
|
Documentary
|
PG
|
$271,143 |
39,410 |
$271,141 |
| 50 |
For the Bible Tells Me So
|
Documentary
|
|
$269,246 |
39,135 |
$269,249 |
| 51 |
Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten
|
Documentary
|
|
$229,498 |
33,357 |
$229,496 |
| 52 |
10 Questions for the Dalai Lama
|
Documentary
|
|
$224,546 |
32,638 |
$224,549 |
| 53 |
Aliens of the Deep
|
Documentary
|
G
|
$224,181 |
32,584 |
$224,178 |
| 54 |
Trade
|
Drama
|
R
|
$214,202 |
31,134 |
$214,202 |
| 55 |
My Kid Could Paint That
|
Documentary
|
PG-13
|
$213,141 |
30,980 |
$213,142 |
| 56 |
Believe in Me
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$209,654 |
30,473 |
$209,654 |
| 57 |
What Would Jesus Buy?
|
Documentary
|
|
$200,010 |
29,071 |
$200,008 |
| 58 |
Lonely Hearts
|
Drama
|
R
|
$188,565 |
27,408 |
$188,567 |
| 59 |
Pete Seeger: The Power of Song
|
Documentary
|
PG
|
$178,968 |
26,013 |
$178,969 |
| 60 |
An Unreasonable Man
|
Documentary
|
|
$176,647 |
25,675 |
$176,644 |
| 61 |
Bobby
|
Drama
|
R
|
$170,929 |
24,844 |
$170,927 |
| 62 |
Music Within
|
Drama
|
R
|
$153,205 |
22,268 |
$153,204 |
| 63 |
Show Business
|
Documentary
|
PG
|
$151,575 |
22,031 |
$151,573 |
| 64 |
Milarepa: Magician, Murderer, Saint
|
Drama
|
|
$151,114 |
21,964 |
$151,112 |
| 65 |
Iraq in Fragments
|
Documentary
|
|
$140,346 |
20,399 |
$140,345 |
| 66 |
The Flying Scotsman
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$136,074 |
19,778 |
$136,073 |
| 67 |
The Devil Came on Horseback
|
Documentary
|
|
$132,782 |
19,300 |
$132,784 |
| 68 |
Send a Bullet
|
Documentary
|
|
$122,905 |
17,864 |
$122,904 |
| 69 |
Darfur Now
|
Documentary
|
PG
|
$109,107 |
15,859 |
$109,110 |
| 70 |
Mr. Untouchable
|
Documentary
|
|
$103,590 |
15,057 |
$103,592 |
| 71 |
Self Medicated
|
Drama
|
|
$100,610 |
14,624 |
$100,613 |
| 72 |
King Corn
|
Documentary
|
|
$99,279 |
14,430 |
$99,278 |
| 73 |
Shut Up and Sing
|
Documentary
|
R
|
$95,040 |
13,814 |
$95,040 |
| 74 |
Klimt
|
Drama
|
|
$86,051 |
12,507 |
$86,048 |
| 75 |
Jimmy Carter: Man From Plains
|
Documentary
|
|
$80,529 |
11,705 |
$80,530 |
| 76 |
Air Guitar Nation
|
Documentary
|
R
|
$71,471 |
10,388 |
$71,469 |
| 77 |
Kurt Cobain: About a Son
|
Documentary
|
|
$71,345 |
10,370 |
$71,346 |
| 78 |
Colour Me Kubrick: A True...ish Story
|
Comedy
|
|
$71,190 |
10,347 |
$71,187 |
| 79 |
Zoo
|
Documentary
|
|
$69,770 |
10,141 |
$69,770 |
| 80 |
Redacted
|
Drama
|
R
|
$65,388 |
9,504 |
$65,388 |
| 81 |
How to Cook Your Life
|
Documentary
|
PG-13
|
$61,531 |
8,943 |
$61,528 |
| 82 |
Maxed Out: Hard Times, Easy Credit and the Era of Predatory Lenders
|
Documentary
|
|
$58,829 |
8,551 |
$58,831 |
| 83 |
War Dance
|
Documentary
|
PG-13
|
$57,640 |
8,378 |
$57,641 |
| 84 |
Steep
|
Documentary
|
PG
|
$55,771 |
8,106 |
$55,769 |
| 85 |
Transformation: The Life & Legacy of Werner Erhard
|
Documentary
|
|
$49,919 |
7,256 |
$49,921 |
| 86 |
Ghosts of Cité Soleil
|
Documentary
|
|
$48,752 |
7,086 |
$48,752 |
| 87 |
Terror's Advocate
|
Documentary
|
|
$47,724 |
6,937 |
$47,727 |
| 88 |
The Hip Hop Project
|
Documentary
|
PG-13
|
$46,208 |
6,716 |
$46,206 |
| 89 |
Beyond the Gates
|
Drama
|
R
|
$40,848 |
5,937 |
$40,847 |
| 90 |
I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life & Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal
|
Documentary
|
PG-13
|
$39,340 |
5,718 |
$39,340 |
| 91 |
The Life of Reilly
|
Concert/Performance
|
|
$38,960 |
5,663 |
$38,961 |
| 92 |
Black Friday
|
Drama
|
|
$35,000 |
5,087 |
$34,999 |
| 93 |
Bon Jovi: The Lost Highway
|
Concert/Performance
|
|
$35,000 |
5,087 |
$34,999 |
| 94 |
Jesus Camp
|
Documentary
|
PG-13
|
$30,420 |
4,422 |
$30,423 |
| 95 |
Lake of Fire
|
Documentary
|
|
$25,317 |
3,680 |
$25,318 |
| 96 |
Romántico
|
Documentary
|
|
$22,825 |
3,318 |
$22,828 |
| 97 |
Nanking
|
Documentary
|
R
|
$22,394 |
3,255 |
$22,394 |
| 98 |
The Last Hangman
|
Drama
|
R
|
$21,766 |
3,164 |
$21,768 |
| 99 |
Dr. Bronner's Magic Soapbox
|
Documentary
|
|
$20,577 |
2,991 |
$20,578 |
| 100 |
Meeting Resistance
|
Documentary
|
|
$20,469 |
2,975 |
$20,468 |
| 101 |
Billy the Kid
|
Documentary
|
|
$20,334 |
2,956 |
$20,337 |
| 102 |
Steal a Pencil for Me
|
Documentary
|
|
$18,918 |
2,750 |
$18,920 |
| 103 |
Flying: Confessions of a Free Woman
|
Documentary
|
|
$16,856 |
2,450 |
$16,856 |
| 104 |
American Cannibal
|
Documentary
|
|
$16,567 |
2,408 |
$16,567 |
| 105 |
Syndromes and a Century
|
Drama
|
|
$16,340 |
2,375 |
$16,340 |
| 106 |
Matthew Barney: No Restraint
|
Documentary
|
|
$16,136 |
2,345 |
$16,134 |
| 107 |
Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story
|
Documentary
|
|
$15,350 |
2,231 |
$15,349 |
| 108 |
Yiddish Theater: A Love Story
|
Documentary
|
|
$13,972 |
2,031 |
$13,973 |
| 109 |
Protagonist
|
Documentary
|
R
|
$13,850 |
2,013 |
$13,849 |
| 110 |
American Hardcore
|
Documentary
|
R
|
$13,673 |
1,987 |
$13,671 |
| 111 |
Absolute Wilson
|
Documentary
|
|
$13,047 |
1,896 |
$13,044 |
| 112 |
China Blue
|
Documentary
|
|
$12,185 |
1,771 |
$12,184 |
| 113 |
Blockade
|
Documentary
|
|
$11,750 |
1,708 |
$11,751 |
| 114 |
Angels in the Dust
|
Documentary
|
|
$11,606 |
1,687 |
$11,607 |
| 115 |
East of Havana
|
Documentary
|
|
$11,550 |
1,679 |
$11,552 |
| 116 |
Verdict on Auschwitz: The Frankfurt Trial 1963-1965
|
Documentary
|
|
$11,396 |
1,656 |
$11,393 |
| 117 |
In the Pit
|
Documentary
|
|
$10,433 |
1,516 |
$10,430 |
| 118 |
The Singing Revolution
|
Documentary
|
|
$10,254 |
1,490 |
$10,251 |
| 119 |
Something to Cheer About
|
Documentary
|
|
$9,777 |
1,421 |
$9,776 |
| 120 |
Words of My Perfect Teacher
|
Documentary
|
|
$9,647 |
1,402 |
$9,646 |
| 121 |
The Unknown Soldier
|
Documentary
|
|
$9,602 |
1,396 |
$9,604 |
| 122 |
El Inmigrante
|
Documentary
|
|
$9,421 |
1,369 |
$9,419 |
| 123 |
Crossing the Line
|
Documentary
|
|
$9,258 |
1,346 |
$9,260 |
| 124 |
Strike
|
Drama
|
|
$8,872 |
1,290 |
$8,875 |
| 125 |
Glastonbury
|
Documentary
|
R
|
$8,419 |
1,224 |
$8,421 |
| 126 |
Quantum Hoops
|
Documentary
|
|
$7,075 |
1,028 |
$7,073 |
| 127 |
Skid Row
|
Documentary
|
R
|
$7,052 |
1,025 |
$7,052 |
| 128 |
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
|
Documentary
|
|
$7,000 |
1,017 |
$6,997 |
| 129 |
The Camden 28
|
Documentary
|
|
$6,983 |
1,015 |
$6,983 |
| 130 |
Desert Bayou
|
Documentary
|
|
$6,976 |
1,014 |
$6,976 |
| 131 |
Casting About
|
Documentary
|
|
$6,922 |
1,006 |
$6,921 |
| 132 |
Operation Homecoming
|
Documentary
|
|
$6,795 |
988 |
$6,797 |
| 133 |
Fired!
|
Documentary
|
|
$5,661 |
823 |
$5,662 |
| 134 |
The Price of Sugar
|
Documentary
|
|
$5,000 |
727 |
$5,002 |
| 135 |
Everything's Cool: A Toxic Comedy About Global Warming
|
Documentary
|
|
$4,890 |
711 |
$4,892 |
| 136 |
Blood and Tears
|
Documentary
|
PG-13
|
$4,364 |
634 |
$4,362 |
| 137 |
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
|
Documentary
|
|
$3,970 |
577 |
$3,970 |
| 138 |
49 Up
|
Documentary
|
|
$3,699 |
538 |
$3,701 |
| 139 |
9 Star Hotel
|
Documentary
|
|
$2,900 |
422 |
$2,903 |
| 140 |
Summercamp!
|
Documentary
|
|
$2,600 |
378 |
$2,601 |
| 141 |
The Prisoner or: How I Planned to Kill Tony Blair
|
Documentary
|
PG-13
|
$2,500 |
363 |
$2,497 |
| 142 |
Looking for an Icon
|
Documentary
|
|
$2,393 |
348 |
$2,394 |
| 143 |
You're Gonna Miss Me
|
Documentary
|
|
$2,324 |
338 |
$2,325 |
| 144 |
Oswald's Ghost
|
Documentary
|
|
$1,796 |
261 |
$1,796 |
| 145 |
'Tis Autumn: The Search for Jackie Paris
|
Documentary
|
|
$1,476 |
215 |
$1,479 |
| 146 |
Unborn in the USA: Inside the War on Abortion
|
Documentary
|
|
$1,476 |
214 |
$1,472 |
| 147 |
The Trials of Darryl Hunt
|
Documentary
|
PG
|
$1,217 |
177 |
$1,218 |
| 148 |
Beyond Hatred
|
Documentary
|
|
$949 |
138 |
$949 |
| 149 |
The Sugar Curtain
|
Documentary
|
|
$929 |
135 |
$929 |
| Total Gross of All Movies | $559,156,292 |
| Total Tickets Sold | 81,272,717 |
| Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices | $559,156,293 |
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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