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.