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Thursday, November 26, 2009

Box Office Performance for Dramatization Movies in 2007

RankMovieGenreMPAA2007 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
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 Charlie Wilson's War Drama R $41,703,310 6,061,528 $43,521,771
4 Freedom Writers Drama PG-13 $36,605,602 5,320,582 $38,201,779
5 Zodiac Thriller/Suspense R $33,080,084 4,808,152 $34,522,531
6 Breach Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $33,000,880 4,796,640 $34,439,875
7 The Queen Drama PG-13 $28,245,105 4,105,393 $29,476,722
8 The Good Shepherd Drama R $21,602,945 3,139,963 $22,544,934
9 Amazing Grace Drama PG $21,214,987 3,083,574 $22,140,061
10 Becoming Jane Romantic Comedy PG $18,663,911 2,712,778 $19,477,746
11 The Great Debaters Drama PG-13 $16,435,030 2,388,812 $17,151,670
12 Elizabeth: The Golden Age Drama PG-13 $16,285,240 2,367,041 $16,995,354
13 We Are... Marshall Drama PG $16,073,552 2,336,272 $16,774,433
14 Alpha Dog Drama R $15,242,450 2,215,472 $15,907,089
15 The Last King of Scotland Drama R $13,978,390 2,031,743 $14,587,915
16 Primeval Adventure R $10,597,734 1,540,368 $11,059,842
17 La Vie en Rose Drama PG-13 $10,069,060 1,463,526 $10,508,117
18 A Mighty Heart Drama R $9,176,787 1,333,835 $9,576,935
19 El Cantante Drama R $7,556,004 1,098,256 $7,885,478
20 The Hoax Drama R $7,164,995 1,041,424 $7,477,424
21 Pride Drama PG $7,057,600 1,025,814 $7,365,345
22 In the Valley of Elah Drama R $6,765,023 983,288 $7,060,008
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 The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford Western R $3,878,648 563,757 $4,047,775
26 I'm Not There Drama R $3,143,266 456,870 $3,280,327
27 Miss Potter Drama PG $2,965,996 431,104 $3,095,327
28 Gracie Drama PG-13 $2,955,039 429,511 $3,083,889
29 Peaceful Warrior Drama PG-13 $1,826,918 265,540 $1,906,577
30 The Nativity Story Drama PG $1,353,259 196,695 $1,412,270
31 The Final Season Drama PG $1,159,691 168,560 $1,210,261
32 Goya's Ghosts Drama R $1,000,626 145,440 $1,044,259
33 Provoked: A True Story Drama Not Rated $918,931 133,566 $959,004
34 The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Drama PG-13 $882,696 128,299 $921,187
35 The Hunting Party Adventure R $876,671 127,423 $914,897
36 Control Drama R $836,471 121,580 $872,944
37 Molière Comedy PG-13 $635,733 92,403 $663,454
38 Shoot Out at Lokhandwala Drama Not Rated $289,232 42,040 $301,847
39 Gandhi, My Father Drama Not Rated $240,425 34,945 $250,905
40 Trade Drama R $214,202 31,134 $223,542
41 Believe in Me Drama PG $209,654 30,473 $218,796
42 Lonely Hearts Drama R $188,565 27,408 $196,789
43 Bobby Drama R $170,929 24,844 $178,380
44 Persepolis Drama PG-13 $163,372 23,746 $170,496
45 Music Within Drama R $153,205 22,268 $159,884
46 Milarepa: Magician, Murderer, Saint Drama PG $151,114 21,964 $157,702
47 The Flying Scotsman Drama PG-13 $136,074 19,778 $142,006
48 Self Medicated Drama Not Rated $100,610 14,624 $105,000
49 Klimt Drama Not Rated $86,051 12,507 $89,800
50 Redacted Drama R $65,388 9,504 $68,239
51 Beyond the Gates Drama R $40,848 5,937 $42,628
52 Black Friday Drama Not Rated $35,000 5,087 $36,525
53 The Last Hangman Drama R $21,766 3,164 $22,718
54 Arranged Drama Not Rated $14,324 2,082 $14,949
55 Strike Drama Not Rated $8,872 1,290 $9,262
56 Copying Beethoven Drama PG-13 $4,932 717 $5,148
57 Chronicle of an Escape Thriller/Suspense R $2,370 344 $2,470
58 Out of the Blue Drama Not Rated $728 106 $761
Total Gross of All Movies$592,127,805
Total Tickets Sold86,065,088
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$617,947,332

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.