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Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Box Office Performance for Sequel Movies in 2007

RankMovieGenreMPAA2007 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 Spider-Man 3 Adventure PG-13 $336,530,303 48,914,288 $351,204,588
2 Shrek the Third Adventure PG $321,012,359 46,658,773 $335,009,990
3 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Adventure PG-13 $309,420,425 44,973,899 $322,912,595
4 National Treasure: The Book of Secrets Adventure PG $142,943,238 20,776,633 $149,176,225
5 Rush Hour 3 Action PG-13 $140,125,968 20,367,147 $146,236,115
6 Live Free or Die Hard Action PG-13 $134,529,403 19,553,692 $140,395,509
7 Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer Action PG $131,920,333 19,174,467 $137,672,673
8 Ocean's Thirteen Adventure PG-13 $117,144,465 17,026,812 $122,252,510
9 Evan Almighty Comedy PG $100,289,690 14,576,990 $104,662,788
10 Saw IV Horror R $63,300,095 9,200,595 $66,060,272
11 Halloween Horror R $58,269,151 8,469,353 $60,809,955
12 Resident Evil: Extinction Action R $50,648,679 7,361,727 $52,857,200
13 Mr. Bean's Holiday Comedy G $32,589,350 4,736,824 $34,010,396
14 Aliens vs. Predator - Requiem Action R $30,485,323 4,431,006 $31,814,623
15 28 Weeks Later Horror R $28,637,507 4,162,428 $29,886,233
16 The Hills Have Eyes II Horror R $20,804,166 3,023,861 $21,711,322
17 Rocky Balboa Drama PG $19,122,533 2,779,438 $19,956,365
18 Hostel: Part II Horror R $17,544,812 2,550,118 $18,309,847
19 Elizabeth: The Golden Age Drama PG-13 $16,285,240 2,367,041 $16,995,354
20 Casino Royale Action PG-13 $13,688,158 1,989,558 $14,285,026
21 Daddy Day Camp Comedy PG $13,235,267 1,923,731 $13,812,389
22 The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause Comedy G $951,075 138,238 $992,549
23 The Work and the Glory III: A House Divided Drama PG $650,622 94,567 $678,991
24 Fay Grim Thriller/Suspense R $126,714 18,418 $132,241
25 Triad Election Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $55,758 8,104 $58,187
26 Dhoom 2 Action Not Rated $35,405 5,146 $36,948
27 Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds Comedy Not Rated $13,769 2,001 $14,367
28 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning Horror R $11,401 1,657 $11,897
29 Belle Toujours Drama Not Rated $10,643 1,547 $11,107
30 Van Wilder Deux: The Rise of Taj Comedy R $9,676 1,406 $10,095
Total Gross of All Movies$2,100,391,528
Total Tickets Sold305,289,465
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$2,191,978,359

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.