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Saturday, October 11, 2008

Box Office Performance for Sony Pictures Classics Movies in 2007

RankMovieGenreMPAA2007 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 The Lives of Others Drama R $11,284,657 1,640,212 $11,284,659
2 Volver Comedy R $8,146,800 1,184,128 $8,146,801
3 Curse of the Golden Flower Action R $5,046,481 733,500 $5,046,480
4 Black Book Thriller/Suspense R $4,398,392 639,301 $4,398,391
5 The Jane Austen Book Club Drama PG-13 $3,575,227 519,655 $3,575,226
6 The Valet Comedy PG-13 $2,272,329 330,280 $2,272,326
7 Paprika Thriller/Suspense R $881,302 128,096 $881,300
8 Molière Comedy PG-13 $635,733 92,403 $635,733
9 The Italian Drama PG-13 $552,546 80,312 $552,547
10 Interview Drama R $416,417 60,526 $416,419
11 Jindabyne Drama R $399,879 58,122 $399,879
12 Sleuth Thriller/Suspense R $332,969 48,397 $332,971
13 My Kid Could Paint That Documentary PG-13 $213,141 30,980 $213,142
14 Angel-A Romantic Comedy R $202,200 29,390 $202,203
15 Vitus Drama PG $186,492 27,106 $186,489
16 Offside Comedy PG $179,948 26,155 $179,946
17 Persepolis Drama PG-13 $163,372 23,746 $163,372
18 Youth Without Youth Thriller/Suspense R $128,979 18,747 $128,979
19 Jimmy Carter: Man From Plains Documentary   $80,529 11,705 $80,530
20 Steep Documentary PG $55,771 8,106 $55,769
21 Driving Lessons     $19,439 2,825 $19,436
22 American Hardcore Documentary R $13,673 1,987 $13,671
23 Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles Drama PG $5,060 735 $5,057
Total Gross of All Movies$39,191,336
Total Tickets Sold5,696,414
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$39,191,328

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.