US Movie Market Summary for 2008
Total Box Office Gross: $2,961,550,672
Tickets sold: 430,457,939
Average ticket price:$6.88
Top Grossing Movies of 2008
| Rank | Movie | Release
Date | Distributor | Genre | MPAA | 2008 Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation-
Adjusted
Gross |
|---|
| 1 |
Horton Hears a Who
|
3/14/2008
|
20th Century Fox
|
Adventure
|
G
|
$149,817,680 |
21,775,826 |
$149,817,683 |
| 2 |
Juno
|
12/5/2007
|
Fox Searchlight
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$117,418,446 |
17,066,635 |
$117,418,449 |
| 3 |
Iron Man
|
5/2/2008
|
Paramount Pictures
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$104,250,000 |
15,152,616 |
$104,249,998 |
| 4 |
National Treasure: The Book of Secrets
|
12/21/2007
|
Buena Vista
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$94,379,806 |
13,717,995 |
$94,379,806 |
| 5 |
10,000 B.C.
|
3/7/2008
|
Warner Bros.
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$93,644,301 |
13,611,090 |
$93,644,299 |
| 6 |
The Bucket List
|
12/25/2007
|
Warner Bros.
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$92,405,475 |
13,431,028 |
$92,405,473 |
| 7 |
Cloverfield
|
1/18/2008
|
Paramount Pictures
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$80,048,433 |
11,634,947 |
$80,048,435 |
| 8 |
Jumper
|
2/14/2008
|
20th Century Fox
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$79,461,432 |
11,549,627 |
$79,461,434 |
| 9 |
21
|
3/28/2008
|
MGM
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
PG-13
|
$78,959,237 |
11,476,633 |
$78,959,235 |
| 10 |
27 Dresses
|
1/18/2008
|
20th Century Fox
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$76,758,772 |
11,156,798 |
$76,758,770 |
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Market Share for Each Distributor in 2008
| Rank | Distributor | Movies | 2008 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
20th Century Fox
|
11 |
$508,755,428 |
73,947,009 |
17.16% |
| 2 |
Warner Bros.
|
14 |
$407,704,259 |
59,259,339 |
13.75% |
| 3 |
Paramount Pictures
|
13 |
$400,859,301 |
58,264,434 |
13.52% |
| 4 |
Buena Vista
|
9 |
$296,396,959 |
43,080,954 |
9.99% |
| 5 |
Universal
|
8 |
$227,053,100 |
33,001,903 |
7.66% |
| 6 |
Sony Pictures
|
8 |
$213,404,822 |
31,018,144 |
7.20% |
| 7 |
Lionsgate
|
6 |
$195,038,158 |
28,348,570 |
6.58% |
| 8 |
Fox Searchlight
|
5 |
$148,608,524 |
21,600,076 |
5.01% |
| 9 |
New Line
|
5 |
$88,883,571 |
12,919,124 |
3.00% |
| 10 |
MGM
|
6 |
$83,633,811 |
12,156,077 |
2.82% |
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Market Share for Each Genre in 2008
| Rank | Genre | Movies | 2008 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Comedy
|
58 |
$804,590,504 |
116,946,293 |
27.13% |
| 2 |
Adventure
|
17 |
$631,696,041 |
91,816,284 |
21.30% |
| 3 |
Drama
|
96 |
$392,107,104 |
56,992,309 |
13.22% |
| 4 |
Action
|
16 |
$362,785,416 |
52,730,439 |
12.23% |
| 5 |
Thriller/Suspense
|
18 |
$272,341,635 |
39,584,538 |
9.18% |
| 6 |
Romantic Comedy
|
14 |
$182,419,697 |
26,514,490 |
6.15% |
| 7 |
Horror
|
12 |
$181,218,646 |
26,339,918 |
6.11% |
| 8 |
Concert/Performance
|
8 |
$73,439,359 |
10,674,326 |
2.48% |
| 9 |
Documentary
|
58 |
$38,349,407 |
5,574,044 |
1.29% |
| 10 |
Musical
|
2 |
$26,055,543 |
3,787,143 |
.88% |
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Market Share for Each MPAARating in 2008
| Rank | MPAARating | Movies | 2008 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
PG-13
|
76 |
$1,720,796,706 |
250,115,799 |
58.15% |
| 2 |
R
|
87 |
$557,562,796 |
81,041,102 |
18.84% |
| 3 |
PG
|
27 |
$351,489,863 |
51,088,643 |
11.88% |
| 4 |
G
|
8 |
$283,038,456 |
41,139,310 |
9.56% |
| 5 |
Not Rated
|
13 |
$46,298,381 |
6,729,415 |
1.56% |
| 6 |
NC-17
|
1 |
$79,366 |
11,536 |
.00% |
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Market Share for Each Source in 2008
| Rank | Source | Movies | 2008 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Original Screenplay
|
150 |
$1,294,184,095 |
188,108,144 |
43.64% |
| 2 |
Based on Book/Short Story
|
41 |
$811,125,070 |
117,896,087 |
27.35% |
| 3 |
Sequel
|
7 |
$236,540,321 |
34,380,861 |
7.98% |
| 4 |
Based on Real Life Events
|
74 |
$181,678,491 |
26,406,760 |
6.13% |
| 5 |
Remake
|
8 |
$147,787,652 |
21,480,763 |
4.98% |
| 6 |
Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
|
4 |
$108,520,337 |
15,773,305 |
3.66% |
| 7 |
Based on TV
|
1 |
$75,868,217 |
11,027,357 |
2.56% |
| 8 |
Based on Play
|
1 |
$41,939,392 |
6,095,842 |
1.41% |
| 9 |
Based on Musical/Opera
|
6 |
$26,390,517 |
3,835,831 |
.89% |
| 10 |
Traditional/Legend/Fairytale
|
2 |
$23,628,914 |
3,434,435 |
.80% |
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Market Share for Each ProductionMethod in 2008
| Rank | ProductionMethod | Movies | 2008 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Live Action
|
288 |
$2,701,435,015 |
392,650,432 |
91.10% |
| 2 |
Digital Animation
|
5 |
$157,613,400 |
22,908,926 |
5.31% |
| 3 |
Animation/Live Action
|
3 |
$93,201,380 |
13,546,712 |
3.14% |
| 4 |
Hand Animation
|
2 |
$12,733,612 |
1,850,815 |
.43% |
| 5 |
Multiple Production Methods
|
1 |
$507,575 |
73,775 |
.02% |
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Market Share for Each CreativeType in 2008
| Rank | CreativeType | Movies | 2008 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Contemporary Fiction
|
149 |
$1,506,435,885 |
218,958,697 |
50.80% |
| 2 |
Fantasy
|
23 |
$436,582,949 |
63,456,823 |
14.72% |
| 3 |
Historical Fiction
|
25 |
$313,149,205 |
45,515,873 |
10.56% |
| 4 |
Science Fiction
|
10 |
$248,018,301 |
36,049,172 |
8.36% |
| 5 |
Super Hero
|
2 |
$129,513,751 |
18,824,673 |
4.37% |
| 6 |
Dramatization
|
19 |
$111,879,517 |
16,261,558 |
3.77% |
| 7 |
Factual
|
64 |
$109,963,579 |
15,983,081 |
3.71% |
| 8 |
Kids Fiction
|
5 |
$109,435,750 |
15,906,358 |
3.69% |
| 9 |
Multiple Creative Types
|
1 |
$507,575 |
73,775 |
.02% |
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Sunday, May 11, 2008
