US Movie Market Summary for 2008
Total Box Office Gross: $9,851,527,298
Tickets sold: 1,372,079,015
Average ticket price:$7.18
Top Grossing Movies of 2008
| Rank | Movie | Release
Date | Distributor | Genre | MPAA | 2008 Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation-
Adjusted
Gross |
|---|
| 1 |
The Dark Knight
|
7/18/2008
|
Warner Bros.
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$531,001,578 |
73,955,652 |
$531,001,581 |
| 2 |
Iron Man
|
5/2/2008
|
Paramount Pictures
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$318,412,101 |
44,347,089 |
$318,412,099 |
| 3 |
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
|
5/22/2008
|
Paramount Pictures
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$317,101,119 |
44,164,501 |
$317,101,117 |
| 4 |
Hancock
|
7/2/2008
|
Sony Pictures
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$227,946,274 |
31,747,392 |
$227,946,275 |
| 5 |
WALL-E
|
6/27/2008
|
Buena Vista
|
Comedy
|
G
|
$223,806,889 |
31,170,876 |
$223,806,890 |
| 6 |
Kung Fu Panda
|
6/6/2008
|
Paramount Pictures
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$215,434,591 |
30,004,818 |
$215,434,593 |
| 7 |
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
|
11/7/2008
|
Paramount Pictures
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$177,016,810 |
24,654,152 |
$177,016,811 |
| 8 |
Twilight
|
11/21/2008
|
Summit Entertainment
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$176,922,850 |
24,641,065 |
$176,922,847 |
| 9 |
Quantum of Solace
|
11/14/2008
|
Sony Pictures
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$166,820,413 |
23,234,041 |
$166,820,414 |
| 10 |
Horton Hears a Who
|
3/14/2008
|
20th Century Fox
|
Adventure
|
G
|
$154,529,439 |
21,522,206 |
$154,529,439 |
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Market Share for Each Distributor in 2008
| Rank | Distributor | Movies | 2008 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Warner Bros.
|
31 |
$1,785,722,618 |
248,707,886 |
18.13% |
| 2 |
Paramount Pictures
|
17 |
$1,602,712,839 |
223,219,060 |
16.27% |
| 3 |
Sony Pictures
|
18 |
$1,096,900,335 |
152,771,634 |
11.14% |
| 4 |
Universal
|
21 |
$1,074,520,152 |
149,654,614 |
10.91% |
| 5 |
20th Century Fox
|
24 |
$1,048,311,696 |
146,004,418 |
10.64% |
| 6 |
Buena Vista
|
19 |
$1,034,545,321 |
144,087,094 |
10.50% |
| 7 |
Lionsgate
|
19 |
$441,514,034 |
61,492,206 |
4.48% |
| 8 |
Fox Searchlight
|
9 |
$249,217,268 |
34,709,926 |
2.53% |
| 9 |
Summit Entertainment
|
5 |
$232,752,668 |
32,416,806 |
2.36% |
| 10 |
Focus Features
|
8 |
$193,160,036 |
26,902,511 |
1.96% |
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Market Share for Each Genre in 2008
| Rank | Genre | Movies | 2008 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Comedy
|
138 |
$2,980,627,009 |
415,129,117 |
30.26% |
| 2 |
Action
|
38 |
$1,966,089,837 |
273,828,669 |
19.96% |
| 3 |
Adventure
|
42 |
$1,877,741,583 |
261,523,897 |
19.06% |
| 4 |
Drama
|
251 |
$1,110,299,036 |
154,637,745 |
11.27% |
| 5 |
Thriller/Suspense
|
50 |
$779,895,874 |
108,620,590 |
7.92% |
| 6 |
Romantic Comedy
|
24 |
$336,092,693 |
46,809,568 |
3.41% |
| 7 |
Horror
|
25 |
$294,256,854 |
40,982,851 |
2.99% |
| 8 |
Musical
|
11 |
$260,082,225 |
36,223,151 |
2.64% |
| 9 |
Documentary
|
125 |
$87,932,344 |
12,246,845 |
.89% |
| 10 |
Concert/Performance
|
12 |
$75,629,605 |
10,533,373 |
.77% |
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Market Share for Each MPAARating in 2008
| Rank | MPAARating | Movies | 2008 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
PG-13
|
166 |
$5,519,829,494 |
768,778,482 |
56.40% |
| 2 |
R
|
232 |
$1,981,752,602 |
276,010,113 |
20.25% |
| 3 |
PG
|
55 |
$1,469,472,085 |
204,661,852 |
15.01% |
| 4 |
G
|
17 |
$715,352,456 |
99,631,262 |
7.31% |
| 5 |
Not Rated
|
255 |
$101,006,862 |
14,067,808 |
1.03% |
| 6 |
NC-17
|
2 |
$79,166 |
11,026 |
.00% |
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Market Share for Each Source in 2008
| Rank | Source | Movies | 2008 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Original Screenplay
|
371 |
$4,134,628,314 |
575,853,531 |
41.98% |
| 2 |
Sequel
|
28 |
$2,028,060,347 |
282,459,660 |
20.59% |
| 3 |
Based on Book/Short Story
|
102 |
$1,806,888,309 |
251,655,753 |
18.34% |
| 4 |
Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
|
7 |
$475,954,889 |
66,288,981 |
4.83% |
| 5 |
Based on TV
|
6 |
$391,763,452 |
54,563,156 |
3.98% |
| 6 |
Based on Real Life Events
|
166 |
$370,501,071 |
51,601,818 |
3.76% |
| 7 |
Remake
|
19 |
$312,963,447 |
43,588,223 |
3.18% |
| 8 |
Based on Musical/Opera
|
9 |
$166,981,476 |
23,256,475 |
1.70% |
| 9 |
Based on Play
|
7 |
$67,093,537 |
9,344,503 |
.68% |
| 10 |
Based on Game
|
2 |
$45,452,885 |
6,330,485 |
.46% |
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Market Share for Each ProductionMethod in 2008
| Rank | ProductionMethod | Movies | 2008 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Live Action
|
696 |
$8,584,633,047 |
1,195,631,347 |
87.15% |
| 2 |
Digital Animation
|
17 |
$1,031,770,726 |
143,700,659 |
10.47% |
| 3 |
Animation/Live Action
|
4 |
$219,316,550 |
30,545,481 |
2.23% |
| 4 |
Hand Animation
|
4 |
$13,286,173 |
1,850,441 |
.13% |
| 5 |
Stop-Motion Animation
|
2 |
$1,109,834 |
154,573 |
.01% |
| 6 |
Multiple Production Methods
|
1 |
$508,695 |
70,849 |
.01% |
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Market Share for Each CreativeType in 2008
| Rank | CreativeType | Movies | 2008 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Contemporary Fiction
|
390 |
$4,350,047,588 |
605,856,213 |
44.16% |
| 2 |
Super Hero
|
8 |
$1,339,822,118 |
186,604,752 |
13.60% |
| 3 |
Fantasy
|
46 |
$1,082,147,386 |
150,716,904 |
10.99% |
| 4 |
Kids Fiction
|
16 |
$901,634,229 |
125,575,799 |
9.15% |
| 5 |
Historical Fiction
|
59 |
$852,607,371 |
118,747,546 |
8.66% |
| 6 |
Science Fiction
|
22 |
$781,285,719 |
108,814,167 |
7.93% |
| 7 |
Dramatization
|
46 |
$384,000,756 |
53,481,998 |
3.90% |
| 8 |
Factual
|
137 |
$158,284,158 |
22,045,149 |
1.61% |
| 9 |
Multiple Creative Types
|
1 |
$508,695 |
70,849 |
.01% |
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