Box Office Performance for Based on Book/Short Story Movies in 2008
| Rank | Movie | Genre | MPAA | 2008 Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation- Adjusted Gross |
| 1 |
Twilight
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$176,922,850 |
24,641,065 |
$194,418,003 |
| 2 |
Quantum of Solace
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$166,820,413 |
23,234,041 |
$183,316,583 |
| 3 |
Horton Hears a Who
|
Adventure
|
G
|
$154,529,439 |
21,522,206 |
$169,810,205 |
| 4 |
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$141,621,490 |
19,724,442 |
$155,625,847 |
| 5 |
Marley & Me
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$106,664,046 |
14,855,717 |
$117,211,607 |
| 6 |
Journey to the Center of the Earth
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$101,704,370 |
14,164,954 |
$111,761,487 |
| 7 |
21
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
PG-13
|
$81,159,365 |
11,303,533 |
$89,184,875 |
| 8 |
Jumper
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$80,172,128 |
11,166,035 |
$88,100,016 |
| 9 |
Yes Man
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$79,507,388 |
11,073,452 |
$87,369,536 |
| 10 |
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$79,297,086 |
11,044,162 |
$87,138,438 |
| 11 |
The Spiderwick Chronicles
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$71,195,053 |
9,915,746 |
$78,235,236 |
| 12 |
The Forbidden Kingdom
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$52,075,270 |
7,252,823 |
$57,224,773 |
| 13 |
I am Legend
|
Horror
|
PG-13
|
$50,263,436 |
7,000,479 |
$55,233,779 |
| 14 |
Nim's Island
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$48,006,762 |
6,686,179 |
$52,753,952 |
| 15 |
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$44,089,964 |
6,140,664 |
$48,449,839 |
| 16 |
The Tale of Despereaux
|
Adventure
|
G
|
$43,661,775 |
6,081,027 |
$47,979,303 |
| 17 |
Rambo
|
Action
|
R
|
$42,754,105 |
5,954,611 |
$46,981,881 |
| 18 |
Nights in Rodanthe
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$41,802,381 |
5,822,059 |
$45,936,046 |
| 19 |
There Will Be Blood
|
Drama
|
R
|
$39,795,491 |
5,542,547 |
$43,730,696 |
| 20 |
Body of Lies
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$39,315,385 |
5,475,680 |
$43,203,115 |
| 21 |
Atonement
|
Drama
|
R
|
$37,979,097 |
5,289,568 |
$41,734,692 |
| 22 |
The Secret Life of Bees
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$37,525,311 |
5,226,366 |
$41,236,028 |
| 23 |
No Country for Old Men
|
Action
|
R
|
$33,205,061 |
4,624,660 |
$36,488,567 |
| 24 |
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$31,487,293 |
4,385,417 |
$34,600,940 |
| 25 |
The Other Boleyn Girl
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$26,814,957 |
3,734,674 |
$29,466,578 |
| 26 |
P.S., I Love You
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$25,794,246 |
3,592,513 |
$28,344,928 |
| 27 |
Babylon A.D.
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$22,532,572 |
3,138,241 |
$24,760,721 |
| 28 |
Appaloosa
|
Western
|
R
|
$20,080,574 |
2,796,737 |
$22,066,255 |
| 29 |
The Ruins
|
Horror
|
R
|
$17,432,844 |
2,427,973 |
$19,156,707 |
| 30 |
The Duchess
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$13,848,978 |
1,928,827 |
$15,218,445 |
| 31 |
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$12,313,694 |
1,714,999 |
$13,531,342 |
| 32 |
His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$11,332,392 |
1,578,328 |
$12,453,008 |
| 33 |
The Express
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$9,793,406 |
1,363,984 |
$10,761,834 |
| 34 |
The Kite Runner
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$9,372,753 |
1,305,397 |
$10,299,582 |
| 35 |
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$8,854,137 |
1,233,167 |
$9,729,688 |
| 36 |
Sex Drive
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$8,402,485 |
1,170,263 |
$9,233,375 |
| 37 |
Miracle at St. Anna
|
Drama
|
R
|
$7,916,887 |
1,102,631 |
$8,699,759 |
| 38 |
City of Ember
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$7,862,312 |
1,095,030 |
$8,639,787 |
| 39 |
Brideshead Revisited
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$6,432,256 |
895,857 |
$7,068,312 |
| 40 |
Ne Le Dis ŕ Personne
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
Not Rated
|
$6,137,968 |
854,870 |
$6,744,924 |
| 41 |
Le Scaphandre et le Papillon
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$5,107,379 |
711,334 |
$5,612,425 |
| 42 |
Elegy
|
Drama
|
R
|
$3,577,210 |
498,219 |
$3,930,948 |
| 43 |
The Reader
|
Drama
|
R
|
$3,553,578 |
494,927 |
$3,904,974 |
| 44 |
Blindness
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$3,073,392 |
428,049 |
$3,377,307 |
| 45 |
Choke
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$2,926,565 |
407,600 |
$3,215,964 |
| 46 |
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$2,775,593 |
386,573 |
$3,050,061 |
| 47 |
The Polar Express
|
Adventure
|
G
|
$1,862,997 |
259,470 |
$2,047,218 |
| 48 |
Married Life
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$1,506,998 |
209,888 |
$1,656,016 |
| 49 |
Revolutionary Road
|
Drama
|
R
|
$1,375,749 |
191,608 |
$1,511,787 |
| 50 |
Into the Wild
|
Drama
|
R
|
$1,295,247 |
180,397 |
$1,423,332 |
| 51 |
Brick Lane
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$1,094,998 |
152,507 |
$1,203,280 |
| 52 |
What Just Happened
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$1,090,947 |
151,942 |
$1,198,822 |
| 53 |
Beowulf
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$1,075,379 |
149,774 |
$1,181,717 |
| 54 |
And When Did You Last See Your Father?
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$1,071,240 |
149,198 |
$1,177,172 |
| 55 |
Une vieille maîtresse
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$785,671 |
109,425 |
$863,363 |
| 56 |
Fugitive Pieces
|
Drama
|
R
|
$634,379 |
88,354 |
$697,113 |
| 57 |
Obsluhoval jsem anglického krále
|
Black Comedy
|
R
|
$617,228 |
85,965 |
$678,264 |
| 58 |
Un secret
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$578,051 |
80,508 |
$635,208 |
| 59 |
House
|
Horror
|
R
|
$575,048 |
80,090 |
$631,910 |
| 60 |
Savage Grace
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$434,417 |
60,504 |
$477,377 |
| 61 |
Starting Out in the Evening
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$422,075 |
58,785 |
$463,814 |
| 62 |
Snow Angels
|
Drama
|
R
|
$402,858 |
56,108 |
$442,692 |
| 63 |
Towelhead
|
Drama
|
R
|
$372,124 |
51,828 |
$408,923 |
| 64 |
Cidade dos Homens
|
Drama
|
R
|
$307,076 |
42,768 |
$337,440 |
| 65 |
Life Before Her Eyes
|
Drama
|
R
|
$303,439 |
42,262 |
$333,447 |
| 66 |
The Mist
|
Horror
|
R
|
$287,853 |
40,091 |
$316,318 |
| 67 |
Ne touchez pas la hache
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$278,601 |
38,802 |
$306,148 |
| 68 |
Mio Fratello č Figlio Unico
|
Drama
|
R
|
$255,620 |
35,602 |
$280,900 |
| 69 |
C'est pas moi, je le jure!
|
Comedy
|
Not Rated
|
$235,027 |
32,734 |
$258,271 |
| 70 |
Ben X
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$193,137 |
26,899 |
$212,233 |
| 71 |
Youth Without Youth
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$110,516 |
15,392 |
$121,443 |
| 72 |
Boy A
|
Drama
|
R
|
$106,368 |
14,814 |
$116,882 |
| 73 |
Beaufort
|
Action
|
Not Rated
|
$102,342 |
14,254 |
$112,464 |
| 74 |
Lola Montes
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$90,774 |
12,643 |
$99,753 |
| 75 |
Plus tard
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$84,787 |
11,809 |
$93,173 |
| 76 |
Love Comes Lately
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$76,872 |
10,706 |
$84,470 |
| 77 |
A Thousand Years of Good Prayers
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$76,806 |
10,697 |
$84,399 |
| 78 |
The Stone Angel
|
Drama
|
R
|
$75,139 |
10,465 |
$82,569 |
| 79 |
Midnight Meat Train
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$73,548 |
10,243 |
$80,817 |
| 80 |
Se jie
|
Drama
|
NC-17
|
$69,253 |
9,645 |
$76,099 |
| 81 |
Mister Foe
|
Drama
|
R
|
$60,641 |
8,446 |
$66,639 |
| 82 |
Passage to Zarahemla
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$47,935 |
6,676 |
$52,674 |
| 83 |
XXY
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$46,011 |
6,408 |
$50,559 |
| 84 |
Breakfast with Scot
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$43,383 |
6,042 |
$47,671 |
| 85 |
How About You
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$39,763 |
5,538 |
$43,695 |
| 86 |
I Can't Think Straight
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$38,589 |
5,375 |
$42,409 |
| 87 |
Control
|
Drama
|
R
|
$35,106 |
4,889 |
$38,574 |
| 88 |
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
|
Western
|
R
|
$30,501 |
4,248 |
$33,517 |
| 89 |
While She Was Out
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$29,784 |
4,148 |
$32,728 |
| 90 |
The World Unseen
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$17,808 |
2,480 |
$19,567 |
| 91 |
Cthulhu
|
Horror
|
R
|
$15,513 |
2,161 |
$17,050 |
| 92 |
All Hat
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$15,198 |
2,117 |
$16,703 |
| 93 |
My Mexican Shivah
|
Comedy
|
Not Rated
|
$13,042 |
1,816 |
$14,328 |
| 94 |
The Tracey Fragments
|
Drama
|
R
|
$12,459 |
1,735 |
$13,689 |
| 95 |
Caos Calmo
|
Drama
|
|
$11,434 |
1,592 |
$12,561 |
| 96 |
Gomorra
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$5,532 |
770 |
$6,075 |
| 97 |
La Question Humaine
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
Not Rated
|
$5,309 |
739 |
$5,831 |
| 98 |
The Oxford Murders
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$4,803 |
669 |
$5,278 |
| 99 |
Red
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
Not Rated
|
$4,643 |
647 |
$5,105 |
| 100 |
Romulus, My Father
|
Drama
|
R
|
$4,283 |
597 |
$4,710 |
| 101 |
The Holy Mountain
|
Adventure
|
Not Rated
|
$3,755 |
523 |
$4,126 |
| 102 |
Das Haus der schlafenden Schönen
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$3,387 |
472 |
$3,724 |
| 103 |
Edgar Allan Poe's House of Usher
|
Horror
|
R
|
$1,677 |
234 |
$1,846 |
| 104 |
Ice Blues: A Donald Strachey Mystery
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$1,377 |
192 |
$1,515 |
| 105 |
$9.99
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$478 |
67 |
$529 |
| 106 |
Rome & Jewel
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$470 |
65 |
$513 |
| Total Gross of All Movies | $2,035,906,582 |
| Total Tickets Sold | 283,552,449 |
| Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices | $2,237,228,823 |
Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2008.
It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2008.
For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2007 will most likely earn money in 2007 and 2008.
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.
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