Box Office Performance for Based on Musical/Opera Movies in 2008

Rank	Movie	Genre	MPAA	2008 Gross	Tickets Sold	Inflation- Adjusted Gross
1	Mamma Mia!	Musical	PG-13	$142,725,960	20,745,052	$142,725,958
2	Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street	Musical	R	$25,984,477	3,776,814	$25,984,480
3	Aida at La Scala	Concert/Performance		$211,665	30,765	$211,663
4	La Traviata at La Scala	Concert/Performance		$177,625	25,818	$177,628
5	Maria Stuarda at La Scala	Concert/Performance		$82,227	11,952	$82,230
6	La Forza del Destino	Concert/Performance		$52,577	7,642	$52,577
7	Tristan und Isolde at La Scala	Concert/Performance		$49,945	7,259	$49,942
8	La Rondine	Concert/Performance		$49,088	7,135	$49,089
Total Gross of All Movies				$169,333,564
Total Tickets Sold					24,612,437
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices						$169,333,567

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.