Box Office Performance for Based on Real Life Events Movies in 2008

Rank	Movie	Genre	MPAA	2008 Gross	Tickets Sold	Inflation- Adjusted Gross
1	Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour	Concert/Performance	G	$65,281,781	9,092,170	$65,281,781
2	Valkyrie	Thriller/Suspense	PG-13	$60,691,979	8,452,922	$60,691,980
3	The Bank Job	Thriller/Suspense	R	$30,060,660	4,186,721	$30,060,657
4	W.	Drama	PG-13	$25,534,493	3,556,336	$25,534,492
5	Milk	Drama	R	$17,157,994	2,389,693	$17,157,996
6	Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure	Documentary	Not Rated	$14,710,283	2,048,786	$14,710,283
7	The Great Debaters	Drama	PG-13	$13,791,114	1,920,768	$13,791,114
8	Religulous	Documentary	R	$13,011,160	1,812,139	$13,011,158
9	The Longshots	Drama	PG	$11,511,323	1,603,248	$11,511,321
10	Stop-Loss	Drama	R	$10,915,744	1,520,299	$10,915,747
11	Space Station	Documentary	Not Rated	$10,904,400	1,518,719	$10,904,402
12	U2 3D	Concert/Performance	G	$9,674,438	1,347,415	$9,674,440
13	Cadillac Records	Drama	R	$8,134,217	1,132,899	$8,134,215
14	Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed	Documentary	PG	$7,720,487	1,075,277	$7,720,489
15	Mongol	Drama	R	$5,705,761	794,674	$5,705,759
16	Shine a Light	Documentary	R	$5,505,267	766,750	$5,505,265
17	The Counterfeiters	Drama	R	$5,488,570	764,425	$5,488,572
18	Magnificent Desolation	Documentary	Not Rated	$5,355,159	745,844	$5,355,160
19	Dolphins and Whales Tribes of the Ocean 3D	Documentary	Not Rated	$5,243,604	730,307	$5,243,604
20	Flash of Genius	Drama	PG-13	$4,442,377	618,715	$4,442,374
21	Bottle Shock	Drama	PG-13	$4,048,523	563,861	$4,048,522
22	Young @ Heart	Documentary	PG	$3,992,189	556,015	$3,992,188
23	Deep Sea 3-D	Documentary	G	$3,550,091	494,442	$3,550,094
24	Jodhaa Akbar	Drama	Not Rated	$3,440,718	479,209	$3,440,721
25	Man on Wire	Documentary	PG-13	$2,942,990	409,887	$2,942,989
26	Roving Mars	Documentary	G	$1,775,287	247,254	$1,775,284
27	August Rush	Drama	PG	$1,490,945	207,653	$1,490,949
28	Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson	Documentary	R	$1,252,100	174,387	$1,252,099
29	The Children of Huang Shi	Drama	R	$1,031,872	143,715	$1,031,874
30	American Gangster	Drama	R	$1,013,910	141,213	$1,013,909
31	Encounters at the End of the World	Documentary	G	$944,933	131,606	$944,931
32	American Teen	Documentary	PG-13	$942,441	131,259	$942,440
33	I'm Not There	Drama	R	$874,343	121,775	$874,345
34	Emma Smith: My Story	Drama	PG	$872,427	121,508	$872,427
35	I.O.U.S.A.	Documentary	PG	$810,196	112,841	$810,198
36	Up the Yangtze	Documentary	Not Rated	$783,969	109,188	$783,970
37	Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights - Hollywood to the Heartland	Documentary	R	$603,894	84,108	$603,895
38	Trouble the Water	Documentary	Not Rated	$486,582	67,769	$486,581
39	Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden?	Documentary	PG-13	$384,955	53,615	$384,956
40	The Singing Revolution	Documentary	Not Rated	$365,660	50,928	$365,663
41	Billy: The Early Years of Billy Graham	Drama	Not Rated	$320,896	44,693	$320,896
42	Bigger, Stronger, Faster*	Documentary	PG-13	$308,575	42,977	$308,575
43	Morning Light	Documentary	PG	$275,093	38,314	$275,095
44	Taxi to the Dark Side	Documentary	R	$274,661	38,254	$274,664
45	Planet B-Boy	Documentary	Not Rated	$272,791	37,993	$272,790
46	Surfwise	Documentary	R	$269,994	37,604	$269,997
47	Il Divo	Drama		$239,294	33,328	$239,295
48	La Vie en Rose	Drama	PG-13	$230,722	32,134	$230,722
49	Standard Operating Procedure	Documentary	R	$228,830	31,870	$228,827
50	Waltz with Bashir	Documentary	R	$220,441	30,702	$220,440
51	Chris and Don: A Love Story	Documentary	Not Rated	$216,110	30,099	$216,111
52	Call+Response	Documentary	PG-13	$207,625	28,917	$207,624
53	Steep	Documentary	PG	$204,069	28,422	$204,070
54	The Errand of Angels	Drama	PG	$195,184	27,184	$195,181
55	Wild Safari 3D	Documentary	Not Rated	$187,606	26,129	$187,606
56	Chicago 10	Documentary	R	$176,545	24,588	$176,542
57	Girls Rock!	Documentary	PG	$159,294	22,186	$159,295
58	My Winnipeg	Documentary	Not Rated	$156,629	21,815	$156,632
59	A Man Named Pearl	Documentary	G	$156,090	21,740	$156,093
60	FLOW: For Love of Water	Documentary	Not Rated	$142,569	19,856	$142,566
61	Nanking	Documentary	R	$134,970	18,798	$134,970
62	The First Saturday in May	Documentary	PG-13	$124,294	17,311	$124,293
63	Bra Boys	Documentary	R	$113,730	15,840	$113,731
64	Trumbo	Documentary	PG-13	$108,280	15,081	$108,282
65	Bustin' Down the Door	Documentary	Not Rated	$106,100	14,777	$106,099
66	A Jihad for Love	Documentary	Not Rated	$105,651	14,715	$105,654
67	Lola Montes	Drama	Not Rated	$90,774	12,643	$90,777
68	The Unforeseen	Documentary	Not Rated	$90,287	12,575	$90,289
69	Blindsight	Documentary	PG	$89,169	12,419	$89,168
70	Louise Bourgeois	Documentary	Not Rated	$87,997	12,256	$87,998
71	Dalai Lama Renaissance	Documentary	Not Rated	$82,736	11,523	$82,735
72	Praying with Lior	Documentary	Not Rated	$82,553	11,498	$82,556
73	Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!	Comedy	Not Rated	$80,037	11,147	$80,035
74	Il Trittico at Fenice	Concert/Performance	Not Rated	$79,842	11,120	$79,842
75	One Day You'll Understand	Drama	Not Rated	$77,368	10,775	$77,365
76	America the Beautiful	Documentary	R	$76,173	10,609	$76,173
77	Body of War	Documentary	Not Rated	$71,716	9,988	$71,714
78	The Business of Being Born	Documentary	Not Rated	$69,348	9,658	$69,344
79	Happy Valley	Documentary	PG-13	$67,665	9,424	$67,664
80	Allah Made Me Funny	Documentary	Not Rated	$66,903	9,318	$66,903
81	CSNY: D�j� Vu	Documentary	R	$65,025	9,056	$65,022
82	Stranded: I've Come from a Plane that Crashed on the Mountains	Documentary	Not Rated	$64,000	8,914	$64,003
83	Stranded: I've Come from a Plane that Crashed on the Mountains	Documentary	Not Rated	$64,000	8,914	$64,003
84	Harvard Beats Yale	Documentary	Not Rated	$63,973	8,910	$63,974
85	Harvard Beats Yale	Documentary	Not Rated	$63,973	8,910	$63,974
86	Bloodline	Documentary	R	$62,248	8,670	$62,251
87	Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story	Documentary	Not Rated	$60,332	8,403	$60,334
88	The Order of Myths	Documentary	Not Rated	$59,400	8,273	$59,400
89	Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired	Documentary	Not Rated	$59,192	8,244	$59,192
90	What We Do Is Secret	Drama	R	$58,776	8,186	$58,775
91	War Dance	Documentary	PG-13	$57,525	8,012	$57,526
92	Beautiful Losers	Documentary	Not Rated	$56,386	7,853	$56,385
93	Chapter 27	Drama	R	$56,215	7,829	$56,212
94	A Plumm Summer	Adventure	PG	$53,752	7,486	$53,749
95	Dare Not Walk Alone	Documentary	Not Rated	$52,166	7,265	$52,163
96	Pray the Devil Back to Hell	Documentary	Not Rated	$51,886	7,226	$51,883
97	Shoot Down	Documentary	PG-13	$51,408	7,160	$51,409
98	Gunnin' for that #1 Spot	Documentary	PG-13	$50,804	7,076	$50,806
99	All Roads Lead Home	Drama	PG	$43,905	6,115	$43,906
100	For the Bible Tells Me So	Documentary	Not Rated	$43,505	6,059	$43,504
101	Moving Midway	Documentary	Not Rated	$40,864	5,691	$40,861
102	Refusenik	Documentary	Not Rated	$39,456	5,495	$39,454
103	Dhamma Brothers, The	Documentary	Not Rated	$34,727	4,837	$34,730
104	The Edge of Love	Drama	R	$33,260	4,632	$33,258
105	Enlighten Up!	Documentary	Not Rated	$33,226	4,628	$33,229
106	Hats Off	Documentary	Not Rated	$31,272	4,355	$31,269
107	Fighting for Life	Documentary	Not Rated	$30,606	4,263	$30,608
108	Dark Matter	Drama	R	$30,591	4,261	$30,594
109	The Alphabet Killer	Thriller/Suspense	R	$29,784	4,148	$29,783
110	Lou Reed's Berlin	Concert/Performance	PG-13	$29,692	4,135	$29,689
111	Jimmy Carter: Man From Plains	Documentary	PG	$28,278	3,938	$28,275
112	Frontrunners	Documentary	Not Rated	$26,976	3,757	$26,975
113	How to Cook Your Life	Documentary	PG-13	$23,789	3,313	$23,787
114	Yiddish Theater: A Love Story	Documentary	Not Rated	$22,653	3,155	$22,653
115	The Matador	Documentary	Not Rated	$21,816	3,038	$21,813
116	Dear Zachary: a letter to a son about his father	Documentary	Not Rated	$20,834	2,902	$20,836
117	Walking on Dead Fish	Documentary	PG-13	$20,705	2,884	$20,707
118	The First Basket	Documentary	Not Rated	$20,440	2,847	$20,441
119	Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts	Documentary	Not Rated	$20,018	2,788	$20,018
120	Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon	Documentary	Not Rated	$19,712	2,745	$19,709
121	Saving Marriage	Documentary	PG-13	$18,720	2,607	$18,718
122	To the Limit	Documentary	Not Rated	$18,254	2,542	$18,252
123	Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten	Documentary	Not Rated	$18,190	2,533	$18,187
124	My Kid Could Paint That	Documentary	PG-13	$18,133	2,525	$18,130
125	Billy the Kid	Documentary	Not Rated	$17,809	2,480	$17,806
126	Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust	Documentary	Not Rated	$17,537	2,442	$17,534
127	In the Valley of Elah	Drama	R	$12,718	1,771	$12,716
128	Full Battle Rattle	Documentary	Not Rated	$12,306	1,714	$12,307
129	Operation Filmmaker	Documentary	Not Rated	$11,391	1,586	$11,387
130	What Would Jesus Buy?	Documentary	PG	$11,232	1,564	$11,230
131	Sputnik Mania	Documentary	Not Rated	$10,650	1,483	$10,648
132	The Betrayal	Documentary	Not Rated	$10,648	1,483	$10,648
133	The Betrayal	Documentary	Not Rated	$10,648	1,483	$10,648
134	Whaledreamers	Documentary	Not Rated	$10,584	1,474	$10,583
135	Lord, Save Us From Your Followers	Documentary	Not Rated	$10,510	1,464	$10,512
136	Without the King	Documentary	Not Rated	$8,663	1,207	$8,666
137	Battle for Haditha	Documentary	R	$8,443	1,176	$8,444
138	Kurt Cobain: About a Son	Documentary	Not Rated	$7,995	1,114	$7,999
139	The Killing of John Lennon	Drama	Not Rated	$6,975	971	$6,972
140	Patti Smith: Dream of Life	Documentary	Not Rated	$6,703	934	$6,706
141	Arranged	Drama	Not Rated	$6,312	879	$6,311
142	A Lawyer Walks into a Bar	Documentary	Not Rated	$5,202	725	$5,206
143	El Inmigrante	Documentary	Not Rated	$5,196	724	$5,198
144	God and Gays: Bridging the Gap	Documentary	Not Rated	$5,095	710	$5,098
145	Fuel	Documentary	Not Rated	$4,915	685	$4,918
146	Stealing America: Vote by Vote	Documentary	Not Rated	$4,740	660	$4,739
147	Twisted: A Balloonamentary	Documentary	Not Rated	$4,345	605	$4,344
148	Poisoned by Polonium: Litvinenko File	Documentary	Not Rated	$4,293	598	$4,294
149	Heavy Metal in Baghdad	Documentary	R	$4,070	567	$4,071
150	King Corn	Documentary	Not Rated	$3,676	512	$3,676
151	Death Defying Acts	Drama	PG	$3,561	496	$3,561
152	Nothing But the Truth	Drama	R	$3,500	487	$3,497
153	Fraude	Documentary	Not Rated	$3,373	470	$3,375
154	Who Does She Think She Is?	Documentary	Not Rated	$3,081	429	$3,080
155	The Beautiful Truth	Documentary	Not Rated	$3,026	421	$3,023
156	The Beautiful Truth	Documentary	Not Rated	$3,026	421	$3,023
157	Run For Your Life	Documentary	Not Rated	$2,992	417	$2,994
158	Wetlands Preserved: The Story of an Activist Rock Club	Documentary	Not Rated	$2,970	414	$2,973
159	Kicking It	Documentary	Not Rated	$2,669	372	$2,671
160	Angry Monk: Reflections on Tibet, The	Documentary	Not Rated	$2,125	296	$2,125
161	Running with Arnold	Documentary	Not Rated	$2,119	295	$2,118
162	Staub	Documentary	Not Rated	$2,072	289	$2,075
163	Hunger	Drama	Not Rated	$1,980	276	$1,982
164	Maria Bethania: Music is Perfume	Documentary	Not Rated	$1,858	259	$1,860
165	On the Rumba River	Documentary	Not Rated	$1,698	236	$1,694
166	Beyond Belief	Documentary	Not Rated	$667	93	$668
167	The Life of Reilly	Concert/Performance	Not Rated	$654	91	$653
168	Salvadore Allende	Documentary	Not Rated	$634	88	$632
169	Beautiful Boxer	Drama	Not Rated	$447	62	$445
170	I for India	Documentary	Not Rated	$386	54	$388
171	Show Business	Documentary	PG	$84	12	$86
Total Gross of All Movies				$370,733,492
Total Tickets Sold					51,634,189
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices						$370,733,477

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.