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Thursday, November 26, 2009

Box Office Performance for Digital Animation Movies in 2008

RankMovieGenreMPAA2008 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 WALL-E Comedy G $223,806,889 31,170,876 $223,806,890
2 Kung Fu Panda Adventure PG $215,434,591 30,004,818 $215,434,593
3 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa Comedy PG $177,016,810 24,654,152 $177,016,811
4 Horton Hears a Who Adventure G $154,529,439 21,522,206 $154,529,439
5 Bolt Comedy PG $109,917,145 15,308,795 $109,917,148
6 The Tale of Despereaux Adventure G $43,661,775 6,081,027 $43,661,774
7 Star Wars: The Clone Wars Adventure PG $35,161,554 4,897,152 $35,161,551
8 Space Chimps Adventure G $30,105,968 4,193,032 $30,105,970
9 Igor Comedy PG $19,486,744 2,714,031 $19,486,743
10 Fly Me To the Moon Adventure G $12,564,415 1,749,919 $12,564,418
11 Persepolis Drama PG-13 $4,280,031 596,105 $4,280,034
12 Bee Movie Comedy PG $2,112,935 294,281 $2,112,938
13 The Polar Express Adventure G $1,862,997 259,470 $1,862,995
14 Beowulf Adventure PG-13 $1,075,379 149,774 $1,075,377
15 Delgo Adventure PG $694,782 96,766 $694,780
16 Roadside Romeo Adventure Not Rated $55,202 7,688 $55,200
17 Vexville Action Not Rated $4,070 567 $4,071
Total Gross of All Movies$1,031,770,726
Total Tickets Sold143,700,659
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$1,031,770,732

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.