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Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Box Office Performance for Drama Movies in 2008

RankMovieGenreMPAA2008 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 Step Up 2 the Streets Drama PG-13 $57,899,456 8,415,619 $57,899,459
2 There Will Be Blood Drama R $39,907,597 5,800,523 $39,907,598
3 Atonement Drama R $39,743,016 5,776,601 $39,743,015
4 Charlie Wilson's War Drama R $31,910,305 4,638,126 $31,910,307
5 P.S., I Love You Drama PG-13 $30,093,955 4,374,121 $30,093,952
6 The Other Boleyn Girl Drama PG-13 $26,814,957 3,897,523 $26,814,958
7 The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep Drama PG $23,615,552 3,432,493 $23,615,552
8 The Great Debaters Drama PG-13 $16,969,956 2,466,563 $16,969,953
9 88 Minutes Drama R $15,925,910 2,314,812 $15,925,907
10 Under the Same Moon Drama PG-13 $12,102,872 1,759,138 $12,102,869
11 Stop-Loss Drama R $10,855,075 1,577,773 $10,855,078
12 The Kite Runner Drama PG-13 $10,403,395 1,512,121 $10,403,392
13 Penelope Drama PG $9,956,977 1,447,235 $9,956,977
14 Michael Clayton Drama R $9,892,860 1,437,916 $9,892,862
15 How She Move Drama PG-13 $7,070,641 1,027,709 $7,070,638
16 Roman de Gare Drama R $5,968,495 867,514 $5,968,496
17 The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Drama PG-13 $5,107,379 742,352 $5,107,382
18 The Savages Drama R $4,919,815 715,089 $4,919,812
19 The Counterfeiters Drama R $4,440,307 645,393 $4,440,304
20 Persepolis Drama PG-13 $4,259,680 619,140 $4,259,683
21 Jodhaa Akbar Drama Not Rated $3,440,718 500,104 $3,440,716
22 August Rush Drama PG $1,628,545 236,707 $1,628,544
23 Married Life Drama PG-13 $1,414,195 205,552 $1,414,198
24 I'm Not There Drama R $1,395,340 202,811 $1,395,340
25 Into the Wild Drama R $1,363,057 198,119 $1,363,059
26 Taare Zameen Par Drama Not Rated $1,223,869 177,888 $1,223,869
27 American Gangster Drama R $1,145,920 166,558 $1,145,919
28 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days Drama Not Rated $1,113,859 161,898 $1,113,858
29 You, Me and Us Drama Not Rated $1,028,191 149,446 $1,028,188
30 Cassandra's Dream Drama PG-13 $973,018 141,427 $973,018
31 Flawless Drama PG-13 $938,059 136,346 $938,060
32 The Year My Parents Went on Vacation Drama PG $714,260 103,817 $714,261
33 Before the Devil Knows You're Dead Drama R $661,340 96,125 $661,340
34 Starting Out in the Evening Drama PG-13 $488,410 70,990 $488,411
35 Bonneville Drama PG $488,393 70,987 $488,391
36 My Blueberry Nights Drama PG-13 $472,087 68,617 $472,085
37 La Ligne Brisée Drama   $466,309 67,777 $466,306
38 Paranoid Park Drama R $459,230 66,749 $459,233
39 Bella Drama PG-13 $430,396 62,558 $430,399
40 Snow Angels Drama R $390,867 56,812 $390,867
41 Emma Smith: My Story Drama PG $341,763 49,675 $341,764
42 This Christmas Drama PG-13 $340,706 49,521 $340,704
43 Tout est Parfait Drama   $336,569 48,920 $336,570
44 City of Men Drama R $307,076 44,633 $307,075
45 Honeydripper Drama PG-13 $263,221 38,259 $263,222
46 La Vie en Rose Drama PG-13 $230,722 33,535 $230,721
47 Margot at the Wedding Drama R $230,490 33,501 $230,487
48 The Duchess of Langeais Drama   $219,490 31,903 $219,493
49 The Flight of the Red Balloon Drama   $189,543 27,550 $189,544
50 Life Before Her Eyes Drama R $181,458 26,375 $181,460
51 Sleepwalking Drama R $166,057 24,136 $166,056
52 Shelter Drama R $137,023 19,916 $137,022
53 My Brother Is an Only Child Drama R $121,159 17,610 $121,157
54 Jellyfish Drama   $118,620 17,241 $118,618
55 Fugitive Pieces Drama R $108,000 15,698 $108,002
56 Little Chenier Drama R $87,939 12,782 $87,940
57 Me & You, Us, Forever Drama   $84,093 12,223 $84,094
58 Chop Shop Drama   $79,740 11,590 $79,739
59 Lust, Caution Drama NC-17 $79,366 11,536 $79,368
60 The Witnesses Drama   $74,230 10,789 $74,228
61 Control Drama R $70,465 10,242 $70,465
62 Still Life Drama   $68,236 9,918 $68,236
63 Lions for Lambs Drama R $63,519 9,232 $63,516
64 Summer Palace Drama   $62,707 9,114 $62,704
65 Alice's House Drama   $61,678 8,965 $61,679
66 Deal Drama PG-13 $61,626 8,957 $61,624
67 Chapter 27 Drama R $56,215 8,171 $56,216
68 Bab'Aziz Drama   $54,703 7,951 $54,703
69 The Violin Drama   $54,059 7,857 $54,056
70 Holly Drama R $38,551 5,603 $38,549
71 Irina Palm Drama R $33,872 4,923 $33,870
72 Shotgun Stories Drama PG-13 $29,922 4,349 $29,921
73 Dark Matter Drama R $26,965 3,919 $26,963
74 The Air I Breathe Drama R $25,775 3,746 $25,772
75 The Walker Drama R $24,964 3,628 $24,961
76 On Broadway Drama   $23,095 3,357 $23,096
77 Water Lilies Drama   $21,573 3,136 $21,576
78 The Babysitters Drama R $21,000 3,052 $20,998
79 Grace Is Gone Drama PG $18,835 2,738 $18,837
80 Never Forever Drama   $14,485 2,105 $14,482
81 Day Zero Drama R $13,800 2,006 $13,801
82 Blind Mountain Drama   $12,719 1,849 $12,721
83 In the Valley of Elah Drama R $12,718 1,849 $12,721
84 Tuya's Marriage Drama   $12,547 1,824 $12,549
85 The Tracey Fragments Drama   $12,459 1,811 $12,460
86 Backseat Drama   $12,343 1,794 $12,343
87 Lost in Beijing Drama   $10,827 1,574 $10,829
88 The Killing of John Lennon Drama   $6,672 970 $6,674
89 The Willow Tree Drama   $5,120 744 $5,119
90 Tre Drama   $4,759 692 $4,761
91 Romulus, My Father Drama R $4,283 623 $4,286
92 Vivere Drama R $3,437 500 $3,440
93 XXY Drama   $3,241 471 $3,240
94 Turn the River Drama R $2,900 422 $2,903
95 White Rainbow Drama PG-13 $2,074 301 $2,071
96 Times and Winds Drama   $2,044 297 $2,043
97 Looking for Cheyenne Drama R $808 117 $805
98 Guta-yubalja-deul Drama   $249 36 $248
Total Gross of All Movies$392,746,773
Total Tickets Sold57,085,285
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$392,746,761

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.