Box Office Performance for Drama 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	$176,922,847
2	The Curious Case of Benjamin Button	Drama	PG-13	$79,297,086	11,044,162	$79,297,083
3	Seven Pounds	Drama	PG-13	$60,147,298	8,377,061	$60,147,298
4	Step Up 2 the Streets	Drama	PG-13	$58,017,783	8,080,471	$58,017,782
5	Australia	Drama	PG-13	$46,686,713	6,502,328	$46,686,715
6	Nights in Rodanthe	Drama	PG-13	$41,802,381	5,822,059	$41,802,384
7	There Will Be Blood	Drama	R	$39,795,491	5,542,547	$39,795,487
8	Atonement	Drama	R	$37,979,097	5,289,568	$37,979,098
9	The Secret Life of Bees	Drama	PG-13	$37,525,311	5,226,366	$37,525,308
10	Fireproof	Drama	PG	$33,256,544	4,631,831	$33,256,547
11	Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist	Drama	PG-13	$31,487,293	4,385,417	$31,487,294
12	Slumdog Millionaire	Drama	R	$28,676,598	3,993,955	$28,676,597
13	The Other Boleyn Girl	Drama	PG-13	$26,814,957	3,734,674	$26,814,959
14	W.	Drama	PG-13	$25,534,493	3,556,336	$25,534,492
15	Charlie Wilson's War	Drama	R	$24,957,785	3,476,015	$24,957,788
16	The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep	Drama	PG	$18,731,137	2,608,793	$18,731,134
17	Doubt	Drama	PG-13	$18,705,481	2,605,220	$18,705,480
18	Kit Kittredge: An American Girl	Drama	G	$17,657,973	2,459,328	$17,657,975
19	Milk	Drama	R	$17,157,994	2,389,693	$17,157,996
20	Pride and Glory	Drama	R	$15,740,721	2,192,301	$15,740,721
21	The Duchess	Drama	PG-13	$13,848,978	1,928,827	$13,848,978
22	The Great Debaters	Drama	PG-13	$13,791,114	1,920,768	$13,791,114
23	Under the Same Moon	Drama	PG-13	$12,590,147	1,753,502	$12,590,144
24	The Longshots	Drama	PG	$11,511,323	1,603,248	$11,511,321
25	Stop-Loss	Drama	R	$10,915,744	1,520,299	$10,915,747
26	Rachel Getting Married	Drama	R	$10,307,424	1,435,574	$10,307,421
27	Penelope	Drama	PG	$10,011,996	1,394,428	$10,011,993
28	Michael Clayton	Drama	R	$9,866,490	1,374,163	$9,866,490
29	Gran Torino	Drama	R	$9,820,554	1,367,765	$9,820,553
30	The Express	Drama	PG	$9,793,406	1,363,984	$9,793,405
31	The Kite Runner	Drama	PG-13	$9,372,753	1,305,397	$9,372,750
32	The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas	Drama	PG-13	$8,854,137	1,233,167	$8,854,139
33	Cadillac Records	Drama	R	$8,134,217	1,132,899	$8,134,215
34	Miracle at St. Anna	Drama	R	$7,916,887	1,102,631	$7,916,891
35	How She Move	Drama	PG-13	$7,070,641	984,769	$7,070,641
36	Brideshead Revisited	Drama	PG-13	$6,432,256	895,857	$6,432,253
37	Frost/Nixon	Drama	R	$6,291,176	876,208	$6,291,173
38	Mongol	Drama	R	$5,705,761	794,674	$5,705,759
39	The Counterfeiters	Drama	R	$5,488,570	764,425	$5,488,572
40	The Diving Bell and the Butterfly	Drama	PG-13	$5,107,379	711,334	$5,107,378
41	The Savages	Drama	R	$4,654,390	648,244	$4,654,392
42	Flash of Genius	Drama	PG-13	$4,442,377	618,715	$4,442,374
43	Passchendaele	Drama	Not Rated	$4,435,251	617,723	$4,435,251
44	Persepolis	Drama	PG-13	$4,280,031	596,105	$4,280,034
45	Bottle Shock	Drama	PG-13	$4,048,523	563,861	$4,048,522
46	Elegy	Drama	R	$3,577,210	498,219	$3,577,212
47	The Reader	Drama	R	$3,553,578	494,927	$3,553,576
48	Jodhaa Akbar	Drama	Not Rated	$3,440,718	479,209	$3,440,721
49	Synecdoche, New York	Drama	R	$2,705,849	376,859	$2,705,848
50	I've Loved You So Long	Drama	Not Rated	$2,355,979	328,131	$2,355,981
51	Frozen River	Drama	R	$2,309,148	321,608	$2,309,145
52	Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi	Drama	Not Rated	$2,040,699	284,220	$2,040,700
53	Roman de Gare	Drama	R	$1,852,764	258,045	$1,852,763
54	Talento de Barrio	Drama	R	$1,667,294	232,214	$1,667,297
55	Married Life	Drama	PG-13	$1,506,998	209,888	$1,506,996
56	August Rush	Drama	PG	$1,490,945	207,653	$1,490,949
57	Revolutionary Road	Drama	R	$1,375,749	191,608	$1,375,745
58	The Wrestler	Drama	R	$1,324,228	184,433	$1,324,229
59	Into the Wild	Drama	R	$1,295,247	180,397	$1,295,250
60	Flawless	Drama	PG-13	$1,200,234	167,164	$1,200,238
61	4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days	Drama	Not Rated	$1,124,397	156,601	$1,124,395
62	Brick Lane	Drama	PG-13	$1,094,998	152,507	$1,095,000
63	And When Did You Last See Your Father?	Drama	PG-13	$1,071,240	149,198	$1,071,242
64	Babine	Drama	Not Rated	$1,056,082	147,087	$1,056,085
65	Before the Rains	Drama	PG-13	$1,037,128	144,447	$1,037,129
66	The Children of Huang Shi	Drama	R	$1,031,872	143,715	$1,031,874
67	You, Me and Us	Drama	Not Rated	$1,028,191	143,202	$1,028,190
68	American Gangster	Drama	R	$1,013,910	141,213	$1,013,909
69	Sarkar Raj	Drama	Not Rated	$1,009,065	140,538	$1,009,063
70	A Christmas Tale	Drama	Not Rated	$992,052	138,169	$992,053
71	Cassandra's Dream	Drama	PG-13	$973,018	135,518	$973,019
72	I'm Not There	Drama	R	$874,343	121,775	$874,345
73	Emma Smith: My Story	Drama	PG	$872,427	121,508	$872,427
74	My Blueberry Nights	Drama	PG-13	$866,778	120,721	$866,777
75	The Year My Parents Went on Vacation	Drama	PG	$807,117	112,412	$807,118
76	The Last Mistress	Drama	Not Rated	$785,671	109,425	$785,672
77	The Edge of Heaven	Drama	Not Rated	$742,349	103,391	$742,347
78	Forever Strong	Drama	PG-13	$719,556	100,217	$719,558
79	Un �t� sans point ni coup s�r	Drama	Not Rated	$712,036	99,169	$712,033
80	Before the Devil Knows You're Dead	Drama	R	$661,340	92,109	$661,343
81	Fugitive Pieces	Drama	R	$634,379	88,354	$634,382
82	A Secret	Drama	Not Rated	$578,051	80,508	$578,047
83	Taare Zameen Par	Drama	Not Rated	$560,672	78,088	$560,672
84	Reprise	Drama	R	$554,826	77,274	$554,827
85	Maman est chez le coiffeur	Drama	Not Rated	$552,984	77,017	$552,982
86	Bonneville	Drama	PG	$488,393	68,021	$488,391
87	Paranoid Park	Drama	R	$486,021	67,691	$486,021
88	La Ligne Bris�e	Drama	Not Rated	$466,309	64,946	$466,312
89	Bella	Drama	PG-13	$462,020	64,348	$462,019
90	The Flight of the Red Balloon	Drama	Not Rated	$459,364	63,978	$459,362
91	Bhoothnath	Drama	Not Rated	$449,776	62,643	$449,777
92	Savage Grace	Drama	Not Rated	$434,417	60,504	$434,419
93	Starting Out in the Evening	Drama	PG-13	$422,075	58,785	$422,076
94	Snow Angels	Drama	R	$402,858	56,108	$402,855
95	Towelhead	Drama	R	$372,124	51,828	$372,125
96	La Rivi�re aux Castors	Drama	Not Rated	$360,886	50,263	$360,888
97	Last Chance Harvey	Drama	PG-13	$350,947	48,878	$350,944
98	Jellyfish	Drama	Not Rated	$341,221	47,524	$341,222
99	Tout est Parfait	Drama	Not Rated	$336,569	46,876	$336,570
100	Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic	Drama	Not Rated	$335,874	46,779	$335,873
101	Billy: The Early Years of Billy Graham	Drama	Not Rated	$320,896	44,693	$320,896
102	City of Men	Drama	R	$307,076	42,768	$307,074
103	Life Before Her Eyes	Drama	R	$303,439	42,262	$303,441
104	The Duchess of Langeais	Drama	Not Rated	$278,601	38,802	$278,598
105	The Grocer's Son	Drama	Not Rated	$276,454	38,503	$276,452
106	The Lucky Ones	Drama	R	$266,967	37,182	$266,967
107	My Brother Is an Only Child	Drama	R	$255,620	35,602	$255,622
108	Honeydripper	Drama	PG-13	$252,103	35,112	$252,104
109	Il Divo	Drama		$237,577	33,089	$237,579
110	La Vie en Rose	Drama	PG-13	$230,722	32,134	$230,722
111	Goal! 2: Living the Dream...	Drama	PG-13	$225,067	31,346	$225,064
112	Battle in Seattle	Drama	R	$223,051	31,066	$223,054
113	The Secret of the Grain	Drama	Not Rated	$203,490	28,341	$203,488
114	My Father, My Lord	Drama	Not Rated	$203,304	28,315	$203,302
115	Defiance	Drama	R	$200,614	27,941	$200,616
116	The Errand of Angels	Drama	PG	$195,184	27,184	$195,181
117	Ben X	Drama	Not Rated	$193,137	26,899	$193,135
118	Margot at the Wedding	Drama	R	$191,989	26,739	$191,986
119	This Christmas	Drama	PG-13	$189,864	26,443	$189,861
120	In Search of a Midnight Kiss	Drama	Not Rated	$172,177	23,980	$172,176
121	Ce qu'il faut pour vivre	Drama	Not Rated	$170,543	23,753	$170,547
122	Sleepwalking	Drama	R	$168,972	23,534	$168,974
123	Shelter	Drama	R	$142,666	19,870	$142,667
124	Baghead	Drama	R	$140,016	19,501	$140,017
125	Hounddog	Drama	R	$132,016	18,387	$132,019
126	Proud American	Drama	PG	$131,672	18,339	$131,674
127	Alexandra	Drama	Not Rated	$124,085	17,282	$124,085
128	Chop Shop	Drama	Not Rated	$115,775	16,125	$115,778
129	Wendy and Lucy	Drama	R	$111,329	15,505	$111,326
130	Boy A	Drama	R	$106,368	14,814	$106,365
131	Greetings from the Shore	Drama	R	$94,715	13,192	$94,719
132	Lola Montes	Drama	Not Rated	$90,774	12,643	$90,777
133	Lola Montes	Drama	Not Rated	$90,774	12,643	$90,777
134	Bab'Aziz - The Prince Who Contemplated His Soul	Drama	Not Rated	$89,672	12,489	$89,671
135	Tuya's Marriage	Drama	Not Rated	$88,148	12,277	$88,149
136	Little Chenier	Drama	R	$87,939	12,248	$87,941
137	One Day You'll Understand	Drama	Not Rated	$84,787	11,809	$84,789
138	Me & You, Us, Forever	Drama	Not Rated	$84,093	11,712	$84,092
139	Save Me	Drama	Not Rated	$82,369	11,472	$82,369
140	Ballast	Drama	Not Rated	$80,203	11,170	$80,201
141	Ping Pong Playa	Drama	PG-13	$77,907	10,851	$77,910
142	One Day You'll Understand	Drama	Not Rated	$77,368	10,775	$77,365
143	Water Lilies	Drama	Not Rated	$77,310	10,767	$77,307
144	Love Comes Lately	Drama	Not Rated	$76,872	10,706	$76,869
145	A Thousand Years of Good Prayers	Drama	Not Rated	$76,806	10,697	$76,804
146	Still Life	Drama	Not Rated	$75,985	10,583	$75,986
147	The Stone Angel	Drama	R	$75,139	10,465	$75,139
148	August Evening	Drama	PG-13	$74,494	10,375	$74,493
149	Take Out	Drama	Not Rated	$69,816	9,724	$69,818
150	Lust, Caution	Drama	NC-17	$69,253	9,645	$69,251
151	Lions for Lambs	Drama	R	$62,708	8,734	$62,710
152	Summer Palace	Drama	Not Rated	$62,707	8,734	$62,710
153	Alice's House	Drama	Not Rated	$61,678	8,590	$61,676
154	Deal	Drama	PG-13	$61,626	8,583	$61,626
155	Mister Foe	Drama	R	$60,641	8,446	$60,642
156	What We Do Is Secret	Drama	R	$58,776	8,186	$58,775
157	The Secrets	Drama	R	$57,509	8,010	$57,512
158	Chapter 27	Drama	R	$56,215	7,829	$56,212
159	Human Condition Trilogy	Drama		$54,828	7,636	$54,826
160	Holly	Drama	R	$54,817	7,635	$54,819
161	The Violin	Drama	Not Rated	$54,633	7,609	$54,633
162	Sangre de mi sangre	Drama	Not Rated	$54,166	7,544	$54,166
163	XXY	Drama	Not Rated	$46,011	6,408	$46,009
164	Undoing	Drama	R	$44,999	6,267	$44,997
165	The Babysitters	Drama	R	$44,852	6,247	$44,853
166	All Roads Lead Home	Drama	PG	$43,905	6,115	$43,906
167	Breakfast with Scot	Drama	PG-13	$43,383	6,042	$43,382
168	How About You	Drama	Not Rated	$39,763	5,538	$39,763
169	Shotgun Stories	Drama	PG-13	$37,116	5,169	$37,113
170	Control	Drama	R	$35,106	4,889	$35,103
171	The Edge of Love	Drama	R	$33,260	4,632	$33,258
172	Dark Matter	Drama	R	$30,591	4,261	$30,594
173	Jannat	Drama	Not Rated	$30,316	4,222	$30,314
174	Yella	Drama	Not Rated	$30,309	4,221	$30,307
175	Good Dick	Drama	R	$28,835	4,016	$28,835
176	The Dukes	Drama	PG-13	$26,157	3,643	$26,157
177	The Air I Breathe	Drama	R	$25,775	3,590	$25,776
178	Before I Forget	Drama	Not Rated	$25,209	3,511	$25,209
179	The Walker	Drama	R	$24,732	3,445	$24,735
180	On Broadway	Drama	Not Rated	$23,095	3,217	$23,098
181	The Elephant King	Drama	R	$22,251	3,099	$22,251
182	In Search Of	Drama	Not Rated	$22,094	3,077	$22,093
183	Maldeamores	Drama	R	$22,000	3,064	$22,000
184	Garden Party	Drama	Not Rated	$19,853	2,765	$19,853
185	The World Unseen	Drama	PG-13	$17,808	2,480	$17,806
186	Holding Trevor	Drama	R	$16,814	2,342	$16,816
187	Day Zero	Drama	R	$16,659	2,320	$16,658
188	Never Forever	Drama	R	$14,485	2,017	$14,482
189	Ripple Effect	Drama	R	$14,059	1,958	$14,058
190	Good	Drama	Not Rated	$13,651	1,901	$13,649
191	Grace Is Gone	Drama	PG	$13,467	1,876	$13,470
192	Eden	Drama	Not Rated	$13,053	1,818	$13,053
193	Blind Mountain	Drama	Not Rated	$12,719	1,771	$12,716
194	In the Valley of Elah	Drama	R	$12,718	1,771	$12,716
195	Lake City	Drama	R	$12,686	1,767	$12,687
196	Jake's Corner	Drama	PG	$12,522	1,744	$12,522
197	Shoot on Sight	Drama	R	$12,500	1,741	$12,500
198	The Tracey Fragments	Drama	R	$12,459	1,735	$12,457
199	Backseat	Drama	Not Rated	$12,343	1,719	$12,342
200	Vice	Drama	R	$12,000	1,671	$11,998
201	The Go-Getter	Drama	R	$11,931	1,662	$11,933
202	Quid Pro Quo	Drama	R	$11,864	1,652	$11,861
203	Contre-Enquete	Drama	Not Rated	$11,846	1,650	$11,847
204	August	Drama	R	$11,762	1,638	$11,761
205	Gardens of the Night	Drama	R	$11,436	1,593	$11,438
206	Quiet Chaos	Drama		$11,434	1,592	$11,431
207	Dark Streets	Drama	R	$10,958	1,526	$10,957
208	Lost in Beijing	Drama	Not Rated	$10,827	1,508	$10,827
209	The Pleasure of Being Robbed	Drama	Not Rated	$10,687	1,488	$10,684
210	The Black Balloon	Drama	PG-13	$10,342	1,440	$10,339
211	Live Fast, Die Young	Drama	Not Rated	$9,841	1,371	$9,844
212	A Good Day to be Black and Sexy	Drama	Not Rated	$8,629	1,202	$8,630
213	Amexicano	Drama	PG-13	$8,387	1,168	$8,386
214	Otto; Or, Up with Dead People	Drama	Not Rated	$7,733	1,077	$7,733
215	Special	Drama	R	$7,202	1,003	$7,202
216	The Killing of John Lennon	Drama	Not Rated	$6,975	971	$6,972
217	Take	Drama	R	$6,627	923	$6,627
218	The Sensation of Sight	Drama	R	$6,558	913	$6,555
219	Ek Vivah Aisa Nhi	Drama	Not Rated	$6,437	897	$6,440
220	It's a Free World...	Drama	Not Rated	$6,389	890	$6,390
221	Arranged	Drama	Not Rated	$6,312	879	$6,311
222	Times and Winds	Drama	Not Rated	$6,176	860	$6,175
223	Red Roses and Petrol	Drama	R	$6,000	836	$6,002
224	The Restless	Drama		$5,976	832	$5,974
225	Choose Connor	Drama	Not Rated	$5,788	806	$5,787
226	Fraulein	Drama	Not Rated	$5,715	796	$5,715
227	Gomorrah	Drama	Not Rated	$5,532	770	$5,529
228	Nights and Weekends	Drama	Not Rated	$5,430	756	$5,428
229	The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela	Drama	R	$5,384	750	$5,385
230	The Willow Tree	Drama	Not Rated	$5,120	713	$5,119
231	Tre	Drama	Not Rated	$4,759	663	$4,760
232	Romulus, My Father	Drama	R	$4,283	597	$4,286
233	Where God Left His Shoes	Drama	Not Rated	$3,911	545	$3,913
234	Death Defying Acts	Drama	PG	$3,561	496	$3,561
235	Vivere	Drama	R	$3,547	494	$3,547
236	Nothing But the Truth	Drama	R	$3,500	487	$3,497
237	House of the Sleeping Beauties	Drama	Not Rated	$3,387	472	$3,389
238	Wonderful Town	Drama	Not Rated	$3,239	451	$3,238
239	Turn the River	Drama	R	$2,722	379	$2,721
240	Polar Opposites	Drama	PG-13	$2,377	331	$2,377
241	13 Months of Sunshine	Drama	Not Rated	$2,237	312	$2,240
242	Hunger	Drama	Not Rated	$1,980	276	$1,982
243	La Leon	Drama	Not Rated	$1,708	238	$1,709
244	White Rainbow	Drama	PG-13	$1,403	195	$1,400
245	Flashbacks of a Fool	Drama	R	$1,020	142	$1,020
246	Looking for Cheyenne	Drama	R	$722	101	$725
247	Disfigured	Drama	Not Rated	$586	82	$589
248	Rome & Jewel	Drama	Not Rated	$470	65	$467
249	Beautiful Boxer	Drama	Not Rated	$447	62	$445
250	The Man of My Life	Drama	Not Rated	$424	59	$424
251	Look	Drama	R	$410	57	$409
252	The Rise and Fall of Miss Thang	Drama	Not Rated	$401	56	$402
253	The Bubble	Drama	Not Rated	$314	44	$316
Total Gross of All Movies				$1,110,414,250
Total Tickets Sold					154,653,792
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices						$1,110,414,227

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.