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Thursday, November 26, 2009

Box Office Performance for Dramatization Movies in 2008

RankMovieGenreMPAA2008 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 Marley & Me Comedy PG $106,664,046 14,855,717 $106,664,048
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 Charlie Wilson's War Drama R $24,957,785 3,476,015 $24,957,788
6 Milk Drama R $17,157,994 2,389,693 $17,157,996
7 The Duchess Drama PG-13 $13,848,978 1,928,827 $13,848,978
8 The Great Debaters Drama PG-13 $13,791,114 1,920,768 $13,791,114
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 The Express Drama PG $9,793,406 1,363,984 $9,793,405
12 Cadillac Records Drama R $8,134,217 1,132,899 $8,134,215
13 Frost/Nixon Drama R $6,291,176 876,208 $6,291,173
14 Mongol Drama R $5,705,761 794,674 $5,705,759
15 The Counterfeiters Drama R $5,488,570 764,425 $5,488,572
16 Magnificent Desolation Documentary Not Rated $5,355,159 745,844 $5,355,160
17 The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Drama PG-13 $5,107,379 711,334 $5,107,378
18 Flash of Genius Drama PG-13 $4,442,377 618,715 $4,442,374
19 Persepolis Drama PG-13 $4,280,031 596,105 $4,280,034
20 Bottle Shock Drama PG-13 $4,048,523 563,861 $4,048,522
21 Jodhaa Akbar Drama Not Rated $3,440,718 479,209 $3,440,721
22 And When Did You Last See Your Father? Drama PG-13 $1,071,240 149,198 $1,071,242
23 The Children of Huang Shi Drama R $1,031,872 143,715 $1,031,874
24 American Gangster Drama R $1,013,910 141,213 $1,013,909
25 I'm Not There Drama R $874,343 121,775 $874,345
26 Emma Smith: My Story Drama PG $872,427 121,508 $872,427
27 Savage Grace Drama Not Rated $434,417 60,504 $434,419
28 Billy: The Early Years of Billy Graham Drama Not Rated $320,896 44,693 $320,896
29 Il Divo Drama   $239,294 33,328 $239,295
30 La Vie en Rose Drama PG-13 $230,722 32,134 $230,722
31 The Errand of Angels Drama PG $195,184 27,184 $195,181
32 Lola Montes Drama Not Rated $90,774 12,643 $90,777
33 One Day You'll Understand Drama Not Rated $84,787 11,809 $84,789
34 Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! Comedy Not Rated $80,037 11,147 $80,035
35 What We Do Is Secret Drama R $58,776 8,186 $58,775
36 Chapter 27 Drama R $56,215 7,829 $56,212
37 A Plumm Summer Adventure PG $53,752 7,486 $53,749
38 Control Drama R $35,106 4,889 $35,103
39 The Edge of Love Drama R $33,260 4,632 $33,258
40 Dark Matter Drama R $30,591 4,261 $30,594
41 The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford Western R $30,501 4,248 $30,501
42 In the Valley of Elah Drama R $12,718 1,771 $12,716
43 The Killing of John Lennon Drama Not Rated $6,975 971 $6,972
44 Arranged Drama Not Rated $6,312 879 $6,311
45 Death Defying Acts Drama PG $3,561 496 $3,561
46 Hunger Drama Not Rated $1,980 276 $1,982
47 Beautiful Boxer Drama Not Rated $447 62 $445
Total Gross of All Movies$384,091,530
Total Tickets Sold53,494,641
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$384,091,522

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.