Box Office Performance for Fantasy 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 |
Horton Hears a Who
|
Adventure
|
G
|
$154,529,439 |
21,522,206 |
$154,529,439 |
| 3 |
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$141,621,490 |
19,724,442 |
$141,621,494 |
| 4 |
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$102,491,776 |
14,274,621 |
$102,491,779 |
| 5 |
Bedtime Stories
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$85,539,168 |
11,913,533 |
$85,539,167 |
| 6 |
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$79,297,086 |
11,044,162 |
$79,297,083 |
| 7 |
The Spiderwick Chronicles
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$71,195,053 |
9,915,746 |
$71,195,056 |
| 8 |
The Forbidden Kingdom
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$52,075,270 |
7,252,823 |
$52,075,269 |
| 9 |
Nim's Island
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$48,006,762 |
6,686,179 |
$48,006,765 |
| 10 |
The Eye
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
PG-13
|
$31,418,697 |
4,375,863 |
$31,418,696 |
| 11 |
One Missed Call
|
Horror
|
PG-13
|
$26,890,041 |
3,745,131 |
$26,890,041 |
| 12 |
The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$18,731,137 |
2,608,793 |
$18,731,134 |
| 13 |
Enchanted
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG
|
$13,793,851 |
1,921,149 |
$13,793,850 |
| 14 |
The Haunting of Molly Hartley
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
PG-13
|
$13,442,412 |
1,872,202 |
$13,442,410 |
| 15 |
Ghost Town
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$13,367,624 |
1,861,786 |
$13,367,623 |
| 16 |
His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$11,332,392 |
1,578,328 |
$11,332,395 |
| 17 |
City of Ember
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$7,862,312 |
1,095,030 |
$7,862,315 |
| 18 |
Over Her Dead Body
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$7,570,127 |
1,054,335 |
$7,570,125 |
| 19 |
An American Carol
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$7,013,191 |
976,768 |
$7,013,194 |
| 20 |
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$4,775,656 |
665,133 |
$4,775,655 |
| 21 |
The Fall
|
Adventure
|
R
|
$2,273,751 |
316,678 |
$2,273,748 |
| 22 |
August Rush
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$1,490,945 |
207,653 |
$1,490,949 |
| 23 |
Let the Right One In
|
Horror
|
R
|
$1,483,912 |
206,673 |
$1,483,912 |
| 24 |
Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas 3D
|
Musical
|
PG
|
$1,109,053 |
154,464 |
$1,109,052 |
| 25 |
Beowulf
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$1,075,379 |
149,774 |
$1,075,377 |
| 26 |
Babine
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$1,056,082 |
147,087 |
$1,056,085 |
| 27 |
Asterix at the Olympic Games
|
Adventure
|
Not Rated
|
$999,811 |
139,249 |
$999,808 |
| 28 |
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
|
Comedy
|
G
|
$964,396 |
134,317 |
$964,396 |
| 29 |
Diary of the Dead
|
Horror
|
R
|
$952,620 |
132,677 |
$952,621 |
| 30 |
Santa vs. The Snowman
|
Adventure
|
Not Rated
|
$623,811 |
86,882 |
$623,813 |
| 31 |
Drona
|
Adventure
|
Not Rated
|
$475,104 |
66,170 |
$475,101 |
| 32 |
The Flight of the Red Balloon
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$459,364 |
63,978 |
$459,362 |
| 33 |
Bhoothnath
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$449,776 |
62,643 |
$449,777 |
| 34 |
Teeth
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$346,692 |
48,286 |
$346,693 |
| 35 |
Ashes of Time Redux
|
Action
|
R
|
$173,526 |
24,168 |
$173,526 |
| 36 |
Haunted Castle
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$165,100 |
22,994 |
$165,097 |
| 37 |
Mother of Tears
|
Horror
|
Not Rated
|
$54,947 |
7,653 |
$54,949 |
| 38 |
Passage to Zarahemla
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$47,935 |
6,676 |
$47,934 |
| 39 |
The Cry
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$21,427 |
2,984 |
$21,425 |
| 40 |
My Mexican Shivah
|
Comedy
|
Not Rated
|
$13,042 |
1,816 |
$13,039 |
| 41 |
Otto; Or, Up with Dead People
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$7,733 |
1,077 |
$7,733 |
| 42 |
Special
|
Drama
|
R
|
$7,202 |
1,003 |
$7,202 |
| 43 |
One Piece: The Desert Princess and the Pirates Adventures in Alabasta
|
Adventure
|
Not Rated
|
$6,587 |
917 |
$6,584 |
| 44 |
The Restless
|
Drama
|
|
$5,976 |
832 |
$5,974 |
| 45 |
The Holy Mountain
|
Adventure
|
Not Rated
|
$3,755 |
523 |
$3,755 |
| 46 |
American Zombie
|
Horror
|
Not Rated
|
$3,126 |
435 |
$3,123 |
| Total Gross of All Movies | $1,082,147,386 |
| Total Tickets Sold | 150,716,904 |
| Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices | $1,082,147,371 |
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.
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