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Saturday, May 17, 2008

Box Office Performance for 20th Century Fox Movies in 2008

RankMovieGenreMPAA2008 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 Horton Hears a Who Adventure G $150,668,773 21,899,531 $150,668,773
2 Jumper Adventure PG-13 $79,489,642 11,553,727 $79,489,642
3 27 Dresses Romantic Comedy PG-13 $76,758,772 11,156,798 $76,758,770
4 Alvin and the Chipmunks Comedy PG $75,873,033 11,028,057 $75,873,032
5 Nim's Island Adventure PG $44,257,235 6,432,738 $44,257,237
6 Meet the Spartans Comedy PG-13 $38,232,624 5,557,067 $38,232,621
7 Shutter Horror PG-13 $25,719,543 3,738,306 $25,719,545
8 What Happens in Vegas... Romantic Comedy PG-13 $20,000,000 2,906,977 $20,000,002
9 Aliens vs. Predator - Requiem Action R $14,907,624 2,166,806 $14,907,625
10 Deception Thriller/Suspense R $4,364,048 634,309 $4,364,046
11 Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium Comedy G $1,050,579 152,700 $1,050,576
12 Hitman Action R $480,250 69,804 $480,252
Total Gross of All Movies$531,802,123
Total Tickets Sold77,296,820
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$531,802,122

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.