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Sunday, November 8, 2009

Box Office Performance for 20th Century Fox Movies in 2008

RankMovieGenreMPAA2008 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 Horton Hears a Who Adventure G $154,529,439 21,522,206 $154,529,439
2 Marley & Me Comedy PG $106,664,046 14,855,717 $106,664,048
3 What Happens in Vegas... Romantic Comedy PG-13 $80,277,646 11,180,731 $80,277,649
4 Jumper Adventure PG-13 $80,172,128 11,166,035 $80,172,131
5 27 Dresses Romantic Comedy PG-13 $76,808,654 10,697,584 $76,808,653
6 The Day the Earth Stood Still Adventure PG-13 $74,424,256 10,365,495 $74,424,254
7 The Happening Thriller/Suspense R $64,506,874 8,984,244 $64,506,872
8 Alvin and the Chipmunks Comedy   $63,694,531 8,871,105 $63,694,534
9 Nim's Island Adventure PG $48,006,762 6,686,179 $48,006,765
10 Australia Drama PG-13 $46,686,713 6,502,328 $46,686,715
11 Max Payne Action PG-13 $40,677,229 5,665,352 $40,677,227
12 Meet the Spartans Comedy PG-13 $38,233,676 5,325,025 $38,233,680
13 Mirrors Horror R $30,691,439 4,274,574 $30,691,441
14 Space Chimps Adventure G $30,105,968 4,193,032 $30,105,970
15 Shutter Horror PG-13 $25,928,550 3,611,219 $25,928,552
16 Babylon A.D. Action PG-13 $22,532,572 3,138,241 $22,532,570
17 The X-Files: I Want to Believe Action PG-13 $20,982,478 2,922,351 $20,982,480
18 Meet Dave Comedy PG $11,803,254 1,643,907 $11,803,252
19 Aliens vs. Predator - Requiem Action R $11,311,743 1,575,452 $11,311,745
20 City of Ember Adventure PG $7,862,312 1,095,030 $7,862,315
21 The Rocker Comedy PG-13 $6,409,528 892,692 $6,409,529
22 Deception Thriller/Suspense R $4,598,506 640,460 $4,598,503
23 Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium Comedy G $964,396 134,317 $964,396
24 Hitman Action R $438,996 61,142 $439,000
Total Gross of All Movies$1,048,311,696
Total Tickets Sold146,004,418
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$1,048,311,721

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.