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Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Box Office Performance for Kids Fiction Movies in 2008

RankMovieGenreMPAA2008 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 WALL-E Comedy G $223,806,889 31,170,876 $223,806,890
2 Kung Fu Panda Adventure PG $215,434,591 30,004,818 $215,434,593
3 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa Comedy PG $177,016,810 24,654,152 $177,016,811
4 Bolt Comedy PG $109,917,145 15,308,795 $109,917,148
5 Alvin and the Chipmunks Comedy   $63,694,531 8,871,105 $63,694,534
6 The Tale of Despereaux Adventure G $43,661,775 6,081,027 $43,661,774
7 Space Chimps Adventure G $30,105,968 4,193,032 $30,105,970
8 Igor Comedy PG $19,486,744 2,714,031 $19,486,743
9 The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie Comedy G $12,981,269 1,807,976 $12,981,268
10 Bee Movie Comedy PG $2,112,935 294,281 $2,112,938
11 The Polar Express Adventure G $1,862,997 259,470 $1,862,995
12 Delgo Adventure PG $694,782 96,766 $694,780
13 La Rivière aux Castors Drama Not Rated $360,886 50,263 $360,888
14 C'est pas moi, je le jure! Comedy Not Rated $235,027 32,734 $235,030
15 CJ7 Comedy PG $206,678 28,785 $206,676
16 Roadside Romeo Adventure Not Rated $55,202 7,688 $55,200
Total Gross of All Movies$901,634,229
Total Tickets Sold125,575,799
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$901,634,237

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.