Box Office Performance for Live Action Movies in 2008
| Rank | Movie | Genre | MPAA | 2008 Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation- Adjusted Gross |
| 1 |
Iron Man
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$177,134,000 |
25,746,221 |
$177,134,000 |
| 2 |
Juno
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$117,425,760 |
17,067,698 |
$117,425,762 |
| 3 |
National Treasure: The Book of Secrets
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$94,379,806 |
13,717,995 |
$94,379,806 |
| 4 |
10,000 B.C.
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$93,695,041 |
13,618,465 |
$93,695,039 |
| 5 |
The Bucket List
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$92,405,475 |
13,431,028 |
$92,405,473 |
| 6 |
21
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
PG-13
|
$80,418,000 |
11,688,663 |
$80,418,001 |
| 7 |
Cloverfield
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$80,048,433 |
11,634,947 |
$80,048,435 |
| 8 |
Jumper
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$79,489,642 |
11,553,727 |
$79,489,642 |
| 9 |
27 Dresses
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$76,758,772 |
11,156,798 |
$76,758,770 |
| 10 |
Vantage Point
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
PG-13
|
$72,266,306 |
10,503,824 |
$72,266,309 |
| 11 |
The Spiderwick Chronicles
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$71,195,053 |
10,348,118 |
$71,195,052 |
| 12 |
Fool's Gold
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$69,592,615 |
10,115,206 |
$69,592,617 |
| 13 |
Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour
|
Concert/Performance
|
G
|
$65,273,620 |
9,487,445 |
$65,273,622 |
| 14 |
I am Legend
|
Horror
|
PG-13
|
$61,896,512 |
8,996,586 |
$61,896,512 |
| 15 |
Step Up 2 the Streets
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$57,899,456 |
8,415,619 |
$57,899,459 |
| 16 |
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$50,722,345 |
7,372,434 |
$50,722,346 |
| 17 |
The Forbidden Kingdom
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$48,260,000 |
7,014,535 |
$48,260,001 |
| 18 |
Nim's Island
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$44,257,235 |
6,432,738 |
$44,257,237 |
| 19 |
College Road Trip
|
Comedy
|
G
|
$43,480,349 |
6,319,818 |
$43,480,348 |
| 20 |
Prom Night
|
Horror
|
PG-13
|
$42,822,000 |
6,224,128 |
$42,822,001 |
| 21 |
Rambo
|
Action
|
R
|
$42,724,402 |
6,209,942 |
$42,724,401 |
| 22 |
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$42,168,445 |
6,129,134 |
$42,168,442 |
| 23 |
Meet the Browns
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$41,975,388 |
6,101,074 |
$41,975,389 |
| 24 |
Baby Mama
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$40,376,845 |
5,868,727 |
$40,376,842 |
| 25 |
There Will Be Blood
|
Drama
|
R
|
$39,907,597 |
5,800,523 |
$39,907,598 |
| 26 |
Atonement
|
Drama
|
R
|
$39,743,016 |
5,776,601 |
$39,743,015 |
| 27 |
Meet the Spartans
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$38,232,624 |
5,557,067 |
$38,232,621 |
| 28 |
First Sunday
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$37,931,869 |
5,513,353 |
$37,931,869 |
| 29 |
Semi-Pro
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$33,472,850 |
4,865,240 |
$33,472,851 |
| 30 |
No Country for Old Men
|
Action
|
R
|
$33,205,061 |
4,826,317 |
$33,205,061 |
| 31 |
Definitely, Maybe
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$31,973,840 |
4,647,360 |
$31,973,837 |
| 32 |
Charlie Wilson's War
|
Drama
|
R
|
$31,910,305 |
4,638,126 |
$31,910,307 |
| 33 |
The Eye
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
PG-13
|
$31,397,498 |
4,563,590 |
$31,397,499 |
| 34 |
Drillbit Taylor
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$31,252,712 |
4,542,545 |
$31,252,710 |
| 35 |
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$30,716,000 |
4,464,535 |
$30,716,001 |
| 36 |
Leatherheads
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$30,491,375 |
4,431,886 |
$30,491,376 |
| 37 |
P.S., I Love You
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$30,093,955 |
4,374,121 |
$30,093,952 |
| 38 |
The Bank Job
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$29,760,608 |
4,325,670 |
$29,760,610 |
| 39 |
Untraceable
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$28,687,835 |
4,169,743 |
$28,687,832 |
| 40 |
One Missed Call
|
Horror
|
PG-13
|
$26,884,212 |
3,907,589 |
$26,884,212 |
| 41 |
The Other Boleyn Girl
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$26,814,957 |
3,897,523 |
$26,814,958 |
| 42 |
Made of Honor
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$26,275,000 |
3,819,041 |
$26,275,002 |
| 43 |
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
|
Musical
|
R
|
$25,984,477 |
3,776,814 |
$25,984,480 |
| 44 |
Shutter
|
Horror
|
PG-13
|
$25,719,543 |
3,738,306 |
$25,719,545 |
| 45 |
Street Kings
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$25,409,150 |
3,693,190 |
$25,409,147 |
| 46 |
Superhero Movie
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$25,307,449 |
3,678,408 |
$25,307,447 |
| 47 |
Never Back Down
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$24,615,795 |
3,577,877 |
$24,615,794 |
| 48 |
The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$23,615,552 |
3,432,493 |
$23,615,552 |
| 49 |
Mad Money
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$20,657,554 |
3,002,551 |
$20,657,551 |
| 50 |
Speed Racer
|
Action
|
PG
|
$20,210,000 |
2,937,500 |
$20,210,000 |
| 51 |
What Happens in Vegas...
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$20,000,000 |
2,906,977 |
$20,000,002 |
| 52 |
The Polar Express (IMAX)
|
Adventure
|
Not Rated
|
$18,345,033 |
2,666,429 |
$18,345,032 |
| 53 |
The Ruins
|
Horror
|
R
|
$16,974,428 |
2,467,213 |
$16,974,425 |
| 54 |
The Great Debaters
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$16,969,956 |
2,466,563 |
$16,969,953 |
| 55 |
88 Minutes
|
Drama
|
R
|
$15,925,910 |
2,314,812 |
$15,925,907 |
| 56 |
Aliens vs. Predator - Requiem
|
Action
|
R
|
$14,907,624 |
2,166,806 |
$14,907,625 |
| 57 |
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$12,150,353 |
1,766,040 |
$12,150,355 |
| 58 |
Under the Same Moon
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$12,102,872 |
1,759,138 |
$12,102,869 |
| 59 |
The Visitor
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$11,576,256 |
1,682,595 |
$11,576,254 |
| 60 |
His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$11,308,183 |
1,643,631 |
$11,308,181 |
| 61 |
Be Kind Rewind
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$11,169,531 |
1,623,478 |
$11,169,529 |
| 62 |
Doomsday
|
Action
|
R
|
$10,955,425 |
1,592,358 |
$10,955,423 |
| 63 |
Stop-Loss
|
Drama
|
R
|
$10,855,075 |
1,577,773 |
$10,855,078 |
| 64 |
The Kite Runner
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$10,403,395 |
1,512,121 |
$10,403,392 |
| 65 |
Penelope
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$9,956,977 |
1,447,235 |
$9,956,977 |
| 66 |
Michael Clayton
|
Drama
|
R
|
$9,892,860 |
1,437,916 |
$9,892,862 |
| 67 |
Smart People
|
Romantic Comedy
|
R
|
$9,067,020 |
1,317,881 |
$9,067,021 |
| 68 |
Space Station
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$8,381,344 |
1,218,219 |
$8,381,347 |
| 69 |
U2 3D
|
Concert/Performance
|
G
|
$7,782,839 |
1,131,227 |
$7,782,842 |
| 70 |
Over Her Dead Body
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$7,563,670 |
1,099,371 |
$7,563,672 |
| 71 |
In Bruges
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$7,488,507 |
1,088,446 |
$7,488,508 |
| 72 |
Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$7,225,086 |
1,050,158 |
$7,225,087 |
| 73 |
How She Move
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$7,070,641 |
1,027,709 |
$7,070,638 |
| 74 |
The Orphanage
|
Horror
|
R
|
$6,925,824 |
1,006,660 |
$6,925,821 |
| 75 |
Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed
|
Documentary
|
PG
|
$6,906,488 |
1,003,850 |
$6,906,488 |
| 76 |
Strange Wilderness
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$6,575,282 |
955,710 |
$6,575,285 |
| 77 |
Roman de Gare
|
Drama
|
R
|
$5,968,495 |
867,514 |
$5,968,496 |
| 78 |
Run, Fat Boy, Run
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$5,926,110 |
861,353 |
$5,926,109 |
| 79 |
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$5,893,907 |
856,673 |
$5,893,910 |
| 80 |
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$5,107,379 |
742,352 |
$5,107,382 |
| 81 |
Shine a Light
|
Documentary
|
R
|
$4,961,106 |
721,091 |
$4,961,106 |
| 82 |
The Savages
|
Drama
|
R
|
$4,919,815 |
715,089 |
$4,919,812 |
| 83 |
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$4,535,117 |
659,174 |
$4,535,117 |
| 84 |
The Counterfeiters
|
Drama
|
R
|
$4,440,307 |
645,393 |
$4,440,304 |
| 85 |
Deception
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$4,364,048 |
634,309 |
$4,364,046 |
| 86 |
Witless Protection
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$4,131,640 |
600,529 |
$4,131,640 |
| 87 |
Charlie Bartlett
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$3,950,294 |
574,171 |
$3,950,296 |
| 88 |
Jodhaa Akbar
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$3,440,718 |
500,104 |
$3,440,716 |
| 89 |
The Band's Visit
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$2,852,892 |
414,665 |
$2,852,895 |
| 90 |
Deep Sea 3-D
|
Documentary
|
G
|
$2,403,263 |
349,311 |
$2,403,260 |
| 91 |
Magnificent Desolation
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$1,820,717 |
264,639 |
$1,820,716 |
| 92 |
August Rush
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$1,628,545 |
236,707 |
$1,628,544 |
| 93 |
The Game Plan
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$1,608,219 |
233,753 |
$1,608,221 |
| 94 |
Married Life
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$1,414,195 |
205,552 |
$1,414,198 |
| 95 |
I'm Not There
|
Drama
|
R
|
$1,395,340 |
202,811 |
$1,395,340 |
| 96 |
Dolphins and Whales Tribes of the Ocean 3D
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$1,378,214 |
200,322 |
$1,378,215 |
| 97 |
Race
|
Action
|
Not Rated
|
$1,367,024 |
198,695 |
$1,367,022 |
| 98 |
Into the Wild
|
Drama
|
R
|
$1,363,057 |
198,119 |
$1,363,059 |
| 99 |
Funny Games
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$1,294,640 |
188,174 |
$1,294,637 |
| 100 |
Redbelt
|
Action
|
R
|
$1,237,466 |
179,864 |
$1,237,464 |
| 101 |
Taare Zameen Par
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$1,223,869 |
177,888 |
$1,223,869 |
| 102 |
American Gangster
|
Drama
|
R
|
$1,145,920 |
166,558 |
$1,145,919 |
| 103 |
Priceless
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$1,116,790 |
162,324 |
$1,116,789 |
| 104 |
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$1,113,859 |
161,898 |
$1,113,858 |
| 105 |
Young @ Heart
|
Documentary
|
PG
|
$1,055,718 |
153,447 |
$1,055,715 |
| 106 |
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
|
Comedy
|
G
|
$1,050,579 |
152,700 |
$1,050,576 |
| 107 |
You, Me and Us
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$1,028,191 |
149,446 |
$1,028,188 |
| 108 |
Caramel
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG
|
$974,120 |
141,587 |
$974,119 |
| 109 |
Cassandra's Dream
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$973,018 |
141,427 |
$973,018 |
| 110 |
Diary of the Dead
|
Horror
|
R
|
$952,620 |
138,462 |
$952,619 |
| 111 |
L'Âge des ténèbres
|
Comedy
|
Not Rated
|
$941,618 |
136,863 |
$941,617 |
| 112 |
Flawless
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$938,059 |
136,346 |
$938,060 |
| 113 |
How to Cook Your Life
|
Documentary
|
PG-13
|
$779,456 |
113,293 |
$779,456 |
| 114 |
Dan in Real Life
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$729,388 |
106,016 |
$729,390 |
| 115 |
The Year My Parents Went on Vacation
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$714,260 |
103,817 |
$714,261 |
| 116 |
Fred Claus
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$705,661 |
102,567 |
$705,661 |
| 117 |
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
|
Drama
|
R
|
$661,340 |
96,125 |
$661,340 |
| 118 |
Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights - Hollywood to the Heartland
|
Documentary
|
R
|
$603,564 |
87,727 |
$603,562 |
| 119 |
Roving Mars
|
Documentary
|
G
|
$548,477 |
79,720 |
$548,474 |
| 120 |
Starting Out in the Evening
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$488,410 |
70,990 |
$488,411 |
| 121 |
Bonneville
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$488,393 |
70,987 |
$488,391 |
| 122 |
Krazzy 4
|
Comedy
|
|
$487,215 |
70,816 |
$487,214 |
| 123 |
Hitman
|
Action
|
R
|
$480,250 |
69,804 |
$480,252 |
| 124 |
My Blueberry Nights
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$472,087 |
68,617 |
$472,085 |
| 125 |
La Ligne Brisée
|
Drama
|
|
$466,309 |
67,777 |
$466,306 |
| 126 |
Paranoid Park
|
Drama
|
R
|
$459,230 |
66,749 |
$459,233 |
| 127 |
The Hammer
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$442,638 |
64,337 |
$442,639 |
| 128 |
Bella
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$430,396 |
62,558 |
$430,399 |
| 129 |
Tashan
|
Action
|
|
$428,923 |
62,343 |
$428,920 |
| 130 |
Then She Found Me
|
Romantic Comedy
|
R
|
$423,014 |
61,485 |
$423,017 |
| 131 |
The Perfect Holiday
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG
|
$406,902 |
59,143 |
$406,904 |
| 132 |
Snow Angels
|
Drama
|
R
|
$390,867 |
56,812 |
$390,867 |
| 133 |
Teeth
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$344,655 |
50,095 |
$344,654 |
| 134 |
Emma Smith: My Story
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$341,763 |
49,675 |
$341,764 |
| 135 |
This Christmas
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$340,706 |
49,521 |
$340,704 |
| 136 |
Tout est Parfait
|
Drama
|
|
$336,569 |
48,920 |
$336,570 |
| 137 |
Awake
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$318,338 |
46,270 |
$318,338 |
| 138 |
Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden?
|
Documentary
|
PG-13
|
$317,558 |
46,157 |
$317,560 |
| 139 |
City of Men
|
Drama
|
R
|
$307,076 |
44,633 |
$307,075 |
| 140 |
The Mist
|
Horror
|
R
|
$295,897 |
43,008 |
$295,895 |
| 141 |
Taxi to the Dark Side
|
Documentary
|
R
|
$265,814 |
38,636 |
$265,816 |
| 142 |
Honeydripper
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$263,221 |
38,259 |
$263,222 |
| 143 |
Lars and the Real Girl
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$262,541 |
38,160 |
$262,541 |
| 144 |
The Signal
|
Horror
|
R
|
$251,150 |
36,504 |
$251,148 |
| 145 |
Planet B-Boy
|
Documentary
|
|
$240,149 |
34,905 |
$240,146 |
| 146 |
Chaos Theory
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$237,958 |
34,587 |
$237,959 |
| 147 |
La Vie en Rose
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$230,722 |
33,535 |
$230,721 |
| 148 |
Margot at the Wedding
|
Drama
|
R
|
$230,490 |
33,501 |
$230,487 |
| 149 |
The Duchess of Langeais
|
Drama
|
|
$219,490 |
31,903 |
$219,493 |
| 150 |
The Darjeeling Limited
|
Adventure
|
R
|
$211,267 |
30,707 |
$211,264 |
| 151 |
Son of Rambow: A Home Movie
|
Comedy
|
|
$210,974 |
30,665 |
$210,975 |
| 152 |
Steep
|
Documentary
|
PG
|
$204,069 |
29,661 |
$204,068 |
| 153 |
The Flight of the Red Balloon
|
Drama
|
|
$189,543 |
27,550 |
$189,544 |
| 154 |
Life Before Her Eyes
|
Drama
|
R
|
$181,458 |
26,375 |
$181,460 |
| 155 |
Aida at La Scala
|
Concert/Performance
|
|
$175,766 |
25,547 |
$175,763 |
| 156 |
Chicago 10
|
Documentary
|
R
|
$168,626 |
24,510 |
$168,629 |
| 157 |
Blade Runner
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
|
$167,183 |
24,300 |
$167,184 |
| 158 |
Sleepwalking
|
Drama
|
R
|
$166,057 |
24,136 |
$166,056 |
| 159 |
The Singing Revolution
|
Documentary
|
|
$147,858 |
21,491 |
$147,858 |
| 160 |
La Traviata at La Scala
|
Concert/Performance
|
|
$140,785 |
20,463 |
$140,785 |
| 161 |
Nanking
|
Documentary
|
R
|
$138,788 |
20,173 |
$138,790 |
| 162 |
Shelter
|
Drama
|
R
|
$137,023 |
19,916 |
$137,022 |
| 163 |
Wild Safari 3D
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$122,993 |
17,877 |
$122,994 |
| 164 |
My Brother Is an Only Child
|
Drama
|
R
|
$121,159 |
17,610 |
$121,157 |
| 165 |
Girls Rock!
|
Documentary
|
PG
|
$120,363 |
17,495 |
$120,366 |
| 166 |
Jellyfish
|
Drama
|
|
$118,620 |
17,241 |
$118,618 |
| 167 |
The Grand
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$114,669 |
16,667 |
$114,669 |
| 168 |
The First Saturday in May
|
Documentary
|
PG-13
|
$113,541 |
16,503 |
$113,541 |
| 169 |
Youth Without Youth
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$110,516 |
16,063 |
$110,513 |
| 170 |
Pathology
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$109,045 |
15,850 |
$109,048 |
| 171 |
Fugitive Pieces
|
Drama
|
R
|
$108,000 |
15,698 |
$108,002 |
| 172 |
Bra Boys
|
Documentary
|
R
|
$107,644 |
15,646 |
$107,644 |
| 173 |
Beaufort
|
Action
|
|
$96,936 |
14,090 |
$96,939 |
| 174 |
Little Chenier
|
Drama
|
R
|
$87,939 |
12,782 |
$87,940 |
| 175 |
Me & You, Us, Forever
|
Drama
|
|
$84,093 |
12,223 |
$84,094 |
| 176 |
Chop Shop
|
Drama
|
|
$79,740 |
11,590 |
$79,739 |
| 177 |
Cover
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
PG-13
|
$79,436 |
11,546 |
$79,436 |
| 178 |
Lust, Caution
|
Drama
|
NC-17
|
$79,366 |
11,536 |
$79,368 |
| 179 |
Christmas in Wonderland
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$78,566 |
11,419 |
$78,563 |
| 180 |
The Fall
|
Adventure
|
|
$77,000 |
11,192 |
$77,001 |
| 181 |
Praying with Lior
|
Documentary
|
|
$75,156 |
10,924 |
$75,157 |
| 182 |
The Witnesses
|
Drama
|
|
$74,230 |
10,789 |
$74,228 |
| 183 |
Blindsight
|
Documentary
|
PG
|
$73,472 |
10,679 |
$73,472 |
| 184 |
Love Songs
|
Musical
|
|
$71,066 |
10,329 |
$71,064 |
| 185 |
Control
|
Drama
|
R
|
$70,465 |
10,242 |
$70,465 |
| 186 |
The Business of Being Born
|
Documentary
|
|
$69,348 |
10,080 |
$69,350 |
| 187 |
Still Life
|
Drama
|
|
$68,236 |
9,918 |
$68,236 |
| 188 |
Romance and Cigarettes
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$67,403 |
9,797 |
$67,403 |
| 189 |
Happy Valley
|
Documentary
|
PG-13
|
$65,443 |
9,512 |
$65,443 |
| 190 |
A Man Named Pearl
|
Documentary
|
|
$64,175 |
9,328 |
$64,177 |
| 191 |
Lions for Lambs
|
Drama
|
R
|
$63,519 |
9,232 |
$63,516 |
| 192 |
Body of War
|
Documentary
|
|
$63,159 |
9,180 |
$63,158 |
| 193 |
The Unforeseen
|
Documentary
|
|
$63,093 |
9,170 |
$63,090 |
| 194 |
Summer Palace
|
Drama
|
|
$62,707 |
9,114 |
$62,704 |
| 195 |
Alice's House
|
Drama
|
|
$61,678 |
8,965 |
$61,679 |
| 196 |
Deal
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$61,626 |
8,957 |
$61,624 |
| 197 |
A Plumm Summer
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$60,668 |
8,818 |
$60,668 |
| 198 |
Meet Bill
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$59,108 |
8,591 |
$59,106 |
| 199 |
War Dance
|
Documentary
|
PG-13
|
$57,570 |
8,368 |
$57,572 |
| 200 |
Chapter 27
|
Drama
|
R
|
$56,215 |
8,171 |
$56,216 |
| 201 |
Bab'Aziz
|
Drama
|
|
$54,703 |
7,951 |
$54,703 |
| 202 |
The Violin
|
Drama
|
|
$54,059 |
7,857 |
$54,056 |
| 203 |
Standard Operating Procedure
|
Documentary
|
R
|
$53,746 |
7,812 |
$53,747 |
| 204 |
Shoot Down
|
Documentary
|
PG-13
|
$51,408 |
7,472 |
$51,407 |
| 205 |
Boarding Gate
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$50,440 |
7,331 |
$50,437 |
| 206 |
L'auberge rouge
|
Comedy
|
|
$50,304 |
7,312 |
$50,307 |
| 207 |
Passage to Zarahemla
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$49,408 |
7,181 |
$49,405 |
| 208 |
For the Bible Tells Me So
|
Documentary
|
|
$43,505 |
6,323 |
$43,502 |
| 209 |
Haunted Castle
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$41,726 |
6,065 |
$41,727 |
| 210 |
Constantine's Sword
|
Documentary
|
|
$40,991 |
5,958 |
$40,991 |
| 211 |
Blonde and Blonder
|
Comedy
|
|
$38,848 |
5,647 |
$38,851 |
| 212 |
Holly
|
Drama
|
R
|
$38,551 |
5,603 |
$38,549 |
| 213 |
Up the Yangtze
|
Documentary
|
|
$36,649 |
5,327 |
$36,650 |
| 214 |
Tristan und Isolde at La Scala
|
Concert/Performance
|
|
$34,356 |
4,994 |
$34,359 |
| 215 |
Irina Palm
|
Drama
|
R
|
$33,872 |
4,923 |
$33,870 |
| 216 |
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
|
Western
|
R
|
$31,926 |
4,640 |
$31,923 |
| 217 |
Hats Off
|
Documentary
|
|
$31,272 |
4,545 |
$31,270 |
| 218 |
La Forza del Destino
|
Concert/Performance
|
|
$30,857 |
4,485 |
$30,857 |
| 219 |
Fighting for Life
|
Documentary
|
|
$30,606 |
4,449 |
$30,609 |
| 220 |
T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous
|
Adventure
|
Not Rated
|
$30,575 |
4,444 |
$30,575 |
| 221 |
Shotgun Stories
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$29,922 |
4,349 |
$29,921 |
| 222 |
Jimmy Carter: Man From Plains
|
Documentary
|
|
$28,278 |
4,110 |
$28,277 |
| 223 |
The Hottie and the Nottie
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$27,696 |
4,026 |
$27,699 |
| 224 |
Dark Matter
|
Drama
|
R
|
$26,965 |
3,919 |
$26,963 |
| 225 |
The Air I Breathe
|
Drama
|
R
|
$25,775 |
3,746 |
$25,772 |
| 226 |
The Walker
|
Drama
|
R
|
$24,964 |
3,628 |
$24,961 |
| 227 |
Maria Stuarda at La Scala
|
Concert/Performance
|
|
$24,276 |
3,528 |
$24,273 |
| 228 |
Sex and Death 101
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$23,563 |
3,425 |
$23,564 |
| 229 |
On Broadway
|
Drama
|
|
$23,095 |
3,357 |
$23,096 |
| 230 |
Billy the Kid
|
Documentary
|
|
$22,795 |
3,313 |
$22,793 |
| 231 |
Water Lilies
|
Drama
|
|
$21,573 |
3,136 |
$21,576 |
| 232 |
Forever
|
Documentary
|
|
$21,519 |
3,128 |
$21,521 |
| 233 |
The Babysitters
|
Drama
|
R
|
$21,000 |
3,052 |
$20,998 |
| 234 |
Yiddish Theater: A Love Story
|
Documentary
|
|
$20,390 |
2,964 |
$20,392 |
| 235 |
Kiss the Bride
|
Romantic Comedy
|
R
|
$18,871 |
2,743 |
$18,872 |
| 236 |
Grace Is Gone
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$18,835 |
2,738 |
$18,837 |
| 237 |
Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten
|
Documentary
|
|
$18,684 |
2,716 |
$18,686 |
| 238 |
My Kid Could Paint That
|
Documentary
|
PG-13
|
$18,133 |
2,636 |
$18,136 |
| 239 |
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
|
Documentary
|
|
$17,537 |
2,549 |
$17,537 |
| 240 |
Mister Lonely
|
Comedy
|
|
$16,769 |
2,437 |
$16,767 |
| 241 |
David & Layla
|
Romantic Comedy
|
|
$15,427 |
2,242 |
$15,425 |
| 242 |
All Hat
|
Comedy
|
|
$15,198 |
2,209 |
$15,198 |
| 243 |
The Cry
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$14,816 |
2,153 |
$14,813 |
| 244 |
Never Forever
|
Drama
|
|
$14,485 |
2,105 |
$14,482 |
| 245 |
Military Intelligence and You!
|
Black Comedy
|
|
$14,251 |
2,071 |
$14,248 |
| 246 |
Woman on the Beach
|
Comedy
|
|
$14,208 |
2,065 |
$14,207 |
| 247 |
Day Zero
|
Drama
|
R
|
$13,800 |
2,006 |
$13,801 |
| 248 |
Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts
|
Documentary
|
|
$13,609 |
1,978 |
$13,609 |
| 249 |
Blind Mountain
|
Drama
|
|
$12,719 |
1,849 |
$12,721 |
| 250 |
In the Valley of Elah
|
Drama
|
R
|
$12,718 |
1,849 |
$12,721 |
| 251 |
Tuya's Marriage
|
Drama
|
|
$12,547 |
1,824 |
$12,549 |
| 252 |
The Tracey Fragments
|
Drama
|
|
$12,459 |
1,811 |
$12,460 |
| 253 |
Backseat
|
Drama
|
|
$12,343 |
1,794 |
$12,343 |
| 254 |
Kurt Cobain: About a Son
|
Documentary
|
|
$11,373 |
1,653 |
$11,373 |
| 255 |
Outsourced
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$11,340 |
1,648 |
$11,338 |
| 256 |
Last Stop for Paul
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$11,340 |
1,648 |
$11,338 |
| 257 |
Lost in Beijing
|
Drama
|
|
$10,827 |
1,574 |
$10,829 |
| 258 |
Sputnik Mania
|
Documentary
|
|
$10,650 |
1,548 |
$10,650 |
| 259 |
Rogue
|
Horror
|
R
|
$10,452 |
1,519 |
$10,451 |
| 260 |
Frontière(s)
|
Horror
|
NC-17
|
$9,900 |
1,439 |
$9,900 |
| 261 |
Sleuth
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$9,866 |
1,434 |
$9,866 |
| 262 |
Without the King
|
Documentary
|
|
$7,549 |
1,097 |
$7,547 |
| 263 |
The Killing of John Lennon
|
Drama
|
|
$6,672 |
970 |
$6,674 |
| 264 |
Bloodline
|
Documentary
|
|
$6,200 |
901 |
$6,199 |
| 265 |
I Want Someone To Eat Cheese With
|
Comedy
|
|
$5,970 |
868 |
$5,972 |
| 266 |
Anamorph
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$5,912 |
859 |
$5,910 |
| 267 |
Skid Marks
|
Comedy
|
|
$5,729 |
833 |
$5,731 |
| 268 |
Heartbeat Detector
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
|
$5,500 |
799 |
$5,497 |
| 269 |
The Willow Tree
|
Drama
|
|
$5,120 |
744 |
$5,119 |
| 270 |
Refusenik
|
Documentary
|
|
$5,037 |
732 |
$5,036 |
| 271 |
Tre
|
Drama
|
|
$4,759 |
692 |
$4,761 |
| 272 |
Il Trittico at Fenice
|
Concert/Performance
|
|
$4,470 |
650 |
$4,472 |
| 273 |
Romulus, My Father
|
Drama
|
R
|
$4,283 |
623 |
$4,286 |
| 274 |
Noise
|
Black Comedy
|
|
$4,050 |
589 |
$4,052 |
| 275 |
Poisoned by Polonium: Litvinenko File
|
Documentary
|
|
$3,950 |
574 |
$3,949 |
| 276 |
El Inmigrante
|
Documentary
|
|
$3,781 |
550 |
$3,784 |
| 277 |
FLOW: For Love of Water
|
Documentary
|
|
$3,644 |
530 |
$3,646 |
| 278 |
Vivere
|
Drama
|
R
|
$3,437 |
500 |
$3,440 |
| 279 |
XXY
|
Drama
|
|
$3,241 |
471 |
$3,240 |
| 280 |
Nina's Heavenly Delights
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$3,188 |
463 |
$3,185 |
| 281 |
American Zombie
|
Horror
|
|
$3,126 |
454 |
$3,124 |
| 282 |
Wetlands Preserved: The Story of an Activist Rock Club
|
Documentary
|
|
$2,951 |
429 |
$2,952 |
| 283 |
Turn the River
|
Drama
|
R
|
$2,900 |
422 |
$2,903 |
| 284 |
Shrooms
|
Horror
|
|
$2,863 |
416 |
$2,862 |
| 285 |
Running with Arnold
|
Documentary
|
|
$2,119 |
308 |
$2,119 |
| 286 |
White Rainbow
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$2,074 |
301 |
$2,071 |
| 287 |
Times and Winds
|
Drama
|
|
$2,044 |
297 |
$2,043 |
| 288 |
Fat Girls
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$2,000 |
291 |
$2,002 |
| 289 |
Jack and Jill vs. the World
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$1,964 |
285 |
$1,961 |
| 290 |
A Lawyer Walks into a Bar
|
Documentary
|
|
$1,230 |
179 |
$1,232 |
| 291 |
Looking for Cheyenne
|
Drama
|
R
|
$808 |
117 |
$805 |
| 292 |
How to Rob a Bank
|
Comedy
|
|
$711 |
103 |
$709 |
| 293 |
Beyond Belief
|
Documentary
|
|
$667 |
97 |
$667 |
| 294 |
Guta-yubalja-deul
|
Drama
|
|
$249 |
36 |
$248 |
| 295 |
Show Business
|
Documentary
|
PG
|
$217 |
32 |
$220 |
| 296 |
I for India
|
Documentary
|
|
$186 |
27 |
$186 |
| Total Gross of All Movies | $2,857,763,390 |
| Total Tickets Sold | 415,372,580 |
| Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices | $2,857,763,350 |
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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