Box Office Performance for Musical Movies in 2008

Rank	Movie	Genre	MPAA	2008 Gross	Tickets Sold	Inflation- Adjusted Gross
1	Mamma Mia!	Musical	PG-13	$144,130,063	20,073,825	$158,382,479
2	High School Musical 3: Senior Year	Musical	G	$90,224,290	12,566,057	$99,146,190
3	Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street	Musical	R	$22,288,215	3,104,208	$24,492,201
4	Dostana	Musical	Not Rated	$1,235,028	172,009	$1,357,151
5	Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas 3D	Musical	PG	$1,109,053	154,464	$1,218,721
6	Yuvraaj	Musical	Not Rated	$565,440	78,752	$621,353
7	Fashion	Musical	Not Rated	$191,442	26,663	$210,371
8	Repo! The Genetic Opera	Musical	R	$140,244	19,533	$154,115
9	Les Chansons d'Amour	Musical	Not Rated	$103,970	14,481	$114,255
10	Were the World Mine	Musical	Not Rated	$88,788	12,366	$97,568
11	Sita Sings the Blues	Musical		$29,410	4,096	$32,317
12	Christmas on Mars	Musical	Not Rated	$5,692	793	$6,257
Total Gross of All Movies				$260,111,635
Total Tickets Sold					36,227,247
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices						$285,832,979

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.