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Box Office Performance for Original Screenplay Movies in 2008

Rank	Movie	Genre	MPAA	2008 Gross	Tickets Sold	Inflation- Adjusted Gross
1	Hancock	Action	PG-13	$227,946,274	31,747,392	$227,946,275
2	WALL-E	Comedy	G	$223,806,889	31,170,876	$223,806,890
3	Kung Fu Panda	Adventure	PG	$215,434,591	30,004,818	$215,434,593
4	Juno	Comedy	PG-13	$143,495,265	19,985,413	$143,495,265
5	Four Christmases	Comedy	PG-13	$118,189,834	16,460,980	$118,189,836
6	Tropic Thunder	Comedy	R	$110,515,313	15,392,105	$110,515,314
7	Bolt	Comedy	PG	$109,917,145	15,308,795	$109,917,148
8	Eagle Eye	Thriller/Suspense	PG-13	$101,401,695	14,122,799	$101,401,697
9	Step Brothers	Comedy	R	$100,468,793	13,992,868	$100,468,792
10	You Don't Mess With the Zohan	Comedy	PG-13	$100,018,837	13,930,200	$100,018,836
11	10,000 B.C.	Adventure	PG-13	$94,784,201	13,201,142	$94,784,200
12	Beverly Hills Chihuahua	Comedy	PG	$93,778,953	13,061,136	$93,778,956
13	The Bucket List	Comedy	PG-13	$92,588,080	12,895,276	$92,588,082
14	The Pineapple Express	Comedy	R	$87,341,380	12,164,538	$87,341,383
15	Bedtime Stories	Comedy	PG	$85,539,168	11,913,533	$85,539,167
16	What Happens in Vegas...	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$80,277,646	11,180,731	$80,277,649
17	Cloverfield	Action	PG-13	$80,048,433	11,148,807	$80,048,434
18	27 Dresses	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$76,808,654	10,697,584	$76,808,653
19	Vantage Point	Thriller/Suspense	PG-13	$72,266,306	10,064,945	$72,266,305
20	Fool's Gold	Adventure	PG-13	$70,231,041	9,781,482	$70,231,041
21	Role Models	Comedy	R	$66,703,740	9,290,214	$66,703,737
22	The Happening	Thriller/Suspense	R	$64,506,874	8,984,244	$64,506,872
23	Forgetting Sarah Marshall	Comedy	R	$63,172,463	8,798,393	$63,172,462
24	Baby Mama	Comedy	PG-13	$60,494,212	8,425,378	$60,494,214
25	Burn After Reading	Black Comedy	R	$60,355,347	8,406,037	$60,355,346
26	Seven Pounds	Drama	PG-13	$60,147,298	8,377,061	$60,147,298
27	The Strangers	Thriller/Suspense	R	$52,597,610	7,325,572	$52,597,607
28	The House Bunny	Comedy	PG-13	$48,237,389	6,718,299	$48,237,387
29	Australia	Drama	PG-13	$46,686,713	6,502,328	$46,686,715
30	Made of Honor	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$46,012,734	6,408,459	$46,012,736
31	College Road Trip	Comedy	G	$45,610,425	6,352,427	$45,610,426
32	Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins	Comedy	PG-13	$42,436,517	5,910,378	$42,436,514
33	Righteous Kill	Thriller/Suspense	R	$40,081,410	5,582,369	$40,081,409
34	Lakeview Terrace	Thriller/Suspense	PG-13	$39,263,506	5,468,455	$39,263,507
35	Meet the Spartans	Comedy	PG-13	$38,233,676	5,325,025	$38,233,680
36	First Sunday	Comedy	PG-13	$37,931,869	5,282,990	$37,931,868
37	The Family That Preys	Comedy	PG-13	$37,105,289	5,167,868	$37,105,292
38	Changeling	Thriller/Suspense	R	$35,707,327	4,973,165	$35,707,325
39	Semi-Pro	Comedy	R	$33,479,698	4,662,911	$33,479,701
40	Fireproof	Drama	PG	$33,256,544	4,631,831	$33,256,547
41	Drillbit Taylor	Comedy	PG-13	$32,862,104	4,576,895	$32,862,106
42	Definitely, Maybe	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$32,241,649	4,490,480	$32,241,646
43	The Love Guru	Comedy	PG-13	$32,235,793	4,489,665	$32,235,795
44	Quarantine	Horror	R	$31,691,811	4,413,901	$31,691,809
45	Leatherheads	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$31,373,938	4,369,629	$31,373,936
46	Zack and Miri Make a Porno	Comedy	R	$31,300,810	4,359,444	$31,300,808
47	Space Chimps	Adventure	G	$30,105,968	4,193,032	$30,105,970
48	Untraceable	Thriller/Suspense	R	$28,687,835	3,995,520	$28,687,834
49	Slumdog Millionaire	Drama	R	$28,676,598	3,993,955	$28,676,597
50	The Women	Comedy	PG-13	$26,902,075	3,746,807	$26,902,074
51	Street Kings	Thriller/Suspense	R	$26,418,667	3,679,480	$26,418,666
52	Superhero Movie	Comedy	PG-13	$25,874,034	3,603,626	$25,874,035
53	Never Back Down	Action	PG-13	$24,850,922	3,461,131	$24,850,921
54	Traitor	Thriller/Suspense	PG-13	$23,530,831	3,277,275	$23,530,835
55	Vicky Cristina Barcelona	Comedy	PG-13	$22,830,692	3,179,762	$22,830,691
56	Igor	Comedy	PG	$19,486,744	2,714,031	$19,486,743
57	My Best Friend's Girl	Comedy	R	$19,219,250	2,676,776	$19,219,252
58	88 Minutes	Thriller/Suspense	R	$16,930,884	2,358,062	$16,930,885
59	Swing Vote	Comedy	PG-13	$16,289,867	2,268,784	$16,289,869
60	Pride and Glory	Drama	R	$15,740,721	2,192,301	$15,740,721
61	Disaster Movie	Comedy	PG-13	$14,190,901	1,976,449	$14,190,904
62	Enchanted	Romantic Comedy	PG	$13,793,851	1,921,149	$13,793,850
63	The Haunting of Molly Hartley	Thriller/Suspense	PG-13	$13,442,412	1,872,202	$13,442,410
64	Ghost Town	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$13,367,624	1,861,786	$13,367,623
65	Under the Same Moon	Drama	PG-13	$12,590,147	1,753,502	$12,590,144
66	Fly Me To the Moon	Adventure	G	$12,564,415	1,749,919	$12,564,418
67	Soul Men	Comedy	R	$12,024,598	1,674,735	$12,024,597
68	Meet Dave	Comedy	PG	$11,803,254	1,643,907	$11,803,252
69	Be Kind Rewind	Comedy	PG-13	$11,175,164	1,556,430	$11,175,167
70	Doomsday	Action	R	$11,008,770	1,533,255	$11,008,771
71	Rachel Getting Married	Drama	R	$10,307,424	1,435,574	$10,307,421
72	Penelope	Drama	PG	$10,011,996	1,394,428	$10,011,993
73	Michael Clayton	Drama	R	$9,866,490	1,374,163	$9,866,490
74	Gran Torino	Drama	R	$9,820,554	1,367,765	$9,820,553
75	Smart People	Romantic Comedy	R	$9,511,289	1,324,692	$9,511,289
76	The Visitor	Comedy	PG-13	$9,427,026	1,312,956	$9,427,024
77	In Bruges	Comedy	R	$7,800,825	1,086,466	$7,800,826
78	Over Her Dead Body	Comedy	PG-13	$7,570,127	1,054,335	$7,570,125
79	Nothing Like the Holidays	Comedy	PG-13	$7,405,784	1,031,446	$7,405,782
80	How She Move	Drama	PG-13	$7,070,641	984,769	$7,070,641
81	An American Carol	Comedy	PG-13	$7,013,191	976,768	$7,013,194
82	The Orphanage	Horror	R	$6,821,123	950,017	$6,821,122
83	Strange Wilderness	Comedy	R	$6,575,282	915,777	$6,575,279
84	The Rocker	Comedy	PG-13	$6,409,528	892,692	$6,409,529
85	Run, Fat Boy, Run	Comedy	PG-13	$6,003,262	836,109	$6,003,263
86	RocknRolla	Action	R	$5,700,626	793,959	$5,700,626
87	Hamlet 2	Comedy	R	$4,886,216	680,531	$4,886,213
88	College	Comedy	R	$4,694,491	653,829	$4,694,492
89	The Savages	Drama	R	$4,654,390	648,244	$4,654,392
90	Deception	Thriller/Suspense	R	$4,598,506	640,460	$4,598,503
91	Passchendaele	Drama	Not Rated	$4,435,251	617,723	$4,435,251
92	Witless Protection	Comedy	PG-13	$4,151,836	578,250	$4,151,835
93	Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story	Comedy	R	$4,072,431	567,191	$4,072,431
94	Charlie Bartlett	Comedy	R	$3,950,294	550,180	$3,950,292
95	Then She Found Me	Romantic Comedy	R	$3,735,717	520,295	$3,735,718
96	Happy-Go-Lucky	Comedy	R	$3,310,429	461,063	$3,310,432
97	The Band's Visit	Comedy	PG-13	$3,053,823	425,324	$3,053,826
98	Synecdoche, New York	Drama	R	$2,705,849	376,859	$2,705,848
99	Singh is Kinng	Action	Not Rated	$2,523,511	351,464	$2,523,512
100	I've Loved You So Long	Drama	Not Rated	$2,355,979	328,131	$2,355,981
101	Redbelt	Action	R	$2,344,847	326,580	$2,344,844
102	Frozen River	Drama	R	$2,309,148	321,608	$2,309,145
103	Transsiberian	Thriller/Suspense	R	$2,203,641	306,914	$2,203,643
104	Priceless	Comedy	PG-13	$2,164,670	301,486	$2,164,669
105	Bee Movie	Comedy	PG	$2,112,935	294,281	$2,112,938
106	The Wackness	Comedy	R	$2,077,046	289,282	$2,077,045
107	Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi	Drama	Not Rated	$2,040,699	284,220	$2,040,700
108	Roman de Gare	Drama	R	$1,852,764	258,045	$1,852,763
109	Henry Poole Is Here	Comedy	PG	$1,835,293	255,612	$1,835,294
110	Son of Rambow: A Home Movie	Comedy	PG-13	$1,785,505	248,678	$1,785,508
111	Talento de Barrio	Drama	R	$1,667,294	232,214	$1,667,297
112	The Game Plan	Comedy	PG	$1,608,219	223,986	$1,608,219
113	Let the Right One In	Horror	R	$1,483,912	206,673	$1,483,912
114	Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis	Comedy	Not Rated	$1,470,856	204,855	$1,470,859
115	Race	Action	Not Rated	$1,367,024	190,393	$1,367,022
116	The Wrestler	Drama	R	$1,324,228	184,433	$1,324,229
117	Dostana	Musical	Not Rated	$1,235,028	172,009	$1,235,025
118	Flawless	Drama	PG-13	$1,200,234	167,164	$1,200,238
119	4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days	Drama	Not Rated	$1,124,397	156,601	$1,124,395
120	Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas 3D	Musical	PG	$1,109,053	154,464	$1,109,052
121	Babine	Drama	Not Rated	$1,056,082	147,087	$1,056,085
122	You, Me and Us	Drama	Not Rated	$1,028,191	143,202	$1,028,190
123	A Christmas Tale	Drama	Not Rated	$992,052	138,169	$992,053
124	Cassandra's Dream	Drama	PG-13	$973,018	135,518	$973,019
125	Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium	Comedy	G	$964,396	134,317	$964,396
126	L'âge des ténèbres	Comedy	Not Rated	$941,618	131,145	$941,621
127	My Blueberry Nights	Drama	PG-13	$866,778	120,721	$866,777
128	The Year My Parents Went on Vacation	Drama	PG	$807,117	112,412	$807,118
129	The Edge of Heaven	Drama	Not Rated	$742,349	103,391	$742,347
130	Dan in Real Life	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$735,810	102,481	$735,814
131	Forever Strong	Drama	PG-13	$719,556	100,217	$719,558
132	Un été sans point ni coup sûr	Drama	Not Rated	$712,036	99,169	$712,033
133	Bachna Ae Haseeno	Romantic Comedy	Not Rated	$702,166	97,795	$702,168
134	Delgo	Adventure	PG	$694,782	96,766	$694,780
135	Beer for My Horses	Comedy	PG-13	$666,045	92,764	$666,046
136	Before the Devil Knows You're Dead	Drama	R	$661,340	92,109	$661,343
137	Heroes	Adventure	R	$655,538	91,301	$655,541
138	Fred Claus	Comedy	PG	$609,342	84,867	$609,345
139	Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na	Comedy	Not Rated	$600,922	83,694	$600,923
140	War, Inc.	Black Comedy	R	$578,527	80,575	$578,529
141	Taare Zameen Par	Drama	Not Rated	$560,672	78,088	$560,672
142	Reprise	Drama	R	$554,826	77,274	$554,827
143	Maman est chez le coiffeur	Drama	Not Rated	$552,984	77,017	$552,982
144	Nobel Son	Thriller/Suspense	R	$539,572	75,149	$539,570
145	Bonneville	Drama	PG	$488,393	68,021	$488,391
146	Paranoid Park	Drama	R	$486,021	67,691	$486,021
147	Kismat Konnection	Romantic Comedy	Not Rated	$479,759	66,819	$479,760
148	Drona	Adventure	Not Rated	$475,104	66,170	$475,101
149	La Ligne Brisée	Drama	Not Rated	$466,309	64,946	$466,312
150	Bella	Drama	PG-13	$462,020	64,348	$462,019
151	The Flight of the Red Balloon	Drama	Not Rated	$459,364	63,978	$459,362
152	Tashan	Action	Not Rated	$457,380	63,702	$457,380
153	Bhoothnath	Drama	Not Rated	$449,776	62,643	$449,777
154	JCVD	Action	R	$448,991	62,534	$448,994
155	JCVD	Action	R	$448,991	62,534	$448,994
156	The Hammer	Comedy	R	$442,638	61,649	$442,640
157	Hitman	Action	R	$438,996	61,142	$439,000
158	The Girl Cut in Two	Thriller/Suspense	Not Rated	$409,658	57,055	$409,655
159	Le Piege Americain	Thriller/Suspense	Not Rated	$407,447	56,747	$407,443
160	The Promotion	Comedy	R	$406,252	56,581	$406,252
161	Everybody Wants To Be Italian	Comedy	R	$351,416	48,944	$351,418
162	Last Chance Harvey	Drama	PG-13	$350,947	48,878	$350,944
163	Teeth	Comedy	R	$346,692	48,286	$346,693
164	Jellyfish	Drama	Not Rated	$341,221	47,524	$341,222
165	Tout est Parfait	Drama	Not Rated	$336,569	46,876	$336,570
166	Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic	Drama	Not Rated	$335,874	46,779	$335,873
167	Kidnap	Thriller/Suspense	Not Rated	$328,573	45,762	$328,571
168	Awake	Thriller/Suspense	R	$295,591	41,169	$295,593
169	Passengers	Thriller/Suspense	PG-13	$292,437	40,729	$292,434
170	The Perfect Holiday	Romantic Comedy	PG	$280,140	39,017	$280,142
171	The Grocer's Son	Drama	Not Rated	$276,454	38,503	$276,452
172	The Lucky Ones	Drama	R	$266,967	37,182	$266,967
173	Honeydripper	Drama	PG-13	$252,103	35,112	$252,104
174	The Signal	Horror	R	$251,150	34,979	$251,149
175	Lars and the Real Girl	Comedy	PG-13	$248,606	34,625	$248,608
176	One Two Three	Comedy	Not Rated	$246,724	34,363	$246,726
177	Chaos Theory	Comedy	PG-13	$240,476	33,492	$240,473
178	The Foot Fist Way	Comedy	R	$234,286	32,630	$234,283
179	Sixty Six	Comedy	PG-13	$223,526	31,132	$223,528
180	Battle in Seattle	Drama	R	$223,051	31,066	$223,054
181	Hell Ride	Action	R	$213,608	29,750	$213,605
182	CJ7	Comedy	PG	$206,678	28,785	$206,676
183	The Legend of God's Gun	Western	Not Rated	$204,682	28,507	$204,680
184	The Darjeeling Limited	Adventure	R	$204,055	28,420	$204,056
185	The Secret of the Grain	Drama	Not Rated	$203,490	28,341	$203,488
186	My Father, My Lord	Drama	Not Rated	$203,304	28,315	$203,302
187	Defiance	Drama	R	$200,614	27,941	$200,616
188	Margot at the Wedding	Drama	R	$191,989	26,739	$191,986
189	Fashion	Musical	Not Rated	$191,442	26,663	$191,440
190	This Christmas	Drama	PG-13	$189,864	26,443	$189,861
191	Elsa & Fred	Romantic Comedy	PG	$189,024	26,326	$189,021
192	Constantine's Sword	Documentary	Not Rated	$179,507	25,001	$179,507
193	Ashes of Time Redux	Action	R	$173,526	24,168	$173,526
194	My Name is Bruce	Horror	R	$173,066	24,104	$173,067
195	In Search of a Midnight Kiss	Drama	Not Rated	$172,177	23,980	$172,176
196	Ce qu'il faut pour vivre	Drama	Not Rated	$170,543	23,753	$170,547
197	Sleepwalking	Drama	R	$168,972	23,534	$168,974
198	Mister Lonely	Comedy	Not Rated	$165,831	23,096	$165,829
199	Haunted Castle	Adventure	PG	$165,100	22,994	$165,097
200	The Flyboys	Adventure	PG-13	$144,110	20,071	$144,110
201	Shelter	Drama	R	$142,666	19,870	$142,667
202	Repo! The Genetic Opera	Musical	R	$140,244	19,533	$140,247
203	Baghead	Drama	R	$140,016	19,501	$140,017
204	Hounddog	Drama	R	$132,016	18,387	$132,019
205	Proud American	Drama	PG	$131,672	18,339	$131,674
206	Alexandra	Drama	Not Rated	$124,085	17,282	$124,085
207	The Grand	Comedy	R	$115,879	16,139	$115,878
208	Chop Shop	Drama	Not Rated	$115,775	16,125	$115,778
209	The Other End of the Line	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$115,504	16,087	$115,505
210	Mere Baap Pahle Aap	Comedy	Not Rated	$113,576	15,818	$113,573
211	Days and Clouds		Not Rated	$112,103	15,613	$112,101
212	Wendy and Lucy	Drama	R	$111,329	15,505	$111,326
213	Pathology	Thriller/Suspense	R	$109,045	15,187	$109,043
214	Love Songs	Musical	Not Rated	$103,970	14,481	$103,974
215	Greetings from the Shore	Drama	R	$94,715	13,192	$94,719
216	Momma's Man	Comedy	Not Rated	$93,045	12,959	$93,046
217	Bab'Aziz - The Prince Who Contemplated His Soul	Drama	Not Rated	$89,672	12,489	$89,671
218	Tuya's Marriage	Drama	Not Rated	$88,148	12,277	$88,149
219	Little Chenier	Drama	R	$87,939	12,248	$87,941
220	Me & You, Us, Forever	Drama	Not Rated	$84,093	11,712	$84,092
221	Kabluey	Comedy	PG-13	$83,506	11,630	$83,503
222	Save Me	Drama	Not Rated	$82,369	11,472	$82,369
223	Humboldt County	Comedy	R	$82,357	11,470	$82,355
224	Ballast	Drama	Not Rated	$80,203	11,170	$80,201
225	Cover	Thriller/Suspense	PG-13	$79,436	11,064	$79,440
226	Ping Pong Playa	Drama	PG-13	$77,907	10,851	$77,910
227	Fears of the Dark	Horror	Not Rated	$77,876	10,846	$77,874
228	Water Lilies	Drama	Not Rated	$77,310	10,767	$77,307
229	Still Life	Drama	Not Rated	$75,985	10,583	$75,986
230	August Evening	Drama	PG-13	$74,494	10,375	$74,493
231	A Four Letter Word	Comedy	Not Rated	$70,864	9,870	$70,867
232	Take Out	Drama	Not Rated	$69,816	9,724	$69,818
233	Stuck	Thriller/Suspense	R	$67,505	9,402	$67,506
234	Lions for Lambs	Drama	R	$62,708	8,734	$62,710
235	Summer Palace	Drama	Not Rated	$62,707	8,734	$62,710
236	Alice's House	Drama	Not Rated	$61,678	8,590	$61,676
237	Deal	Drama	PG-13	$61,626	8,583	$61,626
238	Romance and Cigarettes	Comedy	R	$60,905	8,483	$60,908
239	Meet Bill	Comedy	R	$59,108	8,232	$59,106
240	The Secrets	Drama	R	$57,509	8,010	$57,512
241	Finding Amanda	Comedy	R	$57,297	7,980	$57,296
242	Roadside Romeo	Adventure	Not Rated	$55,202	7,688	$55,200
243	Mother of Tears	Horror	Not Rated	$54,947	7,653	$54,949
244	Holly	Drama	R	$54,817	7,635	$54,819
245	The Violin	Drama	Not Rated	$54,633	7,609	$54,633
246	Sangre de mi sangre	Drama	Not Rated	$54,166	7,544	$54,166
247	Blue Gap Boy'z	Adventure	Not Rated	$51,576	7,183	$51,574
248	Boarding Gate	Thriller/Suspense	R	$50,440	7,025	$50,440
249	Paris	Comedy	R	$49,954	6,957	$49,951
250	Undoing	Drama	R	$44,999	6,267	$44,997
251	The Babysitters	Drama	R	$44,852	6,247	$44,853
252	Loins of Punjab Presents	Comedy	Not Rated	$39,891	5,556	$39,892
253	Blonde and Blonder	Comedy	PG-13	$38,848	5,411	$38,851
254	Shotgun Stories	Drama	PG-13	$37,116	5,169	$37,113
255	Surfer, Dude	Comedy	R	$36,497	5,083	$36,496
256	Kiss the Bride	Romantic Comedy	R	$32,033	4,461	$32,030
257	Familiar Strangers	Comedy	PG-13	$30,552	4,255	$30,551
258	Jannat	Drama	Not Rated	$30,316	4,222	$30,314
259	Yella	Drama	Not Rated	$30,309	4,221	$30,307
260	Mission Istaanbul	Adventure	Not Rated	$29,269	4,076	$29,266
261	Good Dick	Drama	R	$28,835	4,016	$28,835
262	The Hottie and the Nottie	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$27,696	3,857	$27,693
263	The Dukes	Comedy	PG-13	$26,157	3,643	$26,157
264	The Air I Breathe	Drama	R	$25,775	3,590	$25,776
265	Before I Forget	Drama	Not Rated	$25,209	3,511	$25,209
266	The Walker	Drama	R	$24,732	3,445	$24,735
267	Sex and Death 101	Comedy	R	$23,563	3,282	$23,565
268	On Broadway	Drama	Not Rated	$23,095	3,217	$23,098
269	Ciao		R	$22,944	3,196	$22,947
270	Timecrimes	Thriller/Suspense	R	$22,494	3,133	$22,495
271	Filth and Wisdom	Comedy	Not Rated	$22,406	3,121	$22,409
272	The Elephant King	Drama	R	$22,251	3,099	$22,251
273	In Search Of	Drama	Not Rated	$22,094	3,077	$22,093
274	Maldeamores	Drama	R	$22,000	3,064	$22,000
275	Woman on the Beach	Comedy	Not Rated	$21,957	3,058	$21,956
276	Diminished Capacity	Comedy	Not Rated	$21,291	2,965	$21,289
277	Garden Party	Drama	Not Rated	$19,853	2,765	$19,853
278	Beauty in Trouble	Comedy	Not Rated	$19,300	2,688	$19,300
279	Holding Trevor	Drama	R	$16,814	2,342	$16,816
280	Day Zero	Drama	R	$16,659	2,320	$16,658
281	Noise	Black Comedy	R	$16,513	2,300	$16,514
282	Antarctica	Romantic Comedy	R	$16,312	2,272	$16,313
283	David & Layla	Romantic Comedy	R	$15,427	2,149	$15,430
284	Never Forever	Drama	R	$14,485	2,017	$14,482
285	Military Intelligence and You!	Black Comedy	Not Rated	$14,251	1,985	$14,252
286	Splinter	Horror		$14,154	1,971	$14,152
287	Ripple Effect	Drama	R	$14,059	1,958	$14,058
288	Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead	Comedy	Not Rated	$13,804	1,923	$13,807
289	Full Grown Men	Comedy	Not Rated	$13,716	1,910	$13,714
290	Grace Is Gone	Drama	PG	$13,467	1,876	$13,470
291	Harold	Comedy	PG-13	$13,229	1,842	$13,226
292	Blind Mountain	Drama	Not Rated	$12,719	1,771	$12,716
293	Lake City	Drama	R	$12,686	1,767	$12,687
294	Jake's Corner	Drama	PG	$12,522	1,744	$12,522
295	Shoot on Sight	Drama	R	$12,500	1,741	$12,500
296	Backseat	Drama	Not Rated	$12,343	1,719	$12,342
297	Vice	Drama	R	$12,000	1,671	$11,998
298	The Go-Getter	Drama	R	$11,931	1,662	$11,933
299	Quid Pro Quo	Drama	R	$11,864	1,652	$11,861
300	August	Drama	R	$11,762	1,638	$11,761
301	Kenny	Comedy	PG-13	$11,644	1,622	$11,646
302	Gardens of the Night	Drama	R	$11,436	1,593	$11,438
303	Outsourced	Comedy	PG-13	$11,340	1,579	$11,337
304	Last Stop for Paul	Adventure	PG-13	$11,340	1,579	$11,337
305	Dark Streets	Drama	R	$10,958	1,526	$10,957
306	Lost in Beijing	Drama	Not Rated	$10,827	1,508	$10,827
307	The Pleasure of Being Robbed	Drama	Not Rated	$10,687	1,488	$10,684
308	Rogue	Horror	R	$10,452	1,456	$10,454
309	Lagerfeld Confidential	Documentary	Not Rated	$10,420	1,451	$10,418
310	The Black Balloon	Drama	PG-13	$10,342	1,440	$10,339
311	Frontière(s)	Horror	NC-17	$9,913	1,381	$9,916
312	Live Fast, Die Young	Drama	Not Rated	$9,841	1,371	$9,844
313	Elite Squad	Action	R	$8,744	1,218	$8,745
314	A Good Day to be Black and Sexy	Drama	Not Rated	$8,629	1,202	$8,630
315	Amexicano	Drama	PG-13	$8,387	1,168	$8,386
316	Young People Fucking	Comedy	Not Rated	$8,340	1,162	$8,343
317	Tru Loved	Romantic Comedy	R	$8,043	1,120	$8,042
318	Otto; Or, Up with Dead People	Drama	Not Rated	$7,733	1,077	$7,733
319	Little Big Top	Comedy	Not Rated	$7,484	1,042	$7,482
320	Eden Lake	Horror	R	$7,321	1,020	$7,324
321	Special	Drama	R	$7,202	1,003	$7,202
322	Anamorph	Thriller/Suspense	R	$6,873	957	$6,871
323	Take	Drama	R	$6,627	923	$6,627
324	Expired	Comedy	Not Rated	$6,596	919	$6,598
325	The Sensation of Sight	Drama	R	$6,558	913	$6,555
326	Ek Vivah Aisa Nhi	Drama	Not Rated	$6,437	897	$6,440
327	It's a Free World...	Drama	Not Rated	$6,389	890	$6,390
328	Times and Winds	Drama	Not Rated	$6,176	860	$6,175
329	The Restless	Drama		$5,976	832	$5,974
330	Choose Connor	Drama	Not Rated	$5,788	806	$5,787
331	Skid Marks	Comedy	Not Rated	$5,729	798	$5,730
332	Fraulein	Drama	Not Rated	$5,715	796	$5,715
333	Christmas on Mars	Musical	Not Rated	$5,692	793	$5,694
334	Insidious	Thriller/Suspense	Not Rated	$5,508	767	$5,507
335	Nights and Weekends	Drama	Not Rated	$5,430	756	$5,428
336	The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela	Drama	R	$5,384	750	$5,385
337	The Willow Tree	Drama	Not Rated	$5,120	713	$5,119
338	Tre	Drama	Not Rated	$4,759	663	$4,760
339	I Want Someone To Eat Cheese With	Comedy	Not Rated	$4,658	649	$4,660
340	Mad Detective	Thriller/Suspense	Not Rated	$4,629	645	$4,631
341	Solar Flare	Adventure	PG-13	$4,098	571	$4,100
342	Where God Left His Shoes	Drama	Not Rated	$3,911	545	$3,913
343	Camille	Adventure	PG-13	$3,849	536	$3,848
344	Vivere	Drama	R	$3,547	494	$3,547
345	Flash Point (2007, Hong Kong)	Action	Not Rated	$3,271	456	$3,274
346	Wonderful Town	Drama	Not Rated	$3,239	451	$3,238
347	American Zombie	Horror	Not Rated	$3,126	435	$3,123
348	On the Other Hand, Death: A Donald Strachey Mystery	Thriller/Suspense	R	$2,892	403	$2,894
349	Shrooms	Horror	Not Rated	$2,863	399	$2,865
350	Nina's Heavenly Delights	Comedy	PG	$2,852	397	$2,850
351	Lower Learning	Comedy	R	$2,804	391	$2,807
352	Turn the River	Drama	R	$2,722	379	$2,721
353	Polar Opposites	Drama	PG-13	$2,377	331	$2,377
354	13 Months of Sunshine	Drama	Not Rated	$2,237	312	$2,240
355	Murder.com	Thriller/Suspense	R	$2,070	288	$2,068
356	Doulos, Le	Thriller/Suspense	Not Rated	$2,025	282	$2,025
357	Jack and Jill vs. the World	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$1,964	274	$1,967
358	Fat Girls	Comedy	R	$1,911	266	$1,910
359	Blonde Ambition	Comedy	PG-13	$1,764	246	$1,766
360	La Leon	Drama	Not Rated	$1,708	238	$1,709
361	White Rainbow	Drama	PG-13	$1,403	195	$1,400
362	Miss Conception	Comedy	R	$1,342	187	$1,343
363	Fall of Hyperion	Thriller/Suspense	PG	$1,093	152	$1,091
364	Flashbacks of a Fool	Drama	R	$1,020	142	$1,020
365	Death at a Funeral	Comedy	R	$744	104	$747
366	Looking for Cheyenne	Drama	R	$722	101	$725
367	How to Rob a Bank	Comedy	Not Rated	$711	99	$711
368	Disfigured	Drama	Not Rated	$586	82	$589
369	The Man of My Life	Drama	Not Rated	$424	59	$424
370	Look	Drama	R	$410	57	$409
371	The Rise and Fall of Miss Thang	Drama	Not Rated	$401	56	$402
372	The Bubble	Drama	Not Rated	$314	44	$316
373	Half Moon	Comedy	Not Rated	$243	34	$244
Total Gross of All Movies				$4,135,079,069
Total Tickets Sold					575,916,311
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices						$4,135,079,113

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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