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Sunday, July 5, 2009

Box Office Performance for Paramount Pictures Movies in 2008

RankMovieGenreMPAA2008 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 Iron Man Action PG-13 $318,412,101 44,347,089 $318,412,099
2 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Adventure PG-13 $317,101,119 44,164,501 $317,101,117
3 Kung Fu Panda Adventure PG $215,434,591 30,004,818 $215,434,593
4 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa Comedy PG $177,016,810 24,654,152 $177,016,811
5 Tropic Thunder Comedy R $110,515,313 15,392,105 $110,515,314
6 Eagle Eye Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $101,401,695 14,122,799 $101,401,697
7 Cloverfield Action PG-13 $80,048,433 11,148,807 $80,048,434
8 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Drama PG-13 $79,297,086 11,044,162 $79,297,083
9 The Spiderwick Chronicles Adventure PG $71,195,053 9,915,746 $71,195,056
10 Drillbit Taylor Comedy PG-13 $32,862,104 4,576,895 $32,862,106
11 The Love Guru Comedy PG-13 $32,235,793 4,489,665 $32,235,795
12 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Musical R $22,288,215 3,104,208 $22,288,213
13 The Ruins Horror R $17,432,844 2,427,973 $17,432,846
14 Ghost Town Romantic Comedy PG-13 $13,367,624 1,861,786 $13,367,623
15 Stop-Loss Drama R $10,915,744 1,520,299 $10,915,747
16 Bee Movie Comedy PG $2,112,935 294,281 $2,112,938
17 Beowulf Adventure PG-13 $1,075,379 149,774 $1,075,377
Total Gross of All Movies$1,602,712,839
Total Tickets Sold223,219,060
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$1,602,712,851

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.