Box Office Performance for PG-13 Movies in 2008
| Rank | Movie | Genre | MPAA | 2008 Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation- Adjusted Gross |
| 1 |
Iron Man
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$314,489,281 |
45,710,651 |
$314,489,279 |
| 2 |
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$312,809,594 |
45,466,511 |
$312,809,596 |
| 3 |
Hancock
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$193,228,764 |
28,085,576 |
$193,228,763 |
| 4 |
The Dark Knight
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$182,904,796 |
26,584,999 |
$182,904,793 |
| 5 |
The Incredible Hulk
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$131,855,725 |
19,165,076 |
$131,855,723 |
| 6 |
Get Smart
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$120,167,090 |
17,466,147 |
$120,167,091 |
| 7 |
Juno
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$117,477,046 |
17,075,152 |
$117,477,046 |
| 8 |
You Don't Mess With the Zohan
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$97,736,720 |
14,205,919 |
$97,736,723 |
| 9 |
10,000 B.C.
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$94,784,201 |
13,776,773 |
$94,784,198 |
| 10 |
The Bucket List
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$92,834,777 |
13,493,427 |
$92,834,778 |
| 11 |
Jumper
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$81,170,146 |
11,797,986 |
$81,170,144 |
| 12 |
21
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
PG-13
|
$81,159,365 |
11,796,419 |
$81,159,363 |
| 13 |
Cloverfield
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$80,048,433 |
11,634,947 |
$80,048,435 |
| 14 |
What Happens in Vegas...
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$79,567,024 |
11,564,974 |
$79,567,021 |
| 15 |
27 Dresses
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$76,806,312 |
11,163,708 |
$76,806,311 |
| 16 |
Vantage Point
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
PG-13
|
$72,266,306 |
10,503,824 |
$72,266,309 |
| 17 |
Fool's Gold
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$70,231,041 |
10,208,000 |
$70,231,040 |
| 18 |
I am Legend
|
Horror
|
PG-13
|
$61,896,512 |
8,996,586 |
$61,896,512 |
| 19 |
Baby Mama
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$60,281,345 |
8,761,823 |
$60,281,342 |
| 20 |
Step Up 2 the Streets
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$58,006,147 |
8,431,126 |
$58,006,147 |
| 21 |
Hellboy 2: The Golden Army
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$57,699,265 |
8,386,521 |
$57,699,264 |
| 22 |
The Forbidden Kingdom
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$52,075,270 |
7,569,080 |
$52,075,270 |
| 23 |
Made of Honor
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$46,012,734 |
6,687,897 |
$46,012,731 |
| 24 |
Prom Night
|
Horror
|
PG-13
|
$43,818,159 |
6,368,918 |
$43,818,156 |
| 25 |
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$42,168,445 |
6,129,134 |
$42,168,442 |
| 26 |
Meet the Browns
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$41,975,388 |
6,101,074 |
$41,975,389 |
| 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 |
Drillbit Taylor
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$32,862,104 |
4,776,469 |
$32,862,107 |
| 30 |
Definitely, Maybe
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$31,973,840 |
4,647,360 |
$31,973,837 |
| 31 |
Mamma Mia!
|
Musical
|
PG-13
|
$31,844,365 |
4,628,541 |
$31,844,362 |
| 32 |
The Love Guru
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$31,832,191 |
4,626,772 |
$31,832,191 |
| 33 |
The Eye
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
PG-13
|
$31,397,498 |
4,563,590 |
$31,397,499 |
| 34 |
Leatherheads
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$31,230,175 |
4,539,270 |
$31,230,178 |
| 35 |
P.S., I Love You
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$30,093,955 |
4,374,121 |
$30,093,952 |
| 36 |
One Missed Call
|
Horror
|
PG-13
|
$26,884,212 |
3,907,589 |
$26,884,212 |
| 37 |
The Other Boleyn Girl
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$26,814,957 |
3,897,523 |
$26,814,958 |
| 38 |
Shutter
|
Horror
|
PG-13
|
$25,926,543 |
3,768,393 |
$25,926,544 |
| 39 |
Superhero Movie
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$25,872,343 |
3,760,515 |
$25,872,343 |
| 40 |
Never Back Down
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$24,848,292 |
3,611,670 |
$24,848,290 |
| 41 |
Mad Money
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$20,668,843 |
3,004,192 |
$20,668,841 |
| 42 |
The Great Debaters
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$16,969,956 |
2,466,563 |
$16,969,953 |
| 43 |
Under the Same Moon
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$12,589,108 |
1,829,812 |
$12,589,107 |
| 44 |
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$12,294,036 |
1,786,924 |
$12,294,037 |
| 45 |
His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$11,308,183 |
1,643,631 |
$11,308,181 |
| 46 |
Be Kind Rewind
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$11,169,531 |
1,623,478 |
$11,169,529 |
| 47 |
The Kite Runner
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$10,403,395 |
1,512,121 |
$10,403,392 |
| 48 |
The Visitor
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$8,836,990 |
1,284,446 |
$8,836,988 |
| 49 |
Over Her Dead Body
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$7,563,670 |
1,099,371 |
$7,563,672 |
| 50 |
How She Move
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$7,070,641 |
1,027,709 |
$7,070,638 |
| 51 |
Run, Fat Boy, Run
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$5,998,971 |
871,943 |
$5,998,968 |
| 52 |
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$5,107,379 |
742,352 |
$5,107,382 |
| 53 |
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$4,775,656 |
694,136 |
$4,775,656 |
| 54 |
Persepolis
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$4,280,031 |
622,098 |
$4,280,034 |
| 55 |
Witless Protection
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$4,131,640 |
600,529 |
$4,131,640 |
| 56 |
The Band's Visit
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$3,053,823 |
443,870 |
$3,053,826 |
| 57 |
Priceless
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$2,073,558 |
301,389 |
$2,073,556 |
| 58 |
Son of Rambow: A Home Movie
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$1,742,104 |
253,213 |
$1,742,105 |
| 59 |
Married Life
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$1,506,998 |
219,040 |
$1,506,995 |
| 60 |
Flawless
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$1,200,234 |
174,453 |
$1,200,237 |
| 61 |
Beowulf
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$1,115,061 |
162,073 |
$1,115,062 |
| 62 |
Cassandra's Dream
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$973,018 |
141,427 |
$973,018 |
| 63 |
My Blueberry Nights
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$866,778 |
125,985 |
$866,777 |
| 64 |
How to Cook Your Life
|
Documentary
|
PG-13
|
$779,456 |
113,293 |
$779,456 |
| 65 |
Dan in Real Life
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$729,388 |
106,016 |
$729,390 |
| 66 |
And When Did You Last See Your Father?
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$686,545 |
99,789 |
$686,548 |
| 67 |
Brick Lane
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$547,649 |
79,600 |
$547,648 |
| 68 |
Starting Out in the Evening
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$495,150 |
71,969 |
$495,147 |
| 69 |
Bella
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$470,249 |
68,350 |
$470,248 |
| 70 |
Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden?
|
Documentary
|
PG-13
|
$384,955 |
55,953 |
$384,957 |
| 71 |
This Christmas
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$340,706 |
49,521 |
$340,704 |
| 72 |
Honeydripper
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$267,880 |
38,936 |
$267,880 |
| 73 |
Lars and the Real Girl
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$262,541 |
38,160 |
$262,541 |
| 74 |
Chaos Theory
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$237,958 |
34,587 |
$237,959 |
| 75 |
La Vie en Rose
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$230,722 |
33,535 |
$230,721 |
| 76 |
The First Saturday in May
|
Documentary
|
PG-13
|
$124,294 |
18,066 |
$124,294 |
| 77 |
Trumbo
|
Documentary
|
PG-13
|
$103,000 |
14,971 |
$103,000 |
| 78 |
Cover
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
PG-13
|
$79,436 |
11,546 |
$79,436 |
| 79 |
Happy Valley
|
Documentary
|
PG-13
|
$67,665 |
9,835 |
$67,665 |
| 80 |
Deal
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$61,626 |
8,957 |
$61,624 |
| 81 |
War Dance
|
Documentary
|
PG-13
|
$57,570 |
8,368 |
$57,572 |
| 82 |
Shoot Down
|
Documentary
|
PG-13
|
$51,408 |
7,472 |
$51,407 |
| 83 |
Gunnin' for that #1 Spot
|
Documentary
|
PG-13
|
$50,804 |
7,384 |
$50,802 |
| 84 |
Passage to Zarahemla
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$49,408 |
7,181 |
$49,405 |
| 85 |
Shotgun Stories
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$41,108 |
5,975 |
$41,108 |
| 86 |
The Hottie and the Nottie
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$27,696 |
4,026 |
$27,699 |
| 87 |
Kabluey
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$26,256 |
3,816 |
$26,254 |
| 88 |
My Kid Could Paint That
|
Documentary
|
PG-13
|
$18,133 |
2,636 |
$18,136 |
| 89 |
Harold
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$13,229 |
1,923 |
$13,230 |
| 90 |
Last Stop for Paul
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$11,340 |
1,648 |
$11,338 |
| 91 |
Outsourced
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$11,340 |
1,648 |
$11,338 |
| 92 |
Lou Reed's Berlin
|
Concert/Performance
|
PG-13
|
$8,280 |
1,203 |
$8,277 |
| 93 |
Polar Opposites
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$2,377 |
345 |
$2,374 |
| 94 |
White Rainbow
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$2,074 |
301 |
$2,071 |
| 95 |
Jack and Jill vs. the World
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$1,964 |
285 |
$1,961 |
| Total Gross of All Movies | $3,253,156,665 |
| Total Tickets Sold | 472,842,531 |
| Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices | $3,253,156,613 |
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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