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Monday, November 9, 2009

Box Office Performance for PG-13 Movies in 2008

RankMovieGenreMPAA2008 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 The Dark Knight Action PG-13 $531,001,578 73,955,652 $531,001,581
2 Iron Man Action PG-13 $318,412,101 44,347,089 $318,412,099
3 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Adventure PG-13 $317,101,119 44,164,501 $317,101,117
4 Hancock Action PG-13 $227,946,274 31,747,392 $227,946,275
5 Twilight Drama PG-13 $176,922,850 24,641,065 $176,922,847
6 Quantum of Solace Action PG-13 $166,820,413 23,234,041 $166,820,414
7 Mamma Mia! Musical PG-13 $144,130,063 20,073,825 $144,130,064
8 Juno Comedy PG-13 $143,495,265 19,985,413 $143,495,265
9 The Incredible Hulk Adventure PG-13 $134,806,913 18,775,336 $134,806,912
10 Get Smart Comedy PG-13 $130,319,208 18,150,308 $130,319,211
11 Four Christmases Comedy PG-13 $118,189,834 16,460,980 $118,189,836
12 The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor Adventure PG-13 $102,491,776 14,274,621 $102,491,779
13 Eagle Eye Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $101,401,695 14,122,799 $101,401,697
14 You Don't Mess With the Zohan Comedy PG-13 $100,018,837 13,930,200 $100,018,836
15 10,000 B.C. Adventure PG-13 $94,784,201 13,201,142 $94,784,200
16 The Bucket List Comedy PG-13 $92,588,080 12,895,276 $92,588,082
17 21 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $81,159,365 11,303,533 $81,159,367
18 What Happens in Vegas... Romantic Comedy PG-13 $80,277,646 11,180,731 $80,277,649
19 Jumper Adventure PG-13 $80,172,128 11,166,035 $80,172,131
20 Cloverfield Action PG-13 $80,048,433 11,148,807 $80,048,434
21 Yes Man Comedy PG-13 $79,507,388 11,073,452 $79,507,385
22 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Drama PG-13 $79,297,086 11,044,162 $79,297,083
23 27 Dresses Romantic Comedy PG-13 $76,808,654 10,697,584 $76,808,653
24 Hellboy 2: The Golden Army Action PG-13 $75,986,503 10,583,078 $75,986,500
25 The Day the Earth Stood Still Adventure PG-13 $74,424,256 10,365,495 $74,424,254
26 Vantage Point Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $72,266,306 10,064,945 $72,266,305
27 Fool's Gold Adventure PG-13 $70,231,041 9,781,482 $70,231,041
28 Valkyrie Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $60,691,979 8,452,922 $60,691,980
29 Baby Mama Comedy PG-13 $60,494,212 8,425,378 $60,494,214
30 Seven Pounds Drama PG-13 $60,147,298 8,377,061 $60,147,298
31 Step Up 2 the Streets Drama PG-13 $58,017,783 8,080,471 $58,017,782
32 The Forbidden Kingdom Action PG-13 $52,075,270 7,252,823 $52,075,269
33 I am Legend Horror PG-13 $50,263,436 7,000,479 $50,263,439
34 The House Bunny Comedy PG-13 $48,237,389 6,718,299 $48,237,387
35 Australia Drama PG-13 $46,686,713 6,502,328 $46,686,715
36 Made of Honor Romantic Comedy PG-13 $46,012,734 6,408,459 $46,012,736
37 The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 Adventure PG-13 $44,089,964 6,140,664 $44,089,968
38 Prom Night Horror PG-13 $43,869,350 6,109,937 $43,869,348
39 Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins Comedy PG-13 $42,436,517 5,910,378 $42,436,514
40 Meet the Browns Comedy PG-13 $41,975,388 5,846,154 $41,975,386
41 Nights in Rodanthe Drama PG-13 $41,802,381 5,822,059 $41,802,384
42 Max Payne Action PG-13 $40,677,229 5,665,352 $40,677,227
43 Lakeview Terrace Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $39,263,506 5,468,455 $39,263,507
44 Meet the Spartans Comedy PG-13 $38,233,676 5,325,025 $38,233,680
45 First Sunday Comedy PG-13 $37,931,869 5,282,990 $37,931,868
46 The Secret Life of Bees Drama PG-13 $37,525,311 5,226,366 $37,525,308
47 The Family That Preys Comedy PG-13 $37,105,289 5,167,868 $37,105,292
48 Drillbit Taylor Comedy PG-13 $32,862,104 4,576,895 $32,862,106
49 Definitely, Maybe Romantic Comedy PG-13 $32,241,649 4,490,480 $32,241,646
50 The Love Guru Comedy PG-13 $32,235,793 4,489,665 $32,235,795
51 Transporter 3 Action PG-13 $31,715,062 4,417,140 $31,715,065
52 Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist Drama PG-13 $31,487,293 4,385,417 $31,487,294
53 The Eye Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $31,418,697 4,375,863 $31,418,696
54 Leatherheads Romantic Comedy PG-13 $31,373,938 4,369,629 $31,373,936
55 The Women Comedy PG-13 $26,902,075 3,746,807 $26,902,074
56 One Missed Call Horror PG-13 $26,890,041 3,745,131 $26,890,041
57 The Other Boleyn Girl Drama PG-13 $26,814,957 3,734,674 $26,814,959
58 Shutter Horror PG-13 $25,928,550 3,611,219 $25,928,552
59 Superhero Movie Comedy PG-13 $25,874,034 3,603,626 $25,874,035
60 P.S., I Love You Romantic Comedy PG-13 $25,794,246 3,592,513 $25,794,243
61 W. Drama PG-13 $25,534,493 3,556,336 $25,534,492
62 Never Back Down Action PG-13 $24,850,922 3,461,131 $24,850,921
63 Traitor Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $23,530,831 3,277,275 $23,530,835
64 Vicky Cristina Barcelona Comedy PG-13 $22,830,692 3,179,762 $22,830,691
65 Babylon A.D. Action PG-13 $22,532,572 3,138,241 $22,532,570
66 The X-Files: I Want to Believe Action PG-13 $20,982,478 2,922,351 $20,982,480
67 Mad Money Comedy PG-13 $20,668,843 2,878,669 $20,668,843
68 Doubt Drama PG-13 $18,705,481 2,605,220 $18,705,480
69 The Spirit Action PG-13 $17,743,738 2,471,273 $17,743,740
70 Swing Vote Comedy PG-13 $16,289,867 2,268,784 $16,289,869
71 Disaster Movie Comedy PG-13 $14,190,901 1,976,449 $14,190,904
72 The Duchess Drama PG-13 $13,848,978 1,928,827 $13,848,978
73 The Great Debaters Drama PG-13 $13,791,114 1,920,768 $13,791,114
74 The Haunting of Molly Hartley Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $13,442,412 1,872,202 $13,442,410
75 Ghost Town Romantic Comedy PG-13 $13,367,624 1,861,786 $13,367,623
76 Under the Same Moon Drama PG-13 $12,590,147 1,753,502 $12,590,144
77 Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day Comedy PG-13 $12,313,694 1,714,999 $12,313,693
78 His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass Adventure PG-13 $11,332,392 1,578,328 $11,332,395
79 Be Kind Rewind Comedy PG-13 $11,175,164 1,556,430 $11,175,167
80 The Visitor Comedy PG-13 $9,427,026 1,312,956 $9,427,024
81 The Kite Runner Drama PG-13 $9,372,753 1,305,397 $9,372,750
82 The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas Drama PG-13 $8,854,137 1,233,167 $8,854,139
83 Over Her Dead Body Comedy PG-13 $7,570,127 1,054,335 $7,570,125
84 Nothing Like the Holidays Comedy PG-13 $7,405,784 1,031,446 $7,405,782
85 How She Move Drama PG-13 $7,070,641 984,769 $7,070,641
86 An American Carol Comedy PG-13 $7,013,191 976,768 $7,013,194
87 Brideshead Revisited Drama PG-13 $6,432,256 895,857 $6,432,253
88 The Rocker Comedy PG-13 $6,409,528 892,692 $6,409,529
89 Run, Fat Boy, Run Comedy PG-13 $6,003,262 836,109 $6,003,263
90 The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Drama PG-13 $5,107,379 711,334 $5,107,378
91 In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale Action PG-13 $4,775,656 665,133 $4,775,655
92 Flash of Genius Drama PG-13 $4,442,377 618,715 $4,442,374
93 Persepolis Drama PG-13 $4,280,031 596,105 $4,280,034
94 Witless Protection Comedy PG-13 $4,151,836 578,250 $4,151,835
95 Bottle Shock Drama PG-13 $4,048,523 563,861 $4,048,522
96 The Band's Visit Comedy PG-13 $3,053,823 425,324 $3,053,826
97 Man on Wire Documentary PG-13 $2,942,990 409,887 $2,942,989
98 Priceless Comedy PG-13 $2,164,670 301,486 $2,164,669
99 Son of Rambow: A Home Movie Comedy PG-13 $1,785,505 248,678 $1,785,508
100 Married Life Drama PG-13 $1,506,998 209,888 $1,506,996
101 Flawless Drama PG-13 $1,200,234 167,164 $1,200,238
102 Brick Lane Drama PG-13 $1,094,998 152,507 $1,095,000
103 Beowulf Adventure PG-13 $1,075,379 149,774 $1,075,377
104 And When Did You Last See Your Father? Drama PG-13 $1,071,240 149,198 $1,071,242
105 Before the Rains Drama PG-13 $1,037,128 144,447 $1,037,129
106 Cassandra's Dream Drama PG-13 $973,018 135,518 $973,019
107 American Teen Documentary PG-13 $942,441 131,259 $942,440
108 My Blueberry Nights Drama PG-13 $866,778 120,721 $866,777
109 Dan in Real Life Romantic Comedy PG-13 $735,810 102,481 $735,814
110 Forever Strong Drama PG-13 $719,556 100,217 $719,558
111 Beer for My Horses Comedy PG-13 $666,045 92,764 $666,046
112 2007 Academy Award Nominated Short Films Multiple Genres PG-13 $508,695 70,849 $508,696
113 Bella Drama PG-13 $462,020 64,348 $462,019
114 Starting Out in the Evening Drama PG-13 $422,075 58,785 $422,076
115 Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden? Documentary PG-13 $384,955 53,615 $384,956
116 Last Chance Harvey Drama PG-13 $350,947 48,878 $350,944
117 Bigger, Stronger, Faster* Documentary PG-13 $308,575 42,977 $308,575
118 Passengers Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $292,437 40,729 $292,434
119 Honeydripper Drama PG-13 $252,103 35,112 $252,104
120 Lars and the Real Girl Comedy PG-13 $248,606 34,625 $248,608
121 Chaos Theory Comedy PG-13 $240,476 33,492 $240,473
122 La Vie en Rose Drama PG-13 $230,722 32,134 $230,722
123 Goal! 2: Living the Dream... Drama PG-13 $225,067 31,346 $225,064
124 Sixty Six Comedy PG-13 $223,526 31,132 $223,528
125 Call+Response Documentary PG-13 $207,625 28,917 $207,624
126 This Christmas Drama PG-13 $189,864 26,443 $189,861
127 The Flyboys Adventure PG-13 $144,110 20,071 $144,110
128 The First Saturday in May Documentary PG-13 $124,294 17,311 $124,293
129 The Other End of the Line Romantic Comedy PG-13 $115,504 16,087 $115,505
130 Trumbo Documentary PG-13 $108,280 15,081 $108,282
131 Kabluey Comedy PG-13 $83,506 11,630 $83,503
132 Cover Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $79,436 11,064 $79,440
133 Ping Pong Playa Drama PG-13 $77,907 10,851 $77,910
134 America the Beautiful Documentary R $76,173 10,609 $76,173
135 August Evening Drama PG-13 $74,494 10,375 $74,493
136 Happy Valley Documentary PG-13 $67,665 9,424 $67,664
137 Deal Drama PG-13 $61,626 8,583 $61,626
138 War Dance Documentary PG-13 $57,525 8,012 $57,526
139 Shoot Down Documentary PG-13 $51,408 7,160 $51,409
140 Gunnin' for that #1 Spot Documentary PG-13 $50,804 7,076 $50,806
141 Passage to Zarahemla Adventure PG-13 $47,935 6,676 $47,934
142 Breakfast with Scot Drama PG-13 $43,383 6,042 $43,382
143 Blonde and Blonder Comedy PG-13 $38,848 5,411 $38,851
144 I Can't Think Straight Romantic Comedy PG-13 $38,589 5,375 $38,593
145 Shotgun Stories Drama PG-13 $37,116 5,169 $37,113
146 Familiar Strangers Comedy PG-13 $30,552 4,255 $30,551
147 Lou Reed's Berlin Concert/Performance PG-13 $29,692 4,135 $29,689
148 The Hottie and the Nottie Romantic Comedy PG-13 $27,696 3,857 $27,693
149 The Dukes Drama PG-13 $26,157 3,643 $26,157
150 How to Cook Your Life Documentary PG-13 $23,789 3,313 $23,787
151 Walking on Dead Fish Documentary PG-13 $20,705 2,884 $20,707
152 Saving Marriage Documentary PG-13 $18,720 2,607 $18,718
153 My Kid Could Paint That Documentary PG-13 $18,133 2,525 $18,130
154 The World Unseen Drama PG-13 $17,808 2,480 $17,806
155 Harold Comedy PG-13 $13,229 1,842 $13,226
156 Kenny Comedy PG-13 $11,644 1,622 $11,646
157 Last Stop for Paul Adventure PG-13 $11,340 1,579 $11,337
158 Outsourced Comedy PG-13 $11,340 1,579 $11,337
159 Lord, Save Us From Your Followers Documentary Not Rated $10,510 1,464 $10,512
160 The Black Balloon Drama PG-13 $10,342 1,440 $10,339
161 Amexicano Drama PG-13 $8,387 1,168 $8,386
162 Solar Flare Adventure PG-13 $4,098 571 $4,100
163 Camille Adventure PG-13 $3,849 536 $3,848
164 Polar Opposites Drama PG-13 $2,377 331 $2,377
165 Jack and Jill vs. the World Romantic Comedy PG-13 $1,964 274 $1,967
166 Blonde Ambition Comedy PG-13 $1,764 246 $1,766
167 White Rainbow Drama PG-13 $1,403 195 $1,400
Total Gross of All Movies$5,519,840,004
Total Tickets Sold768,779,946
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$5,519,840,012

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.