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Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Box Office Performance for PG Movies in 2008

RankMovieGenreMPAA2008 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 Kung Fu Panda Adventure PG $215,434,591 30,004,818 $215,434,593
2 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa Comedy PG $177,016,810 24,654,152 $177,016,811
3 The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Adventure PG $141,621,490 19,724,442 $141,621,494
4 Bolt Comedy PG $109,917,145 15,308,795 $109,917,148
5 Marley & Me Comedy PG $106,664,046 14,855,717 $106,664,048
6 Journey to the Center of the Earth Adventure PG $101,704,370 14,164,954 $101,704,370
7 Beverly Hills Chihuahua Comedy PG $93,778,953 13,061,136 $93,778,956
8 Bedtime Stories Comedy PG $85,539,168 11,913,533 $85,539,167
9 National Treasure: The Book of Secrets Adventure PG $77,018,263 10,726,778 $77,018,266
10 The Spiderwick Chronicles Adventure PG $71,195,053 9,915,746 $71,195,056
11 Nim's Island Adventure PG $48,006,762 6,686,179 $48,006,765
12 Speed Racer Action PG $43,945,766 6,120,580 $43,945,764
13 Star Wars: The Clone Wars Adventure PG $35,161,554 4,897,152 $35,161,551
14 Fireproof Drama PG $33,256,544 4,631,831 $33,256,547
15 Igor Comedy PG $19,486,744 2,714,031 $19,486,743
16 The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep Drama PG $18,731,137 2,608,793 $18,731,134
17 Enchanted Romantic Comedy PG $13,793,851 1,921,149 $13,793,850
18 Meet Dave Comedy PG $11,803,254 1,643,907 $11,803,252
19 The Longshots Drama PG $11,511,323 1,603,248 $11,511,321
20 Penelope Drama PG $10,011,996 1,394,428 $10,011,993
21 The Express Drama PG $9,793,406 1,363,984 $9,793,405
22 City of Ember Adventure PG $7,862,312 1,095,030 $7,862,315
23 Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed Documentary PG $7,720,487 1,075,277 $7,720,489
24 Young @ Heart Documentary PG $3,992,189 556,015 $3,992,188
25 Bee Movie Comedy PG $2,112,935 294,281 $2,112,938
26 Henry Poole Is Here Comedy PG $1,835,293 255,612 $1,835,294
27 The Game Plan Comedy PG $1,608,219 223,986 $1,608,219
28 August Rush Drama PG $1,490,945 207,653 $1,490,949
29 Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas 3D Musical PG $1,109,053 154,464 $1,109,052
30 Emma Smith: My Story Drama PG $872,427 121,508 $872,427
31 I.O.U.S.A. Documentary PG $810,196 112,841 $810,198
32 The Year My Parents Went on Vacation Drama PG $807,117 112,412 $807,118
33 Delgo Adventure PG $694,782 96,766 $694,780
34 Fred Claus Comedy PG $609,342 84,867 $609,345
35 Bonneville Drama PG $488,393 68,021 $488,391
36 The Perfect Holiday Romantic Comedy PG $280,140 39,017 $280,142
37 Morning Light Documentary PG $275,093 38,314 $275,095
38 CJ7 Comedy PG $206,678 28,785 $206,676
39 Steep Documentary PG $204,069 28,422 $204,070
40 The Errand of Angels Drama PG $195,184 27,184 $195,181
41 Elsa & Fred Romantic Comedy PG $189,024 26,326 $189,021
42 Haunted Castle Adventure PG $165,100 22,994 $165,097
43 Girls Rock! Documentary PG $159,294 22,186 $159,295
44 Proud American Drama PG $131,672 18,339 $131,674
45 Blindsight Documentary PG $89,169 12,419 $89,168
46 A Plumm Summer Adventure PG $53,752 7,486 $53,749
47 All Roads Lead Home Drama PG $43,905 6,115 $43,906
48 Jimmy Carter: Man From Plains Documentary PG $28,278 3,938 $28,275
49 Grace Is Gone Drama PG $13,467 1,876 $13,470
50 Jake's Corner Drama PG $12,522 1,744 $12,522
51 What Would Jesus Buy? Documentary PG $11,232 1,564 $11,230
52 Death Defying Acts Drama PG $3,561 496 $3,561
53 Nina's Heavenly Delights Comedy PG $2,852 397 $2,850
54 Fall of Hyperion Thriller/Suspense PG $1,093 152 $1,091
55 Show Business Documentary PG $84 12 $86
Total Gross of All Movies$1,469,472,085
Total Tickets Sold204,661,852
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$1,469,472,097

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.