Box Office Performance for PG Movies in 2008
| Rank | Movie | Genre | MPAA | 2008 Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation- 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 Sold | 204,661,852 |
| 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.
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