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Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Box Office Performance for Remake Movies in 2008

RankMovieGenreMPAA2008 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 The Day the Earth Stood Still Adventure PG-13 $74,424,256 10,365,495 $74,424,254
2 Prom Night Horror PG-13 $43,869,350 6,109,937 $43,869,348
3 Death Race Action R $36,316,032 5,057,943 $36,316,031
4 The Eye Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $31,418,697 4,375,863 $31,418,696
5 Mirrors Horror R $30,691,439 4,274,574 $30,691,441
6 One Missed Call Horror PG-13 $26,890,041 3,745,131 $26,890,041
7 Shutter Horror PG-13 $25,928,550 3,611,219 $25,928,552
8 Mad Money Comedy PG-13 $20,668,843 2,878,669 $20,668,843
9 Bangkok Dangerous Action R $15,279,680 2,128,089 $15,279,679
10 The Fall Adventure R $2,273,751 316,678 $2,273,748
11 Ghajini Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $2,192,682 305,387 $2,192,679
12 Funny Games Thriller/Suspense R $1,294,640 180,312 $1,294,640
13 Before the Rains Drama PG-13 $1,037,128 144,447 $1,037,129
14 Krazzy 4 Comedy Not Rated $487,215 67,857 $487,213
15 God Tussi Great Ho Comedy Not Rated $121,432 16,913 $121,435
16 Sukiyaki Western Django Action R $50,659 7,056 $50,662
17 Sleuth Thriller/Suspense R $9,926 1,382 $9,923
18 Ugly aur Pagli Comedy Not Rated $7,362 1,025 $7,360
19 Blonde Ambition Comedy PG-13 $1,764 246 $1,766
Total Gross of All Movies$312,963,447
Total Tickets Sold43,588,223
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$312,963,441

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.