Box Office Performance for Science Fiction Movies in 2008

Rank	Movie	Genre	MPAA	2008 Gross	Tickets Sold	Inflation- Adjusted Gross
1	Wanted	Action	R	$123,979,545	18,020,283	$123,979,547
2	Jumper	Adventure	PG-13	$81,170,146	11,797,986	$81,170,144
3	Cloverfield	Action	PG-13	$80,048,433	11,634,947	$80,048,435
4	The Happening	Thriller/Suspense	R	$63,778,048	9,270,065	$63,778,047
5	I am Legend	Horror	PG-13	$61,896,512	8,996,586	$61,896,512
6	Journey to the Center of the Earth	Adventure	PG	$45,129,135	6,559,467	$45,129,133
7	Speed Racer	Action	PG	$43,757,018	6,360,032	$43,757,020
8	Aliens vs. Predator - Requiem	Action	R	$14,907,624	2,166,806	$14,907,625
9	Doomsday	Action	R	$10,955,425	1,592,358	$10,955,423
10	Meet Dave	Comedy	PG	$9,911,650	1,440,647	$9,911,651
11	Dans une galaxie pres de chez vous 2	Comedy	Not Rated	$1,883,999	273,837	$1,883,999
12	T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous	Adventure	Not Rated	$650,020	94,480	$650,022
13	The Mist	Horror	R	$297,020	43,172	$297,023
14	The Signal	Horror	R	$251,150	36,504	$251,148
15	Blade Runner	Thriller/Suspense		$167,183	24,300	$167,184
16	Vexville	Action		$4,070	592	$4,073
Total Gross of All Movies				$538,786,978
Total Tickets Sold					78,312,062
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices						$538,786,987

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.