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Sunday, July 5, 2009

Box Office Performance for Sony Pictures Movies in 2008

RankMovieGenreMPAA2008 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 Hancock Action PG-13 $227,946,274 31,747,392 $227,946,275
2 Quantum of Solace Action PG-13 $166,820,413 23,234,041 $166,820,414
3 Step Brothers Comedy R $100,468,793 13,992,868 $100,468,792
4 You Don't Mess With the Zohan Comedy PG-13 $100,018,837 13,930,200 $100,018,836
5 The Pineapple Express Comedy R $87,341,380 12,164,538 $87,341,383
6 21 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $81,159,365 11,303,533 $81,159,367
7 Vantage Point Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $72,266,306 10,064,945 $72,266,305
8 Seven Pounds Drama PG-13 $60,147,298 8,377,061 $60,147,298
9 The House Bunny Comedy PG-13 $48,237,389 6,718,299 $48,237,387
10 Made of Honor Romantic Comedy PG-13 $46,012,734 6,408,459 $46,012,736
11 Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist Drama PG-13 $31,487,293 4,385,417 $31,487,294
12 The Other Boleyn Girl Drama PG-13 $26,814,957 3,734,674 $26,814,959
13 The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep Drama PG $18,731,137 2,608,793 $18,731,134
14 88 Minutes Thriller/Suspense R $16,930,884 2,358,062 $16,930,885
15 Cadillac Records Drama R $8,134,217 1,132,899 $8,134,215
16 Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story Comedy R $4,072,431 567,191 $4,072,431
17 Passengers Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $292,437 40,729 $292,434
18 Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten Documentary Not Rated $18,190 2,533 $18,187
Total Gross of All Movies$1,096,900,335
Total Tickets Sold152,771,634
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$1,096,900,332

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.