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Thursday, July 24, 2008

Box Office Performance for Sony Pictures Classics Movies in 2008

RankMovieGenreMPAA2008 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 The Counterfeiters Drama R $5,458,024 793,317 $5,458,021
2 Persepolis Drama PG-13 $4,280,031 622,098 $4,280,034
3 The Band's Visit Comedy PG-13 $3,053,823 443,870 $3,053,826
4 Redbelt Action R $2,344,847 340,821 $2,344,848
5 Married Life Drama PG-13 $1,506,998 219,040 $1,506,995
6 The Wackness Comedy R $742,897 107,979 $742,896
7 The Children of Huang Shi Drama   $691,581 100,520 $691,578
8 And When Did You Last See Your Father? Drama PG-13 $686,545 99,789 $686,548
9 Brick Lane Drama PG-13 $547,649 79,600 $547,648
10 Standard Operating Procedure Documentary R $228,007 33,141 $228,010
11 CJ7 Comedy PG $206,678 30,040 $206,675
12 Steep Documentary PG $204,069 29,661 $204,068
13 Youth Without Youth Thriller/Suspense R $110,516 16,063 $110,513
14 Baghead Drama R $31,278 4,546 $31,276
15 Jimmy Carter: Man From Plains Documentary   $28,278 4,110 $28,277
16 My Kid Could Paint That Documentary PG-13 $18,133 2,636 $18,136
17 Sleuth Thriller/Suspense R $9,866 1,434 $9,866
Total Gross of All Movies$20,149,220
Total Tickets Sold2,928,665
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$20,149,215

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.