Box Office Performance for Warner Bros. Movies in 2008
| Rank | Movie | Genre | MPAA | 2008 Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation- Adjusted Gross |
| 1 |
The Dark Knight
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$531,001,578 |
73,955,652 |
$531,001,581 |
| 2 |
Sex and the City
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$152,647,258 |
21,260,064 |
$152,647,260 |
| 3 |
Get Smart
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$130,319,208 |
18,150,308 |
$130,319,211 |
| 4 |
Four Christmases
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$118,189,834 |
16,460,980 |
$118,189,836 |
| 5 |
Journey to the Center of the Earth
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$101,704,370 |
14,164,954 |
$101,704,370 |
| 6 |
10,000 B.C.
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$94,784,201 |
13,201,142 |
$94,784,200 |
| 7 |
The Bucket List
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$92,588,080 |
12,895,276 |
$92,588,082 |
| 8 |
Yes Man
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$79,507,388 |
11,073,452 |
$79,507,385 |
| 9 |
Fool's Gold
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$70,231,041 |
9,781,482 |
$70,231,041 |
| 10 |
I am Legend
|
Horror
|
PG-13
|
$50,263,436 |
7,000,479 |
$50,263,439 |
| 11 |
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$44,089,964 |
6,140,664 |
$44,089,968 |
| 12 |
Speed Racer
|
Action
|
PG
|
$43,945,766 |
6,120,580 |
$43,945,764 |
| 13 |
Nights in Rodanthe
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$41,802,381 |
5,822,059 |
$41,802,384 |
| 14 |
Body of Lies
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$39,315,385 |
5,475,680 |
$39,315,382 |
| 15 |
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$38,108,728 |
5,307,622 |
$38,108,726 |
| 16 |
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$35,161,554 |
4,897,152 |
$35,161,551 |
| 17 |
One Missed Call
|
Horror
|
PG-13
|
$26,890,041 |
3,745,131 |
$26,890,041 |
| 18 |
P.S., I Love You
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$25,794,246 |
3,592,513 |
$25,794,243 |
| 19 |
Appaloosa
|
Western
|
R
|
$20,080,574 |
2,796,737 |
$20,080,572 |
| 20 |
Pride and Glory
|
Drama
|
R
|
$15,740,721 |
2,192,301 |
$15,740,721 |
| 21 |
Michael Clayton
|
Drama
|
R
|
$9,866,490 |
1,374,163 |
$9,866,490 |
| 22 |
Gran Torino
|
Drama
|
R
|
$9,820,554 |
1,367,765 |
$9,820,553 |
| 23 |
RocknRolla
|
Action
|
R
|
$5,700,626 |
793,959 |
$5,700,626 |
| 24 |
Deep Sea 3-D
|
Documentary
|
G
|
$3,550,091 |
494,442 |
$3,550,094 |
| 25 |
The Polar Express
|
Adventure
|
G
|
$1,862,997 |
259,470 |
$1,862,995 |
| 26 |
August Rush
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$1,490,945 |
207,653 |
$1,490,949 |
| 27 |
Fred Claus
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$609,342 |
84,867 |
$609,345 |
| 28 |
Towelhead
|
Drama
|
R
|
$372,124 |
51,828 |
$372,125 |
| 29 |
Chaos Theory
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$240,476 |
33,492 |
$240,473 |
| 30 |
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
|
Western
|
R
|
$30,501 |
4,248 |
$30,501 |
| 31 |
In the Valley of Elah
|
Drama
|
R
|
$12,718 |
1,771 |
$12,716 |
| Total Gross of All Movies | $1,785,722,618 |
| Total Tickets Sold | 248,707,886 |
| Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices | $1,785,722,621 |
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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