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Box Office Performance for Science Fiction Movies in 2008

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2008 GrossTickets Sold
1 WALL-E Jun 27, 2008 Adventure G $223,806,889 31,170,876
2 Wanted Jun 27, 2008 Action R $134,508,551 18,733,781
3 Journey to the Center of th… Jul 11, 2008 Adventure PG $101,704,370 14,164,954
4 Jumper Feb 14, 2008 Adventure PG-13 $80,172,128 11,166,035
5 Cloverfield Jan 18, 2008 Action PG-13 $80,048,433 11,148,807
6 The Day the Earth Stood Still Dec 12, 2008 Adventure PG-13 $74,424,256 10,365,495
7 The Happening Jun 13, 2008 Thriller/Suspense R $64,506,874 8,984,244
8 I am Legend Dec 14, 2007 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $50,263,436 7,000,479
9 Speed Racer May 9, 2008 Action PG $43,945,766 6,120,580
10 Death Race Aug 22, 2008 Action R $36,316,032 5,057,943
11 Star Wars: The Clone Wars Aug 15, 2008 Adventure PG $35,161,554 4,897,152
12 Babylon A.D. Aug 29, 2008 Action PG-13 $22,532,572 3,138,241
13 The X-Files: I Want to Believe Jul 25, 2008 Action PG-13 $20,982,478 2,922,351
14 Meet Dave Jul 11, 2008 Comedy PG $11,803,254 1,643,907
15 Aliens vs. Predator - Requiem Dec 25, 2007 Action R $11,311,743 1,575,452
16 Doomsday Mar 14, 2008 Action R $11,008,770 1,533,255
17 Dans une galaxie pres de ch… Apr 18, 2008 Comedy Not Rated $1,883,999 262,395
18 Blade Runner Jun 25, 1982 Thriller/Suspense R $369,694 51,489
19 The Mist Nov 21, 2007 Horror R $258,038 35,938
20 The Signal Feb 22, 2008 Horror R $251,150 34,979
21 長江七號 (CJ7) Mar 7, 2008 Adventure PG $206,678 28,785
22 Repo! The Genetic Opera Nov 7, 2008 Musical R $140,244 19,532
23 Los Cronocrímenes Dec 12, 2008 Thriller/Suspense R $22,494 3,132
24 Christmas on Mars Sep 12, 2008 Musical Not Rated $5,692 792
25 Vexille Feb 14, 2008 Action Not Rated $4,070 566
Total Gross of All Movies$1,005,639,165
Total Tickets Sold140,061,160

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 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.

Our Theatrical Market pages are based on the Domestic Theatrical Market performance only. The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).

The yearly amounts on our Theatrical Market pages are based on box office years. Each box office year starts on the first Monday of the year, so the previous year ends on the Sunday before the first Monday. For example, the "2017 box office year" started on January 2, 2017 so the "2016 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 1, 2017.