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Box Office Performance for Dramatization Movies in 2008

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2008 GrossTickets Sold
1 Marley & Me Dec 25, 2008 Comedy PG $106,664,046 14,855,717
2 Valkyrie Dec 25, 2008 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $60,733,921 8,458,763
3 The Bank Job Mar 7, 2008 Thriller/Suspense R $30,060,660 4,186,721
4 W. Oct 17, 2008 Drama PG-13 $25,534,493 3,556,336
5 Charlie Wilson’s War Dec 21, 2007 Drama R $24,957,785 3,476,015
6 Milk Nov 26, 2008 Drama R $17,157,994 2,389,692
7 The Duchess Sep 19, 2008 Drama PG-13 $13,848,978 1,928,827
8 The Longshots Aug 22, 2008 Comedy PG $11,511,323 1,603,248
9 Stop-Loss Mar 28, 2008 Drama R $10,915,744 1,520,299
10 The Express Oct 10, 2008 Drama PG $9,793,406 1,363,984
11 The Great Debaters Dec 25, 2007 Drama PG-13 $8,212,379 1,143,785
12 Cadillac Records Dec 5, 2008 Drama R $8,191,768 1,140,914
13 Frost/Nixon Dec 5, 2008 Drama R $6,291,176 876,208
14 Mongol Jun 6, 2008 Drama R $5,705,761 794,674
15 Die Fälscher Feb 22, 2008 Drama R $5,488,570 764,425
16 Le Scaphandre et le Papillon Nov 30, 2007 Drama PG-13 $4,531,162 631,081
17 Flash of Genius Oct 3, 2008 Drama PG-13 $4,442,377 618,715
18 Passchendaele Oct 24, 2008 Drama Not Rated $4,435,251 617,722
19 Persepolis Dec 25, 2007 Drama PG-13 $4,129,763 575,175
20 Bottle Shock Aug 6, 2008 Drama PG-13 $4,078,607 568,051
21 Jodhaa Akbar Feb 14, 2008 Drama Not Rated $3,444,629 479,753
22 And When Did You Last See Y… Jun 6, 2008 Drama PG-13 $1,071,240 149,197
23 The Children of Huang Shi May 23, 2008 Drama R $1,031,872 143,714
24 American Gangster Nov 2, 2007 Drama R $1,013,910 141,213
25 Emma Smith: My Story Apr 11, 2008 Drama PG $872,427 121,507
26 I’m Not There Nov 21, 2007 Drama R $725,274 101,013
27 Savage Grace May 28, 2008 Drama Not Rated $434,417 60,503
28 Billy: The Early Years of B… Oct 10, 2008 Drama Not Rated $320,896 44,693
29 La Môme Feb 29, 2008 Drama PG-13 $227,482 31,682
30 Che, Part 1: The Argentine Dec 12, 2008 Drama R $218,470 30,427
31 The Errand of Angels Aug 22, 2008 Drama PG $195,184 27,184
32 Lola Montès Oct 10, 2008 Drama Not Rated $90,774 12,642
33 Plus tard Oct 31, 2008 Drama Not Rated $84,787 11,808
34 Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! Nov 28, 2008 Comedy Not Rated $80,037 11,147
35 A Plumm Summer Apr 25, 2008 Adventure PG $60,668 8,449
36 What We Do Is Secret Aug 8, 2008 Drama R $58,776 8,186
37 Chapter 27 Mar 28, 2008 Drama R $56,215 7,829
38 Dark Matter Apr 11, 2008 Drama R $30,591 4,260
39 The Assassination of Jesse … Sep 21, 2007 Western R $30,501 4,248
40 Control Oct 10, 2007 Drama R $25,331 3,527
41 L'Enfant sauvage Sep 9, 1970 Drama G $24,973 3,478
42 In the Valley of Elah Sep 14, 2007 Drama R $12,560 1,749
43 Hunger Dec 5, 2008 Drama Not Rated $3,561 495
44 Death Defying Acts Jul 11, 2008 Drama PG $3,561 495
45 The Killing of John Lennon Jan 2, 2008 Drama Not Rated $2,666 371
46 Arranged Dec 14, 2007 Drama Not Rated $462 64
47 Beautiful Boxer Jan 21, 2005 Drama Not Rated $447 62
Total Gross of All Movies$376,806,875
Total Tickets Sold52,480,048

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.

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