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Box Office Performance for Fantasy Movies in 2008

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2008 GrossTickets Sold
1 Twilight Nov 21, 2008 Drama PG-13 $176,922,850 24,641,065
2 Horton Hears a Who Mar 14, 2008 Adventure G $154,529,439 21,522,206
3 The Chronicles of Narnia: P… May 16, 2008 Adventure PG $141,621,490 19,724,441
4 The Mummy: Tomb of the Drag… Aug 1, 2008 Adventure PG-13 $102,491,776 14,274,621
5 Beverly Hills Chihuahua Oct 3, 2008 Adventure PG $93,778,953 13,061,136
6 Bedtime Stories Dec 25, 2008 Adventure PG $85,539,168 11,913,533
7 The Spiderwick Chronicles Feb 14, 2008 Adventure PG $71,195,053 9,915,746
8 The Forbidden Kingdom Apr 18, 2008 Action PG-13 $52,075,270 7,252,823
9 Nim's Island Apr 4, 2008 Adventure PG $48,006,762 6,686,179
10 The Eye Feb 1, 2008 Horror PG-13 $31,418,697 4,375,863
11 Ghost Town Sep 19, 2008 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $13,367,624 1,861,786
12 The Water Horse: Legend of … Dec 25, 2007 Adventure PG $9,589,347 1,335,563
13 Enchanted Nov 21, 2007 Romantic Comedy PG $7,885,937 1,098,319
14 City of Ember Oct 10, 2008 Adventure PG $7,862,312 1,095,030
15 Over Her Dead Body Feb 1, 2008 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $7,570,127 1,054,335
16 In the Name of the King: A … Jan 11, 2008 Action PG-13 $4,775,656 665,133
17 The Golden Compass Dec 7, 2007 Adventure PG-13 $4,443,232 618,834
18 The Fall May 9, 2008 Drama R $2,280,348 317,597
19 Låt den rätte komma in Oct 24, 2008 Horror R $1,483,912 206,672
20 The Nightmare Before Christmas Oct 13, 1993 Musical PG $1,203,250 167,583
21 Beowulf Nov 16, 2007 Adventure PG-13 $1,075,379 149,774
22 Babine Nov 28, 2008 Adventure Not Rated $1,056,082 147,086
23 Astérix aux Jeux Olympiques Jul 4, 2008 Adventure Not Rated $999,811 139,249
24 Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium Nov 16, 2007 Comedy G $964,396 134,317
25 Diary of the Dead Feb 15, 2008 Horror R $952,620 132,676
26 Santa vs. The Snowman Nov 6, 2002 Adventure Not Rated $514,912 71,714
27 Drona Oct 3, 2008 Adventure Not Rated $475,104 66,170
28 Le voyage du ballon rouge Apr 2, 2008 Drama Not Rated $459,364 63,978
29 Bhoothnath May 9, 2008 Drama Not Rated $449,776 62,642
30 Teeth Jan 18, 2008 Comedy R $346,692 48,285
31 Ashes of Time Oct 10, 2008 Action R $173,526 24,167
32 Le ballon rouge Mar 11, 1957 Drama Not Rated $161,668 22,516
33 Haunted Castle Mar 2, 2001 Horror PG $139,720 19,459
34 La terza madre Jun 6, 2008 Horror Not Rated $54,947 7,652
35 Passage to Zarahemla Oct 12, 2007 Adventure PG-13 $47,935 6,676
36 The Cry Apr 25, 2008 Thriller/Suspense R $21,427 2,984
37 My Mexican Shivah Aug 29, 2008 Comedy Not Rated $13,042 1,816
38 Otto; Or, Up with Dead People Nov 7, 2008 Drama Not Rated $7,733 1,077
39 Special Nov 21, 2008 Drama R $7,202 1,003
40 One Piece: Episode of Alaba… Feb 7, 2008 Adventure Not Rated $6,587 917
41 The Restless Nov 21, 2008 Drama Not Rated $5,976 832
42 The Holy Mountain Jan 21, 2007 Adventure Not Rated $3,755 522
43 American Zombie Mar 28, 2008 Horror Not Rated $3,126 435
Total Gross of All Movies$1,025,981,983
Total Tickets Sold142,894,412

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).

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