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Box Office Performance for Historical Fiction Movies in 2008

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2008 GrossTickets Sold
1 Indiana Jones and the Kingd… May 22, 2008 Adventure PG-13 $317,101,119 44,164,501
2 10,000 B.C. Mar 7, 2008 Adventure PG-13 $94,784,201 13,201,142
3 The Curious Case of Benjami… Dec 25, 2008 Drama PG-13 $79,297,086 11,044,162
4 Australia Nov 26, 2008 Drama PG-13 $46,686,713 6,502,328
5 There Will Be Blood Dec 26, 2007 Drama R $39,795,491 5,542,547
6 Meet the Spartans Jan 25, 2008 Comedy PG-13 $38,233,676 5,325,025
7 The Secret Life of Bees Oct 17, 2008 Drama PG-13 $37,525,311 5,226,366
8 Semi-Pro Feb 29, 2008 Comedy R $33,479,698 4,662,911
9 Atonement Dec 7, 2007 Drama R $31,824,552 4,432,388
10 Leatherheads Apr 4, 2008 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $31,373,938 4,369,629
11 No Country for Old Men Nov 21, 2007 Action R $29,513,761 4,110,551
12 The Other Boleyn Girl Feb 29, 2008 Drama PG-13 $26,814,957 3,734,673
13 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Bar… Dec 21, 2007 Musical R $22,288,215 3,104,208
14 Appaloosa Sep 19, 2008 Western R $20,080,574 2,796,737
15 Doubt Dec 12, 2008 Drama PG-13 $18,705,481 2,605,220
16 Kit Kittredge: An American … Jul 2, 2008 Drama G $17,657,973 2,459,327
17 Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day Mar 7, 2008 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $12,313,694 1,714,999
18 The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas Nov 7, 2008 Drama PG-13 $8,854,137 1,233,166
19 Miracle at St. Anna Sep 26, 2008 Drama R $7,916,887 1,102,630
20 Brideshead Revisited Jul 25, 2008 Drama PG-13 $6,432,256 895,857
21 The Wackness Jul 3, 2008 Comedy R $2,077,046 289,282
22 Son of Rambow: A Home Movie May 2, 2008 Comedy PG-13 $1,785,505 248,678
23 Married Life Mar 7, 2008 Drama PG-13 $1,506,998 209,888
24 Revolutionary Road Dec 26, 2008 Drama R $1,375,749 191,608
25 Flawless Mar 28, 2008 Drama PG-13 $1,200,234 167,163
26 4 luni, 3 saptamani si 2 zile Jan 25, 2008 Drama Not Rated $1,196,321 166,618
27 Brick Lane Jun 20, 2008 Drama PG-13 $1,094,998 152,506
28 Before the Rains May 9, 2008 Drama PG-13 $1,037,128 144,446
29 Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story Dec 21, 2007 Comedy R $1,032,788 143,842
30 O Ano em Que Meus Pais Saír… Feb 15, 2008 Drama PG $807,117 112,411
31 Un été sans point ni coup s… Aug 1, 2008 Drama Not Rated $712,036 99,169
32 Fugitive Pieces May 2, 2008 Drama R $634,379 88,353
33 Obsluhoval jsem anglického … Aug 29, 2008 Black Comedy R $617,228 85,964
34 Un secret Sep 10, 2008 Drama Not Rated $578,051 80,508
35 Maman est chez le coiffeur May 2, 2008 Drama Not Rated $552,984 77,017
36 Le piège américain May 16, 2008 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $407,447 56,747
37 Towelhead Sep 12, 2008 Drama R $372,124 51,828
38 Ne touchez pas la hache Feb 22, 2008 Drama Not Rated $278,601 38,802
39 Mio Fratello è Figlio Unico Mar 28, 2008 Drama R $255,620 35,601
40 Honeydripper Feb 1, 2008 Drama PG-13 $244,727 34,084
41 Battle in Seattle Sep 19, 2008 Drama R $223,537 31,133
42 Sixty Six Aug 1, 2008 Comedy PG-13 $223,526 31,131
43 The Legend of God's Gun Jul 18, 2008 Western Not Rated $204,682 28,507
44 Ce qu'il faut pour vivre Aug 29, 2008 Drama Not Rated $170,543 23,752
45 Beaufort Jan 18, 2008 Action Not Rated $102,342 14,253
46 Les Témoins Feb 1, 2008 Drama Not Rated $77,300 10,766
47 Youth Without Youth Dec 14, 2007 Thriller/Suspense R $72,893 10,152
48 Yihe yuan Jan 18, 2008 Drama Not Rated $62,707 8,733
49 Bushi no ichibun May 2, 2008 Drama Not Rated $60,910 8,483
50 Sukiyaki Western Django Aug 29, 2008 Action R $50,659 7,055
51 Se jie Sep 28, 2007 Drama NC-17 $41,797 5,821
52 The Alphabet Killer Nov 7, 2008 Thriller/Suspense R $29,784 4,148
53 The World Unseen Nov 7, 2008 Drama PG-13 $17,808 2,480
54 Military Intelligence and You! Feb 8, 2008 Black Comedy Not Rated $14,251 1,984
55 Good Dec 31, 2008 Drama R $13,651 1,901
56 August Jul 11, 2008 Drama R $12,636 1,759
57 Tropa de Elite Sep 19, 2008 Action R $8,744 1,217
58 Vredens Dag Aug 29, 2008 Drama Not Rated $7,642 1,064
59 Viva May 2, 2008 Comedy R $7,197 1,002
60 Romulus, My Father Feb 29, 2008 Drama R $4,283 596
61 Genghis Khan: To the Ends o… Feb 21, 2008 Drama R $3,892 542
Total Gross of All Movies$939,857,585
Total Tickets Sold130,899,361

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.