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Box Office Performance for Adventure Movies in 2008

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 Theatrical
Distributor		MPAA
Rating		2008 GrossTickets Sold
1 Iron Man May 2, 2008 Paramount Pictures PG-13 $318,412,101 44,347,089
2 Indiana Jones and the Kingd… May 22, 2008 Paramount Pictures PG-13 $317,101,119 44,164,501
3 WALL-E Jun 27, 2008 Walt Disney G $223,806,889 31,170,876
4 Kung Fu Panda Jun 6, 2008 Paramount Pictures PG $215,434,591 30,004,818
5 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa Nov 7, 2008 Paramount Pictures PG $177,016,810 24,654,152
6 Horton Hears a Who Mar 14, 2008 20th Century Fox G $154,529,439 21,522,206
7 The Chronicles of Narnia: P… May 16, 2008 Walt Disney PG $141,621,490 19,724,441
8 The Incredible Hulk Jun 13, 2008 Universal PG-13 $134,806,913 18,775,336
9 Bolt Nov 21, 2008 Walt Disney PG $109,917,145 15,308,795
10 The Mummy: Tomb of the Drag… Aug 1, 2008 Universal PG-13 $102,491,776 14,274,621
11 Journey to the Center of th… Jul 11, 2008 Warner Bros. PG $101,704,370 14,164,954
12 10,000 B.C. Mar 7, 2008 Warner Bros. PG-13 $94,784,201 13,201,142
13 Beverly Hills Chihuahua Oct 3, 2008 Walt Disney PG $93,778,953 13,061,136
14 Bedtime Stories Dec 25, 2008 Walt Disney PG $85,539,168 11,913,533
15 Jumper Feb 14, 2008 20th Century Fox PG-13 $80,172,128 11,166,035
16 The Day the Earth Stood Still Dec 12, 2008 20th Century Fox PG-13 $74,424,256 10,365,495
17 The Spiderwick Chronicles Feb 14, 2008 Paramount Pictures PG $71,195,053 9,915,746
18 Fool’s Gold Feb 8, 2008 Warner Bros. PG-13 $70,231,041 9,781,482
19 Alvin and the Chipmunks Dec 14, 2007 20th Century Fox PG $63,694,531 8,871,105
20 National Treasure: Book of … Dec 21, 2007 Walt Disney PG $49,090,706 6,837,145
21 Nim's Island Apr 4, 2008 20th Century Fox PG $48,006,762 6,686,179
22 College Road Trip Mar 7, 2008 Walt Disney G $45,610,425 6,352,427
23 The Tale of Despereaux Dec 19, 2008 Universal G $43,661,775 6,081,027
24 Star Wars: The Clone Wars Aug 15, 2008 Warner Bros. PG $35,161,554 4,897,152
25 Space Chimps Jul 18, 2008 20th Century Fox G $30,105,968 4,193,032
26 Igor Sep 19, 2008 MGM PG $19,447,221 2,708,527
27 The Pirates Who Don't Do An… Jan 11, 2008 Universal G $12,981,269 1,807,976
28 Fly Me To the Moon Aug 15, 2008 Summit Entertainment G $12,564,415 1,749,918
29 The Water Horse: Legend of … Dec 25, 2007 Sony Pictures PG $9,589,347 1,335,563
30 City of Ember Oct 10, 2008 20th Century Fox PG $7,862,312 1,095,030
31 The Golden Compass Dec 7, 2007 New Line PG-13 $4,443,232 618,834
32 Bee Movie Nov 2, 2007 Paramount Pictures PG $2,112,935 294,281
33 The Polar Express Nov 10, 2004 Warner Bros. G $1,862,997 259,470
34 Beowulf Nov 16, 2007 Paramount Pictures PG-13 $1,075,379 149,774
35 Babine Nov 28, 2008 Not Rated $1,056,082 147,086
36 Astérix aux Jeux Olympiques Jul 4, 2008 Not Rated $999,811 139,249
37 Delgo Dec 12, 2008 Freestyle Releasing PG $915,840 127,554
38 Heroes Oct 24, 2008 Eros Entertainment R $655,538 91,300
39 Santa vs. The Snowman Nov 6, 2002 IMAX Films Not Rated $514,912 71,714
40 Drona Oct 3, 2008 Eros Entertainment Not Rated $475,104 66,170
41 C'est pas moi, je le jure! Sep 26, 2008 Not Rated $235,027 32,733
42 長江七號 (CJ7) Mar 7, 2008 Sony Pictures Cla… PG $206,678 28,785
43 The Flyboys Aug 15, 2008 Self Distributed PG-13 $144,110 20,071
44 Christmas in Wonderland Nov 9, 2007 Yari Film Group R… PG $78,566 10,942
45 A Plumm Summer Apr 25, 2008 Freestyle Releasing PG $60,668 8,449
46 Roadside Romeo Oct 24, 2008 Yash Raj Films Not Rated $55,202 7,688
47 Passage to Zarahemla Oct 12, 2007 Somerset Films PG-13 $47,935 6,676
48 Mission Istaanbul Jul 25, 2008 Raja Cinema Not Rated $29,269 4,076
49 One Piece: Episode of Alaba… Feb 7, 2008 The Bigger Picture Not Rated $6,587 917
50 Solar Flare Jun 6, 2008 Regent Releasing PG-13 $4,098 570
51 Camille Nov 14, 2008 A-Mark Entertainment PG-13 $3,849 536
52 The Holy Mountain Nov 29, 1973 Abkco Films Not Rated $3,755 522
Total Gross of All Movies$2,959,731,302
Total Tickets Sold412,218,836

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.