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Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Box Office Performance for Sequel Movies in 2007

RankMovieGenreMPAA2007 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 Spider-Man 3 Adventure PG-13 $336,530,303 48,914,288 $336,530,301
2 Shrek the Third Adventure PG $322,719,944 46,906,969 $322,719,947
3 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Adventure PG-13 $309,420,425 44,973,899 $309,420,425
4 Rush Hour 3 Action PG-13 $140,125,968 20,367,147 $140,125,971
5 Live Free or Die Hard Action PG-13 $134,529,403 19,553,692 $134,529,401
6 Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer Action PG $131,921,738 19,174,671 $131,921,736
7 National Treasure: The Book of Secrets Adventure PG $125,075,411 18,179,566 $125,075,414
8 Ocean's Thirteen Adventure PG-13 $117,144,465 17,026,812 $117,144,467
9 Evan Almighty Comedy PG $100,289,690 14,576,990 $100,289,691
10 Saw IV Horror R $63,300,095 9,200,595 $63,300,094
11 Halloween Horror R $58,269,151 8,469,353 $58,269,149
12 Resident Evil: Extinction Action R $50,648,679 7,361,727 $50,648,682
13 Mr. Bean's Holiday Comedy G $33,302,167 4,840,431 $33,302,165
14 28 Weeks Later Horror R $28,638,916 4,162,633 $28,638,915
15 Aliens vs. Predator - Requiem Action R $26,889,442 3,908,349 $26,889,441
16 Rocky Balboa Drama PG $22,329,267 3,245,533 $22,329,267
17 The Hills Have Eyes II Horror R $20,804,166 3,023,861 $20,804,164
18 Hostel: Part II Horror R $17,544,812 2,550,118 $17,544,812
19 Elizabeth: The Golden Age Drama PG-13 $16,285,240 2,367,041 $16,285,242
20 Casino Royale Action PG-13 $13,833,056 2,010,619 $13,833,059
21 Daddy Day Camp Comedy PG $13,235,267 1,923,731 $13,235,269
22 The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause Comedy G $951,075 138,238 $951,077
23 The Work and the Glory III: A House Divided Drama PG $703,077 102,191 $703,074
24 Fay Grim Thriller/Suspense R $126,714 18,418 $126,716
25 Triad Election Thriller/Suspense   $55,758 8,104 $55,756
26 Dhoom 2 Action Not Rated $35,405 5,146 $35,404
27 Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds Comedy   $13,769 2,001 $13,767
28 Belle Toujours Drama   $10,643 1,547 $10,643
29 Van Wilder Deux: The Rise of Taj Comedy R $9,676 1,406 $9,673
Total Gross of All Movies$2,084,743,722
Total Tickets Sold303,015,076
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$2,084,743,723

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2007. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2007. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2006 will most likely earn money in 2006 and 2007. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Each box office year ends on the first Sunday of the following year. The next year starts the following day (Monday). For example, the "2004 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 2, 2005.

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