Box Office Performance for Fantasy Movies in 2008
| Rank | Movie | Genre | MPAA | 2008 Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation- Adjusted Gross |
| 1 |
Horton Hears a Who
|
Adventure
|
G
|
$154,507,380 |
22,457,468 |
$154,507,380 |
| 2 |
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$141,364,159 |
20,547,116 |
$141,364,158 |
| 3 |
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$86,245,775 |
12,535,723 |
$86,245,774 |
| 4 |
The Spiderwick Chronicles
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$71,195,053 |
10,348,118 |
$71,195,052 |
| 5 |
The Forbidden Kingdom
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$52,075,270 |
7,569,080 |
$52,075,270 |
| 6 |
Nim's Island
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$48,002,678 |
6,977,133 |
$48,002,675 |
| 7 |
The Eye
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
PG-13
|
$31,397,498 |
4,563,590 |
$31,397,499 |
| 8 |
One Missed Call
|
Horror
|
PG-13
|
$26,884,212 |
3,907,589 |
$26,884,212 |
| 9 |
The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$23,615,552 |
3,432,493 |
$23,615,552 |
| 10 |
Enchanted
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG
|
$17,126,485 |
2,489,315 |
$17,126,487 |
| 11 |
His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$11,332,392 |
1,647,150 |
$11,332,392 |
| 12 |
Over Her Dead Body
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$7,563,670 |
1,099,371 |
$7,563,672 |
| 13 |
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$4,775,656 |
694,136 |
$4,775,656 |
| 14 |
The Fall
|
Adventure
|
|
$2,228,881 |
323,965 |
$2,228,879 |
| 15 |
August Rush
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$1,628,545 |
236,707 |
$1,628,544 |
| 16 |
Beowulf
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$1,115,061 |
162,073 |
$1,115,062 |
| 17 |
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
|
Comedy
|
G
|
$1,050,579 |
152,700 |
$1,050,576 |
| 18 |
Asterix at the Olympic Games
|
Adventure
|
|
$999,811 |
145,321 |
$999,808 |
| 19 |
Diary of the Dead
|
Horror
|
R
|
$952,620 |
138,462 |
$952,619 |
| 20 |
The Flight of the Red Balloon
|
Drama
|
|
$459,364 |
66,768 |
$459,364 |
| 21 |
Bhoothnath
|
Drama
|
|
$449,776 |
65,374 |
$449,773 |
| 22 |
Teeth
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$344,655 |
50,095 |
$344,654 |
| 23 |
CJ7
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$206,678 |
30,040 |
$206,675 |
| 24 |
Haunted Castle
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$67,274 |
9,778 |
$67,273 |
| 25 |
Mother of Tears
|
Horror
|
|
$54,947 |
7,986 |
$54,944 |
| 26 |
Passage to Zarahemla
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$49,408 |
7,181 |
$49,405 |
| 27 |
The Cry
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$21,427 |
3,114 |
$21,424 |
| 28 |
One Piece: The Desert Princess and the Pirates Adventures in Alabasta
|
Adventure
|
|
$6,587 |
957 |
$6,584 |
| 29 |
American Zombie
|
Horror
|
|
$3,126 |
454 |
$3,124 |
| Total Gross of All Movies | $685,724,519 |
| Total Tickets Sold | 99,669,257 |
| Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices | $685,724,488 |
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 2007 will most likely earn money in 2007 and 2008.
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.
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