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Friday, August 29, 2008

Box Office Performance for First Look Movies in 2008

RankMovieGenreMPAA2008 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 War, Inc. Comedy R $578,527 84,088 $578,525
2 Transsiberian Thriller/Suspense R $329,312 47,865 $329,311
3 Meet Bill Comedy R $59,108 8,591 $59,106
4 Day Zero Drama R $13,800 2,006 $13,801
5 August Drama R $11,762 1,710 $11,765
6 Miss Conception Comedy R $1,503 218 $1,500
Total Gross of All Movies$994,012
Total Tickets Sold144,478
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$994,009

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.