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Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Box Office Performance for Musical Movies in 2008

RankMovieGenreMPAA2008 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 Mamma Mia! Musical PG-13 $142,725,960 20,745,052 $142,725,958
2 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Musical R $25,984,477 3,776,814 $25,984,480
3 Love Songs Musical   $103,970 15,112 $103,971
4 Christmas on Mars Musical   $5,692 827 $5,690
Total Gross of All Movies$168,820,099
Total Tickets Sold24,537,805
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$168,820,098

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.