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Thursday, July 24, 2008

Box Office Performance for Warner Bros. Movies in 2008

RankMovieGenreMPAA2008 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 The Dark Knight Action PG-13 $182,904,796 26,584,999 $182,904,793
2 Get Smart Comedy PG-13 $120,167,090 17,466,147 $120,167,091
3 10,000 B.C. Adventure PG-13 $94,784,201 13,776,773 $94,784,198
4 The Bucket List Comedy PG-13 $92,834,777 13,493,427 $92,834,778
5 Fool's Gold Adventure PG-13 $70,231,041 10,208,000 $70,231,040
6 I am Legend Horror PG-13 $61,896,512 8,996,586 $61,896,512
7 Speed Racer Action PG $43,757,018 6,360,032 $43,757,020
8 P.S., I Love You Drama PG-13 $30,093,955 4,374,121 $30,093,952
9 One Missed Call Horror PG-13 $26,884,212 3,907,589 $26,884,212
10 The Polar Express (IMAX) Adventure Not Rated $18,345,033 2,666,429 $18,345,032
11 Michael Clayton Drama R $9,892,860 1,437,916 $9,892,862
12 Deep Sea 3-D Documentary G $2,403,263 349,311 $2,403,260
13 August Rush Drama PG $1,628,545 236,707 $1,628,544
14 Fred Claus Comedy PG $705,661 102,567 $705,661
15 Blade Runner Thriller/Suspense   $167,183 24,300 $167,184
16 The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford Action R $31,926 4,640 $31,923
17 In the Valley of Elah Drama R $12,718 1,849 $12,721
Total Gross of All Movies$756,740,791
Total Tickets Sold109,991,393
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$756,740,784

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.