Market Charts > 2008 > Creative Types > Dramatization
Box Office Performance for Dramatization Movies in 2008
Rank | Movie | Release Date |
Genre | MPAA Rating | 2008 Gross | Tickets Sold |
1 |
Marley & Me |
Dec 25, 2008 |
Comedy |
PG |
$106,664,046 |
14,855,717 |
2 |
Valkyrie |
Dec 25, 2008 |
Thriller/Suspense |
PG-13 |
$60,733,921 |
8,458,763 |
3 |
The Bank Job |
Mar 7, 2008 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$30,060,660 |
4,186,721 |
4 |
W. |
Oct 17, 2008 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$25,534,493 |
3,556,336 |
5 |
Charlie Wilson’s War |
Dec 21, 2007 |
Drama |
R |
$24,957,785 |
3,476,015 |
6 |
Milk |
Nov 26, 2008 |
Drama |
R |
$17,157,994 |
2,389,692 |
7 |
The Duchess |
Sep 19, 2008 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$13,848,978 |
1,928,827 |
8 |
The Longshots |
Aug 22, 2008 |
Comedy |
PG |
$11,511,323 |
1,603,248 |
9 |
Stop-Loss |
Mar 28, 2008 |
Drama |
R |
$10,915,744 |
1,520,299 |
10 |
The Express |
Oct 10, 2008 |
Drama |
PG |
$9,793,406 |
1,363,984 |
11 |
The Great Debaters |
Dec 25, 2007 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$8,212,379 |
1,143,785 |
12 |
Cadillac Records |
Dec 5, 2008 |
Drama |
R |
$8,191,768 |
1,140,914 |
13 |
Frost/Nixon |
Dec 5, 2008 |
Drama |
R |
$6,291,176 |
876,208 |
14 |
Mongol |
Jun 6, 2008 |
Drama |
R |
$5,705,761 |
794,674 |
15 |
Die Fälscher |
Feb 22, 2008 |
Drama |
R |
$5,488,570 |
764,425 |
16 |
Le Scaphandre et le Papillon |
Nov 30, 2007 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$4,531,162 |
631,081 |
17 |
Flash of Genius |
Oct 3, 2008 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$4,442,377 |
618,715 |
18 |
Passchendaele |
Oct 24, 2008 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$4,435,251 |
617,722 |
19 |
Persepolis |
Dec 25, 2007 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$4,129,763 |
575,175 |
20 |
Bottle Shock |
Aug 6, 2008 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$4,078,607 |
568,051 |
21 |
Jodhaa Akbar |
Feb 14, 2008 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$3,444,629 |
479,753 |
22 |
And When Did You Last See Y… |
Jun 6, 2008 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$1,071,240 |
149,197 |
23 |
The Children of Huang Shi |
May 23, 2008 |
Drama |
R |
$1,031,872 |
143,714 |
24 |
American Gangster |
Nov 2, 2007 |
Drama |
R |
$1,013,910 |
141,213 |
25 |
Emma Smith: My Story |
Apr 11, 2008 |
Drama |
PG |
$872,427 |
121,507 |
26 |
I’m Not There |
Nov 21, 2007 |
Drama |
R |
$725,274 |
101,013 |
27 |
Savage Grace |
May 28, 2008 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$434,417 |
60,503 |
28 |
Billy: The Early Years of B… |
Oct 10, 2008 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$320,896 |
44,693 |
29 |
La Môme |
Feb 29, 2008 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$227,482 |
31,682 |
30 |
Che, Part 1: The Argentine |
Dec 12, 2008 |
Drama |
R |
$218,470 |
30,427 |
31 |
The Errand of Angels |
Aug 22, 2008 |
Drama |
PG |
$195,184 |
27,184 |
32 |
Lola Montès |
Oct 10, 2008 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$90,774 |
12,642 |
33 |
Plus tard |
Oct 31, 2008 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$84,787 |
11,808 |
34 |
Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! |
Nov 28, 2008 |
Comedy |
Not Rated |
$80,037 |
11,147 |
35 |
A Plumm Summer |
Apr 25, 2008 |
Adventure |
PG |
$60,668 |
8,449 |
36 |
What We Do Is Secret |
Aug 8, 2008 |
Drama |
R |
$58,776 |
8,186 |
37 |
Chapter 27 |
Mar 28, 2008 |
Drama |
R |
$56,215 |
7,829 |
38 |
Dark Matter |
Apr 11, 2008 |
Drama |
R |
$30,591 |
4,260 |
39 |
The Assassination of Jesse … |
Sep 21, 2007 |
Western |
R |
$30,501 |
4,248 |
40 |
Control |
Oct 10, 2007 |
Drama |
R |
$25,331 |
3,527 |
41 |
L'Enfant sauvage |
Sep 9, 1970 |
Drama |
G |
$24,973 |
3,478 |
42 |
In the Valley of Elah |
Sep 14, 2007 |
Drama |
R |
$12,560 |
1,749 |
43 |
Hunger |
Dec 5, 2008 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$3,561 |
495 |
44 |
Death Defying Acts |
Jul 11, 2008 |
Drama |
PG |
$3,561 |
495 |
45 |
The Killing of John Lennon |
Jan 2, 2008 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$2,666 |
371 |
46 |
Arranged |
Dec 14, 2007 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$462 |
64 |
47 |
Beautiful Boxer |
Jan 21, 2005 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$447 |
62 |
Total Gross of All Movies | $376,806,875 | |
Total Tickets Sold | 52,480,048 |
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 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011.
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