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Box Office Performance for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies in 2008

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2008 GrossTickets Sold
1 Twilight Nov 21, 2008 Drama PG-13 $176,922,850 24,641,065
2 Quantum of Solace Nov 14, 2008 Action PG-13 $166,820,413 23,234,040
3 Horton Hears a Who Mar 14, 2008 Adventure G $154,529,439 21,522,206
4 The Chronicles of Narnia: P… May 16, 2008 Adventure PG $141,621,490 19,724,441
5 Marley & Me Dec 25, 2008 Comedy PG $106,664,046 14,855,717
6 Journey to the Center of th… Jul 11, 2008 Adventure PG $101,704,370 14,164,954
7 21 Mar 28, 2008 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $81,159,365 11,303,532
8 Jumper Feb 14, 2008 Adventure PG-13 $80,172,128 11,166,035
9 Yes Man Dec 19, 2008 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $79,507,388 11,073,452
10 The Curious Case of Benjami… Dec 25, 2008 Drama PG-13 $79,297,086 11,044,162
11 The Spiderwick Chronicles Feb 14, 2008 Adventure PG $71,195,053 9,915,746
12 The Forbidden Kingdom Apr 18, 2008 Action PG-13 $52,075,270 7,252,823
13 I am Legend Dec 14, 2007 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $50,263,436 7,000,479
14 Nim's Island Apr 4, 2008 Adventure PG $48,006,762 6,686,179
15 The Sisterhood of the Trave… Aug 6, 2008 Comedy PG-13 $44,089,964 6,140,664
16 The Tale of Despereaux Dec 19, 2008 Adventure G $43,661,775 6,081,027
17 Rambo Jan 25, 2008 Action R $42,754,105 5,954,611
18 Nights in Rodanthe Sep 26, 2008 Drama PG-13 $41,802,381 5,822,059
19 There Will Be Blood Dec 26, 2007 Drama R $39,795,491 5,542,547
20 Body of Lies Oct 10, 2008 Thriller/Suspense R $39,315,385 5,475,680
21 The Secret Life of Bees Oct 17, 2008 Drama PG-13 $37,525,311 5,226,366
22 Atonement Dec 7, 2007 Drama R $31,824,552 4,432,388
23 Nick and Norah's Infinite P… Oct 3, 2008 Drama PG-13 $31,487,293 4,385,416
24 No Country for Old Men Nov 21, 2007 Western R $29,513,761 4,110,551
25 The Other Boleyn Girl Feb 29, 2008 Drama PG-13 $26,814,957 3,734,673
26 P.S. I Love You Dec 21, 2007 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $25,794,246 3,592,513
27 Babylon A.D. Aug 29, 2008 Action PG-13 $22,532,572 3,138,241
28 Appaloosa Sep 19, 2008 Western R $20,080,574 2,796,737
29 The Ruins Apr 4, 2008 Horror R $17,432,844 2,427,973
30 The Duchess Sep 19, 2008 Drama PG-13 $13,848,978 1,928,827
31 Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day Mar 7, 2008 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $12,313,694 1,714,999
32 The Kite Runner Dec 14, 2007 Drama PG-13 $9,372,753 1,305,397
33 The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas Nov 7, 2008 Drama PG-13 $8,854,137 1,233,166
34 Sex Drive Oct 17, 2008 Comedy R $8,402,485 1,170,262
35 Miracle at St. Anna Sep 26, 2008 Drama R $7,916,887 1,102,630
36 City of Ember Oct 10, 2008 Adventure PG $7,862,312 1,095,030
37 Brideshead Revisited Jul 25, 2008 Drama PG-13 $6,432,256 895,857
38 Ne le dis à personne Jul 4, 2008 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $6,137,968 854,870
39 Le Scaphandre et le Papillon Nov 30, 2007 Drama PG-13 $4,531,162 631,081
40 The Golden Compass Dec 7, 2007 Adventure PG-13 $4,443,232 618,834
41 Elegy Aug 8, 2008 Drama R $3,577,210 498,218
42 The Reader Dec 10, 2008 Drama R $3,553,578 494,927
43 Blindness Oct 3, 2008 Thriller/Suspense R $3,073,392 428,049
44 Choke Sep 26, 2008 Comedy R $2,926,565 407,599
45 How to Lose Friends & Alien… Oct 3, 2008 Comedy R $2,775,593 386,572
46 The Polar Express Nov 10, 2004 Adventure G $1,862,997 259,470
47 Married Life Mar 7, 2008 Drama PG-13 $1,506,998 209,888
48 Revolutionary Road Dec 26, 2008 Drama R $1,375,749 191,608
49 Into the Wild Sep 21, 2007 Drama R $1,295,247 180,397
50 Brick Lane Jun 20, 2008 Drama PG-13 $1,094,998 152,506
51 What Just Happened Oct 17, 2008 Comedy R $1,090,947 151,942
52 Beowulf Nov 16, 2007 Adventure PG-13 $1,075,379 149,774
53 And When Did You Last See Y… Jun 6, 2008 Drama PG-13 $1,071,240 149,197
54 Une vieille maîtresse Jun 27, 2008 Drama Not Rated $785,671 109,424
55 Fugitive Pieces May 2, 2008 Drama R $634,379 88,353
56 Obsluhoval jsem anglického … Aug 29, 2008 Black Comedy R $617,228 85,964
57 Un secret Sep 10, 2008 Drama Not Rated $578,051 80,508
58 House Nov 7, 2008 Horror R $575,048 80,090
59 Savage Grace May 28, 2008 Drama Not Rated $434,417 60,503
60 Snow Angels Mar 7, 2008 Drama R $402,858 56,108
61 Starting Out in the Evening Nov 23, 2007 Drama PG-13 $374,092 52,101
62 Towelhead Sep 12, 2008 Drama R $372,124 51,828
63 Blade Runner Jun 25, 1982 Thriller/Suspense R $369,694 51,489
64 Cidade dos Homens Feb 29, 2008 Drama R $307,076 42,768
65 Life Before Her Eyes Apr 18, 2008 Drama R $303,439 42,261
66 Ne touchez pas la hache Feb 22, 2008 Drama Not Rated $278,601 38,802
67 The Mist Nov 21, 2007 Horror R $258,038 35,938
68 Mio Fratello è Figlio Unico Mar 28, 2008 Drama R $255,620 35,601
69 C'est pas moi, je le jure! Sep 26, 2008 Adventure Not Rated $235,027 32,733
70 Ben X Oct 24, 2008 Drama Not Rated $193,137 26,899
71 Le Mépris Mar 14, 2008 Drama Not Rated $153,619 21,395
72 L'Année Dernière à Marienba… Jan 18, 2008 Drama Not Rated $143,381 19,969
73 Boy A Jul 23, 2008 Drama R $113,662 15,830
74 Beaufort Jan 18, 2008 Action Not Rated $102,342 14,253
75 Lola Montès Oct 10, 2008 Drama Not Rated $90,774 12,642
76 Plus tard Oct 31, 2008 Drama Not Rated $84,787 11,808
77 Save Me Sep 5, 2008 Drama Not Rated $82,369 11,472
78 99 francs Jun 6, 2008 Comedy Not Rated $79,477 11,069
79 Love Comes Lately Jun 13, 2008 Drama Not Rated $76,872 10,706
80 A Thousand Years of Good Pr… Sep 19, 2008 Drama Not Rated $76,806 10,697
81 The Stone Angel Jul 11, 2008 Drama R $75,139 10,465
82 Midnight Meat Train Aug 1, 2008 Thriller/Suspense R $73,548 10,243
83 Youth Without Youth Dec 14, 2007 Thriller/Suspense R $72,893 10,152
84 Bushi no ichibun May 2, 2008 Drama Not Rated $60,910 8,483
85 Mister Foe Sep 5, 2008 Drama R $60,641 8,445
86 Passage to Zarahemla Oct 12, 2007 Adventure PG-13 $47,935 6,676
87 XXY May 2, 2008 Drama Not Rated $46,011 6,408
88 Breakfast with Scot Oct 10, 2008 Drama PG-13 $43,383 6,042
89 Se jie Sep 28, 2007 Drama NC-17 $41,797 5,821
90 How About You Nov 14, 2008 Drama Not Rated $39,763 5,538
91 I Can't Think Straight Nov 21, 2008 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $38,589 5,374
92 The Assassination of Jesse … Sep 21, 2007 Western R $30,501 4,248
93 While She Was Out Dec 12, 2008 Thriller/Suspense R $29,784 4,148
94 The World Unseen Nov 7, 2008 Drama PG-13 $17,808 2,480
95 Cthulhu Jun 14, 2007 Horror R $15,513 2,160
96 All Hat Jan 18, 2008 Comedy R $15,198 2,116
97 My Mexican Shivah Aug 29, 2008 Comedy Not Rated $13,042 1,816
98 The Tracey Fragments May 9, 2008 Drama R $12,459 1,735
99 Contre-Enquete Feb 29, 2008 Drama Not Rated $11,846 1,649
100 Vivre sa vie: Film en douze… May 30, 2008 Drama Not Rated $8,336 1,161
101 It Always Rains on Sunday Feb 13, 1949 Drama Not Rated $7,176 999
102 La Question Humaine Mar 14, 2008 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $5,500 766
103 Red Aug 8, 2008 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $4,643 646
104 Romulus, My Father Feb 29, 2008 Drama R $4,283 596
105 Genghis Khan: To the Ends o… Feb 21, 2008 Drama R $3,892 542
106 The Holy Mountain Jan 21, 2007 Adventure Not Rated $3,755 522
107 Das Haus der schlafenden Sc… Nov 14, 2008 Drama Not Rated $3,387 471
108 Edgar Allan Poe's House of … May 9, 2008 Horror R $1,677 233
109 Ice Blues: A Donald Strache… Oct 10, 2008 Thriller/Suspense R $1,377 191
110 Rome & Jewel Nov 28, 2008 Drama Not Rated $470 65
Total Gross of All Movies$2,009,529,909
Total Tickets Sold279,878,779

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. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.

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