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Box Office Performance for Action Movies in 2008

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 Theatrical
Distributor		MPAA
Rating		2008 GrossTickets Sold
1 The Dark Knight Jul 18, 2008 Warner Bros. PG-13 $531,001,578 73,955,652
2 Hancock Jul 1, 2008 Sony Pictures PG-13 $227,946,274 31,747,391
3 Quantum of Solace Nov 14, 2008 Sony Pictures PG-13 $166,820,413 23,234,040
4 Wanted Jun 27, 2008 Universal R $134,508,551 18,733,781
5 Cloverfield Jan 18, 2008 Paramount Pictures PG-13 $80,048,433 11,148,807
6 Hellboy II: The Golden Army Jul 11, 2008 Universal PG-13 $75,986,503 10,583,078
7 The Forbidden Kingdom Apr 18, 2008 Lionsgate PG-13 $52,075,270 7,252,823
8 Speed Racer May 9, 2008 Warner Bros. PG $43,945,766 6,120,580
9 Rambo Jan 25, 2008 Lionsgate R $42,754,105 5,954,611
10 Max Payne Oct 17, 2008 20th Century Fox PG-13 $40,677,229 5,665,352
11 Death Race Aug 22, 2008 Universal R $36,316,032 5,057,943
12 Transporter 3 Nov 26, 2008 Lionsgate PG-13 $31,715,062 4,417,140
13 Never Back Down Mar 14, 2008 Summit Entertainment PG-13 $24,850,922 3,461,131
14 Babylon A.D. Aug 29, 2008 20th Century Fox PG-13 $22,532,572 3,138,241
15 The X-Files: I Want to Believe Jul 25, 2008 20th Century Fox PG-13 $20,982,478 2,922,351
16 The Spirit Dec 25, 2008 Lionsgate PG-13 $17,743,738 2,471,273
17 Bangkok Dangerous Sep 5, 2008 Lionsgate R $15,298,133 2,130,659
18 Aliens vs. Predator - Requiem Dec 25, 2007 20th Century Fox R $11,311,743 1,575,452
19 Doomsday Mar 14, 2008 Universal R $11,008,770 1,533,255
20 Punisher: War Zone Dec 5, 2008 Lionsgate R $8,050,977 1,121,306
21 RocknRolla Oct 8, 2008 Warner Bros. R $5,700,626 793,959
22 In the Name of the King: A … Jan 11, 2008 Freestyle Releasing PG-13 $4,775,656 665,133
23 Singh is Kinng Aug 8, 2008 Studio 18 Not Rated $2,523,511 351,463
24 Redbelt May 2, 2008 Sony Pictures Cla… R $2,344,847 326,580
25 Race Mar 21, 2008 UTV Communications PG-13 $1,367,024 190,393
26 Tashan Apr 25, 2008 Yash Raj Films Not Rated $457,380 63,701
27 Hitman Nov 21, 2007 20th Century Fox R $438,996 61,142
28 OSS 117: Le Caire, nid d'es… May 9, 2008 Music Box Films Not Rated $303,328 42,246
29 Hell Ride Aug 8, 2008 Weinstein Co. R $213,608 29,750
30 Ashes of Time May 17, 1996 R $173,526 24,167
31 Beaufort Jan 18, 2008 Kino International Not Rated $102,342 14,253
32 Sukiyaki Western Django Aug 29, 2008 First Look R $50,659 7,055
33 Tropa de Elite Sep 19, 2008 IFC Films R $8,744 1,217
34 Vexille Feb 14, 2008 The Bigger Picture Not Rated $4,070 566
35 Flash Point Mar 14, 2008 Third Rail R $3,271 455
Total Gross of All Movies$1,614,042,137
Total Tickets Sold224,796,946

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.

Our Theatrical Market pages are based on the Domestic Theatrical Market performance only. The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).

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