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Box Office Performance for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies in 2007

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2007 GrossTickets Sold
1 Shrek the Third May 17, 2007 Adventure PG $322,719,944 46,906,968
2 Harry Potter and the Order … Jul 11, 2007 Adventure PG-13 $292,004,738 42,442,549
3 The Bourne Ultimatum Aug 3, 2007 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $227,471,070 33,062,655
4 I am Legend Dec 14, 2007 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $206,129,574 29,960,694
5 Night at the Museum Dec 22, 2006 Adventure PG $135,041,114 19,628,068
6 Live Free or Die Hard Jun 27, 2007 Action PG-13 $134,529,403 19,553,692
7 Meet the Robinsons Mar 30, 2007 Adventure G $97,822,171 14,218,338
8 Bridge to Terabithia Feb 16, 2007 Drama PG $82,234,139 11,952,636
9 Beowulf Nov 16, 2007 Adventure PG-13 $81,205,200 11,803,081
10 1408 Jun 22, 2007 Horror R $71,985,628 10,463,027
11 The Golden Compass Dec 7, 2007 Adventure PG-13 $65,664,496 9,544,258
12 Shooter Mar 23, 2007 Thriller/Suspense R $47,003,582 6,831,915
13 No Country for Old Men Nov 21, 2007 Action R $44,759,744 6,505,776
14 Stardust Aug 10, 2007 Adventure PG-13 $38,634,938 5,615,543
15 The Heartbreak Kid Oct 5, 2007 Romantic Comedy R $36,787,257 5,346,985
16 Freedom Writers Jan 5, 2007 Drama PG-13 $36,605,602 5,320,581
17 Children of Men Dec 25, 2006 Thriller/Suspense R $34,244,964 4,977,465
18 Zodiac Mar 2, 2007 Drama R $33,080,084 4,808,151
19 Charlotte's Web Dec 15, 2006 Drama G $30,067,167 4,370,227
20 P.S. I Love You Dec 21, 2007 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $27,901,562 4,055,460
21 Hannibal Rising Feb 9, 2007 Thriller/Suspense R $27,669,725 4,021,762
22 The Nanny Diaries Aug 24, 2007 Comedy PG-13 $25,926,673 3,768,411
23 Nancy Drew Jun 15, 2007 Thriller/Suspense PG $25,584,685 3,718,704
24 The Mist Nov 21, 2007 Horror R $25,335,717 3,682,517
25 The Invisible Apr 27, 2007 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $20,568,319 2,989,581
26 Gone Baby Gone Oct 19, 2007 Drama R $20,300,218 2,950,613
27 Atonement Dec 7, 2007 Drama R $19,155,607 2,784,245
28 Eragon Dec 15, 2006 Adventure PG $18,609,729 2,704,902
29 Next Apr 27, 2007 Action PG-13 $18,211,013 2,646,949
30 Into the Wild Sep 21, 2007 Drama R $17,059,109 2,479,522
31 Notes on a Scandal Dec 25, 2006 Drama R $16,896,774 2,455,926
32 Arthur et les Minimoys Dec 15, 2006 Adventure PG $15,132,763 2,199,529
33 The Last King of Scotland Sep 27, 2006 Drama R $13,987,084 2,033,006
34 Casino Royale Nov 17, 2006 Action PG-13 $13,688,158 1,989,557
35 The Namesake Mar 9, 2007 Drama PG-13 $13,610,521 1,978,273
36 Evening Jun 29, 2007 Drama PG-13 $12,406,646 1,803,291
37 Death Sentence Aug 31, 2007 Action R $9,534,258 1,385,793
38 The Seeker: The Dark is Rising Oct 5, 2007 Adventure PG $8,794,452 1,278,263
39 The Painted Veil Dec 20, 2006 Drama PG-13 $7,563,049 1,099,280
40 Martian Child Nov 2, 2007 Drama PG $7,500,310 1,090,161
41 The Kite Runner Dec 14, 2007 Drama PG-13 $6,427,325 934,204
42 The Last Legion Aug 17, 2007 Action PG-13 $5,932,060 862,218
43 Love in the Time of Cholera Nov 16, 2007 Drama R $4,617,608 671,163
44 Se jie Sep 28, 2007 Drama NC-17 $4,563,185 663,253
45 Away From Her May 11, 2007 Drama PG-13 $4,548,331 661,094
46 The Assassination of Jesse … Sep 21, 2007 Western R $3,878,648 563,757
47 Blood and Chocolate Jan 26, 2007 Horror PG-13 $3,526,588 512,585
48 Feast of Love Sep 28, 2007 Drama R $3,508,572 509,966
49 The Ultimate Gift Mar 9, 2007 Drama PG $3,438,735 499,816
50 Little Children Oct 6, 2006 Drama R $2,987,970 434,297
51 The Polar Express Nov 10, 2004 Adventure G $2,601,536 378,130
52 Perfume: The Story of a Mur… Dec 27, 2006 Drama R $2,165,848 314,803
53 Peaceful Warrior Mar 30, 2007 Drama PG-13 $1,826,918 265,540
54 Le Scaphandre et le Papillon Nov 30, 2007 Drama PG-13 $1,458,913 212,051
55 Blade Runner Jun 25, 1982 Thriller/Suspense R $1,178,808 171,338
56 Silk Sep 14, 2007 Drama R $1,103,075 160,330
57 Thr3e Jan 5, 2007 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $1,008,849 146,635
58 The Good German Dec 22, 2006 Drama R $850,043 123,552
59 Sweet Land Oct 13, 2006 Drama Not Rated $786,686 114,343
60 Lady Chatterley Jun 22, 2007 Drama R $687,414 99,914
61 The Work and the Glory III:… Nov 22, 2006 Drama PG $650,622 94,567
62 The Prestige Oct 20, 2006 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $615,343 89,439
63 Starting Out in the Evening Nov 23, 2007 Drama PG-13 $528,023 76,747
64 Dnevnoy dozor Jun 1, 2007 Action R $459,095 66,728
65 Wristcutters: A Love Story Oct 19, 2007 Comedy R $446,165 64,849
66 There Will Be Blood Dec 26, 2007 Drama R $427,023 62,067
67 Jindabyne Apr 27, 2007 Drama R $399,879 58,121
68 The Last Sin Eater Feb 9, 2007 Drama PG-13 $388,390 56,452
69 Passage to Zarahemla Oct 12, 2007 Adventure PG-13 $242,444 35,238
70 O Jerusalem Oct 17, 2007 Drama R $234,480 34,081
71 Boy Culture Mar 23, 2007 Drama Not Rated $220,409 32,036
72 Starter for Ten Feb 23, 2007 Drama PG-13 $216,839 31,517
73 La faute à Fidel Aug 3, 2007 Drama Not Rated $168,065 24,428
74 Youth Without Youth Dec 14, 2007 Thriller/Suspense R $166,602 24,215
75 The Earrings of Madame De... Mar 16, 2007 Drama Not Rated $137,612 20,001
76 Flicka Oct 20, 2006 Drama PG $111,541 16,212
77 Reservation Road Oct 19, 2007 Drama R $101,440 14,744
78 The Illusionist Aug 18, 2006 Drama PG-13 $98,410 14,303
79 L'armée des ombres Apr 28, 2006 Drama Not Rated $87,175 12,670
80 Fierce People Sep 7, 2007 Drama R $85,410 12,414
81 Le Doulos Jun 29, 2007 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $82,772 12,030
82 The Treatment May 4, 2007 Romantic Comedy Not Rated $82,701 12,020
83 The Holy Mountain Jan 21, 2007 Adventure Not Rated $56,479 8,209
84 December Boys Sep 14, 2007 Drama PG-13 $46,474 6,754
85 The Hottest State Aug 24, 2007 Drama R $31,216 4,537
86 A Good Year Nov 10, 2006 Drama PG-13 $29,059 4,223
87 La Strada di Levi Aug 17, 2007 Documentary Not Rated $22,026 3,201
88 Fast Food Nation Nov 17, 2006 Drama R $21,399 3,110
89 The Tracey Fragments May 9, 2008 Drama R $20,724 3,012
90 Belle Toujours Jun 8, 2007 Drama Not Rated $10,643 1,546
91 Middonaito Îguru Nov 23, 2007 Action Not Rated $7,116 1,034
92 The Hawk is Dying Mar 30, 2007 Drama Not Rated $7,006 1,018
93 Opal Dream Nov 22, 2006 Drama PG $5,906 858
94 Candy Nov 17, 2006 Drama R $5,806 843
95 La Demoiselle d'honneur Aug 4, 2006 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $4,243 616
96 Sílení Aug 9, 2006 Horror Not Rated $2,526 367
97 Crónica de una fuga Nov 30, 2007 Thriller/Suspense R $2,370 344
98 Out of the Blue Oct 19, 2007 Drama Not Rated $728 105
Total Gross of All Movies$2,446,748,460
Total Tickets Sold355,631,999

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2007. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2007. 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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