Market Charts > 2007 > Sources > Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Box Office Performance for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies in 2007
Rank | Movie | Release Date |
Genre | MPAA Rating | 2007 Gross | Tickets 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 Sold | 355,631,999 |
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.
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