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Thanks to boxofficemojo.com, that is:

1. The Dark Knight $530.9 million
2. Iron Man $318.3
3. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull $317.0
4. Hanc.ock $227.9
5. WALL·E $223.8
6. Kung Fu Panda $215.4
7. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa $174.9
8. Twilight $167.3
9. Quantum of Solace $164.3
10. Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! $154.5
11. Sex and the City $152.6
12. Mamma Mia! $143.8
13. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian 141.6
14. The Incredible Hulk $134.5
15. Wanted $134.3
16. Get Smart $130.3
17. Four Christmases $111.6
18. Tropic Thunder $110.5
19. Bolt $102.4
20. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor 102.3
21. Journey to the Center of the Earth 101.7
22. Eagle Eye $101.1
23. Step Brothers $100.5
24. You Don't Mess With the Zohan $100
25. 10,000 B.C. $94.8
26. Beverly Hills Chihuahua $93.1
27. High School Musical 3: Senior Year $89.7
28. Pineapple Express $87.3
29. 21 $81.2
30. What Happens in Vegas $80.3
31. Jumper $80.2
32. Cloverfield $80
33. 27 Dresses $76.8
34. Hellboy II: The Golden Army $75.8
35. Vantage Point $72.3
36. The Spiderwick Chronicles $71.2
37. Fool's Gold $70.2
38. Role Models $66.2
39. Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour $65.3
40. The Happening $64.5
41. The Day the Earth Stood Still $63.5
42. Forgetting Sarah Marshall $62.9
43. Burn After Reading $60.4
44. Baby Mama $60.3
45. Step Up 2 the Streets $58
46. Saw V $56.7
47. The Strangers $52.6
48. The Forbidden Kingdom $52.1
49. Marley & Me $51.7
50. Yes Man $49.8
51. The House Bunny $48.2
52. Nim's Island $48
53. Made of Honor $46
54. College Road Trip $45.6
55. Australia $44.3
56. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 $44.1
57. Speed Racer $44
58. Prom Night $43.9
59. Rambo $42.8
60. Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins $42.2
61. Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns $42
62. Nights in Rodanthe $41.7
63. Max Payne $40.6
64. Righteous Kill $40.1
65. Lakeview Terrace $39.3
66. Body of Lies $39.2
67. Seven Pounds $38.8
68. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button $38.7
69. Meet the Spartans $38.2
70. Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay $38.1
71. Bedtime Stories $38
72. First Sunday $37.9
73. The Secret Life of Bees $37.4
74. Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys $37.1
75. Death Race $36.1
76. Changeling. $35.5
77. Star Wars: The Clone Wars $35.2
78. Semi-Pro $33.5
79. Fireproof $33.1
80. Drillbit Taylor $32.9
81. The Love Guru $32.2
82. Definitely, Maybe $32
83. Quarantine $31.7
84. Transporter 3 $31.6
85. Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist $31.5
86. The Eye $31.4
87. Leatherheads $31.23
88. Zack and Miri Make a Porno $31.20
89. Mirrors $30.7
90. Space Chimps $30.1
91. The Bank Job $30.06
92. Valkyrie $29.5
93. Untraceable $28.7
94. The Tale of Despereaux $27.4
95. The Women $26.9
96. One Missed Call $26.89
97. The Other Boleyn Girl $26.8
98. Street Kings $26.4
99. Shutter $25.9
100. Superhero Movie $25.87

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Wow. There are some high-profile flops on that list.

And the Top 10 is dominated by sequels, kiddie flicks and superhero movies.
 
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1. The Dark Knight $530.9 million
2. Iron Man $318.3
3. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull $317.0
4. Hanc.ock $227.9
5. WALL·E $223.8
6. Kung Fu Panda $215.4
7. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa $174.9
8. Twilight $167.3
9. Quantum of Solace $164.3
10. Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! $154.5
11. Sex and the City $152.6
12. Mamma Mia! $143.8
13. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian 141.6
14. The Incredible Hulk $134.5
15. Wanted $134.3
16. Get Smart $130.3
17. Four Christmases $111.6
18. Tropic Thunder $110.5
19. Bolt $102.4
20. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor 102.3

6 sequel/franchise.
5 animated
2 TV series based films
2 Robert downey jr, Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Angelina Jolie Films...
1 musical...
Mamma Mia was the biggest surprise.


21. Journey to the Center of the Earth 101.7
22. Eagle Eye $101.1
23. Step Brothers $100.5
24. You Don't Mess With the Zohan $100
25. 10,000 B.C. $94.8
26. Beverly Hills Chihuahua $93.1
27. High School Musical 3: Senior Year $89.7
28. Pineapple Express $87.3
29. 21 $81.2
30. What Happens in Vegas $80.3
31. Jumper $80.2
32. Cloverfield $80
33. 27 Dresses $76.8
34. Hellboy II: The Golden Army $75.8
35. Vantage Point $72.3
36. The Spiderwick Chronicles $71.2
37. Fool's Gold $70.2
38. Role Models $66.2
39. Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour $65.3
40. The Happening $64.5
41. The Day the Earth Stood Still $63.5
42. Forgetting Sarah Marshall $62.9
43. Burn After Reading $60.4
44. Baby Mama $60.3
45. Step Up 2 the Streets $58
46. Saw V $56.7
47. The Strangers $52.6
48. The Forbidden Kingdom $52.1
49. Marley & Me $51.7
50. Yes Man $49.8
51. The House Bunny $48.2
52. Nim's Island $48
53. Made of Honor $46
54. College Road Trip $45.6
55. Australia $44.3
56. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 $44.1
57. Speed Racer $44
58. Prom Night $43.9
59. Rambo $42.8
60. Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins $42.2
61. Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns $42
62. Nights in Rodanthe $41.7
63. Max Payne $40.6
64. Righteous Kill $40.1
65. Lakeview Terrace $39.3
66. Body of Lies $39.2
67. Seven Pounds $38.8
68. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button $38.7
69. Meet the Spartans $38.2
70. Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay $38.1
71. Bedtime Stories $38
72. First Sunday $37.9
73. The Secret Life of Bees $37.4
74. Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys $37.1
75. Death Race $36.1
76. Changeling. $35.5
77. Star Wars: The Clone Wars $35.2
78. Semi-Pro $33.5
79. Fireproof $33.1
80. Drillbit Taylor $32.9


81. The Love Guru $32.2
82. Definitely, Maybe $32
83. Quarantine $31.7
84. Transporter 3 $31.6
85. Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist $31.5
86. The Eye $31.4
87. Leatherheads $31.23
88. Zack and Miri Make a Porno $31.20
89. Mirrors $30.7
90. Space Chimps $30.1
91. The Bank Job $30.06
92. Valkyrie $29.5
93. Untraceable $28.7
94. The Tale of Despereaux $27.4
95. The Women $26.9
96. One Missed Call $26.89
97. The Other Boleyn Girl $26.8
98. Street Kings $26.4
99. Shutter $25.9
100. Superhero Movie $25.87

4 foreign horror remake in the bottom 20...

the biggest flop...
Speed Racer, Max Payne, Righteous Kill and Body of Lies... and not in the list but City of Ember..?
 
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..and Nicole Kidman is still the box office killer queen. After Last year Invation, this year Australia..
 
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and The Golden Compass...
 
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quote:

..and Nicole Kidman is still the box office killer queen. After Last year Invation, this year Australia..


And in next year's Nine and all of her hundred follow up movies. I wonder why they still offer roles to Kidman when in fact she can't carry a movie since she's a box office killer queen.

The biggest diasppointment IMO is Speed Racer. I guess they were expecting that it would pass the 100 million mark, but 44 million? Oh no.


I hope The Office wins as Best Comedy Series for this year's Emmy Awards.
 
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I'm sorry but was Australia even expected to do well? I mean, it was first conceived basically as Oscar bait, and these days when you make an Oscar bait movie you're basically trading off making a decent revenue for the hope of gold in February.
 
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