2008 was a year of laughs and a year of sadness, both in the theatres and outside. This was the year of the Comic Book. The top two movies this year were based on Comic Book properties. Of the 9 Comic Book related films, with one more to come Christmas day, they have earned over $1.5 Billion or nearly $1.75 Million average. That's why there are three in the top-five of the year.While many will site the death of Heath Ledger in January for the stellar performance of Dark Knight, but I think it was the stellar performance of the entire cast. Iron Man was propelled by a strong origin story and an actor that the fans could connect easily to the role.
| January 2008 Predictions | Year End results | |
| 1. | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull $325m | Dark Knight $530.7 |
| 2. | Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince $250m (moved to 2009) | Iron Man $318.3 |
| 3. | Dark Knight $225m | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull $317.0 |
| 4. | Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian $200m ($141.6) | Hancock $227.9 |
| 5. | Iron Man $190m | Wall-E $223.7 |
| 6. | WALL-E $175m | Kung Fu Panda $215.4 |
| 7. | Hancock $150m | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa $169.9 |
| 8. | The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon $125m ($102.3) | Quantum of Solace $157.6 |
| 9. | Horton Hears a Who $125m | Horton Hears a Who $154.5 |
| 10. | Kung Fu Panda $120m | Sex and the City $152.6 |
Moviefone named its annual list of best and worst movies of 2008. Here are the top 10
| WORST: | Best: | |
| 10 | Meet Dave | Tropic Thunder |
| 9 | The Hottie and the Nottie | Milk |
| 8 | 88 Minutes | Man on Wire |
| 7 | Fool's Gold | WALL-E |
| 6 | Saw V | Frost/Nixon |
| 5 | Jumper | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button |
| 4 | 10,000 BC | The Wrestler |
| 3 | Disaster Movie | The Dark Knight |
| 2 | The Love Guru | Slumdog Millionaire |
| 1 | The Happening | Iron Man |
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