Final 2008 box Office Numbers and Most Anticpated Movies of 2009

So, with 2008 in the books, here is a recap of the top movies of the year. Once again a couple late release movies cracked the top 10. The most interesting tidbit: not a single R rated movie made the list.

1	The Dark Knight	WB	$530,896,852	4,366	$158,411,483	4,366	7/18	-
2	Iron Man	Par.	$318,313,199	4,154	$98,618,668	4,105	5/2	10/2
3	Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull	Par.	$317,023,851	4,264	$100,137,835	4,260	5/22	-
4	Hancock	Sony	$227,946,274	3,965	$62,603,879	3,965	7/2	9/7
5	WALL-E	BV	$223,783,432	3,992	$63,087,526	3,992	6/27	-
6	Kung Fu Panda	P/DW	$215,434,591	4,136	$60,239,130	4,114	6/6	10/9
7	Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa	P/DW	$174,862,381	4,065	$63,106,589	4,056	11/7	-
8	Twilight	Sum.	$167,325,198	3,649	$69,637,740	3,419	11/21	-
9	Quantum of Solace	Sony	$164,302,659	3,501	$67,528,882	3,451	11/14	-
10	Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!	Fox	$154,529,439	3,961	$45,012,998	3,954	3/14	9/4

Now that 2008 is history, I thought I would post the preliminary list of most anticipated movies of 2009. Please note, some of these may not make it to the screen in 2009 but all of them are currently scheduled.

Nine Sequels

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
X-Men Origins Wolverine
Night at the Museum 2
Ice Age 3
The Brazilian Job
Terminator Salvation
Sin City 2
Friday the 13th

One Prequel

Angels and Demons

Two Historical Themed

1776
Conquistador

At least Four Franchise movies

Watchmen
GI Joe
Halo
Greyskull: Masters of the Universe