In 2006, and again in 2007, I kept track of all the G- and PG-rated films that cracked the weekly top ten lists, to see how many of them were aimed primarily at families or children, and how many of them were basically for grown-ups.
Four months ago, I posted a list of all the G- and PG-rated films that had been released so far this year. Now, with the year basically over, it’s time to update the list.
The G- and PG-rated films that have cracked the weekly top ten lists so far break down into the following categories (with the ones that were #1 at the box office for at least one week in bold):
Family films (for children, tweens, or religious audiences):
- The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything (G)
- Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour (G)
- The Spiderwick Chronicles
- College Road Trip (G)
- Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who! (G)
- Nim’s Island
- Speed Racer
- The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
- Kung Fu Panda
- WALL·E (G)
- Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (G)
- Journey to the Center of the Earth
- Space Chimps (G)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars
- Igor
- Fireproof
- Beverly Hills Chihuahua
- High School Musical 3: Senior Year (G)
- Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
- Bolt
- The Tale of Despereaux (G)
- Bedtime Stories
Documentary with an educational angle:
Inspirational true-story sports movies that either are, or look like they could have been, set in the ’60s or ’70s:
- The Longshots
- The Express
Films for grown-ups that just happened to be rated G or PG:
- Penelope
- Meet Dave
- Marley & Me
As you can see, the bulk of the new films that got the G or PG rating in the United States have been “family” movies, just like before.
DEC 31 UPDATE: I have bolded the above reference to Marley & Me, to take into account its #1 status this weekend.
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