2008 DOMESTIC GROSSES Total Grosses of all Movies Released in 2008
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Total Gross / Theaters Opening / Theaters Open Close 1 The Dark Knight WB $533,345,358 4,366 $158,411,483 4,366 7/18 3/5 2 Iron Man Par. $318,412,101 4,154 $98,618,668 4,105 5/2 10/2 3 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Par. $317,101,119 4,264 $100,137,835 4,260 5/22 10/16 4 Hancock Sony $227,946,274 3,965 $62,603,879 3,965 7/2 9/7 5 WALL-E BV $223,808,164 3,992 $63,087,526 3,992 6/27 1/8 6 Kung Fu Panda P/DW $215,434,591 4,136 $60,239,130 4,114 6/6 10/9 7 Twilight Sum. $192,769,854 3,649 $69,637,740 3,419 11/21 4/2 8 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa P/DW $180,010,950 4,065 $63,106,589 4,056 11/7 2/26 9 Quantum of Solace Sony $168,368,427 3,501 $67,528,882 3,451 11/14 1/25 10 Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! Fox $154,529,439 3,961 $45,012,998 3,954 3/14 9/4 11 Sex and the City WB (NL) $152,647,258 3,325 $57,038,404 3,285 5/30 9/18 12 Gran Torino WB $148,095,302 3,045 $271,720 6 12/12 6/18 13 Mamma Mia! Uni. $144,130,063 3,194 $27,751,240 2,976 7/18 11/6 14 Marley and Me Fox $143,153,751 3,505 $36,357,586 3,480 12/25 4/30 15 The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian BV $141,621,490 3,929 $55,034,805 3,929 5/16 9/4 16 Slumdog Millionaire FoxS $141,319,928 2,943 $360,018 10 11/12 5/28 17 The Incredible Hulk Uni. $134,806,913 3,508 $55,414,050 3,505 6/13 9/4 18 Wanted Uni. $134,508,551 3,185 $50,927,085 3,175 6/27 9/18 19 Get Smart WB $130,319,208 3,915 $38,683,480 3,911 6/20 11/6 20 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Par. $127,509,326 2,988 $26,853,816 2,988 12/25 4/23 21 Four Christmases WB (NL) $120,146,040 3,540 $31,069,826 3,310 11/26 2/12 22 Bolt BV $114,053,579 3,654 $26,223,128 3,651 11/21 2/22 23 Tropic Thunder P/DW $110,515,313 3,473 $25,812,796 3,319 8/13 11/13 24 Bedtime Stories BV $110,101,975 3,684 $27,450,296 3,681 12/25 3/12 25 The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor Uni. $102,491,776 3,778 $40,457,770 3,760 8/1 9/25 26 Journey to the Center of the Earth WB (NL) $101,704,370 2,830 $21,018,141 2,811 7/11 12/11 27 Eagle Eye P/DW $101,440,743 3,614 $29,150,721 3,510 9/26 1/8 28 Step Brothers Sony $100,468,793 3,182 $30,940,732 3,094 7/25 9/21 29 You Don't Mess with the Zohan Sony $100,018,837 3,466 $38,531,374 3,462 6/6 9/7 30 Yes Man WB $97,690,976 3,434 $18,262,471 3,434 12/19 4/2 31 10,000 B.C. WB $94,784,201 3,454 $35,867,488 3,410 3/7 6/19 32 Beverly Hills Chihuahua BV $94,514,402 3,239 $29,300,465 3,215 10/3 2/5 33 High School Musical 3: Senior Year BV $90,559,416 3,626 $42,030,184 3,623 10/24 2/5 34 Pineapple Express Sony $87,341,380 3,072 $23,245,025 3,072 8/6 - 35 Valkyrie UA $83,077,833 2,838 $21,027,007 2,711 12/25 4/16 36 21 Sony $81,159,365 2,952 $24,105,943 2,648 3/28 5/18 37 What Happens in Vegas Fox $80,277,646 3,255 $20,172,474 3,215 5/9 9/18 38 Jumper Fox $80,172,128 3,430 $27,354,808 3,428 2/14 7/10 39 Cloverfield Par. $80,048,433 3,411 $40,058,229 3,411 1/18 4/10 40 The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) Fox $79,366,978 3,560 $30,480,153 3,560 12/12 4/2 41 27 Dresses Fox $76,808,654 3,074 $23,007,725 3,057 1/18 5/29 42 Hellboy II: The Golden Army Uni. $75,986,503 3,212 $34,539,115 3,204 7/11 9/18 43 Vantage Point Sony $72,266,306 3,163 $22,874,936 3,149 2/22 - 44 The Spiderwick Chronicles Par. $71,195,053 3,847 $19,004,058 3,847 2/14 5/8 45 Fool's Gold WB $70,231,041 3,125 $21,589,295 3,125 2/8 5/29 46 Seven Pounds Sony $69,951,824 2,758 $14,851,136 2,758 12/19 1/25 47 Role Models Uni. $67,294,270 2,798 $19,167,085 2,792 11/7 1/29 48 Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour BV $65,281,781 687 $31,117,834 683 2/1 5/15 49 The Happening Fox $64,506,874 2,986 $30,517,109 2,986 6/13 9/18 50 Forgetting Sarah Marshall Uni. $63,172,463 2,872 $17,725,330 2,798 4/18 7/10 51 Baby Mama Uni. $60,494,212 2,627 $17,407,110 2,543 4/25 7/24 52 Burn After Reading Focus $60,355,347 2,657 $19,128,001 2,651 9/12 12/25 53 Step Up 2 the Streets BV $58,017,783 2,528 $18,908,826 2,470 2/14 5/22 54 Saw V LGF $56,746,769 3,084 $30,053,954 3,060 10/24 12/11 55 The Strangers Rog. $52,597,610 2,477 $20,997,985 2,466 5/30 7/24 56 The Forbidden Kingdom LGF $52,075,270 3,151 $21,401,121 3,151 4/18 6/19 57 The Tale of Despereaux Uni. $50,877,145 3,107 $10,103,675 3,104 12/19 3/5 58 Australia Fox $49,554,002 2,721 $14,800,723 2,642 11/26 3/26 59 The House Bunny Sony $48,237,389 2,763 $14,533,702 2,714 8/22 10/12 60 Nim's Island Fox $48,006,762 3,518 $13,210,579 3,513 4/4 8/28 61 Made of Honor Sony $46,012,734 2,816 $14,756,850 2,729 5/2 6/29 62 College Road Trip BV $45,610,425 2,706 $13,601,419 2,706 3/7 7/31 63 The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 WB $44,089,964 2,714 $10,678,430 2,707 8/6 11/13 64 Speed Racer WB $43,945,766 3,606 $18,561,337 3,606 5/9 8/7 65 Prom Night (2008) SGem $43,869,350 2,821 $20,804,941 2,700 4/11 5/29 66 Rambo LGF $42,754,105 2,764 $18,203,876 2,751 1/25 3/27 67 Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins Uni. $42,436,517 2,387 $16,207,730 2,387 2/8 4/3 68 Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns LGF $41,975,388 2,016 $20,082,809 2,006 3/21 5/8 69 Nights in Rodanthe WB $41,850,659 2,704 $13,418,454 2,704 9/26 1/15 70 Max Payne Fox $40,689,393 3,381 $17,639,849 3,376 10/17 1/15 71 Righteous Kill Over. $40,081,410 3,152 $16,288,361 3,152 9/12 - 72 Body of Lies WB $39,394,666 2,714 $12,884,416 2,710 10/10 1/15 73 Lakeview Terrace SGem $39,263,506 2,574 $15,004,672 2,464 9/19 11/2 74 Meet the Spartans Fox $38,233,676 2,643 $18,505,530 2,605 1/25 5/1 75 Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay WB (NL) $38,108,728 2,545 $14,908,404 2,510 4/25 7/17 76 First Sunday SGem $37,931,869 2,213 $17,714,821 2,213 1/11 2/24 77 The Secret Life of Bees FoxS $37,770,162 1,630 $10,527,799 1,591 10/17 2/26 78 Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys LGF $37,105,289 2,070 $17,381,218 2,070 9/12 10/23 79 Death Race Uni. $36,316,032 2,586 $12,621,090 2,532 8/22 10/16 80 Changeling Uni. $35,739,802 1,896 $489,015 15 10/24 1/8 81 Star Wars: The Clone Wars WB $35,161,554 3,452 $14,611,273 3,452 8/15 11/13 82 The Reader Wein. $34,194,407 1,203 $168,051 8 12/10 5/13 83 Semi-Pro NL $33,479,698 3,121 $15,075,114 3,121 2/29 5/1 84 Fireproof Gold. $33,456,317 905 $6,836,036 839 9/26 1/29 85 Doubt Mira. $33,446,470 1,287 $507,226 15 12/12 4/9 86 Drillbit Taylor Par. $32,862,104 3,061 $10,309,986 3,056 3/21 6/19 87 Definitely, Maybe Uni. $32,241,649 2,220 $9,764,270 2,204 2/14 4/10 88 The Love Guru Par. $32,235,793 3,012 $13,907,130 3,012 6/20 8/28 89 Milk Focus $31,841,299 882 $1,453,844 36 11/26 4/16 90 Transporter 3 LGF $31,715,062 2,626 $12,063,452 2,626 11/26 1/1 91 Quarantine SGem $31,691,811 2,463 $14,211,321 2,461 10/10 11/16 92 Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist Sony $31,487,293 2,421 $11,311,751 2,421 10/3 11/16 93 Zack and Miri Make a Porno Wein. $31,457,946 2,735 $10,065,630 2,735 10/31 1/29 94 The Eye LGF $31,418,697 2,470 $12,425,776 2,436 2/1 4/10 95 Leatherheads Uni. $31,373,938 2,798 $12,682,595 2,769 4/4 6/5 96 Mirrors Fox $30,691,439 2,664 $11,161,074 2,664 8/15 11/23 97 Space Chimps Fox $30,105,968 2,538 $7,181,374 2,511 7/18 11/23 98 The Bank Job LGF $30,060,660 1,613 $5,935,256 1,603 3/7 6/5 99 Untraceable SGem $28,687,835 2,368 $11,354,069 2,368 1/25 - 100 Defiance ParV $28,644,813 1,793 $123,513 2 12/31 4/30 Summary of 608 Movies on Chart: Totals: $9,698,518,181 - - - - - Averages: $15,951,510 - - - - -
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