2008 DOMESTIC GROSSES Total Grosses of all Movies Released in 2008
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Total Gross / Theaters Opening / Theaters Open Close 1 144 U2 3D NGE $10,363,341 686 $964,315 61 1/23 8/26 2 535 Tru Loved Reg. $9,467 4 $1,678 2 10/17 6/17 3 157 Dolphins and Whales: Tribes of the Ocean 3D 3D $7,714,996 42 $41,695 4 2/15 5/6 4 436 Breakfast with Scot Reg. $46,060 6 $11,455 5 10/10 4/8 5 425 $9.99 Reg. $52,384 4 $478 1 12/12 1/21 6 196 The Fall RAtt. $2,266,905 111 $79,611 9 5/9 1/7 7 301 The Legend of God's Gun Indic. $243,768 8 $15,096 3 7/18 11/22 8 333 One Day You'll Understand Kino $145,642 7 $19,198 3 10/31 9/17 9 446 I Can't Think Straight Reg. $39,576 3 $15,239 3 11/21 9/17 10 294 Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 Kino $268,431 13 $14,088 3 11/19 7/23 11 300 Enlighten Up! Bal. $246,649 12 $11,799 1 9/12 6/28 12 556 The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela Reg. $5,597 2 $2,700 2 9/26 6/25 13 12 Gran Torino WB $148,095,302 3,045 $271,720 6 12/12 6/18 14 479 Antarctica Reg. $21,679 2 $798 1 8/29 6/18 15 180 The Class SPC $3,766,810 126 N/A N/A 12/19 6/11 16 207 Gomorrah IFC $1,579,146 50 $5,532 1 12/19 6/11 17 431 Ciao Reg. $49,494 3 $2,672 1 12/5 6/11 18 329 Hunger (2008) IFC $154,084 11 $1,980 1 12/5 6/7 19 16 Slumdog Millionaire FoxS $141,319,928 2,943 $360,018 10 11/12 5/28 20 130 Fly Me to the Moon Sum. $13,816,982 713 $1,900,523 452 8/15 5/28 21 209 Che IFC $1,497,109 39 $61,070 2 12/12 5/21 22 105 The Wrestler FoxS $26,238,243 776 $202,714 4 12/17 5/14 23 195 Waltz with Bashir SPC $2,283,849 208 $50,021 5 12/25 5/14 24 82 The Reader Wein. $34,194,407 1,203 $168,051 8 12/10 5/13 25 244 A Secret Strand $623,558 11 $37,135 3 9/5 5/7 26 14 Marley and Me Fox $143,153,751 3,505 $36,357,586 3,480 12/25 4/30 27 100 Defiance ParV $28,644,813 1,793 $123,513 2 12/31 4/30 28 200 Let the Right One In (2008) Magn. $2,122,065 53 $49,295 4 10/24 4/30 29 232 Wendy and Lucy Osci. $865,695 40 $18,218 2 12/10 4/30 30 383 How About You Strand $78,234 7 $6,022 1 11/14 4/30 31 20 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Par. $127,509,326 2,988 $26,853,816 2,988 12/25 4/23 32 127 Last Chance Harvey Over. $14,889,042 1,108 $97,260 6 12/25 4/23 33 135 Rachel Getting Married SPC $12,796,841 391 $293,369 9 10/3 4/23 34 186 I've Loved You So Long SPC $3,169,305 69 $72,205 9 10/24 4/23 35 442 The Betrayal CGld $41,271 3 $5,864 1 11/21 4/23 36 344 Were the World Mine SpkP $123,789 4 $864 1 10/31 4/19 37 345 The Secrets Mont. $122,094 9 $19,536 7 11/26 4/19 38 364 Pray the Devil Back to Hell Bal. $90,066 5 $8,227 1 11/7 4/19 39 35 Valkyrie UA $83,077,833 2,838 $21,027,007 2,711 12/25 4/16 40 89 Milk Focus $31,841,299 882 $1,453,844 36 11/26 4/16 41 85 Doubt Mira. $33,446,470 1,287 $507,226 15 12/12 4/9 42 254 Trouble the Water Zeit. $520,151 15 $28,606 3 8/22 4/9 43 7 Twilight Sum. $192,769,854 3,649 $69,637,740 3,419 11/21 4/2 44 30 Yes Man WB $97,690,976 3,434 $18,262,471 3,434 12/19 4/2 45 40 The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) Fox $79,366,978 3,560 $30,480,153 3,560 12/12 4/2 46 112 Revolutionary Road ParV $22,911,480 1,077 $189,911 3 12/26 4/2 47 341 Alexandra CGld $128,222 4 $9,401 1 3/26 4/2 48 58 Australia Fox $49,554,002 2,721 $14,800,723 2,642 11/26 3/26 49 120 Frost/Nixon Uni. $18,622,031 1,105 $180,708 3 12/5 3/26 50 187 Synecdoche, New York SPC $3,083,538 119 $172,194 9 10/24 3/26 51 346 Lola Montes (re-issue) Rialto $120,306 4 $12,569 3 10/10 3/26 52 192 Frozen River SPC $2,511,476 96 $70,234 7 8/1 3/19 53 24 Bedtime Stories BV $110,101,975 3,684 $27,450,296 3,681 12/25 3/12 54 306 Sixty Six FInd. $224,614 17 $9,359 2 8/1 3/12 55 359 Momma's Man Kino $100,435 9 $11,072 1 8/22 3/12 56 366 Stranded: I Have Come from a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains Zeit. $89,473 7 $3,077 1 10/22 3/12 57 449 Familiar Strangers Caval. $34,068 4 $11,553 2 11/14 3/12 58 515 J'entends plus la guitare FDesk $12,876 1 N/A N/A 2/25 3/8 59 279 Teeth RAtt. $347,578 16 $29,521 4 1/18 3/7 60 1 The Dark Knight WB $533,345,358 4,366 $158,411,483 4,366 7/18 3/5 61 57 The Tale of Despereaux Uni. $50,877,145 3,107 $10,103,675 3,104 12/19 3/5 62 189 Man on Wire Magn. $2,962,242 93 $51,392 2 7/25 3/5 63 233 I.O.U.S.A. RAtt. $821,046 358 $61,313 18 8/22 3/2 64 370 The Secret of the Grain IFC $86,356 3 $9,850 1 12/24 3/1 65 8 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa P/DW $180,010,950 4,065 $63,106,589 4,056 11/7 2/26 66 77 The Secret Life of Bees FoxS $37,770,162 1,630 $10,527,799 1,591 10/17 2/26 67 361 Louise Bourgeois: The Spider, The Mistress and the Tangerine Zeit. $95,865 4 $9,220 1 6/25 2/26 68 22 Bolt BV $114,053,579 3,654 $26,223,128 3,651 11/21 2/22 69 111 Vicky Cristina Barcelona MGM/W $23,216,709 726 $3,755,575 692 8/15 2/19 70 21 Four Christmases WB (NL) $120,146,040 3,540 $31,069,826 3,310 11/26 2/12 71 165 Tell No One MBox $6,177,192 112 $169,707 8 7/2 2/8 72 498 Eden (2008) LibE $15,611 3 $3,084 1 11/14 2/8 73 32 Beverly Hills Chihuahua BV $94,514,402 3,239 $29,300,465 3,215 10/3 2/5 74 33 High School Musical 3: Senior Year BV $90,559,416 3,626 $42,030,184 3,623 10/24 2/5 75 131 The Haunting of Molly Hartley Free $13,559,812 2,652 $5,423,315 2,652 10/31 2/5 76 138 Soul Men MGM/W $12,082,391 2,048 $5,401,605 2,044 11/7 2/5 77 220 A Christmas Tale IFC $1,060,922 52 $63,837 7 11/14 2/5 78 384 Love Comes Lately Kino $78,079 6 $14,610 6 6/13 2/5 79 528 Otto; or, Up with the Dead People Strand $11,295 2 $3,456 1 11/7 2/5 80 568 House of the Sleeping Beauties FRun $4,509 1 $1,535 1 11/14 2/1 81 47 Role Models Uni. $67,294,270 2,798 $19,167,085 2,792 11/7 1/29 82 84 Fireproof Gold. $33,456,317 905 $6,836,036 839 9/26 1/29 83 93 Zack and Miri Make a Porno Wein. $31,457,946 2,735 $10,065,630 2,735 10/31 1/29 84 159 Nothing Like the Holidays Over. $7,503,736 1,671 $3,531,664 1,671 12/12 1/29 85 193 Ghajini AdL. $2,430,627 83 $766,859 83 12/24 1/29 86 448 Timecrimes (Los Cronocrimenes) Magn. $39,127 7 $4,351 2 12/12 1/29 87 501 The Beautiful Truth Libre $15,387 2 $3,025 1 11/14 1/29 88 9 Quantum of Solace Sony $168,368,427 3,501 $67,528,882 3,451 11/14 1/25 89 46 Seven Pounds Sony $69,951,824 2,758 $14,851,136 2,758 12/19 1/25 90 116 Appaloosa WB (NL) $20,211,394 1,290 $248,847 14 9/19 1/22 91 118 Igor MGM $19,528,602 2,341 $7,803,347 2,339 9/19 1/22 92 149 The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Mira. $9,046,156 679 $253,085 17 11/7 1/22 93 183 Happy-Go-Lucky Mira. $3,512,016 202 $73,867 4 10/10 1/22 94 374 Save Me FRun $83,397 5 $6,992 1 9/5 1/22 95 263 JCVD PArch $470,691 28 $20,119 2 11/7 1/18 96 69 Nights in Rodanthe WB $41,850,659 2,704 $13,418,454 2,704 9/26 1/15 97 70 Max Payne Fox $40,689,393 3,381 $17,639,849 3,376 10/17 1/15 98 72 Body of Lies WB $39,394,666 2,714 $12,884,416 2,710 10/10 1/15 99 154 City of Ember Fox $7,873,007 2,023 $3,129,473 2,022 10/10 1/15 100 201 Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi Yash $2,078,956 83 $920,995 83 12/12 1/15 Summary of 608 Movies on Chart: Totals: $9,698,518,181 - - - - - Averages: $15,951,510 - - - - -
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