Weekend Domestic Box Office Chart for August 22nd, 2008
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
(1) |
Tropic Thunder |
Paramount Pictures |
Comedy |
$16,272,195 |
-37% |
3,352 |
$4,854 |
$65,839,915 |
12 |
| 2 |
new |
The House Bunny |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
$14,533,702 |
|
2,714 |
$5,355 |
$14,533,702 |
3 |
| 3 |
new |
Death Race |
Universal |
Action |
$12,621,090 |
|
2,532 |
$4,985 |
$12,621,090 |
3 |
| 4 |
(2) |
The Dark Knight |
Warner Bros. |
Action |
$10,542,424 |
-36% |
3,163 |
$3,333 |
$489,416,885 |
38 |
| 5 |
(3) |
Star Wars: The Clone Wars |
Warner Bros. |
Adventure |
$5,661,456 |
-61% |
3,452 |
$1,640 |
$24,999,054 |
10 |
| 6 |
(5) |
The Pineapple Express |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
$5,452,163 |
-44% |
2,620 |
$2,081 |
$73,780,191 |
19 |
| 7 |
(4) |
Mirrors |
20th Century Fox |
Horror |
$5,010,663 |
-55% |
2,664 |
$1,881 |
$20,211,066 |
10 |
| 8 |
(7) |
Mamma Mia! |
Universal |
Musical |
$4,314,840 |
-29% |
2,326 |
$1,855 |
$124,469,900 |
38 |
| 9 |
(6) |
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor |
Universal |
Adventure |
$4,177,950 |
-49% |
2,422 |
$1,725 |
$93,921,245 |
24 |
| 10 |
new |
The Longshots |
MGM |
Drama |
$4,080,687 |
|
2,089 |
$1,953 |
$4,080,687 |
3 |
| 11 |
(10) |
Vicky Cristina Barcelona |
MGM |
Comedy |
$3,005,031 |
-20% |
692 |
$4,343 |
$8,571,505 |
10 |
| 12 |
(8) |
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 |
Warner Bros. |
Adventure |
$2,807,076 |
-51% |
2,170 |
$1,294 |
$38,319,055 |
19 |
| 13 |
new |
The Rocker |
20th Century Fox |
Comedy |
$2,636,048 |
|
2,784 |
$947 |
$3,686,460 |
5 |
| 14 |
(9) |
Step Brothers |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
$2,301,992 |
-52% |
1,639 |
$1,405 |
$95,586,358 |
31 |
| 15 |
(11) |
Journey to the Center of the Earth |
Warner Bros. |
Adventure |
$2,188,254 |
-35% |
1,051 |
$2,082 |
$91,871,213 |
45 |
| 16 |
(12) |
Fly Me To the Moon |
Summit Entertainment |
Adventure |
$1,422,547 |
-25% |
540 |
$2,634 |
$4,172,139 |
10 |
| 17 |
(13) |
WALL-E |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
$965,559 |
-47% |
785 |
$1,230 |
$216,252,003 |
59 |
| 18 |
(20) |
Bottle Shock |
Freestyle Releasing |
Drama |
$651,671 |
+66% |
324 |
$2,011 |
$1,671,490 |
19 |
| 19 |
(14) |
Hancock |
Sony Pictures |
Action |
$643,128 |
-63% |
588 |
$1,094 |
$226,357,065 |
54 |
| 20 |
(25) |
Kung Fu Panda |
Paramount Pictures |
Adventure |
$579,281 |
+104% |
437 |
$1,326 |
$212,685,098 |
80 |
| 21 |
(47) |
Elegy |
Samuel Goldwyn Films |
Drama |
$492,268 |
+803% |
92 |
$5,351 |
$739,357 |
17 |
| 22 |
new |
Hamlet 2 |
Focus Features |
Comedy |
$439,925 |
|
103 |
$4,271 |
$439,925 |
3 |
| 23 |
(18) |
Brideshead Revisited |
Miramax |
Drama |
$428,230 |
-42% |
444 |
$964 |
$5,486,995 |
31 |
| 24 |
(17) |
Space Chimps |
20th Century Fox |
Adventure |
$404,046 |
-48% |
467 |
$865 |
$28,378,680 |
38 |
| 25 |
(26) |
Tell No One |
Music Box Films |
Thriller/Suspense |
$344,109 |
+25% |
101 |
$3,407 |
$3,778,035 |
54 |
| 26 |
(16) |
Henry Poole Is Here |
Overture Films |
Comedy |
$313,931 |
-61% |
506 |
$620 |
$1,461,717 |
10 |
| 27 |
(15) |
Swing Vote |
Walt Disney |
Comedy |
$300,014 |
-74% |
372 |
$806 |
$15,458,183 |
24 |
| 28 |
(19) |
Hellboy 2: The Golden Army |
Universal |
Action |
$255,970 |
-53% |
286 |
$895 |
$75,108,440 |
45 |
| 29 |
(23) |
Iron Man |
Paramount Pictures |
Action |
$243,342 |
-29% |
257 |
$947 |
$317,473,452 |
115 |
| 30 |
(21) |
Wanted |
Universal |
Action |
$220,985 |
-40% |
254 |
$870 |
$133,734,905 |
59 |
| 31 |
(29) |
Man on Wire |
Magnolia Pictures |
Documentary |
$206,584 |
-4% |
74 |
$2,792 |
$1,125,349 |
31 |
| 32 |
(31) |
Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure |
National Geographic Entertainment |
Documentary |
$201,909 |
n/c |
46 |
$4,389 |
$18,241,417 |
325 |
| 33 |
(45) |
Frozen River |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$147,116 |
+147% |
41 |
$3,588 |
$431,865 |
24 |
| 34 |
(41) |
Transsiberian |
First Look |
Thriller/Suspense |
$138,493 |
+50% |
36 |
$3,847 |
$510,541 |
38 |
| 35 |
(30) |
Get Smart |
Warner Bros. |
Comedy |
$137,176 |
-35% |
121 |
$1,134 |
$128,226,222 |
66 |
| 36 |
(22) |
Singh is Kinng |
Studio 18 |
Action |
$135,665 |
-61% |
62 |
$2,188 |
$2,523,511 |
17 |
| 37 |
(28) |
You Don't Mess With the Zohan |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
$133,552 |
-40% |
204 |
$655 |
$99,683,534 |
80 |
| 38 |
(24) |
Bachna Ae Haseeno |
Yash Raj Films |
Romantic Comedy |
$125,081 |
-61% |
67 |
$1,867 |
$549,394 |
10 |
| 39 |
(33) |
Sex and the City |
Warner Bros. |
Comedy |
$123,571 |
-35% |
204 |
$606 |
$152,358,330 |
87 |
| 40 |
(32) |
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull |
Paramount Pictures |
Adventure |
$118,492 |
-38% |
136 |
$871 |
$315,286,725 |
95 |
| 41 |
(27) |
The X-Files: I Want to Believe |
20th Century Fox |
Action |
$116,850 |
-54% |
163 |
$717 |
$20,707,728 |
31 |
| 42 |
(34) |
The Incredible Hulk |
Universal |
Adventure |
$103,435 |
-43% |
151 |
$685 |
$134,387,500 |
73 |
| 43 |
(39) |
Dolphins and Whales Tribes of the Ocean 3D |
3D Entertainment |
Documentary |
$82,690 |
-20% |
13 |
$6,361 |
$4,310,463 |
192 |
| 44 |
(35) |
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
$75,920 |
-46% |
146 |
$520 |
$141,516,617 |
101 |
| 45 |
(36) |
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl |
Picturehouse |
Drama |
$71,072 |
-43% |
146 |
$487 |
$17,363,526 |
66 |
| 46 |
(40) |
American Teen |
Paramount Vantage |
Documentary |
$63,223 |
-38% |
109 |
$580 |
$785,817 |
31 |
| 47 |
new |
I.O.U.S.A. |
Roadside Attractions |
Documentary |
$61,313 |
|
18 |
$3,406 |
$634,829 |
3 |
| 48 |
(43) |
Meet Dave |
20th Century Fox |
Comedy |
$51,358 |
-20% |
92 |
$558 |
$11,644,832 |
45 |
| 49 |
(38) |
The Love Guru |
Paramount Pictures |
Comedy |
$49,820 |
-55% |
120 |
$415 |
$32,178,777 |
66 |
| 50 |
(46) |
Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis |
|
Comedy |
$45,648 |
-22% |
24 |
$1,902 |
$1,186,869 |
31 |
| 51 |
(42) |
Beer for My Horses |
Roadside Attractions |
Comedy |
$38,643 |
-58% |
40 |
$966 |
$411,212 |
17 |
| 52 |
(50) |
The Wackness |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Comedy |
$36,325 |
-11% |
51 |
$712 |
$1,814,058 |
53 |
| 53 |
(51) |
Deep Sea 3-D |
Warner Bros. |
Documentary |
$36,132 |
-8% |
8 |
$4,517 |
$36,150,024 |
906 |
| 54 |
(48) |
Magnificent Desolation |
IMAX Films |
Documentary |
$29,653 |
-34% |
2 |
$14,827 |
$25,600,456 |
1,067 |
| 55 |
(63) |
And When Did You Last See Your Father? |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$29,511 |
+61% |
35 |
$843 |
$866,964 |
80 |
| 56 |
new |
Trouble the Water |
Zeitgeist |
Documentary |
$28,606 |
|
3 |
$9,535 |
$28,606 |
3 |
| 57 |
(44) |
The Happening |
20th Century Fox |
Thriller/Suspense |
$27,710 |
-55% |
46 |
$602 |
$64,438,122 |
73 |
| 58 |
(60) |
Brick Lane |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$27,644 |
+34% |
33 |
$838 |
$863,592 |
66 |
| 59 |
(56) |
U2 3D |
National Geographic Entertainment |
Concert/Performance |
$25,244 |
-12% |
5 |
$5,049 |
$9,365,105 |
215 |
| 60 |
(72) |
The Children of Huang Shi |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$23,040 |
+104% |
26 |
$886 |
$795,624 |
94 |
| 61 |
(54) |
Space Station |
IMAX Films |
Documentary |
$22,052 |
-32% |
6 |
$3,675 |
$76,293,652 |
2,320 |
| 62 |
(62) |
The Girl Cut in Two |
IFC Films |
Thriller/Suspense |
$21,193 |
+14% |
2 |
$10,597 |
$52,850 |
10 |
| 63 |
(52) |
Mongol |
Picturehouse |
Drama |
$19,728 |
-46% |
30 |
$658 |
$5,664,414 |
80 |
| 64 |
(58) |
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson |
Magnolia Pictures |
Documentary |
$17,898 |
-35% |
32 |
$559 |
$1,123,905 |
53 |
| 65 |
(57) |
Encounters at the End of the World |
ThinkFilm |
Documentary |
$17,841 |
-38% |
20 |
$892 |
$812,541 |
75 |
| 66 |
(53) |
What Happens in Vegas... |
20th Century Fox |
Romantic Comedy |
$17,358 |
-51% |
28 |
$620 |
$80,239,274 |
108 |
| 67 |
(64) |
The Last Mistress |
IFC Films |
Drama |
$16,775 |
-8% |
18 |
$932 |
$683,686 |
59 |
| 68 |
(66) |
The Visitor |
Overture Films |
Comedy |
$16,411 |
-9% |
26 |
$631 |
$9,305,004 |
136 |
| 69 |
(73) |
Boy A |
Weinstein Co. |
Drama |
$15,707 |
+46% |
10 |
$1,571 |
$106,368 |
33 |
| 70 |
(93) |
What We Do Is Secret |
|
Drama |
$15,604 |
+378% |
4 |
$3,901 |
$28,419 |
17 |
| 71 |
(74) |
Roman de Gare |
Samuel Goldwyn Films |
Drama |
$15,269 |
+51% |
17 |
$898 |
$1,804,350 |
122 |
| 72 |
(59) |
Roving Mars |
Walt Disney |
Documentary |
$13,866 |
-42% |
5 |
$2,773 |
$9,515,975 |
941 |
| 73 |
(79) |
In Search of a Midnight Kiss |
IFC First Take |
Drama |
$13,629 |
+87% |
9 |
$1,514 |
$66,884 |
24 |
| 74 |
new |
Mumbai Meri Jaan |
UTV Communications |
Drama |
$13,588 |
|
8 |
$1,699 |
$13,588 |
3 |
| 75 |
(67) |
Up the Yangtze |
Zeitgeist |
Documentary |
$13,260 |
-16% |
11 |
$1,205 |
$700,934 |
122 |
| 76 |
(87) |
Chris and Don: A Love Story |
Zeitgeist |
Documentary |
$13,260 |
+212% |
3 |
$4,420 |
$194,338 |
73 |
| 77 |
(68) |
Sixty Six |
First Independent Pictures |
Comedy |
$12,476 |
-10% |
11 |
$1,134 |
$91,543 |
24 |
| 78 |
(65) |
The Edge of Heaven |
Strand |
Drama |
$12,272 |
-33% |
9 |
$1,364 |
$652,673 |
96 |
| 79 |
(101) |
Kabluey |
Regent Releasing |
Comedy |
$11,478 |
+640% |
3 |
$3,826 |
$57,084 |
52 |
| 80 |
(-) |
Momma's Man |
ThinkFilm |
Comedy |
$11,072 |
|
1 |
$11,072 |
$11,072 |
220 |
| 81 |
(-) |
Dare Not Walk Alone |
Indican Pictures |
Documentary |
$9,028 |
|
2 |
$4,514 |
$23,115 |
122 |
| 82 |
(70) |
The Fall |
Roadside Attractions |
Adventure |
$7,674 |
-34% |
10 |
$767 |
$2,243,917 |
108 |
| 83 |
(-) |
A Jihad for Love |
First Run Features |
Documentary |
$6,735 |
|
3 |
$2,245 |
$80,568 |
96 |
| 84 |
(104) |
Elsa & Fred |
Mitropoulos Films |
Romantic Comedy |
$5,390 |
+317% |
9 |
$599 |
$160,557 |
59 |
| 85 |
(81) |
The Flyboys |
Self Distributed |
Adventure |
$5,360 |
-22% |
1 |
$5,360 |
$17,933 |
10 |
| 86 |
(84) |
Priceless |
Samuel Goldwyn Films |
Comedy |
$5,234 |
+3% |
5 |
$1,047 |
$2,164,670 |
150 |
| 87 |
(113) |
America the Beautiful |
First Independent Pictures |
Documentary |
$4,779 |
+709% |
4 |
$1,195 |
$44,279 |
108 |
| 88 |
(76) |
A Man Named Pearl |
Railroad Square |
Documentary |
$4,565 |
-48% |
6 |
$761 |
$143,852 |
360 |
| 89 |
(61) |
The Legend of God's Gun |
Indican Pictures |
Western |
$4,514 |
-77% |
2 |
$2,257 |
$105,767 |
38 |
| 90 |
(94) |
Before the Rains |
Roadside Attractions |
Drama |
$4,024 |
+36% |
1 |
$4,024 |
$1,010,070 |
108 |
| 91 |
(89) |
Young @ Heart |
Fox Searchlight |
Documentary |
$3,850 |
+11% |
7 |
$550 |
$3,925,528 |
138 |
| 92 |
(-) |
Tuya's Marriage |
Music Box Films |
Drama |
$3,798 |
|
2 |
$1,899 |
$64,614 |
143 |
| 93 |
(77) |
Horton Hears a Who |
20th Century Fox |
Adventure |
$3,771 |
-55% |
14 |
$269 |
$154,518,833 |
164 |
| 94 |
(98) |
Baghead |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$3,378 |
+43% |
8 |
$422 |
$111,109 |
73 |
| 95 |
(69) |
Cruising Bar 2 |
|
Comedy |
$2,887 |
-76% |
7 |
$412 |
$3,579,013 |
59 |
| 96 |
(-) |
CSNY: Déjà Vu |
Roadside Attractions |
Documentary |
$2,187 |
|
2 |
$1,094 |
$60,777 |
31 |
| 97 |
(92) |
Then She Found Me |
ThinkFilm |
Romantic Comedy |
$1,824 |
-44% |
3 |
$608 |
$3,733,036 |
122 |
| 98 |
(105) |
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired |
ThinkFilm |
Documentary |
$1,753 |
+39% |
6 |
$292 |
$48,196 |
45 |
| 99 |
(103) |
Bab'Aziz - The Prince Who Contemplated His Soul |
Typecast Releasing |
Drama |
$1,728 |
+18% |
1 |
$1,728 |
$82,203 |
199 |
| 100 |
(-) |
Love Comes Lately |
Kino International |
Drama |
$1,716 |
|
1 |
$1,716 |
$75,083 |
73 |
| 101 |
new |
Cthulhu |
Regent Releasing |
Horror |
$1,438 |
|
1 |
$1,438 |
$1,438 |
3 |
| 102 |
(75) |
La Traviata at La Scala |
Emerging Pictures |
Concert/Performance |
$1,394 |
-86% |
1 |
$1,394 |
$173,656 |
192 |
| 103 |
(91) |
Nim's Island |
20th Century Fox |
Adventure |
$1,157 |
-65% |
4 |
$289 |
$48,006,503 |
143 |
| 104 |
(107) |
Beautiful Losers |
Sidetrack Films |
Documentary |
$1,148 |
n/c |
1 |
$1,148 |
$23,681 |
17 |
| 105 |
(95) |
The Grocer's Son |
Film Movement |
Drama |
$1,047 |
-59% |
2 |
$524 |
$189,033 |
80 |
| 106 |
(88) |
The Singing Revolution |
Abramorama Films |
Documentary |
$992 |
-74% |
1 |
$992 |
$371,759 |
262 |
| 107 |
(114) |
Constantine's Sword |
First Run Features |
Documentary |
$978 |
+73% |
2 |
$489 |
$169,480 |
129 |
| 108 |
(110) |
The Sensation of Sight |
Monterey Media |
Drama |
$866 |
-2% |
2 |
$433 |
$20,939 |
290 |
| 109 |
(115) |
To the Limit |
First Run Features |
Documentary |
$841 |
+76% |
2 |
$421 |
$15,323 |
73 |
| 110 |
(-) |
OSS 117 |
Music Box Films |
Action |
$810 |
|
2 |
$405 |
$288,481 |
108 |
| 111 |
(102) |
Haunted Castle |
nWave Pictures |
Adventure |
$735 |
-52% |
1 |
$735 |
$13,564,560 |
2,733 |
| 112 |
(106) |
Ripple Effect |
Monterey Media |
Drama |
$714 |
-40% |
3 |
$238 |
$10,218 |
45 |
| 113 |
(71) |
Kenny |
Arcangelo Entertainment |
Comedy |
$604 |
-95% |
15 |
$40 |
$69,221 |
38 |
| 114 |
(-) |
Monsieur Verdoux |
The Film Desk |
Black Comedy |
$417 |
|
1 |
$417 |
$26,927 |
22,417 |
| 115 |
(-) |
Holding Trevor |
Regent Releasing |
Drama |
$357 |
|
1 |
$357 |
$16,747 |
52 |
| 116 |
(99) |
The Counterfeiters |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$350 |
-85% |
1 |
$350 |
$5,484,715 |
185 |
| 117 |
(117) |
Yiddish Theater: A Love Story |
New Love Films |
Documentary |
$255 |
-43% |
1 |
$255 |
$37,216 |
278 |
| 118 |
(-) |
A Lawyer Walks into a Bar |
Indican Pictures |
Documentary |
$254 |
|
1 |
$254 |
$2,272 |
178 |
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