Weekend Domestic Box Office Chart for September 19th, 2008
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
new |
Lakeview Terrace |
Sony Pictures |
Thriller/Suspense |
$15,004,672 |
|
2,464 |
$6,090 |
$15,004,672 |
3 |
| 2 |
(1) |
Burn After Reading |
Focus Features |
Black Comedy |
$11,028,257 |
-42% |
2,657 |
$4,151 |
$36,135,221 |
10 |
| 3 |
new |
My Best Friend's Girl |
Lionsgate |
Comedy |
$8,265,357 |
|
2,604 |
$3,174 |
$8,265,357 |
3 |
| 4 |
new |
Igor |
MGM |
Comedy |
$7,803,347 |
|
2,339 |
$3,336 |
$7,803,347 |
3 |
| 5 |
(3) |
Righteous Kill |
Overture Films |
Thriller/Suspense |
$7,424,479 |
-54% |
3,152 |
$2,355 |
$28,534,233 |
10 |
| 6 |
(2) |
The Family That Preys |
Lionsgate |
Comedy |
$7,271,899 |
-58% |
2,070 |
$3,513 |
$28,128,159 |
10 |
| 7 |
(4) |
The Women |
Picturehouse |
Comedy |
$5,417,780 |
-47% |
2,995 |
$1,809 |
$19,321,012 |
10 |
| 8 |
new |
Ghost Town |
Paramount Pictures |
Romantic Comedy |
$5,012,315 |
|
1,505 |
$3,330 |
$5,012,315 |
3 |
| 9 |
(7) |
The Dark Knight |
Warner Bros. |
Action |
$2,915,174 |
-29% |
1,905 |
$1,530 |
$521,890,027 |
66 |
| 10 |
(6) |
The House Bunny |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
$2,662,650 |
-36% |
2,675 |
$995 |
$45,587,131 |
31 |
| 11 |
(5) |
Tropic Thunder |
Paramount Pictures |
Comedy |
$2,556,241 |
-39% |
2,333 |
$1,096 |
$106,805,722 |
40 |
| 12 |
(12) |
Mamma Mia! |
Universal |
Musical |
$1,046,575 |
-43% |
1,121 |
$934 |
$141,192,290 |
66 |
| 13 |
(10) |
Death Race |
Universal |
Action |
$1,036,105 |
-50% |
1,240 |
$836 |
$34,918,855 |
31 |
| 14 |
(15) |
Vicky Cristina Barcelona |
MGM |
Comedy |
$951,512 |
-25% |
637 |
$1,494 |
$19,394,888 |
38 |
| 15 |
(9) |
Traitor |
Overture Films |
Thriller/Suspense |
$946,744 |
-56% |
1,407 |
$673 |
$22,372,692 |
26 |
| 16 |
(8) |
Bangkok Dangerous |
Lionsgate |
Action |
$844,608 |
-67% |
1,349 |
$626 |
$14,535,371 |
17 |
| 17 |
(14) |
Fly Me To the Moon |
Summit Entertainment |
Adventure |
$776,759 |
-48% |
662 |
$1,173 |
$11,005,828 |
38 |
| 18 |
(16) |
Journey to the Center of the Earth |
Warner Bros. |
Adventure |
$768,325 |
-32% |
675 |
$1,138 |
$99,096,933 |
73 |
| 19 |
(11) |
Babylon A.D. |
20th Century Fox |
Action |
$754,936 |
-60% |
1,013 |
$745 |
$21,709,956 |
24 |
| 20 |
(13) |
Disaster Movie |
Lionsgate |
Comedy |
$660,627 |
-58% |
971 |
$680 |
$13,600,376 |
24 |
| 21 |
(17) |
The Pineapple Express |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
$500,726 |
-55% |
550 |
$910 |
$86,974,352 |
47 |
| 22 |
(18) |
Mirrors |
20th Century Fox |
Horror |
$455,368 |
-49% |
584 |
$780 |
$29,853,320 |
38 |
| 23 |
(20) |
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor |
Universal |
Adventure |
$399,855 |
-41% |
494 |
$809 |
$102,176,165 |
52 |
| 24 |
(19) |
Star Wars: The Clone Wars |
Warner Bros. |
Adventure |
$393,460 |
-55% |
688 |
$572 |
$34,477,361 |
38 |
| 25 |
(24) |
Get Smart |
Warner Bros. |
Comedy |
$312,051 |
-21% |
306 |
$1,020 |
$129,472,725 |
94 |
| 26 |
(22) |
WALL-E |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
$310,469 |
-43% |
435 |
$714 |
$220,503,606 |
87 |
| 27 |
(21) |
The Longshots |
MGM |
Drama |
$264,765 |
-56% |
502 |
$527 |
$11,088,628 |
31 |
| 28 |
new |
Appaloosa |
Warner Bros. |
Western |
$248,847 |
|
14 |
$17,775 |
$248,847 |
3 |
| 29 |
(26) |
Kung Fu Panda |
Paramount Pictures |
Adventure |
$248,524 |
-26% |
338 |
$735 |
$214,949,523 |
108 |
| 30 |
(27) |
Elegy |
Samuel Goldwyn Films |
Drama |
$203,570 |
-24% |
134 |
$1,519 |
$3,070,308 |
45 |
| 31 |
(23) |
Step Brothers |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
$202,214 |
-51% |
258 |
$784 |
$100,468,793 |
59 |
| 32 |
new |
The Duchess |
Paramount Vantage |
Drama |
$190,426 |
|
7 |
$27,204 |
$190,426 |
3 |
| 33 |
(32) |
Tell No One |
Music Box Films |
Thriller/Suspense |
$178,845 |
+7% |
99 |
$1,807 |
$5,268,195 |
82 |
| 34 |
(30) |
Space Chimps |
20th Century Fox |
Adventure |
$178,712 |
-8% |
303 |
$590 |
$29,613,818 |
66 |
| 35 |
(31) |
Transsiberian |
First Look |
Thriller/Suspense |
$146,253 |
-12% |
124 |
$1,179 |
$1,798,213 |
66 |
| 36 |
(25) |
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 |
Warner Bros. |
Adventure |
$143,344 |
-63% |
330 |
$434 |
$43,757,474 |
47 |
| 37 |
(33) |
Frozen River |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$133,494 |
-18% |
96 |
$1,391 |
$1,760,310 |
52 |
| 38 |
(29) |
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull |
Paramount Pictures |
Adventure |
$127,737 |
-37% |
206 |
$620 |
$316,670,320 |
123 |
| 39 |
(34) |
Man on Wire |
Magnolia Pictures |
Documentary |
$119,484 |
-24% |
93 |
$1,285 |
$2,232,828 |
59 |
| 40 |
(28) |
Bottle Shock |
Freestyle Releasing |
Drama |
$113,301 |
-48% |
134 |
$846 |
$3,846,206 |
47 |
| 41 |
(48) |
Towelhead |
Warner Bros. |
Drama |
$64,365 |
+22% |
18 |
$3,576 |
$137,817 |
10 |
| 42 |
(42) |
I Served the King of England |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Black Comedy |
$60,972 |
-24% |
38 |
$1,605 |
$345,126 |
24 |
| 43 |
(39) |
Iron Man |
Paramount Pictures |
Action |
$59,037 |
-38% |
124 |
$476 |
$318,219,154 |
143 |
| 44 |
(45) |
Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure |
National Geographic Entertainment |
Documentary |
$56,991 |
-5% |
45 |
$1,266 |
$18,968,324 |
353 |
| 45 |
(40) |
The Rocker |
20th Century Fox |
Comedy |
$48,669 |
-41% |
128 |
$380 |
$6,339,401 |
33 |
| 46 |
new |
Battle in Seattle |
ThinkFilm |
Drama |
$46,903 |
|
8 |
$5,863 |
$46,903 |
3 |
| 47 |
(43) |
Swing Vote |
Walt Disney |
Comedy |
$41,452 |
-40% |
123 |
$337 |
$16,098,516 |
52 |
| 48 |
(53) |
A Secret |
Strand |
Drama |
$41,422 |
+3% |
8 |
$5,178 |
$157,702 |
17 |
| 49 |
(60) |
Beer for My Horses |
Roadside Attractions |
Comedy |
$40,365 |
+69% |
74 |
$545 |
$586,545 |
45 |
| 50 |
(69) |
The Wackness |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Comedy |
$39,893 |
+135% |
42 |
$950 |
$2,022,846 |
81 |
| 51 |
(58) |
Trouble the Water |
Zeitgeist |
Documentary |
$37,375 |
+51% |
14 |
$2,670 |
$238,591 |
31 |
| 52 |
(66) |
And When Did You Last See Your Father? |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$36,624 |
+100% |
39 |
$939 |
$1,017,623 |
108 |
| 53 |
(44) |
Dolphins and Whales Tribes of the Ocean 3D |
3D Entertainment |
Documentary |
$34,279 |
-49% |
13 |
$2,637 |
$4,703,190 |
220 |
| 54 |
(36) |
Hamlet 2 |
Focus Features |
Comedy |
$31,252 |
-72% |
56 |
$558 |
$4,857,521 |
31 |
| 55 |
(50) |
Brideshead Revisited |
Miramax |
Drama |
$30,551 |
-40% |
75 |
$407 |
$6,414,563 |
59 |
| 56 |
(56) |
The Girl Cut in Two |
IFC Films |
Thriller/Suspense |
$28,839 |
-5% |
16 |
$1,802 |
$222,089 |
38 |
| 57 |
(35) |
College |
MGM |
Comedy |
$25,084 |
-78% |
70 |
$358 |
$4,659,477 |
24 |
| 58 |
(70) |
FLOW: For Love of Water |
Oscilloscope Pictures |
Documentary |
$24,876 |
+50% |
10 |
$2,488 |
$52,249 |
185 |
| 59 |
(54) |
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl |
Picturehouse |
Drama |
$24,126 |
-38% |
84 |
$287 |
$17,614,805 |
94 |
| 60 |
(65) |
U2 3D |
National Geographic Entertainment |
Concert/Performance |
$22,965 |
+25% |
6 |
$3,828 |
$9,494,745 |
243 |
| 61 |
(59) |
Deep Sea 3-D |
Warner Bros. |
Documentary |
$22,550 |
-8% |
8 |
$2,819 |
$36,330,157 |
934 |
| 62 |
(62) |
The Children of Huang Shi |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$21,596 |
-6% |
24 |
$900 |
$940,035 |
122 |
| 63 |
(94) |
The Flyboys |
Self Distributed |
Adventure |
$20,144 |
+313% |
17 |
$1,185 |
$70,168 |
38 |
| 64 |
(71) |
Magnificent Desolation |
IMAX Films |
Documentary |
$19,084 |
+15% |
3 |
$6,361 |
$25,778,102 |
1,095 |
| 65 |
(51) |
Brick Lane |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$18,950 |
-55% |
23 |
$824 |
$1,049,379 |
94 |
| 66 |
(61) |
The X-Files: I Want to Believe |
20th Century Fox |
Action |
$18,642 |
-21% |
50 |
$373 |
$20,959,743 |
59 |
| 67 |
(75) |
Space Station |
IMAX Films |
Documentary |
$16,623 |
+17% |
15 |
$1,108 |
$76,459,797 |
2,348 |
| 68 |
(64) |
Sixty Six |
First Independent Pictures |
Comedy |
$15,874 |
-16% |
15 |
$1,058 |
$202,270 |
52 |
| 69 |
(52) |
Greetings from the Shore |
Newstyle Releasing |
Drama |
$15,235 |
-62% |
10 |
$1,524 |
$72,691 |
10 |
| 70 |
(76) |
Meet Dave |
20th Century Fox |
Comedy |
$13,808 |
n/c |
28 |
$493 |
$11,779,331 |
73 |
| 71 |
new |
Hounddog |
Empire Pictures |
Drama |
$13,744 |
|
11 |
$1,249 |
$13,744 |
3 |
| 72 |
(89) |
In Search of a Midnight Kiss |
IFC First Take |
Drama |
$12,750 |
+80% |
11 |
$1,159 |
$139,857 |
52 |
| 73 |
(-) |
August Evening |
Maya Releasing |
Drama |
$11,033 |
|
1 |
$11,033 |
$15,576 |
17 |
| 74 |
new |
Walking on Dead Fish |
Variance Films |
Documentary |
$10,524 |
|
1 |
$10,524 |
$10,524 |
3 |
| 75 |
new |
A Thousand Years of Good Prayers |
Magnolia Pictures |
Drama |
$10,321 |
|
2 |
$5,161 |
$10,321 |
3 |
| 76 |
(68) |
Ping Pong Playa |
IFC Films |
Drama |
$10,072 |
-41% |
9 |
$1,119 |
$72,997 |
17 |
| 77 |
(78) |
The Legend of God's Gun |
Indican Pictures |
Western |
$9,794 |
-25% |
2 |
$4,897 |
$130,755 |
66 |
| 78 |
(79) |
The Visitor |
Overture Films |
Comedy |
$9,166 |
-28% |
27 |
$339 |
$9,402,630 |
164 |
| 79 |
(63) |
Henry Poole Is Here |
Overture Films |
Comedy |
$9,077 |
-60% |
53 |
$171 |
$1,814,207 |
38 |
| 80 |
(86) |
Mister Foe |
Magnolia Pictures |
Drama |
$9,073 |
+14% |
6 |
$1,512 |
$39,848 |
17 |
| 81 |
(82) |
Enlighten Up! |
Balcony Releasing |
Documentary |
$8,598 |
-27% |
1 |
$8,598 |
$20,397 |
10 |
| 82 |
(92) |
Moving Midway |
First Run Features |
Documentary |
$8,584 |
+31% |
4 |
$2,146 |
$19,438 |
10 |
| 83 |
(83) |
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson |
Magnolia Pictures |
Documentary |
$8,505 |
-26% |
11 |
$773 |
$1,207,278 |
81 |
| 84 |
(73) |
The Grocer's Son |
Film Movement |
Drama |
$7,983 |
-47% |
5 |
$1,597 |
$238,622 |
108 |
| 85 |
(102) |
Save Me |
First Run Features |
Drama |
$7,779 |
+126% |
2 |
$3,890 |
$24,819 |
17 |
| 86 |
(96) |
The Edge of Heaven |
Strand |
Drama |
$7,145 |
+52% |
8 |
$893 |
$727,265 |
124 |
| 87 |
(74) |
Loins of Punjab Presents |
Emerging Pictures |
Comedy |
$7,067 |
-52% |
4 |
$1,767 |
$24,462 |
10 |
| 88 |
(91) |
The Last Mistress |
IFC Films |
Drama |
$6,989 |
+5% |
19 |
$368 |
$770,910 |
87 |
| 89 |
(77) |
Encounters at the End of the World |
ThinkFilm |
Documentary |
$6,983 |
-48% |
14 |
$499 |
$900,034 |
103 |
| 90 |
(84) |
The Pool |
Vitagraph Films |
Drama |
$6,918 |
-38% |
6 |
$1,153 |
$37,733 |
600 |
| 91 |
(93) |
Roving Mars |
Walt Disney |
Documentary |
$6,598 |
+15% |
5 |
$1,320 |
$9,600,153 |
969 |
| 92 |
(81) |
Another Gay Sequel |
TLA Releasing |
Comedy |
$6,288 |
-49% |
5 |
$1,258 |
$78,186 |
24 |
| 93 |
(87) |
Up the Yangtze |
Zeitgeist |
Documentary |
$6,229 |
-20% |
9 |
$692 |
$767,238 |
150 |
| 94 |
(108) |
A Man Named Pearl |
Railroad Square |
Documentary |
$6,223 |
+183% |
9 |
$691 |
$174,308 |
388 |
| 95 |
(-) |
Take Out |
CAVU Releasing |
Drama |
$6,210 |
|
5 |
$1,242 |
$66,892 |
108 |
| 96 |
(97) |
Momma's Man |
ThinkFilm |
Comedy |
$6,044 |
+29% |
5 |
$1,209 |
$69,892 |
248 |
| 97 |
(80) |
Sukiyaki Western Django |
First Look |
Action |
$5,615 |
-55% |
4 |
$1,404 |
$48,034 |
24 |
| 98 |
(122) |
The Fall |
Roadside Attractions |
Adventure |
$5,581 |
+513% |
6 |
$930 |
$2,269,873 |
136 |
| 99 |
(72) |
American Teen |
Paramount Vantage |
Documentary |
$5,499 |
-65% |
23 |
$239 |
$940,496 |
59 |
| 100 |
(-) |
Love and Honor |
Eleven Arts |
Drama |
$5,213 |
|
3 |
$1,738 |
$53,965 |
325 |
| 101 |
(119) |
Baghead |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$4,781 |
+333% |
16 |
$299 |
$128,785 |
101 |
| 102 |
(85) |
The Errand of Angels |
Excel Entertainment |
Drama |
$4,487 |
-59% |
12 |
$374 |
$185,708 |
31 |
| 103 |
(90) |
Young @ Heart |
Fox Searchlight |
Documentary |
$4,385 |
-37% |
6 |
$731 |
$3,964,040 |
166 |
| 104 |
(114) |
Chris and Don: A Love Story |
Zeitgeist |
Documentary |
$4,351 |
+177% |
6 |
$725 |
$209,092 |
101 |
| 105 |
(115) |
OSS 117 |
Music Box Films |
Action |
$3,930 |
+159% |
4 |
$983 |
$298,701 |
136 |
| 106 |
(95) |
I.O.U.S.A. |
Roadside Attractions |
Documentary |
$3,714 |
-23% |
4 |
$929 |
$715,018 |
31 |
| 107 |
(100) |
Elsa & Fred |
Mitropoulos Films |
Romantic Comedy |
$3,674 |
+4% |
6 |
$612 |
$183,740 |
87 |
| 108 |
new |
Elite Squad |
IFC Films |
Action |
$3,604 |
|
1 |
$3,604 |
$3,604 |
3 |
| 109 |
(-) |
Dalai Lama Renaissance |
Self Distributed |
Documentary |
$3,375 |
|
4 |
$844 |
$75,441 |
124 |
| 110 |
(103) |
Beautiful Losers |
Sidetrack Films |
Documentary |
$3,237 |
-1% |
2 |
$1,619 |
$56,386 |
45 |
| 111 |
(47) |
Everybody Wants To Be Italian |
Roadside Attractions |
Comedy |
$3,128 |
-95% |
8 |
$391 |
$343,979 |
17 |
| 112 |
new |
Fraulein |
Film Movement |
Drama |
$2,449 |
|
1 |
$2,449 |
$2,449 |
3 |
| 113 |
(107) |
Days and Clouds |
Film Movement |
|
$1,917 |
-29% |
1 |
$1,917 |
$96,633 |
73 |
| 114 |
(120) |
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired |
ThinkFilm |
Documentary |
$1,822 |
+76% |
6 |
$304 |
$57,483 |
73 |
| 115 |
(-) |
Yella |
Cinema Guild |
Drama |
$1,766 |
|
2 |
$883 |
$27,031 |
129 |
| 116 |
(106) |
A Jihad for Love |
First Run Features |
Documentary |
$1,493 |
-46% |
1 |
$1,493 |
$105,033 |
124 |
| 117 |
(-) |
Youssou N' Dour: Return to Goree |
ArtMattan Productions |
|
$1,362 |
|
1 |
$1,362 |
$3,448 |
66 |
| 118 |
(126) |
Dare Not Walk Alone |
Indican Pictures |
Documentary |
$1,203 |
+87% |
1 |
$1,203 |
$36,110 |
150 |
| 119 |
(136) |
Constantine's Sword |
First Run Features |
Documentary |
$889 |
+285% |
1 |
$889 |
$177,934 |
157 |
| 120 |
(99) |
Cthulhu |
Regent Releasing |
Horror |
$884 |
-78% |
1 |
$884 |
$11,449 |
31 |
| 121 |
(130) |
Jellyfish |
Zeitgeist |
Drama |
$828 |
+97% |
2 |
$414 |
$340,906 |
171 |
| 122 |
(127) |
Girls Rock! |
Shadow |
Documentary |
$801 |
+34% |
1 |
$801 |
$158,417 |
199 |
| 123 |
(104) |
Christmas on Mars |
Self Distributed |
Musical |
$720 |
-76% |
1 |
$720 |
$5,692 |
10 |
| 124 |
(134) |
Tuya's Marriage |
Music Box Films |
Drama |
$521 |
+68% |
2 |
$261 |
$70,415 |
171 |
| 125 |
(-) |
To the Limit |
First Run Features |
Documentary |
$477 |
|
1 |
$477 |
$17,104 |
101 |
| 126 |
(38) |
Proud American |
Lightsource |
Drama |
$456 |
-100% |
6 |
$76 |
$131,500 |
10 |
| 127 |
(-) |
The Sensation of Sight |
Monterey Media |
Drama |
$452 |
|
1 |
$452 |
$23,054 |
318 |
| 128 |
(116) |
Kabluey |
Regent Releasing |
Comedy |
$328 |
-77% |
2 |
$164 |
$78,790 |
80 |
| 129 |
(133) |
Ripple Effect |
Monterey Media |
Drama |
$311 |
-3% |
2 |
$156 |
$13,818 |
73 |
| 130 |
(118) |
What We Do Is Secret |
|
Drama |
$292 |
-75% |
1 |
$292 |
$54,436 |
45 |
| 131 |
(121) |
The Singing Revolution |
Abramorama Films |
Documentary |
$251 |
-72% |
1 |
$251 |
$380,225 |
290 |
| 132 |
(110) |
America the Beautiful |
First Independent Pictures |
Documentary |
$242 |
-88% |
1 |
$242 |
$68,766 |
136 |
| 133 |
(112) |
Alexandra |
Cinema Guild |
Drama |
$239 |
-88% |
1 |
$239 |
$121,074 |
178 |
| 134 |
(-) |
Beautiful Boxer |
Regent Releasing |
Drama |
$199 |
|
1 |
$199 |
$199 |
1,340 |
| 135 |
(123) |
Monsieur Verdoux |
The Film Desk |
Black Comedy |
$80 |
-91% |
1 |
$80 |
$29,748 |
22,445 |
| 136 |
(135) |
CSNY: Déjà Vu |
Roadside Attractions |
Documentary |
$37 |
-88% |
2 |
$19 |
$63,924 |
59 |
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