Weekend Domestic Box Office Chart for December 19th, 2008
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
new |
Yes Man |
Warner Bros. |
Comedy |
$18,262,471 |
|
3,434 |
$5,318 |
$18,262,471 |
3 |
| 2 |
new |
Seven Pounds |
Sony Pictures |
Drama |
$14,851,136 |
|
2,758 |
$5,385 |
$14,851,136 |
3 |
| 3 |
new |
The Tale of Despereaux |
Universal |
Adventure |
$10,103,675 |
|
3,104 |
$3,255 |
$10,103,675 |
3 |
| 4 |
(1) |
The Day the Earth Stood Still |
20th Century Fox |
Adventure |
$9,890,105 |
-68% |
3,560 |
$2,778 |
$48,366,989 |
10 |
| 5 |
(2) |
Four Christmases |
Warner Bros. |
Comedy |
$7,701,375 |
-41% |
3,515 |
$2,191 |
$100,110,827 |
26 |
| 6 |
(3) |
Twilight |
Summit Entertainment |
Drama |
$5,189,319 |
-35% |
2,991 |
$1,735 |
$158,423,218 |
31 |
| 7 |
(4) |
Bolt |
Walt Disney |
Comedy |
$4,146,856 |
-44% |
2,968 |
$1,397 |
$94,900,059 |
31 |
| 8 |
(11) |
Slumdog Millionaire |
Fox Searchlight |
Drama |
$3,053,760 |
+40% |
589 |
$5,185 |
$12,037,510 |
40 |
| 9 |
(5) |
Australia |
20th Century Fox |
Drama |
$2,174,188 |
-48% |
2,212 |
$983 |
$41,796,525 |
26 |
| 10 |
(6) |
Quantum of Solace |
Sony Pictures |
Action |
$2,051,882 |
-45% |
1,874 |
$1,095 |
$161,200,412 |
38 |
| 11 |
(9) |
Milk |
Focus Features |
Drama |
$1,729,156 |
-33% |
356 |
$4,857 |
$10,410,039 |
26 |
| 12 |
(8) |
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa |
Paramount Pictures |
Comedy |
$1,569,610 |
-51% |
2,007 |
$782 |
$172,392,069 |
45 |
| 13 |
(7) |
Nothing Like the Holidays |
Overture Films |
Comedy |
$1,305,439 |
-63% |
1,671 |
$781 |
$5,924,513 |
10 |
| 14 |
(10) |
Transporter 3 |
Lionsgate |
Action |
$682,033 |
-71% |
1,007 |
$677 |
$31,069,389 |
26 |
| 15 |
(19) |
Doubt |
Miramax |
Drama |
$680,948 |
+34% |
39 |
$17,460 |
$1,399,548 |
10 |
| 16 |
(13) |
Role Models |
Universal |
Comedy |
$645,395 |
-58% |
792 |
$815 |
$65,593,985 |
45 |
| 17 |
(12) |
Cadillac Records |
Sony Pictures |
Drama |
$606,748 |
-62% |
701 |
$866 |
$7,046,250 |
17 |
| 18 |
(20) |
Gran Torino |
Warner Bros. |
Drama |
$468,221 |
+72% |
19 |
$24,643 |
$859,860 |
10 |
| 19 |
(17) |
Frost/Nixon |
Universal |
Drama |
$378,052 |
-40% |
39 |
$9,694 |
$1,491,262 |
17 |
| 20 |
(15) |
Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi |
Yash Raj Films |
Drama |
$326,641 |
-65% |
102 |
$3,202 |
$1,431,843 |
10 |
| 21 |
(16) |
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas |
Miramax |
Drama |
$274,481 |
-60% |
403 |
$681 |
$8,379,440 |
45 |
| 22 |
(23) |
The Polar Express |
Warner Bros. |
Adventure |
$253,852 |
+21% |
26 |
$9,764 |
$180,218,638 |
1,503 |
| 23 |
(35) |
Beverly Hills Chihuahua |
Walt Disney |
Comedy |
$225,706 |
+218% |
315 |
$717 |
$92,595,594 |
80 |
| 24 |
new |
The Wrestler |
Fox Searchlight |
Drama |
$202,714 |
|
4 |
$50,679 |
$288,220 |
5 |
| 25 |
(14) |
Punisher: War Zone |
Lionsgate |
Action |
$193,995 |
-86% |
385 |
$504 |
$7,948,159 |
17 |
| 26 |
(22) |
Rachel Getting Married |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$130,230 |
-41% |
115 |
$1,132 |
$9,785,033 |
80 |
| 27 |
(24) |
Eagle Eye |
Paramount Pictures |
Thriller/Suspense |
$129,410 |
-35% |
254 |
$509 |
$100,856,790 |
87 |
| 28 |
(21) |
Changeling |
Universal |
Thriller/Suspense |
$101,905 |
-60% |
229 |
$445 |
$35,397,257 |
59 |
| 29 |
(25) |
The Reader |
Weinstein Co. |
Drama |
$92,790 |
-45% |
8 |
$11,599 |
$349,240 |
12 |
| 30 |
(30) |
I've Loved You So Long |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$83,284 |
-19% |
52 |
$1,602 |
$2,052,667 |
59 |
| 31 |
(41) |
Vicky Cristina Barcelona |
MGM |
Comedy |
$72,723 |
+80% |
163 |
$446 |
$22,658,945 |
129 |
| 32 |
(34) |
Let the Right One In |
Magnolia Pictures |
Horror |
$68,656 |
-10% |
53 |
$1,295 |
$1,245,880 |
59 |
| 33 |
(31) |
High School Musical 3: Senior Year |
Walt Disney |
Musical |
$56,436 |
-44% |
161 |
$351 |
$89,404,747 |
59 |
| 34 |
(26) |
Fireproof |
Samuel Goldwyn Films |
Drama |
$56,163 |
-62% |
160 |
$351 |
$33,063,487 |
87 |
| 35 |
(66) |
Nights in Rodanthe |
Warner Bros. |
Drama |
$55,622 |
+628% |
204 |
$273 |
$41,633,345 |
87 |
| 36 |
(29) |
Synecdoche, New York |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$53,622 |
-49% |
56 |
$958 |
$2,547,673 |
59 |
| 37 |
(36) |
A Christmas Tale |
IFC Films |
Drama |
$52,393 |
-15% |
48 |
$1,092 |
$795,910 |
38 |
| 38 |
(28) |
The Dark Knight |
Warner Bros. |
Action |
$51,743 |
-54% |
157 |
$330 |
$530,811,565 |
157 |
| 39 |
(27) |
The Secret Life of Bees |
Fox Searchlight |
Drama |
$49,479 |
-57% |
141 |
$351 |
$37,320,137 |
66 |
| 40 |
(33) |
Happy-Go-Lucky |
Miramax |
Comedy |
$44,621 |
-49% |
84 |
$531 |
$3,101,671 |
73 |
| 41 |
(32) |
Zack and Miri Make a Porno |
Weinstein Co. |
Comedy |
$36,307 |
-64% |
87 |
$417 |
$31,153,007 |
52 |
| 42 |
(42) |
Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure |
National Geographic Entertainment |
Documentary |
$31,138 |
-23% |
21 |
$1,483 |
$20,161,732 |
444 |
| 43 |
(44) |
Santa vs. The Snowman |
IMAX Films |
Adventure |
$29,809 |
-4% |
13 |
$2,293 |
$10,103,787 |
2,238 |
| 44 |
(39) |
Max Payne |
20th Century Fox |
Action |
$24,590 |
-46% |
69 |
$356 |
$40,632,110 |
66 |
| 45 |
(63) |
The Haunting of Molly Hartley |
Freestyle Releasing |
Thriller/Suspense |
$24,415 |
+137% |
73 |
$334 |
$13,442,412 |
52 |
| 46 |
(50) |
Magnificent Desolation |
IMAX Films |
Documentary |
$22,834 |
+17% |
4 |
$5,709 |
$26,743,068 |
1,186 |
| 47 |
(111) |
Space Station |
IMAX Films |
Documentary |
$20,842 |
+104,110% |
2 |
$10,421 |
$77,155,526 |
2,439 |
| 48 |
(40) |
Igor |
MGM |
Comedy |
$18,382 |
-60% |
82 |
$224 |
$19,420,496 |
94 |
| 49 |
(51) |
Deep Sea 3-D |
Warner Bros. |
Documentary |
$18,106 |
-5% |
10 |
$1,811 |
$37,117,581 |
1,025 |
| 50 |
(43) |
Burn After Reading |
Focus Features |
Black Comedy |
$16,314 |
-50% |
44 |
$371 |
$60,338,891 |
101 |
| 51 |
(54) |
Wendy and Lucy |
Oscilloscope Pictures |
Drama |
$16,004 |
-12% |
6 |
$2,667 |
$50,650 |
12 |
| 52 |
(38) |
Soul Men |
MGM |
Comedy |
$14,756 |
-70% |
95 |
$155 |
$11,998,223 |
45 |
| 53 |
(47) |
JCVD |
Peace Arch Releasing |
Comedy |
$13,290 |
-52% |
15 |
$886 |
$413,523 |
45 |
| 54 |
(48) |
Body of Lies |
Warner Bros. |
Thriller/Suspense |
$11,391 |
-53% |
24 |
$475 |
$39,043,452 |
73 |
| 55 |
(45) |
WALL-E |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
$11,074 |
-64% |
62 |
$179 |
$223,773,410 |
178 |
| 56 |
(58) |
Fly Me To the Moon |
Summit Entertainment |
Adventure |
$10,095 |
-32% |
12 |
$841 |
$12,423,424 |
129 |
| 57 |
(52) |
Appaloosa |
Warner Bros. |
Western |
$9,902 |
-47% |
33 |
$300 |
$20,051,965 |
94 |
| 58 |
(55) |
City of Ember |
20th Century Fox |
Adventure |
$8,921 |
-47% |
40 |
$223 |
$7,823,153 |
73 |
| 59 |
(73) |
Timecrimes |
Magnolia Pictures |
Thriller/Suspense |
$7,864 |
+81% |
7 |
$1,123 |
$14,887 |
10 |
| 60 |
(64) |
A Secret |
Strand |
Drama |
$7,721 |
-21% |
7 |
$1,103 |
$557,566 |
108 |
| 61 |
(62) |
Dolphins and Whales Tribes of the Ocean 3D |
3D Entertainment |
Documentary |
$7,700 |
-27% |
10 |
$770 |
$5,188,311 |
311 |
| 62 |
(46) |
RocknRolla |
Warner Bros. |
Action |
$7,077 |
-75% |
39 |
$181 |
$5,694,401 |
75 |
| 63 |
(70) |
Man on Wire |
Magnolia Pictures |
Documentary |
$5,917 |
+2% |
6 |
$986 |
$2,913,155 |
150 |
| 64 |
new |
Gomorrah |
IFC Films |
Drama |
$5,532 |
|
1 |
$5,532 |
$5,532 |
3 |
| 65 |
(68) |
Roving Mars |
Walt Disney |
Documentary |
$4,407 |
-35% |
6 |
$735 |
$9,821,139 |
1,060 |
| 66 |
(67) |
Passchendaele |
Alliance Films |
Drama |
$3,930 |
-49% |
12 |
$328 |
$4,421,568 |
59 |
| 67 |
(79) |
Ashes of Time Redux |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Action |
$3,799 |
+21% |
14 |
$271 |
$170,428 |
73 |
| 68 |
(76) |
Tell No One |
Music Box Films |
Thriller/Suspense |
$3,556 |
+9% |
6 |
$593 |
$6,130,293 |
173 |
| 69 |
new |
Nothing But the Truth |
Yari Film Group Releasing |
Drama |
$3,500 |
|
2 |
$1,750 |
$3,500 |
3 |
| 70 |
(57) |
Were the World Mine |
SPEAKproductions |
Musical |
$3,156 |
-80% |
2 |
$1,578 |
$82,464 |
52 |
| 71 |
(69) |
The Secrets |
Monterey Media |
Drama |
$3,039 |
-54% |
5 |
$608 |
$52,226 |
26 |
| 72 |
(83) |
Ciao |
Regent Releasing |
|
$2,733 |
-6% |
3 |
$911 |
$10,723 |
17 |
| 73 |
(60) |
Pray the Devil Back to Hell |
Balcony Releasing |
Documentary |
$2,524 |
-81% |
4 |
$631 |
$51,886 |
45 |
| 74 |
(-) |
The Wild Child |
The Film Desk |
Drama |
$2,362 |
|
2 |
$1,181 |
$22,738 |
14,179 |
| 75 |
(80) |
U2 3D |
National Geographic Entertainment |
Concert/Performance |
$1,847 |
-38% |
1 |
$1,847 |
$9,647,929 |
334 |
| 76 |
(82) |
The Girl Cut in Two |
IFC Films |
Thriller/Suspense |
$1,838 |
-37% |
9 |
$204 |
$409,658 |
129 |
| 77 |
(72) |
Righteous Kill |
Overture Films |
Thriller/Suspense |
$1,620 |
-65% |
15 |
$108 |
$40,081,035 |
101 |
| 78 |
(65) |
Frozen River |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$1,471 |
-84% |
4 |
$368 |
$2,307,807 |
143 |
| 79 |
(-) |
Antarctica |
Regent Releasing |
Romantic Comedy |
$1,302 |
|
1 |
$1,302 |
$9,181 |
115 |
| 80 |
(107) |
The Flyboys |
Self Distributed |
Adventure |
$702 |
+142% |
1 |
$702 |
$144,110 |
129 |
| 81 |
(88) |
I Can't Think Straight |
Regent Releasing |
Romantic Comedy |
$686 |
-68% |
2 |
$343 |
$35,794 |
31 |
| 82 |
(77) |
I Served the King of England |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Black Comedy |
$650 |
-80% |
3 |
$217 |
$617,228 |
115 |
| 83 |
(96) |
Breakfast with Scot |
Regent Releasing |
Drama |
$649 |
-33% |
1 |
$649 |
$42,980 |
73 |
| 84 |
(89) |
Fears of the Dark |
IFC Films |
Horror |
$617 |
-67% |
3 |
$206 |
$77,876 |
61 |
| 85 |
(75) |
Harvard Beats Yale |
Kino/Emerging |
Documentary |
$615 |
-85% |
1 |
$615 |
$59,252 |
33 |
| 86 |
(84) |
Stranded: I've Come from a Plane that Crashed on the Mountains |
Zeitgeist |
Documentary |
$467 |
-83% |
1 |
$467 |
$60,442 |
61 |
| 87 |
(81) |
Where God Left His Shoes |
IFC Films |
Drama |
$464 |
-84% |
2 |
$232 |
$3,911 |
10 |
| 88 |
(106) |
Save Me |
First Run Features |
Drama |
$424 |
-11% |
1 |
$424 |
$82,369 |
108 |
| 89 |
(86) |
House |
Roadside Attractions |
Horror |
$331 |
-86% |
1 |
$331 |
$574,940 |
45 |
| 90 |
(85) |
Trouble the Water |
Zeitgeist |
Documentary |
$242 |
-91% |
1 |
$242 |
$486,527 |
122 |
| 91 |
(78) |
How About You |
Strand |
Drama |
$145 |
-95% |
1 |
$145 |
$33,013 |
38 |
| 92 |
(-) |
House of the Sleeping Beauties |
First Run Features |
Drama |
$136 |
|
1 |
$136 |
$3,387 |
38 |
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