The Top Movies of Friday, August 15, 2008
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
(1) |
Tropic Thunder |
Paramount Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$8,208,800 |
+81.22% |
3,319 |
$2,473 |
$19,241,592 |
3 |
| 2 |
(new) |
Star Wars: The Clone Wars |
Warner Bros.
|
Adventure
|
$6,228,973 |
  |
3,452 |
$1,804 |
$6,228,973 |
1 |
| 3 |
(2) |
The Dark Knight |
Warner Bros.
|
Action
|
$4,937,955 |
+75.45% |
3,590 |
$1,375 |
$459,640,812 |
29 |
| 4 |
(new) |
Mirrors |
20th Century Fox
|
Horror
|
$4,235,115 |
  |
2,664 |
$1,590 |
$4,235,115 |
1 |
| 5 |
(3) |
The Pineapple Express |
Sony Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$3,195,707 |
+52.09% |
3,072 |
$1,040 |
$56,128,201 |
10 |
| 6 |
(4) |
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor |
Universal
|
Adventure
|
$2,488,620 |
+66.76% |
3,348 |
$743 |
$80,528,675 |
15 |
| 7 |
(5) |
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 |
Warner Bros.
|
Adventure
|
$2,073,802 |
+49.90% |
2,714 |
$764 |
$28,291,264 |
10 |
| 8 |
(6) |
Mamma Mia! |
Universal
|
Musical
|
$1,953,555 |
+43.33% |
2,769 |
$706 |
$111,871,020 |
29 |
| 9 |
(7) |
Step Brothers |
Sony Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$1,512,328 |
+62.98% |
2,648 |
$571 |
$87,400,362 |
22 |
| 10 |
(new) |
Vicky Cristina Barcelona |
MGM
|
Comedy
|
$1,116,622 |
  |
692 |
$1,614 |
$1,116,622 |
1 |
| 11 |
(8) |
Journey to the Center of the Earth |
New Line
|
Adventure
|
$1,007,621 |
+54.29% |
1,405 |
$717 |
$85,662,279 |
36 |
| 12 |
(new) |
Fly Me To the Moon |
Summit Entertainment
|
Adventure
|
$703,758 |
  |
452 |
$1,557 |
$703,758 |
1 |
| 13 |
(9) |
WALL-E |
Buena Vista
|
Comedy
|
$545,520 |
+18.90% |
1,403 |
$389 |
$212,839,131 |
50 |
| 14 |
(11) |
Hancock |
Sony Pictures
|
Action
|
$544,777 |
+67.63% |
1,277 |
$427 |
$223,847,123 |
45 |
| 15 |
(10) |
Swing Vote |
Buena Vista
|
Comedy
|
$365,606 |
+9.75% |
1,281 |
$285 |
$13,915,770 |
15 |
| 16 |
(new) |
Henry Poole Is Here |
Overture Films
|
Comedy
|
$253,683 |
  |
527 |
$481 |
$253,683 |
1 |
| 17 |
(12) |
Space Chimps |
20th Century Fox
|
Adventure
|
$234,649 |
-12.01% |
1,631 |
$144 |
$27,028,299 |
29 |
| 18 |
(13) |
Brideshead Revisited |
Miramax
|
Drama
|
$211,738 |
+58.52% |
501 |
$423 |
$4,121,858 |
22 |
| 19 |
(14) |
Hellboy 2: The Golden Army |
Universal
|
Action
|
$165,945 |
+61.53% |
481 |
$345 |
$74,241,575 |
36 |
| - |
(16) |
Wanted |
Universal
|
Action
|
$113,770 |
+54.07% |
367 |
$310 |
$133,064,345 |
50 |
| - |
(18) |
Iron Man |
Paramount Pictures
|
Action
|
$101,652 |
+60.37% |
315 |
$323 |
$316,818,769 |
106 |
| - |
(17) |
Kung Fu Panda |
Paramount Pictures
|
Adventure
|
$87,870 |
+21.04% |
264 |
$333 |
$211,738,129 |
71 |
| - |
(15) |
The X-Files: I Want to Believe |
20th Century Fox
|
Action
|
$78,177 |
-3.08% |
262 |
$298 |
$20,330,467 |
22 |
| - |
(19) |
Get Smart |
Warner Bros.
|
Comedy
|
$70,454 |
+17.94% |
211 |
$334 |
$127,827,621 |
57 |
| - |
(21) |
Sex and the City |
New Line
|
Comedy
|
$56,495 |
+95.11% |
294 |
$192 |
$151,953,911 |
78 |
| - |
(20) |
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull |
Paramount Pictures
|
Adventure
|
$54,001 |
+74.10% |
184 |
$293 |
$314,933,670 |
86 |
| - |
(27) |
The Love Guru |
Paramount Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$33,607 |
+557.67% |
151 |
$223 |
$31,997,071 |
57 |
| - |
(22) |
American Teen |
Paramount Vantage
|
Documentary
|
$33,161 |
+71.50% |
105 |
$316 |
$586,556 |
22 |
| - |
(24) |
The Happening |
20th Century Fox
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$22,537 |
+90.35% |
65 |
$347 |
$64,346,049 |
64 |
| - |
(23) |
Meet Dave |
20th Century Fox
|
Comedy
|
$18,533 |
+2.23% |
124 |
$149 |
$11,518,367 |
36 |
| - |
(25) |
What Happens in Vegas... |
20th Century Fox
|
Romantic Comedy
|
$12,473 |
+31.77% |
59 |
$211 |
$80,176,686 |
99 |
| - |
(26) |
The Visitor |
Overture Films
|
Comedy
|
$4,108 |
-29.54% |
32 |
$128 |
$9,263,468 |
127 |
| - |
(new) |
Beautiful Losers |
Sidetrack Films
|
Documentary
|
$966 |
  |
1 |
$966 |
$17,175 |
8 |
Chart certified: 8/22/2008
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