The Top Movies of Saturday, August 16, 2008
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
(1) |
Tropic Thunder |
Paramount Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$9,582,941 |
+16.74% |
3,319 |
$2,887 |
$28,824,533 |
4 |
| 2 |
(3) |
The Dark Knight |
Warner Bros.
|
Action
|
$6,708,833 |
+35.86% |
3,590 |
$1,869 |
$466,349,645 |
30 |
| 3 |
(2) |
Star Wars: The Clone Wars |
Warner Bros.
|
Adventure
|
$5,019,444 |
-19.42% |
3,452 |
$1,454 |
$11,248,417 |
2 |
| 4 |
(4) |
Mirrors |
20th Century Fox
|
Horror
|
$4,078,637 |
-3.69% |
2,664 |
$1,531 |
$8,313,752 |
2 |
| 5 |
(5) |
The Pineapple Express |
Sony Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$3,525,866 |
+10.33% |
3,072 |
$1,148 |
$59,654,067 |
11 |
| 6 |
(6) |
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor |
Universal
|
Adventure
|
$3,346,185 |
+34.46% |
3,348 |
$999 |
$83,874,860 |
16 |
| 7 |
(8) |
Mamma Mia! |
Universal
|
Musical
|
$2,410,770 |
+23.40% |
2,769 |
$871 |
$114,281,790 |
30 |
| 8 |
(7) |
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 |
Warner Bros.
|
Adventure
|
$2,139,315 |
+3.16% |
2,714 |
$788 |
$30,430,579 |
11 |
| 9 |
(9) |
Step Brothers |
Sony Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$1,893,942 |
+25.23% |
2,648 |
$715 |
$89,294,304 |
23 |
| 10 |
(10) |
Vicky Cristina Barcelona |
MGM
|
Comedy
|
$1,544,219 |
+38.29% |
692 |
$2,232 |
$2,660,841 |
2 |
| 11 |
(11) |
Journey to the Center of the Earth |
New Line
|
Adventure
|
$1,353,505 |
+34.33% |
1,405 |
$963 |
$87,015,784 |
37 |
| 12 |
(14) |
Hancock |
Sony Pictures
|
Action
|
$752,492 |
+38.13% |
1,277 |
$589 |
$224,599,615 |
46 |
| 13 |
(13) |
WALL-E |
Buena Vista
|
Comedy
|
$734,717 |
+34.68% |
1,403 |
$524 |
$213,573,848 |
51 |
| 14 |
(12) |
Fly Me To the Moon |
Summit Entertainment
|
Adventure
|
$725,759 |
+3.13% |
452 |
$1,606 |
$1,429,517 |
2 |
| 15 |
(15) |
Swing Vote |
Buena Vista
|
Comedy
|
$488,918 |
+33.73% |
1,281 |
$382 |
$14,404,688 |
16 |
| 16 |
(16) |
Henry Poole Is Here |
Overture Films
|
Comedy
|
$324,854 |
+28.06% |
527 |
$616 |
$578,537 |
2 |
| 17 |
(17) |
Space Chimps |
20th Century Fox
|
Adventure
|
$317,150 |
+35.16% |
1,631 |
$194 |
$27,345,449 |
30 |
| 18 |
(18) |
Brideshead Revisited |
Miramax
|
Drama
|
$304,157 |
+43.65% |
501 |
$607 |
$4,426,015 |
23 |
| 19 |
(19) |
Hellboy 2: The Golden Army |
Universal
|
Action
|
$230,880 |
+39.13% |
481 |
$480 |
$74,472,455 |
37 |
| - |
(20) |
Wanted |
Universal
|
Action
|
$152,305 |
+33.87% |
367 |
$415 |
$133,216,650 |
51 |
| - |
(21) |
Iron Man |
Paramount Pictures
|
Action
|
$146,586 |
+44.20% |
315 |
$465 |
$316,965,355 |
107 |
| - |
(22) |
Kung Fu Panda |
Paramount Pictures
|
Adventure
|
$117,267 |
+33.46% |
264 |
$444 |
$211,855,396 |
72 |
| - |
(23) |
The X-Files: I Want to Believe |
20th Century Fox
|
Action
|
$115,312 |
+47.50% |
262 |
$440 |
$20,445,779 |
23 |
| - |
(26) |
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull |
Paramount Pictures
|
Adventure
|
$91,727 |
+69.86% |
184 |
$499 |
$315,025,397 |
87 |
| - |
(24) |
Get Smart |
Warner Bros.
|
Comedy
|
$89,979 |
+27.71% |
211 |
$426 |
$127,917,600 |
58 |
| - |
(25) |
Sex and the City |
New Line
|
Comedy
|
$73,361 |
+29.85% |
294 |
$250 |
$152,027,272 |
79 |
| - |
(27) |
The Love Guru |
Paramount Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$47,935 |
+42.63% |
151 |
$317 |
$32,045,006 |
58 |
| - |
(28) |
American Teen |
Paramount Vantage
|
Documentary
|
$38,660 |
+16.58% |
105 |
$368 |
$625,216 |
23 |
| - |
(30) |
Meet Dave |
20th Century Fox
|
Comedy
|
$26,580 |
+43.42% |
124 |
$214 |
$11,544,947 |
37 |
| - |
(29) |
The Happening |
20th Century Fox
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$25,773 |
+14.36% |
65 |
$397 |
$64,371,822 |
65 |
| - |
(31) |
What Happens in Vegas... |
20th Century Fox
|
Romantic Comedy
|
$13,819 |
+10.79% |
59 |
$234 |
$80,190,505 |
100 |
| - |
(32) |
The Visitor |
Overture Films
|
Comedy
|
$8,121 |
+97.69% |
32 |
$254 |
$9,271,589 |
128 |
| - |
(33) |
Beautiful Losers |
Sidetrack Films
|
Documentary
|
$809 |
-16.25% |
1 |
$809 |
$17,984 |
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