The Top Movies, Weekend of July 18, 2008

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(new)	The Dark Knight	Warner Bros.	Action	$158,411,483		4,366	$36,283	$158,411,483	3
2	(new)	Mamma Mia!	Universal	Musical	$27,751,240		2,976	$9,325	$27,751,240	3
3	(2)	Hancock	Sony Pictures	Action	$14,040,178	-56.23%	3,776	$3,718	$191,543,979	19
4	(3)	Journey to the Center of the Earth	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$12,340,435	-41.29%	2,830	$4,361	$43,504,712	10
5	(1)	Hellboy 2: The Golden Army	Universal	Action	$10,117,815	-70.71%	3,212	$3,150	$56,526,885	10
6	(4)	WALL-E	Walt Disney Pictures	Comedy	$10,070,396	-46.42%	3,310	$3,042	$182,732,709	24
7	(new)	Space Chimps	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$7,181,374		2,511	$2,860	$7,181,374	3
8	(5)	Wanted	Universal	Action	$5,072,805	-57.71%	2,433	$2,085	$123,322,635	24
9	(6)	Get Smart	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$4,125,021	-42.72%	2,135	$1,932	$119,608,695	31
10	(8)	Kung Fu Panda	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	$1,860,854	-57.82%	1,505	$1,236	$206,616,381	45
11	(7)	Meet Dave	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$1,659,424	-68.40%	3,011	$551	$9,398,409	10
12	(11)	Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	$955,846	-57.71%	757	$1,263	$312,569,461	60
13	(10)	Kit Kittredge: An American Girl	Picturehouse	Drama	$951,358	-58.69%	769	$1,237	$13,769,304	31
14	(12)	Sex and the City	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$721,152	-55.02%	515	$1,400	$149,870,455	52
15	(9)	The Incredible Hulk	Universal	Adventure	$626,515	-73.05%	656	$955	$131,767,165	38
16	(14)	Iron Man	Paramount Pictures	Action	$451,838	-51.89%	375	$1,205	$314,376,968	80
17	(21)	Tell No One	Music Box Films	Thriller/Suspense	$400,947	+61.23%	55	$7,290	$1,057,050	19
18	(13)	You Don't Mess With the Zohan	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$365,667	-65.88%	261	$1,401	$97,736,720	45
19	(new)	Kismat Konnection	UTV Communications	Romantic Comedy	$282,122		62	$4,550	$282,122	3
20	(16)	Mongol	Picturehouse	Drama	$257,411	-51.65%	195	$1,320	$4,867,490	45
21	(re-entry)	Cruising Bar 2	Alliance	Comedy	$181,089		83	$2,182	$2,815,492	24
22	(24)	Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure	National Geographic Entertainment	Documentary	$168,658	-5.64%	46	$3,666	$16,011,239	290
23	(19)	What Happens in Vegas...	20th Century Fox	Romantic Comedy	$167,027	-37.20%	252	$663	$79,516,406	73
24	(17)	The Happening	20th Century Fox	Thriller/Suspense	$165,770	-62.87%	242	$685	$63,736,525	38
25	(18)	The Visitor	Overture Films	Comedy	$160,251	-40.13%	133	$1,205	$8,817,732	101
26	(22)	The Wackness	Sony Pictures Classics	Comedy	$150,676	-30.60%	34	$4,432	$742,785	18
27	(re-entry)	Asterix at the Olympic Games	Alliance	Adventure	$145,155		63	$2,304	$757,438	173
28	(20)	The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian	Walt Disney Pictures	Adventure	$140,139	-45.87%	167	$839	$139,640,838	66
29	(26)	Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson	Magnolia Pictures	Documentary	$121,748	-24.23%	57	$2,136	$679,262	18
30	(27)	Speed Racer	Warner Bros.	Action	$112,698	-29.73%	200	$563	$43,740,375	73
31	(28)	Dolphins and Whales Tribes of the Ocean 3D	3D Entertainment	Documentary	$109,445	-9.53%	15	$7,296	$3,306,404	157
32	(23)	The Strangers	Focus Features	Thriller/Suspense	$103,670	-42.34%	192	$540	$52,534,295	52
33	(15)	The Love Guru	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$86,466	-84.27%	183	$472	$31,805,527	31
34	(30)	Brick Lane	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$83,330	-24.64%	48	$1,736	$547,649	31
35	(29)	Baby Mama	Universal	Comedy	$77,240	-31.94%	150	$515	$60,269,340	87
36	(31)	Nim's Island	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$74,945	-18.34%	127	$590	$47,825,500	108
37	(33)	The Last Mistress	IFC Films	Drama	$66,579	-8.20%	26	$2,561	$392,896	24
38	(32)	Encounters at the End of the World	ThinkFilm	Documentary	$65,900	-17.04%	39	$1,690	$479,501	40
39	(25)	Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na	UTV Communications	Comedy	$57,122	-64.88%	29	$1,970	$539,857	18
40	(34)	Horton Hears a Who	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$54,939	-22.18%	122	$450	$154,300,828	129
41	(46)	U2 3D	National Geographic Entertainment	Concert/Performance	$52,690	+20.37%	8	$6,586	$8,880,139	180
42	(43)	Magnificent Desolation	IMAX Films	Documentary	$47,802	-3.06%	3	$15,934	$24,648,845	1,032
43	(39)	College Road Trip	Walt Disney Pictures	Comedy	$47,665	-15.54%	72	$662	$45,527,847	136
44	(37)	Roman de Gare	Samuel Goldwyn Films	Drama	$45,564	-21.76%	30	$1,519	$1,648,734	87
45	(40)	The Edge of Heaven	Strand	Drama	$43,475	-20.18%	16	$2,717	$457,620	61
46	(44)	Space Station	IMAX Films	Documentary	$40,429	-9.36%	3	$13,476	$75,879,676	2,285
47	(36)	The Fall	Roadside Attractions	Adventure	$36,076	-47.51%	39	$925	$2,099,067	73
48	(42)	Up the Yangtze	Zeitgeist	Documentary	$35,299	-28.82%	18	$1,961	$504,247	87
49	(new)	Transsiberian	First Look	Thriller/Suspense	$34,615		2	$17,308	$34,615	3
50	(53)	Roving Mars	Walt Disney Pictures	Documentary	$30,425	+21.38%	6	$5,071	$9,231,686	906
51	(38)	Then She Found Me	ThinkFilm	Romantic Comedy	$29,476	-48.08%	36	$819	$3,660,690	87
52	(41)	Before the Rains	Roadside Attractions	Drama	$29,168	-45.55%	22	$1,326	$860,325	73
53	(45)	Young @ Heart	Fox Searchlight	Documentary	$26,938	-39.44%	47	$573	$3,829,186	103
54	(35)	And When Did You Last See Your Father?	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$24,829	-64.36%	32	$776	$686,545	45
55	(52)	Deep Sea 3-D	Warner Bros.	Documentary	$21,076	-23.81%	8	$2,635	$35,750,996	871
56	(55)	Elsa & Fred	Mitropoulos Films	Romantic Comedy	$20,447	-10.02%	15	$1,363	$92,394	24
57	(48)	The Children of Huang Shi	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$18,818	-54.57%	29	$649	$691,581	59
58	(47)	Priceless	Samuel Goldwyn Films	Comedy	$18,119	-57.62%	29	$625	$2,073,558	115
59	(85)	The Grocer's Son	Film Movement	Drama	$17,756	+323.57%	5	$3,551	$128,485	45
60	(77)	Chris and Don: A Love Story	Zeitgeist	Documentary	$17,509	+190.70%	7	$2,501	$92,800	38
61	(58)	Days and Clouds	Film Movement		$16,135	-3.42%	4	$4,034	$41,919	10
62	(new)	The Legend of God's Gun	Indican Pictures	Western	$15,096		3	$5,032	$15,096	3
63	(54)	Savage Grace	IFC Films	Drama	$13,913	-42.38%	21	$663	$371,913	54
64	(50)	War, Inc.	First Look	Black Comedy	$12,200	-59.60%	20	$610	$541,284	59
65	(new)	Kenny	Arcangelo Entertainment	Comedy	$10,312		5	$2,062	$10,312	3
66	(new)	Before I Forget	Strand	Drama	$9,676		1	$9,676	$9,676	3
67	(65)	Emma Smith: My Story	Candlelight Media	Drama	$9,580	+2.35%	12	$798	$750,491	101
68	(82)	Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired	ThinkFilm	Documentary	$9,545	+106.92%	4	$2,386	$17,097	10
69	(67)	The Singing Revolution	Abramorama Films	Documentary	$9,250	+5.09%	3	$3,083	$315,252	227
70	(56)	The Counterfeiters	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$8,887	-51.38%	11	$808	$5,458,024	150
71	(68)	Son of Rambow: A Home Movie	Paramount Vantage	Comedy	$8,290	-2.59%	26	$319	$1,739,662	80
72	(new)	Lou Reed's Berlin	Weinstein Co.	Concert/Performance	$8,280		2	$4,140	$8,280	3
73	(57)	Reprise	Miramax	Drama	$8,171	-52.15%	15	$545	$548,811	66
74	(75)	My Brother Is an Only Child	ThinkFilm	Drama	$7,682	+24.12%	3	$2,561	$251,004	115
75	(59)	Fugitive Pieces	Samuel Goldwyn Films	Drama	$6,788	-54.44%	13	$522	$608,810	80
76	(73)	Galapagos	IMAX Films	Documentary	$6,705	-9.68%	1	$6,705	$17,407,712	3,188
77	(76)	Constantine's Sword	First Run Features	Documentary	$5,679	-5.81%	6	$947	$152,597	94
78	(70)	The Flight of the Red Balloon	IFC Films	Drama	$5,561	-32.52%	8	$695	$427,155	110
79	(60)	My Winnipeg	IFC First Take	Documentary	$4,446	-67.36%	5	$889	$128,100	38
80	(78)	Superhero Movie	MGM	Comedy	$4,401	-23.69%	12	$367	$25,871,834	115
81	(74)	OSS 117	Music Box Films	Action	$4,394	-39.24%	8	$549	$258,697	73
82	(61)	Trumbo	Samuel Goldwyn Films	Documentary	$4,325	-60.99%	3	$1,442	$103,000	24
83	(re-entry)	Alexandra	Cinema Guild	Drama	$4,019		3	$1,340	$94,080	115
84	(81)	Bigger, Stronger, Faster*	Magnolia Pictures	Documentary	$4,002	-15.94%	11	$364	$285,135	52
85	(114)	La Traviata at La Scala	Emerging Pictures	Concert/Performance	$3,850	+393.59%	1	$3,850	$156,211	157
86	(94)	Tuya's Marriage	Music Box Films	Drama	$3,768	+23.06%	4	$942	$50,003	108
87	(re-entry)	Gunnin' for that #1 Spot	Oscilloscope Pictures	Documentary	$3,682		3	$1,227	$50,804	24
88	(84)	Jellyfish	Zeitgeist	Drama	$3,519	-20.42%	7	$503	$312,092	108
89	(64)	Kabluey	Regent Releasing	Comedy	$3,232	-65.80%	2	$1,616	$26,256	17
90	(re-entry)	A Man Named Pearl	Railroad Square	Documentary	$2,936		1	$2,936	$84,302	325
91	(66)	My Father, My Lord	Kino International	Drama	$2,882	-69.05%	5	$576	$142,908	66
92	(62)	Garden Party	Roadside Attractions	Drama	$2,845	-73.84%	4	$711	$19,853	10
93	(93)	Full Battle Rattle	Mile End Films	Documentary	$2,711	-15.70%	1	$2,711	$12,306	10
94	(new)	Mad Detective	IFC Films	Thriller/Suspense	$2,682		1	$2,682	$2,682	3
95	(86)	Surfwise	Magnolia Pictures	Documentary	$2,533	-38.65%	5	$507	$260,053	73
96	(69)	Exiles, The	Pathe Contemporary Films		$2,470	-70.76%	1	$2,470	$18,366	17,175
97	(re-entry)	Il Trittico at Fenice	Emerging Pictures	Concert/Performance	$2,100		1	$2,100	$37,316	80
98	(71)	August	First Look	Drama	$1,807	-77.67%	1	$1,807	$11,762	10
99	(re-entry)	Haunted Castle	nWave Pictures	Adventure	$1,770		1	$1,770	$13,546,970	2,698
100	(87)	Take Out	CAVU Releasing	Drama	$1,623	-60.38%	1	$1,623	$57,660	45
101	(re-entry)	Ripple Effect	Monterey Media	Drama	$1,607		3	$536	$3,309	10
102	(new)	On the Other Hand, Death: A Donald Strachey Mystery	Regent Releasing	Thriller/Suspense	$1,537		1	$1,537	$1,537	3
103	(re-entry)	Love and Honor	Eleven Arts	Drama	$1,388		2	$694	$36,250	262
104	(104)	Bab'Aziz - The Prince Who Contemplated His Soul	Typecast Releasing	Drama	$1,347	+6.06%	2	$674	$75,804	164
105	(new)	Take	Liberation Entertainment	Drama	$1,264		1	$1,264	$1,264	3
106	(91)	Last Year at Marienbad	Rialto Pictures	Drama	$1,206	-64.87%	1	$1,206	$139,112	16,938
107	(new)	Wonderful Town	Kino International	Drama	$1,154		1	$1,154	$1,154	3
108	(108)	Holding Trevor	Regent Releasing	Drama	$1,083	-7.75%	1	$1,083	$14,923	17
109	(re-entry)	Bloodline	Cinema Libre	Documentary	$1,082		1	$1,082	$62,248	73
110	(100)	Mister Lonely	IFC Films	Comedy	$1,000	-59.32%	3	$333	$162,385	82
111	(re-entry)	Yiddish Theater: A Love Story	New Love Films	Documentary	$844		1	$844	$35,761	243
112	(101)	Baghead	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$810	-62.90%	2	$405	$31,278	38
113	(re-entry)	Chicago 10	Roadside Attractions	Documentary	$748		1	$748	$176,545	143
114	(new)	Disfigured	Cinema Libre	Drama	$586		1	$586	$586	3
115	(83)	The Foot Fist Way	Paramount Vantage	Comedy	$583	-87.24%	5	$117	$229,901	52
116	(re-entry)	A Jihad for Love	First Run Features	Documentary	$529		2	$265	$55,244	61
117	(97)	Standard Operating Procedure	Sony Pictures Classics	Documentary	$462	-82.98%	5	$92	$228,007	87
118	(95)	Diminished Capacity	IFC Films	Comedy	$388	-87.32%	1	$388	$21,291	17
119	(re-entry)	Wild Safari 3D	nWave Pictures	Documentary	$330		2	$165	$16,620,705	1,200
120	(re-entry)	The Unforeseen	Cinema Guild	Documentary	$264		1	$264	$89,891	143
121	(98)	The Duchess of Langeais	IFC Films	Drama	$253	-90.61%	2	$127	$278,601	150
122	(re-entry)	Love Comes Lately	Kino International	Drama	$253		2	$127	$49,202	38

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Chart certified: 7/28/2008