The Top Movies, Weekend of August 1, 2008
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
(1) |
The Dark Knight |
Warner Bros.
|
Action
|
$42,664,219 |
-43.24% |
4,266 |
$10,001 |
$393,751,065 |
17 |
| 2 |
(new) |
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor |
Universal
|
Adventure
|
$40,457,770 |
  |
3,760 |
$10,760 |
$40,457,770 |
3 |
| 3 |
(2) |
Step Brothers |
Sony Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$16,506,526 |
-46.65% |
3,094 |
$5,335 |
$63,172,026 |
10 |
| 4 |
(3) |
Mamma Mia! |
Universal
|
Musical
|
$12,615,515 |
-28.91% |
3,062 |
$4,120 |
$87,470,125 |
17 |
| 5 |
(5) |
Journey to the Center of the Earth |
New Line
|
Adventure
|
$6,662,406 |
-31.44% |
2,285 |
$2,916 |
$72,927,314 |
24 |
| 6 |
(new) |
Swing Vote |
Buena Vista
|
Comedy
|
$6,230,669 |
  |
2,213 |
$2,815 |
$6,230,669 |
3 |
| 7 |
(6) |
Hancock |
Sony Pictures
|
Action
|
$5,087,756 |
-38.78% |
2,782 |
$1,829 |
$215,883,222 |
33 |
| 8 |
(7) |
WALL-E |
Buena Vista
|
Comedy
|
$4,603,179 |
-28.32% |
2,555 |
$1,802 |
$204,078,076 |
38 |
| 9 |
(4) |
The X-Files: I Want to Believe |
20th Century Fox
|
Action
|
$3,385,878 |
-66.21% |
3,185 |
$1,063 |
$17,021,373 |
10 |
| 10 |
(9) |
Space Chimps |
20th Century Fox
|
Adventure
|
$2,720,177 |
-40.04% |
2,134 |
$1,275 |
$21,971,016 |
17 |
| 11 |
(8) |
Hellboy 2: The Golden Army |
Universal
|
Action
|
$2,488,525 |
-51.21% |
1,959 |
$1,270 |
$71,234,335 |
24 |
| 12 |
(10) |
Wanted |
Universal
|
Action
|
$1,239,980 |
-54.72% |
895 |
$1,385 |
$131,320,095 |
38 |
| 13 |
(21) |
Brideshead Revisited |
Miramax
|
Drama
|
$1,163,544 |
+242.61% |
189 |
$6,156 |
$1,698,007 |
10 |
| 14 |
(11) |
Get Smart |
Warner Bros.
|
Comedy
|
$994,065 |
-56.25% |
728 |
$1,365 |
$126,500,884 |
45 |
| 15 |
(12) |
Kung Fu Panda |
Paramount Pictures
|
Adventure
|
$626,363 |
-40.68% |
520 |
$1,205 |
$210,480,901 |
59 |
| 16 |
(22) |
Iron Man |
Paramount Pictures
|
Action
|
$580,179 |
+86.76% |
407 |
$1,426 |
$315,687,768 |
94 |
| 17 |
(16) |
The Incredible Hulk |
Universal
|
Adventure
|
$477,840 |
+12.92% |
362 |
$1,320 |
$133,283,170 |
52 |
| 18 |
(17) |
Tell No One |
Revolver Entertainment
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$460,366 |
+9.14% |
94 |
$4,898 |
$2,305,569 |
33 |
| 19 |
(13) |
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl |
PictureHouse
|
Drama
|
$400,261 |
-33.50% |
450 |
$889 |
$16,224,319 |
45 |
| 20 |
(14) |
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull |
Paramount Pictures
|
Adventure
|
$359,349 |
-37.04% |
332 |
$1,082 |
$314,331,661 |
74 |
| 21 |
(20) |
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian |
Buena Vista
|
Adventure
|
$277,868 |
-25.41% |
282 |
$985 |
$140,693,781 |
80 |
| 22 |
(15) |
Sex and the City |
New Line
|
Comedy
|
$272,187 |
-39.17% |
225 |
$1,210 |
$151,441,438 |
66 |
| 23 |
(18) |
You Don't Mess With the Zohan |
Sony Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$269,321 |
-30.12% |
142 |
$1,897 |
$98,789,023 |
59 |
| 24 |
(new) |
Un été sans point ni coup sûr |
Alliance Vivafilm
|
Drama
|
$243,435 |
  |
61 |
$3,991 |
$243,435 |
3 |
| 25 |
(23) |
The Wackness |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Comedy
|
$213,194 |
-8.48% |
142 |
$1,501 |
$1,435,393 |
32 |
| 26 |
(24) |
Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure |
National Geographic
|
Documentary
|
$200,483 |
+13.07% |
46 |
$4,358 |
$16,947,992 |
304 |
| 27 |
(re-entry) |
Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis |
Link Productions Ltd.
|
Comedy
|
$199,983 |
  |
45 |
$4,444 |
$631,770 |
10 |
| 28 |
(41) |
American Teen |
Paramount Vantage
|
Documentary
|
$167,000 |
+266.32% |
39 |
$4,282 |
$242,086 |
10 |
| 29 |
(19) |
Meet Dave |
20th Century Fox
|
Comedy
|
$160,020 |
-58.05% |
223 |
$718 |
$11,219,162 |
24 |
| 30 |
(29) |
Dolphins and Whales Tribes of the Ocean 3D |
3D Entertainment
|
Documentary
|
$143,672 |
+24.55% |
15 |
$9,578 |
$3,717,823 |
171 |
| 31 |
(25) |
Mongol |
PictureHouse
|
Drama
|
$131,388 |
-19.46% |
138 |
$952 |
$5,398,009 |
59 |
| 32 |
(27) |
The Happening |
20th Century Fox
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$115,347 |
-16.72% |
151 |
$764 |
$64,143,425 |
52 |
| 33 |
(26) |
What Happens in Vegas... |
20th Century Fox
|
Romantic Comedy
|
$110,734 |
-31.11% |
164 |
$675 |
$80,005,162 |
87 |
| 34 |
(30) |
Cruising Bar 2 |
Alliance Atlantis
|
Comedy
|
$94,204 |
-14.08% |
42 |
$2,243 |
$3,251,895 |
38 |
| 35 |
(28) |
The Visitor |
Overture Films
|
Comedy
|
$80,606 |
-31.10% |
71 |
$1,135 |
$9,148,645 |
115 |
| 36 |
(re-entry) |
La Graine et le Mulet |
|
|
$79,157 |
  |
10 |
$7,916 |
$79,157 |
236 |
| 37 |
(new) |
Frozen River |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Drama
|
$70,234 |
  |
7 |
$10,033 |
$70,234 |
3 |
| 38 |
(36) |
U2 3D |
National Geographic
|
Concert/Performance
|
$63,784 |
+16.05% |
6 |
$10,631 |
$9,126,250 |
194 |
| 39 |
(32) |
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson |
Magnolia Pictures
|
Documentary
|
$56,812 |
-28.51% |
52 |
$1,093 |
$952,763 |
32 |
| 40 |
(37) |
The Last Mistress |
IFC Films
|
Drama
|
$48,951 |
-7.01% |
28 |
$1,748 |
$558,258 |
38 |
| 41 |
(39) |
Man on Wire |
Magnolia Pictures
|
Documentary
|
$48,477 |
-5.67% |
4 |
$12,119 |
$133,737 |
10 |
| 42 |
(38) |
Magnificent Desolation |
IMAX Films
|
Documentary
|
$48,113 |
-6.56% |
1 |
$48,113 |
$24,885,282 |
1,046 |
| 43 |
(34) |
Encounters at the End of the World |
ThinkFilm
|
Documentary
|
$46,301 |
-26.08% |
32 |
$1,447 |
$659,666 |
54 |
| 44 |
(35) |
Brick Lane |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Drama
|
$42,884 |
-29.53% |
35 |
$1,225 |
$727,917 |
45 |
| 45 |
(42) |
Space Station |
IMAX Films
|
Documentary
|
$41,185 |
-3.39% |
2 |
$20,593 |
$76,032,678 |
2,299 |
| 46 |
(47) |
Deep Sea 3-D |
Warner Bros.
|
Documentary
|
$38,041 |
+15.35% |
8 |
$4,755 |
$35,906,473 |
885 |
| 47 |
(new) |
Midnight Meat Train |
Lionsgate
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$34,394 |
  |
102 |
$337 |
$34,394 |
3 |
| 48 |
(49) |
The Edge of Heaven |
Strand
|
Drama
|
$34,129 |
+4.71% |
13 |
$2,625 |
$561,187 |
75 |
| 49 |
(63) |
Bustin' Down the Door |
Screen Media Films
|
Documentary
|
$29,387 |
+83.67% |
17 |
$1,729 |
$46,704 |
10 |
| 50 |
(56) |
Roving Mars |
Buena Vista
|
Documentary
|
$28,992 |
+18.65% |
5 |
$5,798 |
$9,351,505 |
920 |
| 51 |
(33) |
Asterix at the Olympic Games |
Alliance Atlantis
|
Adventure
|
$28,485 |
-63.71% |
31 |
$919 |
$999,811 |
187 |
| 52 |
(46) |
Up the Yangtze |
Zeitgeist
|
Documentary
|
$28,283 |
-14.65% |
16 |
$1,768 |
$605,037 |
101 |
| 53 |
(54) |
Transsiberian |
First Look
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$27,000 |
+1.66% |
2 |
$13,500 |
$121,601 |
17 |
| 54 |
(51) |
Before the Rains |
Roadside Attractions
|
Drama
|
$26,288 |
-16.00% |
20 |
$1,314 |
$954,114 |
87 |
| 55 |
(62) |
Chris and Don: A Love Story |
Zeitgeist
|
Documentary
|
$23,789 |
+48.55% |
11 |
$2,163 |
$157,417 |
52 |
| 56 |
(53) |
Roman de Gare |
Samuel Goldwyn Films
|
Drama
|
$23,725 |
-11.21% |
23 |
$1,032 |
$1,735,301 |
101 |
| 57 |
(31) |
Kismat Konnection |
UTV Communications
|
|
$23,254 |
-70.97% |
26 |
$894 |
$479,759 |
17 |
| 58 |
(40) |
Speed Racer |
Warner Bros.
|
Action
|
$23,070 |
-53.23% |
70 |
$330 |
$43,929,341 |
87 |
| 59 |
(44) |
Horton Hears a Who |
20th Century Fox
|
Adventure
|
$20,770 |
-37.78% |
61 |
$340 |
$154,444,322 |
143 |
| 60 |
(43) |
The Love Guru |
Paramount Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$18,576 |
-51.82% |
50 |
$372 |
$31,933,480 |
45 |
| 61 |
(57) |
The Fall |
Roadside Attractions
|
Adventure
|
$17,538 |
-14.66% |
29 |
$605 |
$2,184,396 |
87 |
| 62 |
(52) |
Nim's Island |
20th Century Fox
|
Adventure
|
$17,534 |
-43.58% |
39 |
$450 |
$47,963,887 |
122 |
| 63 |
(65) |
Baghead |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Drama
|
$16,400 |
+4.40% |
14 |
$1,171 |
$72,770 |
52 |
| 64 |
(45) |
And When Did You Last See Your Father? |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Drama
|
$16,315 |
-50.78% |
25 |
$653 |
$765,435 |
59 |
| 65 |
(new) |
In Search of a Midnight Kiss |
IFC First Take
|
Drama
|
$13,385 |
  |
2 |
$6,693 |
$13,385 |
3 |
| 66 |
(69) |
The Grocer's Son |
Film Movement
|
Drama
|
$13,185 |
+1.50% |
7 |
$1,884 |
$170,031 |
59 |
| 67 |
(59) |
Priceless |
Samuel Goldwyn Films
|
Comedy
|
$12,549 |
-30.17% |
21 |
$598 |
$2,134,608 |
129 |
| 68 |
(55) |
Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na |
UTV Communications
|
Comedy
|
$11,251 |
-57.25% |
10 |
$1,125 |
$600,922 |
32 |
| 69 |
(58) |
Young @ Heart |
Fox Searchlight
|
Documentary
|
$10,448 |
-42.40% |
24 |
$435 |
$3,892,329 |
117 |
| 70 |
(67) |
Elsa & Fred |
Mitropoulos Films
|
Romantic Comedy
|
$10,353 |
-26.33% |
9 |
$1,150 |
$137,534 |
38 |
| 71 |
(re-entry) |
A Man Named Pearl |
Railroad Square
|
Documentary
|
$10,296 |
  |
7 |
$1,471 |
$111,167 |
339 |
| 72 |
(70) |
Boy A |
Weinstein Co.
|
Drama
|
$9,904 |
-17.47% |
2 |
$4,952 |
$31,488 |
12 |
| 73 |
(new) |
Sixty Six |
First Independent Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$9,359 |
  |
2 |
$4,680 |
$9,359 |
3 |
| 74 |
(68) |
The Children of Huang Shi |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Drama
|
$8,944 |
-33.04% |
17 |
$526 |
$736,218 |
73 |
| 75 |
(re-entry) |
Mission Istaanbul |
|
Adventure
|
$8,757 |
  |
13 |
$674 |
$29,269 |
10 |
| 76 |
(76) |
Galapagos |
IMAX Films
|
Documentary
|
$8,097 |
+0.21% |
1 |
$8,097 |
$17,440,542 |
3,202 |
| 77 |
(66) |
Savage Grace |
IFC Films
|
Drama
|
$7,708 |
-46.65% |
10 |
$771 |
$410,016 |
68 |
| 78 |
(new) |
Ugly aur Pagli |
Shemaroo Entertainment
|
|
$7,362 |
  |
6 |
$1,227 |
$7,362 |
3 |
| 79 |
(61) |
Then She Found Me |
ThinkFilm
|
Romantic Comedy
|
$6,980 |
-56.71% |
11 |
$635 |
$3,711,393 |
101 |
| 80 |
(re-entry) |
XXY |
Film Movement
|
Drama
|
$6,368 |
  |
2 |
$3,184 |
$19,959 |
94 |
| 81 |
(74) |
Days and Clouds |
Film Movement
|
|
$6,074 |
-28.41% |
4 |
$1,519 |
$71,656 |
24 |
| 82 |
(64) |
Son of Rambow: A Home Movie |
Paramount Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$5,831 |
-63.33% |
26 |
$224 |
$1,779,449 |
94 |
| 83 |
(91) |
A Jihad for Love |
First Run Features
|
Documentary
|
$5,727 |
+111.25% |
4 |
$1,432 |
$65,079 |
75 |
| 84 |
(60) |
War, Inc. |
First Look
|
Comedy
|
$5,356 |
-67.48% |
9 |
$595 |
$578,527 |
73 |
| 85 |
(78) |
OSS 117 |
Music Box Films
|
Action
|
$5,333 |
-16.84% |
8 |
$667 |
$281,037 |
87 |
| 86 |
(73) |
The Legend of God's Gun |
Indican Pictures
|
Western
|
$4,862 |
-42.84% |
2 |
$2,431 |
$36,675 |
17 |
| 87 |
(77) |
Fugitive Pieces |
Samuel Goldwyn Films
|
Drama
|
$4,804 |
-35.61% |
7 |
$686 |
$629,616 |
94 |
| 88 |
(79) |
Love Comes Lately |
Kino International
|
Drama
|
$4,723 |
-25.77% |
2 |
$2,362 |
$64,041 |
52 |
| 89 |
(re-entry) |
Lou Reed's Berlin |
Weinstein Co.
|
Concert/Performance
|
$4,639 |
  |
1 |
$4,639 |
$29,692 |
17 |
| 90 |
(re-entry) |
The Stone Angel |
Vivendi Entertainment
|
Drama
|
$4,605 |
  |
4 |
$1,151 |
$75,139 |
24 |
| 91 |
(48) |
CSNY: Déjà Vu |
Roadside Attractions
|
Documentary
|
$4,374 |
-86.71% |
6 |
$729 |
$55,280 |
10 |
| 92 |
(105) |
Exiles, The |
Milestone
|
|
$4,329 |
+445.90% |
1 |
$4,329 |
$26,516 |
24 |
| 93 |
(80) |
Jellyfish |
Zeitgeist
|
Drama
|
$4,266 |
-20.16% |
4 |
$1,067 |
$327,804 |
122 |
| 94 |
(re-entry) |
Water Lilies |
Koch Lorber Films
|
Drama
|
$4,150 |
  |
3 |
$1,383 |
$70,740 |
122 |
| 95 |
(82) |
My Winnipeg |
IFC First Take
|
Documentary
|
$3,913 |
-21.82% |
6 |
$652 |
$144,019 |
52 |
| 96 |
(85) |
Full Grown Men |
|
|
$3,766 |
-9.86% |
2 |
$1,883 |
$13,716 |
40 |
| 97 |
(83) |
The Flight of the Red Balloon |
IFC Films
|
Drama
|
$3,759 |
-21.64% |
14 |
$269 |
$446,729 |
124 |
| 98 |
(90) |
Kabluey |
Regent Releasing
|
Comedy
|
$3,628 |
+33.24% |
3 |
$1,209 |
$37,567 |
31 |
| 99 |
(89) |
Before I Forget |
Strand
|
Drama
|
$3,427 |
+18.91% |
2 |
$1,714 |
$25,209 |
17 |
| 100 |
(re-entry) |
Contempt |
Rialto Pictures
|
Drama
|
$3,369 |
  |
1 |
$3,369 |
$142,676 |
15,935 |
| 101 |
(81) |
The Counterfeiters |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Drama
|
$3,259 |
-38.02% |
6 |
$543 |
$5,476,356 |
164 |
| 102 |
(75) |
Bigger, Stronger, Faster* |
Magnolia Pictures
|
Documentary
|
$3,150 |
-62.85% |
4 |
$788 |
$303,283 |
66 |
| 103 |
(re-entry) |
America the Beautiful |
First Independent Pictures
|
Documentary
|
$3,125 |
  |
1 |
$3,125 |
$32,979 |
87 |
| 104 |
(new) |
Stealing America: Vote by Vote |
Direct Cinema Ltd
|
Documentary
|
$2,944 |
  |
1 |
$2,944 |
$2,944 |
3 |
| 105 |
(86) |
Constantine's Sword |
First Run Features
|
Documentary
|
$2,674 |
-32.93% |
1 |
$2,674 |
$162,920 |
108 |
| 106 |
(71) |
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired |
ThinkFilm
|
Documentary
|
$2,631 |
-72.37% |
5 |
$526 |
$39,945 |
24 |
| 107 |
(95) |
Surfwise |
Magnolia Pictures
|
Documentary
|
$2,588 |
+65.26% |
5 |
$518 |
$268,560 |
87 |
| 108 |
(re-entry) |
Haunted Castle |
nWave Pictures
|
Adventure
|
$2,220 |
  |
1 |
$2,220 |
$13,553,830 |
2,712 |
| 109 |
(re-entry) |
Yella |
Cinema Guild
|
Drama
|
$2,115 |
  |
1 |
$2,115 |
$19,405 |
80 |
| 110 |
(re-entry) |
The Order of Myths |
Cinema Guild
|
Documentary
|
$2,106 |
  |
1 |
$2,106 |
$13,403 |
10 |
| 111 |
(re-entry) |
Take Out |
CAVU Releasing
|
Drama
|
$2,094 |
  |
2 |
$1,047 |
$60,142 |
59 |
| 112 |
(re-entry) |
Alexandra |
Cinema Guild
|
|
$1,696 |
  |
3 |
$565 |
$102,688 |
129 |
| 113 |
(re-entry) |
Emma Smith: My Story |
Candlelight Media
|
Drama
|
$1,594 |
  |
3 |
$531 |
$801,703 |
115 |
| 114 |
(94) |
Tuya's Marriage |
Music Box Films
|
Drama
|
$1,448 |
-32.90% |
1 |
$1,448 |
$56,286 |
122 |
| 115 |
(re-entry) |
Tristan und Isolde at La Scala |
The Bigger Picture
|
Concert/Performance
|
$1,404 |
  |
1 |
$1,404 |
$49,945 |
199 |
| 116 |
(re-entry) |
Love and Honor |
Eleven Arts
|
Drama
|
$1,357 |
  |
1 |
$1,357 |
$38,130 |
276 |
| 117 |
(97) |
Mister Lonely |
IFC Films
|
Comedy
|
$1,267 |
+1.85% |
5 |
$253 |
$165,831 |
96 |
| 118 |
(84) |
No Regret |
Regent Releasing
|
Drama
|
$1,258 |
-69.91% |
3 |
$419 |
$8,163 |
627 |
| 119 |
(100) |
Ripple Effect |
Monterey Media
|
Drama
|
$1,031 |
+9.68% |
3 |
$344 |
$6,762 |
24 |
| 120 |
(87) |
My Father, My Lord |
Kino International
|
Drama
|
$976 |
-72.85% |
1 |
$976 |
$151,320 |
80 |
| 121 |
(re-entry) |
Bab'Aziz - The Prince Who Contemplated His Soul |
Typecast Releasing
|
Drama
|
$673 |
  |
1 |
$673 |
$76,941 |
178 |
| 122 |
(103) |
The Foot Fist Way |
Paramount Vantage
|
Comedy
|
$633 |
-24.28% |
3 |
$211 |
$233,154 |
66 |
| 123 |
(re-entry) |
Girls Rock! |
Shadow
|
Documentary
|
$399 |
  |
1 |
$399 |
$150,676 |
150 |
| 124 |
(101) |
Praying with Lior |
First Run Features
|
Documentary
|
$343 |
-63.47% |
1 |
$343 |
$82,315 |
185 |
| 125 |
(re-entry) |
A Lawyer Walks into a Bar |
Indican Pictures
|
Documentary
|
$282 |
  |
1 |
$282 |
$1,914 |
157 |
| 126 |
(re-entry) |
Yiddish Theater: A Love Story |
New Love Films
|
Documentary
|
$85 |
  |
1 |
$85 |
$36,261 |
257 |
Chart certified: 8/9/2008
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