The Top Movies, Weekend of August 8, 2008

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(1)	The Dark Knight	Warner Bros.	Action	$26,117,030	-38.78%	4,025	$6,489	$441,628,497	24
2	(new)	The Pineapple Express	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$23,245,025		3,072	$7,567	$41,318,736	5
3	(2)	The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor	Universal	Adventure	$16,490,970	-59.24%	3,778	$4,365	$71,048,920	10
4	(new)	The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$10,678,430		2,707	$3,945	$19,620,128	5
5	(3)	Step Brothers	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$9,128,662	-44.70%	3,182	$2,869	$81,132,136	17
6	(4)	Mamma Mia!	Universal	Musical	$8,208,580	-34.93%	3,194	$2,570	$104,144,505	24
7	(5)	Journey to the Center of the Earth	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$4,871,478	-26.88%	1,970	$2,473	$81,775,323	31
8	(7)	Hancock	Sony Pictures	Action	$3,317,450	-34.80%	2,258	$1,469	$221,726,791	40
9	(8)	WALL-E	Walt Disney Pictures	Comedy	$3,140,083	-31.78%	2,144	$1,465	$210,206,582	45
10	(6)	Swing Vote	Walt Disney Pictures	Comedy	$3,125,290	-49.84%	2,213	$1,412	$12,020,828	10
11	(10)	Space Chimps	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$1,767,277	-35.03%	1,631	$1,084	$25,564,347	24
12	(9)	The X-Files: I Want to Believe	20th Century Fox	Action	$1,290,738	-61.88%	1,695	$761	$19,750,553	17
13	(11)	Hellboy 2: The Golden Army	Universal	Action	$1,254,895	-49.57%	1,012	$1,240	$73,539,575	31
14	(new)	Singh is Kinng	Studio 18	Action	$1,198,721		112	$10,703	$1,198,721	3
15	(13)	Brideshead Revisited	Miramax	Drama	$1,062,247	-8.71%	349	$3,044	$3,346,544	17
16	(12)	Wanted	Universal	Action	$735,090	-40.72%	642	$1,145	$132,603,470	45
17	(14)	Get Smart	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$496,419	-50.06%	432	$1,149	$127,477,637	52
18	(15)	Kung Fu Panda	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	$473,427	-24.42%	408	$1,160	$211,355,837	66
19	(16)	Iron Man	Paramount Pictures	Action	$426,502	-26.49%	345	$1,236	$316,468,817	101
20	(18)	Tell No One	Music Box Films	Thriller/Suspense	$355,311	-22.82%	102	$3,483	$2,860,789	40
21	(17)	The Incredible Hulk	Universal	Adventure	$308,790	-35.38%	332	$930	$133,844,335	59
22	(new)	Bottle Shock	Freestyle Releasing	Drama	$277,839		48	$5,788	$346,134	5
23	(41)	Man on Wire	Magnolia Pictures	Documentary	$274,040	+465.30%	59	$4,645	$435,943	17
24	(19)	Kit Kittredge: An American Girl	Picturehouse	Drama	$244,911	-38.81%	342	$716	$16,871,890	52
25	(20)	Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	$234,531	-34.73%	262	$895	$314,749,809	81
26	(new)	Beer for My Horses	Roadside Attractions	Comedy	$209,253		91	$2,299	$209,253	3
27	(21)	The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian	Walt Disney Pictures	Adventure	$203,633	-26.72%	259	$786	$141,092,878	87
28	(23)	You Don't Mess With the Zohan	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$194,963	-27.61%	112	$1,741	$99,115,252	66
29	(26)	Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure	National Geographic Entertainment	Documentary	$190,213	-5.12%	46	$4,135	$17,338,189	311
30	(22)	Sex and the City	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$163,211	-40.04%	130	$1,255	$151,778,341	73
31	(28)	American Teen	Paramount Vantage	Documentary	$138,203	-17.24%	76	$1,818	$466,362	17
32	(24)	Un �t� sans point ni coup s�r	Alliance Vivafilm	Drama	$123,079	-49.44%	61	$2,018	$578,024	10
33	(30)	Dolphins and Whales Tribes of the Ocean 3D	3D Entertainment	Documentary	$119,888	-16.55%	15	$7,993	$3,959,547	178
34	(29)	Meet Dave	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$113,644	-28.98%	200	$568	$11,423,756	31
35	(27)	Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis	Link Productions Ltd.	Comedy	$112,542	-43.72%	46	$2,447	$918,396	17
36	(new)	Elegy	Samuel Goldwyn Films	Drama	$104,168		6	$17,361	$104,168	3
37	(new)	Hell Ride	Weinstein Co.	Action	$100,164		82	$1,222	$100,164	3
38	(25)	The Wackness	Sony Pictures Classics	Comedy	$84,666	-60.29%	97	$873	$1,639,697	39
39	(32)	The Happening	20th Century Fox	Thriller/Suspense	$79,923	-30.71%	134	$596	$64,276,051	59
40	(31)	Mongol	Picturehouse	Drama	$75,239	-42.74%	97	$776	$5,542,235	66
41	(53)	Transsiberian	First Look	Thriller/Suspense	$69,650	+157.96%	14	$4,975	$203,938	24
42	(33)	What Happens in Vegas...	20th Century Fox	Romantic Comedy	$61,218	-44.72%	116	$528	$80,123,795	94
43	(37)	Frozen River	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$55,522	-20.95%	7	$7,932	$168,015	10
44	(38)	U2 3D	National Geographic Entertainment	Concert/Performance	$54,933	-13.88%	6	$9,156	$9,235,719	201
45	(36)	The Secret of the Grain	IFC Films	Drama	$50,904	-35.69%	9	$5,656	$203,490	10
46	(45)	Space Station	IMAX Films	Documentary	$48,052	+16.67%	2	$24,026	$76,141,773	2,306
47	(35)	The Visitor	Overture Films	Comedy	$46,344	-42.51%	59	$785	$9,234,510	122
48	(34)	Cruising Bar 2	Alliance	Comedy	$44,665	-52.59%	30	$1,489	$3,372,479	45
49	(42)	Magnificent Desolation	IMAX Films	Documentary	$42,336	-12.01%	1	$42,336	$5,210,498	1,053
50	(43)	Encounters at the End of the World	ThinkFilm	Documentary	$40,783	-11.92%	36	$1,133	$723,966	61
51	(87)	The Legend of God's Gun	Indican Pictures	Western	$39,696	+716.45%	8	$4,962	$77,175	24
52	(39)	Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson	Magnolia Pictures	Documentary	$39,040	-31.28%	41	$952	$1,031,095	39
53	(44)	Brick Lane	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$37,206	-13.24%	33	$1,127	$788,126	52
54	(40)	The Last Mistress	IFC Films	Drama	$35,771	-26.92%	28	$1,278	$621,567	45
55	(re-entry)	Maria Stuarda at La Scala	Emerging Pictures	Concert/Performance	$33,592		43	$781	$82,227	150
56	(50)	Roving Mars	Walt Disney Pictures	Documentary	$33,044	+13.98%	5	$6,609	$9,423,680	927
57	(46)	Deep Sea 3-D	Warner Bros.	Documentary	$32,217	-15.31%	8	$4,027	$35,973,864	892
58	(73)	Sixty Six	First Independent Pictures	Comedy	$27,625	+195.17%	16	$1,727	$46,278	10
59	(72)	Boy A	Weinstein Co.	Drama	$25,561	+158.09%	10	$2,556	$61,628	19
60	(48)	The Edge of Heaven	Strand	Drama	$24,394	-28.52%	12	$2,033	$601,763	82
61	(56)	Roman de Gare	Samuel Goldwyn Films	Drama	$19,047	-19.72%	23	$828	$1,767,559	108
62	(54)	Before the Rains	Roadside Attractions	Drama	$18,542	-29.47%	27	$687	$989,563	94
63	(52)	Up the Yangtze	Zeitgeist	Documentary	$18,075	-36.09%	20	$904	$647,036	108
64	(64)	And When Did You Last See Your Father?	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$17,534	+7.47%	23	$762	$800,793	66
65	(59)	Horton Hears a Who	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$16,779	-19.22%	49	$342	$154,482,818	150
66	(63)	Baghead	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$15,282	-6.82%	18	$849	$96,316	59
67	(47)	Midnight Meat Train	Lionsgate	Thriller/Suspense	$15,042	-56.27%	79	$190	$73,548	10
68	(49)	Bustin' Down the Door	Screen Media Films	Documentary	$13,577	-53.80%	12	$1,131	$93,274	17
69	(65)	In Search of a Midnight Kiss	IFC First Take	Drama	$13,453	+0.51%	7	$1,922	$33,457	10
70	(60)	The Love Guru	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$12,020	-35.29%	30	$401	$31,953,474	52
71	(re-entry)	Rififi			$11,204		1	$11,204	$471,430	2,943
72	(62)	Nim's Island	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$10,790	-38.46%	29	$372	$47,990,973	129
73	(78)	Savage Grace	IFC Films	Drama	$10,647	+38.13%	20	$532	$424,899	75
74	(61)	The Fall	Roadside Attractions	Adventure	$10,617	-39.46%	21	$506	$2,206,880	94
75	(new)	Beautiful Losers	Sidetrack Films	Documentary	$10,607		1	$10,607	$10,607	3
76	(77)	Galapagos	IMAX Films	Documentary	$9,400	+16.09%	1	$9,400	$10,020,922	3,209
77	(55)	Chris and Don: A Love Story	Zeitgeist	Documentary	$8,986	-62.23%	8	$1,123	$181,490	59
78	(69)	Young @ Heart	Fox Searchlight	Documentary	$8,069	-22.77%	20	$403	$3,910,407	124
79	(76)	The Singing Revolution	Abramorama Films	Documentary	$7,922	-2.58%	5	$1,584	$360,630	248
80	(new)	What We Do Is Secret		Drama	$5,888		1	$5,888	$5,888	3
81	(74)	The Children of Huang Shi	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$5,829	-34.83%	10	$583	$749,242	80
82	(67)	Priceless	Samuel Goldwyn Films	Comedy	$5,792	-53.84%	10	$579	$2,148,120	136
83	(71)	A Man Named Pearl	Railroad Square	Documentary	$5,657	-45.06%	6	$943	$123,630	346
84	(66)	The Grocer's Son	Film Movement	Drama	$5,313	-59.70%	6	$886	$180,824	66
85	(113)	Alexandra	Cinema Guild	Drama	$5,218	+207.67%	2	$2,609	$108,565	136
86	(81)	XXY	Film Movement	Drama	$4,448	-30.15%	2	$2,224	$28,110	101
87	(80)	Then She Found Me	ThinkFilm	Romantic Comedy	$4,149	-40.56%	10	$415	$3,719,358	108
88	(re-entry)	La Forza del Destino	Emerging Pictures	Concert/Performance	$3,922		3	$1,307	$51,172	130
89	(re-entry)	Louise Bourgeois	Zeitgeist	Documentary	$3,846		1	$3,846	$52,453	47
90	(88)	Fugitive Pieces	Samuel Goldwyn Films	Drama	$3,418	-28.85%	7	$488	$634,379	101
91	(84)	A Jihad for Love	First Run Features	Documentary	$3,224	-43.71%	5	$645	$71,420	82
92	(new)	Red	Magnolia Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$3,176		2	$1,588	$3,176	3
93	(115)	Tuya's Marriage	Music Box Films	Drama	$3,082	+112.85%	3	$1,027	$59,763	129
94	(99)	Kabluey	Regent Releasing	Comedy	$3,029	-16.51%	3	$1,010	$41,834	38
95	(96)	My Winnipeg	IFC First Take	Documentary	$2,965	-24.23%	5	$593	$149,398	59
96	(89)	Love Comes Lately	Kino International	Drama	$2,947	-37.60%	2	$1,474	$68,679	59
97	(86)	OSS 117	Music Box Films	Action	$2,846	-46.63%	7	$407	$285,766	94
98	(111)	The Order of Myths	Cinema Guild	Documentary	$2,659	+26.26%	2	$1,330	$18,094	17
99	(95)	Water Lilies	Koch Lorber Films	Drama	$2,240	-46.02%	1	$2,240	$77,310	129
100	(re-entry)	Last Year at Marienbad	Rialto Pictures	Drama	$2,210		1	$2,210	$143,381	16,959
101	(104)	America the Beautiful	First Independent Pictures	Documentary	$2,117	-32.26%	2	$1,059	$36,491	94
102	(107)	Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired	ThinkFilm	Documentary	$1,944	-26.11%	4	$486	$43,340	31
103	(101)	Contempt	Rialto Pictures	Drama	$1,845	-45.24%	1	$1,845	$147,244	15,942
104	(re-entry)	Monsieur Verdoux	The Film Desk	Black Comedy	$1,808		1	$1,808	$26,193	22,403
105	(98)	The Flight of the Red Balloon	IFC Films	Drama	$1,695	-54.91%	7	$242	$453,347	131
106	(70)	Elsa & Fred	Mitropoulos Films	Romantic Comedy	$1,595	-84.59%	7	$228	$146,732	45
107	(94)	Jellyfish	Zeitgeist	Drama	$1,475	-65.42%	5	$295	$331,378	129
108	(re-entry)	To the Limit	First Run Features	Documentary	$1,345		1	$1,345	$11,307	59
109	(121)	My Father, My Lord	Kino International	Drama	$1,344	+37.70%	1	$1,344	$153,360	87
110	(re-entry)	The Sensation of Sight	Monterey Media	Drama	$1,226		2	$613	$18,704	276
111	(103)	Bigger, Stronger, Faster*	Magnolia Pictures	Documentary	$1,097	-65.17%	2	$549	$305,776	73
112	(82)	Days and Clouds	Film Movement		$1,083	-82.17%	2	$542	$76,188	31
113	(83)	Son of Rambow: A Home Movie	Paramount Vantage	Comedy	$1,052	-81.96%	8	$132	$1,784,769	101
114	(102)	The Counterfeiters	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$1,029	-68.43%	3	$343	$5,480,350	171
115	(124)	Girls Rock!	Shadow	Documentary	$836	+109.52%	1	$836	$153,784	157
116	(109)	Haunted Castle	nWave Pictures	Adventure	$740	-66.67%	1	$740	$13,555,620	2,719
117	(122)	Bab'Aziz - The Prince Who Contemplated His Soul	Typecast Releasing	Drama	$562	-16.49%	1	$562	$78,270	185
118	(106)	Constantine's Sword	First Run Features	Documentary	$537	-79.92%	1	$537	$164,035	115
119	(re-entry)	El Inmigrante	Indican Pictures	Documentary	$495		1	$495	$14,990	395
120	(120)	Ripple Effect	Monterey Media	Drama	$382	-62.95%	2	$191	$7,585	31
121	(119)	No Regret	Regent Releasing	Drama	$232	-81.56%	1	$232	$9,426	634
122	(123)	The Foot Fist Way	Paramount Vantage	Comedy	$134	-78.83%	2	$67	$233,637	73

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Chart certified: 8/22/2008