The Top Movies, Weekend of November 28, 2008
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
(new) |
Four Christmases |
Warner Bros.
|
Comedy
|
$31,069,826 |
  |
3,310 |
$9,387 |
$46,054,468 |
5 |
| 2 |
(3) |
Bolt |
Buena Vista
|
Comedy
|
$26,581,002 |
+1.36% |
3,654 |
$7,274 |
$66,848,840 |
10 |
| 3 |
(1) |
Twilight |
Summit Entertainment
|
Drama
|
$26,344,032 |
-62.17% |
3,425 |
$7,692 |
$119,706,509 |
10 |
| 4 |
(2) |
Quantum of Solace |
Sony Pictures
|
Action
|
$18,833,552 |
-29.48% |
3,501 |
$5,379 |
$141,418,534 |
17 |
| 5 |
(new) |
Australia |
20th Century Fox
|
Drama
|
$14,800,723 |
  |
2,642 |
$5,602 |
$20,004,456 |
5 |
| 6 |
(4) |
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa |
Paramount Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$14,207,329 |
-9.29% |
3,709 |
$3,831 |
$159,066,369 |
24 |
| 7 |
(new) |
Transporter 3 |
Lionsgate
|
Action
|
$12,063,452 |
  |
2,626 |
$4,594 |
$18,230,758 |
5 |
| 8 |
(5) |
Role Models |
Universal
|
Comedy
|
$5,191,180 |
-29.13% |
2,195 |
$2,365 |
$57,780,820 |
24 |
| 9 |
(8) |
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas |
Miramax
|
Drama
|
$1,696,187 |
+2.95% |
582 |
$2,914 |
$5,169,495 |
24 |
| 10 |
(new) |
Milk |
Focus Features
|
Drama
|
$1,453,844 |
  |
36 |
$40,385 |
$1,941,472 |
5 |
| 11 |
(11) |
Slumdog Millionaire |
Fox Searchlight
|
Drama
|
$1,346,039 |
+42.02% |
49 |
$27,470 |
$3,544,374 |
19 |
| 12 |
(6) |
The Changeling |
Universal
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$1,207,240 |
-55.21% |
1,010 |
$1,195 |
$33,849,632 |
38 |
| 13 |
(7) |
High School Musical 3: Senior Year |
Buena Vista
|
Musical
|
$1,061,628 |
-48.19% |
1,385 |
$767 |
$88,751,254 |
38 |
| 14 |
(10) |
The Secret Life of Bees |
Fox Searchlight
|
Drama
|
$561,671 |
-55.60% |
490 |
$1,146 |
$36,652,652 |
45 |
| 15 |
(14) |
Rachel Getting Married |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Drama
|
$530,210 |
-29.46% |
216 |
$2,455 |
$8,802,274 |
59 |
| 16 |
(9) |
Zack and Miri Make a Porno |
Weinstein Co.
|
Comedy
|
$524,425 |
-67.34% |
445 |
$1,178 |
$30,439,806 |
31 |
| 17 |
(12) |
Soul Men |
MGM
|
Comedy
|
$455,335 |
-50.09% |
335 |
$1,359 |
$11,652,750 |
24 |
| 18 |
(new) |
Babine |
Alliance Atlantis
|
Drama
|
$449,948 |
  |
76 |
$5,920 |
$449,948 |
3 |
| 19 |
(13) |
Fireproof |
Samuel Goldwyn Films
|
Drama
|
$431,787 |
-52.52% |
486 |
$888 |
$32,306,871 |
66 |
| 20 |
(19) |
The Dark Knight |
Warner Bros.
|
Action
|
$343,366 |
-7.31% |
305 |
$1,126 |
$530,258,989 |
136 |
| 21 |
(20) |
Happy-Go-Lucky |
Miramax
|
Comedy
|
$289,208 |
-14.45% |
202 |
$1,432 |
$2,641,426 |
52 |
| 22 |
(21) |
Synecdoche, New York |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Drama
|
$285,822 |
-10.43% |
119 |
$2,402 |
$2,017,861 |
38 |
| 23 |
(16) |
Beverly Hills Chihuahua |
Buena Vista
|
Comedy
|
$253,990 |
-45.74% |
317 |
$801 |
$92,072,613 |
59 |
| 24 |
(15) |
Eagle Eye |
Paramount Pictures
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$247,824 |
-62.88% |
325 |
$763 |
$100,232,865 |
66 |
| 25 |
(25) |
I've Loved You So Long |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Drama
|
$211,806 |
+8.99% |
52 |
$4,073 |
$1,535,070 |
38 |
| 26 |
(27) |
A Christmas Tale |
IFC Films
|
Drama
|
$160,987 |
-1.05% |
43 |
$3,744 |
$481,622 |
17 |
| 27 |
(22) |
Yuvraaj |
Eros Entertainment
|
Musical
|
$158,433 |
-40.07% |
77 |
$2,058 |
$502,140 |
10 |
| 28 |
(45) |
The Polar Express |
Warner Bros.
|
Adventure
|
$157,878 |
+269.58% |
21 |
$7,518 |
$246,992 |
1,482 |
| 29 |
(32) |
Let the Right One In |
Magnolia Pictures
|
Horror
|
$135,692 |
+14.60% |
41 |
$3,310 |
$836,837 |
38 |
| 30 |
(29) |
WALL-E |
Buena Vista
|
Comedy
|
$116,758 |
-13.51% |
190 |
$615 |
$223,641,119 |
157 |
| 31 |
(17) |
Saw V |
Lionsgate
|
Horror
|
$114,179 |
-75.13% |
177 |
$645 |
$56,652,813 |
38 |
| 32 |
(46) |
Igor |
MGM
|
Comedy
|
$110,563 |
+167.53% |
9 |
$12,285 |
$19,242,800 |
73 |
| 33 |
(37) |
Righteous Kill |
Overture Films
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$105,423 |
+27.60% |
197 |
$535 |
$39,983,772 |
80 |
| 34 |
(24) |
Dostana |
Yash Raj Films
|
Musical
|
$95,148 |
-57.28% |
58 |
$1,640 |
$1,187,051 |
17 |
| 35 |
(34) |
Burn After Reading |
Focus Features
|
Black Comedy
|
$86,900 |
-22.83% |
97 |
$896 |
$60,169,788 |
80 |
| 36 |
(23) |
Body of Lies |
Warner Bros.
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$84,944 |
-65.22% |
80 |
$1,062 |
$38,900,252 |
52 |
| 37 |
(28) |
Max Payne |
20th Century Fox
|
Action
|
$81,169 |
-46.05% |
159 |
$510 |
$40,438,648 |
45 |
| 38 |
(18) |
The Haunting of Molly Hartley |
Freestyle Releasing
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$69,506 |
-81.95% |
123 |
$565 |
$13,350,177 |
31 |
| 39 |
(26) |
Appaloosa |
Warner Bros.
|
Western
|
$67,012 |
-65.33% |
110 |
$609 |
$19,929,043 |
73 |
| 40 |
(31) |
Religulous |
Lionsgate
|
Documentary
|
$62,364 |
-49.54% |
61 |
$1,022 |
$12,889,735 |
61 |
| 41 |
(30) |
W. |
Lionsgate
|
Drama
|
$56,678 |
-56.91% |
55 |
$1,031 |
$25,517,500 |
45 |
| 42 |
(40) |
City of Ember |
20th Century Fox
|
Adventure
|
$54,470 |
-12.69% |
111 |
$491 |
$7,743,762 |
52 |
| 43 |
(49) |
Deep Sea 3-D |
Warner Bros.
|
Documentary
|
$49,043 |
+59.19% |
9 |
$5,449 |
$37,021,878 |
1,004 |
| 44 |
(33) |
The Duchess |
Paramount Vantage
|
Drama
|
$46,483 |
-60.57% |
78 |
$596 |
$13,759,842 |
73 |
| 45 |
(41) |
JCVD |
Peace Arch Releasing
|
Comedy
|
$46,260 |
-24.46% |
25 |
$1,850 |
$276,891 |
24 |
| 46 |
(44) |
Vicky Cristina Barcelona |
MGM
|
Comedy
|
$43,433 |
  |
18 |
$2,413 |
$22,478,183 |
108 |
| 47 |
(new) |
Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! |
|
|
$42,399 |
  |
45 |
$942 |
$61,507 |
3 |
| 48 |
(47) |
Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure |
National Geographic
|
Documentary
|
$41,369 |
+1.13% |
21 |
$1,970 |
$19,924,370 |
423 |
| 49 |
(57) |
Dolphins and Whales Tribes of the Ocean 3D |
3D Entertainment
|
Documentary
|
$39,281 |
+148.54% |
10 |
$3,928 |
$5,124,714 |
290 |
| 50 |
(36) |
RocknRolla |
Warner Bros.
|
Action
|
$38,163 |
-56.85% |
40 |
$954 |
$5,582,509 |
54 |
| 51 |
(52) |
Magnificent Desolation |
IMAX Films
|
Documentary
|
$33,975 |
+66.13% |
3 |
$11,325 |
$26,615,577 |
1,165 |
| 52 |
(35) |
Nights in Rodanthe |
Warner Bros.
|
Drama
|
$31,490 |
-69.73% |
73 |
$431 |
$41,528,121 |
66 |
| 53 |
(48) |
Fly Me To the Moon |
Summit Entertainment
|
Adventure
|
$29,869 |
-11.83% |
15 |
$1,991 |
$12,336,126 |
108 |
| 54 |
(38) |
Passchendaele |
Alliance Atlantis
|
Drama
|
$28,025 |
-62.05% |
32 |
$876 |
$4,354,813 |
38 |
| 55 |
(55) |
Space Station |
IMAX Films
|
Documentary
|
$26,377 |
+54.56% |
5 |
$5,275 |
$77,041,322 |
2,418 |
| 56 |
(43) |
Journey to the Center of the Earth |
Warner Bros.
|
Adventure
|
$20,551 |
-54.24% |
51 |
$403 |
$101,689,940 |
143 |
| 57 |
(54) |
Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom |
Logo Features
|
Romantic Comedy
|
$20,135 |
+7.51% |
4 |
$5,034 |
$511,955 |
38 |
| 58 |
(new) |
The Secrets |
Monterey Media
|
Drama
|
$19,536 |
  |
7 |
$2,791 |
$21,958 |
5 |
| 59 |
(50) |
What Just Happened |
Magnolia Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$15,234 |
-43.79% |
25 |
$609 |
$1,067,456 |
45 |
| 60 |
(51) |
My Name is Bruce |
Image Entertainment
|
Horror
|
$13,284 |
-41.22% |
1 |
$13,284 |
$119,890 |
31 |
| 61 |
(63) |
A Secret |
Strand
|
Drama
|
$13,065 |
+0.47% |
6 |
$2,178 |
$519,273 |
87 |
| 62 |
(56) |
Man on Wire |
Magnolia Pictures
|
Documentary
|
$12,366 |
-22.99% |
8 |
$1,546 |
$2,882,536 |
129 |
| 63 |
(39) |
Pride and Glory |
Warner Bros.
|
Drama
|
$12,333 |
-81.85% |
30 |
$411 |
$15,649,224 |
38 |
| 64 |
(64) |
I Served the King of England |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Black Comedy
|
$12,051 |
-6.77% |
9 |
$1,339 |
$599,699 |
94 |
| 65 |
(42) |
Sex Drive |
Summit Entertainment
|
Comedy
|
$11,898 |
-75.71% |
52 |
$229 |
$8,396,942 |
45 |
| 66 |
(61) |
Harvard Beats Yale |
Kino/Emerging
|
|
$10,941 |
-20.84% |
3 |
$3,647 |
$37,606 |
12 |
| 67 |
(70) |
Repo! The Genetic Opera |
Lionsgate
|
Musical
|
$10,862 |
+34.81% |
6 |
$1,810 |
$125,202 |
24 |
| 68 |
(71) |
Roving Mars |
Buena Vista
|
Documentary
|
$8,649 |
+19.73% |
6 |
$1,442 |
$9,776,381 |
1,039 |
| 69 |
(60) |
Tell No One |
Music Box Films
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$7,931 |
-42.73% |
6 |
$1,322 |
$6,111,659 |
152 |
| 70 |
(53) |
Were the World Mine |
SPEAKproductions
|
Musical
|
$7,715 |
-59.80% |
2 |
$3,858 |
$29,500 |
31 |
| 71 |
(59) |
I Can't Think Straight |
Regent Releasing
|
Romantic Comedy
|
$6,632 |
-56.48% |
3 |
$2,211 |
$26,689 |
10 |
| 72 |
(105) |
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People |
MGM
|
Comedy
|
$5,479 |
+609.72% |
29 |
$189 |
$2,768,010 |
59 |
| 73 |
(75) |
U2 3D |
National Geographic
|
Concert/Performance
|
$5,382 |
-9.79% |
2 |
$2,691 |
$9,635,315 |
313 |
| 74 |
(re-entry) |
The Grocer's Son |
Film Movement
|
Drama
|
$5,350 |
  |
1 |
$5,350 |
$272,649 |
178 |
| 75 |
(72) |
The Girl Cut in Two |
IFC Films
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$4,977 |
-30.53% |
8 |
$622 |
$394,977 |
108 |
| 76 |
(74) |
Blue Gap Boy'z |
Better World Distribution
|
Adventure
|
$4,915 |
-18.88% |
2 |
$2,458 |
$48,583 |
24 |
| 77 |
(88) |
Ashes of Time Redux |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Action
|
$4,478 |
+113.54% |
8 |
$560 |
$153,229 |
52 |
| 78 |
(73) |
Familiar Strangers |
Cavalier Films
|
Comedy
|
$3,949 |
-40.94% |
3 |
$1,316 |
$25,699 |
17 |
| 79 |
(78) |
How About You |
Strand
|
|
$3,937 |
-28.61% |
1 |
$3,937 |
$22,022 |
17 |
| 80 |
(94) |
Hounddog |
Empire Pictures
|
Drama
|
$3,825 |
+128.36% |
2 |
$1,913 |
$122,704 |
73 |
| 81 |
(66) |
The Dukes |
CAVU Releasing
|
|
$3,698 |
-61.60% |
5 |
$740 |
$24,088 |
17 |
| 82 |
(85) |
Fears of the Dark |
IFC Films
|
|
$3,241 |
+19.24% |
4 |
$810 |
$68,404 |
40 |
| 83 |
(77) |
Frozen River |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Drama
|
$3,189 |
-42.28% |
6 |
$532 |
$2,284,536 |
122 |
| 84 |
(95) |
I.O.U.S.A. |
Roadside Attractions
|
Documentary
|
$3,108 |
+86.78% |
5 |
$622 |
$804,568 |
101 |
| 85 |
(98) |
The Flyboys |
Self Distributed
|
Adventure
|
$3,075 |
+120.91% |
1 |
$3,075 |
$141,474 |
108 |
| 86 |
(re-entry) |
Haunted Castle |
nWave Pictures
|
Adventure
|
$3,029 |
  |
1 |
$3,029 |
$13,651,656 |
2,831 |
| 87 |
(97) |
The Restless |
|
Drama
|
$2,961 |
+111.65% |
3 |
$987 |
$4,360 |
10 |
| 88 |
(109) |
Antarctica |
Regent Releasing
|
Romantic Comedy
|
$2,863 |
+367.05% |
1 |
$2,863 |
$5,329 |
94 |
| 89 |
(69) |
Ballast |
IFC Films
|
Drama
|
$2,773 |
-65.72% |
5 |
$555 |
$80,203 |
61 |
| 90 |
(114) |
Louise Bourgeois |
Zeitgeist
|
Documentary
|
$2,684 |
+419.15% |
1 |
$2,684 |
$84,937 |
159 |
| 91 |
(76) |
The Betrayal |
Cinema Guild
|
|
$2,554 |
-56.45% |
1 |
$2,554 |
$10,648 |
10 |
| 92 |
(104) |
Pray the Devil Back to Hell |
Balcony Releasing
|
Documentary
|
$2,137 |
+131.28% |
2 |
$1,069 |
$25,453 |
24 |
| 93 |
(115) |
The Matador |
City Lights Pictures
|
Documentary
|
$2,078 |
+470.88% |
1 |
$2,078 |
$13,962 |
31 |
| 94 |
(93) |
FLOW: For Love of Water |
Oscilloscope Pictures
|
Documentary
|
$2,025 |
+15.06% |
4 |
$506 |
$139,969 |
255 |
| 95 |
(re-entry) |
Ben X |
Film Movement
|
Drama
|
$1,949 |
  |
2 |
$975 |
$193,137 |
38 |
| 96 |
(82) |
Special |
|
|
$1,875 |
-41.99% |
1 |
$1,875 |
$6,387 |
10 |
| 97 |
(113) |
Stranded: I've Come from a Plane that Crashed on the Mountains |
Zeitgeist
|
|
$1,843 |
+242.57% |
2 |
$922 |
$46,044 |
40 |
| 98 |
(92) |
Trouble the Water |
Zeitgeist
|
Documentary
|
$1,816 |
+0.67% |
3 |
$605 |
$469,628 |
101 |
| 99 |
(re-entry) |
The Alphabet Killer |
Anchor Bay Entertainment
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$1,434 |
  |
2 |
$717 |
$26,887 |
24 |
| 100 |
(re-entry) |
The Wild Child |
The Film Desk
|
Drama
|
$1,212 |
  |
1 |
$1,212 |
$18,639 |
14,158 |
| 101 |
(87) |
The First Basket |
Laemmle/Zeller Film
|
|
$1,169 |
-47.34% |
1 |
$1,169 |
$18,995 |
33 |
| 102 |
(106) |
Breakfast with Scot |
Regent Releasing
|
Drama
|
$1,113 |
+44.55% |
1 |
$1,113 |
$38,032 |
52 |
| 103 |
(re-entry) |
One Day You'll Understand |
Kino International
|
Drama
|
$1,085 |
  |
3 |
$362 |
$80,000 |
31 |
| 104 |
(116) |
Otto; Or, Up with Dead People |
Strand
|
Drama
|
$940 |
+291.67% |
1 |
$940 |
$7,733 |
24 |
| 105 |
(67) |
Lake City |
Screen Media Films
|
|
$858 |
-90.83% |
1 |
$858 |
$10,213 |
10 |
| 106 |
(79) |
House |
Roadside Attractions
|
Horror
|
$631 |
-86.29% |
3 |
$210 |
$569,781 |
24 |
| 107 |
(re-entry) |
Monsieur Verdoux |
The Film Desk
|
Black Comedy
|
$581 |
  |
1 |
$581 |
$37,805 |
22,515 |
| 108 |
(96) |
The Other End of the Line |
MGM
|
Romantic Comedy
|
$577 |
-61.91% |
2 |
$289 |
$115,024 |
31 |
| 109 |
(new) |
Rome & Jewel |
Emerging Pictures
|
|
$470 |
  |
1 |
$470 |
$470 |
3 |
| 110 |
(100) |
The Pool |
Vitagraph Films
|
Drama
|
$148 |
-88.73% |
1 |
$148 |
$94,901 |
670 |
Chart certified: 12/5/2008
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