The Top Movies, Weekend of December 5, 2008
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
(1) |
Four Christmases |
Warner Bros.
|
Comedy
|
$16,755,478 |
-46.07% |
3,335 |
$5,024 |
$69,418,170 |
12 |
| 2 |
(3) |
Twilight |
Summit Entertainment
|
Drama
|
$13,046,722 |
-50.48% |
3,620 |
$3,604 |
$138,402,068 |
17 |
| 3 |
(2) |
Bolt |
Buena Vista
|
Comedy
|
$9,796,149 |
-63.15% |
3,516 |
$2,786 |
$79,381,422 |
17 |
| 4 |
(5) |
Australia |
20th Century Fox
|
Drama
|
$7,050,261 |
-52.37% |
2,721 |
$2,591 |
$30,919,097 |
12 |
| 5 |
(4) |
Quantum of Solace |
Sony Pictures
|
Action
|
$6,752,390 |
-64.15% |
3,423 |
$1,973 |
$151,620,134 |
24 |
| 6 |
(6) |
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa |
Paramount Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$5,079,120 |
-64.25% |
3,317 |
$1,531 |
$165,653,852 |
31 |
| 7 |
(7) |
Transporter 3 |
Lionsgate
|
Action
|
$4,668,898 |
-61.30% |
2,626 |
$1,778 |
$25,549,454 |
12 |
| 8 |
(new) |
Punisher: War Zone |
Lionsgate
|
Action
|
$4,271,451 |
  |
2,508 |
$1,703 |
$4,271,451 |
3 |
| 9 |
(new) |
Cadillac Records |
Sony Pictures
|
Drama
|
$3,445,559 |
  |
687 |
$5,015 |
$3,445,559 |
3 |
| 10 |
(8) |
Role Models |
Universal
|
Comedy
|
$2,574,460 |
-50.41% |
1,907 |
$1,350 |
$61,617,805 |
31 |
| 11 |
(10) |
Milk |
Focus Features
|
Drama
|
$1,834,914 |
+26.21% |
99 |
$18,534 |
$4,284,465 |
12 |
| 12 |
(11) |
Slumdog Millionaire |
Fox Searchlight
|
Drama
|
$1,402,176 |
+4.17% |
78 |
$17,977 |
$5,339,510 |
26 |
| 13 |
(9) |
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas |
Miramax
|
Drama
|
$1,031,036 |
-39.21% |
678 |
$1,521 |
$6,657,280 |
31 |
| 14 |
(12) |
The Changeling |
Universal
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$501,070 |
-58.49% |
681 |
$736 |
$34,683,447 |
45 |
| 15 |
(18) |
Babine |
Alliance Atlantis
|
Drama
|
$362,255 |
-19.49% |
73 |
$4,962 |
$1,056,082 |
10 |
| 16 |
(new) |
Nobel Son |
Freestyle Releasing
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$333,912 |
  |
893 |
$374 |
$333,912 |
3 |
| 17 |
(15) |
Rachel Getting Married |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Drama
|
$285,331 |
-46.19% |
170 |
$1,678 |
$9,226,246 |
66 |
| 18 |
(19) |
Fireproof |
Samuel Goldwyn Films
|
Drama
|
$251,459 |
-41.76% |
499 |
$504 |
$32,678,691 |
73 |
| 19 |
(13) |
High School Musical 3: Senior Year |
Buena Vista
|
Musical
|
$244,722 |
-76.95% |
632 |
$387 |
$89,132,272 |
45 |
| 20 |
(16) |
Zack and Miri Make a Porno |
Weinstein Co.
|
Comedy
|
$226,098 |
-56.89% |
275 |
$822 |
$30,839,277 |
38 |
| 21 |
(14) |
The Secret Life of Bees |
Fox Searchlight
|
Drama
|
$217,469 |
-61.28% |
432 |
$503 |
$36,994,417 |
52 |
| 22 |
(20) |
The Dark Knight |
Warner Bros.
|
Action
|
$187,418 |
-45.42% |
269 |
$697 |
$530,540,885 |
143 |
| 23 |
(new) |
Frost/Nixon |
Universal
|
Drama
|
$180,708 |
  |
3 |
$60,236 |
$180,708 |
3 |
| 24 |
(22) |
Synecdoche, New York |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Drama
|
$163,627 |
-42.75% |
115 |
$1,423 |
$2,244,636 |
45 |
| 25 |
(28) |
The Polar Express |
Warner Bros.
|
Adventure
|
$156,463 |
-0.90% |
21 |
$7,451 |
$448,919 |
1,489 |
| 26 |
(25) |
I've Loved You So Long |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Drama
|
$144,675 |
-31.69% |
51 |
$2,837 |
$1,750,871 |
45 |
| 27 |
(21) |
Happy-Go-Lucky |
Miramax
|
Comedy
|
$141,162 |
-51.19% |
202 |
$699 |
$2,861,186 |
59 |
| 28 |
(17) |
Soul Men |
MGM
|
Comedy
|
$133,421 |
-70.70% |
233 |
$573 |
$11,874,010 |
31 |
| 29 |
(23) |
Beverly Hills Chihuahua |
Buena Vista
|
Comedy
|
$114,523 |
-54.91% |
248 |
$462 |
$92,231,434 |
66 |
| 30 |
(24) |
Eagle Eye |
Paramount Pictures
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$113,174 |
-54.33% |
205 |
$552 |
$100,404,599 |
73 |
| 31 |
(29) |
Let the Right One In |
Magnolia Pictures
|
Horror
|
$104,312 |
-23.13% |
50 |
$2,086 |
$1,000,653 |
45 |
| 32 |
(26) |
A Christmas Tale |
IFC Films
|
Drama
|
$91,283 |
-43.30% |
44 |
$2,075 |
$619,310 |
24 |
| 33 |
(32) |
Igor |
MGM
|
Comedy
|
$65,509 |
-40.75% |
162 |
$404 |
$19,327,987 |
80 |
| 34 |
(37) |
Max Payne |
20th Century Fox
|
Action
|
$55,578 |
-31.53% |
145 |
$383 |
$40,521,670 |
52 |
| 35 |
(63) |
Pride and Glory |
Warner Bros.
|
Drama
|
$54,637 |
+343.01% |
180 |
$304 |
$15,709,385 |
45 |
| 36 |
(48) |
Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure |
National Geographic
|
Documentary
|
$50,253 |
+21.48% |
21 |
$2,393 |
$20,046,097 |
430 |
| 37 |
(30) |
WALL-E |
Buena Vista
|
Comedy
|
$46,898 |
-59.83% |
166 |
$283 |
$223,704,223 |
164 |
| 38 |
(35) |
Burn After Reading |
Focus Features
|
Black Comedy
|
$45,414 |
-47.74% |
78 |
$582 |
$60,244,987 |
87 |
| 39 |
(44) |
The Duchess |
Paramount Vantage
|
Drama
|
$44,684 |
-3.87% |
135 |
$331 |
$13,823,741 |
80 |
| 40 |
(31) |
Saw V |
Lionsgate
|
Horror
|
$42,029 |
-63.19% |
115 |
$365 |
$56,729,973 |
45 |
| 41 |
(39) |
Appaloosa |
Warner Bros.
|
Western
|
$40,323 |
-39.83% |
104 |
$388 |
$19,991,616 |
80 |
| 42 |
(36) |
Body of Lies |
Warner Bros.
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$37,443 |
-55.92% |
44 |
$851 |
$38,970,379 |
59 |
| 43 |
(40) |
Religulous |
Lionsgate
|
Documentary
|
$35,630 |
-42.87% |
59 |
$604 |
$12,953,375 |
68 |
| 44 |
(27) |
Yuvraaj |
Eros Entertainment
|
Musical
|
$34,336 |
-78.33% |
77 |
$446 |
$565,440 |
17 |
| 45 |
(45) |
JCVD |
Peace Arch Releasing
|
Comedy
|
$33,234 |
-28.16% |
22 |
$1,511 |
$337,038 |
31 |
| 46 |
(34) |
Dostana |
Yash Raj Films
|
Musical
|
$30,919 |
-67.50% |
34 |
$909 |
$1,235,028 |
24 |
| 47 |
(42) |
City of Ember |
20th Century Fox
|
Adventure
|
$27,861 |
-48.85% |
83 |
$336 |
$7,781,625 |
59 |
| 48 |
(new) |
Don Carlo |
Emerging Pictures
|
Concert/Performance
|
$27,834 |
  |
5 |
$5,567 |
$27,834 |
3 |
| 49 |
(50) |
RocknRolla |
Warner Bros.
|
Action
|
$25,069 |
-34.31% |
36 |
$696 |
$5,622,796 |
61 |
| 50 |
(46) |
Vicky Cristina Barcelona |
MGM
|
Comedy
|
$23,467 |
-45.97% |
12 |
$1,956 |
$22,512,805 |
115 |
| 51 |
(55) |
Space Station |
IMAX Films
|
Documentary
|
$21,779 |
-17.43% |
6 |
$3,630 |
$77,089,897 |
2,425 |
| 52 |
(51) |
Magnificent Desolation |
IMAX Films
|
Documentary
|
$20,976 |
-38.26% |
7 |
$2,997 |
$26,666,743 |
1,172 |
| 53 |
(33) |
Righteous Kill |
Overture Films
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$20,908 |
-80.17% |
89 |
$235 |
$40,054,627 |
87 |
| 54 |
(43) |
Deep Sea 3-D |
Warner Bros.
|
Documentary
|
$18,587 |
-62.10% |
10 |
$1,859 |
$37,052,922 |
1,011 |
| 55 |
(60) |
My Name is Bruce |
Image Entertainment
|
Horror
|
$17,214 |
+29.58% |
1 |
$17,214 |
$154,342 |
38 |
| 56 |
(49) |
Dolphins and Whales Tribes of the Ocean 3D |
3D Entertainment
|
Documentary
|
$16,859 |
-57.08% |
10 |
$1,686 |
$5,163,693 |
297 |
| 57 |
(53) |
Fly Me To the Moon |
Summit Entertainment
|
Adventure
|
$15,525 |
-48.02% |
15 |
$1,035 |
$12,372,652 |
115 |
| 58 |
(52) |
Nights in Rodanthe |
Warner Bros.
|
Drama
|
$15,423 |
-51.02% |
45 |
$343 |
$41,556,584 |
73 |
| 59 |
(54) |
Passchendaele |
Alliance Atlantis
|
Drama
|
$14,560 |
-48.05% |
29 |
$502 |
$4,382,555 |
45 |
| 60 |
(67) |
Repo! The Genetic Opera |
Lionsgate
|
Musical
|
$13,083 |
+20.45% |
11 |
$1,189 |
$140,244 |
31 |
| 61 |
(61) |
A Secret |
Strand
|
Drama
|
$10,003 |
-23.44% |
6 |
$1,667 |
$533,250 |
94 |
| 62 |
(70) |
Were the World Mine |
SPEAKproductions
|
Musical
|
$9,784 |
+26.82% |
3 |
$3,261 |
$50,323 |
38 |
| 63 |
(47) |
Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! |
|
|
$9,059 |
-78.63% |
24 |
$377 |
$80,037 |
10 |
| 64 |
(57) |
Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom |
Logo Features
|
Romantic Comedy
|
$9,015 |
-55.23% |
5 |
$1,803 |
$526,259 |
45 |
| 65 |
(56) |
Journey to the Center of the Earth |
Warner Bros.
|
Adventure
|
$8,531 |
-58.49% |
41 |
$208 |
$101,702,060 |
150 |
| 66 |
(58) |
The Secrets |
Monterey Media
|
Drama
|
$8,372 |
-57.15% |
5 |
$1,674 |
$37,029 |
12 |
| 67 |
(68) |
Roving Mars |
Buena Vista
|
Documentary
|
$7,964 |
-7.92% |
7 |
$1,138 |
$9,791,194 |
1,046 |
| 68 |
(62) |
Man on Wire |
Magnolia Pictures
|
Documentary
|
$7,728 |
-37.51% |
5 |
$1,546 |
$2,895,073 |
136 |
| 69 |
(59) |
What Just Happened |
Magnolia Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$7,316 |
-51.98% |
17 |
$430 |
$1,080,914 |
52 |
| 70 |
(new) |
A Good Day to be Black and Sexy |
Magnolia Pictures
|
|
$6,141 |
  |
1 |
$6,141 |
$6,141 |
3 |
| 71 |
(69) |
Tell No One |
Music Box Films
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$5,947 |
-25.02% |
4 |
$1,487 |
$6,119,226 |
159 |
| 72 |
(66) |
Harvard Beats Yale |
Kino/Emerging
|
|
$5,771 |
-47.25% |
3 |
$1,924 |
$49,933 |
19 |
| 73 |
(re-entry) |
Call+Response |
Fair Trade Pictures
|
Documentary
|
$5,543 |
  |
2 |
$2,772 |
$183,468 |
59 |
| 74 |
(77) |
Ashes of Time Redux |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Action
|
$5,411 |
+20.84% |
11 |
$492 |
$159,892 |
59 |
| 75 |
(80) |
Hounddog |
Empire Pictures
|
Drama
|
$5,388 |
+40.86% |
3 |
$1,796 |
$128,092 |
80 |
| 76 |
(re-entry) |
Gardens of the Night |
City Lights Pictures
|
Drama
|
$4,904 |
  |
1 |
$4,904 |
$10,029 |
31 |
| 77 |
(72) |
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People |
MGM
|
Comedy
|
$4,740 |
-13.49% |
26 |
$182 |
$2,775,593 |
66 |
| 78 |
(73) |
U2 3D |
National Geographic
|
Concert/Performance
|
$4,644 |
-13.71% |
3 |
$1,548 |
$9,640,827 |
320 |
| 79 |
(97) |
Stranded: I've Come from a Plane that Crashed on the Mountains |
Zeitgeist
|
|
$4,353 |
+136.19% |
4 |
$1,088 |
$52,001 |
47 |
| 80 |
(re-entry) |
Save Me |
First Run Features
|
Drama
|
$4,011 |
  |
1 |
$4,011 |
$79,530 |
94 |
| 81 |
(64) |
I Served the King of England |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Black Comedy
|
$3,953 |
-67.20% |
7 |
$565 |
$609,094 |
101 |
| 82 |
(re-entry) |
August Evening |
Maya Releasing
|
Drama
|
$3,866 |
  |
2 |
$1,933 |
$71,361 |
94 |
| 83 |
(71) |
I Can't Think Straight |
Regent Releasing
|
Romantic Comedy
|
$3,380 |
-49.03% |
3 |
$1,127 |
$30,629 |
17 |
| 84 |
(75) |
The Girl Cut in Two |
IFC Films
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$3,156 |
-36.59% |
13 |
$243 |
$400,129 |
115 |
| 85 |
(98) |
Trouble the Water |
Zeitgeist
|
Documentary
|
$3,032 |
+66.96% |
5 |
$606 |
$477,452 |
108 |
| 86 |
(79) |
How About You |
Strand
|
|
$2,974 |
-24.46% |
1 |
$2,974 |
$27,020 |
24 |
| 87 |
(new) |
Ciao |
Regent Releasing
|
|
$2,672 |
  |
1 |
$2,672 |
$2,672 |
3 |
| 88 |
(92) |
Pray the Devil Back to Hell |
Balcony Releasing
|
Documentary
|
$2,637 |
+23.40% |
1 |
$2,637 |
$29,798 |
31 |
| 89 |
(83) |
Frozen River |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Drama
|
$2,597 |
-18.56% |
6 |
$433 |
$2,291,511 |
129 |
| 90 |
(78) |
Familiar Strangers |
Cavalier Films
|
Comedy
|
$2,516 |
-36.29% |
4 |
$629 |
$28,883 |
24 |
| 91 |
(103) |
One Day You'll Understand |
Kino International
|
Drama
|
$2,467 |
+127.37% |
3 |
$822 |
$82,804 |
38 |
| 92 |
(new) |
Amexicano |
Maya Releasing
|
|
$2,245 |
  |
1 |
$2,245 |
$6,882 |
3 |
| 93 |
(74) |
The Grocer's Son |
Film Movement
|
Drama
|
$2,225 |
-58.41% |
1 |
$2,225 |
$274,874 |
185 |
| 94 |
(82) |
Fears of the Dark |
IFC Films
|
|
$2,210 |
-31.81% |
6 |
$368 |
$72,903 |
47 |
| 95 |
(76) |
Blue Gap Boy'z |
Better World Distribution
|
Adventure
|
$2,121 |
-56.85% |
2 |
$1,061 |
$51,576 |
31 |
| 96 |
(89) |
Ballast |
IFC Films
|
Drama
|
$2,053 |
-25.96% |
4 |
$513 |
$76,211 |
68 |
| 97 |
(new) |
Hunger |
|
Drama
|
$1,980 |
  |
1 |
$1,980 |
$1,980 |
3 |
| 98 |
(94) |
FLOW: For Love of Water |
Oscilloscope Pictures
|
Documentary
|
$1,900 |
-6.17% |
6 |
$317 |
$141,869 |
262 |
| 99 |
(re-entry) |
Eden |
|
|
$1,852 |
  |
2 |
$926 |
$10,074 |
24 |
| 100 |
(84) |
I.O.U.S.A. |
Roadside Attractions
|
Documentary
|
$1,712 |
-44.92% |
2 |
$856 |
$807,806 |
108 |
| 101 |
(102) |
Breakfast with Scot |
Regent Releasing
|
Drama
|
$1,666 |
+49.69% |
1 |
$1,666 |
$40,123 |
59 |
| 102 |
(new) |
Staub |
Icarus Films
|
|
$1,412 |
  |
1 |
$1,412 |
$2,072 |
3 |
| 103 |
(re-entry) |
Battle in Seattle |
ThinkFilm
|
Drama
|
$1,118 |
  |
4 |
$280 |
$222,419 |
80 |
| 104 |
(re-entry) |
Yella |
Cinema Guild
|
Drama
|
$870 |
  |
1 |
$870 |
$30,309 |
206 |
| 105 |
(100) |
The Wild Child |
The Film Desk
|
Drama
|
$831 |
-31.43% |
1 |
$831 |
$19,780 |
14,165 |
| 106 |
(81) |
The Dukes |
CAVU Releasing
|
|
$800 |
-78.37% |
2 |
$400 |
$26,157 |
24 |
| 107 |
(105) |
Lake City |
Screen Media Films
|
|
$782 |
-8.86% |
2 |
$391 |
$12,065 |
17 |
| 108 |
(101) |
The First Basket |
Laemmle/Zeller Film
|
|
$655 |
-43.97% |
1 |
$655 |
$20,170 |
40 |
| 109 |
(106) |
House |
Roadside Attractions
|
Horror
|
$648 |
+2.69% |
2 |
$324 |
$570,790 |
31 |
| 110 |
(93) |
The Matador |
City Lights Pictures
|
Documentary
|
$636 |
-69.39% |
1 |
$636 |
$16,485 |
38 |
| 111 |
(re-entry) |
Whaledreamers |
Monterey Media
|
Documentary
|
$612 |
  |
1 |
$612 |
$10,584 |
73 |
| 112 |
(87) |
The Restless |
|
Drama
|
$564 |
-80.95% |
1 |
$564 |
$5,976 |
17 |
| 113 |
(90) |
Louise Bourgeois |
Zeitgeist
|
Documentary
|
$514 |
-80.85% |
1 |
$514 |
$86,816 |
166 |
| 114 |
(99) |
The Alphabet Killer |
Anchor Bay Entertainment
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$435 |
-69.67% |
1 |
$435 |
$27,814 |
31 |
| 115 |
(re-entry) |
A Man Named Pearl |
Railroad Square
|
Documentary
|
$400 |
  |
1 |
$400 |
$201,603 |
465 |
| 116 |
(85) |
The Flyboys |
Self Distributed
|
Adventure
|
$350 |
-88.62% |
1 |
$350 |
$142,524 |
115 |
| 117 |
(88) |
Antarctica |
Regent Releasing
|
Romantic Comedy
|
$297 |
-89.63% |
1 |
$297 |
$7,675 |
101 |
| 118 |
(108) |
The Other End of the Line |
MGM
|
Romantic Comedy
|
$215 |
-62.74% |
1 |
$215 |
$115,504 |
38 |
Chart certified: 12/14/2008
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