Daily Domestic Box Office Friday, December 12, 2008
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Daily Change |
Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | The Day the Earth Stood Still | $11,614,781 | 3,560 | $3,263 | $11,614,781 | 1 | ||
| 2 | (1) | Four Christmases | $4,181,238 | +209% | -27% | 3,540 | $1,181 | $78,882,742 | 17 |
| 3 | (2) | Twilight | $2,578,934 | +180% | -43% | 3,649 | $707 | $144,673,629 | 22 |
| 4 | (5) | Bolt | $1,733,936 | +254% | -29% | 3,133 | $553 | $83,118,659 | 22 |
| 5 | (3) | Australia | $1,243,015 | +88% | -45% | 2,703 | $460 | $34,840,991 | 17 |
| 6 | (new) | Nothing Like the Holidays | $1,154,103 | 1,671 | $691 | $1,154,103 | 1 | ||
| 7 | (4) | Quantum of Solace | $1,096,288 | +89% | -50% | 2,635 | $416 | $154,963,998 | 29 |
| 8 | (8) | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $717,242 | +172% | -43% | 2,768 | $259 | $167,473,405 | 36 |
| 9 | (11) | Milk | $716,250 | +294% | +42% | 328 | $2,184 | $5,708,588 | 17 |
| 10 | (6) | Transporter 3 | $689,868 | +96% | -55% | 2,541 | $271 | $27,715,727 | 17 |
| 11 | (12) | Slumdog Millionaire | $559,817 | +296% | +48% | 169 | $3,313 | $6,433,063 | 31 |
| 12 | (9) | Role Models | $490,250 | +97% | -45% | 1,325 | $370 | $63,080,090 | 36 |
| 13 | (10) | Cadillac Records | $439,108 | +135% | -64% | 688 | $638 | $4,763,193 | 8 |
| 14 | (7) | Punisher: War Zone | $399,261 | +36% | -76% | 2,508 | $159 | $6,026,790 | 8 |
| 15 | (13) | The Boy in the Striped Pajamas | $193,001 | +78% | -36% | 679 | $284 | $7,270,598 | 36 |
| - | (18) | Frost/Nixon | $166,866 | +960% | +236% | 39 | $4,279 | $414,325 | 8 |
| - | (new) | Delgo | $130,000 | 2,160 | $60 | $130,000 | 1 | ||
| - | (new) | Gran Torino | $74,663 | 6 | $12,444 | $74,663 | 1 | ||
| - | (14) | Changeling | $70,550 | +21% | -53% | 393 | $180 | $34,975,317 | 50 |
| - | (19) | Eagle Eye | $58,965 | +475% | +54% | 320 | $184 | $100,500,534 | 78 |
| - | (16) | The Polar Express | $47,314 | +115% | +48% | 26 | $1,820 | $179,676,394 | 1,494 |
| - | (15) | The Secret Life of Bees | $31,996 | +17% | -47% | 271 | $118 | $37,126,602 | 57 |
| - | (17) | The Dark Knight | $31,498 | +85% | -41% | 205 | $154 | $530,642,871 | 148 |
| - | (24) | Max Payne | $15,491 | +180% | -10% | 121 | $128 | $40,559,306 | 57 |
| - | (23) | Burn After Reading | $10,348 | +75% | -29% | 57 | $182 | $60,279,447 | 92 |
| - | (35) | My Name is Bruce | $9,948 | +6,808% | +85% | 2 | $4,974 | $164,774 | 43 |
| - | (27) | RocknRolla | $8,987 | +171% | +13% | 123 | $73 | $5,645,665 | 66 |
| - | (22) | Body of Lies | $6,804 | +13% | -42% | 37 | $184 | $38,998,181 | 64 |
| - | (28) | Deep Sea 3-D | $5,975 | +81% | +39% | 10 | $598 | $37,072,390 | 1,016 |
| - | (25) | Appaloosa | $5,379 | -1% | -59% | 65 | $83 | $20,017,393 | 85 |
| - | (30) | City of Ember | $4,840 | +184% | -32% | 63 | $77 | $7,795,356 | 64 |
| - | (31) | Were the World Mine | $4,496 | +220% | +50% | 4 | $1,124 | $59,970 | 43 |
| - | (29) | Nights in Rodanthe | $2,383 | -19% | -53% | 23 | $104 | $41,568,656 | 78 |
| - | (26) | Righteous Kill | $1,440 | -65% | -80% | 36 | $40 | $40,073,244 | 92 |
| - | (-) | Hounddog | $631 | -61% | 2 | $316 | $128,778 | 85 | |
| - | (37) | House | $613 | +776% | +153% | 11 | $56 | $571,636 | 36 |
| - | (32) | Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom | $515 | -59% | -78% | 2 | $258 | $531,014 | 50 |
| - | (34) | I.O.U.S.A. | $455 | +3% | -13% | 5 | $91 | $809,344 | 113 |
| Reporting movies: 38 | $28,497,249 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | $11,614,781 | 3,560 | $11,614,781 |
| 2 | Four Christmases | $4,181,238 | 3,540 | $78,882,742 |
| 3 | Twilight | $2,578,934 | 3,649 | $144,673,629 |
| 4 | Bolt | $1,733,936 | 3,133 | $83,118,659 |
| 5 | Australia | $1,243,015 | 2,703 | $34,840,991 |
| 6 | Nothing Like the Holidays | $1,154,103 | 1,671 | $1,154,103 |
| 7 | Quantum of Solace | $1,096,288 | 2,635 | $154,963,998 |
| 8 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $717,242 | 2,768 | $167,473,405 |
| 9 | Milk | $716,250 | 328 | $5,708,588 |
| 10 | Transporter 3 | $689,868 | 2,541 | $27,715,727 |
| 11 | Slumdog Millionaire | $559,817 | 169 | $6,433,063 |
| 12 | Role Models | $490,250 | 1,325 | $63,080,090 |
| 13 | Cadillac Records | $439,108 | 688 | $4,763,193 |
| 14 | Punisher: War Zone | $399,261 | 2,508 | $6,026,790 |
| 15 | The Boy in the Striped Pajamas | $193,001 | 679 | $7,270,598 |
| - | Frost/Nixon | $166,866 | 39 | $414,325 |
| - | Delgo | $130,000 | 2,160 | $130,000 |
| - | Gran Torino | $74,663 | 6 | $74,663 |
| - | Changeling | $70,550 | 393 | $34,975,317 |
| - | Eagle Eye | $58,965 | 320 | $100,500,534 |
| - | The Polar Express | $47,314 | 26 | $179,676,394 |
| - | The Secret Life of Bees | $31,996 | 271 | $37,126,602 |
| - | The Dark Knight | $31,498 | 205 | $530,642,871 |
| - | Max Payne | $15,491 | 121 | $40,559,306 |
| - | Burn After Reading | $10,348 | 57 | $60,279,447 |
| - | My Name is Bruce | $9,948 | 2 | $164,774 |
| - | RocknRolla | $8,987 | 123 | $5,645,665 |
| - | Body of Lies | $6,804 | 37 | $38,998,181 |
| - | Deep Sea 3-D | $5,975 | 10 | $37,072,390 |
| - | Appaloosa | $5,379 | 65 | $20,017,393 |
| - | City of Ember | $4,840 | 63 | $7,795,356 |
| - | Were the World Mine | $4,496 | 4 | $59,970 |
| - | Nights in Rodanthe | $2,383 | 23 | $41,568,656 |
| - | Righteous Kill | $1,440 | 36 | $40,073,244 |
| - | Hounddog | $631 | 2 | $128,778 |
| - | House | $613 | 11 | $571,636 |
| - | Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom | $515 | 2 | $531,014 |
| - | I.O.U.S.A. | $455 | 5 | $809,344 |
| Reporting: 38 | $28,497,249 | total | ||