Daily Domestic Box Office Tuesday, December 16, 2008
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Daily Change |
Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | The Day the Earth Stood Still | $2,078,861 | -11% | 3,560 | $584 | $34,895,994 | 5 | |
| 2 | (2) | Four Christmases | $1,178,417 | +7% | -14% | 3,540 | $333 | $90,050,740 | 21 |
| 3 | (3) | Twilight | $774,687 | +9% | -16% | 3,649 | $212 | $151,533,441 | 26 |
| 4 | (4) | Australia | $498,029 | +14% | -31% | 2,703 | $184 | $38,700,345 | 21 |
| 5 | (5) | Bolt | $457,345 | +7% | -6% | 3,133 | $146 | $89,731,900 | 26 |
| 6 | (6) | Quantum of Solace | $405,266 | +12% | -29% | 2,635 | $154 | $158,350,985 | 33 |
| 7 | (7) | Nothing Like the Holidays | $285,810 | +6% | 1,671 | $171 | $4,087,418 | 5 | |
| 8 | (8) | Milk | $282,715 | +6% | +57% | 328 | $862 | $8,139,590 | 21 |
| 9 | (9) | Transporter 3 | $266,382 | +12% | -31% | 2,541 | $105 | $29,881,926 | 21 |
| 10 | (10) | Slumdog Millionaire | $231,932 | +9% | +74% | 169 | $1,372 | $8,493,355 | 35 |
| 11 | (12) | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $215,112 | +14% | -16% | 2,768 | $78 | $170,340,513 | 40 |
| 12 | (11) | Role Models | $198,750 | -3% | -17% | 1,325 | $150 | $64,537,590 | 40 |
| - | (13) | Frost/Nixon | $62,253 | +1% | +255% | 39 | $1,596 | $997,750 | 12 |
| - | (15) | Changeling | $37,405 | +19% | -35% | 393 | $95 | $35,230,452 | 54 |
| - | (16) | The Polar Express | $35,254 | +20% | +111% | 26 | $1,356 | $179,906,102 | 1,498 |
| - | (14) | Gran Torino | $29,860 | -12% | 6 | $4,977 | $335,442 | 5 | |
| - | (17) | Eagle Eye | $21,642 | +5% | +129% | 320 | $68 | $100,682,029 | 82 |
| - | (18) | The Secret Life of Bees | $15,781 | +4% | -36% | 271 | $58 | $37,239,569 | 61 |
| - | (19) | The Dark Knight | $9,331 | +11% | -47% | 205 | $46 | $530,741,363 | 152 |
| - | (21) | RocknRolla | $5,432 | +22% | +45% | 123 | $44 | $5,675,187 | 70 |
| - | (22) | Max Payne | $4,939 | +22% | -15% | 121 | $41 | $40,598,526 | 61 |
| - | (20) | Burn After Reading | $4,783 | -11% | -21% | 57 | $84 | $60,311,752 | 96 |
| - | (23) | Body of Lies | $4,371 | +12% | -15% | 37 | $118 | $39,023,827 | 68 |
| - | (24) | Deep Sea 3-D | $2,737 | -27% | -33% | 10 | $274 | $37,091,914 | 1,020 |
| - | (25) | Appaloosa | $2,382 | -6% | -55% | 65 | $37 | $20,035,718 | 89 |
| - | (26) | Were the World Mine | $1,643 | +9% | +11% | 4 | $411 | $74,524 | 47 |
| - | (27) | City of Ember | $1,483 | +13% | -47% | 63 | $24 | $7,810,076 | 68 |
| - | (28) | Nights in Rodanthe | $1,164 | +52% | -49% | 23 | $51 | $41,575,843 | 82 |
| - | (29) | Righteous Kill | $806 | +21% | -82% | 36 | $22 | $40,077,908 | 96 |
| - | (30) | House | $240 | -8% | +253% | 11 | $22 | $573,950 | 40 |
| - | (32) | Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom | $86 | -12% | -92% | 2 | $43 | $532,218 | 54 |
| - | (31) | I.O.U.S.A. | $64 | -37% | -54% | 5 | $13 | $810,046 | 117 |
| Reporting movies: 32 | $7,114,962 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | $2,078,861 | 3,560 | $34,895,994 |
| 2 | Four Christmases | $1,178,417 | 3,540 | $90,050,740 |
| 3 | Twilight | $774,687 | 3,649 | $151,533,441 |
| 4 | Australia | $498,029 | 2,703 | $38,700,345 |
| 5 | Bolt | $457,345 | 3,133 | $89,731,900 |
| 6 | Quantum of Solace | $405,266 | 2,635 | $158,350,985 |
| 7 | Nothing Like the Holidays | $285,810 | 1,671 | $4,087,418 |
| 8 | Milk | $282,715 | 328 | $8,139,590 |
| 9 | Transporter 3 | $266,382 | 2,541 | $29,881,926 |
| 10 | Slumdog Millionaire | $231,932 | 169 | $8,493,355 |
| 11 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $215,112 | 2,768 | $170,340,513 |
| 12 | Role Models | $198,750 | 1,325 | $64,537,590 |
| - | Frost/Nixon | $62,253 | 39 | $997,750 |
| - | Changeling | $37,405 | 393 | $35,230,452 |
| - | The Polar Express | $35,254 | 26 | $179,906,102 |
| - | Gran Torino | $29,860 | 6 | $335,442 |
| - | Eagle Eye | $21,642 | 320 | $100,682,029 |
| - | The Secret Life of Bees | $15,781 | 271 | $37,239,569 |
| - | The Dark Knight | $9,331 | 205 | $530,741,363 |
| - | RocknRolla | $5,432 | 123 | $5,675,187 |
| - | Max Payne | $4,939 | 121 | $40,598,526 |
| - | Burn After Reading | $4,783 | 57 | $60,311,752 |
| - | Body of Lies | $4,371 | 37 | $39,023,827 |
| - | Deep Sea 3-D | $2,737 | 10 | $37,091,914 |
| - | Appaloosa | $2,382 | 65 | $20,035,718 |
| - | Were the World Mine | $1,643 | 4 | $74,524 |
| - | City of Ember | $1,483 | 63 | $7,810,076 |
| - | Nights in Rodanthe | $1,164 | 23 | $41,575,843 |
| - | Righteous Kill | $806 | 36 | $40,077,908 |
| - | House | $240 | 11 | $573,950 |
| - | Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom | $86 | 2 | $532,218 |
| - | I.O.U.S.A. | $64 | 5 | $810,046 |
| Reporting: 32 | $7,114,962 | total | ||