Daily Domestic Box Office Wednesday, December 17, 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 | $1,805,033 | -13% | 3,560 | $507 | $36,701,027 | 6 | |
| 2 | (2) | Four Christmases | $1,166,219 | -1% | -13% | 3,540 | $329 | $91,216,959 | 22 |
| 3 | (3) | Twilight | $787,223 | +2% | -13% | 3,649 | $216 | $152,320,664 | 27 |
| 4 | (5) | Bolt | $460,664 | +1% | -4% | 3,133 | $147 | $90,192,564 | 27 |
| 5 | (4) | Australia | $457,783 | -8% | -32% | 2,703 | $169 | $39,158,128 | 22 |
| 6 | (6) | Quantum of Solace | $388,695 | -4% | -32% | 2,635 | $148 | $158,739,680 | 34 |
| 7 | (8) | Milk | $277,035 | -2% | +53% | 328 | $845 | $8,416,625 | 22 |
| 8 | (7) | Nothing Like the Holidays | $267,091 | -7% | 1,671 | $160 | $4,354,509 | 6 | |
| 9 | (9) | Transporter 3 | $246,149 | -8% | -32% | 2,541 | $97 | $30,128,075 | 22 |
| 10 | (10) | Slumdog Millionaire | $244,831 | +6% | +76% | 169 | $1,449 | $8,738,186 | 36 |
| 11 | (11) | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $222,554 | +3% | -14% | 2,768 | $80 | $170,563,067 | 41 |
| 12 | (12) | Role Models | $205,225 | +3% | -17% | 1,325 | $155 | $64,742,815 | 41 |
| - | (13) | Frost/Nixon | $58,416 | -6% | +255% | 39 | $1,498 | $1,056,166 | 13 |
| - | (new) | The Wrestler | $46,928 | 4 | $11,732 | $46,928 | 1 | ||
| - | (15) | The Polar Express | $34,309 | -3% | +45% | 26 | $1,320 | $179,940,411 | 1,499 |
| - | (14) | Changeling | $33,395 | -11% | -38% | 393 | $85 | $35,263,847 | 55 |
| - | (16) | Gran Torino | $28,928 | -3% | 6 | $4,821 | $364,370 | 6 | |
| - | (17) | Eagle Eye | $22,679 | +5% | +171% | 320 | $71 | $100,704,708 | 83 |
| - | (18) | The Secret Life of Bees | $15,607 | -1% | -42% | 271 | $58 | $37,255,176 | 62 |
| - | (19) | The Dark Knight | $8,865 | -5% | -49% | 205 | $43 | $530,750,228 | 153 |
| - | (20) | RocknRolla | $6,192 | +14% | +77% | 123 | $50 | $5,681,379 | 71 |
| - | (22) | Burn After Reading | $5,563 | +16% | -2% | 57 | $98 | $60,317,315 | 97 |
| - | (21) | Max Payne | $4,537 | -8% | -19% | 121 | $37 | $40,603,063 | 62 |
| - | (23) | Body of Lies | $3,997 | -9% | -19% | 37 | $108 | $39,027,824 | 69 |
| - | (24) | Deep Sea 3-D | $3,591 | +31% | -3% | 10 | $359 | $37,095,505 | 1,021 |
| - | (25) | Appaloosa | $3,525 | +48% | -23% | 65 | $54 | $20,039,243 | 90 |
| - | (27) | City of Ember | $2,673 | +80% | +39% | 63 | $42 | $7,812,749 | 69 |
| - | (26) | Were the World Mine | $2,364 | +44% | +99% | 4 | $591 | $76,888 | 48 |
| - | (-) | Hounddog | $1,725 | 2 | $863 | $132,016 | 90 | ||
| - | (28) | Nights in Rodanthe | $1,062 | -9% | -56% | 23 | $46 | $41,576,905 | 83 |
| - | (29) | Righteous Kill | $764 | -5% | -82% | 36 | $21 | $40,078,672 | 97 |
| - | (30) | House | $323 | +35% | +618% | 11 | $29 | $574,273 | 41 |
| - | (31) | Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom | $299 | +248% | -70% | 2 | $150 | $532,517 | 55 |
| - | (32) | I.O.U.S.A. | $40 | -38% | -79% | 5 | $8 | $810,086 | 118 |
| Reporting movies: 34 | $6,814,284 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | $1,805,033 | 3,560 | $36,701,027 |
| 2 | Four Christmases | $1,166,219 | 3,540 | $91,216,959 |
| 3 | Twilight | $787,223 | 3,649 | $152,320,664 |
| 4 | Bolt | $460,664 | 3,133 | $90,192,564 |
| 5 | Australia | $457,783 | 2,703 | $39,158,128 |
| 6 | Quantum of Solace | $388,695 | 2,635 | $158,739,680 |
| 7 | Milk | $277,035 | 328 | $8,416,625 |
| 8 | Nothing Like the Holidays | $267,091 | 1,671 | $4,354,509 |
| 9 | Transporter 3 | $246,149 | 2,541 | $30,128,075 |
| 10 | Slumdog Millionaire | $244,831 | 169 | $8,738,186 |
| 11 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $222,554 | 2,768 | $170,563,067 |
| 12 | Role Models | $205,225 | 1,325 | $64,742,815 |
| - | Frost/Nixon | $58,416 | 39 | $1,056,166 |
| - | The Wrestler | $46,928 | 4 | $46,928 |
| - | The Polar Express | $34,309 | 26 | $179,940,411 |
| - | Changeling | $33,395 | 393 | $35,263,847 |
| - | Gran Torino | $28,928 | 6 | $364,370 |
| - | Eagle Eye | $22,679 | 320 | $100,704,708 |
| - | The Secret Life of Bees | $15,607 | 271 | $37,255,176 |
| - | The Dark Knight | $8,865 | 205 | $530,750,228 |
| - | RocknRolla | $6,192 | 123 | $5,681,379 |
| - | Burn After Reading | $5,563 | 57 | $60,317,315 |
| - | Max Payne | $4,537 | 121 | $40,603,063 |
| - | Body of Lies | $3,997 | 37 | $39,027,824 |
| - | Deep Sea 3-D | $3,591 | 10 | $37,095,505 |
| - | Appaloosa | $3,525 | 65 | $20,039,243 |
| - | City of Ember | $2,673 | 63 | $7,812,749 |
| - | Were the World Mine | $2,364 | 4 | $76,888 |
| - | Hounddog | $1,725 | 2 | $132,016 |
| - | Nights in Rodanthe | $1,062 | 23 | $41,576,905 |
| - | Righteous Kill | $764 | 36 | $40,078,672 |
| - | House | $323 | 11 | $574,273 |
| - | Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom | $299 | 2 | $532,517 |
| - | I.O.U.S.A. | $40 | 5 | $810,086 |
| Reporting: 34 | $6,814,284 | total | ||