Daily Domestic Box Office Thursday, December 18, 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 | $1,775,857 | -2% | 3,560 | $499 | $38,476,884 | 7 | |
| 2 | (2) | Four Christmases | $1,192,493 | +2% | -12% | 3,540 | $337 | $92,409,452 | 23 |
| 3 | (3) | Twilight | $913,235 | +16% | -1% | 3,649 | $250 | $153,233,899 | 28 |
| 4 | (4) | Bolt | $560,639 | +22% | +14% | 3,133 | $179 | $90,753,203 | 28 |
| 5 | (5) | Australia | $464,209 | +1% | -30% | 2,703 | $172 | $39,622,337 | 23 |
| 6 | (6) | Quantum of Solace | $408,850 | +5% | -29% | 2,635 | $155 | $159,148,530 | 35 |
| 7 | (8) | Nothing Like the Holidays | $264,565 | -1% | 1,671 | $158 | $4,619,074 | 7 | |
| 8 | (7) | Milk | $264,258 | -5% | +45% | 328 | $806 | $8,680,883 | 23 |
| 9 | (11) | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $259,392 | +17% | -2% | 2,768 | $94 | $170,822,459 | 42 |
| 10 | (9) | Transporter 3 | $259,281 | +5% | -26% | 2,541 | $102 | $30,387,356 | 23 |
| 11 | (10) | Slumdog Millionaire | $245,564 | +0% | +74% | 169 | $1,453 | $8,983,750 | 37 |
| 12 | (12) | Role Models | $205,775 | +0% | -17% | 1,325 | $155 | $64,948,590 | 42 |
| - | (13) | Frost/Nixon | $57,044 | -2% | +263% | 39 | $1,463 | $1,113,210 | 14 |
| - | (14) | The Wrestler | $38,578 | -18% | 4 | $9,645 | $85,506 | 2 | |
| - | (15) | The Polar Express | $36,751 | +7% | +67% | 26 | $1,414 | $179,977,162 | 1,500 |
| - | (16) | Changeling | $31,505 | -6% | -46% | 393 | $80 | $35,295,352 | 56 |
| - | (17) | Gran Torino | $27,269 | -6% | 6 | $4,545 | $391,639 | 7 | |
| - | (18) | Eagle Eye | $22,672 | 0% | +121% | 320 | $71 | $100,727,380 | 84 |
| - | (19) | The Secret Life of Bees | $15,482 | -1% | -44% | 271 | $57 | $37,270,658 | 63 |
| - | (20) | The Dark Knight | $9,594 | +8% | -44% | 205 | $47 | $530,759,822 | 154 |
| - | (21) | RocknRolla | $5,945 | -4% | +79% | 123 | $48 | $5,687,324 | 72 |
| - | (22) | Burn After Reading | $5,262 | -5% | -11% | 57 | $92 | $60,322,577 | 98 |
| - | (23) | Max Payne | $4,457 | -2% | -20% | 121 | $37 | $40,607,520 | 63 |
| - | (24) | Body of Lies | $4,237 | +6% | -30% | 37 | $115 | $39,032,061 | 70 |
| - | (25) | Deep Sea 3-D | $3,970 | +11% | +20% | 10 | $397 | $37,099,475 | 1,022 |
| - | (26) | Appaloosa | $2,820 | -20% | -48% | 65 | $43 | $20,042,063 | 91 |
| - | (28) | Were the World Mine | $2,420 | +2% | +72% | 4 | $605 | $79,308 | 49 |
| - | (27) | City of Ember | $1,483 | -45% | -13% | 63 | $24 | $7,814,232 | 70 |
| - | (30) | Nights in Rodanthe | $818 | -23% | -72% | 23 | $36 | $41,577,723 | 84 |
| - | (31) | Righteous Kill | $743 | -3% | -82% | 36 | $21 | $40,079,415 | 98 |
| - | (33) | Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom | $361 | +21% | -71% | 2 | $181 | $532,878 | 56 |
| - | (32) | House | $336 | +4% | +380% | 11 | $31 | $574,609 | 42 |
| - | (34) | I.O.U.S.A. | $110 | +175% | -75% | 5 | $22 | $810,196 | 119 |
| Reporting movies: 33 | $7,085,975 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | $1,775,857 | 3,560 | $38,476,884 |
| 2 | Four Christmases | $1,192,493 | 3,540 | $92,409,452 |
| 3 | Twilight | $913,235 | 3,649 | $153,233,899 |
| 4 | Bolt | $560,639 | 3,133 | $90,753,203 |
| 5 | Australia | $464,209 | 2,703 | $39,622,337 |
| 6 | Quantum of Solace | $408,850 | 2,635 | $159,148,530 |
| 7 | Nothing Like the Holidays | $264,565 | 1,671 | $4,619,074 |
| 8 | Milk | $264,258 | 328 | $8,680,883 |
| 9 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $259,392 | 2,768 | $170,822,459 |
| 10 | Transporter 3 | $259,281 | 2,541 | $30,387,356 |
| 11 | Slumdog Millionaire | $245,564 | 169 | $8,983,750 |
| 12 | Role Models | $205,775 | 1,325 | $64,948,590 |
| - | Frost/Nixon | $57,044 | 39 | $1,113,210 |
| - | The Wrestler | $38,578 | 4 | $85,506 |
| - | The Polar Express | $36,751 | 26 | $179,977,162 |
| - | Changeling | $31,505 | 393 | $35,295,352 |
| - | Gran Torino | $27,269 | 6 | $391,639 |
| - | Eagle Eye | $22,672 | 320 | $100,727,380 |
| - | The Secret Life of Bees | $15,482 | 271 | $37,270,658 |
| - | The Dark Knight | $9,594 | 205 | $530,759,822 |
| - | RocknRolla | $5,945 | 123 | $5,687,324 |
| - | Burn After Reading | $5,262 | 57 | $60,322,577 |
| - | Max Payne | $4,457 | 121 | $40,607,520 |
| - | Body of Lies | $4,237 | 37 | $39,032,061 |
| - | Deep Sea 3-D | $3,970 | 10 | $37,099,475 |
| - | Appaloosa | $2,820 | 65 | $20,042,063 |
| - | Were the World Mine | $2,420 | 4 | $79,308 |
| - | City of Ember | $1,483 | 63 | $7,814,232 |
| - | Nights in Rodanthe | $818 | 23 | $41,577,723 |
| - | Righteous Kill | $743 | 36 | $40,079,415 |
| - | Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom | $361 | 2 | $532,878 |
| - | House | $336 | 11 | $574,609 |
| - | I.O.U.S.A. | $110 | 5 | $810,196 |
| Reporting: 33 | $7,085,975 | total | ||