Daily Domestic Box Office Wednesday, December 31, 2008
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Daily Change |
Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | (1) | Marley & Me | $6,883,821 | -6% | 3,480 | $1,978 | $72,444,071 | 7 | |
| - | (3) | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | $4,283,152 | -8% | 2,988 | $1,433 | $52,666,148 | 7 | |
| - | (5) | Yes Man | $2,752,113 | -24% | +42% | 3,434 | $801 | $60,029,690 | 13 |
| - | (7) | The Tale of Despereaux | $1,895,270 | -21% | +25% | 3,107 | $610 | $34,019,390 | 13 |
| - | (8) | The Day the Earth Stood Still | $1,112,419 | -16% | -4% | 2,402 | $463 | $67,286,845 | 20 |
| - | (13) | Slumdog Millionaire | $908,690 | -3% | +41% | 614 | $1,480 | $22,227,362 | 50 |
| - | (14) | Four Christmases | $867,310 | +4% | -29% | 2,510 | $346 | $114,136,302 | 36 |
| - | (9) | Twilight | $747,807 | -42% | +45% | 1,849 | $404 | $170,672,976 | 41 |
| - | (15) | Gran Torino | $587,653 | +8% | +460% | 84 | $6,996 | $5,881,093 | 20 |
| - | (18) | Australia | $352,091 | +34% | +11% | 711 | $495 | $45,135,608 | 36 |
| - | (19) | Frost/Nixon | $313,866 | +23% | +258% | 205 | $1,531 | $4,369,220 | 27 |
| - | (16) | Milk | $307,869 | -18% | +15% | 311 | $990 | $14,594,325 | 36 |
| - | (17) | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $254,620 | -15% | -27% | 808 | $315 | $175,687,934 | 55 |
| - | (20) | The Wrestler | $65,621 | -33% | +115% | 18 | $3,646 | $1,169,379 | 15 |
| - | (23) | Nothing Like the Holidays | $37,148 | -17% | -81% | 439 | $85 | $7,163,279 | 20 |
| - | (26) | Last Chance Harvey | $36,027 | +75% | 6 | $6,005 | $208,007 | 7 | |
| - | (22) | Revolutionary Road | $35,287 | -22% | 3 | $11,762 | $313,469 | 6 | |
| - | (29) | Changeling | $28,500 | +72% | +78% | 114 | $250 | $35,598,217 | 69 |
| - | (21) | Role Models | $28,125 | -42% | -63% | 225 | $125 | $66,367,815 | 55 |
| - | (new) | Defiance | $25,237 | 2 | $12,619 | $25,237 | 1 | ||
| - | (24) | Eagle Eye | $22,872 | -29% | +82% | 205 | $112 | $101,198,986 | 97 |
| - | (25) | The Polar Express | $20,550 | -32% | -65% | 26 | $790 | $180,723,916 | 1,513 |
| - | (28) | Body of Lies | $13,670 | -21% | +893% | 182 | $75 | $39,203,583 | 83 |
| - | (27) | Deep Sea 3-D | $12,569 | -37% | +1,365% | 8 | $1,571 | $37,246,319 | 1,035 |
| - | (30) | The Secret Life of Bees | $9,533 | -30% | +9% | 141 | $68 | $37,443,851 | 76 |
| - | (31) | Nights in Rodanthe | $9,058 | -17% | +53% | 115 | $79 | $41,745,871 | 97 |
| - | (32) | The Dark Knight | $7,112 | -30% | +31% | 74 | $96 | $530,924,926 | 167 |
| - | (33) | Appaloosa | $1,601 | +3% | -23% | 18 | $89 | $20,072,553 | 104 |
| - | (34) | Were the World Mine | $190 | +36% | -55% | 1 | $190 | $86,666 | 62 |
| Reporting movies: 29 | $21,619,781 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Marley & Me | $6,883,821 | 3,480 | $72,444,071 |
| - | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | $4,283,152 | 2,988 | $52,666,148 |
| - | Yes Man | $2,752,113 | 3,434 | $60,029,690 |
| - | The Tale of Despereaux | $1,895,270 | 3,107 | $34,019,390 |
| - | The Day the Earth Stood Still | $1,112,419 | 2,402 | $67,286,845 |
| - | Slumdog Millionaire | $908,690 | 614 | $22,227,362 |
| - | Four Christmases | $867,310 | 2,510 | $114,136,302 |
| - | Twilight | $747,807 | 1,849 | $170,672,976 |
| - | Gran Torino | $587,653 | 84 | $5,881,093 |
| - | Australia | $352,091 | 711 | $45,135,608 |
| - | Frost/Nixon | $313,866 | 205 | $4,369,220 |
| - | Milk | $307,869 | 311 | $14,594,325 |
| - | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $254,620 | 808 | $175,687,934 |
| - | The Wrestler | $65,621 | 18 | $1,169,379 |
| - | Nothing Like the Holidays | $37,148 | 439 | $7,163,279 |
| - | Last Chance Harvey | $36,027 | 6 | $208,007 |
| - | Revolutionary Road | $35,287 | 3 | $313,469 |
| - | Changeling | $28,500 | 114 | $35,598,217 |
| - | Role Models | $28,125 | 225 | $66,367,815 |
| - | Defiance | $25,237 | 2 | $25,237 |
| - | Eagle Eye | $22,872 | 205 | $101,198,986 |
| - | The Polar Express | $20,550 | 26 | $180,723,916 |
| - | Body of Lies | $13,670 | 182 | $39,203,583 |
| - | Deep Sea 3-D | $12,569 | 8 | $37,246,319 |
| - | The Secret Life of Bees | $9,533 | 141 | $37,443,851 |
| - | Nights in Rodanthe | $9,058 | 115 | $41,745,871 |
| - | The Dark Knight | $7,112 | 74 | $530,924,926 |
| - | Appaloosa | $1,601 | 18 | $20,072,553 |
| - | Were the World Mine | $190 | 1 | $86,666 |
| Reporting: 29 | $21,619,781 | total | ||