Daily Domestic Box Office Thursday, January 1, 2009
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Daily Change |
Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | (1) | Marley & Me | $9,956,212 | +45% | -31% | 3,480 | $2,861 | $82,400,283 | 8 |
| - | (2) | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | $7,939,690 | +85% | -33% | 2,988 | $2,657 | $60,605,838 | 8 |
| - | (3) | Yes Man | $5,567,221 | +102% | -6% | 3,434 | $1,621 | $65,596,911 | 14 |
| - | (4) | The Tale of Despereaux | $2,703,090 | +43% | +37% | 3,107 | $870 | $36,722,480 | 14 |
| - | (5) | The Day the Earth Stood Still | $2,087,713 | +88% | -25% | 2,402 | $869 | $69,374,558 | 21 |
| - | (6) | Slumdog Millionaire | $1,758,467 | +94% | +31% | 614 | $2,864 | $23,985,829 | 51 |
| - | (8) | Twilight | $1,601,232 | +114% | +61% | 1,849 | $866 | $172,274,208 | 42 |
| - | (7) | Four Christmases | $1,242,142 | +43% | -44% | 2,510 | $495 | $115,378,444 | 37 |
| - | (9) | Gran Torino | $1,003,038 | +71% | +31% | 84 | $11,941 | $6,884,131 | 21 |
| - | (12) | Milk | $675,159 | +119% | +36% | 311 | $2,171 | $15,269,484 | 37 |
| - | (11) | Frost/Nixon | $521,472 | +66% | +11% | 205 | $2,544 | $4,890,692 | 28 |
| - | (10) | Australia | $387,936 | +10% | +72% | 711 | $546 | $45,523,544 | 37 |
| - | (13) | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $370,479 | +46% | +145% | 808 | $459 | $176,058,413 | 56 |
| - | (14) | The Wrestler | $154,849 | +136% | +15% | 18 | $8,603 | $1,324,228 | 16 |
| - | (19) | Role Models | $88,875 | +216% | +49% | 225 | $395 | $66,456,690 | 56 |
| - | (15) | Nothing Like the Holidays | $86,538 | +133% | -49% | 439 | $197 | $7,249,817 | 21 |
| - | (17) | Revolutionary Road | $76,319 | +116% | 3 | $25,440 | $389,788 | 7 | |
| - | (21) | Eagle Eye | $56,105 | +145% | +91% | 205 | $274 | $101,255,091 | 98 |
| - | (20) | Defiance | $51,864 | +106% | 2 | $25,932 | $77,101 | 2 | |
| - | (16) | Last Chance Harvey | $40,734 | +13% | +14% | 6 | $6,789 | $248,741 | 8 |
| - | (23) | Body of Lies | $30,179 | +121% | +97% | 182 | $166 | $39,233,762 | 84 |
| - | (18) | Changeling | $29,070 | +2% | +168% | 114 | $255 | $35,627,287 | 70 |
| - | (22) | The Polar Express | $22,619 | +10% | +46% | 26 | $870 | $180,746,535 | 1,514 |
| - | (25) | The Secret Life of Bees | $19,416 | +104% | +217% | 141 | $138 | $37,463,267 | 77 |
| - | (24) | Deep Sea 3-D | $17,144 | +36% | +3,850% | 8 | $2,143 | $37,263,463 | 1,036 |
| - | (26) | Nights in Rodanthe | $14,339 | +58% | +97% | 115 | $125 | $41,760,210 | 98 |
| - | (27) | The Dark Knight | $11,512 | +62% | +65% | 74 | $156 | $530,936,438 | 168 |
| - | (28) | Appaloosa | $2,743 | +71% | +101% | 18 | $152 | $20,075,296 | 105 |
| - | (-) | Roving Mars | $2,073 | 6 | $346 | $9,851,046 | 1,071 | ||
| - | (29) | Were the World Mine | $490 | +158% | +25% | 1 | $490 | $87,156 | 63 |
| Reporting movies: 30 | $36,518,720 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Marley & Me | $9,956,212 | 3,480 | $82,400,283 |
| - | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | $7,939,690 | 2,988 | $60,605,838 |
| - | Yes Man | $5,567,221 | 3,434 | $65,596,911 |
| - | The Tale of Despereaux | $2,703,090 | 3,107 | $36,722,480 |
| - | The Day the Earth Stood Still | $2,087,713 | 2,402 | $69,374,558 |
| - | Slumdog Millionaire | $1,758,467 | 614 | $23,985,829 |
| - | Twilight | $1,601,232 | 1,849 | $172,274,208 |
| - | Four Christmases | $1,242,142 | 2,510 | $115,378,444 |
| - | Gran Torino | $1,003,038 | 84 | $6,884,131 |
| - | Milk | $675,159 | 311 | $15,269,484 |
| - | Frost/Nixon | $521,472 | 205 | $4,890,692 |
| - | Australia | $387,936 | 711 | $45,523,544 |
| - | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $370,479 | 808 | $176,058,413 |
| - | The Wrestler | $154,849 | 18 | $1,324,228 |
| - | Role Models | $88,875 | 225 | $66,456,690 |
| - | Nothing Like the Holidays | $86,538 | 439 | $7,249,817 |
| - | Revolutionary Road | $76,319 | 3 | $389,788 |
| - | Eagle Eye | $56,105 | 205 | $101,255,091 |
| - | Defiance | $51,864 | 2 | $77,101 |
| - | Last Chance Harvey | $40,734 | 6 | $248,741 |
| - | Body of Lies | $30,179 | 182 | $39,233,762 |
| - | Changeling | $29,070 | 114 | $35,627,287 |
| - | The Polar Express | $22,619 | 26 | $180,746,535 |
| - | The Secret Life of Bees | $19,416 | 141 | $37,463,267 |
| - | Deep Sea 3-D | $17,144 | 8 | $37,263,463 |
| - | Nights in Rodanthe | $14,339 | 115 | $41,760,210 |
| - | The Dark Knight | $11,512 | 74 | $530,936,438 |
| - | Appaloosa | $2,743 | 18 | $20,075,296 |
| - | Roving Mars | $2,073 | 6 | $9,851,046 |
| - | Were the World Mine | $490 | 1 | $87,156 |
| Reporting: 30 | $36,518,720 | total | ||