Daily Domestic Box Office Friday, January 2, 2009
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Daily Change |
Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Marley & Me | $9,637,373 | -3% | -31% | 3,505 | $2,750 | $92,037,656 | 9 |
| 2 | (-) | Bedtime Stories | $8,469,704 | -16% | 3,684 | $2,299 | $73,507,533 | 9 | |
| 3 | (2) | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | $7,065,898 | -11% | -30% | 2,988 | $2,365 | $67,671,736 | 9 |
| 4 | (3) | Yes Man | $5,495,023 | -1% | -7% | 3,434 | $1,600 | $71,091,934 | 15 |
| 5 | (-) | Valkyrie | $5,470,000 | -33% | 2,778 | $1,969 | $52,120,000 | 9 | |
| 6 | (-) | Seven Pounds | $3,942,463 | -17% | 2,758 | $1,429 | $54,021,243 | 15 | |
| 7 | (4) | The Tale of Despereaux | $2,797,355 | +3% | -12% | 3,091 | $905 | $39,519,835 | 15 |
| 8 | (5) | The Day the Earth Stood Still | $1,931,475 | -7% | -31% | 2,337 | $826 | $71,306,033 | 22 |
| - | (7) | Twilight | $1,765,559 | +10% | +11% | 1,888 | $935 | $174,039,767 | 43 |
| - | (6) | Slumdog Millionaire | $1,661,532 | -6% | +12% | 612 | $2,715 | $25,647,361 | 52 |
| - | (-) | The Spirit | $1,294,442 | -50% | 2,509 | $516 | $15,778,282 | 9 | |
| - | (-) | Bolt | $1,287,649 | 1,729 | $745 | $107,912,850 | 43 | ||
| - | (8) | Four Christmases | $1,141,975 | -8% | -38% | 2,307 | $495 | $116,520,419 | 38 |
| - | (9) | Gran Torino | $1,023,153 | +2% | +33% | 84 | $12,180 | $7,907,284 | 22 |
| - | (10) | Milk | $651,406 | -4% | +13% | 309 | $2,108 | $15,920,890 | 38 |
| - | (-) | The Reader | $530,958 | 398 | $1,334 | $2,486,064 | 24 | ||
| - | (11) | Frost/Nixon | $505,999 | -3% | +7% | 205 | $2,468 | $5,396,691 | 29 |
| - | (12) | Australia | $426,243 | +10% | +17% | 768 | $555 | $45,949,787 | 38 |
| - | (13) | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $377,577 | +2% | +32% | 707 | $534 | $176,435,990 | 57 |
| - | (17) | Revolutionary Road | $349,895 | +358% | +425% | 38 | $9,208 | $739,683 | 8 |
| - | (14) | The Wrestler | $156,088 | +1% | +22% | 18 | $8,672 | $1,480,316 | 17 |
| - | (15) | Role Models | $95,850 | +8% | +42% | 270 | $355 | $66,552,540 | 57 |
| - | (16) | Nothing Like the Holidays | $58,744 | -32% | -49% | 308 | $191 | $7,308,561 | 22 |
| - | (18) | Eagle Eye | $55,073 | -2% | +5% | 195 | $282 | $101,310,164 | 99 |
| - | (19) | Defiance | $39,406 | -24% | 2 | $19,703 | $116,507 | 3 | |
| - | (20) | Last Chance Harvey | $35,353 | -13% | +15% | 6 | $5,892 | $284,094 | 9 |
| - | (22) | Changeling | $29,400 | +1% | +29% | 125 | $235 | $35,656,687 | 71 |
| - | (21) | Body of Lies | $28,761 | -5% | -2% | 182 | $158 | $39,262,523 | 85 |
| - | (23) | The Polar Express | $24,956 | +10% | -55% | 18 | $1,386 | $180,771,491 | 1,515 |
| - | (27) | The Dark Knight | $24,078 | +109% | +32% | 75 | $321 | $530,960,516 | 169 |
| - | (24) | The Secret Life of Bees | $21,862 | +13% | +43% | 84 | $260 | $37,485,129 | 78 |
| - | (25) | Deep Sea 3-D | $19,925 | +16% | +21% | 8 | $2,491 | $37,283,388 | 1,037 |
| - | (26) | Nights in Rodanthe | $15,164 | +6% | -1% | 85 | $178 | $41,775,374 | 99 |
| - | (28) | Appaloosa | $1,994 | -27% | -6% | 15 | $133 | $20,077,290 | 106 |
| - | (30) | Were the World Mine | $494 | +1% | 0% | 3 | $165 | $87,650 | 64 |
| Reporting movies: 35 | $56,432,827 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marley & Me | $9,637,373 | 3,505 | $92,037,656 |
| 2 | Bedtime Stories | $8,469,704 | 3,684 | $73,507,533 |
| 3 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | $7,065,898 | 2,988 | $67,671,736 |
| 4 | Yes Man | $5,495,023 | 3,434 | $71,091,934 |
| 5 | Valkyrie | $5,470,000 | 2,778 | $52,120,000 |
| 6 | Seven Pounds | $3,942,463 | 2,758 | $54,021,243 |
| 7 | The Tale of Despereaux | $2,797,355 | 3,091 | $39,519,835 |
| 8 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | $1,931,475 | 2,337 | $71,306,033 |
| - | Twilight | $1,765,559 | 1,888 | $174,039,767 |
| - | Slumdog Millionaire | $1,661,532 | 612 | $25,647,361 |
| - | The Spirit | $1,294,442 | 2,509 | $15,778,282 |
| - | Bolt | $1,287,649 | 1,729 | $107,912,850 |
| - | Four Christmases | $1,141,975 | 2,307 | $116,520,419 |
| - | Gran Torino | $1,023,153 | 84 | $7,907,284 |
| - | Milk | $651,406 | 309 | $15,920,890 |
| - | The Reader | $530,958 | 398 | $2,486,064 |
| - | Frost/Nixon | $505,999 | 205 | $5,396,691 |
| - | Australia | $426,243 | 768 | $45,949,787 |
| - | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $377,577 | 707 | $176,435,990 |
| - | Revolutionary Road | $349,895 | 38 | $739,683 |
| - | The Wrestler | $156,088 | 18 | $1,480,316 |
| - | Role Models | $95,850 | 270 | $66,552,540 |
| - | Nothing Like the Holidays | $58,744 | 308 | $7,308,561 |
| - | Eagle Eye | $55,073 | 195 | $101,310,164 |
| - | Defiance | $39,406 | 2 | $116,507 |
| - | Last Chance Harvey | $35,353 | 6 | $284,094 |
| - | Changeling | $29,400 | 125 | $35,656,687 |
| - | Body of Lies | $28,761 | 182 | $39,262,523 |
| - | The Polar Express | $24,956 | 18 | $180,771,491 |
| - | The Dark Knight | $24,078 | 75 | $530,960,516 |
| - | The Secret Life of Bees | $21,862 | 84 | $37,485,129 |
| - | Deep Sea 3-D | $19,925 | 8 | $37,283,388 |
| - | Nights in Rodanthe | $15,164 | 85 | $41,775,374 |
| - | Appaloosa | $1,994 | 15 | $20,077,290 |
| - | Were the World Mine | $494 | 3 | $87,650 |
| Reporting: 35 | $56,432,827 | total | ||