Daily Domestic Box Office Saturday, January 3, 2009
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Daily Change |
Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Marley & Me | $9,177,480 | -5% | -28% | 3,505 | $2,618 | $101,215,136 | 10 |
| 2 | (2) | Bedtime Stories | $7,637,546 | -10% | -23% | 3,684 | $2,073 | $81,145,079 | 10 |
| 3 | (3) | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | $7,257,498 | +3% | -22% | 2,988 | $2,429 | $74,929,234 | 10 |
| 4 | (5) | Valkyrie | $5,460,000 | 0% | -27% | 2,778 | $1,965 | $57,580,000 | 10 |
| 5 | (4) | Yes Man | $5,331,180 | -3% | -9% | 3,434 | $1,552 | $76,423,114 | 16 |
| 6 | (6) | Seven Pounds | $3,991,680 | +1% | -18% | 2,758 | $1,447 | $58,012,923 | 16 |
| 7 | (7) | The Tale of Despereaux | $2,503,710 | -10% | -24% | 3,091 | $810 | $42,023,545 | 16 |
| 8 | (8) | The Day the Earth Stood Still | $1,990,176 | +3% | -31% | 2,337 | $852 | $73,296,209 | 23 |
| 9 | (10) | Slumdog Millionaire | $1,849,019 | +11% | +15% | 612 | $3,021 | $27,496,380 | 53 |
| 10 | (9) | Twilight | $1,787,778 | +1% | +7% | 1,888 | $947 | $175,827,545 | 44 |
| - | (11) | The Spirit | $1,219,547 | -6% | -44% | 2,509 | $486 | $16,997,829 | 10 |
| - | (12) | Bolt | $1,187,624 | -8% | 1,729 | $687 | $109,100,474 | 44 | |
| - | (13) | Four Christmases | $1,122,221 | -2% | -36% | 2,307 | $486 | $117,642,640 | 39 |
| - | (14) | Gran Torino | $1,104,422 | +8% | +29% | 84 | $13,148 | $9,011,706 | 23 |
| - | (15) | Milk | $744,699 | +14% | +14% | 309 | $2,410 | $16,665,589 | 39 |
| - | (16) | The Reader | $653,152 | +23% | 398 | $1,641 | $3,139,216 | 25 | |
| - | (17) | Frost/Nixon | $553,611 | +9% | +7% | 205 | $2,701 | $5,950,302 | 30 |
| - | (18) | Australia | $462,224 | +8% | +12% | 768 | $602 | $46,412,011 | 39 |
| - | (20) | Revolutionary Road | $381,283 | +9% | +478% | 38 | $10,034 | $1,120,966 | 9 |
| - | (19) | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $348,587 | -8% | +0% | 707 | $493 | $176,784,577 | 58 |
| - | (21) | The Wrestler | $159,795 | +2% | +15% | 18 | $8,878 | $1,640,111 | 18 |
| - | (22) | Role Models | $93,125 | -3% | +25% | 270 | $345 | $66,645,665 | 58 |
| - | (23) | Nothing Like the Holidays | $62,195 | +6% | -43% | 308 | $202 | $7,370,756 | 23 |
| - | (24) | Eagle Eye | $59,801 | +9% | -1% | 195 | $307 | $101,369,965 | 100 |
| - | (25) | Defiance | $49,591 | +26% | 2 | $24,796 | $166,098 | 4 | |
| - | (26) | Last Chance Harvey | $39,639 | +12% | +17% | 6 | $6,607 | $323,733 | 10 |
| - | (28) | Body of Lies | $32,898 | +14% | -4% | 182 | $181 | $39,295,421 | 86 |
| - | (27) | Changeling | $31,885 | +8% | +12% | 125 | $255 | $35,688,572 | 72 |
| - | (31) | The Secret Life of Bees | $26,283 | +20% | +36% | 84 | $313 | $37,511,412 | 79 |
| - | (30) | The Dark Knight | $26,042 | +8% | +24% | 75 | $347 | $530,986,558 | 170 |
| - | (29) | The Polar Express | $25,896 | +4% | -57% | 18 | $1,439 | $180,797,387 | 1,516 |
| - | (32) | Deep Sea 3-D | $19,666 | -1% | -8% | 8 | $2,458 | $37,303,054 | 1,038 |
| - | (33) | Nights in Rodanthe | $16,970 | +12% | -1% | 85 | $200 | $41,792,344 | 100 |
| - | (34) | Appaloosa | $1,873 | -6% | -39% | 15 | $125 | $20,079,163 | 107 |
| - | (35) | Were the World Mine | $557 | +13% | -19% | 3 | $186 | $88,207 | 65 |
| Reporting movies: 35 | $55,409,653 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marley & Me | $9,177,480 | 3,505 | $101,215,136 |
| 2 | Bedtime Stories | $7,637,546 | 3,684 | $81,145,079 |
| 3 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | $7,257,498 | 2,988 | $74,929,234 |
| 4 | Valkyrie | $5,460,000 | 2,778 | $57,580,000 |
| 5 | Yes Man | $5,331,180 | 3,434 | $76,423,114 |
| 6 | Seven Pounds | $3,991,680 | 2,758 | $58,012,923 |
| 7 | The Tale of Despereaux | $2,503,710 | 3,091 | $42,023,545 |
| 8 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | $1,990,176 | 2,337 | $73,296,209 |
| 9 | Slumdog Millionaire | $1,849,019 | 612 | $27,496,380 |
| 10 | Twilight | $1,787,778 | 1,888 | $175,827,545 |
| - | The Spirit | $1,219,547 | 2,509 | $16,997,829 |
| - | Bolt | $1,187,624 | 1,729 | $109,100,474 |
| - | Four Christmases | $1,122,221 | 2,307 | $117,642,640 |
| - | Gran Torino | $1,104,422 | 84 | $9,011,706 |
| - | Milk | $744,699 | 309 | $16,665,589 |
| - | The Reader | $653,152 | 398 | $3,139,216 |
| - | Frost/Nixon | $553,611 | 205 | $5,950,302 |
| - | Australia | $462,224 | 768 | $46,412,011 |
| - | Revolutionary Road | $381,283 | 38 | $1,120,966 |
| - | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $348,587 | 707 | $176,784,577 |
| - | The Wrestler | $159,795 | 18 | $1,640,111 |
| - | Role Models | $93,125 | 270 | $66,645,665 |
| - | Nothing Like the Holidays | $62,195 | 308 | $7,370,756 |
| - | Eagle Eye | $59,801 | 195 | $101,369,965 |
| - | Defiance | $49,591 | 2 | $166,098 |
| - | Last Chance Harvey | $39,639 | 6 | $323,733 |
| - | Body of Lies | $32,898 | 182 | $39,295,421 |
| - | Changeling | $31,885 | 125 | $35,688,572 |
| - | The Secret Life of Bees | $26,283 | 84 | $37,511,412 |
| - | The Dark Knight | $26,042 | 75 | $530,986,558 |
| - | The Polar Express | $25,896 | 18 | $180,797,387 |
| - | Deep Sea 3-D | $19,666 | 8 | $37,303,054 |
| - | Nights in Rodanthe | $16,970 | 85 | $41,792,344 |
| - | Appaloosa | $1,873 | 15 | $20,079,163 |
| - | Were the World Mine | $557 | 3 | $88,207 |
| Reporting: 35 | $55,409,653 | total | ||