Daily Domestic Box Office Wednesday, January 7, 2009
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Daily Change |
Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (2) | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | $1,383,926 | -7% | -68% | 2,988 | $463 | $83,616,280 | 14 |
| 2 | (1) | Marley & Me | $1,382,909 | -8% | -80% | 3,505 | $395 | $111,125,955 | 14 |
| 3 | (3) | Valkyrie | $1,024,501 | -9% | 2,778 | $369 | $63,981,044 | 14 | |
| 4 | (4) | Yes Man | $908,367 | -8% | -67% | 3,434 | $265 | $82,465,406 | 20 |
| 5 | (5) | Seven Pounds | $678,701 | -11% | 2,758 | $246 | $62,312,766 | 20 | |
| 6 | (6) | Bedtime Stories | $677,623 | -9% | 3,684 | $184 | $88,004,786 | 14 | |
| 7 | (8) | Slumdog Millionaire | $447,390 | +3% | -51% | 612 | $731 | $29,942,148 | 57 |
| 8 | (7) | Doubt | $442,280 | -5% | 1,287 | $344 | $20,025,089 | 27 | |
| 9 | (9) | Twilight | $400,205 | -3% | -46% | 1,888 | $212 | $178,167,045 | 48 |
| 10 | (10) | The Day the Earth Stood Still | $327,759 | -7% | -71% | 2,337 | $140 | $75,476,544 | 27 |
| 11 | (12) | Gran Torino | $327,325 | +8% | -44% | 84 | $3,897 | $10,765,264 | 27 |
| 12 | (11) | The Spirit | $272,349 | -12% | 2,509 | $109 | $18,638,958 | 14 | |
| 13 | (13) | The Tale of Despereaux | $261,995 | 0% | -86% | 3,091 | $85 | $44,572,880 | 20 |
| 14 | (14) | Milk | $184,067 | +1% | -40% | 309 | $596 | $17,687,582 | 43 |
| 15 | (15) | Four Christmases | $163,918 | -2% | -81% | 2,307 | $71 | $118,683,504 | 43 |
| - | (16) | Australia | $122,111 | +1% | -65% | 768 | $159 | $47,028,329 | 43 |
| - | (17) | Frost/Nixon | $119,255 | +5% | -62% | 205 | $582 | $6,631,684 | 34 |
| - | (18) | Bolt | $108,702 | -1% | 1,729 | $63 | $110,334,740 | 48 | |
| - | (19) | Revolutionary Road | $92,235 | +0% | +161% | 38 | $2,427 | $1,642,190 | 13 |
| - | (20) | The Wrestler | $54,482 | -3% | -17% | 18 | $3,027 | $1,922,720 | 22 |
| - | (21) | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $31,160 | -8% | -88% | 707 | $44 | $177,146,445 | 62 |
| - | (22) | Role Models | $24,225 | -10% | -14% | 270 | $90 | $66,780,600 | 62 |
| - | (23) | Nothing Like the Holidays | $12,536 | -8% | -66% | 308 | $41 | $7,443,871 | 27 |
| - | (26) | Last Chance Harvey | $10,059 | +3% | -72% | 6 | $1,677 | $379,049 | 14 |
| - | (25) | Defiance | $9,804 | -4% | -61% | 2 | $4,902 | $230,663 | 8 |
| - | (24) | Eagle Eye | $9,346 | -13% | -59% | 195 | $48 | $101,432,258 | 104 |
| - | (27) | Body of Lies | $8,863 | -1% | -35% | 182 | $49 | $39,341,353 | 90 |
| - | (28) | Changeling | $8,725 | 0% | -69% | 125 | $70 | $35,732,297 | 76 |
| - | (29) | The Secret Life of Bees | $6,549 | -1% | -31% | 84 | $78 | $37,545,136 | 83 |
| - | (32) | Deep Sea 3-D | $4,312 | +35% | -66% | 8 | $539 | $37,325,012 | 1,042 |
| - | (31) | Nights in Rodanthe | $4,257 | +1% | -53% | 85 | $50 | $41,814,366 | 104 |
| - | (30) | The Dark Knight | $3,905 | -9% | -45% | 75 | $52 | $531,014,280 | 174 |
| - | (33) | Appaloosa | $1,422 | +4% | -11% | 15 | $95 | $20,084,317 | 111 |
| - | (34) | The Polar Express | $351 | -50% | -98% | 18 | $20 | $180,811,279 | 1,520 |
| - | (35) | Were the World Mine | $249 | +938% | +31% | 2 | $125 | $89,133 | 69 |
| Reporting movies: 35 | $9,515,863 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | $1,383,926 | 2,988 | $83,616,280 |
| 2 | Marley & Me | $1,382,909 | 3,505 | $111,125,955 |
| 3 | Valkyrie | $1,024,501 | 2,778 | $63,981,044 |
| 4 | Yes Man | $908,367 | 3,434 | $82,465,406 |
| 5 | Seven Pounds | $678,701 | 2,758 | $62,312,766 |
| 6 | Bedtime Stories | $677,623 | 3,684 | $88,004,786 |
| 7 | Slumdog Millionaire | $447,390 | 612 | $29,942,148 |
| 8 | Doubt | $442,280 | 1,287 | $20,025,089 |
| 9 | Twilight | $400,205 | 1,888 | $178,167,045 |
| 10 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | $327,759 | 2,337 | $75,476,544 |
| 11 | Gran Torino | $327,325 | 84 | $10,765,264 |
| 12 | The Spirit | $272,349 | 2,509 | $18,638,958 |
| 13 | The Tale of Despereaux | $261,995 | 3,091 | $44,572,880 |
| 14 | Milk | $184,067 | 309 | $17,687,582 |
| 15 | Four Christmases | $163,918 | 2,307 | $118,683,504 |
| - | Australia | $122,111 | 768 | $47,028,329 |
| - | Frost/Nixon | $119,255 | 205 | $6,631,684 |
| - | Bolt | $108,702 | 1,729 | $110,334,740 |
| - | Revolutionary Road | $92,235 | 38 | $1,642,190 |
| - | The Wrestler | $54,482 | 18 | $1,922,720 |
| - | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $31,160 | 707 | $177,146,445 |
| - | Role Models | $24,225 | 270 | $66,780,600 |
| - | Nothing Like the Holidays | $12,536 | 308 | $7,443,871 |
| - | Last Chance Harvey | $10,059 | 6 | $379,049 |
| - | Defiance | $9,804 | 2 | $230,663 |
| - | Eagle Eye | $9,346 | 195 | $101,432,258 |
| - | Body of Lies | $8,863 | 182 | $39,341,353 |
| - | Changeling | $8,725 | 125 | $35,732,297 |
| - | The Secret Life of Bees | $6,549 | 84 | $37,545,136 |
| - | Deep Sea 3-D | $4,312 | 8 | $37,325,012 |
| - | Nights in Rodanthe | $4,257 | 85 | $41,814,366 |
| - | The Dark Knight | $3,905 | 75 | $531,014,280 |
| - | Appaloosa | $1,422 | 15 | $20,084,317 |
| - | The Polar Express | $351 | 18 | $180,811,279 |
| - | Were the World Mine | $249 | 2 | $89,133 |
| Reporting: 35 | $9,515,863 | total | ||