Daily Domestic Box Office Thursday, January 8, 2009
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Daily Change |
Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | $1,263,600 | -9% | -84% | 2,988 | $423 | $84,879,880 | 15 |
| 2 | (2) | Marley & Me | $1,234,216 | -11% | -88% | 3,505 | $352 | $112,360,171 | 15 |
| 3 | (3) | Valkyrie | $866,339 | -15% | 2,778 | $312 | $64,847,383 | 15 | |
| 4 | (4) | Yes Man | $790,281 | -13% | -86% | 3,434 | $230 | $83,255,687 | 21 |
| 5 | (6) | Bedtime Stories | $625,187 | -8% | 3,684 | $170 | $88,629,973 | 15 | |
| 6 | (5) | Seven Pounds | $617,690 | -9% | 2,758 | $224 | $62,930,456 | 21 | |
| 7 | (9) | Twilight | $439,745 | +10% | -73% | 1,888 | $233 | $178,606,790 | 49 |
| 8 | (8) | Doubt | $413,215 | -7% | 1,287 | $321 | $20,438,304 | 28 | |
| 9 | (7) | Slumdog Millionaire | $402,707 | -10% | -77% | 612 | $658 | $30,344,855 | 58 |
| 10 | (10) | The Day the Earth Stood Still | $303,065 | -8% | -85% | 2,337 | $130 | $75,779,609 | 28 |
| 11 | (13) | The Tale of Despereaux | $277,985 | +6% | -90% | 3,091 | $90 | $44,850,865 | 21 |
| 12 | (11) | Gran Torino | $274,866 | -16% | -73% | 84 | $3,272 | $11,040,130 | 28 |
| 13 | (14) | Milk | $180,363 | -2% | -73% | 309 | $584 | $17,867,945 | 44 |
| 14 | (15) | Four Christmases | $152,443 | -7% | -88% | 2,307 | $66 | $118,835,947 | 44 |
| - | (16) | Australia | $118,563 | -3% | -69% | 768 | $154 | $47,146,892 | 44 |
| - | (17) | Frost/Nixon | $107,870 | -10% | -79% | 205 | $526 | $6,739,554 | 35 |
| - | (18) | Bolt | $101,670 | -6% | 1,729 | $59 | $110,436,410 | 49 | |
| - | (19) | Revolutionary Road | $88,120 | -4% | +15% | 38 | $2,319 | $1,730,310 | 14 |
| - | (20) | The Wrestler | $51,301 | -6% | -67% | 18 | $2,850 | $1,974,021 | 23 |
| - | (21) | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $29,746 | -5% | -92% | 707 | $42 | $177,176,191 | 63 |
| - | (22) | Role Models | $22,935 | -5% | -74% | 270 | $85 | $66,803,535 | 63 |
| - | (23) | Nothing Like the Holidays | $12,286 | -2% | -86% | 308 | $40 | $7,456,157 | 28 |
| - | (24) | Last Chance Harvey | $11,105 | +10% | -73% | 6 | $1,851 | $390,154 | 15 |
| - | (25) | Defiance | $10,171 | +4% | -80% | 2 | $5,086 | $240,834 | 9 |
| - | (26) | Eagle Eye | $8,485 | -9% | -85% | 195 | $44 | $101,440,743 | 105 |
| - | (27) | Body of Lies | $7,534 | -15% | -75% | 182 | $41 | $39,348,887 | 91 |
| - | (28) | Changeling | $7,505 | -14% | -74% | 125 | $60 | $35,739,802 | 77 |
| - | (29) | The Secret Life of Bees | $6,856 | +5% | -65% | 84 | $82 | $37,551,992 | 84 |
| - | (30) | Deep Sea 3-D | $5,532 | +28% | -68% | 8 | $692 | $37,330,544 | 1,043 |
| - | (31) | Nights in Rodanthe | $4,682 | +10% | -67% | 85 | $55 | $41,819,048 | 105 |
| - | (32) | The Dark Knight | $4,334 | +11% | -62% | 75 | $58 | $531,018,614 | 175 |
| - | (34) | The Polar Express | $1,388 | +295% | -94% | 18 | $77 | $180,812,667 | 1,521 |
| - | (33) | Appaloosa | $1,238 | -13% | -55% | 15 | $83 | $20,085,555 | 112 |
| - | (35) | Were the World Mine | $310 | +24% | -37% | 2 | $155 | $89,444 | 70 |
| Reporting movies: 34 | $8,443,333 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | $1,263,600 | 2,988 | $84,879,880 |
| 2 | Marley & Me | $1,234,216 | 3,505 | $112,360,171 |
| 3 | Valkyrie | $866,339 | 2,778 | $64,847,383 |
| 4 | Yes Man | $790,281 | 3,434 | $83,255,687 |
| 5 | Bedtime Stories | $625,187 | 3,684 | $88,629,973 |
| 6 | Seven Pounds | $617,690 | 2,758 | $62,930,456 |
| 7 | Twilight | $439,745 | 1,888 | $178,606,790 |
| 8 | Doubt | $413,215 | 1,287 | $20,438,304 |
| 9 | Slumdog Millionaire | $402,707 | 612 | $30,344,855 |
| 10 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | $303,065 | 2,337 | $75,779,609 |
| 11 | The Tale of Despereaux | $277,985 | 3,091 | $44,850,865 |
| 12 | Gran Torino | $274,866 | 84 | $11,040,130 |
| 13 | Milk | $180,363 | 309 | $17,867,945 |
| 14 | Four Christmases | $152,443 | 2,307 | $118,835,947 |
| - | Australia | $118,563 | 768 | $47,146,892 |
| - | Frost/Nixon | $107,870 | 205 | $6,739,554 |
| - | Bolt | $101,670 | 1,729 | $110,436,410 |
| - | Revolutionary Road | $88,120 | 38 | $1,730,310 |
| - | The Wrestler | $51,301 | 18 | $1,974,021 |
| - | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $29,746 | 707 | $177,176,191 |
| - | Role Models | $22,935 | 270 | $66,803,535 |
| - | Nothing Like the Holidays | $12,286 | 308 | $7,456,157 |
| - | Last Chance Harvey | $11,105 | 6 | $390,154 |
| - | Defiance | $10,171 | 2 | $240,834 |
| - | Eagle Eye | $8,485 | 195 | $101,440,743 |
| - | Body of Lies | $7,534 | 182 | $39,348,887 |
| - | Changeling | $7,505 | 125 | $35,739,802 |
| - | The Secret Life of Bees | $6,856 | 84 | $37,551,992 |
| - | Deep Sea 3-D | $5,532 | 8 | $37,330,544 |
| - | Nights in Rodanthe | $4,682 | 85 | $41,819,048 |
| - | The Dark Knight | $4,334 | 75 | $531,018,614 |
| - | The Polar Express | $1,388 | 18 | $180,812,667 |
| - | Appaloosa | $1,238 | 15 | $20,085,555 |
| - | Were the World Mine | $310 | 2 | $89,444 |
| Reporting: 34 | $8,443,333 | total | ||