Week Domestic Box Office December 19, 2008
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Yes Man | $33,141,000 | 3,434 | $9,651 | $33,141,000 | 7 | ||
| 2 | (new) | Seven Pounds | $25,626,000 | 2,758 | $9,292 | $25,626,000 | 7 | ||
| 3 | (new) | The Tale of Despereaux | $18,577,540 | 3,104 | $5,985 | $18,577,540 | 7 | ||
| 4 | (1) | The Day the Earth Stood Still | $17,238,285 | -55% | 3,560 | $4,842 | $55,715,169 | 14 | |
| 5 | (new) | Marley & Me | $14,380,980 | 3,480 | $4,132 | $14,380,980 | 1 | ||
| 6 | (2) | Four Christmases | $14,362,548 | -19% | 3,515 | $4,086 | $106,772,000 | 30 | |
| 7 | (new) | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | $11,871,831 | 2,988 | $3,973 | $11,871,831 | 1 | ||
| 8 | (new) | Bedtime Stories | $10,529,000 | 3,681 | $2,860 | $10,529,000 | 1 | ||
| 9 | (3) | Twilight | $9,311,308 | -16% | 2,991 | $3,113 | $162,545,207 | 35 | |
| 10 | (new) | Valkyrie | $8,493,000 | 2,711 | $3,133 | $8,493,000 | 1 | ||
| 11 | (4) | Bolt | $8,358,797 | -11% | 2,968 | $2,816 | $99,112,000 | 35 | |
| 12 | (11) | Slumdog Millionaire | $6,227,136 | +100% | 589 | $10,572 | $15,210,886 | 44 | |
| 13 | (new) | The Spirit | $3,842,223 | 2,509 | $1,531 | $3,842,223 | 1 | ||
| 14 | (6) | Quantum of Solace | $3,748,470 | -29% | 1,874 | $2,000 | $162,897,000 | 42 | |
| 15 | (5) | Australia | $3,582,003 | -41% | 2,212 | $1,619 | $43,204,340 | 30 | |
| 16 | (8) | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $3,116,904 | -23% | 2,007 | $1,553 | $173,939,363 | 49 | |
| 17 | (9) | Milk | $3,086,420 | -16% | 356 | $8,670 | $11,767,303 | 30 | |
| 18 | (18) | Doubt | $2,431,400 | +238% | 39 | $62,344 | $3,150,000 | 14 | |
| 19 | (7) | Nothing Like the Holidays | $2,102,731 | -54% | 1,671 | $1,258 | $6,721,805 | 14 | |
| 20 | (20) | Gran Torino | $1,509,361 | +285% | 19 | $79,440 | $1,901,000 | 14 | |
| 21 | (12) | Role Models | $1,100,305 | -53% | 792 | $1,389 | $66,048,895 | 49 | |
| 22 | (10) | Transporter 3 | $1,097,687 | -67% | 1,007 | $1,090 | $31,485,043 | 30 | |
| 23 | (17) | Frost/Nixon | $1,070,489 | +24% | 39 | $27,448 | $2,183,699 | 21 | |
| 24 | (14) | Cadillac Records | $1,002,498 | -53% | 701 | $1,430 | $7,442,000 | 21 | |
| 25 | (new) | Ghajini | $620,675 | 83 | $7,478 | $620,675 | 0 | ||
| 26 | (15) | Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi | $581,674 | -47% | 102 | $5,703 | $1,686,876 | 14 | |
| 27 | (22) | The Polar Express | $503,030 | +45% | 26 | $19,347 | $180,480,192 | 1,507 | |
| 28 | (16) | The Boy in the Striped Pajamas | $468,057 | -54% | 403 | $1,161 | $8,573,016 | 49 | |
| 29 | (36) | Beverly Hills Chihuahua | $435,542 | +325% | 315 | $1,383 | $92,805,430 | 84 | |
| 30 | (39) | The Wrestler | $434,027 | +408% | 4 | $108,507 | $519,533 | 9 | |
| 31 | (25) | The Reader | $364,416 | +49% | 8 | $45,552 | $579,866 | 16 | |
| 32 | (13) | Punisher: War Zone | $296,813 | -86% | 385 | $771 | $8,050,977 | 21 | |
| 33 | (23) | Rachel Getting Married | $231,140 | -27% | 115 | $2,010 | $9,885,943 | 84 | |
| 34 | (24) | Eagle Eye | $225,855 | -21% | 254 | $889 | $100,953,235 | 91 | |
| 35 | (21) | Changeling | $175,810 | -55% | 229 | $768 | $35,471,162 | 63 | |
| 36 | (30) | I've Loved You So Long | $131,906 | -14% | 52 | $2,537 | $2,101,289 | 63 | |
| 37 | (32) | High School Musical 3: Senior Year | $131,118 | -11% | 161 | $814 | $89,479,429 | 63 | |
| 38 | (43) | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | $129,586 | +110% | 163 | $795 | $22,715,808 | 133 | |
| 39 | (34) | Let the Right One In | $109,899 | -9% | 53 | $2,074 | $1,287,123 | 63 | |
| 40 | (38) | A Christmas Tale | $93,786 | +9% | 48 | $1,954 | $837,303 | 42 | |
| 41 | (26) | Fireproof | $93,730 | -57% | 160 | $586 | $33,101,054 | 91 | |
| 42 | (68) | Nights in Rodanthe | $91,483 | +699% | 204 | $448 | $41,669,206 | 91 | |
| 43 | (33) | Happy-Go-Lucky | $90,090 | -30% | 84 | $1,073 | $3,147,140 | 77 | |
| 44 | (29) | Synecdoche, New York | $87,653 | -48% | 56 | $1,565 | $2,581,704 | 63 | |
| 45 | (27) | The Secret Life of Bees | $87,250 | -50% | 141 | $619 | $37,357,908 | 70 | |
| 46 | (31) | The Dark Knight | $86,344 | -42% | 157 | $550 | $530,846,166 | 161 | |
| 47 | (40) | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | $72,245 | -14% | 21 | $3,440 | $20,202,839 | 448 | |
| 48 | (28) | Zack and Miri Make a Porno | $60,638 | -64% | 87 | $697 | $31,177,338 | 56 | |
| 49 | (42) | Max Payne | $37,960 | -40% | 69 | $550 | $40,645,480 | 70 | |
| 50 | (new) | Last Chance Harvey | $35,674 | 6 | $5,946 | $35,674 | 1 | ||
| 51 | (53) | Deep Sea 3-D | $35,672 | +8% | 8 | $4,459 | $37,135,147 | 1,029 | |
| 52 | (50) | Body of Lies | $32,943 | -19% | 24 | $1,373 | $39,065,004 | 77 | |
| 53 | (44) | Igor | $29,677 | -49% | 82 | $362 | $19,431,791 | 98 | |
| 54 | (56) | Wendy and Lucy | $28,887 | +5% | 6 | $4,815 | $63,533 | 16 | |
| 55 | (69) | The Haunting of Molly Hartley | $24,415 | +137% | 73 | $334 | $13,442,412 | 56 | |
| 56 | (47) | JCVD | $24,104 | -46% | 15 | $1,607 | $424,337 | 49 | |
| 57 | (48) | WALL-E | $21,096 | -51% | 62 | $340 | $223,783,432 | 182 | |
| 58 | (41) | Soul Men | $20,293 | -69% | 95 | $214 | $12,003,760 | 49 | |
| 59 | (54) | Appaloosa | $17,849 | -41% | 33 | $541 | $20,059,912 | 98 | |
| 60 | (59) | City of Ember | $17,139 | -28% | 40 | $428 | $7,831,371 | 77 | |
| 61 | (45) | Burn After Reading | $16,456 | -69% | 44 | $374 | $60,355,347 | 105 | |
| 62 | (46) | RocknRolla | $13,302 | -74% | 39 | $341 | $5,700,626 | 79 | |
| 63 | (70) | Man on Wire | $13,005 | +55% | 6 | $2,168 | $2,920,243 | 154 | |
| 64 | (73) | Timecrimes | $12,175 | +73% | 7 | $1,739 | $19,198 | 14 | |
| 65 | (66) | A Secret | $11,840 | -7% | 7 | $1,691 | $561,685 | 112 | |
| 66 | (65) | Dolphins and Whales Tribes of the Ocean 3D | $9,240 | -27% | 10 | $924 | $5,189,851 | 315 | |
| 67 | (63) | Roving Mars | $7,819 | -51% | 6 | $1,303 | $9,824,551 | 1,064 | |
| 68 | (79) | Ashes of Time (Redux Version) | $5,972 | +18% | 14 | $427 | $172,601 | 77 | |
| 69 | (81) | Tell No One | $5,525 | +12% | 6 | $921 | $6,132,262 | 177 | |
| 70 | (71) | The Secrets | $5,289 | -36% | 5 | $1,058 | $54,476 | 30 | |
| 71 | (58) | Were the World Mine | $5,190 | -78% | 2 | $2,595 | $84,498 | 56 | |
| 72 | (86) | Ciao | $4,495 | +24% | 3 | $1,498 | $12,485 | 21 | |
| 73 | (new) | Waltz with Bashir | $3,892 | 5 | $778 | $3,892 | 1 | ||
| 74 | (-) | The Wild Child | $3,500 | 2 | $1,750 | $23,876 | 13,988 | ||
| 75 | (84) | U2 3D | $3,212 | -21% | 1 | $3,212 | $9,649,294 | 338 | |
| 76 | (-) | Antarctica | $2,400 | 1 | $2,400 | $10,279 | 119 | ||
| 77 | (67) | Frozen River | $2,385 | -80% | 4 | $596 | $2,308,721 | 147 | |
| 78 | (72) | Righteous Kill | $1,995 | -74% | 15 | $133 | $40,081,410 | 105 | |
| 79 | (76) | The Girl Cut in Two | $1,838 | -69% | 9 | $204 | $409,658 | 133 | |
| 80 | (89) | I Can't Think Straight | $1,451 | -46% | 2 | $726 | $36,559 | 35 | |
| 81 | (94) | Breakfast with Scot | $1,052 | -31% | 1 | $1,052 | $43,383 | 77 | |
| 82 | (103) | The Flyboys | $702 | +5% | 1 | $702 | $144,110 | 133 | |
| 83 | (77) | I Served the King of England | $650 | -88% | 3 | $217 | $617,228 | 119 | |
| 84 | (90) | Fears of the Dark | $617 | -75% | 3 | $206 | $77,876 | 65 | |
| 85 | (80) | Stranded: I've Come from a Plane that Crashed on the Mountains | $467 | -91% | 1 | $467 | $60,442 | 65 | |
| 86 | (87) | House | $439 | -88% | 1 | $439 | $575,048 | 49 | |
| 87 | (82) | Trouble the Water | $407 | -91% | 1 | $407 | $486,582 | 126 | |
| 88 | (83) | How About You | $318 | -93% | 1 | $318 | $33,186 | 42 | |
| 89 | (new) | Gomorrah | $0 | 1 | $0 | $0 | 7 | ||
| 90 | (75) | Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 | $0 | -100% | 1 | $0 | $58,637 | 37 | |
| Reporting movies: 90 | $211,872,025 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes Man | $33,141,000 | 3,434 | $33,141,000 |
| 2 | Seven Pounds | $25,626,000 | 2,758 | $25,626,000 |
| 3 | The Tale of Despereaux | $18,577,540 | 3,104 | $18,577,540 |
| 4 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | $17,238,285 | 3,560 | $55,715,169 |
| 5 | Marley & Me | $14,380,980 | 3,480 | $14,380,980 |
| 6 | Four Christmases | $14,362,548 | 3,515 | $106,772,000 |
| 7 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | $11,871,831 | 2,988 | $11,871,831 |
| 8 | Bedtime Stories | $10,529,000 | 3,681 | $10,529,000 |
| 9 | Twilight | $9,311,308 | 2,991 | $162,545,207 |
| 10 | Valkyrie | $8,493,000 | 2,711 | $8,493,000 |
| 11 | Bolt | $8,358,797 | 2,968 | $99,112,000 |
| 12 | Slumdog Millionaire | $6,227,136 | 589 | $15,210,886 |
| 13 | The Spirit | $3,842,223 | 2,509 | $3,842,223 |
| 14 | Quantum of Solace | $3,748,470 | 1,874 | $162,897,000 |
| 15 | Australia | $3,582,003 | 2,212 | $43,204,340 |
| 16 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $3,116,904 | 2,007 | $173,939,363 |
| 17 | Milk | $3,086,420 | 356 | $11,767,303 |
| 18 | Doubt | $2,431,400 | 39 | $3,150,000 |
| 19 | Nothing Like the Holidays | $2,102,731 | 1,671 | $6,721,805 |
| 20 | Gran Torino | $1,509,361 | 19 | $1,901,000 |
| 21 | Role Models | $1,100,305 | 792 | $66,048,895 |
| 22 | Transporter 3 | $1,097,687 | 1,007 | $31,485,043 |
| 23 | Frost/Nixon | $1,070,489 | 39 | $2,183,699 |
| 24 | Cadillac Records | $1,002,498 | 701 | $7,442,000 |
| 25 | Ghajini | $620,675 | 83 | $620,675 |
| 26 | Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi | $581,674 | 102 | $1,686,876 |
| 27 | The Polar Express | $503,030 | 26 | $180,480,192 |
| 28 | The Boy in the Striped Pajamas | $468,057 | 403 | $8,573,016 |
| 29 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua | $435,542 | 315 | $92,805,430 |
| 30 | The Wrestler | $434,027 | 4 | $519,533 |
| 31 | The Reader | $364,416 | 8 | $579,866 |
| 32 | Punisher: War Zone | $296,813 | 385 | $8,050,977 |
| 33 | Rachel Getting Married | $231,140 | 115 | $9,885,943 |
| 34 | Eagle Eye | $225,855 | 254 | $100,953,235 |
| 35 | Changeling | $175,810 | 229 | $35,471,162 |
| 36 | I've Loved You So Long | $131,906 | 52 | $2,101,289 |
| 37 | High School Musical 3: Senior Year | $131,118 | 161 | $89,479,429 |
| 38 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | $129,586 | 163 | $22,715,808 |
| 39 | Let the Right One In | $109,899 | 53 | $1,287,123 |
| 40 | A Christmas Tale | $93,786 | 48 | $837,303 |
| 41 | Fireproof | $93,730 | 160 | $33,101,054 |
| 42 | Nights in Rodanthe | $91,483 | 204 | $41,669,206 |
| 43 | Happy-Go-Lucky | $90,090 | 84 | $3,147,140 |
| 44 | Synecdoche, New York | $87,653 | 56 | $2,581,704 |
| 45 | The Secret Life of Bees | $87,250 | 141 | $37,357,908 |
| 46 | The Dark Knight | $86,344 | 157 | $530,846,166 |
| 47 | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | $72,245 | 21 | $20,202,839 |
| 48 | Zack and Miri Make a Porno | $60,638 | 87 | $31,177,338 |
| 49 | Max Payne | $37,960 | 69 | $40,645,480 |
| 50 | Last Chance Harvey | $35,674 | 6 | $35,674 |
| 51 | Deep Sea 3-D | $35,672 | 8 | $37,135,147 |
| 52 | Body of Lies | $32,943 | 24 | $39,065,004 |
| 53 | Igor | $29,677 | 82 | $19,431,791 |
| 54 | Wendy and Lucy | $28,887 | 6 | $63,533 |
| 55 | The Haunting of Molly Hartley | $24,415 | 73 | $13,442,412 |
| 56 | JCVD | $24,104 | 15 | $424,337 |
| 57 | WALL-E | $21,096 | 62 | $223,783,432 |
| 58 | Soul Men | $20,293 | 95 | $12,003,760 |
| 59 | Appaloosa | $17,849 | 33 | $20,059,912 |
| 60 | City of Ember | $17,139 | 40 | $7,831,371 |
| 61 | Burn After Reading | $16,456 | 44 | $60,355,347 |
| 62 | RocknRolla | $13,302 | 39 | $5,700,626 |
| 63 | Man on Wire | $13,005 | 6 | $2,920,243 |
| 64 | Timecrimes | $12,175 | 7 | $19,198 |
| 65 | A Secret | $11,840 | 7 | $561,685 |
| 66 | Dolphins and Whales Tribes of the Ocean 3D | $9,240 | 10 | $5,189,851 |
| 67 | Roving Mars | $7,819 | 6 | $9,824,551 |
| 68 | Ashes of Time (Redux Version) | $5,972 | 14 | $172,601 |
| 69 | Tell No One | $5,525 | 6 | $6,132,262 |
| 70 | The Secrets | $5,289 | 5 | $54,476 |
| 71 | Were the World Mine | $5,190 | 2 | $84,498 |
| 72 | Ciao | $4,495 | 3 | $12,485 |
| 73 | Waltz with Bashir | $3,892 | 5 | $3,892 |
| 74 | The Wild Child | $3,500 | 2 | $23,876 |
| 75 | U2 3D | $3,212 | 1 | $9,649,294 |
| 76 | Antarctica | $2,400 | 1 | $10,279 |
| 77 | Frozen River | $2,385 | 4 | $2,308,721 |
| 78 | Righteous Kill | $1,995 | 15 | $40,081,410 |
| 79 | The Girl Cut in Two | $1,838 | 9 | $409,658 |
| 80 | I Can't Think Straight | $1,451 | 2 | $36,559 |
| 81 | Breakfast with Scot | $1,052 | 1 | $43,383 |
| 82 | The Flyboys | $702 | 1 | $144,110 |
| 83 | I Served the King of England | $650 | 3 | $617,228 |
| 84 | Fears of the Dark | $617 | 3 | $77,876 |
| 85 | Stranded: I've Come from a Plane that Crashed on the Mountains | $467 | 1 | $60,442 |
| 86 | House | $439 | 1 | $575,048 |
| 87 | Trouble the Water | $407 | 1 | $486,582 |
| 88 | How About You | $318 | 1 | $33,186 |
| 89 | Gomorrah | $0 | 1 | $0 |
| 90 | Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 | $0 | 1 | $58,637 |
| Reporting: 90 | $211,872,025 | total | ||