Week Domestic Box Office December 26, 2008
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (5) | Marley & Me | $68,019,303 | +373% | 3,480 | $19,546 | $82,400,283 | 8 | |
| 2 | (8) | Bedtime Stories | $54,459,012 | +417% | 3,681 | $14,795 | $65,037,829 | 8 | |
| 3 | (7) | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | $48,734,007 | +311% | 2,988 | $16,310 | $60,605,838 | 8 | |
| 4 | (10) | Valkyrie | $38,155,332 | +349% | 2,711 | $14,074 | $46,649,304 | 8 | |
| 5 | (1) | Yes Man | $32,455,397 | -2% | 3,434 | $9,451 | $65,596,911 | 14 | |
| 6 | (2) | Seven Pounds | $24,519,369 | -4% | 2,758 | $8,890 | $50,078,780 | 14 | |
| 7 | (3) | The Tale of Despereaux | $18,207,020 | -2% | 3,107 | $5,860 | $36,722,480 | 14 | |
| 8 | (4) | The Day the Earth Stood Still | $13,592,173 | -21% | 2,402 | $5,659 | $69,374,558 | 21 | |
| 9 | (13) | The Spirit | $10,641,617 | +177% | 2,509 | $4,241 | $14,483,840 | 8 | |
| 10 | (18) | Doubt | $10,559,467 | +334% | 1,267 | $8,334 | $13,704,588 | 21 | |
| 11 | (9) | Twilight | $9,691,442 | +4% | 1,849 | $5,241 | $172,274,208 | 42 | |
| 12 | (12) | Slumdog Millionaire | $8,811,304 | +41% | 614 | $14,351 | $23,985,829 | 51 | |
| 13 | (6) | Four Christmases | $8,629,769 | -40% | 2,510 | $3,438 | $115,378,444 | 37 | |
| 14 | (11) | Bolt | $7,579,443 | -9% | 1,923 | $3,941 | $106,625,201 | 42 | |
| 15 | (20) | Gran Torino | $4,986,088 | +230% | 84 | $59,358 | $6,884,131 | 21 | |
| 16 | (17) | Milk | $3,498,537 | +13% | 311 | $11,249 | $15,269,484 | 37 | |
| 17 | (14) | Quantum of Solace | $2,788,173 | -26% | 891 | $3,129 | $165,690,358 | 49 | |
| 18 | (23) | Frost/Nixon | $2,706,452 | +153% | 205 | $13,202 | $4,890,692 | 28 | |
| 19 | (15) | Australia | $2,319,204 | -35% | 711 | $3,262 | $45,523,544 | 37 | |
| 20 | (16) | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $2,119,050 | -32% | 808 | $2,623 | $176,058,413 | 56 | |
| 21 | (31) | The Reader | $1,375,429 | +277% | 116 | $11,857 | $1,955,106 | 23 | |
| 22 | (25) | Ghajini | $1,283,932 | +107% | 83 | $15,469 | $1,904,607 | 7 | |
| 23 | (30) | The Wrestler | $804,127 | +85% | 18 | $44,674 | $1,324,228 | 16 | |
| 24 | (29) | Beverly Hills Chihuahua | $653,187 | +50% | 283 | $2,308 | $93,458,617 | 91 | |
| 25 | (19) | Nothing Like the Holidays | $528,012 | -75% | 439 | $1,203 | $7,249,817 | 21 | |
| 26 | (37) | High School Musical 3: Senior Year | $501,443 | +282% | 295 | $1,700 | $89,980,872 | 70 | |
| 27 | (24) | Cadillac Records | $486,440 | -51% | 180 | $2,702 | $7,928,362 | 28 | |
| 28 | (21) | Role Models | $422,965 | -62% | 225 | $1,880 | $66,456,690 | 56 | |
| 29 | (new) | Revolutionary Road | $389,788 | 3 | $129,929 | $389,788 | 7 | ||
| 30 | (34) | Eagle Eye | $301,856 | +34% | 205 | $1,472 | $101,255,091 | 98 | |
| 31 | (26) | Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi | $281,286 | -52% | 54 | $5,209 | $1,968,162 | 21 | |
| 32 | (27) | The Polar Express | $266,343 | -47% | 26 | $10,244 | $180,746,535 | 1,514 | |
| 33 | (33) | Rachel Getting Married | $254,748 | +10% | 65 | $3,919 | $10,140,691 | 91 | |
| 34 | (22) | Transporter 3 | $230,019 | -79% | 135 | $1,704 | $31,715,062 | 37 | |
| 35 | (50) | Last Chance Harvey | $213,067 | +497% | 6 | $35,511 | $248,741 | 8 | |
| 36 | (28) | The Boy in the Striped Pajamas | $185,276 | -60% | 96 | $1,930 | $8,758,292 | 56 | |
| 37 | (52) | Body of Lies | $168,758 | +412% | 182 | $927 | $39,233,762 | 84 | |
| 38 | (36) | I've Loved You So Long | $165,312 | +25% | 43 | $3,844 | $2,266,601 | 70 | |
| 39 | (73) | Waltz with Bashir | $162,985 | +4,088% | 5 | $32,597 | $166,877 | 8 | |
| 40 | (35) | Changeling | $161,860 | -8% | 114 | $1,420 | $35,627,287 | 70 | |
| 41 | (47) | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | $133,035 | +84% | 21 | $6,335 | $20,335,874 | 455 | |
| 42 | (51) | Deep Sea 3-D | $128,316 | +260% | 8 | $16,040 | $37,263,463 | 1,036 | |
| 43 | (40) | A Christmas Tale | $113,993 | +22% | 47 | $2,425 | $951,296 | 49 | |
| 44 | (45) | The Secret Life of Bees | $105,359 | +21% | 77 | $1,368 | $37,463,267 | 77 | |
| 45 | (39) | Let the Right One In | $104,777 | -5% | 36 | $2,910 | $1,391,900 | 70 | |
| 46 | (41) | Fireproof | $98,684 | +5% | 85 | $1,161 | $33,199,738 | 98 | |
| 47 | (43) | Happy-Go-Lucky | $93,060 | +3% | 47 | $1,980 | $3,240,200 | 84 | |
| 48 | (42) | Nights in Rodanthe | $91,004 | -1% | 115 | $791 | $41,760,210 | 98 | |
| 49 | (46) | The Dark Knight | $90,272 | +5% | 74 | $1,220 | $530,936,438 | 168 | |
| 50 | (44) | Synecdoche, New York | $79,320 | -10% | 38 | $2,087 | $2,661,024 | 70 | |
| 51 | (new) | Defiance | $77,101 | 2 | $38,551 | $77,101 | 2 | ||
| 52 | (38) | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | $74,460 | -43% | 25 | $2,978 | $22,790,268 | 140 | |
| 53 | (-) | Che Part 1 The Argentine | $65,648 | 2 | $32,824 | $182,986 | 119 | ||
| 54 | (48) | Zack and Miri Make a Porno | $55,955 | -8% | 46 | $1,216 | $31,233,293 | 63 | |
| 55 | (66) | Dolphins and Whales Tribes of the Ocean 3D | $29,380 | +218% | 10 | $2,938 | $5,219,231 | 322 | |
| 56 | (67) | Roving Mars | $26,495 | +239% | 6 | $4,416 | $9,851,046 | 1,071 | |
| 57 | (54) | Wendy and Lucy | $21,471 | -26% | 4 | $5,368 | $85,004 | 23 | |
| 58 | (60) | City of Ember | $20,819 | +21% | 25 | $833 | $7,852,190 | 84 | |
| 59 | (49) | Max Payne | $20,291 | -47% | 27 | $752 | $40,665,771 | 77 | |
| 60 | (-) | The Secret of the Grain | $19,164 | 1 | $19,164 | $25,233 | 154 | ||
| 61 | (58) | Soul Men | $16,507 | -19% | 10 | $1,651 | $12,021,938 | 56 | |
| 62 | (57) | WALL-E | $16,309 | -23% | 33 | $494 | $223,799,741 | 189 | |
| 63 | (56) | JCVD | $15,868 | -34% | 8 | $1,984 | $440,205 | 56 | |
| 64 | (59) | Appaloosa | $15,384 | -14% | 18 | $855 | $20,075,296 | 105 | |
| 65 | (75) | U2 3D | $14,318 | +346% | 1 | $14,318 | $9,663,612 | 345 | |
| 66 | (53) | Igor | $13,889 | -53% | 46 | $302 | $19,447,221 | 105 | |
| 67 | (65) | A Secret | $12,103 | +2% | 6 | $2,017 | $573,788 | 119 | |
| 68 | (63) | Man on Wire | $11,828 | -9% | 6 | $1,971 | $2,932,071 | 161 | |
| 69 | (72) | Ciao | $7,321 | +63% | 2 | $3,661 | $19,806 | 28 | |
| 70 | (new) | Good | $4,143 | 2 | $2,072 | $4,143 | 2 | ||
| 71 | (90) | Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 | $4,034 | 1 | $4,034 | $62,671 | 44 | ||
| 72 | (88) | How About You | $3,592 | +1,030% | 2 | $1,796 | $36,778 | 49 | |
| 73 | (-) | Lola Montes (1955) (Re-Release) | $3,421 | 2 | $1,711 | $89,986 | 84 | ||
| 74 | (71) | Were the World Mine | $2,658 | -49% | 1 | $2,658 | $87,156 | 63 | |
| 75 | (70) | The Secrets | $2,389 | -55% | 2 | $1,195 | $56,865 | 37 | |
| 76 | (80) | I Can't Think Straight | $2,030 | +40% | 1 | $2,030 | $38,589 | 42 | |
| 77 | (85) | Stranded: I've Come from a Plane that Crashed on the Mountains | $1,671 | +258% | 1 | $1,671 | $62,113 | 72 | |
| 78 | (64) | Timecrimes | $1,511 | -88% | 2 | $756 | $20,709 | 21 | |
| 79 | (-) | Moving Midway | $1,146 | 1 | $1,146 | $40,864 | 112 | ||
| 80 | (74) | The Wild Child | $1,097 | -69% | 1 | $1,097 | $24,973 | 13,995 | |
| 81 | (68) | Ashes of Time (Redux Version) | $655 | -89% | 2 | $328 | $173,256 | 84 | |
| Reporting movies: 81 | $382,909,470 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marley & Me | $68,019,303 | 3,480 | $82,400,283 |
| 2 | Bedtime Stories | $54,459,012 | 3,681 | $65,037,829 |
| 3 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | $48,734,007 | 2,988 | $60,605,838 |
| 4 | Valkyrie | $38,155,332 | 2,711 | $46,649,304 |
| 5 | Yes Man | $32,455,397 | 3,434 | $65,596,911 |
| 6 | Seven Pounds | $24,519,369 | 2,758 | $50,078,780 |
| 7 | The Tale of Despereaux | $18,207,020 | 3,107 | $36,722,480 |
| 8 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | $13,592,173 | 2,402 | $69,374,558 |
| 9 | The Spirit | $10,641,617 | 2,509 | $14,483,840 |
| 10 | Doubt | $10,559,467 | 1,267 | $13,704,588 |
| 11 | Twilight | $9,691,442 | 1,849 | $172,274,208 |
| 12 | Slumdog Millionaire | $8,811,304 | 614 | $23,985,829 |
| 13 | Four Christmases | $8,629,769 | 2,510 | $115,378,444 |
| 14 | Bolt | $7,579,443 | 1,923 | $106,625,201 |
| 15 | Gran Torino | $4,986,088 | 84 | $6,884,131 |
| 16 | Milk | $3,498,537 | 311 | $15,269,484 |
| 17 | Quantum of Solace | $2,788,173 | 891 | $165,690,358 |
| 18 | Frost/Nixon | $2,706,452 | 205 | $4,890,692 |
| 19 | Australia | $2,319,204 | 711 | $45,523,544 |
| 20 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $2,119,050 | 808 | $176,058,413 |
| 21 | The Reader | $1,375,429 | 116 | $1,955,106 |
| 22 | Ghajini | $1,283,932 | 83 | $1,904,607 |
| 23 | The Wrestler | $804,127 | 18 | $1,324,228 |
| 24 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua | $653,187 | 283 | $93,458,617 |
| 25 | Nothing Like the Holidays | $528,012 | 439 | $7,249,817 |
| 26 | High School Musical 3: Senior Year | $501,443 | 295 | $89,980,872 |
| 27 | Cadillac Records | $486,440 | 180 | $7,928,362 |
| 28 | Role Models | $422,965 | 225 | $66,456,690 |
| 29 | Revolutionary Road | $389,788 | 3 | $389,788 |
| 30 | Eagle Eye | $301,856 | 205 | $101,255,091 |
| 31 | Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi | $281,286 | 54 | $1,968,162 |
| 32 | The Polar Express | $266,343 | 26 | $180,746,535 |
| 33 | Rachel Getting Married | $254,748 | 65 | $10,140,691 |
| 34 | Transporter 3 | $230,019 | 135 | $31,715,062 |
| 35 | Last Chance Harvey | $213,067 | 6 | $248,741 |
| 36 | The Boy in the Striped Pajamas | $185,276 | 96 | $8,758,292 |
| 37 | Body of Lies | $168,758 | 182 | $39,233,762 |
| 38 | I've Loved You So Long | $165,312 | 43 | $2,266,601 |
| 39 | Waltz with Bashir | $162,985 | 5 | $166,877 |
| 40 | Changeling | $161,860 | 114 | $35,627,287 |
| 41 | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | $133,035 | 21 | $20,335,874 |
| 42 | Deep Sea 3-D | $128,316 | 8 | $37,263,463 |
| 43 | A Christmas Tale | $113,993 | 47 | $951,296 |
| 44 | The Secret Life of Bees | $105,359 | 77 | $37,463,267 |
| 45 | Let the Right One In | $104,777 | 36 | $1,391,900 |
| 46 | Fireproof | $98,684 | 85 | $33,199,738 |
| 47 | Happy-Go-Lucky | $93,060 | 47 | $3,240,200 |
| 48 | Nights in Rodanthe | $91,004 | 115 | $41,760,210 |
| 49 | The Dark Knight | $90,272 | 74 | $530,936,438 |
| 50 | Synecdoche, New York | $79,320 | 38 | $2,661,024 |
| 51 | Defiance | $77,101 | 2 | $77,101 |
| 52 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | $74,460 | 25 | $22,790,268 |
| 53 | Che Part 1 The Argentine | $65,648 | 2 | $182,986 |
| 54 | Zack and Miri Make a Porno | $55,955 | 46 | $31,233,293 |
| 55 | Dolphins and Whales Tribes of the Ocean 3D | $29,380 | 10 | $5,219,231 |
| 56 | Roving Mars | $26,495 | 6 | $9,851,046 |
| 57 | Wendy and Lucy | $21,471 | 4 | $85,004 |
| 58 | City of Ember | $20,819 | 25 | $7,852,190 |
| 59 | Max Payne | $20,291 | 27 | $40,665,771 |
| 60 | The Secret of the Grain | $19,164 | 1 | $25,233 |
| 61 | Soul Men | $16,507 | 10 | $12,021,938 |
| 62 | WALL-E | $16,309 | 33 | $223,799,741 |
| 63 | JCVD | $15,868 | 8 | $440,205 |
| 64 | Appaloosa | $15,384 | 18 | $20,075,296 |
| 65 | U2 3D | $14,318 | 1 | $9,663,612 |
| 66 | Igor | $13,889 | 46 | $19,447,221 |
| 67 | A Secret | $12,103 | 6 | $573,788 |
| 68 | Man on Wire | $11,828 | 6 | $2,932,071 |
| 69 | Ciao | $7,321 | 2 | $19,806 |
| 70 | Good | $4,143 | 2 | $4,143 |
| 71 | Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 | $4,034 | 1 | $62,671 |
| 72 | How About You | $3,592 | 2 | $36,778 |
| 73 | Lola Montes (1955) (Re-Release) | $3,421 | 2 | $89,986 |
| 74 | Were the World Mine | $2,658 | 1 | $87,156 |
| 75 | The Secrets | $2,389 | 2 | $56,865 |
| 76 | I Can't Think Straight | $2,030 | 1 | $38,589 |
| 77 | Stranded: I've Come from a Plane that Crashed on the Mountains | $1,671 | 1 | $62,113 |
| 78 | Timecrimes | $1,511 | 2 | $20,709 |
| 79 | Moving Midway | $1,146 | 1 | $40,864 |
| 80 | The Wild Child | $1,097 | 1 | $24,973 |
| 81 | Ashes of Time (Redux Version) | $655 | 2 | $173,256 |
| Reporting: 81 | $382,909,470 | total | ||