2008 Top-Grossing Movies Worldwide
This chart ranks movies by their total cumulative worldwide box office earnings for movies released in 2008. Each movie is ranked by its total gross across all years it played, not just earnings during 2008.
| Rank | Movie | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Domestic Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Dark Knight | $1,010,082,145 | $536,625,724 | $473,456,421 | 53.1% |
| 2 | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom… | $786,635,413 | $317,101,119 | $469,534,294 | 40.3% |
| 3 | Kung Fu Panda | $632,203,486 | $215,727,546 | $416,475,940 | 34.1% |
| 4 | Hancock | $624,234,272 | $227,946,274 | $396,287,998 | 36.5% |
| 5 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $599,680,774 | $180,174,880 | $419,505,894 | 30.0% |
| 6 | Quantum of Solace | $591,692,078 | $169,368,427 | $422,323,651 | 28.6% |
| 7 | Iron Man | $584,877,827 | $318,604,126 | $266,273,701 | 54.5% |
| 8 | Mamma Mia! | $580,807,527 | $144,883,723 | $435,923,804 | 24.9% |
| 9 | WALL-E | $532,508,025 | $223,808,164 | $308,699,861 | 42.0% |
| 10 | The Chronicles of Narnia: Pri… | $417,341,288 | $141,621,490 | $275,719,798 | 33.9% |
| 11 | Sex and the City | $415,247,258 | $152,647,258 | $262,600,000 | 36.8% |
| 12 | The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon… | $405,760,225 | $102,491,776 | $303,268,449 | 25.3% |
| 13 | Twilight | $403,715,958 | $194,318,433 | $209,397,525 | 48.1% |
| 14 | Slumdog Millionaire | $383,825,427 | $141,330,703 | $242,494,724 | 36.8% |
| 15 | Wanted | $342,416,460 | $134,508,551 | $207,907,909 | 39.3% |
| 16 | The Curious Case of Benjamin … | $329,631,958 | $127,509,326 | $202,122,632 | 38.7% |
| 17 | Bolt | $328,015,029 | $114,053,579 | $213,961,450 | 34.8% |
| 18 | Horton Hears a Who | $299,477,886 | $154,529,439 | $144,948,447 | 51.6% |
| 19 | Gran Torino | $274,543,085 | $148,095,302 | $126,447,783 | 53.9% |
| 20 | High School Musical 3: Senior… | $274,392,880 | $90,559,416 | $183,833,464 | 33.0% |
| 21 | 10,000 B.C. | $269,065,678 | $94,784,201 | $174,281,477 | 35.2% |
| 22 | The Incredible Hulk | $265,573,859 | $134,806,913 | $130,766,946 | 50.8% |
| 23 | Marley & Me | $247,812,011 | $143,153,751 | $104,658,260 | 57.8% |
| 24 | Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis | $247,474,497 | $1,477,650 | $245,996,847 | 0.6% |
| 25 | Journey to the Center of the … | $243,180,937 | $101,704,370 | $141,476,567 | 41.8% |
| 26 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | $237,370,350 | $79,366,978 | $158,003,372 | 33.4% |
| 27 | Taken | $226,941,585 | $145,000,989 | $81,940,596 | 63.9% |
| 28 | Get Smart | $226,739,416 | $130,319,208 | $96,420,208 | 57.5% |
| 29 | Yes Man | $225,990,976 | $97,690,976 | $128,300,000 | 43.2% |
| 30 | Jumper | $222,640,812 | $80,172,128 | $142,468,684 | 36.0% |
| 31 | Bedtime Stories | $221,468,935 | $110,101,975 | $111,366,960 | 49.7% |
| 32 | What Happens in Vegas... | $218,535,708 | $80,277,646 | $138,258,062 | 36.7% |
| 33 | Australia | $215,080,810 | $49,554,002 | $165,526,808 | 23.0% |
| 34 | Ponyo (崖の上のポニョ) | $205,162,666 | $15,090,399 | $190,072,267 | 7.4% |
| 35 | Valkyrie | $203,932,174 | $83,107,829 | $120,824,345 | 40.8% |
| 36 | You Don’t Mess With the Zohan | $202,910,991 | $100,018,837 | $102,892,154 | 49.3% |
| 37 | Tropic Thunder | $191,145,256 | $110,515,313 | $80,629,943 | 57.8% |
| 38 | Eagle Eye | $180,585,259 | $101,440,743 | $79,144,516 | 56.2% |
| 39 | Cloverfield | $171,302,226 | $80,048,433 | $91,253,793 | 46.7% |
| 40 | Four Christmases | $168,311,558 | $120,146,040 | $48,165,518 | 71.4% |
| 41 | Burn After Reading | $168,167,798 | $60,355,347 | $107,812,451 | 35.9% |
| 42 | Seven Pounds | $166,617,328 | $69,951,824 | $96,665,504 | 42.0% |
| 43 | The Spiderwick Chronicles | $162,839,667 | $71,195,053 | $91,644,614 | 43.7% |
| 44 | The Happening | $162,778,384 | $64,506,874 | $98,271,510 | 39.6% |
| 45 | Hellboy II: The Golden Army | $160,388,063 | $75,986,503 | $84,401,560 | 47.4% |
| 46 | 27 Dresses | $160,247,805 | $76,808,654 | $83,439,151 | 47.9% |
| 47 | 21 | $159,846,429 | $81,159,365 | $78,687,064 | 50.8% |
| 48 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua | $154,218,168 | $94,514,402 | $59,703,766 | 61.3% |
| 49 | Vantage Point | $150,886,329 | $72,266,306 | $78,620,023 | 47.9% |
| 50 | Step Up 2 the Streets | $148,586,910 | $58,017,783 | $90,569,127 | 39.0% |
| 51 | Astérix aux Jeux Olympiques | $132,999,811 | $999,811 | $132,000,000 | 0.8% |
| 52 | The Forbidden Kingdom | $129,059,885 | $52,075,270 | $76,984,615 | 40.3% |
| 53 | Step Brothers | $128,107,642 | $100,468,793 | $27,638,849 | 78.4% |
| 54 | Body of Lies | $118,556,530 | $39,394,666 | $79,161,864 | 33.2% |
| 55 | Saw V | $118,209,778 | $56,746,769 | $61,463,009 | 48.0% |
| 56 | Changeling | $113,805,580 | $35,739,802 | $78,065,778 | 31.4% |
| 57 | Rambo | $113,244,290 | $42,754,105 | $70,490,185 | 37.8% |
| 58 | The Reader | $112,964,875 | $34,194,407 | $78,770,468 | 30.3% |
| 59 | Transporter 3 | $112,930,957 | $31,715,062 | $81,215,895 | 28.1% |
| 60 | Fool’s Gold | $109,362,966 | $70,231,041 | $39,131,925 | 64.2% |
| 61 | Made of Honor | $106,548,738 | $46,012,734 | $60,536,004 | 43.2% |
| 62 | Forgetting Sarah Marshall | $105,475,310 | $63,172,463 | $42,302,847 | 59.9% |
| 63 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | $104,504,817 | $23,216,709 | $81,288,108 | 22.2% |
| 64 | Pineapple Express | $102,404,019 | $87,341,380 | $15,062,639 | 85.3% |
| 65 | Nim’s Island | $101,857,425 | $48,006,762 | $53,850,663 | 47.1% |
| 66 | Role Models | $94,500,826 | $67,300,955 | $27,199,871 | 71.2% |
| 67 | Speed Racer | $93,394,462 | $43,945,766 | $49,448,696 | 47.1% |
| 68 | The Tale of Despereaux | $90,482,317 | $50,877,145 | $39,605,172 | 56.2% |
| 69 | Max Payne | $87,775,050 | $40,689,393 | $47,085,657 | 46.4% |
| 70 | Rookies | $85,405,510 | $0 | $85,405,510 | 0.0% |
| 71 | Meet the Spartans | $84,646,831 | $38,233,676 | $46,413,155 | 45.2% |
| 72 | The Strangers | $83,051,676 | $52,597,610 | $30,454,066 | 63.3% |
| 73 | Revolutionary Road | $79,604,820 | $22,951,340 | $56,653,480 | 28.8% |
| 74 | Nights in Rodanthe | $79,350,659 | $41,850,659 | $37,500,000 | 52.7% |
| 75 | Righteous Kill | $78,481,410 | $40,081,410 | $38,400,000 | 51.1% |
| 76 | The Other Boleyn Girl | $78,269,970 | $26,814,957 | $51,455,013 | 34.3% |
| 77 | Mirrors | $77,220,596 | $30,691,439 | $46,529,157 | 39.7% |
| 78 | Superhero Movie | $73,026,302 | $26,638,520 | $46,387,782 | 36.5% |
| 79 | Hana yori dango: Fainaru | $73,000,000 | $0 | $73,000,000 | 0.0% |
| 80 | Death Race | $72,516,819 | $36,316,032 | $36,200,787 | 50.1% |
| 81 | The House Bunny | $71,390,601 | $48,237,389 | $23,153,212 | 67.6% |
| 82 | Hannah Montana and Miley Cyru… | $70,712,099 | $65,281,781 | $5,430,318 | 92.3% |
| 83 | Babylon A.D. | $70,216,497 | $22,532,572 | $47,683,925 | 32.1% |
| 84 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | $68,695,443 | $35,161,554 | $33,533,889 | 51.2% |
| 85 | The X-Files: I Want to Believe | $68,170,792 | $20,982,478 | $47,188,314 | 30.8% |
| 86 | Space Chimps | $67,029,956 | $30,105,968 | $36,923,988 | 44.9% |
| 87 | The Bank Job | $66,143,005 | $30,060,660 | $36,082,345 | 45.4% |
| 88 | Okuribito | $66,092,062 | $1,543,346 | $64,548,716 | 2.3% |
| 89 | Street Kings | $65,457,811 | $26,418,667 | $39,039,144 | 40.4% |
| 90 | Baby Mama | $64,170,447 | $60,494,212 | $3,676,235 | 94.3% |
| 91 | The Eye | $57,577,765 | $31,418,697 | $26,159,068 | 54.6% |
| 92 | Milk | $57,293,371 | $31,841,299 | $25,452,072 | 55.6% |
| 93 | Prom Night | $57,193,655 | $43,869,350 | $13,324,305 | 76.7% |
| 94 | Definitely, Maybe | $55,617,866 | $32,241,649 | $23,376,217 | 58.0% |
| 95 | Doubt | $53,191,101 | $33,446,470 | $19,744,631 | 62.9% |
| 96 | Suspect X | $53,000,000 | $0 | $53,000,000 | 0.0% |
| 97 | Untraceable | $52,649,951 | $28,687,835 | $23,962,116 | 54.5% |
| 98 | College Road Trip | $50,873,923 | $45,610,425 | $5,263,498 | 89.7% |
| 99 | Meet Dave | $50,648,806 | $11,803,254 | $38,845,552 | 23.3% |
| 100 | The Women | $50,103,808 | $26,902,075 | $23,201,733 | 53.7% |