Domestic Box Office For Dec 19, 2008
Data as of Nov 21, 2:03 PST
Key:New This Day
| TD | YD | Release | Daily | %± YD | %± LW | Theaters | Avg | To Date | Days | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | Yes Man | $6,495,077 | - | - | 3,434 | $1,891 | $6,495,077 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | - | Seven Pounds | $5,199,842 | - | - | 2,758 | $1,885 | $5,199,842 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 3 | - | The Tale of Despereaux | $3,538,560 | - | - | 3,104 | $1,140 | $3,538,560 | 1 | Universal Pictures |
| 4 | 1 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | $2,864,867 | +61.3% | -75.3% | 3,560 | $804 | $41,341,751 | 8 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 5 | 2 | Four Christmases | $2,241,828 | +88% | -46.4% | 3,515 | $637 | $94,651,280 | 24 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | 3 | Twilight | $1,605,078 | +75.8% | -37.8% | 2,991 | $536 | $154,838,977 | 29 | Summit Entertainment |
| 7 | 4 | Bolt | $1,036,397 | +84.9% | -40.2% | 2,968 | $349 | $91,789,600 | 29 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 8 | 11 | Slumdog Millionaire | $745,293 | +203.5% | +33.1% | 589 | $1,265 | $9,729,043 | 38 | - |
| 9 | 5 | Australia | $607,870 | +30.9% | -51.1% | 2,212 | $274 | $40,230,207 | 24 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 10 | 6 | Quantum of Solace | $572,869 | +40.1% | -47.7% | 1,874 | $305 | $159,721,399 | 36 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 11 | 8 | Milk | $431,314 | +63.2% | -39.8% | 356 | $1,211 | $9,112,197 | 24 | Focus Features |
| 12 | 7 | Nothing Like the Holidays | $364,133 | +37.6% | -68.4% | 1,671 | $217 | $4,983,207 | 8 | Overture Films |
| 13 | 9 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $363,055 | +40% | -49.4% | 2,007 | $180 | $171,185,514 | 43 | DreamWorks |
| 14 | 12 | Role Models | $189,995 | -7.7% | -61.2% | 792 | $239 | $65,138,585 | 43 | Universal Pictures |
| 15 | 10 | Transporter 3 | $188,676 | -27.2% | -72.7% | 1,007 | $187 | $30,576,032 | 24 | Lionsgate |
| 16 | 18 | Doubt | $182,864 | +247.5% | +30% | 39 | $4,688 | $901,464 | 8 | Miramax |
| 17 | 14 | Cadillac Records | $160,239 | +27.5% | -63.5% | 701 | $228 | $6,599,741 | 15 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 18 | 23 | Gran Torino | $117,146 | +329.6% | +56.9% | 19 | $6,165 | $508,785 | 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 19 | 16 | Frost/Nixon | $92,176 | +61.6% | -44.8% | 39 | $2,363 | $1,205,386 | 15 | Universal Pictures |
| 20 | 15 | The Boy in the Striped Pajamas | $75,502 | -20.8% | -60.9% | 403 | $187 | $8,180,461 | 43 | Miramax |
| 21 | 20 | Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi | $73,238 | +96% | -74.1% | 82 | $893 | $1,178,440 | 8 | Yash Raj Films |
| 22 | 21 | The Polar Express 2008 IMAX Release | $60,212 | +65.6% | +25.7% | 26 | $2,315 | $932,016 | 29 | Warner Bros. |
| 23 | 19 | The Wrestler | $57,498 | +49% | - | 4 | $14,374 | $143,004 | 3 | - |
| 24 | 13 | Punisher: War Zone | $54,214 | -70.8% | -86.4% | 385 | $140 | $7,808,378 | 15 | Lionsgate |
| 25 | 24 | Eagle Eye | $38,391 | +69.3% | -34.9% | 254 | $151 | $100,765,771 | 85 | DreamWorks |
| 26 | 22 | Changeling | $27,480 | -12.8% | -61% | 229 | $120 | $35,322,832 | 57 | Universal Pictures |
| 27 | 25 | The Reader | $23,609 | +23.8% | -49.8% | 8 | $2,951 | $280,059 | 10 | The Weinstein Company |
| 28 | 31 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | $20,191 | +254.4% | +88.8% | 163 | $123 | $22,606,413 | 127 | - |
| 29 | 44 | Nights in Rodanthe | $17,005 | +1,978.9% | +613.6% | 204 | $83 | $41,594,728 | 85 | Warner Bros. |
| 30 | 29 | The Dark Knight | $14,969 | +56% | -52.5% | 157 | $95 | $530,774,791 | 155 | Warner Bros. |
| 31 | 27 | The Secret Life of Bees | $13,538 | -12.6% | -57.7% | 141 | $96 | $37,284,196 | 64 | - |
| 32 | 26 | Zack and Miri Make a Porno | $12,755 | -25.2% | -59.2% | 87 | $146 | $31,129,455 | 50 | The Weinstein Company |
| 33 | 28 | Happy-Go-Lucky | $11,208 | +1.3% | -52.2% | 84 | $133 | $3,068,258 | 71 | Miramax |
| 34 | 41 | The Haunting of Molly Hartley | $6,408 | +192.1% | +96.7% | 73 | $87 | $13,424,405 | 50 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 35 | 32 | Burn After Reading | $5,081 | -3.4% | -50.9% | 44 | $115 | $60,327,658 | 99 | Focus Features |
| 36 | 36 | Soul Men | $4,022 | -0.3% | -70.8% | 95 | $42 | $11,987,489 | 43 | - |
| 37 | 37 | Deep Sea | $3,948 | -0.6% | -33.9% | 10 | $394 | $37,103,423 | 1,023 | Warner Bros. |
| 38 | 38 | Igor | $3,893 | +9.7% | -62.6% | 82 | $47 | $19,406,007 | 92 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 39 | 39 | Appaloosa | $3,165 | +12.2% | -41.2% | 33 | $95 | $20,045,228 | 92 | Warner Bros. |
| 40 | 34 | Body of Lies | $2,992 | -29.4% | -56% | 24 | $124 | $39,035,053 | 71 | Warner Bros. |
| 41 | - | Fly Me to the Moon 3D | $2,813 | - | - | 13 | $216 | $12,416,142 | 127 | Summit Entertainment |
| 42 | 30 | RocknRolla | $2,012 | -66.2% | -77.6% | 39 | $51 | $5,689,336 | 73 | Warner Bros. |
| 43 | 40 | Were the World Mine | $991 | -59% | -78% | 3 | $330 | $80,299 | 50 | - |
| 44 | 45 | Righteous Kill | $615 | -17.2% | -57.3% | 15 | $41 | $40,080,030 | 99 | Overture Films |
| 45 | 42 | Nobel Son | $118 | -93.9% | -97.7% | 3 | $39 | $539,690 | 15 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 46 | 47 | House | $103 | -69.3% | -83.2% | 1 | $103 | $574,712 | 43 | Roadside Attractions |
