Domestic Box Office For Dec 20, 2008
Data as of Nov 21, 2:03 PST
| TD | YD | Release | Daily | %± YD | %± LW | Theaters | Avg | To Date | Days | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Yes Man | $6,646,123 | +2.3% | - | 3,434 | $1,935 | $13,141,200 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | 2 | Seven Pounds | $5,654,474 | +8.7% | - | 2,758 | $2,050 | $10,854,316 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 3 | 4 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | $4,008,237 | +39.9% | -66.4% | 3,560 | $1,125 | $45,349,988 | 9 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 4 | 3 | The Tale of Despereaux | $3,802,555 | +7.5% | - | 3,104 | $1,225 | $7,341,115 | 2 | Universal Pictures |
| 5 | 5 | Four Christmases | $3,132,560 | +39.7% | -46.4% | 3,515 | $891 | $97,783,840 | 25 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | 6 | Twilight | $2,011,947 | +25.3% | -40.7% | 2,991 | $672 | $156,850,924 | 30 | Summit Entertainment |
| 7 | 7 | Bolt | $1,753,526 | +69.2% | -50.8% | 2,968 | $590 | $93,543,126 | 30 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 8 | 8 | Slumdog Millionaire | $1,347,979 | +80.9% | +38.5% | 589 | $2,288 | $11,077,022 | 39 | - |
| 9 | 9 | Australia | $923,451 | +51.9% | -50.2% | 2,212 | $417 | $41,153,658 | 25 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 10 | 10 | Quantum of Solace | $858,846 | +49.9% | -49.7% | 1,874 | $458 | $160,580,245 | 37 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 11 | 11 | Milk | $753,550 | +74.7% | -33.6% | 356 | $2,116 | $9,865,747 | 25 | Focus Features |
| 12 | 13 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $675,802 | +86.1% | -56% | 2,007 | $336 | $171,861,316 | 44 | DreamWorks |
| 13 | 12 | Nothing Like the Holidays | $508,957 | +39.8% | -64.6% | 1,671 | $304 | $5,492,164 | 9 | Overture Films |
| 14 | 16 | Doubt | $284,798 | +55.7% | +35.9% | 39 | $7,302 | $1,186,262 | 9 | Miramax |
| 15 | 15 | Transporter 3 | $277,520 | +47.1% | -73.1% | 1,007 | $275 | $30,853,552 | 25 | Lionsgate |
| 16 | 17 | Cadillac Records | $267,742 | +67.1% | -62.8% | 701 | $381 | $6,867,483 | 16 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 17 | 14 | Role Models | $241,560 | +27.1% | -63.9% | 792 | $305 | $65,380,145 | 44 | Universal Pictures |
| 18 | 18 | Gran Torino | $195,676 | +67% | +73.2% | 19 | $10,298 | $704,461 | 9 | Warner Bros. |
| 19 | 19 | Frost/Nixon | $169,531 | +83.9% | -40.5% | 39 | $4,346 | $1,374,917 | 16 | Universal Pictures |
| 20 | 21 | Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi | $142,808 | +95% | -62.5% | 82 | $1,741 | $1,321,248 | 9 | Yash Raj Films |
| 21 | 20 | The Boy in the Striped Pajamas | $114,277 | +51.4% | -62.5% | 403 | $283 | $8,294,738 | 44 | Miramax |
| 22 | 22 | The Polar Express 2008 IMAX Release | $114,138 | +89.6% | +23.5% | 26 | $4,389 | $1,046,154 | 30 | Warner Bros. |
| 23 | 23 | The Wrestler | $79,976 | +39.1% | - | 4 | $19,994 | $222,980 | 4 | - |
| 24 | 24 | Punisher: War Zone | $73,849 | +36.2% | -87.1% | 385 | $191 | $7,882,227 | 16 | Lionsgate |
| 25 | 25 | Eagle Eye | $50,273 | +30.9% | -43.1% | 254 | $197 | $100,816,044 | 86 | DreamWorks |
| 26 | 26 | Changeling | $43,510 | +58.3% | -61.8% | 229 | $190 | $35,366,342 | 58 | Universal Pictures |
| 27 | 27 | The Reader | $40,417 | +71.2% | -42.4% | 8 | $5,052 | $320,476 | 11 | The Weinstein Company |
| 28 | 28 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | $29,610 | +46.6% | +71% | 163 | $181 | $22,636,023 | 128 | - |
| 29 | 29 | Nights in Rodanthe | $21,943 | +29% | +579.6% | 204 | $107 | $41,616,671 | 86 | Warner Bros. |
| 30 | 30 | The Dark Knight | $21,785 | +45.5% | -59.5% | 157 | $138 | $530,796,576 | 156 | Warner Bros. |
| 31 | 31 | The Secret Life of Bees | $21,183 | +56.5% | -57.8% | 141 | $150 | $37,305,379 | 65 | - |
| 32 | 33 | Happy-Go-Lucky | $19,129 | +70.7% | -51.4% | 84 | $227 | $3,087,387 | 72 | Miramax |
| 33 | 32 | Zack and Miri Make a Porno | $12,684 | -0.6% | -69.5% | 87 | $145 | $31,142,139 | 51 | The Weinstein Company |
| 34 | 34 | The Haunting of Molly Hartley | $9,331 | +45.6% | +93.5% | 73 | $127 | $13,433,736 | 51 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 35 | 38 | Igor | $8,175 | +110% | -61.7% | 82 | $99 | $19,414,182 | 93 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 36 | 37 | Deep Sea | $7,563 | +91.6% | -5.4% | 10 | $756 | $37,110,986 | 1,024 | Warner Bros. |
| 37 | 36 | Soul Men | $6,543 | +62.7% | -73.1% | 95 | $68 | $11,994,032 | 44 | - |
| 38 | 35 | Burn After Reading | $6,152 | +21.1% | -56.4% | 44 | $139 | $60,333,810 | 100 | Focus Features |
| 39 | 40 | Body of Lies | $4,748 | +58.7% | -56.8% | 24 | $197 | $39,039,801 | 72 | Warner Bros. |
| 40 | 41 | Fly Me to the Moon 3D | $4,719 | +67.8% | - | 13 | $363 | $12,420,861 | 128 | Summit Entertainment |
| 41 | 39 | Appaloosa | $4,049 | +27.9% | -51.5% | 33 | $122 | $20,049,277 | 93 | Warner Bros. |
| 42 | 42 | RocknRolla | $2,746 | +36.5% | -75.9% | 39 | $70 | $5,692,082 | 74 | Warner Bros. |
| 43 | 43 | Were the World Mine | $1,127 | +13.7% | -82.1% | 3 | $375 | $81,427 | 51 | - |
| 44 | 44 | Righteous Kill | $630 | +2.4% | -69.8% | 15 | $42 | $40,080,660 | 100 | Overture Films |
| 45 | 45 | Nobel Son | $251 | +112.7% | -96.4% | 3 | $83 | $539,941 | 16 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 46 | 46 | House | $104 | +1% | -89.8% | 1 | $104 | $574,816 | 44 | Roadside Attractions |
