Domestic Box Office For Dec 21, 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 | $5,121,271 | -22.9% | - | 3,434 | $1,491 | $18,262,471 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | 2 | Seven Pounds | $3,996,820 | -29.3% | - | 2,758 | $1,449 | $14,851,136 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 3 | 3 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | $3,017,001 | -24.7% | -56.6% | 3,560 | $847 | $48,366,989 | 10 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 4 | 4 | The Tale of Despereaux | $2,762,560 | -27.3% | - | 3,104 | $890 | $10,103,675 | 3 | Universal Pictures |
| 5 | 5 | Four Christmases | $2,326,987 | -25.7% | -23.6% | 3,515 | $662 | $100,110,827 | 26 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | 6 | Twilight | $1,572,294 | -21.9% | -20.6% | 2,991 | $525 | $158,423,218 | 31 | Summit Entertainment |
| 7 | 7 | Bolt | $1,356,933 | -22.6% | -37.3% | 2,968 | $457 | $94,900,059 | 31 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 8 | 8 | Slumdog Millionaire | $960,488 | -28.7% | +49.6% | 589 | $1,630 | $12,037,510 | 40 | - |
| 9 | 9 | Australia | $642,867 | -30.4% | -40% | 2,212 | $290 | $41,796,525 | 26 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 10 | 10 | Quantum of Solace | $620,167 | -27.8% | -31.9% | 1,874 | $330 | $161,200,412 | 38 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 11 | 11 | Milk | $544,292 | -27.8% | -27.3% | 356 | $1,528 | $10,410,039 | 26 | Focus Features |
| 12 | 12 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $530,753 | -21.5% | -42.7% | 2,007 | $264 | $172,392,069 | 45 | DreamWorks |
| 13 | 13 | Nothing Like the Holidays | $432,349 | -15.1% | -54.1% | 1,671 | $258 | $5,924,513 | 10 | Overture Films |
| 14 | 15 | Transporter 3 | $215,837 | -22.2% | -65.8% | 1,007 | $214 | $31,069,389 | 26 | Lionsgate |
| 15 | 17 | Role Models | $213,840 | -11.5% | -44.3% | 792 | $270 | $65,593,985 | 45 | Universal Pictures |
| 16 | 14 | Doubt | $213,286 | -25.1% | +35.8% | 39 | $5,468 | $1,399,548 | 10 | Miramax |
| 17 | 16 | Cadillac Records | $178,767 | -33.2% | -58.1% | 701 | $255 | $7,046,250 | 17 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 18 | 18 | Gran Torino | $155,399 | -20.6% | +84.8% | 19 | $8,178 | $859,860 | 10 | Warner Bros. |
| 19 | 19 | Frost/Nixon | $116,345 | -31.4% | -33.3% | 39 | $2,983 | $1,491,262 | 17 | Universal Pictures |
| 20 | 20 | Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi | $110,595 | -22.6% | -57.2% | 82 | $1,348 | $1,431,843 | 10 | Yash Raj Films |
| 21 | 22 | The Polar Express 2008 IMAX Release | $86,091 | -24.6% | +18.8% | 26 | $3,311 | $1,132,245 | 31 | Warner Bros. |
| 22 | 21 | The Boy in the Striped Pajamas | $84,702 | -25.9% | -54.9% | 403 | $210 | $8,379,440 | 45 | Miramax |
| 23 | 24 | Punisher: War Zone | $65,932 | -10.7% | -84% | 385 | $171 | $7,948,159 | 17 | Lionsgate |
| 24 | 23 | The Wrestler | $65,240 | -18.4% | - | 4 | $16,310 | $288,220 | 5 | - |
| 25 | 25 | Eagle Eye | $40,746 | -19% | -19.8% | 254 | $160 | $100,856,790 | 87 | DreamWorks |
| 26 | 26 | Changeling | $30,915 | -28.9% | -57.4% | 229 | $135 | $35,397,257 | 59 | Universal Pictures |
| 27 | 27 | The Reader | $28,764 | -28.8% | -43.4% | 8 | $3,595 | $349,240 | 12 | The Weinstein Company |
| 28 | 28 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | $22,922 | -22.6% | +83.8% | 162 | $141 | $22,658,945 | 129 | - |
| 29 | 29 | Nights in Rodanthe | $16,674 | -24% | +722.2% | 204 | $81 | $41,633,345 | 87 | Warner Bros. |
| 30 | 30 | The Dark Knight | $14,989 | -31.2% | -44.5% | 157 | $95 | $530,811,565 | 157 | Warner Bros. |
| 31 | 31 | The Secret Life of Bees | $14,758 | -30.3% | -53.6% | 141 | $104 | $37,320,137 | 66 | - |
| 32 | 32 | Happy-Go-Lucky | $14,284 | -25.3% | -40.6% | 84 | $170 | $3,101,671 | 73 | Miramax |
| 33 | 33 | Zack and Miri Make a Porno | $10,868 | -14.3% | -61.1% | 87 | $124 | $31,153,007 | 52 | The Weinstein Company |
| 34 | 34 | The Haunting of Molly Hartley | $8,676 | -7% | +291.3% | 73 | $118 | $13,442,412 | 52 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 35 | 35 | Igor | $6,314 | -22.8% | -54.6% | 82 | $77 | $19,420,496 | 94 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 36 | 36 | Deep Sea | $6,221 | -17.7% | +23% | 10 | $622 | $37,117,207 | 1,025 | Warner Bros. |
| 37 | 38 | Burn After Reading | $5,081 | -17.4% | -36.6% | 44 | $115 | $60,338,891 | 101 | Focus Features |
| 38 | 37 | Soul Men | $4,191 | -35.9% | -64.6% | 95 | $44 | $11,998,223 | 45 | - |
| 39 | 39 | Body of Lies | $3,651 | -23.1% | -42.8% | 24 | $152 | $39,043,452 | 73 | Warner Bros. |
| 40 | 41 | Appaloosa | $2,688 | -33.6% | -46.9% | 33 | $81 | $20,051,965 | 94 | Warner Bros. |
| 41 | 40 | Fly Me to the Moon 3D | $2,563 | -45.7% | - | 13 | $197 | $12,423,424 | 129 | Summit Entertainment |
| 42 | 42 | RocknRolla | $2,319 | -15.5% | -71.9% | 39 | $59 | $5,694,401 | 75 | Warner Bros. |
| 43 | 43 | Were the World Mine | $1,036 | -8.1% | -79.7% | 3 | $345 | $82,463 | 52 | - |
| 44 | 44 | Righteous Kill | $375 | -40.5% | -66.1% | 15 | $25 | $40,081,035 | 101 | Overture Films |
| 45 | 45 | Nobel Son | $177 | -29.5% | -96% | 3 | $59 | $540,118 | 17 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 46 | 46 | House | $124 | +19.2% | -84.4% | 1 | $124 | $574,940 | 45 | Roadside Attractions |
