Domestic Box Office For Jan 4, 2009
Data as of Dec 21, 11:17 PST
| TD | YD | Release | Daily | %± YD | %± LW | Theaters | Avg | To Date | Days | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Marley & Me | $5,448,910 | -40.6% | -43.7% | 3,505 | $1,554 | $106,664,046 | 11 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 2 | 2 | Bedtime Stories | $4,394,089 | -42.5% | -40.6% | 3,684 | $1,192 | $85,539,168 | 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 3 | 3 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | $4,367,852 | -39.8% | -40.7% | 2,988 | $1,461 | $79,297,086 | 11 | Paramount Pictures |
| 4 | 4 | Valkyrie | $3,158,296 | -42.2% | -41.4% | 2,778 | $1,136 | $60,743,921 | 11 | United Artists |
| 5 | 5 | Yes Man | $3,084,274 | -42.1% | -36.7% | 3,434 | $898 | $79,507,388 | 17 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | 6 | Seven Pounds | $2,134,375 | -46.5% | -40.7% | 2,758 | $773 | $60,147,298 | 17 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 7 | 7 | The Tale of Despereaux | $1,638,230 | -34.6% | -33.7% | 3,091 | $530 | $43,661,775 | 17 | Universal Pictures |
| 8 | 9 | Doubt | $1,200,195 | -39.1% | -19.8% | 1,287 | $932 | $18,705,481 | 24 | Miramax |
| 9 | 10 | Slumdog Millionaire | $1,180,218 | -36.2% | -3.1% | 612 | $1,928 | $28,676,598 | 54 | - |
| 10 | 8 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | $1,128,047 | -43.3% | -44.8% | 2,337 | $482 | $74,424,256 | 24 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 11 | 11 | Twilight | $1,095,305 | -38.7% | -25.8% | 1,888 | $580 | $176,922,850 | 45 | Summit Entertainment |
| 12 | 13 | Bolt | $816,671 | -31.2% | -18.2% | 1,729 | $472 | $109,917,145 | 45 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 13 | 15 | Gran Torino | $808,848 | -26.8% | +15.5% | 84 | $9,629 | $9,820,554 | 24 | Warner Bros. |
| 14 | 12 | The Spirit | $745,909 | -38.8% | -55.9% | 2,508 | $297 | $17,743,738 | 11 | Lionsgate |
| 15 | 14 | Four Christmases | $547,194 | -51.2% | -55.5% | 2,307 | $237 | $118,189,834 | 40 | Warner Bros. |
| 16 | 16 | Milk | $492,405 | -33.9% | -7.1% | 309 | $1,593 | $17,157,994 | 40 | Focus Features |
| 17 | 17 | The Reader | $414,362 | -36.6% | +106.3% | 398 | $1,041 | $3,553,578 | 26 | The Weinstein Company |
| 18 | 18 | Frost/Nixon | $340,874 | -38.4% | -6.4% | 205 | $1,662 | $6,291,176 | 31 | Universal Pictures |
| 19 | 19 | Australia | $274,702 | -40.6% | -9.6% | 765 | $359 | $46,686,713 | 40 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 20 | 21 | Revolutionary Road | $254,783 | -33.2% | +345% | 38 | $6,704 | $1,375,749 | 10 | Paramount Vantage |
| 21 | 22 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $232,233 | -33.4% | -19.6% | 707 | $328 | $177,016,810 | 59 | DreamWorks |
| 22 | 20 | Quantum of Solace | $222,963 | -50.4% | -42.2% | 891 | $250 | $166,820,413 | 52 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 23 | 23 | The Wrestler | $121,932 | -23.7% | +1.2% | 18 | $6,774 | $1,762,043 | 19 | - |
| 24 | 24 | Ghajini | $72,213 | -36.4% | -65.2% | 83 | $870 | $2,192,682 | 12 | Adlabs Films |
| 25 | 25 | Role Models | $58,075 | -37.6% | -7.8% | 270 | $215 | $66,703,740 | 59 | Universal Pictures |
| 26 | 26 | Cadillac Records | $41,477 | -50.5% | -39.3% | 180 | $230 | $8,134,217 | 31 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 27 | 27 | Nothing Like the Holidays | $35,028 | -43.7% | -60.3% | 308 | $113 | $7,405,784 | 24 | Overture Films |
| 28 | 29 | Defiance | $34,516 | -30.4% | - | 2 | $17,258 | $200,614 | 5 | Paramount Vantage |
| 29 | 28 | Eagle Eye | $31,730 | -46.9% | -30.3% | 195 | $162 | $101,401,695 | 101 | DreamWorks |
| 30 | 30 | Last Chance Harvey | $27,214 | -31.3% | -16.5% | 6 | $4,535 | $350,947 | 11 | Overture Films |
| 31 | 31 | The Boy in the Striped Pajamas | $25,944 | -32.2% | -6% | 93 | $278 | $8,854,137 | 59 | Miramax |
| 32 | 35 | Happy-Go-Lucky | $22,879 | -13% | +81.9% | 59 | $387 | $3,310,429 | 87 | Miramax |
| 33 | 32 | Body of Lies | $19,964 | -39.3% | -25.5% | 182 | $109 | $39,315,385 | 87 | Warner Bros. |
| 34 | 33 | Changeling | $18,755 | -41.2% | -11.1% | 125 | $150 | $35,707,327 | 73 | Universal Pictures |
| 35 | 34 | Zack and Miri Make a Porno | $17,214 | -34.6% | +124.9% | 102 | $168 | $31,300,810 | 66 | The Weinstein Company |
| 36 | 37 | The Dark Knight | $15,020 | -42.3% | +30.7% | 75 | $200 | $531,001,578 | 171 | Warner Bros. |
| 37 | 36 | The Secret Life of Bees | $13,899 | -47.1% | -9.4% | 84 | $165 | $37,525,311 | 80 | - |
| 38 | 42 | Igor | $13,805 | -2.4% | +277.2% | 34 | $406 | $19,486,744 | 108 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 39 | 38 | The Polar Express 2008 IMAX Release | $12,447 | -50.6% | -71% | 18 | $691 | $1,702,505 | 45 | Warner Bros. |
| 40 | 39 | Deep Sea | $10,805 | -45.1% | -47.6% | 8 | $1,350 | $37,313,859 | 1,039 | Warner Bros. |
| 41 | 41 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | $10,366 | -38.1% | -14.2% | 25 | $414 | $22,830,692 | 143 | - |
| 42 | 40 | Nights in Rodanthe | $10,037 | -40.9% | -31.4% | 85 | $118 | $41,802,381 | 101 | Warner Bros. |
| 43 | 43 | The Haunting of Molly Hartley | $4,457 | -37.7% | -25.3% | 27 | $165 | $13,506,226 | 66 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 44 | 44 | Appaloosa | $1,411 | -24.7% | -43.6% | 15 | $94 | $20,080,574 | 108 | Warner Bros. |
| 45 | 46 | Were the World Mine | $581 | +4.3% | +34.5% | 3 | $193 | $88,788 | 66 | - |
| 46 | 45 | Soul Men | $570 | -59.3% | -36.6% | 9 | $63 | $12,024,598 | 59 | - |
| 47 | 47 | Lola Montès | $212 | -40.1% | -52.1% | 1 | $212 | $90,354 | 87 | Rialto Pictures |
