Domestic Box Office For October 2008

RankRelease GrossTheatersTotal GrossRelease DateDistributor
1Beverly Hills Chihuahua$79,952,5573,239$94,514,402Oct 3Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
2Eagle Eye$56,251,4923,614$101,440,743Sep 26DreamWorks
3High School Musical 3: Senior Year$48,399,4513,626$90,559,416Oct 24Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
4Saw V$38,899,7023,084$56,746,769Oct 24Lionsgate
5Body of Lies$32,783,2862,714$39,394,666Oct 10Warner Bros.
6Max Payne$32,601,5713,381$40,689,393Oct 17Twentieth Century Fox
7Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist$30,193,3442,421$31,487,293Oct 3Sony Pictures Releasing
8Quarantine$30,001,9882,463$31,691,811Oct 10Screen Gems
9Nights in Rodanthe$24,186,9712,704$41,850,659Sep 26Warner Bros.
10The Secret Life of Bees$22,129,5811,630$37,770,162Oct 17-
11W.$20,465,9842,050$25,534,493Oct 17Lionsgate
12Fireproof$17,111,876905$33,456,317Sep 26The Samuel Goldwyn Company
13Appaloosa$16,501,0291,290$20,211,394Sep 19Warner Bros.
14Lakeview Terrace$12,375,2862,574$39,263,506Sep 19Screen Gems
15Burn After Reading$11,972,8712,657$60,355,347Sep 12Focus Features
16Religulous$11,009,852568$13,011,160Oct 1Lionsgate
17The Duchess$10,894,6621,207$13,848,978Sep 19Paramount Vantage
18The Express$9,476,7852,810$9,793,406Oct 10Universal Pictures
19Pride and Glory$9,110,6272,585$15,740,721Oct 24Warner Bros.
20Sex Drive$7,637,3312,421$8,402,485Oct 17Summit Entertainment
21City of Ember$7,039,5542,023$7,873,007Oct 10Twentieth Century Fox
22An American Carol$6,985,2791,639$7,013,191Oct 3Vivendi Entertainment
23Flash of Genius$4,442,3771,098$4,442,377Oct 3Universal Pictures
24Righteous Kill$4,016,3343,152$40,081,410Sep 12Overture Films
25Igor$3,896,7832,341$19,528,602Sep 19Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
26The Family That Preys$3,878,4002,070$37,105,289Sep 12Lionsgate
27My Best Friend's Girl$3,863,6132,636$19,219,250Sep 19Lionsgate
28Miracle at St. Anna$3,728,8631,185$7,919,117Sep 26Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
29Ghost Town$3,387,1331,512$13,367,624Sep 19DreamWorks
30Blindness$3,351,7511,690$3,351,751Oct 3Miramax
31The Dark Knight$3,251,3784,366$533,345,358Jul 18Warner Bros.
32Rachel Getting Married$3,113,039391$12,796,841Oct 3Sony Pictures Classics
33Changeling$2,982,8121,896$35,739,802Oct 24Universal Pictures
34How to Lose Friends & Alienate People$2,754,1021,750$2,778,752Oct 3Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
35Zack and Miri Make a Porno$2,194,5132,735$31,457,946Oct 31The Weinstein Company
36The Women$2,134,9072,995$26,902,075Sep 12Picturehouse
37The Haunting of Molly Hartley$1,788,2632,652$13,559,812Oct 31Freestyle Releasing
38WALL·E$1,727,9073,992$223,808,164Jun 27Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
39Vicky Cristina Barcelona$1,515,034726$23,216,709Aug 15-
40Journey to the Center of the Earth$1,331,9142,830$101,704,370Jul 11Warner Bros.
41Mamma Mia!$1,299,7553,194$144,290,968Jul 18Universal Pictures
42Choke$1,296,470435$2,926,565Sep 26-
43Tropic Thunder$1,202,7463,473$110,515,313Aug 13DreamWorks
44RocknRolla$1,049,429826$5,700,626Oct 8Warner Bros.
45The House Bunny$709,2772,763$48,237,389Aug 22Sony Pictures Releasing
46The Nightmare Before Christmas
2009 3D Release
$643,996284$1,109,188Oct 24Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
47Death Race$604,3072,586$36,316,032Aug 22Universal Pictures
48Happy-Go-Lucky$540,522202$3,512,016Oct 10Miramax
49Heroes$500,50860$655,538Oct 24Eros Worldwide
50What Just Happened$478,58188$1,090,947Oct 17Magnolia Pictures
51Tell No One$472,303112$6,177,192Jul 2Music Box Films
52Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure$448,409252$23,746,066Oct 5National Geographic Entertainment
53The Legend of Drona$447,73490$475,104Oct 2Eros Worldwide
54Get Smart$445,3253,915$130,319,208Jun 20Warner Bros.
55Fly Me to the Moon 3D$421,131713$13,816,982Aug 15Summit Entertainment
56Mirrors$385,7422,664$30,691,439Aug 15Twentieth Century Fox
57Forever Strong$384,998259$719,556Sep 19Crane Movie Company
58I've Loved You So Long$379,18369$3,169,305Oct 24Sony Pictures Classics
59Man on Wire$359,66093$2,962,242Jul 25Magnolia Pictures
60Billy: The Early Years$347,328282$347,328Oct 10Rocky Mountain Pictures
61Star Wars: The Clone Wars$337,2153,452$35,161,554Aug 15Warner Bros.
62Traitor$329,3222,108$23,530,831Aug 27Overture Films
63Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon$325,32082$34,137,524Sep 23IMAX
64Babylon A.D.$315,0273,425$22,532,572Aug 29Twentieth Century Fox
65Deep Sea$313,36347$46,412,757Mar 3Warner Bros.
66Elegy$292,237142$3,581,642Aug 8The Samuel Goldwyn Company
67Frozen River$275,39296$2,511,476Aug 1Sony Pictures Classics
68Synecdoche, New York$258,973119$3,083,538Oct 24Sony Pictures Classics
69Space Chimps$248,3452,538$30,105,968Jul 18Twentieth Century Fox
70Passengers$239,152125$292,437Oct 24Sony Pictures Releasing
71Transsiberian$237,519154$2,206,405Jul 18First Look International
72Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull$233,8904,264$317,101,119May 22Paramount Pictures
73Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom$229,1639$532,878Oct 24-
74Morning Light$214,06255$275,497Oct 17Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
75Dolphins and Whales 3D: Tribes of the Ocean$209,93842$7,714,996Feb 153D Entertainment
76Space Station 3D$207,22664$93,383,953Apr 19IMAX
77Kung Fu Panda$206,9784,136$215,434,591Jun 6DreamWorks
78Disaster Movie$204,5522,642$14,190,901Aug 29Lionsgate
79The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2$192,2952,714$44,089,964Aug 6Warner Bros.
80Bangkok Dangerous$186,6942,654$15,298,133Sep 5Lionsgate
81A Secret$177,40511$623,558Sep 5Strand Releasing
82Swing Vote$156,9632,213$16,289,867Aug 1Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
83The Longshots$153,5362,089$11,537,046Aug 22-
84Call + Response$149,53717$215,185Oct 10Fair Trade Pictures
85Trouble the Water$125,58315$520,151Aug 22Zeitgeist Films
86I Served the King of England$117,83038$617,403Aug 29Sony Pictures Classics
87A Girl Cut in Two$100,45721$409,658Aug 15IFC Films
88Bottle Shock$99,031401$4,078,607Aug 6Freestyle Releasing
89Battle in Seattle$94,07740$224,169Sep 19Redwood Palms Pictures
90Ashes of Time$90,69418$174,273Oct 10Sony Pictures Classics
91Let the Right One In$89,24353$2,122,065Oct 24Magnolia Pictures
92Roving Mars$80,41227$10,407,978Jan 27Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
93Towelhead$67,903100$372,124Sep 12Warner Independent Pictures (WIP)
94Hounddog$67,01411$131,961Sep 19Empire Pictures Inc.
95U2 3D$67,001686$10,363,341Jan 23National Geographic Entertainment
96Allah Made Me Funny: Live in Concert$66,90314$66,903Oct 3-
97Talento de barrio$66,32820$68,542Oct 10Maya Entertainment
98Haunted Castle$65,40810$13,651,656Feb 23-
99The Children of Huang Shi$61,88743$1,031,872May 23Sony Pictures Classics
100Lola Montès$52,9314$120,306Oct 10Rialto Pictures
101The Legend of God's Gun$51,7948$243,768Jul 18Indican Pictures
102Humboldt County$51,6599$82,357Sep 26Magnolia Pictures
103Roadside Romeo$50,32529$55,202Oct 24Yash Raj Films
104Pineapple Express$49,8883,072$87,341,380Aug 6Sony Pictures Releasing
105Beer for My Horses$45,66891$666,045Aug 8Roadside Attractions
106A Thousand Years of Good Prayers$41,1537$76,806Sep 19Magnolia Pictures
107The Lucky Ones$39,498425$266,967Sep 26Lionsgate
108Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story$38,10610$60,332Sep 26InterPositive Media
109Ballast$37,5895$77,556Oct 1Alluvial Film Company
110Flow: For Love of Water$36,91611$142,569Mar 21Oscilloscope
111Save Me$34,0085$83,397Sep 5First Run
112Gonzo$29,60959$1,252,100Jul 4Magnolia Pictures
113Breakfast with Scot$29,5196$46,060Oct 10Regent Releasing
114The Pool$29,3878$95,102Sep 3Vitagraph Films
115Encounters at the End of the World$27,58739$944,933Jun 11THINKFilm
116Frontrunners$26,9766$26,976Oct 15Oscilloscope
117I.O.U.S.A.$24,381358$821,046Aug 22Roadside Attractions
118August Evening$24,1674$74,759Sep 5Maya Entertainment
119My Father My Lord$23,8699$203,708May 16Kino International
120The Rocker$23,0712,784$6,409,528Aug 20Twentieth Century Fox
121Brick Lane$22,45949$1,095,398Jun 20Sony Pictures Classics
122When Did You Last See Your Father?$22,44057$1,077,273Jun 6Sony Pictures Classics
123Good Dick$22,2552$27,595Oct 10Abramorama
124The Elephant King$22,2512$22,251Oct 17Unison Films
125The Grocer's Son$19,5617$264,889Jun 6Film Movement
126In Search of a Midnight Kiss$19,30711$172,605Aug 1IFC Films
127Fashion$18,48440$191,442Oct 31UTV Motion Pictures
128Saving Marriage$18,1912$18,720Oct 17Regent Releasing
129The Wackness$17,521142$2,077,116Jul 3Sony Pictures Classics
130A Man Named Pearl$17,4349$208,392Aug 31Tentmakers Entertainment
131Filth and Wisdom$17,32110$22,406Oct 17IFC Films
132Fear(s) of the Dark$16,4608$77,876Oct 22IFC Films
133Momma's Man$15,9789$100,435Aug 22Kino International
134Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild!$15,1777$104,828Aug 29TLA Releasing
135Walking on Dead Fish$14,8884$30,328Sep 19Variance Films
136Henry Poole Is Here$14,789527$1,836,515Aug 15Overture Films
137The Other End of the Line$14,69291$115,592Oct 31Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
138Kit Kittredge: An American Girl$13,1491,849$17,657,973Jun 20Picturehouse
139Sky Kids$12,74217$144,680Aug 15Dark Coast Pictures
140My Name Is Bruce$12,2114$173,066Oct 31Image Entertainment
141Hallam Foe$12,0686$60,641Sep 5Magnolia Pictures
142Six in Paris$11,8501$15,532Oct 3New Yorker Films
143Dare Not Walk Alone$11,4633$52,166Apr 25Indican Pictures
144Moving Midway$11,3294$40,864Sep 12First Run
145The Visitor$10,879270$9,427,089Apr 11Overture Films
146Tuya's Marriage$10,8175$88,148Apr 4Music Box Films
147Meet Dave$10,7523,011$11,803,254Jul 11Twentieth Century Fox
148The Pleasure of Being Robbed$10,6877$10,687Oct 3IFC Films
149Louise Bourgeois$9,9424$95,865Jun 25Zeitgeist Films
150Live Fast, Die Young$9,8411$18,335Oct 24-
151The Order of Myths$9,5843$62,645Jul 25The Cinema Guild
152Sixty Six
2008 Re-release
$9,02317$224,614Aug 1First Independent Pictures
153Up the Yangtze$8,80423$783,969Apr 25Zeitgeist Films
154All Roads Lead Home$8,30746$43,907Sep 26Waldo West Productions
155Days and Clouds$7,9784$112,102Jul 11Film Movement
156The Edge of Heaven$7,89920$742,349May 21Strand Releasing
157Greetings from the Shore$7,72331$96,314Sep 12Freestyle Releasing
158Iron Man$7,2494,154$318,604,126May 2Paramount Pictures
159The X Files: I Want to Believe$7,1963,185$20,982,478Jul 25Twentieth Century Fox
160Stranded$6,8817$89,473Oct 22Zeitgeist Films
161The Fall$6,671111$2,266,905May 9Roadside Attractions
162Everybody Wants to Be Italian$6,24798$351,416Sep 5Roadside Attractions
163Nights and Weekends$5,4301$5,430Oct 10IFC Films
164College$4,9342,124$4,694,636Aug 29Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
165Monsieur Verdoux$4,6492$64,636Mar 14The Film Desk
166Chris & Don: A Love Story$4,54312$216,110Jun 13Zeitgeist Films
167Whaledreamers$4,4416$10,584Sep 26Monterey Media
168The Last Mistress$4,42629$785,671Jun 27IFC Films
169Baghead$4,33418$140,106Jun 13Sony Pictures Classics
170Loins of Punjab Presents$4,3048$39,891Sep 12Emerging Pictures
171Choose Connor$4,2512$5,788Oct 10Strand Releasing
172Bab'Aziz: The Prince That Contemplated His Soul$4,2112$89,672Feb 8Typecast Releasing
173One Day You'll Understand$3,9687$145,642Oct 31Kino International
174La Traviata$3,67549$195,494Feb 15Emerging Pictures
175Fraude: México 2006$3,6375$3,637Oct 10Maya Entertainment
176America the Beautiful$3,4885$76,173May 9First Independent Pictures
177Tru Loved$3,2284$9,467Oct 17Regent Releasing
178Who Does She Think She Is?$3,0811$3,081Oct 17Artistic License
179Alexandra$2,9554$128,222Mar 26The Cinema Guild
180Lower Learning$2,8041$2,804Oct 10Anchor Bay Films
181Emma Smith: My Story$2,67442$881,787Apr 11Candlelight Media Group
182OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies$2,58913$303,543May 9Music Box Films
183Cthulhu$2,4423$15,213Aug 22Regent Releasing
184Kabluey$2,4274$83,506Jul 4Regent Releasing
185Fraulein$2,3031$5,715Sep 19Film Movement
186XXY$2,2822$48,334May 2Film Movement
187Aida$2,28052$222,927Dec 9Emerging Pictures
188What We Do Is Secret$2,2777$58,776Aug 8-
189Box Elder$2,2632$48,996Mar 3-
190The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela$2,1792$5,597Sep 26Regent Releasing
191Love and Honor$2,1333$60,910May 2Eleven Arts
192God and Gays: Bridging the Gap$2,1302$5,095Oct 24Indican Pictures
193Enlighten Up!$2,07212$246,649Sep 12Balcony Releasing
194Yella$1,9402$30,647May 16The Cinema Guild
195Hamlet 2$1,8351,597$4,886,216Aug 22Focus Features
196A Lawyer Walks Into a Bar...$1,7591$5,202Feb 29Indican Pictures
197La león$1,7081$1,708Oct 10Music Box Films
198Flashbacks of a Fool$1,6642$1,664Oct 17Anchor Bay Films
199Splinter$1,6434$14,154Oct 31Magnolia Pictures
200Ben X$1,6011$1,601Oct 24Film Movement