British 2008 Weekend 42
October 17-19, 2008
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | Burn After Reading | $3,534,148 | - | 396 | - | $8,924 | $3,534,148 | 1 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 2 | - | Eagle Eye | $1,894,915 | - | 362 | - | $5,234 | $1,894,915 | 1 | Paramount Pictures International |
| 3 | 20 | Igor | $1,696,182 | +1,673.9% | 418 | +386 | $4,057 | $1,919,245 | 2 | Momentum Pictures |
| 4 | 1 | The House Bunny | $1,147,730 | -24.6% | 342 | -4 | $3,355 | $3,406,596 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 5 | 2 | Mirrors | $1,011,317 | -28.8% | 340 | -2 | $2,974 | $3,314,729 | 2 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 6 | 4 | Taken | $916,341 | -31.9% | 334 | -29 | $2,743 | $9,546,279 | 4 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 7 | 3 | How to Lose Friends & Alienate People | $763,737 | -44.8% | 388 | -65 | $1,968 | $6,134,383 | 3 | Paramount Pictures International |
| 8 | 7 | Mamma Mia! | $738,870 | -9.4% | 360 | -27 | $2,052 | $113,912,535 | 15 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 9 | 6 | City of Ember | $492,224 | -41.8% | 365 | -2 | $1,348 | $1,675,593 | 2 | Entertainment Film Distributors |
| 10 | 5 | Tropic Thunder | $471,786 | -49.6% | 252 | -118 | $1,872 | $14,491,612 | 5 | Paramount Pictures International |
| 11 | - | The Rocker | $376,201 | - | 288 | - | $1,306 | $376,201 | 1 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 12 | 8 | The Boy in the Striped Pajamas | $344,416 | -32.1% | 181 | -20 | $1,902 | $6,461,107 | 6 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 13 | 11 | Gomorrah | $236,717 | -18.8% | 44 | +5 | $5,379 | $763,321 | 2 | Optimum Releasing |
| 14 | 12 | Fly Me to the Moon 3D | $192,894 | -24.9% | 74 | +1 | $2,606 | $1,162,726 | 3 | Momentum Pictures |
| 15 | 15 | I've Loved You So Long | $126,736 | -31.9% | 38 | -5 | $3,335 | $1,274,715 | 4 | Lionsgate |
| 16 | 9 | Brideshead Revisited | $124,616 | -62.1% | 99 | -129 | $1,258 | $1,967,535 | 3 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 17 | 10 | Nights in Rodanthe | $100,472 | -69.5% | 138 | -112 | $728 | $774,160 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 18 | 13 | Death Race | $85,498 | -63.8% | 92 | -122 | $929 | $3,542,700 | 4 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 19 | 14 | Righteous Kill | $82,972 | -64.2% | 71 | -90 | $1,168 | $3,579,746 | 4 | Lionsgate |
| 20 | - | Karzzzz | $63,217 | - | 33 | - | $1,915 | $63,217 | 1 | - |
| 21 | 16 | The Duchess | $60,676 | -55.4% | 53 | -75 | $1,144 | $11,615,789 | 7 | Pathé |
| 22 | - | Stone of Destiny | $48,081 | - | 26 | - | $1,849 | $213,417 | - | - |
| 23 | 19 | Pineapple Express | $43,606 | -63.2% | 49 | -42 | $889 | $6,662,851 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 24 | 17 | Disaster Movie | $40,973 | -68.8% | 107 | -108 | $382 | $5,367,617 | 7 | Momentum Pictures |
| 25 | - | A Film with Me in It | $37,616 | - | 29 | - | $1,297 | $37,616 | 1 | N/A |
| 26 | 23 | The Dark Knight | $32,135 | -62.8% | 12 | -17 | $2,677 | $88,578,930 | 13 | Warner Bros. |
| 27 | 37 | Kung Fu Panda | $28,265 | +68.1% | 94 | +37 | $300 | $34,544,625 | 16 | Paramount Pictures International |
| 28 | 41 | The Fox and the Child | $21,617 | +146.9% | 87 | +56 | $248 | $1,026,548 | 11 | Pathé |
| 29 | 30 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | $20,489 | -46.5% | 66 | -55 | $310 | $5,510,300 | 10 | Warner Bros. |
| 30 | 26 | Kidnap | $20,422 | -69.8% | 22 | -18 | $928 | $626,761 | 3 | Studio 18 |
| 31 | 29 | Hello | $17,960 | -54.5% | 11 | -1 | $1,632 | $78,011 | 2 | - |
| 32 | 31 | Wild Child | $17,218 | -47.9% | 58 | -39 | $296 | $8,845,233 | 10 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 33 | 28 | RocknRolla | $15,302 | -69.2% | 21 | -49 | $728 | $8,915,788 | 7 | Warner Bros. |
| 34 | - | The Zone | $13,224 | - | 5 | - | $2,644 | $13,224 | 1 | Soda Pictures |
| 35 | 34 | Get Smart | $12,756 | -43.4% | 21 | -23 | $607 | $9,015,891 | 9 | Warner Bros. |
| 36 | 38 | Meet Dave | $10,052 | -27.6% | 64 | -8 | $157 | $2,922,586 | 14 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 37 | 33 | Step Brothers | $9,343 | -59.1% | 12 | -22 | $778 | $10,974,770 | 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 38 | 42 | Unrelated | $9,283 | +6.6% | 5 | -2 | $1,856 | $135,974 | 5 | New Wave Films |
| 39 | 39 | College Road Trip | $8,091 | -36.2% | 21 | -11 | $385 | $801,671 | 9 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 40 | 36 | The Fall | $7,351 | -57.1% | 6 | +1 | $1,225 | $104,470 | 3 | Momentum Pictures |
| 41 | 43 | Hellboy II: The Golden Army | $3,860 | -48.1% | 12 | -10 | $321 | $12,929,366 | 9 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 42 | - | Sisterhood | $3,810 | - | 1 | - | $3,810 | $3,810 | 1 | - |
| 43 | 35 | The Legend of Drona | $3,637 | -83.5% | 6 | -26 | $606 | $276,322 | 3 | Eros Worldwide |
| 44 | 48 | Import Export | $3,317 | -19.7% | 3 | -2 | $1,105 | $38,727 | 3 | Trinity Filmed Entertainment |
| 45 | - | Young@Heart | $2,833 | - | 4 | - | $708 | $2,833 | 1 | - |
| 46 | 44 | The Strangers | $2,593 | -64.9% | 4 | -13 | $648 | $7,460,149 | 8 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 47 | 58 | Man on Wire | $2,516 | +6.2% | 6 | +2 | $419 | $1,540,788 | 12 | Icon Film Distribution |
| 48 | 56 | Jar City | $2,365 | -12.5% | 5 | - | $473 | $226,921 | 6 | The Works UK Distribution |
| 49 | 51 | Bigga Than Ben | $2,111 | -44.4% | 1 | -2 | $2,111 | $8,321 | 2 | Swipe Films |
| 50 | 45 | The Wave | $1,871 | -71.3% | 3 | -2 | $623 | $160,123 | 5 | Momentum Pictures |
| 51 | 32 | 88 Minutes | $1,633 | -93.4% | 5 | -48 | $326 | $327,792 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 52 | 63 | The Wackness | $1,479 | -14.4% | 2 | -2 | $739 | $417,671 | 8 | Revolver Entertainment |
| 53 | - | Afro-Saxons | $1,317 | - | 3 | - | $439 | $1,317 | 1 | N/A |
| 54 | 69 | Alexandra | $1,291 | +16.5% | 2 | +1 | $645 | $23,257 | 4 | Artificial Eye |
| 55 | 77 | The Edge of Love | $1,197 | +210.1% | 2 | - | $598 | $2,419,788 | 18 | Lionsgate |
| 56 | 84 | Grease 2008 Re-release | $1,109 | +2,074.5% | 3 | +2 | $369 | $179,027 | 5 | Park Circus |
| 57 | 40 | Linha de Passe | $1,016 | -88.7% | 3 | -5 | $338 | $236,329 | 5 | Pathé |
| 58 | 72 | The Chaser | $976 | +26.3% | 2 | +1 | $488 | $38,803 | 5 | Momentum Pictures |
| 59 | 65 | The Pope's Toilet | $841 | -50.9% | 3 | +1 | $280 | $173,404 | 12 | Soda Pictures |
| 60 | 83 | Elite Squad | $752 | +817.1% | 1 | - | $752 | $222,284 | 11 | Optimum Releasing |
| 61 | 89 | Angel | $717 | +2,008.8% | 2 | +1 | $358 | $52,274 | 8 | Lionsgate |
| 62 | - | Free Jimmy 2007 Re-release | $684 | - | 5 | - | $136 | $684 | 1 | N/A |
| 63 | 62 | Saviours | $601 | -66.7% | 2 | -3 | $300 | $20,878 | 3 | Eclipse Pictures |
| 64 | 60 | Then She Found Me | $584 | -73.4% | 2 | -2 | $292 | $202,227 | 5 | Chelsea Films |
| 65 | 67 | Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day | $499 | -62.5% | 1 | -2 | $499 | $771,455 | 10 | Momentum Pictures |
| 66 | 49 | Somers Town | $475 | -87.9% | 1 | -6 | $475 | $960,019 | 9 | Optimum Releasing |
| 67 | 82 | Never Apologize | $449 | +388% | 2 | +1 | $224 | $2,814 | 7 | Verve Pictures |
| 68 | 68 | Badlands | $435 | -64.4% | 1 | -1 | $435 | $55,885 | 8 | British Film Institute (BFI) |
| 69 | - | Steep | $384 | - | 1 | - | $384 | $58,177 | 4 | - |
| 70 | 71 | Bangkok Dangerous | $340 | -61% | 1 | - | $340 | $1,300,139 | 7 | Entertainment Film Distributors |
| 71 | 86 | The Visitor | $328 | +864.7% | 1 | - | $328 | $487,861 | 16 | Halcyon Pictures |
| 72 | 59 | Times and Winds | $314 | -86.4% | 2 | +1 | $157 | $124,477 | 8 | Artificial Eye |
| 73 | 54 | Paris | $276 | -90.5% | 1 | -2 | $276 | $241,398 | 13 | Optimum Releasing |
| 74 | 57 | Heavy Load | $235 | -90.6% | 1 | -2 | $235 | $8,032 | 3 | Miracle Films |
| 75 | 55 | Tu£sday | $192 | -93% | 2 | - | $96 | $4,072 | 2 | Japan Films |
| 76 | 61 | Dhurai | $142 | -93.3% | 2 | - | $71 | $13,203 | 3 | Ayngaran International |
| 77 | 79 | Eden Lake | $138 | -44.8% | 1 | -2 | $138 | $870,103 | 6 | Optimum Releasing |
| 78 | 76 | Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan | $124 | -70.1% | 1 | -1 | $124 | $1,521,000 | 20 | The Works UK Distribution |
| 79 | 80 | Partition 2008 Re-release | $55 | -66.7% | 1 | - | $55 | $5,784 | 6 | Soda Pictures |
| 80 | 52 | Appaloosa | $35 | -99% | 1 | -10 | $35 | $429,592 | 4 | Entertainment Film Distributors |
| 81 | 88 | The Apartment 2008 Re-release | $35 | +2.9% | 1 | - | $35 | $54,701 | 15 | Park Circus |
| 82 | 85 | Love Letters and Live Wires | $35 | -31.4% | 1 | - | $35 | $13,288 | 5 | British Film Institute (BFI) |
| 83 | 46 | A Matter of Life and Death | $35 | -99.3% | 1 | -1 | $35 | $28,065 | 4 | British Film Institute (BFI) |
