British 2008 Weekend 43
October 24-26, 2008
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | High School Musical 3: Senior Year | $13,380,072 | - | 493 | - | $27,140 | $13,380,072 | 1 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 2 | - | Saw V | $3,877,195 | - | 367 | - | $10,564 | $3,877,195 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 3 | 1 | Burn After Reading | $2,280,885 | -35.5% | 395 | -1 | $5,774 | $7,302,721 | 2 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 4 | - | Ghost Town | $2,144,277 | - | 343 | - | $6,251 | $2,144,277 | 1 | Paramount Pictures International |
| 5 | 2 | Eagle Eye | $1,106,780 | -41.6% | 362 | - | $3,057 | $3,734,398 | 2 | Paramount Pictures International |
| 6 | 3 | Igor | $718,762 | -57.6% | 446 | +28 | $1,611 | $2,787,811 | 3 | Momentum Pictures |
| 7 | 4 | The House Bunny | $485,596 | -57.7% | 322 | -20 | $1,508 | $3,988,617 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 8 | 6 | Taken | $414,228 | -54.8% | 229 | -105 | $1,808 | $9,620,193 | 5 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 9 | 8 | Mamma Mia! | $410,032 | -44.5% | 284 | -76 | $1,443 | $106,329,329 | 16 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 10 | 5 | Mirrors | $360,105 | -64.4% | 249 | -91 | $1,446 | $3,824,011 | 3 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 11 | 7 | How to Lose Friends & Alienate People | $259,014 | -66.1% | 180 | -208 | $1,438 | $6,248,431 | 4 | Paramount Pictures International |
| 12 | 12 | The Boy in the Striped Pajamas | $176,277 | -48.8% | 132 | -49 | $1,335 | $6,712,009 | 7 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 13 | - | Heroes | $170,390 | - | 24 | - | $7,099 | $170,390 | 1 | Eros Worldwide |
| 14 | 9 | City of Ember | $162,974 | -66.9% | 339 | -26 | $480 | $1,826,266 | 3 | Entertainment Film Distributors |
| 15 | 13 | Gomorrah | $145,298 | -38.6% | 37 | -7 | $3,926 | $987,617 | 3 | Optimum Releasing |
| 16 | 10 | Tropic Thunder | $99,766 | -78.9% | 98 | -154 | $1,018 | $13,584,921 | 6 | Paramount Pictures International |
| 17 | 15 | I've Loved You So Long | $97,349 | -23.2% | 30 | -8 | $3,244 | $1,372,789 | 5 | Lionsgate |
| 18 | 14 | Fly Me to the Moon 3D | $80,667 | -58.2% | 64 | -10 | $1,260 | $1,196,924 | 4 | Momentum Pictures |
| 19 | 16 | Brideshead Revisited | $56,313 | -54.8% | 45 | -54 | $1,251 | $1,967,284 | 4 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 20 | 11 | The Rocker | $55,045 | -85.4% | 187 | -101 | $294 | $555,486 | 2 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 21 | - | Roadside Romeo | $50,310 | - | 23 | - | $2,187 | $50,310 | 1 | Yash Raj Films |
| 22 | - | WALL·E | $43,842 | - | 106 | - | $413 | $41,078,300 | 15 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 23 | 21 | The Duchess | $37,559 | -38.1% | 20 | -33 | $1,877 | $11,705,710 | 8 | Pathé |
| 24 | - | Quiet Chaos | $35,776 | - | 12 | - | $2,981 | $35,776 | 1 | New Wave Films |
| 25 | - | Aegan | $35,267 | - | 13 | - | $2,712 | $35,267 | 1 | Ayngaran International |
| 26 | - | Space Chimps | $32,414 | - | 83 | - | $390 | $6,567,810 | 13 | Entertainment Film Distributors |
| 27 | 25 | A Film with Me in It | $32,108 | -14.6% | 25 | -4 | $1,284 | $93,461 | 2 | N/A |
| 28 | - | Incendiary | $30,173 | - | 16 | - | $1,885 | $30,173 | 1 | Optimum Releasing |
| 29 | 26 | The Dark Knight | $26,317 | -18.1% | 12 | - | $2,193 | $88,615,780 | 14 | Warner Bros. |
| 30 | 27 | Kung Fu Panda | $24,407 | -13.6% | 86 | -8 | $283 | $31,842,371 | 17 | Paramount Pictures International |
| 31 | 28 | The Fox and the Child | $21,653 | +0.2% | 94 | +7 | $230 | $1,105,800 | 12 | Pathé |
| 32 | - | Journey to the Center of the Earth | $14,824 | - | 82 | - | $180 | $7,400,943 | 16 | Entertainment Film Distributors |
| 33 | 50 | The Wave | $14,331 | +666% | 9 | +6 | $1,592 | $163,928 | 6 | Momentum Pictures |
| 34 | 19 | Righteous Kill | $14,272 | -82.8% | 16 | -55 | $892 | $3,614,030 | 5 | Lionsgate |
| 35 | 34 | The Zone | $12,799 | -3.2% | 7 | +2 | $1,828 | $32,780 | 2 | Soda Pictures |
| 36 | 17 | Nights in Rodanthe | $12,315 | -87.7% | 20 | -118 | $615 | $778,003 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 37 | - | Stone of Destiny | $9,854 | - | 14 | - | $703 | $228,632 | - | - |
| 38 | 20 | Karzzzz | $8,924 | -85.9% | 8 | -25 | $1,115 | $94,329 | 2 | - |
| 39 | 57 | Linha de Passe | $7,198 | +608.5% | 9 | +6 | $799 | $226,140 | 6 | Pathé |
| 40 | 18 | Death Race | $6,791 | -92.1% | 22 | -70 | $308 | $3,295,080 | 5 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 41 | - | Seval | $6,446 | - | 3 | - | $2,148 | $6,446 | 1 | Ayngaran International |
| 42 | 23 | Pineapple Express | $5,230 | -88% | 10 | -39 | $523 | $6,160,945 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 43 | 38 | Unrelated | $4,452 | -52% | 6 | +1 | $742 | $138,804 | 6 | New Wave Films |
| 44 | 24 | Disaster Movie | $3,706 | -91% | 19 | -88 | $195 | $5,389,010 | 8 | Momentum Pictures |
| 45 | - | The Women | $2,842 | - | 4 | - | $710 | $6,725,801 | 7 | Entertainment Film Distributors |
| 46 | 40 | The Fall | $2,756 | -62.5% | 2 | -4 | $1,378 | $104,749 | 4 | Momentum Pictures |
| 47 | 59 | The Pope's Toilet | $2,668 | +217.2% | 3 | - | $889 | $163,157 | 13 | Soda Pictures |
| 48 | 66 | Somers Town | $2,649 | +457.7% | 2 | +1 | $1,324 | $975,111 | 10 | Optimum Releasing |
| 49 | 32 | Wild Child | $2,606 | -84.9% | 16 | -42 | $162 | $8,150,239 | 11 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 50 | - | Outlander | $2,407 | - | 1 | - | $2,407 | $2,407 | 1 | - |
| 51 | - | Fear(s) of the Dark | $2,301 | - | 4 | - | $575 | $5,982 | 1 | - |
| 52 | 37 | Step Brothers | $1,877 | -79.9% | 3 | -9 | $625 | $12,553,039 | 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 53 | 39 | College Road Trip | $1,860 | -77% | 12 | -9 | $155 | $810,789 | 10 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 54 | 72 | Times and Winds | $1,836 | +484.7% | 3 | +1 | $612 | $117,927 | 9 | Artificial Eye |
| 55 | 68 | Badlands | $1,701 | +291% | 1 | - | $1,701 | $53,185 | 9 | British Film Institute (BFI) |
| 56 | 44 | Import Export | $1,537 | -53.7% | 3 | - | $512 | $39,136 | 4 | Trinity Filmed Entertainment |
| 57 | 54 | Alexandra | $1,440 | +11.5% | 3 | +1 | $480 | $24,178 | 5 | Artificial Eye |
| 58 | 45 | Young@Heart | $1,294 | -54.3% | 4 | - | $323 | $6,442 | 2 | - |
| 59 | 47 | Man on Wire | $1,056 | -58% | 3 | -3 | $352 | $1,545,788 | 13 | Icon Film Distribution |
| 60 | 65 | Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day | $1,053 | +111% | 2 | +1 | $526 | $773,566 | 11 | Momentum Pictures |
| 61 | - | A Bloody Aria 2008 Re-release | $1,001 | - | 1 | - | $1,001 | $1,001 | 1 | ICA Films |
| 62 | 61 | Angel | $851 | +18.7% | 2 | - | $425 | $48,991 | 9 | Lionsgate |
| 63 | 48 | Jar City | $834 | -64.7% | 2 | -3 | $417 | $213,736 | 7 | The Works UK Distribution |
| 64 | 60 | Elite Squad | $740 | -1.6% | 2 | +1 | $370 | $225,000 | 12 | Optimum Releasing |
| 65 | - | In Prison My Whole Life | $673 | - | 6 | - | $112 | $673 | 1 | MercuryMedia International |
| 66 | - | Ashes of Time | $627 | - | 2 | - | $313 | $12,796 | 7 | Artificial Eye |
| 67 | 73 | Paris | $601 | +117.8% | 1 | - | $601 | $243,118 | 14 | Optimum Releasing |
| 68 | 36 | Meet Dave | $430 | -95.7% | 4 | -60 | $107 | $2,691,909 | 15 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 69 | - | Mutant Chronicles | $356 | - | 5 | - | $71 | $228,373 | 3 | Entertainment Film Distributors |
| 70 | 81 | The Apartment 2008 Re-release | $285 | +714.3% | 1 | - | $285 | $50,783 | 16 | Park Circus |
| 71 | 56 | Grease 2008 Re-release | $277 | -75% | 3 | - | $92 | $183,007 | 6 | Park Circus |
| 72 | 63 | Saviours | $151 | -74.9% | 1 | -1 | $151 | $19,882 | 4 | Eclipse Pictures |
| 73 | 52 | The Wackness | $115 | -92.2% | 1 | -1 | $115 | $420,788 | 9 | Revolver Entertainment |
| 74 | 71 | The Visitor | $32 | -90.2% | 1 | - | $32 | $488,235 | 17 | Halcyon Pictures |
| 75 | 78 | Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan | $32 | -74.2% | 1 | - | $32 | $1,522,079 | 21 | The Works UK Distribution |
| 76 | - | Female Agents | $32 | - | 1 | - | $32 | $498,100 | 18 | Revolver Entertainment |
| 77 | 64 | Then She Found Me | $32 | -94.5% | 1 | -1 | $32 | $203,457 | 6 | Chelsea Films |
| 78 | 55 | The Edge of Love | $32 | -97.3% | 1 | -1 | $32 | $2,421,005 | 19 | Lionsgate |
