British 2008 Weekend 49
December 5-7, 2008
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $9,266,862 | - | 515 | - | $17,993 | $9,266,862 | 1 | Paramount Pictures International |
| 2 | 1 | Four Christmases | $2,309,687 | -35.8% | 426 | -8 | $5,421 | $7,413,828 | 2 | Entertainment Film Distributors |
| 3 | - | Transporter 3 | $1,408,278 | - | 322 | - | $4,373 | $1,408,278 | 1 | Icon Film Distribution |
| 4 | 2 | Quantum of Solace | $1,072,265 | -53.4% | 428 | -372 | $2,505 | $77,168,846 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 5 | 3 | Changeling | $1,060,278 | -43.5% | 350 | +2 | $3,029 | $3,992,544 | 2 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 6 | 4 | Body of Lies | $382,699 | -53.4% | 296 | -97 | $1,292 | $3,753,136 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | - | Lakeview Terrace | $334,147 | - | 202 | - | $1,654 | $334,147 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 8 | 5 | My Best Friend's Girl | $184,648 | -64.2% | 252 | -100 | $732 | $2,838,994 | 3 | Lionsgate |
| 9 | 6 | High School Musical 3: Senior Year | $161,760 | -63.5% | 387 | -55 | $417 | $33,156,498 | 7 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 10 | - | The Children | $144,271 | - | 132 | - | $1,092 | $144,271 | 1 | Vertigo Films |
| 11 | 8 | Zack and Miri Make a Porno | $122,066 | -56.7% | 141 | -83 | $865 | $3,486,936 | 4 | Entertainment Film Distributors |
| 12 | - | The Secret Life of Bees | $109,631 | - | 69 | - | $1,588 | $109,631 | 1 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 13 | 7 | What Just Happened | $82,647 | -70.8% | 127 | -112 | $650 | $511,578 | 2 | Pathé |
| 14 | 13 | Waltz with Bashir | $73,774 | -49.5% | 37 | -18 | $1,993 | $596,577 | 3 | Artificial Eye |
| 15 | 9 | Quarantine | $72,557 | -71.4% | 135 | -108 | $537 | $1,452,510 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 16 | 11 | Ghost Town | $53,846 | -73.3% | 110 | -155 | $489 | $10,221,261 | 7 | Paramount Pictures International |
| 17 | 12 | Friendship | $51,948 | -65.5% | 29 | -14 | $1,791 | $1,338,314 | 4 | Yash Raj Films |
| 18 | 10 | Max Payne | $46,862 | -77.7% | 87 | -162 | $538 | $3,519,528 | 4 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 19 | 14 | Burn After Reading | $38,437 | -54.7% | 27 | -34 | $1,423 | $12,534,558 | 8 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 20 | 20 | The Nightmare Before Christmas 2009 3D Release | $30,793 | -17.7% | 14 | +5 | $2,199 | $89,039 | 2 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 21 | - | Julia | $27,660 | - | 17 | - | $1,627 | $27,660 | 1 | Chelsea Films |
| 22 | 16 | Easy Virtue | $26,133 | -41.4% | 35 | -30 | $746 | $1,854,780 | 5 | Pathé |
| 23 | 15 | The Baader Meinhof Complex | $21,776 | -55.5% | 15 | -17 | $1,451 | $505,734 | 4 | Momentum Pictures |
| 24 | 24 | Hunger | $21,278 | -28.4% | 40 | -6 | $531 | $1,107,710 | 6 | Pathé |
| 25 | 22 | Kisses | $20,858 | -35.2% | 12 | - | $1,738 | $162,580 | 3 | Element Films |
| 26 | - | Summer | $19,496 | - | 13 | - | $1,499 | $19,496 | 1 | Vertigo Films |
| 27 | 25 | Mamma Mia! | $16,671 | -43.8% | 34 | -57 | $490 | $131,523,776 | 22 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 28 | 30 | Pride and Glory | $14,179 | -26.2% | 10 | -22 | $1,417 | $1,787,773 | 5 | Entertainment Film Distributors |
| 29 | 23 | W. | $13,839 | -54.2% | 15 | -12 | $922 | $1,444,177 | 5 | Lionsgate |
| 30 | 26 | Choke | $13,288 | -53.2% | 13 | -22 | $1,022 | $205,605 | 3 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 31 | - | Rivales | $11,634 | - | 12 | - | $969 | $11,634 | 1 | Optimum Releasing |
| 32 | 35 | I've Loved You So Long | $10,849 | +1.5% | 8 | -2 | $1,356 | $1,683,188 | 11 | Lionsgate |
| 33 | 17 | Igor | $10,831 | -74.8% | 135 | -146 | $80 | $6,523,400 | 9 | Momentum Pictures |
| 34 | 18 | Yuvvraaj | $10,746 | -73.9% | 26 | -11 | $413 | $297,007 | 3 | Eros Worldwide |
| 35 | 19 | The Flight Before Christmas | $9,191 | -76.4% | 20 | - | $459 | $54,269 | 2 | Magma Films |
| 36 | 33 | The Boy in the Striped Pajamas | $8,794 | -31.7% | 24 | -10 | $366 | $7,146,993 | 13 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 37 | 40 | Let it Rain | $8,648 | +37.2% | 10 | +3 | $864 | $219,456 | 5 | Artificial Eye |
| 38 | - | The Express | $7,877 | - | 76 | - | $103 | $7,877 | 1 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 39 | 36 | Gomorrah | $7,854 | -21.1% | 8 | +3 | $981 | $1,303,853 | 9 | Optimum Releasing |
| 40 | 34 | Lorna's Silence | $7,266 | -34.8% | 8 | - | $908 | $24,539 | 2 | New Wave Films |
| 41 | 31 | Blindness | $5,828 | -64.2% | 9 | -20 | $647 | $130,029 | 3 | Pathé |
| 42 | 21 | The Dark Knight | $4,960 | -85.6% | 2 | -2 | $2,480 | $88,814,530 | 20 | Warner Bros. |
| 43 | 28 | Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! | $4,184 | -79.2% | 7 | -8 | $597 | $31,008 | 2 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 44 | - | Gumnaam: The Mystery | $3,479 | - | 6 | - | $579 | $3,479 | 1 | - |
| 45 | 42 | The Duchess | $3,385 | -34.6% | 1 | -3 | $3,385 | $11,834,130 | 14 | Pathé |
| 46 | - | Patti Smith: Dream of Life | $3,062 | - | 5 | - | $612 | $3,062 | 1 | Verve Pictures |
| 47 | 29 | Saw V | $3,053 | -84.5% | 9 | -31 | $339 | $9,306,390 | 7 | Lionsgate |
| 48 | 37 | Of Time and the City | $2,577 | -72% | 5 | -1 | $515 | $330,217 | 6 | British Film Institute (BFI) |
| 49 | - | Caught in the Act | $1,808 | - | 6 | - | $301 | $1,808 | 1 | - |
| 50 | - | A Streetcar Named Desire 2008 Re-release | $1,613 | - | 1 | - | $1,613 | $28,839 | 4 | British Film Institute (BFI) |
| 51 | 46 | The House Bunny | $1,601 | -50.4% | 9 | -5 | $177 | $5,378,284 | 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 52 | 47 | Scar | $1,582 | -50% | 6 | -5 | $263 | $246,474 | 5 | The Works UK Distribution |
| 53 | 45 | Quiet Chaos | $1,490 | -59.8% | 4 | - | $372 | $104,688 | 7 | New Wave Films |
| 54 | 56 | OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies | $1,424 | +52.1% | 2 | +1 | $712 | $30,639 | 5 | ICA Films |
| 55 | 53 | City of Ember | $1,271 | -26.8% | 15 | -5 | $84 | $2,077,035 | 9 | Entertainment Film Distributors |
| 56 | 61 | The Wave | $1,190 | +188.8% | 2 | - | $595 | $181,021 | 12 | Momentum Pictures |
| 57 | - | The Girl in the Park | $1,122 | - | 1 | - | $1,122 | $1,122 | 1 | Unanimous Pictures |
| 58 | 41 | Fly Me to the Moon 3D | $1,062 | -80.6% | 5 | -3 | $212 | $1,841,030 | 10 | Momentum Pictures |
| 59 | 74 | Paris | $846 | +2,629% | 1 | - | $846 | $211,948 | 20 | Optimum Releasing |
| 60 | 27 | Flawless | $818 | -96.5% | 5 | -37 | $163 | $39,191 | 2 | - |
| 61 | - | Trouble the Water | $730 | - | 1 | - | $730 | $730 | 1 | ICA Films |
| 62 | 54 | The Fall | $629 | -58.4% | 1 | -2 | $629 | $118,441 | 10 | Momentum Pictures |
| 63 | 69 | Fear(s) of the Dark | $482 | +257% | 1 | -1 | $482 | $12,199 | 7 | - |
| 64 | 50 | The Warlords | $429 | -82% | 2 | -4 | $214 | $76,276 | 5 | - |
| 65 | - | The Lost City 2008 Re-release | $382 | - | 1 | - | $382 | $382 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 66 | 62 | Man on Wire | $363 | -8.6% | 1 | - | $363 | $1,580,443 | 19 | Icon Film Distribution |
| 67 | 49 | Eagle Eye | $334 | -87.9% | 1 | -9 | $334 | $5,531,081 | 8 | Paramount Pictures International |
| 68 | 65 | The Zone | $331 | +32.4% | 2 | +1 | $165 | $52,772 | 8 | Soda Pictures |
| 69 | 55 | Alexandra | $192 | -81% | 1 | -1 | $192 | $27,472 | 11 | Artificial Eye |
| 70 | 70 | Somers Town | $71 | +129% | 1 | - | $71 | $985,443 | 16 | Optimum Releasing |
| 71 | 60 | Jar City | $71 | -86.8% | 1 | - | $71 | $206,318 | 13 | The Works UK Distribution |
| 72 | 72 | Young@Heart | $29 | -6.5% | 1 | - | $29 | $11,249 | 8 | - |
| 73 | 73 | Love Letters and Live Wires | $29 | -6.5% | 1 | - | $29 | $12,860 | 12 | British Film Institute (BFI) |
| 74 | 57 | Unrelated | $29 | -96% | 1 | - | $29 | $148,124 | 12 | New Wave Films |
| 75 | 38 | Conversations with My Gardener | $29 | -99.7% | 1 | -2 | $29 | $25,637 | 3 | - |
| 76 | 51 | Then She Found Me | $21 | -99% | 1 | - | $21 | $212,111 | 12 | Chelsea Films |
