Domestic 2008 Weekend 51
December 19-21, 2008
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | Yes Man | $18,262,471 | - | 3,434 | - | $5,318 | $18,262,471 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | - | Seven Pounds | $14,851,136 | - | 2,758 | - | $5,384 | $14,851,136 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 3 | - | The Tale of Despereaux | $10,103,675 | - | 3,104 | - | $3,255 | $10,103,675 | 1 | Universal Pictures |
| 4 | 1 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | $9,890,105 | -67.6% | 3,560 | - | $2,778 | $48,366,989 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 5 | 2 | Four Christmases | $7,701,375 | -41.1% | 3,515 | -25 | $2,191 | $100,110,827 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | 3 | Twilight | $5,189,319 | -34.7% | 2,991 | -658 | $1,734 | $158,423,218 | 5 | Summit Entertainment |
| 7 | 4 | Bolt | $4,146,856 | -44.4% | 2,968 | -165 | $1,397 | $94,900,059 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 8 | 11 | Slumdog Millionaire | $3,053,760 | +40.4% | 589 | +420 | $5,184 | $12,037,510 | 6 | - |
| 9 | 5 | Australia | $2,174,188 | -47.9% | 2,212 | -491 | $982 | $41,796,525 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 10 | 6 | Quantum of Solace | $2,051,882 | -44.8% | 1,874 | -761 | $1,094 | $161,200,412 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 11 | 9 | Milk | $1,729,156 | -33.5% | 356 | +28 | $4,857 | $10,410,039 | 4 | Focus Features |
| 12 | 8 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $1,569,610 | -50.7% | 2,007 | -761 | $782 | $172,392,069 | 7 | DreamWorks |
| 13 | 7 | Nothing Like the Holidays | $1,305,439 | -63% | 1,671 | - | $781 | $5,924,513 | 2 | Overture Films |
| 14 | 10 | Transporter 3 | $682,033 | -71% | 1,007 | -1,534 | $677 | $31,069,389 | 4 | Lionsgate |
| 15 | 19 | Doubt | $680,948 | +34.2% | 39 | +24 | $17,460 | $1,399,548 | 2 | Miramax |
| 16 | 13 | Role Models | $645,395 | -58.2% | 792 | -536 | $814 | $65,593,985 | 7 | Universal Pictures |
| 17 | 12 | Cadillac Records | $606,748 | -61.7% | 701 | +13 | $865 | $7,046,250 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 18 | 20 | Gran Torino | $468,221 | +72.3% | 19 | +13 | $24,643 | $859,860 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 19 | 17 | Frost/Nixon | $378,052 | -39.6% | 39 | - | $9,693 | $1,491,262 | 3 | Universal Pictures |
| 20 | 15 | Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi | $326,641 | -64.5% | 82 | -1 | $3,983 | $1,431,843 | 2 | Yash Raj Films |
| 21 | 16 | The Boy in the Striped Pajamas | $274,481 | -60% | 403 | -276 | $681 | $8,379,440 | 7 | Miramax |
| 22 | 23 | The Polar Express 2008 IMAX Release | $260,441 | +22.4% | 26 | - | $10,016 | $1,132,245 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 23 | 35 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua | $225,706 | +218% | 315 | +142 | $716 | $92,595,594 | 12 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 24 | - | The Wrestler | $202,714 | - | 4 | - | $50,678 | $288,220 | 1 | - |
| 25 | 14 | Punisher: War Zone | $193,995 | -86% | 385 | -2,123 | $503 | $7,948,159 | 3 | Lionsgate |
| 26 | 22 | Rachel Getting Married | $130,230 | -41.2% | 115 | -36 | $1,132 | $9,785,033 | 12 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 27 | 24 | Eagle Eye | $129,410 | -34.7% | 254 | -66 | $509 | $100,856,790 | 13 | DreamWorks |
| 28 | 21 | Changeling | $101,905 | -60.3% | 229 | -164 | $445 | $35,397,257 | 9 | Universal Pictures |
| 29 | 25 | The Reader | $92,790 | -44.8% | 8 | - | $11,598 | $349,240 | 2 | The Weinstein Company |
| 30 | 30 | I've Loved You So Long | $83,284 | -18.8% | 52 | +6 | $1,601 | $2,052,667 | 9 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 31 | 42 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | $72,723 | +79.7% | 162 | +134 | $448 | $22,658,945 | 19 | - |
| 32 | 34 | Let the Right One In | $68,656 | -10.3% | 53 | - | $1,295 | $1,245,880 | 9 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 33 | 31 | High School Musical 3: Senior Year | $56,436 | -44.4% | 161 | -99 | $350 | $89,404,747 | 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 34 | 26 | Fireproof | $56,163 | -61.9% | 160 | -186 | $351 | $33,063,487 | 13 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 35 | 66 | Nights in Rodanthe | $55,622 | +628% | 204 | +181 | $272 | $41,633,345 | 13 | Warner Bros. |
| 36 | 29 | Synecdoche, New York | $53,622 | -48.8% | 56 | -41 | $957 | $2,547,673 | 9 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 37 | 36 | A Christmas Tale | $52,393 | -15.5% | 48 | +5 | $1,091 | $795,910 | 6 | IFC Films |
| 38 | 28 | The Dark Knight | $51,743 | -53.9% | 157 | -48 | $329 | $530,811,565 | 23 | Warner Bros. |
| 39 | 27 | The Secret Life of Bees | $49,479 | -56.6% | 141 | -130 | $350 | $37,320,137 | 10 | - |
| 40 | 33 | Happy-Go-Lucky | $44,621 | -48.6% | 84 | -60 | $531 | $3,101,671 | 11 | Miramax |
| 41 | 41 | Santa vs. the Snowman 3D 2008 Re-release | $40,944 | -0.5% | 18 | - | $2,274 | $308,766 | 8 | IMAX |
| 42 | 32 | Zack and Miri Make a Porno | $36,307 | -64% | 87 | -76 | $417 | $31,153,007 | 8 | The Weinstein Company |
| 43 | 43 | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | $31,138 | -22.8% | 21 | - | $1,482 | $20,161,732 | 64 | National Geographic Entertainment |
| 44 | 39 | Max Payne | $24,590 | -46.2% | 69 | -52 | $356 | $40,632,110 | 10 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 45 | 64 | The Haunting of Molly Hartley | $24,415 | +137.1% | 73 | +57 | $334 | $13,442,412 | 8 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 46 | 50 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | $22,834 | +16.7% | 4 | -1 | $5,708 | $26,744,089 | 170 | IMAX |
| 47 | 58 | Space Station 3D | $21,658 | +40% | 5 | -3 | $4,331 | $77,216,088 | 349 | IMAX |
| 48 | 40 | Igor | $18,382 | -59.8% | 82 | -36 | $224 | $19,420,496 | 14 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 49 | 51 | Deep Sea | $17,732 | -6.8% | 10 | - | $1,773 | $37,117,207 | 147 | Warner Bros. |
| 50 | 44 | Burn After Reading | $16,314 | -49.8% | 44 | -13 | $370 | $60,338,891 | 15 | Focus Features |
| 51 | 54 | Wendy and Lucy | $16,004 | -12.2% | 6 | +4 | $2,667 | $50,650 | 2 | Oscilloscope |
| 52 | 38 | Soul Men | $14,756 | -70.5% | 95 | - | $155 | $11,998,223 | 7 | - |
| 53 | 47 | JCVD | $13,290 | -51.6% | 15 | -9 | $886 | $413,523 | 7 | - |
| 54 | 48 | Body of Lies | $11,391 | -52.9% | 24 | -13 | $474 | $39,043,452 | 11 | Warner Bros. |
| 55 | 45 | WALL·E | $11,074 | -64.1% | 62 | -61 | $178 | $223,773,410 | 26 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 56 | 59 | Fly Me to the Moon 3D | $10,095 | -32.2% | 13 | +1 | $776 | $12,423,424 | 19 | Summit Entertainment |
| 57 | 52 | Appaloosa | $9,902 | -47.3% | 33 | -32 | $300 | $20,051,965 | 14 | Warner Bros. |
| 58 | 55 | City of Ember | $8,921 | -46.8% | 40 | -23 | $223 | $7,823,153 | 11 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 59 | 72 | Timecrimes | $7,864 | +80.7% | 7 | +5 | $1,123 | $14,887 | 2 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 60 | - | A Secret | $7,721 | - | 7 | - | $1,103 | $557,566 | 16 | Strand Releasing |
| 61 | 63 | Dolphins and Whales 3D: Tribes of the Ocean | $7,700 | -27.3% | 10 | - | $770 | $5,188,311 | 45 | 3D Entertainment |
| 62 | 46 | RocknRolla | $7,077 | -75.3% | 39 | -84 | $181 | $5,694,401 | 11 | Warner Bros. |
| 63 | 69 | Man on Wire | $5,917 | +1.5% | 6 | +2 | $986 | $2,913,155 | 22 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 64 | - | Gomorrah | $5,532 | - | 1 | - | $5,532 | $5,532 | 1 | IFC Films |
| 65 | 67 | Roving Mars | $4,407 | -35.3% | 6 | - | $734 | $9,821,139 | 152 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 66 | 77 | Ashes of Time | $3,799 | +21% | 14 | - | $271 | $170,428 | 11 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 67 | 75 | Tell No One | $3,556 | +8.8% | 6 | +1 | $592 | $6,130,293 | 25 | Music Box Films |
| 68 | 57 | Were the World Mine | $3,155 | -80.2% | 3 | -1 | $1,051 | $82,463 | 8 | - |
| 69 | 68 | The Secrets | $3,039 | -53.7% | 5 | -1 | $607 | $52,226 | 4 | Monterey Media |
| 70 | 81 | Ciao | $2,733 | -5.6% | 3 | +2 | $911 | $10,723 | 3 | Regent Releasing |
| 71 | 61 | Pray the Devil Back to Hell | $2,524 | -80.6% | 4 | -1 | $631 | $51,886 | 7 | Balcony Releasing |
| 72 | - | The Wild Child | $2,362 | - | 2 | - | $1,181 | $22,738 | 7 | The Film Desk |
| 73 | 78 | U2 3D | $1,847 | -38.2% | 1 | -2 | $1,847 | $9,647,929 | 48 | National Geographic Entertainment |
| 74 | 80 | A Girl Cut in Two | $1,838 | -36.8% | 9 | +1 | $204 | $409,658 | 19 | IFC Films |
| 75 | 71 | Righteous Kill | $1,620 | -65% | 15 | -21 | $108 | $40,081,035 | 15 | Overture Films |
| 76 | 65 | Frozen River | $1,471 | -83.6% | 4 | -9 | $367 | $2,307,807 | 21 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 77 | - | Antarctica | $1,302 | - | 1 | - | $1,302 | $9,181 | 17 | Regent Releasing |
| 78 | - | Box Elder | $990 | - | 2 | - | $495 | $44,442 | 42 | N/A |
| 79 | 101 | Sky Kids | $702 | +142.1% | 1 | - | $702 | $144,110 | 19 | Dark Coast Pictures |
| 80 | 86 | I Can't Think Straight | $686 | -67.7% | 2 | -1 | $343 | $35,794 | 5 | Regent Releasing |
| 81 | 76 | I Served the King of England | $650 | -79.9% | 3 | - | $216 | $617,228 | 17 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 82 | 94 | Breakfast with Scot | $649 | -33.3% | 1 | - | $649 | $42,980 | 11 | Regent Releasing |
| 83 | 87 | Fear(s) of the Dark | $617 | -67.3% | 3 | -1 | $205 | $77,876 | 9 | IFC Films |
| 84 | 74 | Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 | $615 | -84.5% | 1 | -2 | $615 | $59,252 | 5 | Kino International |
| 85 | 56 | Nobel Son | $546 | -96.7% | 3 | -96 | $182 | $540,118 | 3 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 86 | 82 | Stranded | $467 | -82.8% | 1 | -3 | $467 | $60,442 | 9 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 87 | 79 | Where God Left His Shoes | $464 | -84.1% | 2 | - | $232 | $3,911 | 2 | IFC Films |
| 88 | - | Save Me | $424 | - | 1 | - | $424 | $82,369 | 16 | First Run |
| 89 | 84 | House | $331 | -86.4% | 1 | -10 | $331 | $574,940 | 7 | Roadside Attractions |
| 90 | 83 | Trouble the Water | $242 | -90.6% | 1 | -4 | $242 | $486,362 | 18 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 91 | - | How About You | $145 | - | 1 | - | $145 | $33,013 | 6 | Strand Releasing |
| 92 | - | House of the Sleeping Beauties | $136 | - | 1 | - | $136 | $3,387 | 6 | First Run |
