British 2008 Weekend 52
December 26-28, 2008
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | Yes Man | $3,394,220 | - | 419 | - | $8,100 | $3,394,220 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | - | Bedtime Stories | $2,258,851 | - | 461 | - | $4,899 | $2,258,851 | 1 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 3 | - | Australia | $1,884,429 | - | 452 | - | $4,169 | $1,884,429 | 1 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 4 | 2 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $1,690,412 | -39% | 479 | -67 | $3,529 | $23,664,356 | 4 | Paramount Pictures International |
| 5 | 1 | Twilight | $1,679,440 | -55.1% | 447 | +1 | $3,757 | $7,189,803 | 2 | Contender Entertainment Group |
| 6 | 4 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | $758,480 | -49.5% | 378 | -89 | $2,006 | $8,610,090 | 3 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 7 | - | Ghajini | $463,733 | - | 49 | - | $9,463 | $463,733 | 1 | - |
| 8 | 6 | Inkheart | $451,847 | -44.9% | 381 | -34 | $1,185 | $3,837,020 | 3 | Entertainment Film Distributors |
| 9 | 3 | Four Christmases | $401,358 | -74.7% | 300 | -101 | $1,337 | $14,314,169 | 5 | Entertainment Film Distributors |
| 10 | 5 | The Tale of Despereaux | $351,797 | -58.1% | 402 | -12 | $875 | $1,900,919 | 2 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 11 | 9 | Quantum of Solace | $285,970 | -5.9% | 184 | -104 | $1,554 | $79,321,667 | 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 12 | 7 | Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi | $243,692 | -36.7% | 55 | -4 | $4,430 | $1,766,838 | 3 | Yash Raj Films |
| 13 | 8 | Changeling | $208,344 | -35.8% | 159 | -138 | $1,310 | $6,508,183 | 5 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 14 | 10 | Transporter 3 | $110,601 | -57.5% | 148 | -139 | $747 | $3,561,970 | 4 | Icon Film Distribution |
| 15 | - | A Bunch of Amateurs 2008 Re-release | $43,264 | - | 116 | - | $372 | $293,855 | - | Entertainment Film Distributors |
| 16 | 18 | High School Musical 3: Senior Year | $20,681 | -18.6% | 116 | +5 | $178 | $33,061,922 | 10 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 17 | - | Far North | $15,373 | - | 17 | - | $904 | $15,373 | 1 | Soda Pictures |
| 18 | 12 | Gonzo | $15,159 | -76% | 14 | -3 | $1,082 | $94,337 | 2 | Optimum Releasing |
| 19 | 14 | Waltz with Bashir | $15,114 | -59.8% | 9 | -15 | $1,679 | $785,567 | 6 | Artificial Eye |
| 20 | 13 | Body of Lies | $15,052 | -65.1% | 13 | -44 | $1,157 | $4,208,273 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 21 | 15 | Dean Spanley 2008 Re-release | $14,961 | -54.3% | 22 | -11 | $680 | $183,823 | 3 | Icon Film Distribution |
| 22 | 33 | Bicycle Thieves 2008 Re-release | $11,820 | +108.4% | 12 | +9 | $985 | $20,610 | 2 | Park Circus |
| 23 | 22 | A.R.O.G | $8,444 | -30.1% | 3 | - | $2,814 | $69,857 | 3 | Maxximum Film und Kunst GmbH |
| 24 | 25 | Silambattam | $8,043 | -26.3% | 3 | - | $2,681 | $26,730 | 2 | Ayngaran International |
| 25 | 43 | Igor | $8,032 | +220.8% | 98 | +76 | $81 | $6,550,193 | 12 | Momentum Pictures |
| 26 | 24 | Burn After Reading | $7,679 | -32% | 4 | -5 | $1,919 | $11,232,753 | 11 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 27 | 20 | Mamma Mia! | $7,285 | -67.1% | 11 | -10 | $662 | $132,301,662 | 25 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 28 | 17 | Lakeview Terrace | $5,107 | -80.8% | 13 | -39 | $392 | $779,169 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 29 | 26 | The Secret Life of Bees | $4,897 | -51.1% | 6 | -8 | $816 | $259,546 | 4 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 30 | 28 | La Bohème | $4,557 | -36.7% | 4 | +1 | $1,139 | $15,212 | 2 | Axiom Films |
| 31 | 35 | I've Loved You So Long | $4,193 | -16.9% | 5 | -2 | $838 | $1,699,857 | 14 | Lionsgate |
| 32 | 30 | North Face | $3,460 | -47% | 4 | +1 | $865 | $35,419 | 3 | - |
| 33 | 36 | The Duchess | $3,312 | -23.1% | 2 | -3 | $1,656 | $11,854,390 | 17 | Pathé |
| 34 | 39 | Easy Virtue | $3,155 | -18.4% | 3 | -2 | $1,051 | $1,900,734 | 8 | Pathé |
| 35 | 23 | My Best Friend's Girl | $3,121 | -73.9% | 5 | -26 | $624 | $2,998,544 | 6 | Lionsgate |
| 36 | - | Gardens in Autumn 2008 Re-release | $2,821 | - | 1 | - | $2,821 | $2,821 | 1 | Artificial Eye |
| 37 | 40 | Gomorrah | $2,751 | -16.3% | 3 | -1 | $917 | $1,318,771 | 12 | Optimum Releasing |
| 38 | 29 | The Baader Meinhof Complex | $2,708 | -61.9% | 4 | -1 | $677 | $559,670 | 7 | Momentum Pictures |
| 39 | - | Mum & Dad | $2,698 | - | 11 | - | $245 | $2,698 | 1 | Revolver Entertainment |
| 40 | 32 | Friendship | $2,635 | -58.1% | 3 | -11 | $878 | $1,422,954 | 7 | Yash Raj Films |
| 41 | 37 | What Just Happened | $2,561 | -37.7% | 2 | -3 | $1,280 | $584,759 | 5 | Pathé |
| 42 | 38 | Julia | $2,527 | -36.8% | 3 | - | $842 | $71,204 | 4 | Chelsea Films |
| 43 | 21 | The Children | $2,306 | -84.3% | 7 | -25 | $329 | $354,954 | 4 | Vertigo Films |
| 44 | 49 | Hunger | $1,895 | -3.1% | 2 | +1 | $947 | $1,127,113 | 9 | Pathé |
| 45 | 31 | Kisses | $1,888 | -71% | 4 | -1 | $472 | $209,310 | 6 | Element Films |
| 46 | 16 | White Christmas 2008 Re-release | $1,613 | -94% | 4 | -23 | $403 | $169,697 | 3 | Park Circus |
| 47 | 19 | The Nightmare Before Christmas 2009 3D Release | $1,526 | -93.7% | 14 | -19 | $109 | $198,827 | 5 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 48 | 63 | Of Time and the City | $1,025 | +3,316.7% | 1 | - | $1,025 | $337,885 | 9 | British Film Institute (BFI) |
| 49 | 34 | The Flight Before Christmas | $1,007 | -82% | 6 | -9 | $167 | $74,177 | 5 | Magma Films |
| 50 | 48 | Summer | $986 | -51.9% | 3 | -1 | $328 | $53,951 | 4 | Vertigo Films |
| 51 | 50 | Choke | $833 | -56.3% | 1 | -1 | $833 | $226,786 | 6 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 52 | 42 | The Man from London | $818 | -68.3% | 1 | - | $818 | $11,060 | 3 | Artificial Eye |
| 53 | 64 | Man on Wire | $763 | +2,443.3% | 2 | +1 | $381 | $1,583,002 | 22 | Icon Film Distribution |
| 54 | 53 | The Dark Knight | $683 | +4% | 1 | -1 | $683 | $88,835,690 | 23 | Warner Bros. |
| 55 | 46 | Lorna's Silence | $563 | -75.8% | 1 | -6 | $563 | $38,643 | 5 | New Wave Films |
| 56 | - | Alexandra | $496 | - | 1 | - | $496 | $27,828 | 14 | Artificial Eye |
| 57 | 44 | The Boy in the Striped Pajamas | $460 | -81.4% | 1 | -4 | $460 | $7,162,900 | 16 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 58 | 65 | Flawless | $429 | +1,330% | 1 | - | $429 | $41,352 | 5 | - |
| 59 | 58 | Let it Rain | $418 | +205.1% | 3 | +2 | $139 | $232,159 | 8 | Artificial Eye |
| 60 | 27 | City of Ember | $247 | -97.2% | 5 | -65 | $49 | $2,422,013 | 12 | Entertainment Film Distributors |
| 61 | 45 | Rivales | $214 | -91.3% | 1 | -6 | $214 | $29,594 | 4 | Optimum Releasing |
| 62 | 54 | Quiet Chaos | $165 | -70.1% | 1 | - | $165 | $108,460 | 10 | New Wave Films |
| 63 | 52 | Conversations with My Gardener | $157 | -89.3% | 1 | -3 | $157 | $41,111 | 6 | - |
| 64 | - | 'Tis Autumn: The Search for Jackie Paris | $122 | - | 1 | - | $122 | $1,829 | 6 | Verve Pictures |
| 65 | 51 | Quarantine | $41 | -97.3% | 1 | -6 | $41 | $1,542,213 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 66 | 55 | The Wave | $29 | -93.8% | 1 | - | $29 | $181,434 | 15 | Momentum Pictures |
| 67 | 56 | Young@Heart | $29 | -93.5% | 1 | -2 | $29 | $11,980 | 11 | - |
| 68 | 41 | Stone of Destiny | $29 | -99.1% | 1 | -31 | $29 | $234,149 | 2 | - |
| 69 | 57 | The Warlords | $29 | -85.8% | 1 | - | $29 | $76,972 | 8 | - |
