Domestic 2008 Week 43
October 24-30, 2008
Key:New This WeekEstimated
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | High School Musical 3: Senior Year | $46,718,011 | - | 3,623 | - | $12,894 | $46,718,011 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 2 | - | Saw V | $35,727,488 | - | 3,060 | - | $11,675 | $35,727,488 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 3 | 1 | Max Payne | $9,786,141 | -55.6% | 3,381 | +5 | $2,894 | $31,850,112 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 4 | - | Pride and Glory | $8,355,642 | - | 2,585 | - | $3,232 | $8,355,642 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | 3 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua | $8,087,229 | -39.5% | 3,190 | -49 | $2,535 | $79,313,624 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 6 | 4 | The Secret Life of Bees | $8,013,762 | -39.6% | 1,630 | +39 | $4,916 | $21,286,953 | 2 | - |
| 7 | 2 | W. | $6,529,308 | -51.3% | 2,050 | +20 | $3,185 | $19,947,809 | 2 | Lionsgate |
| 8 | 6 | Eagle Eye | $6,282,608 | -29.1% | 2,558 | -768 | $2,456 | $89,134,010 | 5 | DreamWorks |
| 9 | 5 | Body of Lies | $5,421,703 | -41.2% | 2,150 | -564 | $2,521 | $32,246,667 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | 7 | Quarantine | $3,448,532 | -56% | 2,228 | -235 | $1,547 | $29,668,535 | 3 | Screen Gems |
| 11 | 11 | Fireproof | $2,910,126 | -15% | 898 | -7 | $3,240 | $24,383,123 | 5 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 12 | 9 | Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist | $2,564,559 | -45.6% | 1,571 | -670 | $1,632 | $30,087,014 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 13 | 8 | Sex Drive | $2,538,412 | -49.5% | 2,358 | -63 | $1,076 | $7,568,901 | 2 | Summit Entertainment |
| 14 | 10 | Nights in Rodanthe | $1,835,832 | -50.2% | 1,240 | -875 | $1,480 | $39,736,086 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 15 | 12 | The Duchess | $1,742,348 | -41.1% | 873 | -334 | $1,995 | $11,708,208 | 6 | Paramount Vantage |
| 16 | 13 | Appaloosa | $1,631,642 | -43.2% | 920 | -345 | $1,773 | $16,801,880 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 17 | 16 | Religulous | $1,283,030 | -35.7% | 452 | -88 | $2,838 | $10,901,579 | 5 | Lionsgate |
| 18 | 19 | Rachel Getting Married | $1,070,313 | +22.4% | 112 | +43 | $9,556 | $2,980,160 | 4 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 19 | 17 | Burn After Reading | $990,138 | -34.3% | 422 | -286 | $2,346 | $58,519,482 | 7 | Focus Features |
| 20 | - | Changeling | $679,562 | - | 15 | - | $45,304 | $679,562 | 1 | Universal Pictures |
| 21 | 15 | City of Ember | $600,363 | -72.7% | 536 | -1,487 | $1,120 | $6,996,433 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 22 | 14 | The Express | $577,630 | -79.6% | 605 | -2,205 | $954 | $9,438,650 | 3 | Universal Pictures |
| 23 | - | The Nightmare Before Christmas 2009 3D Release | $572,742 | - | 284 | - | $2,016 | $572,742 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 24 | 18 | Lakeview Terrace | $544,618 | -62.7% | 454 | -703 | $1,199 | $39,078,606 | 6 | Screen Gems |
| 25 | - | Heroes | $474,670 | - | 60 | - | $7,911 | $474,670 | 1 | Eros Worldwide |
| 26 | 20 | The Dark Knight | $416,525 | -28.4% | 166 | -124 | $2,509 | $527,942,811 | 15 | Warner Bros. |
| 27 | - | I've Loved You So Long | $350,199 | - | 9 | - | $38,911 | $350,199 | 1 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 28 | 23 | WALL·E | $314,719 | -27.7% | 289 | -32 | $1,088 | $222,511,594 | 18 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 29 | 24 | Journey to the Center of the Earth | $260,505 | -20.9% | 236 | -40 | $1,103 | $101,160,030 | 16 | Warner Bros. |
| 30 | 39 | Tropic Thunder | $240,493 | +98.1% | 228 | +49 | $1,054 | $110,148,737 | 12 | DreamWorks |
| 31 | - | Synecdoche, New York | $238,487 | - | 9 | - | $26,498 | $238,487 | 1 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 32 | - | Passengers | $230,361 | - | 125 | - | $1,842 | $230,361 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 33 | 35 | Happy-Go-Lucky | $226,008 | +50.4% | 19 | +10 | $11,895 | $485,755 | 3 | Miramax |
| 34 | - | Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom | $214,074 | - | 5 | - | $42,814 | $214,074 | 1 | - |
| 35 | 29 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | $209,049 | -19% | 98 | -11 | $2,133 | $22,039,113 | 11 | - |
| 36 | 30 | Mamma Mia! | $179,960 | -28.9% | 180 | -39 | $999 | $143,592,975 | 15 | Universal Pictures |
| 37 | 25 | Igor | $174,019 | -41.8% | 348 | -195 | $500 | $18,778,916 | 6 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 38 | 28 | What Just Happened | $172,286 | -35% | 36 | - | $4,785 | $437,307 | 2 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 39 | 33 | RocknRolla | $154,404 | -22.4% | 19 | -3 | $8,126 | $623,693 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 40 | 40 | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | $136,345 | +33.8% | 30 | - | $4,544 | $19,508,690 | 56 | National Geographic Entertainment |
| 41 | 26 | Righteous Kill | $114,106 | -59.2% | 167 | -214 | $683 | $39,428,256 | 7 | Overture Films |
| 42 | 27 | Ghost Town | $106,527 | -60.6% | 125 | -127 | $852 | $13,057,503 | 6 | DreamWorks |
| 43 | 73 | The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 | $98,529 | +555.7% | 203 | +181 | $485 | $44,058,411 | 13 | Warner Bros. |
| 44 | 21 | An American Carol | $79,000 | -83.3% | 109 | -490 | $724 | $6,979,000 | 4 | Vivendi Entertainment |
| 45 | - | Let the Right One In | $75,058 | - | 4 | - | $18,764 | $75,058 | 1 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 46 | 42 | Tell No One | $72,632 | -15.3% | 50 | -16 | $1,452 | $5,947,704 | 18 | Music Box Films |
| 47 | 44 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | $70,880 | -5.7% | 6 | -1 | $11,813 | $26,372,487 | 162 | IMAX |
| 48 | 47 | Deep Sea | $67,566 | +6.9% | 10 | - | $6,756 | $36,722,107 | 139 | Warner Bros. |
| 49 | 81 | The Longshots | $64,735 | +549.7% | 98 | +79 | $660 | $11,402,157 | 10 | - |
| 50 | 37 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | $60,003 | -54.2% | 140 | -94 | $428 | $35,101,475 | 11 | Warner Bros. |
| 51 | 48 | Man on Wire | $59,040 | -4.3% | 33 | -5 | $1,789 | $2,751,392 | 14 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 52 | 51 | Dolphins and Whales 3D: Tribes of the Ocean | $50,728 | -15.7% | 11 | - | $4,611 | $4,951,671 | 37 | 3D Entertainment |
| 53 | 66 | A Secret | $50,103 | +87% | 8 | +2 | $6,262 | $382,481 | 8 | Strand Releasing |
| 54 | - | Roadside Romeo | $49,513 | - | 29 | - | $1,707 | $49,513 | 1 | Yash Raj Films |
| 55 | 38 | The Women | $48,824 | -61.1% | 49 | -106 | $996 | $26,755,216 | 7 | Picturehouse |
| 56 | 34 | Morning Light | $47,602 | -70.9% | 42 | -13 | $1,133 | $211,404 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 57 | 56 | Space Station 3D | $47,380 | -9.8% | 6 | +1 | $7,896 | $76,839,600 | 341 | IMAX |
| 58 | 53 | Mirrors | $47,037 | -19.2% | 60 | -8 | $783 | $30,635,136 | 11 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 59 | 36 | Miracle at St. Anna | $44,642 | -67.5% | 50 | -97 | $892 | $7,841,129 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 60 | 59 | Frozen River | $43,923 | -11.4% | 42 | -8 | $1,045 | $2,171,947 | 13 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 61 | 63 | Transsiberian | $40,061 | +37.5% | 31 | +9 | $1,292 | $2,169,850 | 15 | First Look International |
| 62 | 50 | Forever Strong | $39,026 | -36.3% | 21 | -1 | $1,858 | $647,052 | 6 | Crane Movie Company |
| 63 | 52 | Fly Me to the Moon 3D | $33,029 | -43.3% | 34 | -19 | $971 | $12,134,243 | 11 | Summit Entertainment |
| 64 | 49 | Get Smart | $32,491 | -47.1% | 44 | -27 | $738 | $130,293,363 | 19 | Warner Bros. |
| 65 | 41 | Choke | $30,286 | -65.2% | 32 | -32 | $946 | $2,893,819 | 5 | - |
| 66 | 76 | Roving Mars | $28,690 | +105.8% | 5 | - | $5,738 | $9,694,591 | 144 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 67 | 65 | Ashes of Time | $27,110 | -1.5% | 9 | - | $3,012 | $87,071 | 3 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 68 | 60 | Traitor | $24,633 | -49.4% | 61 | -21 | $403 | $23,321,092 | 10 | Overture Films |
| 69 | 58 | Elegy | $24,304 | -51.8% | 26 | -11 | $934 | $3,551,587 | 12 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 70 | 64 | Haunted Castle | $24,151 | -13% | 2 | - | $12,075 | $13,631,598 | 401 | - |
| 71 | - | My Father My Lord | $23,220 | - | 9 | - | $2,580 | $179,108 | 24 | Kino International |
| 72 | 70 | A Girl Cut in Two | $21,918 | +22.7% | 21 | +6 | $1,043 | $350,079 | 11 | IFC Films |
| 73 | 68 | I Served the King of England | $20,955 | +12.3% | 17 | -11 | $1,232 | $527,004 | 9 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 74 | 62 | Trouble the Water | $17,688 | -41.5% | 13 | -2 | $1,360 | $409,160 | 10 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 75 | 74 | Hounddog | $15,980 | +9.2% | 5 | - | $3,196 | $96,606 | 6 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 76 | 72 | Lola Montès | $15,534 | -2.7% | 1 | -2 | $15,534 | $52,411 | 3 | Rialto Pictures |
| 77 | 54 | Babylon A.D. | $15,034 | -73.4% | 33 | -53 | $455 | $22,514,266 | 9 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 78 | 61 | Space Chimps | $14,959 | -53.9% | 36 | -36 | $415 | $30,074,626 | 15 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 79 | 80 | Frontrunners | $13,818 | +37.7% | 6 | +5 | $2,303 | $26,976 | 3 | Oscilloscope |
| 80 | 57 | How to Lose Friends & Alienate People | $11,573 | -77.8% | 18 | -104 | $642 | $2,753,676 | 4 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 81 | 118 | I.O.U.S.A. | $10,822 | +801.1% | 5 | +2 | $2,164 | $752,943 | 10 | Roadside Attractions |
| 82 | 77 | U2 3D | $10,454 | -16.3% | 8 | -5 | $1,306 | $9,594,643 | 41 | National Geographic Entertainment |
| 83 | 92 | Filth and Wisdom | $10,266 | +53% | 10 | +9 | $1,026 | $16,976 | 2 | IFC Films |
| 84 | 117 | Breakfast with Scot | $10,204 | +740.5% | 4 | +1 | $2,551 | $28,703 | 3 | Regent Releasing |
| 85 | 113 | Fear(s) of the Dark | $9,874 | +443.1% | 1 | - | $9,874 | $11,692 | 2 | IFC Films |
| 86 | - | Live Fast, Die Young | $9,841 | - | 1 | - | $9,841 | $9,841 | 1 | - |
| 87 | 71 | Battle in Seattle | $8,827 | -49.3% | 10 | +1 | $882 | $213,756 | 6 | Redwood Palms Pictures |
| 88 | - | My Name Is Bruce | $7,335 | - | 1 | - | $7,335 | $7,335 | - | Image Entertainment |
| 89 | 79 | Saving Marriage | $6,900 | -38.7% | 2 | - | $3,450 | $18,157 | 2 | Regent Releasing |
| 90 | 89 | Encounters at the End of the World | $6,438 | -7.4% | 6 | - | $1,073 | $942,204 | 21 | THINKFilm |
| 91 | 88 | The Grocer's Son | $6,282 | -13.3% | 3 | +1 | $2,094 | $262,764 | 21 | Film Movement |
| 92 | 90 | Brick Lane | $6,134 | -11.4% | 2 | - | $3,067 | $1,089,474 | 19 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 93 | 97 | In Search of a Midnight Kiss | $6,123 | +41.9% | 11 | +5 | $556 | $168,258 | 13 | IFC Films |
| 94 | 121 | Momma's Man | $5,998 | +457.4% | 6 | +5 | $999 | $89,820 | 10 | Kino International |
| 95 | 75 | Talento de barrio | $5,919 | -59.5% | 7 | -8 | $845 | $65,959 | 3 | Maya Entertainment |
| 96 | 87 | Flow: For Love of Water | $5,877 | -20.7% | 6 | - | $979 | $118,256 | 32 | Oscilloscope |
| 97 | 98 | A Man Named Pearl | $5,372 | +24.6% | 7 | +3 | $767 | $195,076 | 61 | Tentmakers Entertainment |
| 98 | 115 | Stranded | $4,928 | +248.8% | 1 | - | $4,928 | $6,341 | 2 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 99 | 91 | The Legend of God's Gun | $4,649 | -31.4% | 1 | -1 | $4,649 | $197,462 | 15 | Indican Pictures |
| 100 | 69 | The Elephant King | $4,294 | -76.1% | 2 | +1 | $2,147 | $22,251 | 2 | Unison Films |
| 101 | 94 | The Order of Myths | $3,745 | -35.5% | 2 | -1 | $1,872 | $46,974 | 14 | The Cinema Guild |
| 102 | 95 | Humboldt County | $3,670 | -24.2% | 5 | +1 | $734 | $79,339 | 5 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 103 | 86 | Beer for My Horses | $3,428 | -54.5% | 6 | -2 | $571 | $665,256 | 12 | Roadside Attractions |
| 104 | 100 | August Evening | $3,044 | -24.8% | 2 | -2 | $1,522 | $50,763 | 8 | Maya Entertainment |
| 105 | 85 | The Pool | $2,945 | -63.4% | 3 | -2 | $981 | $74,782 | 9 | Vitagraph Films |
| 106 | 96 | Tuya's Marriage | $2,857 | -36.5% | 3 | +1 | $952 | $86,647 | 30 | Music Box Films |
| 107 | 83 | Gonzo | $2,560 | -71.6% | 4 | -5 | $640 | $1,244,514 | 17 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 108 | - | Fraulein | $2,303 | - | 1 | - | $2,303 | $5,715 | 6 | Film Movement |
| 109 | 78 | Good Dick | $2,268 | -79.9% | 1 | -1 | $2,268 | $21,869 | 3 | Abramorama |
| 110 | 93 | Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story | $2,255 | -63.5% | 4 | -2 | $563 | $49,333 | 5 | InterPositive Media |
| 111 | 102 | A Thousand Years of Good Prayers | $2,155 | -39% | 2 | - | $1,077 | $76,806 | 6 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 112 | 108 | Save Me | $2,120 | -17.7% | 2 | -1 | $1,060 | $65,521 | 8 | First Run |
| 113 | - | God and Gays: Bridging the Gap | $2,051 | - | 1 | - | $2,051 | $2,051 | 1 | Indican Pictures |
| 114 | 119 | Sky Kids | $1,913 | +59.4% | 1 | - | $1,913 | $129,749 | 11 | Dark Coast Pictures |
| 115 | 46 | Call + Response | $1,830 | -97.2% | 2 | -7 | $915 | $149,243 | 3 | Fair Trade Pictures |
| 116 | - | Ben X | $1,601 | - | 1 | - | $1,601 | $1,601 | 1 | Film Movement |
| 117 | 111 | Dare Not Walk Alone | $1,487 | -33.6% | 1 | -1 | $1,487 | $50,052 | 27 | Indican Pictures |
| 118 | 82 | Ballast | $1,456 | -84.9% | 2 | -1 | $728 | $38,705 | 5 | Alluvial Film Company |
| 119 | 122 | Box Elder | $1,248 | +31.4% | 1 | - | $1,248 | $40,386 | 35 | N/A |
| 120 | - | Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild! | $1,214 | - | 1 | - | $1,214 | $102,047 | 9 | TLA Releasing |
| 121 | 124 | Up the Yangtze | $1,179 | +33.2% | 1 | - | $1,179 | $783,969 | 27 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 122 | - | The First Basket | $887 | - | 1 | - | $887 | $887 | 1 | - |
| 123 | 136 | Chris & Don: A Love Story | $864 | +215.3% | 2 | +1 | $432 | $216,110 | 20 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 124 | 107 | Moving Midway | $701 | -74% | 1 | -3 | $701 | $37,956 | 7 | First Run |
| 125 | 123 | Baghead | $649 | -27.6% | 3 | - | $216 | $138,436 | 20 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 126 | 131 | Alexandra | $610 | -12.1% | 1 | - | $610 | $124,029 | 32 | The Cinema Guild |
| 127 | 120 | Sixty Six 2008 Re-release | $564 | -48% | 1 | -1 | $564 | $219,854 | 13 | First Independent Pictures |
| 128 | 125 | Bab'Aziz: The Prince That Contemplated His Soul | $562 | -36.2% | 1 | - | $562 | $89,077 | 38 | Typecast Releasing |
| 129 | 106 | Monsieur Verdoux | $470 | -84.7% | 2 | - | $235 | $35,357 | 33 | The Film Desk |
| 130 | - | Whaledreamers | $455 | - | 2 | -1 | $227 | $6,467 | 5 | Monterey Media |
| 131 | - | Run for Your Life | $455 | - | 1 | - | $455 | $455 | 1 | Screen Media Films |
| 132 | 130 | Louise Bourgeois | $435 | -38.1% | 1 | -1 | $435 | $76,703 | 19 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 133 | - | Yella | $351 | - | 1 | - | $351 | $28,949 | 24 | The Cinema Guild |
| 134 | - | Constantine's Sword | $343 | - | 1 | - | $343 | $179,507 | 28 | First Run |
| 135 | 137 | Kabluey | $341 | +248% | 1 | - | $341 | $83,506 | 17 | Regent Releasing |
| 136 | 109 | Tru Loved | $200 | -92.2% | 3 | +1 | $66 | $4,144 | 2 | Regent Releasing |
| 137 | 129 | CSNY/Déjà Vu | $112 | -85.1% | 3 | - | $37 | $65,025 | 14 | Roadside Attractions |
| 138 | - | Ice Blues | $71 | - | 1 | - | $71 | $1,014 | 3 | Regent Releasing |
| 139 | - | Fall of Hyperion | $32 | - | 1 | - | $32 | $895 | 3 | Regent Releasing |
