List of 2008 box office number-one films in the United States
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This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekend box office in the United States during 2008.[1]
Number-one films
| † | This implies the highest-grossing movie of the year.[2] |
| # | Weekend end date | Film | Gross | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 6, 2008 | National Treasure: Book of Secrets | $20,062,684 | [3] | |
| 2 | January 13, 2008 | The Bucket List | $19,392,416 | The Bucket List reached #1 after two weekends of limited release. | [4] |
| 3 | January 20, 2008 | Cloverfield | $40,058,229 | Cloverfield broke Star Wars (Special Edition)'s record ($35.9 million) for the highest weekend debut in January, Black Hawk Down's record ($28.6 million) for the highest Martin Luther King Jr. Day long-weekend debut, and Titanic's record ($30.0 million) for the highest Martin Luther King Jr. Day long-weekend gross ever. | [5][6] |
| 4 | January 27, 2008 | Meet the Spartans | $18,505,530 | [7] | |
| 5 | February 3, 2008 | Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert | $31,117,834 | Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert broke When a Stranger Calls' record ($21.6 million) for the highest Super Bowl weekend debut, and Borat's record ($26.4 million) for highest opening weekend for a film opening in less than 1,000 theaters. | [8] |
| 6 | February 10, 2008 | Fool's Gold | $21,589,295 | [9] | |
| 7 | February 17, 2008 | Jumper | $27,354,808 | [10][11] | |
| 8 | February 24, 2008 | Vantage Point | $22,874,936 | [12] | |
| 9 | March 2, 2008 | Semi-Pro | $15,075,114 | [13] | |
| 10 | March 9, 2008 | 10,000 BC | $35,867,488 | [14] | |
| 11 | March 16, 2008 | Horton Hears a Who! | $45,012,998 | [15] | |
| 12 | March 23, 2008 | $24,590,596 | [16][17] | ||
| 13 | March 30, 2008 | 21 | $24,105,943 | [18] | |
| 14 | April 6, 2008 | $15,337,418 | [19] | ||
| 15 | April 13, 2008 | Prom Night | $20,804,941 | [20] | |
| 16 | April 20, 2008 | The Forbidden Kingdom | $21,401,121 | [21] | |
| 17 | April 27, 2008 | Baby Mama | $17,407,110 | [22] | |
| 18 | May 4, 2008 | Iron Man | $98,618,668 | [23] | |
| 19 | May 11, 2008 | $51,190,629 | [24] | ||
| 20 | May 18, 2008 | The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian | $55,034,805 | [25] | |
| 21 | May 26, 2008 | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | $100,137,835 | [26][27] | |
| 22 | June 1, 2008 | Sex and the City | $57,038,404 | Sex and the City broke Hitch's record ($43.1 million) for the highest weekend debut for a romantic comedy and The Village's record ($50.7 million) for highest weekend debut for a film featuring a female protagonist. | [28] |
| 23 | June 8, 2008 | Kung Fu Panda | $60,239,130 | [29] | |
| 24 | June 15, 2008 | The Incredible Hulk | $55,414,050 | [30] | |
| 25 | June 22, 2008 | Get Smart | $38,683,480 | [31] | |
| 26 | June 29, 2008 | WALL-E | $63,087,526 | [32] | |
| 27 | July 6, 2008 | Hancock | $62,603,879 | [33] | |
| 28 | July 13, 2008 | Hellboy II: The Golden Army | $34,539,115 | [34] | |
| 29 | July 20, 2008 | The Dark Knight † | $158,411,483 | The Dark Knight's $18.5 million gross from midnight showings broke Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith's record ($16.9 million) for the highest midnight opening ever. Its $67.1 million gross on opening day broke Spider-Man 3's record ($59.8 million) for the highest single-day tally of all time. It also broke Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest's record ($135.6 million) for the highest weekend debut in July, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire's record ($102.6 million) for the highest opening for a Warner Bros. film, and Spider-Man 3's records ($151.1 million) for the highest weekend debut for a summer release, for a PG-13 rated film, a superhero film, and of all-time. The Dark Knight had the highest weekend debut of 2008. In second place, Mamma Mia!'s $27.8 million opening weekend broke Hairspray's record ($27.5 million) for the highest weekend debut for a Broadway adaptation. | [35] |
| 30 | July 27, 2008 | $75,166,466 | The Dark Knight broke Shrek 2's record ($72.1 million) for the highest second weekend gross of all time. | [36] | |
| 31 | August 3, 2008 | $42,664,219 | [37] | ||
| 32 | August 10, 2008 | $26,117,030 | The Dark Knight became the first film since The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King to hold the top spot at the box office for four consecutive weekends. It also became the first film since The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe to top the box office in its fourth weekend as well as the first film since The Passion of the Christ to top the box office for four weekends. | [38] | |
| 33 | August 17, 2008 | Tropic Thunder | $25,812,796 | [39] | |
| 34 | August 24, 2008 | $16,272,195 | [40] | ||
| 35 | August 31, 2008 | $11,518,611 | Tropic Thunder and The Dark Knight became the first two films to win at least three consecutive weekends in a row since The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and Black Hawk Down. | [41][42] | |
| 36 | September 7, 2008 | Bangkok Dangerous | $7,783,266 | [43] | |
| 37 | September 14, 2008 | Burn After Reading | $19,128,001 | [44] | |
| 38 | September 21, 2008 | Lakeview Terrace | $15,004,672 | [45] | |
| 39 | September 28, 2008 | Eagle Eye | $29,150,721 | [46] | |
| 40 | October 5, 2008 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua | $29,300,465 | [47] | |
| 41 | October 12, 2008 | $17,502,077 | [48][49] | ||
| 42 | October 19, 2008 | Max Payne | $17,639,849 | [50] | |
| 43 | October 26, 2008 | High School Musical 3: Senior Year | $42,030,184 | High School Musical 3: Senior Year broke The Lion King's record ($40.9 million) for the highest weekend debut for a musical film and Enchanted's record ($34.4 million) for highest weekend debut for a live-action musical film. | [51] |
| 44 | November 2, 2008 | $15,316,072 | [52] | ||
| 45 | November 9, 2008 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $63,106,589 | [53] | |
| 46 | November 16, 2008 | Quantum of Solace | $67,528,882 | [54] | |
| 47 | November 23, 2008 | Twilight | $69,637,740 | Twilight broke Van Helsing's record ($51.7 million) for the highest weekend debut for a vampire film and Sex and the City's record ($57.0 million) for highest weekend debut for a film featuring a female protagonist. It also broke Deep Impact's record ($41.1 million) for the highest weekend debut for a female-directed film. | [55] |
| 48 | November 30, 2008 | Four Christmases | $31,069,826 | [56] | |
| 49 | December 7, 2008 | $16,755,478 | [57] | ||
| 50 | December 14, 2008 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | $30,480,153 | [58] | |
| 51 | December 21, 2008 | Yes Man | $18,262,471 | [59] | |
| 52 | December 28, 2008 | Marley & Me | $36,357,586 | Marley & Me's opening day gross of $14.3 million broke Ali's record ($10.2 million) for the highest Christmas Day opening of all time. | [60] |
Highest-grossing films
Calendar Gross
Highest-grossing films of 2008 by Calendar Gross[2]
In-Year Release
| Rank | Title | Studio | Domestic Gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | The Dark Knight | DC Comics / Warner Bros. / Syncopy Inc./Legendary Entertainment | $533,345,358 |
| 2. | Iron Man | Marvel Studios / Paramount Pictures | $319,412,101 |
| 3. | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | Paramount Pictures/Lucasfilm | $317,101,119 |
| 4. | Hancock | Columbia Pictures/Relativity Media/Overbrook Entertainment | $227,946,274 |
| 5. | WALL-E | Walt Disney Pictures / Pixar Animation Studios | $223,808,164 |
| 6. | Kung Fu Panda | DreamWorks Animation / Paramount Pictures | $215,434,591 |
| 7. | Twilight | Summit Entertainment / Lionsgate | $192,769,854 |
| 8. | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | DreamWorks Animation / Paramount Pictures | $180,010,950 |
| 9. | Quantum of Solace | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / Columbia Pictures | $168,368,427 |
| 10. | Horton Hears a Who! | Blue Sky Studios / 20th Century Fox | $154,529,439 |
| G | WALL-E |
| PG | Kung Fu Panda |
| PG-13 | The Dark Knight |
| R | Sex and the City |
See also
- List of American films — American films by year
- Lists of box office number-one films