List of 2008 box office number-one films in Australia

This is a list of films which placed number-one at the weekend box office in Australia during 2008. Amounts are in Australian dollars.

(N.B.: Seemingly improper dates are due to holiday weekends or other occasions. N/A denotes information that is not available from Urban Cinefile.)

# Weekend end date Film Total
weekend
gross		 Notes
16 January 2008I Am Legend$9,513,115Alvin and the Chipmunks opens at #2 with $3,942,828.
213 January 2008I Am Legend (2)$3,539,53027 Dresses, which would later ascend to #1, opens with $3,497,746.
320 January 2008Cloverfield$2,561,83127 Dresses nearly takes over the #1 spot again, with $2,544,657.
427 January 200827 Dresses$1,553,581A low box office #1 (due to the Australia Day weekend), with Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street and Juno close behind.
53 February 2008Juno$1,265,73727 Dresses close to #1 again.
610 February 2008Fool's Gold$1,949,609Fool's Gold opens close to a million stronger than Juno.
717 February 2008Jumper$3,408,959Definitely, Maybe beaten by a margin of close to $2 million.
824 February 2008Jumper (2)$1,728,693The Bucket List and Rambo earn over a million also.
92 March 2008Meet the Spartans$1,388,526The Bucket List a close second, with $1,199,630.
109 March 200810,000 BC$2,222,655Run Fatboy Run a far second, with less than a million intake.
1116 March 2008Vantage Point$1,129,16710,000 BC second by just over $50,000.
1223 March 2008Step Up 2: The Streets$2,581,363Opening significantly ahead of Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! and Drillbit Taylor.
1330 March 2008Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!$1,555,540Beating out Step Up 2 the Streets and action/drama Never Back Down.
146 April 2008The Spiderwick Chronicles$1,384,553Semi-Pro a very close second, with $1,384,266.
1513 April 2008The Spiderwick Chronicles (2)$996,868Superhero Movie ($995,151), Prom Night ($926,122) and Nim's Island ($845,212) close behind.
1620 April 2008Forgetting Sarah Marshall$1,813,214Street Kings second on $1,535,676.
1727 April 2008Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2)$1,632,851Street Kings significantly behind at second.
184 May 2008Iron Man$6,200,353Made of Honour (2nd) earns just $1,541,485.
1911 May 2008Iron Man (2)$3,375,533What Happens in Vegas second with $2,439,239.
2018 May 2008Iron Man (3)$2,503,835What Happens in Vegas a closer 2nd; 21 at 3rd.
2125 May 2008Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull$9,733,329Indiana Jones trumps Iron Man by millions.
221 June 2008Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2)$5,774,030What Happens in Vegas beats out Iron Man for second, but still beaten significantly.
238 June 2008Sex and the City$8,031,752The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian denied first with $4,354,099.
2415 June 2008Sex and the City (2)$4,563,023Prince Caspian 2nd, The Incredible Hulk 3rd.
2522 June 2008You Don't Mess with the Zohan$4,276,523Sex and the City at second; Kung Fu Panda opens at third on previews.
2629 June 2008Kung Fu Panda$5,230,383Get Smart second with $4,204,813.
276 July 2008Hancock$7,601,620Kung Fu Panda descends to second.
2813 July 2008Mamma Mia! The Movie$5,432,656Hancock and Kung Fu Panda second and third.
2920 July 2008The Dark Knight$11,779,716Mamma Mia! $7 million under at second.
3027 July 2008The Dark Knight (2)$7,626,120The X-Files: I Want to Believe opens at third.
313 August 2008The Dark Knight (3)$4,576,178Wanted opens at 2nd, The Bank Job at 4th.
3210 August 2008The Dark Knight (4)$2,944,294Pineapple Express opens at fourth.
3317 August 2008The Dark Knight (5)$1,953,131Taken opens at #2; Star Wars: The Clone Wars at #4; The Strangers at #7.
3424 August 2008Tropic Thunder$3,051,215Baby Mama opens at #5.
3531 August 2008Tropic Thunder (2)$1,938,866Hellboy II: The Golden Army opens at #2 with $1,824,100.
367 September 2008Tropic Thunder (3)$1,190,393Make It Happen opens at #4; In Bruges at #5; Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay at #6; Son of Rambow at #16.
3714 September 2008The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor$3,509,055Tropic Thunder down to 2nd; Funny Games opens at #18.
3821 September 2008WALL-E$3,635,368Step Brothers opens at #2; Wild Child at #4; Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging at #5.
3928 September 2008WALL-E (2)$2,667,221Eagle Eye opens at #2; Journey to the Center of the Earth at #3; The House Bunny at #7.
405 October 2008WALL-E (3)$2,698,876Beverly Hills Chihuahua ascends to #3; The Duchess opens at #6; Babylon A.D. at #9; Disaster Movie at #11.
4112 October 2008Body of Lies$2,104,319My Best Friend's Girl opens at #8.
4219 October 2008Burn After Reading$1,819,366Max Payne opens at #2 with $1,168,949.
4326 October 2008Burn After Reading (2)$1,491,130Saw V opens at #2 with $1,366,113; How to Lose Friends & Alienate People at #3.
442 November 2008Burn After Reading (3)$1,134,136Death Race opens at #2; RocknRolla at #3.
459 November 2008Nights in Rodanthe$1,371,546Traitor opens at #5; Mirrors at #6.
4616 November 2008Nights in Rodanthe (2)$939,903Sex Drive opens at #3; Dostana at #13.
4723 November 2008Quantum of Solace$9,729,078Nights in Rodanthe over $9 million behind #1 at #2; American Teen opens at #18.
4830 November 2008Australia$6,373,903Big Stan opens at #3; Quarantine at #4.
497 December 2008Australia (2)$4,105,524High School Musical 3: Senior Year opens a close second, earning $3,942,732.
5014 December 2008Twilight$5,413,654City of Ember opens at #9.
5121 December 2008Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa$3,818,439Twilight significantly behind at #2; Slumdog Millionaire opens at #7.
5228 December 2008The Curious Case of Benjamin Button$3,276,799The Day the Earth Stood Still ran a close second, earning $3,121,708. Bedtime Stories opens at #3; Vicky Cristina Barcelona at #11; Frost/Nixon at #12; I've Loved You So Long at #13.

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