List of 2008 box office number-one films in the United States
This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekend box office in the United States during 2008.
| # | Date | Film | Gross[1] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 6, 2008 | National Treasure: Book of Secrets | $20,062,684 | |
| 2 | January 13, 2008 | The Bucket List | $19,392,416 | The Bucket List reached #1 after two weekends of limited release. |
| 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 weekend debut, and Titanic's record ($30.0 million) for the highest Martin Luther King weekend ever. |
| 4 | January 27, 2008 | Meet the Spartans | $18,505,530 | |
| 5 | February 3, 2008 | Hannah Montana and 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. |
| 6 | February 10, 2008 | Fool's Gold | $21,589,295 | |
| 7 | February 17, 2008 | Jumper | $27,354,808 | |
| 8 | February 24, 2008 | Vantage Point | $22,874,936 | |
| 9 | March 2, 2008 | Semi-Pro | $15,075,114 | |
| 10 | March 9, 2008 | 10,000 BC | $35,867,488 | |
| 11 | March 16, 2008 | Horton Hears a Who! | $45,012,998 | |
| 12 | March 23, 2008 | Horton Hears a Who! | $24,590,596 | |
| 13 | March 30, 2008 | 21 | $24,105,943 | |
| 14 | April 6, 2008 | 21 | $15,337,418 | |
| 15 | April 13, 2008 | Prom Night | $20,804,941 | |
| 16 | April 20, 2008 | The Forbidden Kingdom | $21,401,121 | |
| 17 | April 27, 2008 | Baby Mama | $17,407,110 | |
| 18 | May 4, 2008 | Iron Man | $98,118,668 | |
| 19 | May 11, 2008 | Iron Man | $51,190,629 | |
| 20 | May 18, 2008 | The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian | $55,034,805 | |
| 21 | May 26, 2008 | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | $100,137,835 | |
| 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. |
| 23 | June 8, 2008 | Kung Fu Panda | $60,239,130 | |
| 24 | June 15, 2008 | The Incredible Hulk | $55,414,050 | |
| 25 | June 22, 2008 | Get Smart | $38,683,480 | |
| 26 | June 29, 2008 | WALL-E | $63,087,526 | |
| 27 | July 6, 2008 | Hancock | $62,603,879 | |
| 28 | July 13, 2008 | Hellboy II: The Golden Army | $32,080,560 | |
| 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. The Dark Knight also broke Spider-Man 3's records ($151.1 million) for the highest weekend debut of all time and for a superhero film as well as Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest's record ($135.6 million) for the highest weekend debut in July. The Dark Knight had the highest weekend debut of 2008. In second place Mamma Mia!'s $27.7 million broke Hairspray's record ($27.4 million) for the highest weekend debut for a Broadway adaptation. |
| 30 | July 27, 2008 | The Dark Knight | $75,166,466 | The Dark Knight broke Shrek 2's record ($72.1 million) for the highest second weekend gross of all time. |
| 31 | August 3, 2008 | The Dark Knight | $42,664,219 | |
| 32 | August 10, 2008 | The Dark Knight | $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. |
| 33 | August 17, 2008 | Tropic Thunder | $25,812,796 | |
| 34 | August 24, 2008 | Tropic Thunder | $16,272,195 | |
| 35 | August 31, 2008 | Tropic Thunder | $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 in 2002. |
| 36 | September 7, 2008 | Bangkok Dangerous | $7,783,266 | |
| 37 | September 14, 2008 | Burn After Reading | $19,128,001 | |
| 38 | September 21, 2008 | Lakeview Terrace | $15,004,672 | |
| 39 | September 28, 2008 | Eagle Eye | $29,150,721 | |
| 40 | October 5, 2008 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua | $29,300,465 | |
| 41 | October 12, 2008 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua | $17,502,077 | |
| 42 | October 19, 2008 | Max Payne | $17,639,849 | |
| 43 | October 26, 2008 | High School Musical 3: Senior Year | $42,030,184 | High School Musical 3: Senior Year broke Enchanted's record ($34.4 million) for highest weekend opening for a musical film. |
| 44 | November 2, 2008 | High School Musical 3: Senior Year | $15,316,072 | |
| 45 | November 9, 2008 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $63,106,589 | |
| 46 | November 16, 2008 | Quantum of Solace | $67,528,882 | |
| 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. |
| 48 | November 30, 2008 | Four Christmases | $31,069,826 | |
| 49 | December 7, 2008 | Four Christmases | $16,755,478 | |
| 50 | December 14, 2008 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | $30,480,153 | |
| 51 | December 21, 2008 | Yes Man | $18,262,471 | |
| 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. |
Highest-grossing films
| Rank | Title | Studio | Domestic Gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | The Dark Knight | DC Comics / Warner Bros. / Syncopy Inc. | $533,345,358 |
| 2. | Iron Man | Marvel Studios / Paramount Pictures | $318,412,101 |
| 3. | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | Paramount Pictures | $317,101,119 |
| 4. | Hancock | Columbia Pictures | $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 | $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 |
References
- ↑ "Weekend Box Office Index, 2008". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 22, 2008.
- ↑ "2008 DOMESTIC GROSSES". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
See also
- List of American films — American films by year
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