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.[1]

Number-one films
# Date Film Gross Notes Ref
1January 6, 2008National Treasure: Book of Secrets$20,062,684[2]
2January 13, 2008The Bucket List$19,392,416The Bucket List reached #1 after two weekends of limited release.[3]
3January 20, 2008Cloverfield$40,058,229Cloverfield broke Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (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]
4January 27, 2008Meet the Spartans$18,505,530[5]
5February 3, 2008Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert$31,117,834Hannah 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]
6February 10, 2008Fool's Gold$21,589,295[7]
7February 17, 2008Jumper$27,354,808[8][9]
8February 24, 2008Vantage Point$22,874,936[10]
9March 2, 2008Semi-Pro$15,075,114[11]
10March 9, 200810,000 BC$35,867,488[12]
11March 16, 2008Horton Hears a Who!$45,012,998[13]
12March 23, 2008$24,590,596[14]
13March 30, 200821$24,105,943[15]
14April 6, 2008$15,337,418[16]
15April 13, 2008Prom Night$20,804,941[17]
16April 20, 2008The Forbidden Kingdom$21,401,121[18]
17April 27, 2008Baby Mama$17,407,110[19]
18May 4, 2008Iron Man$98,118,668[20]
19May 11, 2008$51,190,629[21]
20May 18, 2008The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian$55,034,805[22]
21May 26, 2008Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull$100,137,835[23]
22June 1, 2008Sex and the City$57,038,404Sex 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.[24]
23June 8, 2008Kung Fu Panda$60,239,130[25]
24June 15, 2008The Incredible Hulk$55,414,050[26]
25June 22, 2008Get Smart$38,683,480[27]
26June 29, 2008WALL-E$63,087,526[28]
27July 6, 2008Hancock$62,603,879[29]
28July 13, 2008Hellboy II: The Golden Army$32,080,560[30]
29July 20, 2008The Dark Knight$158,411,483The 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 Spider-Man 3's records ($151.1 million) for the highest weekend debut of all time, in the summer, for a PG-13 rated film, 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, and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire's record ($102.6 million) for the highest weekend debut for a Warner Bros. film. The Dark Knight had the highest weekend debut of 2008. In second place, Mamma Mia!'s $27.8 million broke Hairspray's record ($27.4 million) for the highest weekend debut for a Broadway adaptation.[31]
30July 27, 2008$75,166,466The Dark Knight broke Shrek 2's record ($72.1 million) for the highest second weekend gross of all time.[32]
31August 3, 2008$42,664,219[33]
32August 10, 2008$26,117,030The 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.[34]
33August 17, 2008Tropic Thunder$25,812,796[35]
34August 24, 2008$16,272,195[36]
35August 31, 2008$11,518,611Tropic 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.[37]
36September 7, 2008Bangkok Dangerous$7,783,266[38]
37September 14, 2008Burn After Reading$19,128,001[39]
38September 21, 2008Lakeview Terrace$15,004,672[40]
39September 28, 2008Eagle Eye$29,150,721[41]
40October 5, 2008Beverly Hills Chihuahua$29,300,465[42]
41October 12, 2008$17,502,077[43]
42October 19, 2008Max Payne$17,639,849[44]
43October 26, 2008High School Musical 3: Senior Year$42,030,184High School Musical 3: Senior Year broke Enchanted's record ($34.4 million) for highest weekend opening for a musical film.[45]
44November 2, 2008$15,316,072[46]
45November 9, 2008Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa$63,106,589[47]
46November 16, 2008Quantum of Solace$67,528,882[48]
47November 23, 2008Twilight$69,637,740Twilight 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.[49]
48November 30, 2008Four Christmases$31,069,826[50]
49December 7, 2008$16,755,478[51]
50December 14, 2008The Day the Earth Stood Still$30,480,153[52]
51December 21, 2008Yes Man$18,262,471[53]
52December 28, 2008Marley & Me$36,357,586Marley & 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.[54]

Highest-grossing films

Calendar Gross

Highest-grossing films of 2008 by Calendar Gross[55]

RankTitleStudio(s)Actor(s)Director(s)Gross
1. The Dark Knight Warner Bros. Pictures Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Heath Ledger, Gary Oldman, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Morgan Freeman Christopher Nolan $530,924,926
2. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Paramount Pictures Harrison Ford, Cate Blanchett, Karen Allen, Ray Winstone, John Hurt, Jim Broadbent and Shia LaBeouf Steven Spielberg $317,101,119
3. Iron Man Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges, Shaun Toub and Gwyneth Paltrow Jon Favreau $318,313,199
4. Hancock Sony Pictures Will Smith, Charlize Theron, Jason Bateman and Eddie Marsan Peter Berg $227,860,802
5. WALL-E Walt Disney Studios voices of Ben Burtt, Elissa Knight, Jeff Garlin, Fred Willard, John Ratzenberger, Kathy Najimy and Sigourney Weaver Andrew Stanton $223,797,414
6. Kung Fu Panda Paramount Pictures voices of Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie, Ian McShane, Seth Rogen, Lucy Liu, David Cross, Randall Duk Kim, James Hong, Dan Fogler, Michael Clarke Duncan and Jackie Chan John Stevenson and Mark Osborne $215,434,591
7. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa voices of Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric the Entertainer, Andy Richter, Bernie Mac, Alec Baldwin, Sherri Shepherd and will.i.am Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath $175,687,934
8. Twilight Summit Entertainment Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Billy Burke, Peter Facinelli and Taylor Lautner Catherine Hardwicke $170,672,975
9. Quantum of Solace Sony Pictures Daniel Craig, Olga Kurylenko, Mathieu Amalric, Gemma Arterton, Giancarlo Giannini, Jeffrey Wright and Judi Dench Marc Forster $165,258,802
10. Sex and the City Warner Bros. Pictures Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon, Jennifer Hudson, Candice Bergen and Chris Noth Michael Patrick King $152,647,258

In-Year Release
Highest-grossing films of 2008 by In-year release[56]
RankTitleStudioDomestic 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 SkullParamount 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


Highest-grossing films by MPAA rating of 2008
GWALL-E
PGKung Fu Panda
PG-13The Dark Knight
RSex and the City

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