TOP 100 MONEY MAKING MOVIES OF 2008

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January 10, 2009

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Rank	Movie Title (click to view)	Studio	Total Gross / Theaters		Opening / Theaters		Open	Close
1	The Dark Knight	WB	$531,018,614	4,366	$158,411,483	4,366	7/18	-
2	Iron Man	Par.	$318,313,199	4,154	$98,618,668	4,105	5/2	10/2
3	Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull	Par.	$317,023,851	4,264	$100,137,835	4,260	5/22	10/16
4	Hancock	Sony	$227,946,274	3,965	$62,603,879	3,965	7/2	9/7
5	WALL-E	BV	$223,808,164	3,992	$63,087,526	3,992	6/27	1/8
6	Kung Fu Panda	P/DW	$215,434,591	4,136	$60,239,130	4,114	6/6	10/9
7	Twilight	Sum.	$179,517,000	3,649	$69,637,740	3,419	11/21	-
8	Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa	P/DW	$177,176,191	4,065	$63,106,589	4,056	11/7	-
9	Quantum of Solace	Sony	$167,155,503	3,501	$67,528,882	3,451	11/14	-
10	Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who!	Fox	$154,529,439	3,961	$45,012,998	3,954	3/14	9/4
11	Sex and the City	WB (NL)	$152,647,258	3,325	$57,038,404	3,285	5/30	9/18
12	Mamma Mia!	Uni.	$144,130,063	3,194	$27,751,240	2,976	7/18	11/6
13	The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian	BV	$141,621,490	3,929	$55,034,805	3,929	5/16	9/4
14	The Incredible Hulk	Uni.	$134,806,913	3,508	$55,414,050	3,505	6/13	9/4
15	Wanted	Uni.	$134,508,551	3,185	$50,927,085	3,175	6/27	9/18
16	Get Smart	WB	$130,319,208	3,915	$38,683,480	3,911	6/20	11/6
17	Four Christmases	WB (NL)	$118,835,947	3,540	$31,069,826	3,310	11/26	-
18	Marley and Me	Fox	$115,585,000	3,505	$36,357,586	3,480	12/25	-
19	Bolt	BV	$110,671,000	3,654	$26,223,128	3,651	11/21	-
20	Tropic Thunder	P/DW	$110,461,307	3,473	$25,812,796	3,319	8/13	11/13
21	The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor	Uni.	$102,491,776	3,778	$40,457,770	3,760	8/1	9/25
22	Journey to the Center of the Earth	WB (NL)	$101,704,370	2,830	$21,018,141	2,811	7/11	12/11
23	Eagle Eye	P/DW	$101,440,743	3,614	$29,150,721	3,510	9/26	-
24	Step Brothers	Sony	$100,468,793	3,182	$30,940,732	3,094	7/25	9/21
25	You Don’t Mess with the Zohan	Sony	$100,018,837	3,466	$38,531,374	3,462	6/6	9/7
26	10,000 B.C.	WB	$94,784,201	3,454	$35,867,488	3,410	3/7	6/19
27	Beverly Hills Chihuahua	BV	$93,850,958	3,239	$29,300,465	3,215	10/3	-
28	Bedtime Stories	BV	$90,880,000	3,684	$27,450,296	3,681	12/25	-
29	High School Musical 3: Senior Year	BV	$90,273,371	3,626	$42,030,184	3,623	10/24	-
30	The Curious Case of Benjamin Button	Par.	$87,805,000	2,988	$26,853,816	2,988	12/25	-
31	Pineapple Express	Sony	$87,341,380	3,072	$23,245,025	3,072	8/6	-
32	Yes Man	WB	$85,281,000	3,434	$18,262,471	3,434	12/19	-
33	21	Sony	$81,159,365	2,952	$24,105,943	2,648	3/28	-
34	What Happens in Vegas	Fox	$80,277,646	3,255	$20,172,474	3,215	5/9	9/18
35	Jumper	Fox	$80,172,128	3,430	$27,354,808	3,428	2/14	7/10
36	Cloverfield	Par.	$80,048,433	3,411	$40,058,229	3,411	1/18	4/10
37	27 Dresses	Fox	$76,808,654	3,074	$23,007,725	3,057	1/18	5/29
38	The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)	Fox	$76,275,000	3,560	$30,480,153	3,560	12/12	-
39	Hellboy II: The Golden Army	Uni.	$75,986,503	3,212	$34,539,115	3,204	7/11	9/18
40	Vantage Point	Sony	$72,266,306	3,163	$22,874,936	3,149	2/22	-
41	The Spiderwick Chronicles	Par.	$71,195,053	3,847	$19,004,058	3,847	2/14	5/8
42	Fool’s Gold	WB	$70,231,041	3,125	$21,589,295	3,125	2/8	5/29
43	Valkyrie	UA	$66,972,000	2,838	$21,027,007	2,711	12/25	-
44	Role Models	Uni.	$66,803,535	2,798	$19,167,085	2,792	11/7	-
45	Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour	BV	$65,281,781	687	$31,117,834	683	2/1	5/15
46	The Happening	Fox	$64,506,874	2,986	$30,517,109	2,986	6/13	9/18
47	Seven Pounds	Sony	$64,220,000	2,758	$14,851,136	2,758	12/19	-
48	Forgetting Sarah Marshall	Uni.	$63,172,463	2,872	$17,725,330	2,798	4/18	7/10
49	Baby Mama	Uni.	$60,494,212	2,627	$17,407,110	2,543	4/25	7/24
50	Burn After Reading	Focus	$60,355,347	2,657	$19,128,001	2,651	9/12	12/25
51	Step Up 2 the Streets	BV	$58,017,783	2,528	$18,908,826	2,470	2/14	5/22
52	Saw V	LGF	$56,746,769	3,084	$30,053,954	3,060	10/24	12/11
53	The Strangers	Rog.	$52,597,610	2,477	$20,997,985	2,466	5/30	7/24
54	The Forbidden Kingdom	LGF	$52,075,270	3,151	$21,401,121	3,151	4/18	6/19
55	The House Bunny	Sony	$48,237,389	2,763	$14,533,702	2,714	8/22	10/12
56	Nim’s Island	Fox	$48,006,762	3,518	$13,210,579	3,513	4/4	8/28
57	Australia	Fox	$47,146,892	2,721	$14,800,723	2,642	11/26	-
58	Made of Honor	Sony	$46,012,734	2,816	$14,756,850	2,729	5/2	6/29
59	College Road Trip	BV	$45,610,425	2,706	$13,601,419	2,706	3/7	7/31
60	The Tale of Despereaux	Uni.	$45,482,865	3,107	$10,103,675	3,104	12/19	-
61	The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2	WB	$44,089,964	2,714	$10,678,430	2,707	8/6	11/13
62	Speed Racer	WB	$43,945,766	3,606	$18,561,337	3,606	5/9	8/7
63	Prom Night (2008)	SGem	$43,869,350	2,821	$20,804,941	2,700	4/11	5/29
64	Rambo	LGF	$42,754,105	2,764	$18,203,876	2,751	1/25	3/27
65	Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins	Uni.	$42,436,517	2,387	$16,207,730	2,387	2/8	4/3
66	Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns	LGF	$41,975,388	2,016	$20,082,809	2,006	3/21	5/8
67	Nights in Rodanthe	WB	$41,819,048	2,704	$13,418,454	2,704	9/26	-
68	Max Payne	Fox	$40,681,066	3,381	$17,639,849	3,376	10/17	-
69	Righteous Kill	Over.	$40,081,410	3,152	$16,288,361	3,152	9/12	-
70	Body of Lies	WB	$39,348,887	2,714	$12,884,416	2,710	10/10	-
71	Lakeview Terrace	SGem	$39,263,506	2,574	$15,004,672	2,464	9/19	11/2
72	Meet the Spartans	Fox	$38,233,676	2,643	$18,505,530	2,605	1/25	5/1
73	Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay	WB (NL)	$38,108,728	2,545	$14,908,404	2,510	4/25	7/17
74	First Sunday	SGem	$37,931,869	2,213	$17,714,821	2,213	1/11	2/24
75	The Secret Life of Bees	FoxS	$37,551,992	1,630	$10,527,799	1,591	10/17	-
76	Tyler Perry’s The Family That Preys	LGF	$37,105,289	2,070	$17,381,218	2,070	9/12	10/23
77	Death Race	Uni.	$36,316,032	2,586	$12,621,090	2,532	8/22	10/16
78	Changeling	Uni.	$35,739,802	1,896	$489,015	15	10/24	1/8
79	Star Wars: The Clone Wars	WB	$35,161,554	3,452	$14,611,273	3,452	8/15	11/13
80	Semi-Pro	NL	$33,479,698	3,121	$15,075,114	3,121	2/29	5/1
81	Fireproof	Gold.	$33,275,393	905	$6,836,036	839	9/26	-
82	Drillbit Taylor	Par.	$32,862,104	3,061	$10,309,986	3,056	3/21	6/19
83	Definitely, Maybe	Uni.	$32,241,649	2,220	$9,764,270	2,204	2/14	4/10
84	The Love Guru	Par.	$32,200,122	3,012	$13,907,130	3,012	6/20	8/28
85	Transporter 3	LGF	$31,715,062	2,626	$12,063,452	2,626	11/26	1/1
86	Quarantine	SGem	$31,691,811	2,463	$14,211,321	2,461	10/10	11/16
87	Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist	Sony	$31,487,293	2,421	$11,311,751	2,421	10/3	11/16
88	The Eye	LGF	$31,418,697	2,470	$12,425,776	2,436	2/1	4/10
89	Slumdog Millionaire	FoxS	$31,405,000	614	$360,018	10	11/12	-
90	Leatherheads	Uni.	$31,373,938	2,798	$12,682,595	2,769	4/4	6/5
91	Zack and Miri Make a Porno	Wein.	$31,334,746	2,735	$10,065,630	2,735	10/31	-
92	Mirrors	Fox	$30,691,439	2,664	$11,161,074	2,664	8/15	11/23
93	Space Chimps	Fox	$30,105,968	2,538	$7,181,374	2,511	7/18	11/23
94	The Bank Job	LGF	$30,060,660	1,613	$5,935,256	1,603	3/7	6/5
95	Untraceable	SGem	$28,687,835	2,368	$11,354,069	2,368	1/25	-
96	The Women (2008)	PicH	$26,902,075	2,995	$10,115,210	2,962	9/12	11/20
97	One Missed Call	WB	$26,890,041	2,240	$12,511,473	2,240	1/4	3/13
98	The Other Boleyn Girl	Sony	$26,814,957	1,212	$8,203,061	1,166	2/29	4/20
99	Street Kings	FoxS	$26,418,667	2,469	$12,469,631	2,467	4/11	7/17
100	Shutter	Fox	$25,928,550	2,756	$10,447,559	2,753	3/21	6/26