Australian 2008 Weekend 50
December 11-14, 2008
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Twilight | $3,559,039 | +7,661.5% | 306 | +277 | $11,630 | $3,706,813 | 2 | Hoyts Distribution |
| 2 | 1 | Australia | $1,843,720 | -32.3% | 584 | -58 | $3,157 | $12,755,706 | 3 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 3 | - | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $1,537,590 | - | 274 | - | $5,611 | $1,607,579 | 1 | Paramount Pictures International |
| 4 | 2 | High School Musical 3: Senior Year | $1,115,443 | -57.4% | 372 | - | $2,998 | $4,451,900 | 2 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 5 | 3 | Quantum of Solace | $1,048,823 | -36.1% | 394 | -80 | $2,661 | $16,568,539 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 6 | 4 | Four Christmases | $785,206 | -32.8% | 200 | - | $3,926 | $2,496,584 | 2 | Roadshow Films |
| 7 | - | Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi | $131,475 | - | 15 | - | $8,765 | $131,475 | 1 | MG Distribution |
| 8 | 5 | Big Stan | $85,443 | -59.3% | 80 | -32 | $1,068 | $916,071 | 3 | Hoyts Distribution |
| 9 | - | City of Ember | $83,813 | - | 114 | - | $735 | $86,021 | 1 | Icon Film Distribution |
| 10 | - | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | $76,007 | - | 53 | - | $1,434 | $88,740 | - | Hopscotch Films |
| 11 | - | I've Loved You So Long | $67,920 | - | 21 | - | $3,234 | $72,157 | - | Palace Films |
| 12 | - | Slumdog Millionaire | $61,058 | - | 34 | - | $1,795 | $61,058 | - | Icon Film Distribution |
| 13 | 6 | Quarantine | $47,248 | -68.5% | 50 | -56 | $944 | $672,012 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 14 | 7 | Burn After Reading | $44,562 | -37.4% | 50 | -31 | $891 | $6,162,227 | 9 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 15 | 12 | Santa vs. the Snowman 3D | $27,401 | +42.6% | 2 | - | $13,700 | $1,361,620 | 317 | IMAX |
| 16 | 14 | Wild Ocean | $18,152 | +15.3% | 2 | - | $9,076 | $643,927 | 26 | IMAX |
| 17 | 8 | Sex Drive | $14,674 | -76.3% | 22 | -44 | $667 | $1,446,622 | 5 | Hoyts Distribution |
| 18 | 10 | Nights in Rodanthe | $10,644 | -70.4% | 38 | -47 | $280 | $2,926,014 | 6 | Roadshow Films |
| 19 | 11 | RocknRolla | $9,763 | -68.9% | 11 | -23 | $887 | $2,358,271 | 7 | Roadshow Films |
| 20 | 15 | Roman de gare | $9,223 | -33.1% | 10 | -2 | $922 | $170,147 | 6 | Arkles Entertainment |
| 21 | 13 | Journey to the Center of the Earth | $8,742 | -53.8% | 19 | -6 | $460 | $6,592,731 | 12 | Roadshow Films |
| 22 | 17 | Hunger | $8,406 | -21.7% | 13 | +4 | $646 | $205,476 | 6 | Icon Film Distribution |
| 23 | 18 | The Grocer's Son | $8,020 | -24.1% | 6 | -1 | $1,336 | $306,285 | 11 | Jump Street Films |
| 24 | 16 | The Wackness | $7,786 | -39.2% | 7 | -3 | $1,112 | $144,685 | 5 | Madman Entertainment |
| 25 | 28 | The Dark Knight | $5,589 | +2.3% | 2 | - | $2,794 | $39,767,301 | 22 | Warner Bros. |
| 26 | 43 | Space Chimps | $5,368 | +289% | 21 | +7 | $255 | $1,371,433 | 13 | Roadshow Films |
| 27 | 36 | Welcome to the Sticks | $4,985 | +81.7% | 6 | +1 | $830 | $547,357 | 15 | Hopscotch Films |
| 28 | 25 | It's a Free World... | $4,459 | -26.9% | 1 | - | $4,459 | $13,907 | 2 | Roadshow Films |
| 29 | 23 | Brideshead Revisited | $4,159 | -47.1% | 21 | -10 | $198 | $914,407 | 8 | Icon Film Distribution |
| 30 | 30 | Man on Wire | $3,971 | -3.7% | 12 | +3 | $330 | $256,095 | 9 | Madman Entertainment |
| 31 | 22 | Fly Me to the Moon 3D | $3,964 | -51.4% | 2 | - | $1,982 | $297,671 | 13 | IMAX |
| 32 | 19 | The Duchess | $3,702 | -64.2% | 15 | -6 | $246 | $3,620,103 | 11 | Paramount Pictures International |
| 33 | 38 | Caramel | $3,184 | +21.9% | 6 | -2 | $530 | $485,172 | 13 | Hopscotch Films |
| 34 | - | U2 3D | $2,914 | - | 1 | - | $2,914 | $946,476 | 36 | Roadshow Films |
| 35 | 27 | Fugitive Pieces | $2,701 | -52.9% | 6 | -2 | $450 | $41,851 | 4 | - |
| 36 | 46 | Dinosaurs: Giants of Patagonia | $2,540 | +266% | 2 | - | $1,270 | $2,050,311 | 80 | IMAX |
| 37 | 37 | African Adventure: Safari in the Okavango | $2,306 | -12.6% | 1 | - | $2,306 | $875,010 | 91 | IMAX |
| 38 | 21 | The Women | $2,279 | -73.2% | 12 | -9 | $189 | $2,045,063 | 8 | Hopscotch Films |
| 39 | 50 | Bugs! | $2,148 | +817.9% | 2 | +1 | $1,074 | $1,699,993 | 297 | N/A |
| 40 | 33 | How to Lose Friends & Alienate People | $1,958 | -47.6% | 3 | -8 | $652 | $1,962,893 | 8 | Paramount Pictures International |
| 41 | 32 | Deep Sea | $1,873 | -52.2% | 2 | - | $936 | $4,628,300 | 146 | IMAX |
| 42 | 34 | In Bruges | $1,584 | -57.6% | 10 | +2 | $158 | $2,354,399 | 16 | Icon Film Distribution |
| 43 | 48 | Haunted Castle | $1,398 | +172.5% | 2 | +1 | $699 | $4,882,830 | 378 | IMAX |
| 44 | 39 | Rock n Roll Nerd | $1,392 | -37.1% | 4 | - | $348 | $20,904 | 5 | Madman Entertainment |
| 45 | - | Antarctica | $1,169 | - | 1 | - | $1,169 | $3,920,031 | - | IMAX |
| 46 | 40 | Animals in Love | $1,053 | -45.2% | 3 | - | $351 | $8,197 | 2 | Hopscotch Films |
| 47 | 29 | Body of Lies | $811 | -82.2% | 4 | -10 | $202 | $4,924,310 | 10 | Roadshow Films |
| 48 | 35 | Saw V | $521 | -81.2% | 1 | -6 | $521 | $2,340,224 | 8 | Hoyts Distribution |
| 49 | 44 | Youth Without Youth | $512 | -53.8% | 3 | -1 | $170 | $9,425 | 4 | Hopscotch Films |
| 50 | - | Mummies... | $305 | - | 1 | - | $305 | $108,088 | 71 | IMAX |
| 51 | 45 | Dolphins and Whales 3D: Tribes of the Ocean | $272 | -61% | 1 | - | $272 | $675,500 | 40 | IMAX |
| 52 | 26 | Friendship | $221 | -96.2% | 2 | -6 | $110 | $211,903 | 5 | MG Distribution |
Data courtesy of Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia
