British 2008 Weekend 51
December 19-21, 2008
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | Twilight | $3,742,796 | - | 446 | - | $8,391 | $3,742,796 | 1 | Contender Entertainment Group |
| 2 | 2 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $2,769,231 | -23.5% | 546 | +36 | $5,071 | $19,105,301 | 3 | Paramount Pictures International |
| 3 | 3 | Four Christmases | $1,588,503 | -5.6% | 401 | -18 | $3,961 | $12,709,278 | 4 | Entertainment Film Distributors |
| 4 | 1 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | $1,501,895 | -63.3% | 467 | +2 | $3,216 | $7,213,260 | 2 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 5 | - | The Tale of Despereaux | $839,504 | - | 414 | - | $2,027 | $839,504 | 1 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 6 | 4 | Inkheart | $820,636 | -21.3% | 415 | +5 | $1,977 | $2,427,923 | 2 | Entertainment Film Distributors |
| 7 | 5 | Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi | $384,715 | -36% | 59 | -1 | $6,520 | $1,307,428 | 2 | Yash Raj Films |
| 8 | 7 | Changeling | $324,295 | -42.8% | 297 | -62 | $1,091 | $6,099,149 | 4 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 9 | 8 | Quantum of Solace | $303,855 | -37.8% | 288 | -77 | $1,055 | $78,768,873 | 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 10 | 6 | Transporter 3 | $260,325 | -56.3% | 287 | -31 | $907 | $3,368,236 | 3 | Icon Film Distribution |
| 11 | - | A Bunch of Amateurs 2008 Re-release | $136,013 | - | 186 | - | $731 | $136,013 | - | Entertainment Film Distributors |
| 12 | - | Gonzo | $63,241 | - | 17 | - | $3,720 | $63,241 | 1 | Optimum Releasing |
| 13 | 9 | Body of Lies | $43,072 | -68% | 57 | -98 | $755 | $4,266,847 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 14 | 15 | Waltz with Bashir | $37,571 | -17.3% | 24 | -2 | $1,565 | $773,142 | 5 | Artificial Eye |
| 15 | 12 | Dean Spanley 2008 Re-release | $32,728 | -48.7% | 33 | -22 | $991 | $151,916 | 2 | Icon Film Distribution |
| 16 | 29 | White Christmas 2008 Re-release | $26,740 | +139.1% | 27 | +16 | $990 | $131,652 | 2 | Park Circus |
| 17 | 10 | Lakeview Terrace | $26,631 | -76.1% | 52 | -112 | $512 | $758,213 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 18 | 11 | High School Musical 3: Senior Year | $25,412 | -65% | 111 | -145 | $228 | $33,820,081 | 9 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 19 | 20 | The Nightmare Before Christmas 2009 3D Release | $24,241 | -7.2% | 33 | +14 | $734 | $174,379 | 4 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 20 | 19 | Mamma Mia! | $22,123 | -17% | 21 | -2 | $1,053 | $132,267,977 | 24 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 21 | 13 | The Children | $14,694 | -69.6% | 32 | -51 | $459 | $350,297 | 3 | Vertigo Films |
| 22 | 18 | A.R.O.G | $12,083 | -58.6% | 3 | - | $4,027 | $56,310 | 2 | Maxximum Film und Kunst GmbH |
| 23 | 14 | My Best Friend's Girl | $11,968 | -74.3% | 31 | -49 | $386 | $3,060,479 | 5 | Lionsgate Films |
| 24 | 21 | Burn After Reading | $11,286 | -48.8% | 9 | -5 | $1,254 | $12,608,778 | 10 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 25 | - | Silambattam | $10,915 | - | 3 | - | $3,638 | $10,915 | 1 | Ayngaran International |
| 26 | 16 | The Secret Life of Bees | $10,007 | -73.1% | 14 | -43 | $714 | $255,454 | 3 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 27 | 60 | City of Ember | $8,768 | +1,314.2% | 70 | +65 | $125 | $2,122,172 | 11 | Entertainment Film Distributors |
| 28 | - | La Bohème | $7,196 | - | 3 | - | $2,398 | $7,196 | 1 | Axiom Films |
| 29 | 26 | The Baader Meinhof Complex | $7,104 | -49.5% | 5 | -7 | $1,420 | $568,105 | 6 | Momentum Pictures |
| 30 | 28 | North Face | $6,525 | -46% | 3 | - | $2,175 | $26,961 | 2 | - |
| 31 | 27 | Kisses | $6,504 | -52.8% | 5 | -7 | $1,300 | $209,648 | 5 | Element Films |
| 32 | 24 | Friendship | $6,285 | -60% | 14 | -8 | $448 | $1,444,246 | 6 | Yash Raj Films |
| 33 | - | Bicycle Thieves 2008 Re-release | $5,673 | - | 3 | - | $1,891 | $5,673 | 1 | Park Circus |
| 34 | 38 | The Flight Before Christmas | $5,589 | -16.9% | 15 | -3 | $372 | $72,716 | 4 | Magma Films |
| 35 | 35 | I've Loved You So Long | $5,045 | -34.5% | 7 | - | $720 | $1,737,917 | 13 | Lionsgate Films |
| 36 | 47 | The Duchess | $4,309 | +2.6% | 5 | +1 | $861 | $11,849,830 | 16 | Pathé |
| 37 | 23 | What Just Happened | $4,114 | -74.8% | 5 | -20 | $822 | $594,509 | 4 | Pathé |
| 38 | 32 | Julia | $3,997 | -59.1% | 3 | -4 | $1,332 | $68,982 | 3 | Chelsea Films |
| 39 | 30 | Easy Virtue | $3,868 | -64.6% | 5 | -6 | $773 | $1,942,231 | 7 | Pathé |
| 40 | 37 | Gomorrah | $3,287 | -52.8% | 4 | -5 | $821 | $1,346,705 | 11 | Optimum Releasing |
| 41 | - | Stone of Destiny | $3,166 | - | 32 | - | $98 | $237,329 | 1 | - |
| 42 | 46 | The Man from London | $2,578 | -39.6% | 1 | - | $2,578 | $9,611 | 2 | Artificial Eye |
| 43 | 45 | Igor | $2,504 | -42% | 22 | -10 | $113 | $6,537,103 | 11 | Momentum Pictures |
| 44 | 36 | The Boy in the Striped Pajamas | $2,469 | -66.2% | 5 | -10 | $493 | $7,161,300 | 15 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 45 | 43 | Rivales | $2,463 | -48.7% | 7 | - | $351 | $28,463 | 3 | Optimum Releasing |
| 46 | 49 | Lorna's Silence | $2,322 | -22% | 7 | - | $331 | $37,810 | 4 | New Wave Films |
| 47 | 34 | Ghost Town | $2,140 | -74% | 8 | -11 | $267 | $10,292,743 | 9 | Paramount Pictures International |
| 48 | 33 | Summer | $2,052 | -78% | 4 | -7 | $513 | $53,424 | 3 | Vertigo Films |
| 49 | 42 | Hunger | $1,955 | -59.9% | 1 | -11 | $1,955 | $1,153,256 | 8 | Pathé |
| 50 | 40 | Choke | $1,905 | -69.8% | 2 | -4 | $952 | $230,658 | 5 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 51 | 25 | Quarantine | $1,546 | -89.5% | 7 | -54 | $220 | $1,454,799 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 52 | 44 | Conversations with My Gardener | $1,468 | -68.3% | 4 | - | $367 | $40,894 | 5 | - |
| 53 | 31 | The Dark Knight | $657 | -93.6% | 2 | -4 | $328 | $88,834,901 | 22 | Warner Bros. |
| 54 | 55 | Quiet Chaos | $552 | -63.4% | 1 | -3 | $552 | $110,994 | 9 | New Wave Films |
| 55 | 72 | The Wave | $464 | +364% | 1 | - | $464 | $185,925 | 14 | Momentum Pictures |
| 56 | - | Young@Heart | $445 | - | 3 | - | $148 | $12,249 | 10 | - |
| 57 | 77 | The Warlords | $204 | +580% | 1 | - | $204 | $78,860 | 7 | - |
| 58 | 53 | Let it Rain | $137 | -91.3% | 1 | -2 | $137 | $236,694 | 7 | Artificial Eye |
| 59 | 41 | Max Payne | $133 | -97.5% | 1 | -22 | $133 | $3,605,606 | 6 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 60 | 50 | The Zone | $54 | -97.7% | 1 | -3 | $54 | $58,360 | 10 | Soda Pictures |
| 61 | 68 | Somers Town | $30 | -83.6% | 1 | - | $30 | $986,005 | 18 | Optimum Releasing |
| 62 | 75 | Fear(s) of the Dark | $30 | - | 1 | - | $30 | $13,893 | 9 | - |
| 63 | 54 | Of Time and the City | $30 | -98.1% | 1 | -1 | $30 | $345,121 | 8 | British Film Institute (BFI) |
| 64 | 63 | Man on Wire | $30 | -92.1% | 1 | - | $30 | $1,581,700 | 21 | Icon Film Distribution |
| 65 | 57 | Flawless | $30 | -95.7% | 1 | -1 | $30 | $41,919 | 4 | - |
