December 12-14, 2008
Weekend
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N
The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)
Fox
$30,480,153
-
3,560
-
$8,562
$30,480,153
$80
1
2
1
Four Christmases
WB (NL)
$13,074,470
-22.0%
3,540
+205
$3,693
$87,775,974
$80
3
3
2
Twilight
Sum.
$7,951,131
-39.1%
3,649
+29
$2,179
$150,045,826
$37
4
4
3
Bolt
BV
$7,464,282
-23.8%
3,133
-383
$2,382
$88,849,005
$150
4
5
4
Australia
Fox
$4,169,277
-40.9%
2,703
-18
$1,542
$37,767,253
$130
3
6
5
Quantum of Solace
Sony
$3,715,522
-45.0%
2,635
-788
$1,410
$157,583,232
$200
5
7
N
Nothing Like the Holidays
Over.
$3,531,664
-
1,671
-
$2,114
$3,531,664
-
1
8
6
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
P/DW
$3,181,231
-37.4%
2,768
-549
$1,149
$169,937,394
$150
6
9
11
Milk
Focus
$2,598,638
+41.6%
328
+229
$7,923
$7,590,976
$20
3
10
7
Transporter 3
LGF
$2,351,229
-49.6%
2,541
-85
$925
$29,377,088
-
3
11
12
Slumdog Millionaire
FoxS
$2,175,518
+55.2%
169
+91
$12,873
$8,048,764
$15
5
12
9
Cadillac Records
Sony
$1,585,407
-54.0%
688
+1
$2,304
$5,909,492
$12
2
13
10
Role Models
Uni.
$1,543,625
-40.0%
1,328
-579
$1,162
$64,133,465
$28
6
14
8
Punisher: War Zone
LGF
$1,383,898
-67.6%
2,508
-
$552
$7,011,427
$35
2
15
N
Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi
Yash
$920,995
-
83
-
$11,096
$920,995
-
1
16
13
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Mira.
$685,465
-33.5%
679
+1
$1,010
$7,763,062
-
6
17
22
Frost/Nixon
Uni.
$626,377
+246.6%
39
+36
$16,061
$873,836
$25
2
18
N
Delgo
Free
$511,920
-
2,160
-
$237
$511,920
$40
1
19
N
Doubt
Mira.
$507,226
-
15
-
$33,815
$507,226
$20
1
20
N
Gran Torino
WB
$271,720
-
6
-
$45,287
$271,720
$33
1
21
14
Changeling
Uni.
$256,840
-48.7%
393
-288
$654
$35,161,607
$55
8
22
16
Rachel Getting Married
SPC
$221,323
-22.4%
151
-19
$1,466
$9,560,874
-
11
23
24
The Polar Express (IMAX re-issue 2008)
WB
$212,812
+36.0%
26
-
$8,185
$735,639
-
4
24
29
Eagle Eye
P/DW
$198,135
+75.1%
320
+115
$619
$100,639,704
$80
12
25
N
The Reader
Wein.
$168,051
-
8
-
$21,006
$179,970
$32
1
26
17
Fireproof
Gold.
$147,543
-41.3%
346
-153
$426
$32,938,242
$0.5
12
27
20
The Secret Life of Bees
FoxS
$114,061
-47.6%
271
-161
$421
$37,208,667
$11
9
28
21
The Dark Knight
WB
$112,253
-40.1%
205
-64
$548
$530,723,626
$185
22
29
23
Synecdoche, New York
SPC
$104,777
-36.0%
97
-18
$1,080
$2,430,402
$20
8
30
25
I've Loved You So Long
SPC
$102,590
-29.1%
46
-5
$2,230
$1,917,952
-
8
31
18
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
BV
$101,527
-58.5%
260
-372
$390
$89,302,354
$11
8
32
19
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
Wein.
$100,786
-55.4%
163
-112
$618
$31,047,926
$24
7
33
26
Happy-Go-Lucky
Mira.
$86,872
-38.5%
144
-58
$603
$3,014,482
-
10
34
30
Let the Right One In (2008)
Magn.
$76,549
-26.6%
53
+3
$1,444
$1,132,898
-
8
35
28
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
BV
$70,981
-38.0%
173
-75
$410
$92,338,383
-
11
36
31
A Christmas Tale
IFC
$61,982
-32.1%
43
-1
$1,441
$719,193
-
5
37
N
Che
IFC
$61,070
-
2
-
$30,535
$61,070
-
1
38
27
Soul Men
MGM/W
$49,944
-62.6%
95
-138
$526
$11,966,888
-
6
39
33
Max Payne
Fox
$45,734
-17.7%
121
-24
$378
$40,589,549
$35
9
40
32
Igor
MGM
$45,700
-30.2%
118
-44
$387
$19,389,266
$25
13
41
41
Santa Vs. the Snowman - Season 7 (IMAX)
Imax
$41,138
+3.7%
18
-
$2,285
$221,382
-
7
42
51
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
MGM/W
$40,479
+72.5%
28
+16
$1,446
$22,565,132
-
18
43
35
Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure (IMAX)
NGC
$40,333
-19.7%
21
-
$1,921
$20,086,485
-
63
44
37
Burn After Reading
Focus
$32,481
-28.5%
57
-21
$570
$60,301,580
$37
14
45
36
WALL-E
BV
$30,820
-34.3%
123
-43
$251
$223,749,872
$180
25
46
50
RockNRolla
WB
$28,624
+14.2%
123
+87
$233
$5,665,302
-
10
47
45
JCVD
PArch
$27,473
-17.3%
24
+3
$1,145
$382,923
-
6
48
42
Body of Lies
WB
$24,176
-35.4%
37
-7
$653
$39,015,553
$70
10
49
43
Religulous
LGF
$21,664
-39.2%
42
-17
$516
$12,995,673
$2.5
11
50
55
Magnificent Desolation (IMAX)
Imax
$19,562
+11.9%
5
-2
$3,912
$26,699,125
-
169
51
53
Deep Sea 3-D (IMAX)
WB
$19,028
+2.4%
10
-
$1,903
$37,085,443
-
146
52
40
Appaloosa
WB (NL)
$18,789
-53.4%
65
-39
$289
$20,030,803
$20
13
53
56
My Name Is Bruce
Imag.
$18,238
+5.9%
2
+1
$9,119
$173,066
-
7
54
N
Wendy and Lucy
Osci.
$18,218
-
2
-
$9,109
$25,443
-
1
55
48
City of Ember
Fox
$16,760
-39.8%
63
-20
$266
$7,807,276
$55
10
56
15
Nobel Son
Free
$16,603
-95.0%
99
-794
$168
$529,934
-
2
57
62
Were the World Mine
SpkP
$15,905
+62.6%
4
+1
$3,976
$71,378
-
7
58
54
Space Station 3-D (IMAX)
Imax
$15,471
-16.0%
8
-
$1,934
$77,173,458
-
348
59
58
Fly Me to the Moon
Sum.
$14,890
-4.1%
12
-3
$1,241
$12,400,527
$25
18
60
73
Call + Response
FTrd.
$14,308
+158.1%
2
-
$7,154
$207,028
-
10
61
88
Pray the Devil Back to Hell
Bal.
$13,020
+393.7%
5
+4
$2,604
$43,670
-
6
62
N
Dark Streets
Gold.
$10,958
-
18
-
$609
$10,958
-
1
63
57
Dolphins and Whales: Tribes of the Ocean 3D
3D
$10,586
-37.2%
10
-
$1,059
$5,178,494
-
44
64
47
The Haunting of Molly Hartley
Free
$10,298
-63.4%
16
-29
$644
$13,414,042
-
7
65
89
Frozen River
SPC
$8,951
+244.7%
13
+7
$689
$2,303,266
-
20
66
59
Nights in Rodanthe
WB
$7,640
-50.5%
23
-22
$332
$41,573,913
-
12
67
67
Roving Mars (IMAX)
BV
$6,809
-14.5%
6
-1
$1,135
$9,807,420
-
151
68
66
The Secrets
Mont.
$6,561
-21.6%
6
+1
$1,094
$47,473
-
3
69
68
Man on Wire
Magn.
$5,827
-24.6%
4
-1
$1,457
$2,904,701
-
21
70
69
What Just Happened?
Magn.
$5,206
-28.8%
12
-5
$434
$1,089,365
-
9
71
52
Righteous Kill
Over.
$4,634
-77.8%
36
-53
$129
$40,076,438
$60
14
72
N
Timecrimes (Los Cronocrimenes)
Magn.
$4,351
-
2
-
$2,176
$4,351
-
1
73
107
The Matador (2008)
CityL
$4,179
+557.1%
2
+1
$2,090
$20,916
-
7
74
72
Harvard Beats Yale 29-29
Kino
$3,978
-31.1%
3
-
$1,326
$56,328
-
4
75
71
Tell No One
MBox
$3,269
-45.0%
5
+1
$654
$6,125,056
-
24
76
81
I Served the King of England
SPC
$3,232
-18.2%
3
-4
$1,077
$614,442
-
16
77
74
Ashes of Time Redux
SPC
$3,139
-42.0%
14
+3
$224
$164,700
-
10
78
78
U2 3D
NGC
$2,990
-35.6%
3
-
$997
$9,645,029
-
47
79
N
Where God Left His Shoes
IFC
$2,918
-
2
-
$1,459
$2,918
-
1
80
84
A Girl Cut in Two
IFC
$2,910
-7.8%
8
-2
$364
$404,827
-
18
81
87
Ciao
Reg.
$2,896
+8.4%
1
-
$2,896
$7,264
-
2
82
79
Stranded: I Have Come from a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains
Zeit.
$2,712
-37.7%
4
-
$678
$57,389
-
8
83
85
Trouble the Water
Zeit.
$2,561
-15.5%
5
-
$512
$484,046
-
17
84
106
House (2008)
RAtt.
$2,427
+274.5%
11
+9
$221
$573,450
-
6
85
75
Hounddog
Emp.
$2,144
-60.2%
2
-1
$1,072
$130,236
-
13
86
83
I Can't Think Straight
Reg.
$2,127
-37.1%
3
-
$709
$34,525
-
4
87
93
Fear(s) of the Dark
IFC
$1,889
-14.5%
4
-2
$472
$76,694
-
8
88
110
The Alphabet Killer
Anch.
$1,732
+298.2%
2
+1
$866
$29,784
-
6
89
97
Eden (2008)
LibE
$1,661
-10.3%
3
+1
$554
$13,053
-
5
90
64
Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom
Logo
$1,535
-83.0%
2
-3
$768
$532,034
-
8
91
-
Monsieur Verdoux (re-issue)
FDesk
$1,227
-
1
-
$1,227
$39,026
-
40
92
82
August Evening
Maya
$1,197
-69.0%
2
-
$599
$73,035
-
15
93
98
I.O.U.S.A.
RAtt.
$991
-42.1%
5
+2
$198
$809,880
-
17
94
99
Breakfast with Scot
Reg.
$973
-41.6%
1
-
$973
$41,784
-
10
95
91
One Day You'll Understand
Kino
$788
-68.1%
3
-
$263
$84,787
-
7
96
109
Louise Bourgeois: The Spider, The Mistress and the Tangerine
Zeit.
$697
+35.6%
1
-
$697
$87,513
-
25
97
90
Familiar Strangers
Caval.
$672
-73.3%
2
-2
$336
$30,341
-
5
98
-
Lola Montes (re-issue)
Rialto
$634
-
1
-
$634
$86,120
-
10
99
92
Amexicano
Maya
$574
-74.4%
1
-
$574
$8,387
-
5
100
N
$9.99
Reg.
$478
-
1
-
$478
$478
-
1
101
112
The Flyboys
DCoa.
$290
-17.1%
1
-
$290
$143,032
-
18
102
-
The Order of Myths
CGld
$245
-
2
-
$123
$56,180
-
16
103
104
Lake City
Scre.
$226
-71.1%
1
-1
$226
$12,686
-
4
104
76
Gardens of the Night
CityL
$210
-95.7%
1
-
$210
$11,141
-
6
105
114
Momma's Man
Kino
$75
-70.0%
1
-1
$75
$95,619
-
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