Domestic 2008 Week 45
November 7-13, 2008
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $81,887,894 | - | 4,056 | - | $20,189 | $81,887,894 | 1 | DreamWorks |
| 2 | - | Role Models | $26,427,215 | - | 2,792 | - | $9,465 | $26,427,215 | 1 | Universal Pictures |
| 3 | 1 | High School Musical 3: Senior Year | $12,098,584 | -38.6% | 3,464 | -162 | $3,492 | $78,513,054 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 4 | 3 | Changeling | $10,071,135 | -20.2% | 1,855 | +5 | $5,429 | $23,377,692 | 3 | Universal Pictures |
| 5 | 2 | Zack and Miri Make a Porno | $8,906,793 | -38.2% | 2,735 | - | $3,256 | $23,319,170 | 2 | The Weinstein Company |
| 6 | - | Soul Men | $7,020,784 | - | 2,044 | - | $3,434 | $7,020,784 | 1 | - |
| 7 | 4 | Saw V | $5,492,817 | -55.7% | 2,829 | -255 | $1,941 | $53,613,083 | 3 | Lionsgate Films |
| 8 | 7 | The Secret Life of Bees | $4,476,184 | -19% | 1,481 | -130 | $3,022 | $31,289,080 | 4 | - |
| 9 | 5 | The Haunting of Molly Hartley | $4,301,269 | -36.2% | 2,576 | -76 | $1,669 | $11,045,923 | 2 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 10 | 6 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua | $3,558,255 | -44.6% | 2,359 | -645 | $1,508 | $89,299,047 | 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 11 | 10 | Eagle Eye | $3,468,029 | -25.8% | 1,407 | -600 | $2,464 | $97,275,256 | 7 | DreamWorks |
| 12 | 8 | Max Payne | $2,479,133 | -50.6% | 1,476 | -1,088 | $1,679 | $39,343,495 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 13 | 14 | Fireproof | $2,200,405 | -6.7% | 872 | -15 | $2,523 | $28,942,509 | 7 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 14 | 11 | Body of Lies | $2,158,491 | -31.8% | 850 | -564 | $2,539 | $37,572,246 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 15 | 18 | Rachel Getting Married | $1,984,287 | +113.3% | 391 | +258 | $5,074 | $5,894,600 | 6 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 16 | 9 | Pride and Glory | $1,872,240 | -60.4% | 1,340 | -1,245 | $1,397 | $14,960,561 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 17 | 12 | W. | $1,579,054 | -50.1% | 839 | -964 | $1,882 | $24,690,082 | 4 | Lionsgate Films |
| 18 | 13 | RocknRolla | $1,575,212 | -41.7% | 826 | - | $1,907 | $4,901,857 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 19 | 16 | Appaloosa | $968,895 | -18.5% | 735 | -120 | $1,318 | $18,959,177 | 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 20 | 21 | Religulous | $617,835 | -22.9% | 274 | -131 | $2,254 | $12,320,368 | 7 | Lionsgate Films |
| 21 | 19 | The Duchess | $596,057 | -34.1% | 323 | -204 | $1,845 | $13,208,569 | 8 | Paramount Vantage |
| 22 | 26 | Happy-Go-Lucky | $544,061 | +51% | 102 | +42 | $5,333 | $1,390,203 | 5 | Miramax |
| 23 | 22 | Burn After Reading | $517,380 | -16.3% | 270 | -57 | $1,916 | $59,655,046 | 9 | Focus Features |
| 24 | 20 | Nights in Rodanthe | $484,581 | -43.4% | 402 | -335 | $1,205 | $41,076,092 | 7 | Warner Bros. |
| 25 | - | House | $446,413 | - | 363 | - | $1,229 | $446,413 | 1 | Roadside Attractions |
| 26 | 37 | Synecdoche, New York | $409,555 | +185.6% | 35 | +26 | $11,701 | $791,446 | 3 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 27 | 15 | Quarantine | $401,633 | -73% | 353 | -936 | $1,137 | $31,560,030 | 5 | Screen Gems |
| 28 | - | The Boy in the Striped Pajamas | $353,293 | - | 17 | - | $20,781 | $353,293 | 1 | Miramax |
| 29 | 25 | The Dark Knight | $324,844 | -12.9% | 125 | -24 | $2,598 | $528,640,736 | 17 | Warner Bros. |
| 30 | 17 | Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist | $313,564 | -67.5% | 216 | -463 | $1,451 | $31,366,004 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 31 | 29 | WALL·E | $293,482 | +3.7% | 239 | -14 | $1,227 | $223,088,035 | 20 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 32 | 31 | I've Loved You So Long | $272,927 | +34.5% | 22 | +2 | $12,405 | $826,017 | 3 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 33 | 27 | What Just Happened | $210,042 | -27.3% | 86 | -2 | $2,442 | $936,267 | 4 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 34 | 28 | City of Ember | $191,273 | -33.2% | 180 | -77 | $1,062 | $7,474,110 | 5 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 35 | 32 | Journey to the Center of the Earth | $162,323 | -16.2% | 163 | -33 | $995 | $101,516,155 | 18 | Warner Bros. |
| 36 | 44 | Let the Right One In | $141,695 | +42.7% | 17 | +10 | $8,335 | $316,048 | 3 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 37 | 35 | Tropic Thunder | $140,487 | -18.4% | 165 | -55 | $851 | $110,461,307 | 14 | DreamWorks |
| 38 | 49 | Ghost Town | $137,438 | +138.2% | 170 | +109 | $808 | $13,252,641 | 8 | DreamWorks |
| 39 | 40 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | $132,316 | +11.7% | 55 | +3 | $2,405 | $22,289,876 | 13 | - |
| 40 | 42 | Righteous Kill | $124,635 | +15.2% | 129 | -13 | $966 | $39,661,062 | 9 | Overture Films |
| 41 | 76 | Traitor | $124,467 | +660.8% | 188 | +150 | $662 | $23,461,919 | 12 | Overture Films |
| 42 | 23 | Sex Drive | $108,808 | -81.5% | 111 | -462 | $980 | $8,267,234 | 4 | Summit Entertainment |
| 43 | 39 | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | $105,650 | -13% | 30 | - | $3,521 | $19,735,792 | 58 | National Geographic Entertainment |
| 44 | 41 | Igor | $105,064 | -8.4% | 116 | -70 | $905 | $18,998,718 | 8 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 45 | 43 | Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom | $104,031 | +3.3% | 9 | +4 | $11,559 | $418,828 | 3 | - |
| 46 | 24 | The Nightmare Before Christmas 2009 3D Release | $95,164 | -75.6% | 62 | -147 | $1,534 | $1,057,541 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 47 | - | Repo! The Genetic Opera | $71,799 | - | 8 | - | $8,974 | $71,799 | 1 | Lionsgate Films |
| 48 | - | Slumdog Millionaire | $67,697 | - | 10 | - | $6,769 | $67,697 | 1 | - |
| 49 | 48 | Deep Sea | $65,552 | +5.9% | 10 | - | $6,555 | $36,849,561 | 141 | Warner Bros. |
| 50 | 68 | Fly Me to the Moon 3D | $62,467 | +153.4% | 29 | -4 | $2,154 | $12,221,363 | 13 | Summit Entertainment |
| 51 | 51 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | $62,077 | +25.9% | 7 | +1 | $8,868 | $26,483,870 | 164 | IMAX |
| 52 | 38 | Fashion | $57,858 | -55.3% | 37 | -3 | $1,563 | $187,251 | 2 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 53 | 55 | Space Station 3D | $51,032 | +31.2% | 5 | - | $10,206 | $76,929,523 | 343 | IMAX |
| 54 | 50 | Tell No One | $50,249 | +0.6% | 21 | -14 | $2,392 | $6,035,506 | 20 | Music Box Films |
| 55 | 54 | A Secret | $39,295 | -5.4% | 8 | - | $4,911 | $463,309 | 10 | Strand Releasing |
| 56 | 45 | The Women | $39,001 | -57.8% | 70 | -94 | $557 | $26,886,744 | 9 | Picturehouse |
| 57 | 52 | Dolphins and Whales 3D: Tribes of the Ocean | $35,873 | -20.6% | 11 | - | $3,261 | $5,032,699 | 39 | 3D Entertainment |
| 58 | 57 | Frozen River | $35,462 | -7.9% | 30 | +6 | $1,182 | $2,245,906 | 15 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 59 | 60 | Man on Wire | $34,935 | -4.1% | 18 | -6 | $1,940 | $2,822,771 | 16 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 60 | 56 | Forever Strong | $33,821 | -12.6% | 17 | - | $1,989 | $719,556 | 8 | Crane Movie Company |
| 61 | 65 | One Day You'll Understand | $31,850 | +14.7% | 7 | +4 | $4,550 | $59,629 | 2 | Kino International |
| 62 | 53 | The Longshots | $29,647 | -31.4% | 38 | -32 | $780 | $11,474,992 | 12 | - |
| 63 | 73 | My Name Is Bruce | $29,340 | +34.8% | 4 | +3 | $7,335 | $58,443 | 2 | Image Entertainment |
| 64 | - | JCVD | $27,065 | - | 2 | - | $13,532 | $27,065 | 1 | - |
| 65 | 71 | Trouble the Water | $23,772 | +6.7% | 12 | +2 | $1,981 | $455,296 | 12 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 66 | 46 | The Other End of the Line | $23,193 | -72.5% | 51 | -40 | $454 | $107,440 | 2 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 67 | 75 | Morning Light | $22,704 | +22% | 15 | -1 | $1,513 | $252,718 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 68 | 58 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | $21,795 | -43.1% | 49 | -35 | $444 | $35,161,554 | 13 | Warner Bros. |
| 69 | 67 | Ashes of Time | $20,292 | -20% | 7 | -11 | $2,898 | $132,726 | 5 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 70 | 79 | Roving Mars | $18,559 | +58.7% | 6 | - | $3,093 | $9,724,848 | 146 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 71 | 102 | Stranded | $18,109 | +378.7% | 4 | +3 | $4,527 | $28,233 | 4 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 72 | 74 | Miracle at St. Anna | $15,799 | -16.7% | 20 | -10 | $789 | $7,875,898 | 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 73 | 112 | Call + Response | $14,883 | +439.4% | 5 | +3 | $2,976 | $166,884 | 5 | Fair Trade Pictures |
| 74 | - | The Alphabet Killer | $14,571 | - | 1 | - | $14,571 | $16,017 | 1 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 75 | 92 | A Girl Cut in Two | $13,120 | +66.5% | 11 | - | $1,192 | $371,080 | 13 | IFC Films |
| 76 | 59 | Mirrors | $13,109 | -64.4% | 20 | -38 | $655 | $30,685,038 | 13 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 77 | - | The Wild Child | $12,691 | - | 1 | - | $12,691 | $12,691 | 1 | The Film Desk |
| 78 | 99 | Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father | $12,102 | +173.1% | 3 | +2 | $4,034 | $16,534 | 2 | Oscilloscope |
| 79 | - | The World Unseen | $11,431 | - | 3 | - | $3,810 | $11,431 | 1 | Regent Releasing |
| 80 | 144 | Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story | $10,959 | +27,297.5% | 10 | - | $1,095 | $60,332 | 7 | InterPositive Media |
| 81 | 87 | Ballast | $10,478 | +3.1% | 4 | - | $2,619 | $59,343 | 7 | Alluvial Film Company |
| 82 | 78 | Choke | $10,457 | -13.6% | 12 | -5 | $871 | $2,916,380 | 7 | - |
| 83 | - | Pray the Devil Back to Hell | $9,934 | - | 1 | - | $9,934 | $9,934 | 1 | Balcony Releasing |
| 84 | 104 | August Evening | $9,922 | +186.8% | 1 | -2 | $9,922 | $64,144 | 10 | Maya Entertainment |
| 85 | 62 | I.O.U.S.A. | $9,885 | -68.5% | 8 | -17 | $1,235 | $794,175 | 12 | Roadside Attractions |
| 86 | 72 | The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 | $9,480 | -57.1% | 28 | -39 | $338 | $44,089,964 | 15 | Warner Bros. |
| 87 | 86 | U2 3D | $9,425 | -8.1% | 8 | - | $1,178 | $9,614,324 | 43 | National Geographic Entertainment |
| 88 | 69 | I Served the King of England | $9,169 | -59.9% | 22 | +5 | $416 | $559,038 | 11 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 89 | 64 | Transsiberian | $8,750 | -68.5% | 12 | -12 | $729 | $2,206,405 | 17 | First Look International |
| 90 | 83 | Space Chimps | $8,746 | -16.7% | 17 | -3 | $514 | $30,093,873 | 17 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 91 | 100 | Flow: For Love of Water | $8,728 | +107.8% | 6 | - | $1,454 | $131,184 | 34 | Oscilloscope |
| 92 | 61 | Fear(s) of the Dark | $8,585 | -74.3% | 6 | -2 | $1,430 | $53,653 | 4 | IFC Films |
| 93 | 90 | My Father My Lord | $8,420 | -9% | 8 | - | $1,052 | $196,785 | 26 | Kino International |
| 94 | 70 | Elegy | $7,756 | -65.2% | 9 | -12 | $861 | $3,581,642 | 14 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 95 | 82 | The Pool | $7,127 | -35% | 5 | +1 | $1,425 | $92,880 | 11 | Vitagraph Films |
| 96 | 129 | Santa vs. the Snowman 3D 2008 Re-release | $6,979 | +709.6% | 2 | +1 | $3,489 | $7,841 | 2 | IMAX |
| 97 | - | Ek Vivaah... Aisa Bhi | $6,437 | - | 7 | - | $919 | $6,437 | 1 | Eros Worldwide |
| 98 | - | Loins of Punjab Presents | $6,372 | - | 8 | - | $796 | $39,891 | 9 | Emerging Pictures |
| 99 | - | Otto; or, Up with Dead People | $5,985 | - | 1 | - | $5,985 | $5,985 | 1 | Strand Releasing |
| 100 | 103 | Save Me | $5,812 | +54.7% | 3 | +1 | $1,937 | $75,089 | 10 | First Run |
| 101 | 89 | Babylon A.D. | $5,738 | -39% | 12 | -9 | $478 | $22,529,414 | 11 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 102 | 85 | Hounddog | $5,639 | -45.3% | 2 | -3 | $2,819 | $112,554 | 8 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 103 | - | Gardens of the Night | $4,051 | - | 1 | - | $4,051 | $4,051 | 1 | City Lights Pictures |
| 104 | 96 | Lola Montès | $3,556 | -26% | 1 | - | $3,556 | $60,774 | 5 | Rialto Pictures |
| 105 | 136 | Six in Paris | $3,442 | +1,129.3% | 1 | - | $3,442 | $15,532 | 6 | New Yorker Films |
| 106 | 101 | The Legend of God's Gun | $3,395 | -18.9% | 1 | - | $3,395 | $204,682 | 17 | Indican Pictures |
| 107 | 131 | Battle in Seattle | $3,361 | +354.8% | 4 | +3 | $840 | $217,856 | 8 | Redwood Palms Pictures |
| 108 | - | Days and Clouds | $3,343 | - | 2 | - | $1,671 | $110,356 | 18 | Film Movement |
| 109 | 140 | The Order of Myths | $3,029 | +1,377.6% | 1 | - | $3,029 | $50,208 | 16 | The Cinema Guild |
| 110 | 63 | An American Carol | $2,924 | -90.6% | 12 | -65 | $243 | $7,013,191 | 6 | Vivendi Entertainment |
| 111 | 97 | Gonzo | $2,888 | -38.5% | 4 | +1 | $722 | $1,252,100 | 19 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 112 | 80 | Splinter | $2,652 | -76.9% | 1 | -3 | $2,652 | $14,154 | 2 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 113 | 91 | The Matador | $2,143 | -76.8% | 1 | - | $2,143 | $11,393 | 2 | City Lights Pictures |
| 114 | 81 | Haunted Castle | $2,071 | -81.6% | 1 | -3 | $2,071 | $13,644,921 | 403 | - |
| 115 | 120 | In Search of a Midnight Kiss | $1,630 | +0.4% | 1 | -2 | $1,630 | $171,512 | 15 | IFC Films |
| 116 | 77 | College | $1,607 | -88.5% | 6 | -39 | $267 | $4,694,491 | 11 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 117 | 106 | The First Basket | $1,459 | -56.8% | 1 | - | $1,459 | $5,722 | 3 | - |
| 118 | 117 | Filth and Wisdom | $1,371 | -43.4% | 3 | - | $457 | $20,768 | 4 | IFC Films |
| 119 | 127 | Were the World Mine | $1,351 | +8.7% | 1 | - | $1,351 | $2,594 | 2 | - |
| 120 | 133 | God and Gays: Bridging the Gap | $1,317 | +137.3% | 1 | - | $1,317 | $3,923 | 3 | Indican Pictures |
| 121 | 98 | Brick Lane | $1,281 | -72.4% | 2 | +1 | $640 | $1,095,398 | 21 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 122 | 108 | How to Lose Friends & Alienate People | $1,277 | -59% | 2 | -3 | $638 | $2,758,064 | 6 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 123 | 125 | Sky Kids | $1,040 | -27.4% | 1 | - | $1,040 | $132,221 | 13 | Dark Coast Pictures |
| 124 | 105 | A Man Named Pearl | $913 | -73.2% | 3 | -1 | $304 | $199,402 | 63 | Tentmakers Entertainment |
| 125 | 94 | Breakfast with Scot | $900 | -84.3% | 1 | -3 | $900 | $35,321 | 5 | Regent Releasing |
| 126 | 130 | Baghead | $670 | -18.3% | 3 | -5 | $223 | $139,926 | 22 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 127 | 107 | Tru Loved | $637 | -81.1% | - | - | - | $6,748 | 4 | Regent Releasing |
| 128 | 121 | America the Beautiful | $493 | -69.6% | 1 | - | $493 | $74,350 | 27 | First Independent Pictures |
| 129 | 110 | Louise Bourgeois | $455 | -84.6% | 1 | -3 | $455 | $80,116 | 21 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 130 | 139 | Walking on Dead Fish | $422 | +95.4% | 1 | - | $422 | $30,328 | 8 | Variance Films |
| 131 | 141 | Yella | $333 | +112.1% | 1 | - | $333 | $29,439 | 26 | The Cinema Guild |
| 132 | 138 | Saving Marriage | $324 | +35.6% | 1 | - | $324 | $18,720 | 4 | Regent Releasing |
| 133 | 134 | Beer for My Horses | $279 | -45.3% | 1 | -2 | $279 | $666,045 | 14 | Roadside Attractions |
| 134 | 126 | Whaledreamers | $214 | -84.3% | 1 | -2 | $214 | $8,046 | 7 | Monterey Media |
| 135 | 128 | Momma's Man | $171 | -85.4% | 1 | -1 | $171 | $91,164 | 12 | Kino International |
| 136 | - | Moving Midway | $119 | - | 1 | - | $119 | $38,075 | 9 | First Run |
