British 2008 Weekend 40

October 3-5, 2008

Key:New This Week

RankLWRelease Gross%± LWTheatersChangeAverageTotal GrossWeeksDistributor
1-How to Lose Friends & Alienate People$2,045,000-451-$4,534$2,045,0001Paramount Pictures International
22Taken$1,941,771-9.7%398+2$4,878$5,497,772220th Century Fox International
31Tropic Thunder$1,748,479-29.5%433-28$4,038$11,982,1803Paramount Pictures International
45Mamma Mia!$1,366,714+21.6%403-15$3,391$113,615,66213Universal Pictures International (UPI)
54Death Race$793,587-37%360-11$2,204$2,732,6142Universal Pictures International (UPI)
67The Boy in the Striped Pajamas$772,572+3.7%175-3$4,414$4,945,0354Walt Disney Pictures
73Righteous Kill$748,590-47.2%310-12$2,414$2,799,3162Lionsgate
8-Brideshead Revisited$664,665-256-$2,596$664,6651Walt Disney Pictures
9-Fly Me to the Moon 3D$552,233-73-$7,564$552,2331Momentum Pictures
106The Women$470,880-37%263-68$1,790$6,561,8244Entertainment Film Distributors
1110Disaster Movie$438,475-11.9%290-20$1,511$5,229,8945Momentum Pictures
12-Kidnap$430,940-51-$8,449$430,9401Studio 18
138The Duchess$415,145-35.7%256-89$1,621$11,266,2295Pathé
149Pineapple Express$324,623-41.4%209-88$1,553$6,396,5134Sony Pictures Releasing
1513I've Loved You So Long$263,969+22.4%30+1$8,798$660,0852Lionsgate
16-The Legend of Drona$208,709-56-$3,726$208,7091Eros Worldwide
1717WALL·E$190,788+41.3%228-14$836$39,929,40112Walt Disney Pictures
1811RocknRolla$185,760-49.8%134-119$1,386$8,857,6075Warner Bros.
1918Space Chimps$170,386+71.3%194+57$878$6,415,32910Entertainment Film Distributors
20-88 Minutes$164,295-150-$1,095$164,2951Warner Bros.
2115The Dark Knight$111,031-31.8%62-32$1,790$88,345,13011Warner Bros.
2212Step Brothers$110,391-54.5%107-105$1,031$11,145,1496Sony Pictures Releasing
2320Star Wars: The Clone Wars$101,291+14.2%147-17$689$5,359,9228Warner Bros.
2419Wild Child$89,219-5.8%154-18$579$9,006,8868Universal Pictures International (UPI)
2516The Strangers$66,394-53%65-72$1,021$7,602,6516Universal Pictures International (UPI)
2621Get Smart$54,658-13.8%71-23$769$8,529,3667Warner Bros.
2714Appaloosa$46,461-72.2%76-93$611$368,3882Entertainment Film Distributors
2826Kung Fu Panda$43,847+26.2%77-39$569$35,336,52314Paramount Pictures International
29-The Fall$40,469-8-$5,058$40,4691Momentum Pictures
3031College Road Trip$30,416+36%46+2$661$767,1827Walt Disney Pictures
3122Hellboy II: The Golden Army$25,944-49.3%50-52$518$13,230,9327Universal Pictures International (UPI)
3225Linha de Passe$20,329-52.9%13-14$1,563$207,5223Pathé
3324Journey to the Center of the Earth$20,230-55.1%34-57$595$6,548,84313Entertainment Film Distributors
3438The Fox and the Child$19,984+62.2%49-$407$1,017,7479Pathé
3532Unrelated$18,817-11.4%6-$3,136$102,5243New Wave Films
36-Meet Dave$17,476-72-$242$2,970,6461220th Century Fox International
3781Make It Happen$15,597+11,990.7%88+87$177$2,616,5799Optimum Releasing
3836Steep$15,092+12%1-$15,092$38,7812-
39-Import Export$13,999-7-$1,999$13,9991Trinity Filmed Entertainment
4027Hashar: A Love Story...$13,077-59.2%7-6$1,868$56,8382Eros Worldwide
41-Saviours$10,117-5-$2,023$10,1171Eclipse Pictures
4234The Wave$10,007-45.5%8-7$1,250$134,9273Momentum Pictures
4340Somers Town$9,463-14.1%10-3$946$961,6637Optimum Releasing
4429Jar City$9,098-62.7%7-10$1,299$218,7444The Works UK Distribution
4543Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging$8,367+10.3%20-1$418$9,631,04511Paramount Pictures International
4637Man on Wire$7,586-38.6%12-2$632$1,530,55110Icon Film Distribution
47-Dhurai$7,464-2-$3,732$7,4641Ayngaran International
4842The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor$7,442-23.5%8-3$930$20,208,2809Universal Pictures International (UPI)
4935Mera Pind: My Home$7,205-56.5%16+7$450$335,6545-
5030Then She Found Me$6,699-70.7%8-7$837$194,6443Chelsea Films
5128Eden Lake$6,465-73.7%16-21$404$853,1884Optimum Releasing
52-Good Dick$5,625-4-$1,406$5,6251The Works UK Distribution
5339Grease
2008 Re-release
$5,459-52%8-71$682$181,1853Park Circus
54-A Matter of Life and Death$5,459-2-$2,729$17,4142British Film Institute (BFI)
5544Alexandra$5,298-14%2-1$2,649$16,7042Artificial Eye
5623Swing Vote$4,162-91.8%20-94$208$87,4142Delanic Films
5755Singh Is King$2,685+11.5%1-2$2,685$2,490,1309Studio 18
5857Elegy$2,653+30.6%4-2$663$530,7889Entertainment Film Distributors
5946Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day$2,632-53.1%6-4$438$766,6638Momentum Pictures
6068Paris$2,320+170.7%3+1$773$237,79311Optimum Releasing
61-Fear(s) of the Dark$1,938-1-$1,938$1,938--
6248The Wackness$1,699-68.8%4-2$424$436,9906Revolver Entertainment
6353The Pope's Toilet$1,518-58.1%3-2$506$170,72110Soda Pictures
6470Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull$1,358+81.3%2-$679$70,961,88520Paramount Pictures International
6550The Edge of Love$951-80.4%1-3$951$2,413,03016Lionsgate
6666The Visitor$944-24.7%1-2$944$485,99814Halcyon Pictures
6754Love Letters and Live Wires$902-64.3%2-1$451$13,5333British Film Institute (BFI)
6841Bangkok Dangerous$855-91.4%1-15$855$1,278,9005Entertainment Film Distributors
6959Savage Grace$820-58.3%1-1$820$284,75413Revolver Entertainment
7045The Foot Fist Way$753-86.6%7-3$107$10,5402Momentum Pictures
7179The Apartment
2008 Re-release
$668+98.8%1-1$668$52,57413Park Circus
72-Heavy Load$469-1-$469$4691Miracle Films
7361Elite Squad$436-75.4%3-1$145$234,6519Optimum Releasing
74-Ashes of Time$370-1-$370$9,0904Artificial Eye
7533Redbelt$360-98.1%4-59$90$38,3242Sony Pictures Releasing
7660Times and Winds$358-81.8%1-1$358$121,6156Artificial Eye
7777Married Life$246-34.6%1-1$246$81,35310Verve Pictures
7851The Chaser$237-94%4-3$59$37,3503Momentum Pictures
7969Partition
2008 Re-release
$195-74.4%1-$195$4,0284Soda Pictures
8072Angel$159-76.4%2-$79$50,2466Lionsgate
8176Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan$83-80.5%1-$83$1,518,00518The Works UK Distribution
8258Ben X$35-98.2%1-5$35$17,9586Momentum Pictures
8375The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
2008 Re-release
$35-92.6%1-$35$58,52110Park Circus
8474Female Agents$35-94.3%1-1$35$496,73115Revolver Entertainment
8580Before the Rains$35-82.2%1-$35$138,05511-