Domestic 2008 Weekend 43
October 24-26, 2008
Key:New This WeekEstimated
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | High School Musical 3: Senior Year | $42,030,184 | - | 3,623 | - | $11,600 | $42,030,184 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 2 | - | Saw V | $30,053,954 | - | 3,060 | - | $9,821 | $30,053,954 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 3 | 1 | Max Payne | $7,791,649 | -55.8% | 3,381 | +5 | $2,304 | $29,855,620 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 4 | 2 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua | $6,884,387 | -39.7% | 3,190 | -49 | $2,158 | $78,110,782 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 5 | - | Pride and Glory | $6,262,396 | - | 2,585 | - | $2,422 | $6,262,396 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | 3 | The Secret Life of Bees | $6,051,630 | -42.5% | 1,630 | +39 | $3,712 | $19,324,821 | 2 | - |
| 7 | 4 | W. | $5,088,249 | -51.6% | 2,050 | +20 | $2,482 | $18,506,750 | 2 | Lionsgate |
| 8 | 5 | Eagle Eye | $5,051,952 | -28.1% | 2,558 | -768 | $1,974 | $87,903,354 | 5 | DreamWorks |
| 9 | 6 | Body of Lies | $4,064,488 | -40.4% | 2,150 | -564 | $1,890 | $30,889,452 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | 7 | Quarantine | $2,581,262 | -57.6% | 2,228 | -235 | $1,158 | $28,801,265 | 3 | Screen Gems |
| 11 | 11 | Fireproof | $2,154,559 | -16.4% | 898 | -7 | $2,399 | $23,627,556 | 5 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 12 | 8 | Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist | $2,022,406 | -45.2% | 1,571 | -670 | $1,287 | $29,544,861 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 13 | 9 | Sex Drive | $1,819,785 | -49.6% | 2,358 | -63 | $771 | $6,850,274 | 2 | Summit Entertainment |
| 14 | 10 | Nights in Rodanthe | $1,342,402 | -49.5% | 1,240 | -875 | $1,082 | $39,242,656 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 15 | 13 | The Duchess | $1,244,319 | -41.3% | 873 | -334 | $1,425 | $11,210,179 | 6 | Paramount Vantage |
| 16 | 14 | Appaloosa | $1,188,417 | -41.4% | 920 | -345 | $1,291 | $16,358,655 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 17 | 16 | Religulous | $945,030 | -34.7% | 452 | -88 | $2,090 | $10,563,579 | 4 | Lionsgate |
| 18 | 19 | Rachel Getting Married | $821,863 | +25% | 112 | +43 | $7,338 | $2,731,710 | 4 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 19 | 18 | Burn After Reading | $744,475 | -32.2% | 422 | -286 | $1,764 | $58,273,819 | 7 | Focus Features |
| 20 | - | Changeling | $489,015 | - | 15 | - | $32,601 | $489,015 | 1 | Universal Pictures |
| 21 | 15 | City of Ember | $476,742 | -72.5% | 536 | -1,487 | $889 | $6,872,812 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 22 | 12 | The Express | $453,750 | -79.3% | 605 | -2,205 | $750 | $9,314,770 | 3 | Universal Pictures |
| 23 | 17 | Lakeview Terrace | $434,844 | -62.3% | 454 | -703 | $957 | $38,968,832 | 6 | Screen Gems |
| 24 | - | The Nightmare Before Christmas 2009 3D Release | $398,411 | - | 284 | - | $1,402 | $398,411 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 25 | - | Heroes | $326,425 | - | 60 | - | $5,440 | $326,425 | 1 | Eros Worldwide |
| 26 | 20 | The Dark Knight | $295,949 | -28.2% | 166 | -124 | $1,782 | $527,822,235 | 15 | Warner Bros. |
| 27 | 23 | WALL·E | $252,354 | -26.4% | 289 | -32 | $873 | $222,449,229 | 18 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 28 | 24 | Journey to the Center of the Earth | $210,383 | -19.1% | 236 | -40 | $891 | $101,109,908 | 16 | Warner Bros. |
| 29 | - | Passengers | $172,544 | - | 125 | - | $1,380 | $172,544 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 30 | - | Synecdoche, New York | $172,194 | - | 9 | - | $19,132 | $172,194 | 1 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 31 | 39 | Tropic Thunder | $172,005 | +92.7% | 228 | +49 | $754 | $110,080,249 | 11 | DreamWorks |
| 32 | 35 | Happy-Go-Lucky | $169,452 | +57% | 19 | +10 | $8,918 | $429,199 | 3 | Miramax |
| 33 | 29 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | $151,391 | -17% | 98 | -11 | $1,544 | $21,981,455 | 11 | - |
| 34 | - | Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom | $151,337 | - | 5 | - | $30,267 | $151,337 | 1 | - |
| 35 | 25 | Igor | $144,499 | -40.3% | 348 | -195 | $415 | $18,749,396 | 6 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 36 | 28 | What Just Happened | $130,040 | -32.4% | 35 | -1 | $3,715 | $395,061 | 2 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 37 | 30 | Mamma Mia! | $123,310 | -26.9% | 180 | -39 | $685 | $143,536,325 | 15 | Universal Pictures |
| 38 | 33 | RocknRolla | $102,673 | -23.5% | 19 | -3 | $5,403 | $571,962 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 39 | 26 | Ghost Town | $81,111 | -60.9% | 125 | -127 | $648 | $13,032,087 | 6 | DreamWorks |
| 40 | 43 | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | $80,089 | +47.8% | 25 | - | $3,203 | $19,452,434 | 56 | National Geographic Entertainment |
| 41 | 27 | Righteous Kill | $78,034 | -59.7% | 167 | -214 | $467 | $39,392,184 | 7 | Overture Films |
| 42 | - | I've Loved You So Long | $72,205 | - | 9 | - | $8,022 | $316,166 | 1 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 43 | 73 | The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 | $70,090 | +509.6% | 203 | +181 | $345 | $44,029,972 | 12 | Warner Bros. |
| 44 | 21 | An American Carol | $60,000 | -83.6% | 109 | -490 | $550 | $6,960,000 | 4 | Vivendi Entertainment |
| 45 | 77 | The Longshots | $52,293 | +549.2% | 98 | +79 | $533 | $11,389,715 | 10 | - |
| 46 | 42 | Tell No One | $49,561 | -10.6% | 44 | -15 | $1,126 | $5,924,633 | 17 | Music Box Films |
| 47 | - | Let the Right One In | $49,295 | - | 4 | - | $12,323 | $49,295 | 1 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 48 | 36 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | $48,079 | -52.4% | 140 | -94 | $343 | $35,089,551 | 11 | Warner Bros. |
| 49 | - | Roadside Romeo | $41,770 | - | 29 | - | $1,440 | $41,770 | 1 | Yash Raj Films |
| 50 | 50 | Deep Sea | $41,494 | -3.8% | 10 | - | $4,149 | $36,696,035 | 139 | Warner Bros. |
| 51 | 45 | Dolphins and Whales 3D: Tribes of the Ocean | $40,582 | -15.7% | 11 | - | $3,689 | $4,941,525 | 37 | 3D Entertainment |
| 52 | 54 | Man on Wire | $38,556 | +5.8% | 33 | -5 | $1,168 | $2,730,908 | 14 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 53 | 48 | Mirrors | $38,276 | -15.5% | 60 | -8 | $637 | $30,626,375 | 11 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 54 | 63 | A Secret | $35,545 | +92.1% | 8 | +2 | $4,443 | $367,923 | 8 | Strand Releasing |
| 55 | 34 | Morning Light | $33,478 | -74.1% | 42 | -13 | $797 | $197,280 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 56 | 38 | The Women | $33,371 | -62.9% | 49 | -106 | $681 | $26,739,763 | 7 | Picturehouse |
| 57 | 55 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | $33,213 | -7.8% | 6 | -1 | $5,535 | $26,334,820 | 162 | IMAX |
| 58 | 37 | Miracle at St. Anna | $32,580 | -66.5% | 50 | -97 | $651 | $7,829,067 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 59 | 57 | Frozen River | $30,369 | -12% | 42 | -8 | $723 | $2,158,393 | 13 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 60 | 62 | Transsiberian | $28,881 | +39.3% | 31 | +9 | $931 | $2,158,670 | 15 | First Look International |
| 61 | 51 | Fly Me to the Moon 3D | $26,673 | -37.9% | 34 | -19 | $784 | $12,127,887 | 11 | Summit Entertainment |
| 62 | 49 | Forever Strong | $26,202 | -39.4% | 21 | -1 | $1,247 | $634,228 | 6 | Crane Movie Company |
| 63 | 47 | Get Smart | $25,758 | -45% | 44 | -27 | $585 | $130,286,630 | 19 | Warner Bros. |
| 64 | 60 | Space Station 3D | $22,691 | -16.3% | 6 | +1 | $3,781 | $76,814,910 | 341 | IMAX |
| 65 | 41 | Choke | $20,047 | -63.9% | 32 | -32 | $626 | $2,883,580 | 5 | - |
| 66 | 65 | Ashes of Time | $19,484 | +7.2% | 9 | - | $2,164 | $79,445 | 3 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 67 | - | My Father My Lord | $18,730 | - | 8 | - | $2,341 | $174,618 | 24 | Kino International |
| 68 | 59 | Traitor | $17,311 | -46.2% | 61 | -21 | $283 | $23,313,770 | 9 | Overture Films |
| 69 | 58 | Elegy | $16,506 | -50.3% | 26 | -11 | $634 | $3,543,789 | 12 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 70 | 70 | I Served the King of England | $15,524 | +23% | 17 | -11 | $913 | $521,573 | 9 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 71 | 69 | Hounddog | $14,325 | +11.7% | 5 | - | $2,865 | $94,951 | 6 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 72 | 71 | A Girl Cut in Two | $14,101 | +14.6% | 20 | +6 | $705 | $342,262 | 11 | IFC Films |
| 73 | 80 | Roving Mars | $14,024 | +84.6% | 5 | - | $2,804 | $9,679,925 | 144 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 74 | 61 | Space Chimps | $12,969 | -51.6% | 36 | -36 | $360 | $30,072,636 | 15 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 75 | 46 | Babylon A.D. | $11,473 | -75.6% | 33 | -53 | $347 | $22,510,705 | 9 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 76 | 66 | Trouble the Water | $11,437 | -33% | 13 | -2 | $879 | $403,001 | 10 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 77 | 81 | Frontrunners | $9,897 | +43.7% | 6 | +5 | $1,649 | $23,055 | 2 | Oscilloscope |
| 78 | - | Live Fast, Die Young | $9,841 | - | 1 | - | $9,841 | $9,841 | 1 | - |
| 79 | 75 | U2 3D | $8,872 | -5.4% | 8 | -4 | $1,109 | $9,593,061 | 40 | National Geographic Entertainment |
| 80 | 92 | Breakfast with Scot | $8,019 | +127.4% | 4 | +1 | $2,004 | $26,517 | 3 | Regent Releasing |
| 81 | 121 | I.O.U.S.A. | $7,977 | +876.4% | 5 | +2 | $1,595 | $750,098 | 10 | Roadside Attractions |
| 82 | 56 | How to Lose Friends & Alienate People | $7,400 | -79.4% | 18 | -104 | $411 | $2,749,503 | 4 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 83 | - | My Name Is Bruce | $7,335 | - | 1 | - | $7,335 | $7,335 | - | Image Entertainment |
| 84 | 76 | Lola Montès | $7,318 | -21.1% | 1 | -2 | $7,318 | $44,195 | 3 | Rialto Pictures |
| 85 | 88 | Filth and Wisdom | $6,710 | +46% | 10 | +9 | $671 | $13,420 | 2 | IFC Films |
| 86 | 78 | Saving Marriage | $6,291 | -21.8% | 2 | - | $3,145 | $17,548 | 2 | Regent Releasing |
| 87 | - | Fear(s) of the Dark | $6,103 | - | 1 | - | $6,103 | $7,921 | 1 | IFC Films |
| 88 | 64 | Haunted Castle | $5,601 | -69.2% | 2 | - | $2,800 | $13,613,048 | 401 | - |
| 89 | 74 | Battle in Seattle | $4,987 | -56% | 10 | +1 | $498 | $209,916 | 6 | Redwood Palms Pictures |
| 90 | 72 | Talento de barrio | $4,789 | -60.3% | 7 | -8 | $684 | $64,829 | 3 | Maya Entertainment |
| 91 | 83 | The Grocer's Son | $4,633 | -14.9% | 3 | +1 | $1,544 | $261,115 | 21 | Film Movement |
| 92 | 89 | Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story | $4,543 | +0.5% | 4 | -2 | $1,135 | $51,621 | 5 | InterPositive Media |
| 93 | 87 | Flow: For Love of Water | $4,500 | -11.7% | 6 | - | $750 | $116,879 | 32 | Oscilloscope |
| 94 | 101 | A Man Named Pearl | $4,218 | +67% | 6 | +2 | $703 | $193,922 | 61 | Tentmakers Entertainment |
| 95 | 123 | Momma's Man | $4,066 | +480% | 6 | +5 | $677 | $87,888 | 10 | Kino International |
| 96 | 90 | Encounters at the End of the World | $3,724 | -1.4% | 5 | +1 | $744 | $939,490 | 20 | THINKFilm |
| 97 | 67 | The Elephant King | $3,341 | -79.1% | 2 | +1 | $1,670 | $21,298 | 2 | Unison Films |
| 98 | 97 | In Search of a Midnight Kiss | $3,333 | +24.5% | 10 | +4 | $333 | $165,468 | 13 | IFC Films |
| 99 | - | Stranded | $3,077 | - | 1 | - | $3,077 | $4,490 | 1 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 100 | 86 | The Legend of God's Gun | $2,897 | -43.4% | 2 | - | $1,448 | $195,350 | 15 | Indican Pictures |
| 101 | 82 | Beer for My Horses | $2,804 | -56.9% | 6 | -2 | $467 | $664,632 | 12 | Roadside Attractions |
| 102 | 94 | Humboldt County | $2,380 | -23.5% | 5 | +1 | $476 | $78,049 | 5 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 103 | 96 | August Evening | $2,127 | -25.4% | 2 | -2 | $1,063 | $49,846 | 8 | Maya Entertainment |
| 104 | 98 | Brick Lane | $1,896 | -28.7% | 2 | - | $948 | $1,085,236 | 19 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 105 | 100 | Tuya's Marriage | $1,863 | -26.5% | 3 | +1 | $621 | $85,653 | 30 | Music Box Films |
| 106 | 117 | Sky Kids | $1,668 | +80.3% | 1 | - | $1,668 | $129,504 | 11 | Dark Coast Pictures |
| 107 | 85 | The Pool | $1,645 | -69.4% | 3 | -2 | $548 | $73,482 | 8 | Vitagraph Films |
| 108 | - | Fraulein | $1,589 | - | 1 | - | $1,589 | $5,001 | 6 | Film Movement |
| 109 | 106 | Save Me | $1,575 | -13.5% | 2 | -1 | $787 | $64,976 | 8 | First Run |
| 110 | - | God and Gays: Bridging the Gap | $1,460 | - | 2 | - | $730 | $1,460 | 1 | Indican Pictures |
| 111 | 99 | A Thousand Years of Good Prayers | $1,455 | -44.7% | 2 | - | $727 | $76,106 | 6 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 112 | 116 | Box Elder | $1,248 | +31.4% | 1 | - | $1,248 | $40,386 | 34 | N/A |
| 113 | 110 | Tru Loved | $1,236 | -26.3% | 3 | +1 | $412 | $3,784 | 2 | Regent Releasing |
| 114 | 52 | Call + Response | $1,126 | -97.2% | 2 | -5 | $563 | $148,538 | 3 | Fair Trade Pictures |
| 115 | 79 | Good Dick | $1,088 | -86.3% | 1 | -1 | $1,088 | $20,689 | 3 | Abramorama |
| 116 | 93 | The Order of Myths | $1,081 | -65.4% | 2 | -1 | $540 | $44,310 | 14 | The Cinema Guild |
| 117 | 91 | Gonzo | $1,042 | -71.1% | 4 | -5 | $260 | $1,242,996 | 17 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 118 | 111 | Dare Not Walk Alone | $1,012 | -31.7% | 1 | -1 | $1,012 | $49,577 | 27 | Indican Pictures |
| 119 | - | Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild! | $942 | - | 1 | - | $942 | $101,775 | 9 | TLA Releasing |
| 120 | - | Ben X | $904 | - | 1 | - | $904 | $904 | 1 | Film Movement |
| 121 | 84 | Ballast | $841 | -84.5% | 2 | -1 | $420 | $38,090 | 4 | Alluvial Film Company |
| 122 | 130 | Up the Yangtze | $626 | +274.9% | 1 | - | $626 | $783,416 | 27 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 123 | 119 | Bab'Aziz: The Prince That Contemplated His Soul | $562 | -36.2% | 1 | - | $562 | $89,077 | 38 | Typecast Releasing |
| 124 | 107 | Moving Midway | $441 | -75.6% | 1 | -3 | $441 | $37,696 | 7 | First Run |
| 125 | 127 | Louise Bourgeois | $435 | -13.9% | 1 | -1 | $435 | $76,703 | 18 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 126 | 120 | Sixty Six 2008 Re-release | $383 | -53.6% | 1 | -1 | $383 | $219,673 | 13 | First Independent Pictures |
| 127 | - | Whaledreamers | $361 | - | 2 | - | $180 | $6,373 | 5 | Monterey Media |
| 128 | - | Constantine's Sword | $343 | - | 1 | - | $343 | $179,507 | 28 | First Run |
| 129 | - | Yella | $328 | - | 1 | - | $328 | $28,926 | 24 | The Cinema Guild |
| 130 | - | Alexandra | $323 | - | 1 | - | $323 | $123,742 | 31 | The Cinema Guild |
| 131 | 128 | Baghead | $301 | -36.9% | 3 | - | $100 | $138,088 | 20 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 132 | - | Kabluey | $233 | - | 1 | - | $233 | $83,398 | 17 | Regent Releasing |
| 133 | 125 | CSNY/Déjà Vu | $78 | -87% | 3 | - | $26 | $64,991 | 14 | Roadside Attractions |
| 134 | - | Ice Blues | $26 | - | 1 | - | $26 | $969 | 3 | Regent Releasing |
| 135 | - | Fall of Hyperion | $17 | - | 1 | - | $17 | $880 | 3 | Regent Releasing |
