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TWTitle (click to view)StudioWeekend GrossChangeTheatersChangeAvg.Est.
Screens		ChangeAvg.Est.
Shows		ChangeAvg.Total GrossWeek #
49 Dolphins and Whales: Tribes of the Ocean 3D 3D Entertainment $39,281 +148.5% 10 -1 $3,928 - - n/a - - n/a $5,124,714 42
84 Ballast Alluvial Film Company $3,022 +74.8% 5 +4 $604 5 +4 $604 15 +15 $201 $73,028 9
92 The Alphabet Killer Anchor Bay Films $1,434 -36.5% 2 +1 $717 2 +1 $717 26 +26 $55 $26,887 4
88 Pray the Devil Back to Hell Balcony Releasing $2,137 +131.3% 2 +1 $1,069 2 +1 $1,069 10 +8 $214 $25,453 4
2 Bolt Buena Vista $26,581,002 +1.4% 3,654 +3 $7,274 6,100 -100 $4,358 89,700 -3,300 $296 $66,848,840 2
13 High School Musical 3: Senior Year Buena Vista $1,061,628 -48.2% 1,385 -976 $767 1,400 -1,000 $758 9,700 -19,500 $109 $88,751,254 6
22 Beverly Hills Chihuahua Buena Vista $253,990 -45.7% 317 -471 $801 320 -470 $794 950 -1,650 $267 $92,072,613 9
29 WALL-E Buena Vista $116,758 -13.5% 190 -23 $615 190 -30 $615 600 -150 $195 $223,641,119 23
67 Roving Mars (IMAX) Buena Vista $8,649 +19.7% 6 - $1,442 10 - $865 20 +10 $432 $9,776,381 149
75 Familiar Strangers Cavalier Films $3,949 -40.9% 3 - $1,316 3 - $1,316 10 -3 $395 $25,699 3
78 The Dukes CAVU $3,698 -61.6% 5 -6 $740 10 -1 $370 10 -40 $370 $24,088 3
87 The Betrayal Cinema Guild $2,554 -56.4% 1 - $2,554 - - n/a - - n/a $10,648 2
93 The Matador (2008) City Lights Pictures Releasing $1,371 - 1 - $1,371 1 - $1,371 5 - $274 $13,962 5
82 The Flyboys Dark Coast Pictures $3,075 +120.9% 1 - $3,075 - - n/a - - n/a $141,474 16
104 Rome & Jewel Emerging Pictures $470 - 1 - $470 - - n/a - - n/a $470 1
77 Hounddog Empire $3,825 +128.4% 2 +1 $1,913 - - n/a - - n/a $122,704 11
26 Yuvvraaj Eros $158,433 -40.1% 77 - $2,058 90 - $1,760 240 -50 $660 $502,140 2
10 Milk Focus Features $1,453,844 - 36 - $40,385 66 - $22,028 851 - $1,708 $1,941,472 1
34 Burn After Reading Focus Features $86,900 -22.8% 97 -37 $896 100 -34 $869 865 -445 $100 $60,169,788 12
5 Australia Fox $14,800,723 - 2,642 - $5,602 3,700 - $4,000 37,100 - $399 $20,004,456 1
36 Max Payne Fox $81,169 -46.1% 159 -105 $510 160 -104 $507 1,600 -970 $51 $40,438,648 7
41 City of Ember Fox $54,470 -12.7% 111 -37 $491 111 -39 $491 1,010 -440 $54 $7,743,762 8
11 Slumdog Millionaire Fox Searchlight $1,346,039 +42.0% 49 +17 $27,470 90 +35 $14,956 1,110 +408 $1,213 $3,544,374 3
14 The Secret Life of Bees Fox Searchlight $561,671 -55.6% 490 -605 $1,146 490 -610 $1,146 4,670 -7,630 $120 $36,652,652 7
37 The Haunting of Molly Hartley Freestyle Releasing $69,506 -81.9% 123 -491 $565 123 -497 $565 1,070 -5,040 $65 $13,350,177 5
25 A Christmas Tale IFC $160,987 -1.0% 43 +7 $3,744 43 +3 $3,744 140 +20 $1,150 $481,622 3
73 A Girl Cut in Two IFC $4,977 -30.5% 8 -2 $622 10 - $498 30 - $166 $394,977 16
79 Fear(s) of the Dark IFC $3,241 +19.2% 4 +1 $810 4 +1 $810 11 -5 $295 $68,404 6
59 My Name Is Bruce Image Entertainment $13,284 -41.2% 1 -3 $13,284 1 -3 $13,284 14 -16 $949 $119,909 5
45 Santa Vs. the Snowman - Season 7 (IMAX) IMAX $44,448 +248.6% 16 +10 $2,778 - - n/a - - n/a $87,641 5
51 Magnificent Desolation (IMAX) IMAX $33,975 +31.6% 3 -4 $11,325 3 -7 $11,325 4 -6 $8,494 $26,621,947 167
54 Space Station 3-D (IMAX) IMAX $28,104 +40.1% 7 -1 $4,015 10 - $2,810 10 - $2,810 $77,095,713 346
65 Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 Kino $10,941 -22.3% 3 - $3,647 3 -1 $3,647 13 -4 $842 $38,607 2
98 One Day You'll Understand Kino $1,085 -73.3% 3 -3 $362 3 -7 $362 10 -10 $109 $80,000 5
95 The First Basket Laemmle / Zeller Films $1,169 -52.7% 2 -1 $585 2 -1 $585 9 -19 $130 $18,995 5
7 Transporter 3 Lionsgate $12,063,452 - 2,626 - $4,594 3,000 - $4,021 43,600 - $277 $18,230,758 1
30 Saw V Lionsgate $114,179 -75.1% 177 -517 $645 180 -514 $634 1,460 -4,920 $78 $56,652,813 6
39 Religulous Lionsgate $62,364 -49.5% 61 -79 $1,022 61 -79 $1,022 470 -730 $133 $12,889,735 9
40 W. Lionsgate $56,678 -56.9% 55 -136 $1,031 60 -131 $945 430 -1,240 $132 $25,517,500 7
66 Repo: The Genetic Opera Lionsgate $10,862 +34.8% 6 - $1,810 10 - $1,086 50 -10 $217 $124,650 4
56 Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom Logo Features $20,135 +7.5% 4 -1 $5,034 4 -1 $5,034 57 -24 $353 $511,955 6
28 Let the Right One In (2008) Magnolia $135,692 +14.6% 41 +13 $3,310 41 +11 $3,310 150 +40 $905 $836,837 6
58 What Just Happened? Magnolia $15,234 -43.8% 25 -14 $609 30 -10 $508 70 -70 $218 $1,067,456 7
61 Man on Wire Magnolia $12,366 -23.0% 8 -5 $1,546 10 -3 $1,237 30 -10 $412 $2,882,536 19
89 Special Magnolia $1,875 -42.0% 1 - $1,875 1 - $1,875 5 - $375 $6,387 2
31 Igor MGM $110,563 +167.5% 179 +127 $618 180 +128 $614 2,090 +1,780 $53 $19,242,800 11
71 How to Lose Friends and Alienate People MGM $5,479 +609.7% 29 +25 $189 30 +26 $183 350 +320 $16 $2,768,010 9
103 The Other End of the Line MGM $577 -61.9% 2 -1 $289 2 -1 $289 21 -13 $27 $115,024 5
17 Soul Men MGM (Weinstein) $455,335 -50.1% 335 -479 $1,359 340 -500 $1,339 3,420 -5,690 $133 $11,652,750 4
46 Vicky Cristina Barcelona MGM (Weinstein) $43,433 - 18 -17 $2,413 20 -20 $2,172 180 -100 $241 $22,478,183 16
9 The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Miramax $1,696,187 +3.0% 582 +176 $2,914 590 +180 $2,875 8,620 +2,630 $197 $5,169,495 4
20 Happy-Go-Lucky Miramax $289,208 -14.5% 202 - $1,432 202 - $1,432 1,930 -430 $150 $2,641,426 8
57 The Secrets Monterey Media, Inc. $19,536 - 7 - $2,791 10 - $1,954 20 - $977 $21,958 1
68 Tell No One Music Box Films $7,931 -42.7% 6 -10 $1,322 10 -10 $793 10 -30 $793 $6,111,659 22
83 Haunted Castle (IMAX) N Wave $3,029 - 1 - $3,029 - - n/a - - n/a $13,651,656 375
48 Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure (IMAX) National Geographic Entertainment $41,369 +1.1% 21 - $1,970 21 - $1,970 60 - $689 $19,924,370 61
72 U2 3D National Geographic Entertainment $5,382 -9.8% 2 -4 $2,691 2 - $2,691 10 - $538 $9,635,315 45
97 FLOW: For Love of Water Oscilloscope Pictures $1,100 -37.5% 4 -1 $275 - - n/a - - n/a $139,044 25
32 Righteous Kill Overture Films $105,423 +27.6% 197 -15 $535 200 -12 $527 1,540 -740 $68 $39,983,772 12
6 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa Paramount (DreamWorks) $14,207,329 -9.3% 3,709 -298 $3,831 4,500 -1,600 $3,157 63,900 -25,700 $222 $159,066,369 4
23 Eagle Eye Paramount (DreamWorks) $247,824 -62.9% 325 -432 $763 330 -430 $751 2,690 -4,330 $92 $100,232,865 10
44 The Duchess Paramount Vantage $46,483 -60.6% 78 -76 $596 80 -80 $581 640 -800 $73 $13,759,842 11
43 JCVD Peace Arch Entertainment $46,604 -23.9% 25 -1 $1,864 30 - $1,553 100 -10 $466 $276,891 4
70 I Can't Think Straight Regent Releasing $6,632 -56.5% 3 - $2,211 3 - $2,211 12 -3 $553 $26,689 2
85 Antarctica Regent Releasing $2,863 +367.0% 1 - $2,863 1 - $2,863 - - n/a $5,329 7
96 Breakfast with Scot Regent Releasing $1,113 +44.5% 1 - $1,113 1 - $1,113 4 - $278 $38,032 8
81 I.O.U.S.A. Roadside Attractions $3,108 +86.8% 5 - $622 5 -5 $622 46 -14 $68 $804,568 15
101 House (2008) Roadside Attractions $642 -85.8% 2 -12 $321 3 -11 $214 30 -109 $21 $569,792 4
18 Fireproof Samuel Goldwyn $431,787 -52.5% 486 -337 $888 490 -340 $881 4,350 -4,220 $99 $32,306,871 10
100 Lake City Screen Media $858 -90.8% 1 - $858 1 - $858 4 -2 $215 $10,973 2
4 Quantum of Solace Sony / Columbia $18,833,552 -29.5% 3,501 +43 $5,379 5,100 -500 $3,693 70,900 -11,700 $266 $141,418,534 3
15 Rachel Getting Married Sony Classics $530,210 -29.5% 216 -84 $2,455 220 -80 $2,410 820 -430 $647 $8,802,274 9
21 Synecdoche, New York Sony Classics $285,822 -10.4% 119 +8 $2,402 120 +9 $2,382 440 - $650 $1,987,861 6
24 I've Loved You So Long Sony Classics $211,806 +9.0% 52 +15 $4,073 52 +12 $4,073 200 +60 $1,059 $1,535,070 6
63 I Served the King of England Sony Classics $12,051 -6.8% 9 -5 $1,339 10 -4 $1,205 20 -10 $603 $599,699 14
74 Ashes of Time Redux Sony Classics $4,478 +113.5% 8 +1 $560 10 +3 $448 30 +10 $149 $153,229 8
80 Frozen River Sony Classics $3,189 -42.3% 6 -9 $532 10 -10 $319 10 -30 $319 $2,284,536 18
69 Were the World Mine Speak Productions $7,714 -59.8% 2 -1 $3,857 2 -1 $3,857 30 -9 $257 $36,962 5
60 A Secret Strand $13,065 +0.5% 6 -1 $2,178 6 -4 $2,178 20 - $653 $519,273 13
76 How About You Strand $3,937 -28.6% 1 - $3,937 1 - $3,937 5 +5 $787 $22,022 3
99 Otto; or, Up with the Dead People Strand $940 +291.7% 1 - $940 1 - $940 4 - $235 $7,733 4
3 Twilight Summit Entertainment $26,344,032 -62.2% 3,425 +6 $7,692 5,700 -300 $4,622 77,600 -4,000 $339 $119,706,509 2
53 Fly Me to the Moon Summit Entertainment $29,869 -11.8% 15 -1 $1,991 20 - $1,493 30 -10 $996 $12,336,126 16
64 Sex Drive Summit Entertainment $11,898 -75.7% 52 -91 $229 52 -91 $229 370 -1,080 $32 $8,396,942 7
94 The Wild Child (re-issue) The Film Desk $1,212 - 1 - $1,212 - - n/a - - n/a $18,639 4
102 Monsieur Verdoux (re-issue) The Film Desk $581 - 1 - $581 - - n/a - - n/a $37,805 38
8 Role Models Universal $5,284,000 -27.9% 2,195 -538 $2,407 2,200 -600 $2,402 26,200 -12,200 $202 $57,780,820 4
12 Changeling Universal $1,207,240 -55.2% 1,010 -729 $1,195 1,010 -790 $1,195 7,900 -11,000 $153 $33,849,632 6
47 Oye Lucky, Lucky Oye UTV Communications $42,399 - 45 - $942 50 - $848 170 - $249 $61,507 1
105 The Pool Vitagraph $148 -88.7% 1 -2 $148 1 -2 $148 1 +1 $148 $94,901 13
19 The Dark Knight Warner Bros. $343,366 -7.3% 305 -40 $1,126 350 -70 $981 3,160 -490 $109 $530,258,989 20
27 The Polar Express (IMAX re-issue 2008) Warner Bros. $157,878 +269.6% 21 +9 $7,518 - - n/a - - n/a $246,992 2
35 Body of Lies Warner Bros. $84,944 -65.2% 80 -145 $1,062 90 -140 $944 760 -1,190 $112 $38,900,252 8
42 Deep Sea 3D (IMAX) Warner Bros. $49,043 +59.2% 9 -1 $5,449 10 - $4,904 60 +11 $817 $37,021,878 144
50 RockNRolla Warner Bros. $38,163 -56.9% 40 -65 $954 40 -70 $954 370 -610 $103 $5,582,509 8
52 Nights in Rodanthe Warner Bros. $31,490 -69.7% 73 -117 $431 73 -117 $431 650 -1,230 $48 $41,528,121 10
1 Four Christmases Warner Bros. (New Line) $31,069,826 - 3,310 - $9,387 4,600 - $6,754 72,800 - $427 $46,054,468 1
38 Appaloosa Warner Bros. (New Line) $67,012 -65.3% 110 -240 $609 110 -240 $609 960 -2,270 $70 $19,929,043 11
55 Journey to the Center of the Earth Warner Bros. (New Line) $20,551 -54.2% 51 -98 $403 51 -99 $403 463 -987 $44 $101,689,940 21
62 Pride & Glory Warner Bros. (New Line) $12,333 -81.9% 30 -95 $411 30 -100 $411 246 -714 $50 $15,649,224 6
16 Zack and Miri Make a Porno Weinstein Company $524,425 -67.3% 437 -785 $1,200 440 -782 $1,192 3,520 -8,580 $149 $30,439,806 5
33 Dostana Yash Raj $95,148 -57.3% 58 -15 $1,640 60 -20 $1,586 190 -630 $501 $1,187,051 3
86 Louise Bourgeois: The Spider, The Mistress and the Tangerine Zeitgeist $2,684 +419.1% 1 - $2,684 - - n/a - - n/a $85,098 23
90 Stranded: I Have Come from a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains Zeitgeist $1,843 +242.6% 2 +1 $922 2 - $922 - - n/a $46,044 6
91 Trouble the Water Zeitgeist $1,816 +0.7% 3 -1 $605 3 -1 $605 10 - $182 $470,844 15
TOTALS:$162,603,106-1.3%33,880+705$4,79943,924+1,010$3,702554,091+13,382$293 
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