Domestic Release Schedule
| Release | Distributor | Scale |
|---|---|---|
| December 12, 2008 | ||
 The Day the Earth Stood Still
Adventure
Drama
Sci-Fi
Thriller
IMAX With: Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Kathy Bates, Jaden Smith 1 hr 44 min | Twentieth Century Fox | Wide |
 Delgo
Adventure
Animation
Comedy
Family
Fantasy
Romance
With: Freddie Prinze Jr., Val Kilmer, Anne Bancroft, Chris Kattan 1 hr 34 min | Freestyle Releasing | Wide |
 Nothing Like the Holidays
Comedy
Drama
Romance
With: John Leguizamo, Freddy Rodríguez, Debra Messing, Alfred Molina 1 hr 38 min | Overture Films | Wide |
 Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi
Comedy
Drama
Music
Romance
With: Shah Rukh Khan, Anushka Sharma, Vinay Pathak, M.K. Raina 2 hr 47 min | Yash Raj Films | Limited |
 Dark Streets
Drama
Thriller
With: Noel Arthur, Sybil Azur, Pat Crawford Brown, Tim Langhorne Brown 1 hr 23 min | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | Limited |
 | Miramax | Limited |
 | Warner Bros. | Limited |
 Timecrimes
Horror
Mystery
Sci-Fi
Thriller
With: Karra Elejalde, Candela Fernández, Bárbara Goenaga, Nacho Vigalondo 1 hr 32 min | Magnolia Pictures | Limited |
 Where God Left His Shoes
Drama
With: John Leguizamo, Leonor Varela, David Castro, Samantha M. Rose 1 hr 36 min | IFC Films | Limited |
  Che: Part One/Che: Part Two
Biography
Drama
History
War
With: Julia Ormond, Benicio Del Toro, Oscar Isaac, Pablo Guevara 4 hr 29 min | IFC Films | Limited |
 $9.99
Animation
Drama
Fantasy
With: Geoffrey Rush, Anthony LaPaglia, Samuel Johnson, Barry Otto 1 hr 18 min | Regent Releasing | Limited |
 What Doesn't Kill You
Crime
Drama
Thriller
With: Ethan Hawke, Mark Ruffalo, Brian Goodman, Amanda Peet 1 hr 40 min | Yari Film Group Releasing | Limited |
 While She Was Out
Crime
Drama
Thriller
With: Kim Basinger, Lukas Haas, Craig Sheffer, Jamie Starr 1 hr 26 min | Anchor Bay Films | Limited |
| December 17, 2008 | ||
 The Wrestler
Drama
Sport
With: Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, Evan Rachel Wood, Mark Margolis 1 hr 49 min | Fox Searchlight Pictures | Limited |
| December 19, 2008 | ||
 Yes Man
Comedy
Romance
With: Jim Carrey, Zooey Deschanel, Bradley Cooper, John Michael Higgins 1 hr 44 min | Warner Bros. | Wide |
 The Tale of Despereaux
Adventure
Animation
Comedy
Family
Fantasy
With: Matthew Broderick, Emma Watson, Dustin Hoffman, Tracey Ullman 1 hr 33 min | Universal Pictures | Wide |
 Seven Pounds
Drama
Mystery
Thriller
With: Will Smith, Rosario Dawson, Woody Harrelson, Michael Ealy 2 hr 3 min | Sony Pictures Releasing | Wide |
 Gomorrah
Crime
Drama
With: Gianfelice Imparato, Salvatore Abbruzzese, Toni Servillo, Simone Sacchettino 2 hr 17 min | IFC Films | Limited |
 Moscow, Belgium
Comedy
Drama
Romance
With: Barbara Sarafian, Jurgen Delnaet, Johan Heldenbergh, Anemone Valcke 1 hr 42 min | NeoClassics Films | Limited |
 The Class
Drama
With: François Bégaudeau, Agame Malembo-Emene, Angélica Sancio, Arthur Fogel 2 hr 8 min | Sony Pictures Classics | Limited |
| December 24, 2008 | ||
 | Adlabs Films | Limited |
 The Secret of the Grain
Drama
With: Habib Boufares, Hafsia Herzi, Farida Benkhetache, Abdelhamid Aktouche 2 hr 31 min | IFC Films | Limited |
| December 25, 2008 | ||
 Bedtime Stories
Adventure
Comedy
Family
Fantasy
Romance
Sci-Fi
With: Adam Sandler, Keri Russell, Courteney Cox, Guy Pearce 1 hr 39 min | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Wide |
 | Twentieth Century Fox | Wide |
 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Drama
Fantasy
Romance
With: Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Tilda Swinton, Julia Ormond 2 hr 46 min | Paramount Pictures | Wide |
 Valkyrie
Drama
History
Thriller
War
With: Tom Cruise, Bill Nighy, Carice van Houten, Kenneth Branagh 2 hr 1 min | United Artists | Wide |
 The Spirit
Action
Crime
Fantasy
Thriller
With: Gabriel Macht, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Jaime King 1 hr 43 min | Lionsgate | Wide |
| Miramax | Wide |
 Last Chance Harvey
Drama
Romance
With: Dustin Hoffman, Emma Thompson, Kathy Baker, Eileen Atkins 1 hr 33 min | Overture Films | Limited |
 Waltz with Bashir
Animation
Biography
Documentary
Drama
History
Mystery
War
With: Ari Folman, Ron Ben-Yishai, Ronny Dayag, Ori Sivan 1 hr 30 min | Sony Pictures Classics | Limited |
| December 26, 2008 | ||
 Slumdog Millionaire
Crime
Drama
Romance
With: Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Saurabh Shukla, Anil Kapoor 2 hr | Fox Searchlight Pictures | Wide |
 Revolutionary Road
Drama
Romance
With: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Christopher Fitzgerald, Jonathan Roumie 1 hr 59 min | Paramount Vantage | Limited |
| December 31, 2008 | ||
 Good
Drama
Romance
War
With: Viggo Mortensen, Jason Isaacs, Jodie Whittaker, Steven Mackintosh 1 hr 32 min | THINKFilm | Limited |
 Defiance
Action
Drama
History
Thriller
War
With: Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber, Jamie Bell, Alexa Davalos 2 hr 17 min | Paramount Vantage | Limited |
| January 7, 2009 | ||
 | Palisades Tartan | Limited |
| January 9, 2009 | ||
 Bride Wars
Comedy
Romance
With: Kate Hudson, Anne Hathaway, Candice Bergen, Bryan Greenberg 1 hr 29 min | Twentieth Century Fox | Wide |
 The Unborn
Horror
Mystery
Thriller
With: Odette Annable, Gary Oldman, Cam Gigandet, Meagan Good 1 hr 28 min | Universal Pictures | Wide |
 Not Easily Broken
Drama
Romance
With: Morris Chestnut, Taraji P. Henson, Maeve Quinlan, Kevin Hart 1 hr 39 min | Screen Gems | Wide |
| Warner Bros. | Wide |
 Yonkers Joe
Comedy
Crime
Thriller
With: Chazz Palminteri, Michael Lerner, Nate Bynum, Frank John Hughes 1 hr 41 min | Magnolia Pictures | Limited |
 Just Another Love Story
Crime
Drama
Thriller
With: Anders W. Berthelsen, Rebecka Hemse, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Charlotte Fich 1 hr 40 min | Koch Lorber Films | Limited |
 Made in U.S.A
Comedy
Crime
Mystery
With: Anna Karina, László Szabó, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Marianne Faithfull 1 hr 30 min | Rialto Pictures | Limited |
| January 16, 2009 | ||
 Hotel for Dogs
Comedy
Family
With: Emma Roberts, Jake T. Austin, Lisa Kudrow, Don Cheadle 1 hr 40 min | DreamWorks | Wide |
 Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Action
Comedy
Crime
Family
With: Kevin James, Keir O'Donnell, Jayma Mays, Raini Rodriguez 1 hr 31 min | Sony Pictures Releasing | Wide |
 My Bloody Valentine
Horror
Mystery
Thriller
3D With: Jensen Ackles, Jaime King, Kerr Smith, Betsy Rue 1 hr 41 min | Lionsgate | Wide |
 Notorious
Biography
Crime
Drama
Music
With: Jamal Woolard, Anthony Mackie, Derek Luke, Momo Dione 2 hr 2 min | Fox Searchlight Pictures | Wide |
 CC2C
Action
Comedy
Drama
Fantasy
With: Akshay Kumar, Deepika Padukone, Chia-Hui Liu, Mithun Chakraborty 2 hr 34 min | Warner Bros. | Limited |
Last Chance Harvey
Drama
Romance
With: Dustin Hoffman, Emma Thompson, Kathy Baker, Eileen Atkins 1 hr 33 min | Overture Films | Wide |
 | Wave Releasing | Limited |
Defiance
Action
Drama
History
Thriller
War
With: Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber, Jamie Bell, Alexa Davalos 2 hr 17 min | Paramount Vantage | Wide |
 Ballerina
Documentary
Music
With: Taylor Ash, Altynai Asylmuratova, Diane Baker, Olga Chenchikova 1 hr 17 min | First Run | Limited |
 Cherry Blossoms
Drama
Romance
With: Elmar Wepper, Hannelore Elsner, Aya Irizuki, Maximilian Brückner 2 hr 7 min | Strand Releasing | Limited |
 The Village Barbershop
Comedy
Drama
With: John Ratzenberger, Shelly Cole, Cindy Pickett, George McRae 1 hr 39 min | Monterey Media | Limited |
