Domestic Box Office For August 2008
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tropic Thunder | $110,515,313 | 3,473 | $25,812,796 | 23.4% | 3,319 | Aug 13 | Nov 13 | DreamWorks |
| 2 | The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor | $102,491,776 | 3,778 | $40,457,770 | 39.5% | 3,760 | Aug 1 | Sep 25 | Universal Pictures |
| 3 | Pineapple Express | $87,341,380 | 3,072 | $23,245,025 | 26.6% | 3,072 | Aug 6 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 4 | The House Bunny | $48,237,389 | 2,763 | $14,533,702 | 30.1% | 2,714 | Aug 22 | Oct 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 5 | The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 | $44,089,964 | 2,714 | $10,678,430 | 24.2% | 2,707 | Aug 6 | Nov 13 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Death Race | $36,316,032 | 2,586 | $12,621,090 | 34.8% | 2,532 | Aug 22 | Oct 16 | Universal Pictures |
| 7 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | $35,161,554 | 3,452 | $14,611,273 | 41.6% | 3,452 | Aug 15 | Nov 13 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Mirrors | $30,691,439 | 2,664 | $11,161,074 | 36.4% | 2,664 | Aug 15 | Nov 23 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 9 | Traitor | $23,530,831 | 2,108 | $7,868,465 | 33.4% | 2,054 | Aug 27 | Nov 25 | Overture Films |
| 10 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | $23,216,709 | 726 | $3,755,575 | 16.2% | 692 | Aug 15 | Feb 19 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 11 | Babylon A.D. | $22,532,572 | 3,425 | $9,484,627 | 42.1% | 3,390 | Aug 29 | Nov 16 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 12 | Swing Vote | $16,289,867 | 2,213 | $6,230,669 | 38.2% | 2,213 | Aug 1 | Oct 16 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 13 | Disaster Movie | $14,190,901 | 2,642 | $5,836,973 | 41.1% | 2,642 | Aug 29 | Oct 23 | Lionsgate |
| 14 | Fly Me to the Moon 3D | $13,816,982 | 713 | $1,900,523 | 13.8% | 452 | Aug 15 | May 28 | Summit Entertainment |
| 15 | The Longshots | $11,537,046 | 2,089 | $4,080,687 | 35.4% | 2,089 | Aug 22 | Nov 25 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 16 | The Rocker | $6,409,528 | 2,784 | $2,636,048 | 41.1% | 2,784 | Aug 20 | Oct 16 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 17 | Hamlet 2 | $4,886,216 | 1,597 | $439,925 | 9% | 103 | Aug 22 | Oct 2 | Focus Features |
| 18 | College | $4,694,636 | 2,124 | $2,153,109 | 45.9% | 2,123 | Aug 29 | Nov 13 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 19 | Bottle Shock | $4,078,607 | 401 | $278,075 | 6.8% | 48 | Aug 6 | Dec 11 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 20 | Elegy | $3,581,642 | 142 | $104,168 | 2.9% | 6 | Aug 8 | Nov 13 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 21 | Frozen River | $2,511,476 | 96 | $70,234 | 2.8% | 7 | Aug 1 | Mar 19 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 22 | Singh Is King | $2,159,376 | 112 | $1,154,528 | 53.5% | 112 | Aug 7 | Aug 24 | Studio 18 |
| 23 | Henry Poole Is Here | $1,836,515 | 527 | $805,219 | 43.8% | 527 | Aug 15 | Oct 23 | Overture Films |
| 24 | I.O.U.S.A. | $821,046 | 358 | $61,313 | 7.5% | 18 | Aug 22 | Mar 2 | Roadside Attractions |
| 25 | Bachna Ae Haseeno | $702,166 | 71 | $322,431 | 45.9% | 71 | Aug 15 | Sep 4 | Yash Raj Films |
| 26 | Beer for My Horses | $666,045 | 91 | $209,253 | 31.4% | 91 | Aug 8 | Nov 9 | Roadside Attractions |
| 27 | I Served the King of England | $617,403 | 38 | $53,218 | 8.6% | 8 | Aug 29 | Dec 25 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 28 | Trouble the Water | $520,151 | 15 | $28,606 | 5.5% | 3 | Aug 22 | Apr 9 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 29 | A Girl Cut in Two | $409,658 | 21 | $18,658 | 4.6% | 2 | Aug 15 | Dec 21 | IFC Films |
| 30 | Goal II: Living the Dream | $225,067 | 99 | $150,098 | 66.7% | 99 | Aug 29 | Sep 18 | Arenas Entertainment |
| 31 | Sixty Six 2008 Re-release | $224,614 | 17 | $9,359 | 4.2% | 2 | Aug 1 | Mar 12 | First Independent Pictures |
| 32 | Hell Ride | $213,608 | 82 | $100,164 | 46.9% | 82 | Aug 8 | Aug 21 | Third Rail Releasing |
| 33 | In Search of a Midnight Kiss | $172,605 | 11 | $13,385 | 7.8% | 2 | Aug 1 | Nov 20 | IFC Films |
| 34 | God Tussi Great Ho | $163,756 | 69 | $121,432 | 74.2% | 69 | Aug 15 | Aug 21 | Eros Worldwide |
| 35 | Sky Kids | $144,680 | 17 | $6,845 | 4.7% | 1 | Aug 15 | Dec 25 | Dark Coast Pictures |
| 36 | Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild! | $104,828 | 7 | $21,086 | 20.1% | 3 | Aug 29 | Nov 6 | TLA Releasing |
| 37 | Momma's Man | $100,435 | 9 | $11,072 | 11% | 1 | Aug 22 | Mar 12 | Kino International |
| 38 | The Midnight Meat Train | $83,361 | 102 | $34,394 | 41.3% | 102 | Aug 1 | Aug 14 | Lionsgate |
| 39 | What We Do Is Secret | $58,776 | 7 | $5,888 | 10% | 1 | Aug 8 | Oct 19 | Peace Arch Entertainment Group |
| 40 | Beautiful Losers | $56,386 | 3 | $10,607 | 18.8% | 1 | Aug 8 | Sep 21 | Sidetrack Films |
| 41 | Sukiyaki Western Django | $50,659 | 4 | $9,856 | 19.5% | 1 | Aug 29 | Sep 25 | First Look International |
| 42 | Patti Smith: Dream of Life | $30,918 | 1 | $9,993 | 32.3% | 1 | Aug 6 | Aug 17 | Palm Pictures |
| 43 | Antarctica | $21,679 | 2 | $798 | 3.7% | 1 | Aug 29 | Jun 18 | Regent Releasing |
| 44 | Mumbai Meri Jaan | $16,407 | 8 | $13,588 | 82.8% | 8 | Aug 22 | Aug 28 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 45 | Cthulhu | $15,213 | 3 | $1,438 | 9.5% | 1 | Aug 22 | Nov 27 | Regent Releasing |
| 46 | My Mexican Shivah | $13,042 | 1 | $6,100 | 46.8% | 1 | Aug 29 | Sep 7 | Emerging Pictures |
| 47 | YPF | $9,359 | 1 | $3,220 | 34.4% | 1 | Aug 29 | Sep 14 | Blowtorch Entertainment |
| 48 | Stealing America: Vote by Vote | $8,350 | 3 | $2,944 | 35.3% | 1 | Aug 1 | Aug 21 | Direct Cinema Limited |
| 49 | Red | $4,643 | 2 | $3,176 | 68.4% | 2 | Aug 8 | Aug 14 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 50 | The Rise and Fall of Miss Thang | $581 | 1 | - | - | - | Aug 14 | Aug 20 | Lavender House Films |
