Domestic Box Office For August 2008
Wide releases are those released in at least 600 theaters.
| 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 29 | 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 27 | 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) |
