Italian Box Office For December 2008
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natale a Rio | $36,125,993 | 598 | $4,644,058 | 12.9% | 592 | Dec 19 | - | Filmauro |
| 2 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $34,915,869 | 583 | $6,255,201 | 17.9% | 565 | Dec 19 | - | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 3 | Il cosmo sul comò | $19,285,300 | 485 | $3,322,943 | 17.2% | 479 | Dec 19 | - | Medusa Distribuzione |
| 4 | Slumdog Millionaire | $9,341,549 | 160 | $320,082 | 3.4% | 105 | Dec 5 | - | Lucky Red |
| 5 | Nights in Rodanthe | $8,805,990 | 316 | $1,095,718 | 12.4% | 249 | Dec 19 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | $6,037,792 | 448 | $2,306,666 | 38.2% | 448 | Dec 12 | - | 20th Century Fox International |
| 7 | As God Commands | $4,496,101 | 261 | $1,060,677 | 23.6% | 247 | Dec 12 | - | 01 Distribution |
| 8 | The Boy in the Striped Pajamas | $3,802,419 | 103 | $216,714 | 5.7% | 77 | Dec 19 | - | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 9 | Saw V | $3,319,993 | 272 | $1,320,220 | 39.8% | 272 | Dec 5 | - | 01 Distribution |
| 10 | The Duchess | $2,901,441 | 202 | $823,274 | 28.4% | 160 | Dec 24 | - | BIM Distribuzione |
| 11 | The Spirit | $2,896,985 | 227 | $1,102,947 | 38.1% | 227 | Dec 26 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 12 | The Visitor | $2,194,531 | 57 | $122,883 | 5.6% | 23 | Dec 5 | - | Bolero Film |
| 13 | City of Ember | $1,618,068 | 139 | $283,826 | 17.5% | 125 | Dec 19 | - | Eagle Pictures |
| 14 | Lemon Tree | $1,471,720 | 47 | $52,899 | 3.6% | 10 | Dec 12 | - | Teodora Film |
| 15 | Happy-Go-Lucky | $1,214,552 | 75 | $210,721 | 17.3% | 66 | Dec 5 | - | Mikado Film |
| 16 | I'll Be Back to Living Alone | $1,059,633 | 201 | $449,236 | 42.4% | 201 | Dec 5 | - | Eagle Pictures |
| 17 | Passengers | $758,564 | 103 | $283,472 | 37.4% | 103 | Dec 5 | - | Moviemax |
| 18 | Stella | $491,218 | 19 | $28,460 | 5.8% | 10 | Dec 5 | - | Sacher Distribuzione |
| 19 | A Christmas Tale | $232,740 | 39 | $56,650 | 24.3% | 39 | Dec 5 | - | BIM Distribuzione |
| 20 | Comme les autres | $194,742 | 17 | $20,935 | 10.8% | 11 | Dec 19 | - | Archibald |
| 21 | Io non ci casco | $91,587 | 68 | $50,775 | 55.4% | 68 | Dec 5 | - | Medusa Distribuzione |
| 22 | The House Bunny | $52,446 | 35 | $36,059 | 68.8% | 35 | Dec 5 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 23 | W. | $28,684 | 3 | $4,446 | 15.5% | 1 | Dec 18 | - | - |
| 24 | Chromophobia 2007 Re-release | $3,978 | 6 | - | - | - | Dec 12 | - | Medusa Distribuzione |
| 25 | Diari | $3,730 | 2 | $3,730 | 100% | 2 | Dec 5 | - | - |
| 26 | Un attimo sospesi | $3,588 | 3 | $3,588 | 100% | 3 | Dec 5 | - | - |
| 27 | Stare fuori | $3,392 | 4 | $3,392 | 100% | 4 | Dec 12 | - | A.B. Film |
