International Box Office For December 2008
| Rank | Release | Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $230,948,886 | 55 | $423,889,404 | Oct 30 | - |
| 2 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | $116,500,000 | 66 | $153,726,881 | Dec 10 | - |
| 3 | Twilight | $72,154,738 | 48 | $199,846,771 | Nov 20 | - |
| 4 | Australia | $56,154,303 | 57 | $161,814,782 | Nov 26 | - |
| 5 | Bolt | $43,409,851 | 54 | $195,926,415 | Nov 26 | - |
| 6 | Quantum of Solace | $39,336,655 | 73 | $417,722,300 | Oct 31 | - |
| 7 | If You Are the One | $30,812,949 | 2 | $45,521,453 | Dec 18 | - |
| 8 | WALL·E | $30,258,273 | 49 | $297,503,696 | Jun 26 | - |
| 9 | Natale a Rio | $29,917,489 | 2 | $36,702,844 | Dec 17 | - |
| 10 | Four Christmases | $29,873,810 | 47 | $43,587,657 | Nov 26 | - |
| 11 | Body of Lies | $27,829,820 | 57 | $76,506,231 | Oct 9 | - |
| 12 | Bedtime Stories | $22,879,126 | 39 | $102,772,889 | Dec 24 | - |
| 13 | Scandal Makers | $22,602,072 | 1 | $41,745,790 | Dec 4 | - |
| 14 | Ghajini | $22,259,242 | 23 | $35,885,957 | Dec 25 | - |
| 15 | Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi | $21,858,308 | 19 | $27,835,513 | Dec 11 | - |
| 16 | Yes Man | $21,300,000 | 57 | $125,550,661 | Dec 18 | - |
| 17 | A.R.O.G | $20,941,549 | 6 | $22,212,369 | Dec 3 | - |
| 18 | Transporter 3 | $20,791,803 | 21 | $77,264,487 | Nov 26 | - |
| 19 | Changeling | $19,191,297 | 44 | $77,280,454 | Nov 12 | - |
| 20 | Burn After Reading | $16,548,174 | 28 | $103,364,722 | Sep 19 | - |
| 21 | Il cosmo sul comò | $16,298,545 | 2 | $19,494,191 | Dec 17 | - |
| 22 | Forever Enthralled | $16,296,193 | 3 | $17,773,395 | Dec 4 | - |
| 23 | Ip Man | $15,192,963 | 4 | $22,108,789 | Dec 12 | - |
| 24 | Red Cliff | $13,520,673 | 8 | $127,187,562 | Jul 10 | - |
| 25 | Muro: Nalet Olsun Içimdeki Insan Sevgisine | $13,506,170 | 4 | $14,148,610 | Dec 4 | - |
| 26 | 252: Signal of Life | $12,924,291 | 1 | $18,489,379 | Dec 6 | - |
| 27 | Inkheart | $12,205,174 | 20 | $45,146,937 | Dec 11 | - |
| 28 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | $10,984,046 | 25 | $73,192,591 | Sep 19 | - |
| 29 | I'm a Cat Stalker | $10,217,736 | 1 | $25,221,446 | Nov 22 | - |
| 30 | K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces | $9,949,583 | 2 | $21,443,265 | Dec 20 | - |
| 31 | 1½ Knights - In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde | $9,806,151 | 3 | $16,680,689 | Dec 18 | - |
| 32 | The Tale of Despereaux | $9,466,791 | 34 | $36,070,820 | Dec 18 | - |
| 33 | The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch | $9,449,484 | 3 | $16,923,028 | Dec 16 | - |
| 34 | Journey to the Center of the Earth | $9,183,170 | 35 | $140,290,781 | Jul 10 | - |
| 35 | Agathe Cléry | $9,053,622 | 2 | $10,010,898 | Dec 3 | - |
| 36 | Saw V | $8,815,860 | 36 | $57,117,290 | Oct 23 | - |
| 37 | Lyubov 2 Morkov | $7,636,572 | 2 | $19,171,562 | Dec 25 | - |
| 38 | Nights in Rodanthe | $7,429,902 | 41 | $42,524,687 | Mar 5 | - |
| 39 | Major: The Ball of Friendship | $7,044,968 | 1 | $11,212,204 | Dec 13 | - |
| 40 | Threads of Destiny | $6,090,893 | 1 | $12,348,550 | Dec 20 | - |
| 41 | Ponyo | $5,935,022 | 323 | $186,660,538 | Jul 19 | - |
| 42 | Bleach: Fade to Black, I Call Your Name | $5,478,777 | 1 | $6,032,296 | Dec 13 | - |
| 43 | Public Enemy | $5,438,313 | 4 | $15,018,351 | Nov 19 | - |
| 44 | The Women | $5,388,826 | 15 | $23,105,471 | Sep 12 | - |
| 45 | Max Manus: Man of War | $5,252,320 | 2 | $15,384,282 | Dec 19 | - |
| 46 | Rudo y Cursi | $5,102,494 | 4 | $9,341,572 | Dec 19 | - |
| 47 | The Spirit | $4,868,886 | 19 | $19,233,986 | Dec 24 | - |
| 48 | Welcome to the Sticks | $4,684,782 | 9 | $245,144,417 | Feb 27 | - |
| 49 | Happy Flight | $4,330,484 | 1 | $14,160,032 | Nov 15 | - |
| 50 | Hipsters | $4,194,264 | 2 | $17,101,695 | Dec 25 | - |
| 51 | Death Race | $4,113,929 | 30 | $39,361,483 | Aug 21 | - |
| 52 | Anything for Her | $4,096,430 | 3 | $6,548,779 | Dec 3 | - |
| 53 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | $4,075,278 | 61 | $206,422,757 | Dec 25 | - |
| 54 | Trouble at Timpetill | $3,954,418 | 2 | $6,604,944 | Dec 17 | - |
| 55 | As God Commands | $3,941,299 | 1 | $4,506,354 | Dec 12 | - |
| 56 | Mamma Mia! | $3,935,377 | 49 | $465,711,574 | Jun 27 | - |
| 57 | Winter in Wartime | $3,898,322 | 2 | $8,652,414 | Nov 27 | - |
| 58 | Secret Defense | $3,864,640 | 2 | $4,726,350 | Dec 10 | - |
| 59 | Tarif Novogodniy | $3,719,281 | 2 | $3,958,561 | Dec 4 | - |
| 60 | Buddenbrooks | $3,695,039 | 3 | $12,627,016 | Dec 25 | - |
| 61 | Portrait of a Beauty | $3,604,090 | 1 | $11,848,017 | Nov 13 | - |
| 62 | Max Payne | $3,572,868 | 48 | $44,727,512 | Oct 15 | - |
| 63 | Mirrors | $3,476,878 | 36 | $46,797,168 | Aug 13 | - |
| 64 | Tamagotchi Happiest Story in the Universe! | $3,391,547 | 1 | $5,684,606 | Dec 20 | - |
| 65 | All About Women | $3,303,720 | 3 | $3,427,894 | Dec 11 | - |
| 66 | Mr. Tadano's Secret Mission: From Japan with Love | $3,234,351 | 1 | $4,383,777 | Dec 6 | - |
| 67 | Slumdog Millionaire | $3,096,840 | 53 | $236,590,616 | Dec 5 | - |
| 68 | Two Lovers | $2,968,644 | 8 | $13,154,609 | Nov 19 | - |
| 69 | Quarantine | $2,914,587 | 24 | $9,628,095 | Oct 10 | - |
| 70 | City of Ember | $2,866,645 | 10 | $10,056,677 | Oct 9 | - |
| 71 | Wild Child | $2,865,631 | 11 | $21,972,336 | Aug 14 | - |
| 72 | The Duchess | $2,855,745 | 16 | $29,457,347 | Sep 5 | - |
| 73 | Blindness | $2,827,228 | 1,314 | $16,493,228 | Sep 12 | - |
| 74 | Space Chimps | $2,817,187 | 16 | $34,778,309 | Jul 17 | - |
| 75 | Ong Bak 2 | $2,779,893 | 3 | $8,834,205 | Dec 5 | - |
| 76 | Bank Bang | $2,701,650 | 1 | $4,134,386 | Dec 18 | - |
| 77 | Fit Lover | $2,679,405 | 1 | $4,837,258 | Nov 26 | - |
| 78 | The Boy in the Striped Pajamas | $2,487,717 | 12 | $31,370,407 | Sep 12 | - |
| 79 | Marley & Me | $2,417,427 | 49 | $112,589,342 | Dec 24 | - |
| 80 | Pride and Glory | $2,355,646 | 18 | $15,407,607 | Oct 23 | - |
| 81 | Just a Father | $2,298,717 | 1 | $3,065,931 | Nov 28 | - |
| 82 | The Class | $2,238,873 | 13 | $25,099,786 | Sep 24 | - |
| 83 | Mia and the Migoo | $2,225,667 | 2 | $4,455,381 | Dec 10 | - |
| 84 | Lost & Found | $2,112,723 | 1 | $2,306,800 | Dec 18 | - |
| 85 | Next | $2,109,336 | 21 | $59,210,177 | Apr 25 | - |
| 86 | The Villain | $2,077,649 | 2 | $8,146,369 | Nov 12 | - |
| 87 | Seven Pounds | $2,024,995 | 49 | $98,216,377 | Dec 17 | - |
| 88 | Vi hade i alla fall tur med vädret igen! | $1,911,147 | 1 | $3,508,221 | Dec 5 | - |
| 89 | The Tale of Fedot, the Shooter | $1,886,460 | 2 | $2,637,198 | Dec 18 | - |
| 90 | Hello, Schoolgirl | $1,885,970 | 1 | $3,550,487 | Nov 27 | - |
| 91 | Fly Me to the Moon 3D | $1,872,050 | 20 | $27,904,432 | Jan 30 | - |
| 92 | Echte Wiener - Die Sackbauer-Saga | $1,870,082 | 1 | $3,464,221 | Dec 19 | - |
| 93 | Outlander | $1,857,119 | 3 | $6,867,680 | Jul 11 | - |
| 94 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua | $1,845,852 | 16 | $54,767,204 | Sep 30 | - |
| 95 | My Best Friend's Girl | $1,831,677 | 16 | $22,403,252 | Sep 18 | - |
| 96 | The Policeman of the 16th Precinct | $1,744,081 | 1 | $2,921,764 | Nov 27 | - |
| 97 | Eagle Eye | $1,673,193 | 53 | $76,625,826 | Sep 25 | - |
| 98 | The Great Thaw | $1,653,480 | 2 | $2,623,907 | Dec 18 | - |
| 99 | A Pain in the Ass | $1,638,101 | 2 | $1,981,229 | Dec 10 | - |
| 100 | Lady Cop & Papa Crook | $1,636,709 | 4 | $3,854,141 | Dec 23 | - |
| 101 | Grand Hotel | $1,629,848 | 1 | $5,233,993 | Nov 14 | - |
| 102 | The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos | $1,621,724 | 2 | $1,783,519 | Dec 17 | - |
| 103 | The Visitor | $1,620,718 | 7 | $8,651,086 | Jul 4 | - |
| 104 | Gomorrah | $1,605,525 | 11 | $33,282,383 | May 16 | - |
| 105 | Beast Stalker | $1,532,109 | 4 | $3,721,332 | Nov 20 | - |
| 106 | How Much Does the Trojan Horse Weigh? | $1,490,078 | 1 | $3,589,300 | Dec 26 | - |
| 107 | The Silent Army | $1,455,061 | 2 | $2,914,206 | Dec 11 | - |
| 108 | Igor | $1,453,457 | 7 | $11,218,902 | Oct 3 | - |
| 109 | Appaloosa | $1,441,053 | 7 | $7,454,457 | Sep 25 | - |
| 110 | The Accidental Gangster and the Mistaken Courtesan | $1,421,088 | 1 | $1,417,267 | Dec 4 | - |
| 111 | Lakeview Terrace | $1,416,679 | 13 | $5,391,496 | Sep 18 | - |
| 112 | Tropic Thunder | $1,405,179 | 47 | $77,557,336 | Aug 14 | - |
| 113 | Never Back Down | $1,362,953 | 11 | $16,776,509 | Mar 27 | - |
| 114 | Righteous Kill | $1,277,329 | 18 | $38,379,289 | Sep 10 | - |
| 115 | RocknRolla | $1,272,259 | 18 | $20,039,368 | Sep 5 | - |
| 116 | Pineapple Express | $1,270,506 | 17 | $14,283,463 | Aug 7 | - |
| 117 | What Just Happened | $1,219,631 | 5 | $5,619,941 | Nov 20 | - |
| 118 | Max Embarrassing | $1,204,837 | 1 | $1,694,896 | Dec 5 | - |
| 119 | Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan | $1,163,891 | 10 | $20,821,749 | Sep 20 | - |
| 120 | Dil Kabaddi | $1,147,144 | 1 | $1,162,680 | Dec 5 | - |
| 121 | Shine a Light | $1,085,271 | 15 | $10,268,084 | Apr 3 | - |
| 122 | Happy-Go-Lucky | $1,083,926 | 8 | $15,184,586 | Apr 18 | - |
| 123 | I'll Be Back to Living Alone | $1,059,633 | - | $1,059,633 | Dec 5 | - |
| 124 | The Strangers | $1,028,514 | 14 | $29,793,535 | May 29 | - |
| 125 | Hellboy II: The Golden Army | $1,019,090 | 29 | $84,401,560 | Jul 10 | - |
| 126 | Big Stan | $1,011,414 | 4 | $8,742,330 | Jun 12 | - |
| 127 | Louise hires a contract killer | $1,000,502 | 2 | $5,015,565 | Dec 24 | - |
| 128 | Happy Birthday | $981,334 | 1 | $1,309,761 | Dec 18 | - |
| 129 | Bella | $883,446 | 4 | $4,012,759 | Nov 22 | - |
| 130 | Volverte a ver | $879,751 | 1 | $2,395,490 | Dec 25 | - |
| 131 | GeGeGe no Kitarô: Japan Explodes!! | $876,057 | 1 | $3,194,037 | Dec 20 | - |
| 132 | Make It Happen | $864,215 | 4 | $9,812,310 | Aug 8 | - |
| 133 | Zack and Miri Make a Porno | $862,930 | 8 | $10,647,165 | Jan 16 | - |
| 134 | Superhero Movie | $854,337 | 16 | $45,358,118 | Mar 27 | - |
| 135 | Passengers | $846,560 | 4 | $5,494,715 | Sep 26 | - |
| 136 | Role Models | $837,213 | 22 | $25,086,657 | Dec 25 | - |
| 137 | My Blueberry Nights | $819,837 | 10 | $21,101,616 | Nov 28 | - |
| 138 | Punisher: War Zone | $791,140 | 6 | $2,052,346 | Dec 4 | - |
| 139 | The Haunting of Molly Hartley | $751,297 | 3 | $1,858,937 | Dec 11 | - |
| 140 | Young@Heart | $677,320 | 6 | $3,104,813 | Jun 26 | - |
| 141 | Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day | $675,531 | 5 | $4,411,239 | Mar 27 | - |
| 142 | Hunger | $609,211 | 5 | $2,570,390 | Oct 2 | - |
| 143 | 1408 | $606,512 | 17 | $60,047,755 | Jul 12 | - |
| 144 | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | $606,286 | 12 | $26,906,397 | Sep 20 | - |
| 145 | Dragon Wars: D-War | $603,549 | 4 | $64,131,096 | Aug 1 | - |
| 146 | Disaster Movie | $574,746 | 16 | $20,625,923 | Aug 29 | - |
| 147 | Awake | $567,848 | 12 | $18,308,481 | Jan 10 | - |
| 148 | The Other Boleyn Girl | $538,394 | 26 | $50,898,909 | Feb 28 | - |
| 149 | Santa vs. the Snowman 3D | $532,618 | 3 | $6,264,233 | Nov 21 | - |
| 150 | Frost/Nixon | $528,893 | 34 | $8,804,304 | Dec 26 | - |
| 151 | The Accidental Husband | $520,417 | 7 | $22,707,064 | Feb 29 | - |
| 152 | Deep Sea | $492,023 | 11 | $51,818,148 | Mar 3 | - |
| 153 | Sex Drive | $487,570 | 8 | $10,353,451 | Oct 16 | - |
| 154 | Forgetting Sarah Marshall | $465,875 | 19 | $42,000,652 | Apr 17 | - |
| 155 | The House Bunny | $436,220 | 35 | $22,194,266 | Sep 18 | - |
| 156 | Transsiberian | $417,247 | 2 | $3,720,005 | Oct 24 | - |
| 157 | Lars and the Real Girl | $414,310 | 8 | $5,320,779 | Oct 25 | - |
| 158 | College Road Trip | $408,159 | 5 | $5,939,249 | Apr 18 | - |
| 159 | The Bank Job | $391,828 | 13 | $34,762,136 | Feb 28 | - |
| 160 | Brideshead Revisited | $389,084 | 10 | $7,018,930 | Sep 18 | - |
| 161 | Kung Fu Panda | $384,300 | 55 | $416,309,969 | Jun 5 | - |
| 162 | Traitor | $376,661 | 6 | $4,133,342 | Oct 16 | - |
| 163 | College | $363,811 | 2 | $1,570,847 | Aug 28 | - |
| 164 | Ghost Town | $342,970 | 5 | $13,706,868 | Oct 24 | - |
| 165 | The Nightmare Before Christmas 2008 3D Release | $338,643 | 6 | $1,356,069 | Oct 19 | - |
| 166 | The Orphanage | $335,798 | 14 | $71,477,703 | Oct 11 | - |
| 167 | Bangkok Dangerous | $335,198 | 22 | $27,189,257 | Aug 22 | - |
| 168 | The Secret Life of Bees | $318,532 | 8 | $2,177,160 | Nov 19 | - |
| 169 | Deception | $304,425 | 9 | $13,142,792 | Apr 24 | - |
| 170 | Taken | $285,677 | 21 | $81,829,579 | Feb 27 | - |
| 171 | Death Sentence | $283,101 | 5 | $7,440,201 | Aug 31 | - |
| 172 | W. | $258,331 | 7 | $3,971,971 | Oct 23 | - |
| 173 | Nim's Island | $253,533 | 19 | $52,069,580 | Apr 3 | - |
| 174 | Dan in Real Life | $248,694 | 10 | $20,734,896 | Nov 23 | - |
| 175 | Rachel Getting Married | $225,119 | 13 | $3,826,172 | Oct 31 | - |
| 176 | The Burning Plain | $218,843 | 5 | $5,441,684 | Nov 7 | - |
| 177 | Elegy | $209,252 | 9 | $11,312,705 | Apr 18 | - |
| 178 | Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist | $198,444 | 5 | $2,019,351 | Nov 21 | - |
| 179 | The Mist | $182,683 | 16 | $31,698,758 | Nov 22 | - |
| 180 | Eastern Promises | $176,511 | 17 | $38,840,607 | Sep 28 | - |
| 181 | Choke | $170,034 | 6 | $1,055,894 | Sep 24 | - |
| 182 | Che: Part One | $165,741 | 11 | $33,222,381 | Sep 5 | - |
| 183 | U2 3D | $165,653 | 9 | $12,367,501 | Feb 22 | - |
| 184 | Dolphins and Whales 3D: Tribes of the Ocean | $165,274 | 12 | $1,093,663 | Mar 13 | - |
| 185 | Be Kind Rewind | $157,826 | 16 | $19,401,346 | Feb 22 | - |
| 186 | Before the Devil Knows You're Dead | $154,625 | 9 | $17,953,381 | Sep 26 | - |
| 187 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $145,423 | 5 | $50,605,624 | Dec 3 | - |
| 188 | The Children of Huang Shi | $111,445 | 5 | $6,753,445 | Apr 3 | - |
| 189 | Free Style | $107,790 | 4 | $575,247 | Dec 25 | - |
| 190 | In Bruges | $107,132 | 13 | $25,593,616 | Feb 29 | - |
| 191 | Horton Hears a Who! | $98,710 | 58 | $142,608,575 | Mar 12 | - |
| 192 | Good | $97,896 | 2 | $1,521,975 | Dec 11 | - |
| 193 | Step Brothers | $96,263 | 20 | $27,638,849 | Aug 7 | - |
| 194 | Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging | $90,821 | 5 | $14,924,919 | Jul 25 | - |
| 195 | Juno | $89,946 | 30 | $87,916,319 | Jan 17 | - |
| 196 | The Dark Knight | $87,136 | 62 | $470,500,000 | Jul 16 | - |
| 197 | Diary of the Dead | $85,003 | 5 | $4,405,897 | Mar 7 | - |
| 198 | Planet Terror | $81,388 | 15 | $10,871,224 | Jun 21 | - |
| 199 | Haunted Castle | $79,927 | 3 | $25,441,510 | Sep 20 | - |
| 200 | Baby Mama | $78,935 | 5 | $3,669,436 | May 16 | - |
Figures are accurate only to the stated territory count unless otherwise noted.
