Worldwide Box Office For December 2008
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | $335,802,786 | 3,295 | - | - | - | Dec 25 | - | - |
| 2 | Gran Torino | $269,958,228 | 3,046 | - | - | - | Dec 12 | - | - |
| 3 | Marley & Me | $255,743,093 | 3,652 | - | - | - | Dec 24 | - | - |
| 4 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | $233,093,859 | 4,079 | - | - | - | Dec 10 | - | - |
| 5 | Yes Man | $223,241,637 | 3,455 | - | - | - | Dec 18 | - | - |
| 6 | Bedtime Stories | $212,874,864 | 5,375 | - | - | - | Dec 24 | - | - |
| 7 | Valkyrie | $201,545,517 | 4,974 | - | - | - | Dec 25 | - | - |
| 8 | Seven Pounds | $169,748,929 | 2,763 | - | - | - | Dec 17 | - | - |
| 9 | The Reader | $108,902,486 | 1,218 | - | - | - | Dec 10 | - | - |
| 10 | The Tale of Despereaux | $86,957,280 | 3,117 | - | - | - | Dec 18 | - | - |
| 11 | Revolutionary Road | $75,981,180 | 1,118 | - | - | - | Dec 26 | - | - |
| 12 | Inkheart | $62,803,180 | 2,675 | - | - | - | Dec 11 | - | - |
| 13 | Doubt | $51,699,984 | 1,349 | - | - | - | Dec 12 | - | - |
| 14 | Defiance | $51,262,751 | 1,802 | - | - | - | Dec 31 | - | - |
| 15 | If You Are the One | $45,521,453 | 2 | - | - | - | Dec 18 | - | - |
| 16 | The Wrestler | $44,734,660 | 798 | - | - | - | Dec 17 | - | - |
| 17 | Scandal Makers | $41,745,790 | 227 | - | - | - | Dec 4 | - | - |
| 18 | The Spirit | $39,164,441 | 2,846 | - | - | - | Dec 24 | - | - |
| 19 | Ghajini | $38,316,584 | 150 | - | - | - | Dec 24 | - | - |
| 20 | Natale a Rio | $36,702,844 | 605 | - | - | - | Dec 17 | - | - |
| 21 | Last Chance Harvey | $32,566,966 | 1,108 | - | - | - | Dec 25 | - | - |
| 22 | Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi | $29,914,469 | 182 | - | - | - | Dec 11 | - | - |
| 23 | Frost/Nixon | $27,426,335 | 1,116 | - | - | - | Dec 5 | - | - |
| 24 | A.R.O.G | $22,212,369 | 108 | - | - | - | Dec 3 | - | - |
| 25 | Ip Man | $22,108,789 | 20 | - | - | - | Dec 12 | - | - |
| 26 | K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces | $21,443,265 | 11 | - | - | - | Dec 20 | - | - |
| 27 | Il cosmo sul comò | $19,494,191 | 479 | - | - | - | Dec 17 | - | - |
| 28 | Lyubov 2 Morkov | $19,171,562 | 1,033 | - | - | - | Dec 25 | - | - |
| 29 | A Frozen Flower | $18,980,744 | 8 | - | - | - | Dec 30 | - | - |
| 30 | 252: Signal of Life | $18,489,379 | 21 | - | - | - | Dec 6 | - | - |
| 31 | Forever Enthralled | $17,773,395 | 3 | - | - | - | Dec 4 | - | - |
| 32 | Hipsters | $17,101,695 | 933 | - | - | - | Dec 25 | - | - |
| 33 | The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch | $17,014,955 | 518 | - | - | - | Dec 16 | - | - |
| 34 | 1½ Knights - In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde | $16,680,689 | 714 | - | - | - | Dec 18 | - | - |
| 35 | Max Manus: Man of War | $15,384,282 | 15 | - | - | - | Dec 19 | - | - |
| 36 | Muro: Nalet Olsun Içimdeki Insan Sevgisine | $14,148,610 | 75 | - | - | - | Dec 4 | - | - |
| 37 | Buddenbrooks | $12,627,016 | 272 | - | - | - | Dec 25 | - | - |
| 38 | Threads of Destiny | $12,348,550 | 10 | - | - | - | Dec 20 | - | - |
| 39 | Major: The Ball of Friendship | $11,212,204 | 1 | - | - | - | Dec 13 | - | - |
| 40 | Rudo y Cursi | $11,169,232 | 220 | - | - | - | Dec 19 | - | - |
| 41 | Punisher: War Zone | $10,161,493 | 2,514 | - | - | - | Dec 4 | - | - |
| 42 | Agathe Cléry | $10,010,898 | 511 | - | - | - | Dec 3 | - | - |
| 43 | Ong Bak 2 | $8,936,663 | 259 | - | - | - | Dec 5 | - | - |
| 44 | Cadillac Records | $8,883,644 | 688 | - | - | - | Dec 5 | - | - |
| 45 | Nothing Like the Holidays | $7,519,490 | 1,672 | - | - | - | Dec 12 | - | - |
| 46 | Trouble at Timpetill | $6,604,944 | 322 | - | - | - | Dec 17 | - | - |
| 47 | Anything for Her | $6,548,942 | 272 | - | - | - | Dec 3 | - | - |
| 48 | Bleach: Fade to Black, I Call Your Name | $6,032,296 | 1 | - | - | - | Dec 13 | - | - |
| 49 | Tamagotchi Happiest Story in the Universe! | $5,684,606 | 1 | - | - | - | Dec 20 | - | - |
| 50 | Louise hires a contract killer | $5,016,430 | 106 | - | - | - | Dec 24 | - | - |
| 51 | Secret Defense | $4,726,350 | 260 | - | - | - | Dec 10 | - | - |
| 52 | As God Commands | $4,506,354 | 247 | - | - | - | Dec 12 | - | - |
| 53 | Mia and the Migoo | $4,455,381 | 312 | - | - | - | Dec 10 | - | - |
| 54 | Mr. Tadano's Secret Mission: From Japan with Love | $4,383,777 | 267 | - | - | - | Dec 6 | - | - |
| 55 | Bank Bang | $4,134,386 | 124 | - | - | - | Dec 18 | - | - |
| 56 | Tarif Novogodniy | $3,958,561 | 501 | - | - | - | Dec 4 | - | - |
| 57 | Lady Cop & Papa Crook | $3,854,141 | 4 | - | - | - | Dec 23 | - | - |
| 58 | How Much Does the Trojan Horse Weigh? | $3,589,300 | 1 | - | - | - | Dec 26 | - | - |
| 59 | Vi hade i alla fall tur med vädret igen! | $3,508,221 | 144 | - | - | - | Dec 5 | - | - |
| 60 | Echte Wiener - Die Sackbauer-Saga | $3,464,221 | 59 | - | - | - | Dec 19 | - | - |
| 61 | All About Women | $3,427,894 | 19 | - | - | - | Dec 11 | - | - |
| 62 | Spooky Kitaro: Japan Explodes!! | $3,194,037 | 1 | - | - | - | Dec 20 | - | - |
| 63 | The Missing Lynx | $3,114,665 | 176 | - | - | - | Dec 25 | - | - |
| 64 | El ratón Pérez 2 | $3,105,123 | 297 | - | - | - | Dec 12 | - | - |
| 65 | The Silent Army | $2,914,206 | 103 | - | - | - | Dec 11 | - | - |
| 66 | The Tale of Fedot, the Shooter | $2,637,198 | 642 | - | - | - | Dec 18 | - | - |
| 67 | The Great Thaw | $2,623,907 | 26 | - | - | - | Dec 18 | - | - |
| 68 | Volverte a ver | $2,395,490 | 1 | - | - | - | Dec 25 | - | - |
| 69 | Lost & Found | $2,306,800 | 332 | - | - | - | Dec 18 | - | - |
| 70 | Disgrace | $2,291,680 | 68 | - | - | - | Dec 26 | - | - |
| 71 | The Beaches of Agnès | $2,225,430 | 89 | - | - | - | Dec 17 | - | - |
| 72 | A Kind of America 2 | $2,096,334 | 40 | - | - | - | Dec 18 | - | - |
| 73 | A Pain in the Ass | $2,028,863 | 617 | - | - | - | Dec 10 | - | - |
| 74 | The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos | $1,783,519 | 482 | - | - | - | Dec 17 | - | - |
| 75 | Che: Part One/Che: Part Two | $1,778,287 | 39 | - | - | - | Dec 12 | - | - |
| 76 | LasseMajas detektivbyrå - Von Broms hemlighet | $1,730,646 | 129 | - | - | - | Dec 19 | - | - |
| 77 | Max Embarrassing | $1,694,896 | 80 | - | - | - | Dec 5 | - | - |
| 78 | Good | $1,552,024 | 23 | - | - | - | Dec 11 | - | - |
| 79 | The Accidental Gangster and the Mistaken Courtesan | $1,417,267 | 303 | - | - | - | Dec 4 | - | - |
| 80 | The Swimsuit Issue | $1,393,695 | 128 | - | - | - | Dec 25 | - | - |
| 81 | Legendary Assassin | $1,317,019 | 31 | - | - | - | Dec 4 | - | - |
| 82 | Happy Birthday | $1,309,761 | 107 | - | - | - | Dec 18 | - | - |
| 83 | The Children | $1,300,051 | 132 | - | - | - | Dec 5 | - | - |
| 84 | Seytanin Pabucu | $1,283,861 | 198 | - | - | - | Dec 26 | - | - |
| 85 | Amália | $1,209,841 | 66 | - | - | - | Dec 4 | - | - |
| 86 | Wendy and Lucy | $1,192,655 | 41 | - | - | - | Dec 10 | - | - |
| 87 | Dil Kabaddi | $1,162,680 | 1 | - | - | - | Dec 5 | - | - |
| 88 | Piet Piraat en het zwaard van Zilvertand | $1,086,721 | 107 | - | - | - | Dec 10 | - | - |
| 89 | I'll Be Back to Living Alone | $1,059,633 | 201 | - | - | - | Dec 5 | - | - |
| 90 | Cicak-Man 2: Planet Hitam | $945,835 | 68 | - | - | - | Dec 11 | - | - |
| 91 | Tokyo Sonata | $940,430 | 12 | - | - | - | Dec 4 | - | - |
| 92 | Histeria | $895,806 | 36 | - | - | - | Dec 18 | - | - |
| 93 | Dead in 3 Days 2 | $779,680 | 49 | - | - | - | Dec 25 | - | - |
| 94 | Autumn | $741,768 | 36 | - | - | - | Dec 19 | - | - |
| 95 | Superstars | $740,292 | 60 | - | - | - | Dec 25 | - | - |
| 96 | 4 Romance | $740,261 | 95 | - | - | - | Dec 25 | - | - |
| 97 | Romantic Island | $732,067 | 253 | - | - | - | Dec 24 | - | - |
| 98 | Dean Spanley 2008 Re-release | $727,179 | 68 | - | - | - | Dec 12 | - | - |
| 99 | Free Style | $716,355 | 260 | - | - | - | Dec 25 | - | - |
| 100 | $9.99 | $708,354 | 56 | - | - | - | Dec 12 | - | - |
| 101 | Delgo | $694,782 | 2,160 | - | - | - | Dec 12 | - | - |
| 102 | The Apprentice | $692,242 | 33 | - | - | - | Dec 3 | - | - |
| 103 | Chameleon | $674,732 | 34 | - | - | - | Dec 4 | - | - |
| 104 | Beloved Clara | $612,029 | 40 | - | - | - | Dec 4 | - | - |
| 105 | Fear Me Not | $592,494 | 32 | - | - | - | Dec 19 | - | - |
| 106 | Al Dadda Doody | $578,038 | 20 | - | - | - | Dec 18 | - | - |
| 107 | A mi me gusta | $575,696 | 21 | - | - | - | Dec 12 | - | - |
| 108 | Blackout | $559,555 | 40 | - | - | - | Dec 25 | - | - |
| 109 | The Wedding Song | $558,489 | 51 | - | - | - | Dec 17 | - | - |
| 110 | Nobel Son | $545,582 | 893 | - | - | - | Dec 5 | - | - |
| 111 | Maharathi | $535,185 | - | - | - | - | Dec 5 | - | - |
| 112 | Mascarades | $469,226 | 150 | - | - | - | Dec 10 | - | - |
| 113 | A Night of Passion and Love | $469,130 | 115 | - | - | - | Dec 5 | - | - |
| 114 | Tomica Hero: Rescue Force Explosive Movie: Rescue the Mach Train! | $450,863 | - | - | - | - | Dec 20 | - | - |
| 115 | Brainscan: Aku dan Topi Ajaib | $423,937 | - | - | - | - | Dec 25 | - | - |
| 116 | Sicak | $413,583 | 84 | - | - | - | Dec 19 | - | - |
| 117 | Los dan Faun | $388,061 | 56 | - | - | - | Dec 4 | - | - |
| 118 | Stone of Destiny | $347,045 | 40 | - | - | - | Dec 19 | - | - |
| 119 | Falling Angels | $334,988 | 29 | - | - | - | Dec 5 | - | - |
| 120 | Deep in the Jungle | $322,736 | 56 | - | - | - | Dec 31 | - | - |
| 121 | Blinker en de blixvaten | $296,032 | 34 | - | - | - | Dec 17 | - | - |
| 122 | Prime Time | $293,257 | 98 | - | - | - | Dec 25 | - | - |
| 123 | The Appeared | $284,801 | 27 | - | - | - | Dec 12 | - | - |
| 124 | Silambattam | $278,260 | 3 | - | - | - | Dec 18 | - | - |
| 125 | Lawrence of Arabia 2008 Re-release | $260,531 | - | - | - | - | Dec 19 | - | - |
| 126 | Illusion of Fear | $247,877 | 102 | - | - | - | Dec 4 | - | - |
| 127 | Christmas in Paris | $229,487 | 20 | - | - | - | Dec 17 | - | - |
| 128 | Stella und der Stern des Orients | $222,746 | 70 | - | - | - | Dec 25 | - | - |
| 129 | Vaatjie Sien sy Gat | $214,743 | 34 | - | - | - | Dec 26 | - | - |
| 130 | Yagmurdan Sonra | $203,202 | 89 | - | - | - | Dec 26 | - | - |
| 131 | Lost Islands | $187,394 | 26 | - | - | - | Dec 24 | - | - |
| 132 | Beirut Open City | $172,932 | 3 | - | - | - | Dec 8 | - | - |
| 133 | White Christmas 2008 Re-release | $169,697 | 27 | - | - | - | Dec 12 | - | - |
| 134 | The Tracker 2008 Re-release | $168,175 | 5 | - | - | - | Dec 25 | - | - |
| 135 | Head in the Clouds 2008 Re-release | $154,253 | 41 | - | - | - | Dec 31 | - | - |
| 136 | Like a Star Shining in the Night | $150,024 | 43 | - | - | - | Dec 3 | - | - |
| 137 | The Fourth Day | $137,062 | 160 | - | - | - | Dec 11 | - | - |
| 138 | Well Kept Secrets, Athanassia | $125,827 | 17 | - | - | - | Dec 4 | - | - |
| 139 | Oh My God | $113,792 | 7 | - | - | - | Dec 5 | - | - |
| 140 | Sleep Dealer | $107,559 | 18 | - | - | - | Dec 10 | - | - |
| 141 | Gardens in Autumn 2008 Re-release | $97,265 | 7 | - | - | - | Dec 26 | - | - |
| 142 | Bicycle Thieves 2008 Re-release | $94,685 | 12 | - | - | - | Dec 19 | - | - |
| 143 | 5 Day Scam | $93,613 | 1 | - | - | - | Dec 19 | - | - |
| 144 | Io non ci casco | $91,587 | 68 | - | - | - | Dec 5 | - | - |
| 145 | Romanzo Criminale 2008 Re-release | $91,389 | 33 | - | - | - | Dec 26 | - | - |
| 146 | Kdopak by se vlka bál | $91,270 | 20 | - | - | - | Dec 4 | - | - |
| 147 | P | $86,834 | 28 | - | - | - | Dec 12 | - | - |
| 148 | True Women for Sale | $79,518 | 5 | - | - | - | Dec 4 | - | - |
| 149 | Say Leo | $73,005 | 64 | - | - | - | Dec 11 | - | - |
| 150 | Skoppa and Skritla - The Movie | $72,537 | 4 | - | - | - | Dec 26 | - | - |
| 151 | Juventude | $70,229 | 10 | - | - | - | Dec 26 | - | - |
| 152 | Muñeca | $68,205 | 17 | - | - | - | Dec 4 | - | - |
| 153 | Four Dragons | $67,152 | 17 | - | - | - | Dec 4 | - | - |
| 154 | Thiruvannamalai | $60,270 | 3 | - | - | - | Dec 18 | - | - |
| 155 | Summer | $59,447 | 13 | - | - | - | Dec 5 | - | - |
| 156 | Extreme Movie | $54,822 | 30 | - | - | - | Dec 5 | - | - |
| 157 | Ljusår | $52,535 | 6 | - | - | - | Dec 12 | - | - |
| 158 | Sunny et l'éléphant | $51,411 | 105 | - | - | - | Dec 24 | - | - |
| 159 | Ciao | $49,494 | 3 | - | - | - | Dec 5 | - | - |
| 160 | Maltiyskiy krest | $48,999 | 50 | - | - | - | Dec 4 | - | - |
| 161 | Cold War | $47,009 | 24 | - | - | - | Dec 21 | - | - |
| 162 | Olentzero eta Oparien Ordua | $45,069 | 27 | - | - | - | Dec 5 | - | - |
| 163 | What Doesn't Kill You | $44,872 | 10 | - | - | - | Dec 12 | - | - |
| 164 | Lovers of the Arctic Circle 2008 Re-release | $40,127 | 8 | - | - | - | Dec 4 | - | - |
| 165 | Les inséparables | $37,964 | 8 | - | - | - | Dec 11 | - | - |
| 166 | Meerabai Not Out | $35,026 | - | - | - | - | Dec 5 | - | - |
| 167 | Au Revoir Les Enfants 2008 Re-release | $32,788 | 1 | - | - | - | Dec 24 | - | - |
| 168 | Little Paris | $32,679 | 1 | - | - | - | Dec 18 | - | - |
| 169 | Runaways | $30,032 | 21 | - | - | - | Dec 5 | - | - |
| 170 | La banda en la isla de la magia | $29,713 | 1 | - | - | - | Dec 19 | - | - |
| 171 | Ni Hong Deng Xia Xin Shao Bing | $29,048 | - | - | - | - | Dec 2 | - | - |
| 172 | Dinosaurs: Giants of Patagonia 2008 Re-release | $28,840 | 1 | - | - | - | Dec 19 | - | - |
| 173 | Bill - Das absolute Augenmass | $27,966 | 6 | - | - | - | Dec 4 | - | - |
| 174 | Don Carlo | $27,834 | 5 | - | - | - | Dec 5 | - | - |
| 175 | Beyond the Arctic | $27,126 | - | - | - | - | Dec 12 | - | - |
| 176 | Birdsong | $24,498 | 10 | - | - | - | Dec 19 | - | - |
| 177 | Mianhada Dokdoya | $24,024 | 2 | - | - | - | Dec 31 | - | - |
| 178 | In jeder Sekunde | $23,354 | 16 | - | - | - | Dec 11 | - | - |
| 179 | Flyboys 2008 Re-release | $23,194 | 10 | - | - | - | Dec 4 | - | - |
| 180 | Mr. Governor | $21,396 | 4 | - | - | - | Dec 5 | - | - |
| 181 | Balkan Traffic - Übermorgen nirgendwo | $21,062 | 4 | - | - | - | Dec 4 | - | - |
| 182 | With Hour Toe Wool Country | $18,197 | 2 | - | - | - | Dec 24 | - | - |
| 183 | Dark Streets | $16,815 | 18 | - | - | - | Dec 12 | - | - |
| 184 | Confessions of an Economic Hitman | $15,917 | 2 | - | - | - | Dec 4 | - | - |
| 185 | Buttonman | $14,422 | - | - | - | - | Dec 5 | - | - |
| 186 | Midnight | $13,833 | 6 | - | - | - | Dec 31 | - | - |
| 187 | Luther 2008 Re-release | $12,708 | 7 | - | - | - | Dec 17 | - | - |
| 188 | Welcome Home | $11,587 | 13 | - | - | - | Dec 3 | - | - |
| 189 | The Last Propose of NADA | $11,237 | 1 | - | - | - | Dec 24 | - | - |
| 190 | The Gift to Stalin | $11,036 | 5 | - | - | - | Dec 11 | - | - |
| 191 | Legend Quest: The Legend of La Nahuala 2008 Re-release | $10,640 | - | - | - | - | Dec 5 | - | - |
| 192 | Don Giovanni | $9,519 | 2 | - | - | - | Dec 19 | - | - |
| 193 | Kind Hearts and Coronets 2008 Re-release | $9,349 | 2 | - | - | - | Dec 10 | - | - |
| 194 | Gumnaam: The Mystery | $9,314 | 6 | - | - | - | Dec 5 | - | - |
| 195 | Arresto domiciliario | $8,971 | 14 | - | - | - | Dec 5 | - | - |
| 196 | A Good Day to Be Black & Sexy | $8,629 | 1 | - | - | - | Dec 5 | - | - |
| 197 | Don't Laugh at My Romance | $8,540 | - | - | - | - | Dec 12 | - | - |
| 198 | Francesca and Nunziata | $7,867 | 2 | - | - | - | Dec 19 | - | - |
| 199 | The Tall Men | $7,315 | 1 | - | - | - | Dec 3 | - | - |
| 200 | Zardoz | $7,024 | 1 | - | - | - | Dec 3 | - | - |