International Box Office For October 2008
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $423,889,404 | 55 | $18,315,404 | 4.3% | 2 | Oct 30 | - | - |
| 2 | Quantum of Solace | $417,722,300 | 73 | $38,954,222 | 9.3% | 3 | Oct 31 | - | - |
| 3 | High School Musical 3: Senior Year | $162,349,761 | 43 | $42,622,505 | 26.3% | 28 | Oct 22 | - | - |
| 4 | Body of Lies | $76,506,231 | 57 | $3,353,513 | 4.4% | 7 | Oct 9 | - | - |
| 5 | Saw V | $57,117,290 | 36 | $6,536,624 | 11.4% | 8 | Oct 23 | - | - |
| 6 | Suspect X | $54,846,110 | 2 | $5,146,194 | 9.4% | 1 | Oct 4 | - | - |
| 7 | Max Payne | $44,727,512 | 48 | $6,913,612 | 15.5% | 32 | Oct 15 | - | - |
| 8 | Admiral | $39,143,985 | 4 | $13,333,403 | 34.1% | 3 | Oct 8 | - | - |
| 9 | The Hurt Locker | $32,212,961 | 29 | $71,093 | 0.2% | 1 | Oct 10 | - | - |
| 10 | Mesrine: Killer Instinct | $30,503,743 | 7 | $5,315,113 | 17.4% | 3 | Oct 22 | - | - |
| 11 | The Flight Before Christmas | $21,822,495 | 12 | - | - | - | Oct 10 | - | - |
| 12 | Golmaal Returns | $18,592,306 | 17 | $9,724,500 | 52.3% | 17 | Oct 29 | - | - |
| 13 | How to Lose Friends & Alienate People | $16,373,045 | 9 | $2,237,185 | 13.7% | 2 | Oct 3 | - | - |
| 14 | Pride and Glory | $15,407,607 | 18 | $52,022 | 0.3% | 1 | Oct 23 | - | - |
| 15 | Ghost Town | $13,706,868 | 5 | $2,199,906 | 16% | 1 | Oct 24 | - | - |
| 16 | Krabat and the Legend of the Satanic Mill | $13,042,251 | 2 | $2,055,993 | 15.8% | 1 | Oct 9 | - | - |
| 17 | Igor | $11,218,902 | 7 | $26,176 | 0.2% | 1 | Oct 3 | - | - |
| 18 | Sex Drive | $10,353,451 | 8 | $141,796 | 1.4% | 2 | Oct 16 | - | - |
| 19 | City of Ember | $10,056,677 | 10 | $887,666 | 8.8% | 2 | Oct 9 | - | - |
| 20 | Crime Is Our Business | $9,866,501 | 2 | $2,217,423 | 22.5% | 2 | Oct 15 | - | - |
| 21 | Quarantine | $9,628,095 | 24 | - | - | - | Oct 10 | - | - |
| 22 | Loft | $9,168,516 | 1 | $1,051,444 | 11.5% | 1 | Oct 22 | - | - |
| 23 | Let the Right One In | $9,105,271 | 7 | - | - | - | Oct 24 | - | - |
| 24 | My Wife Got Married | $8,789,900 | 1 | $2,440,692 | 27.8% | 1 | Oct 23 | - | - |
| 25 | Die Geschichte vom Brandner Kaspar | $8,623,057 | 2 | $1,520,449 | 17.6% | 1 | Oct 16 | - | - |
| 26 | Fashion | $8,467,271 | 17 | $5,296,647 | 62.6% | 17 | Oct 29 | - | - |
| 27 | Seraphine | $8,263,264 | 4 | $649,003 | 7.9% | 1 | Oct 1 | - | - |
| 28 | Kidnap | $7,601,003 | 18 | $4,327,581 | 56.9% | 18 | Oct 2 | - | - |
| 29 | Farewell Kamen Rider Den-O: Final Countdown | $7,119,993 | 1 | $1,689,945 | 23.7% | 1 | Oct 4 | - | - |
| 30 | Anubis en het pad der 7 zonden | $6,763,406 | 2 | $858,511 | 12.7% | 1 | Oct 8 | - | - |
| 31 | The Homeless Student | $6,474,087 | 1 | $1,219,738 | 18.8% | 1 | Oct 25 | - | - |
| 32 | Go Fast | $6,198,016 | 3 | $2,703,878 | 43.6% | 3 | Oct 1 | - | - |
| 33 | A French Gigolo | $6,003,708 | 3 | $2,057,492 | 34.3% | 2 | Oct 1 | - | - |
| 34 | Mustafa | $5,589,390 | 1 | $2,451,928 | 43.9% | 1 | Oct 29 | - | - |
| 35 | Butterfly Lovers | $5,461,411 | 5 | - | - | - | Oct 9 | - | - |
| 36 | Der Mondbär | $5,326,070 | 2 | $971,694 | 18.2% | 2 | Oct 16 | - | - |
| 37 | Father of Four: Home Field Advantage | $4,914,301 | 1 | $710,039 | 14.4% | 1 | Oct 3 | - | - |
| 38 | No Problem | $4,837,672 | 1 | $2,172,821 | 44.9% | 1 | Oct 10 | - | - |
| 39 | Coluche | $4,472,288 | 3 | $2,217,665 | 49.6% | 3 | Oct 15 | - | - |
| 40 | Ichi | $4,382,564 | 1 | $1,103,057 | 25.2% | 1 | Oct 25 | - | - |
| 41 | Swiadectwo | $4,345,426 | 1 | $964,276 | 22.2% | 1 | Oct 17 | - | - |
| 42 | Traitor | $4,133,342 | 6 | $192,003 | 4.6% | 2 | Oct 16 | - | - |
| 43 | Priklyucheniya Alyonushki i Eryomy | $4,131,440 | 2 | $725,936 | 17.6% | 1 | Oct 16 | - | - |
| 44 | The Meerkats | $4,071,100 | 2 | - | - | - | Oct 15 | - | - |
| 45 | Karzzzz | $4,063,843 | - | - | - | - | Oct 16 | - | - |
| 46 | W. | $3,971,971 | 7 | $74,594 | 1.9% | 1 | Oct 23 | - | - |
| 47 | Modern Boy | $3,839,780 | 1 | $2,188,452 | 57% | 1 | Oct 2 | - | - |
| 48 | Rachel Getting Married | $3,826,172 | 13 | $69,177 | 1.8% | 1 | Oct 31 | - | - |
| 49 | Transsiberian | $3,720,005 | 2 | $859,791 | 23.1% | 1 | Oct 24 | - | - |
| 50 | Coming Soon | $3,716,394 | 3 | $631,024 | 17% | 1 | Oct 30 | - | - |
| 51 | Bride Flight | $3,672,134 | 2 | $572,724 | 15.6% | 2 | Oct 15 | - | - |
| 52 | Let's Make Money | $3,654,004 | 3 | - | - | - | Oct 30 | - | - |
| 53 | Heroes | $3,574,237 | 17 | $2,409,836 | 67.4% | 17 | Oct 23 | - | - |
| 54 | Free and Easy 19 | $3,413,323 | 1 | $866,554 | 25.4% | 1 | Oct 25 | - | - |
| 55 | Hello | $3,412,084 | 7 | $2,026,753 | 59.4% | 7 | Oct 10 | - | - |
| 56 | Cold Prey 2 | $3,380,797 | 1 | $1,466,436 | 43.4% | 1 | Oct 10 | - | - |
| 57 | Shameless | $3,313,253 | 1 | $503,042 | 15.2% | 1 | Oct 9 | - | - |
| 58 | Go Go 70s | $2,940,780 | 1 | $1,548,466 | 52.7% | 1 | Oct 2 | - | - |
| 59 | Frozen River | $2,902,807 | 7 | - | - | - | Oct 23 | - | - |
| 60 | We Can Do That | $2,771,968 | 1 | - | - | - | Oct 31 | - | - |
| 61 | Diary of a Nymphomaniac | $2,758,691 | 3 | - | - | - | Oct 17 | - | - |
| 62 | Terribly Happy | $2,658,041 | 1 | - | - | - | Oct 2 | - | - |
| 63 | Crush and Blush | $2,628,300 | 1 | $1,263,823 | 48.1% | 1 | Oct 16 | - | - |
| 64 | Hunger | $2,570,390 | 5 | - | - | - | Oct 2 | - | - |
| 65 | Sinterklaas en het geheim van het grote boek | $2,536,363 | - | - | - | - | Oct 9 | - | - |
| 66 | My Stars | $2,483,544 | 2 | $1,348,202 | 54.3% | 2 | Oct 29 | - | - |
| 67 | Radeloos | $2,457,532 | - | - | - | - | Oct 2 | - | - |
| 68 | The Way | $2,448,217 | 3 | $515,458 | 21.1% | 1 | Oct 17 | - | - |
| 69 | The Holy Man 2 | $2,363,683 | 1 | $1,310,693 | 55.5% | 1 | Oct 3 | - | - |
| 70 | Walking Vengeance | $2,317,104 | 321 | $586,867 | 25.3% | 321 | Oct 31 | - | - |
| 71 | Super Typhoon | $2,291,019 | 1 | $728,428 | 31.8% | 1 | Oct 24 | - | - |
| 72 | Rallybrudar | $2,278,570 | 1 | - | - | - | Oct 10 | - | - |
| 73 | Home | $2,170,791 | 3 | - | - | - | Oct 15 | - | - |
| 74 | The Goal of My Life | $2,115,454 | 3 | - | - | - | Oct 24 | - | - |
| 75 | Afstiros katallilo | $1,986,772 | 1 | $586,561 | 29.5% | 1 | Oct 23 | - | - |
| 76 | Roadside Romeo | $1,922,819 | 2 | - | - | - | Oct 23 | - | - |
| 77 | U-900 | $1,829,812 | 3 | $781,397 | 42.7% | 3 | Oct 9 | - | - |
| 78 | Puanyai Chomsalad | $1,801,051 | 1 | $934,931 | 51.9% | 1 | Oct 23 | - | - |
| 79 | Mag-ingat ka sa... Kulam | $1,783,109 | 1 | $917,512 | 51.5% | 1 | Oct 1 | - | - |
| 80 | Drona | $1,691,289 | - | - | - | - | Oct 2 | - | - |
| 81 | Last Stop 174 | $1,672,292 | 1 | - | - | - | Oct 24 | - | - |
| 82 | Nepobedimyy | $1,671,849 | 2 | $808,775 | 48.4% | 2 | Oct 23 | - | - |
| 83 | My Only Ü | $1,585,999 | 1 | $809,774 | 51.1% | 1 | Oct 29 | - | - |
| 84 | Under the Salt | $1,577,437 | 1 | $549,296 | 34.8% | 1 | Oct 17 | - | - |
| 85 | A Woman in Berlin | $1,553,308 | 2 | - | - | - | Oct 23 | - | - |
| 86 | Fatso | $1,547,488 | 1 | - | - | - | Oct 24 | - | - |
| 87 | Goat Story - Old Prague Legends | $1,445,506 | 1 | - | - | - | Oct 16 | - | - |
| 88 | Miracle at St. Anna | $1,404,716 | 1 | $596,624 | 42.5% | 1 | Oct 3 | - | - |
| 89 | Senario The Movie: Episode 1 | $1,332,848 | - | - | - | - | Oct 2 | - | - |
| 90 | Champions | $1,330,934 | - | - | - | - | Oct 31 | - | - |
| 91 | A2 Racer 2008 Re-release | $1,255,566 | - | - | - | - | Oct 15 | - | - |
| 92 | A Guerra dos Rocha | $1,111,735 | - | - | - | - | Oct 10 | - | - |
| 93 | Cars of the Revolution | $1,100,299 | 1 | - | - | - | Oct 24 | - | - |
| 94 | Every Little Step | $1,044,622 | 1 | - | - | - | Oct 25 | - | - |
| 95 | Albakiara | $1,031,340 | 1 | $570,799 | 55.3% | 1 | Oct 24 | - | - |
| 96 | Sangre de mayo | $1,020,203 | - | - | - | - | Oct 3 | - | - |
| 97 | Magique! | $993,591 | 2 | - | - | - | Oct 22 | - | - |
| 98 | The Past Is a Foreign Land | $965,171 | - | - | - | - | Oct 31 | - | - |
| 99 | Kurt Turns Evil | $902,697 | 1 | - | - | - | Oct 31 | - | - |
| 100 | Buried Alive | $852,669 | 2 | - | - | - | Oct 8 | - | - |
| 101 | Tokyo! | $838,803 | 2 | - | - | - | Oct 15 | - | - |
| 102 | E-Tim tai nae | $832,748 | - | - | - | - | Oct 9 | - | - |
| 103 | Conscience | $831,191 | 1 | - | - | - | Oct 10 | - | - |
| 104 | Sanbongi nôgyô kôkô, bajutsubu: Mokume no uma to shôjo no jitsuwa | $806,591 | - | - | - | - | Oct 4 | - | - |
| 105 | Far Cry | $753,264 | 1 | - | - | - | Oct 2 | - | - |
| 106 | El Regalo | $752,417 | 1 | - | - | - | Oct 2 | - | - |
| 107 | The Fure Fure Girl | $648,770 | - | - | - | - | Oct 11 | - | - |
| 108 | Berlin Calling | $585,298 | 1 | - | - | - | Oct 2 | - | - |
| 109 | Aegan | $555,907 | - | - | - | - | Oct 23 | - | - |
| 110 | The Nightmare Before Christmas 2009 3D Release | $551,741 | 4 | - | - | - | Oct 22 | - | - |
| 111 | Lilla spöket Laban - Världens snällaste spöke | $536,905 | 1 | - | - | - | Oct 24 | - | - |
| 112 | Dream | $535,872 | 2 | - | - | - | Oct 9 | - | - |
| 113 | Horn of Plenty | $523,925 | 1 | - | - | - | Oct 24 | - | - |
| 114 | The New Species | $511,498 | - | - | - | - | Oct 29 | - | - |
| 115 | Spam | $507,148 | 1 | - | - | - | Oct 24 | - | - |
| 116 | Of Time and the City | $490,740 | 2 | - | - | - | Oct 31 | - | - |
| 117 | Heartbreak Library | $442,806 | 1 | - | - | - | Oct 23 | - | - |
| 118 | Rated R | $431,291 | - | - | - | - | Oct 24 | - | - |
| 119 | Tot, kto gasit svet | $425,713 | - | - | - | - | Oct 2 | - | - |
| 120 | Los campeones de la lucha libre | $406,994 | - | - | - | - | Oct 17 | - | - |
| 121 | Resident Evil: Degeneration | $403,117 | - | - | - | - | Oct 18 | - | - |
| 122 | Kada kien su karma | $387,077 | 1 | - | - | - | Oct 10 | - | - |
| 123 | Kami the Movie | $387,050 | - | - | - | - | Oct 2 | - | - |
| 124 | The Vampire Who Admires Me | $379,123 | - | - | - | - | Oct 16 | - | - |
| 125 | Sexy Killer: You'll Die for Her | $377,401 | - | - | - | - | Oct 10 | - | - |
| 126 | Sunshine Barry and the Disco Worms | $370,642 | 3 | - | - | - | Oct 10 | - | - |
| 127 | Jackie Chan Presents: Wushu | $350,329 | - | - | - | - | Oct 23 | - | - |
| 128 | Drowsiness | $345,871 | - | - | - | - | Oct 17 | - | - |
| 129 | Flight of the Living Dead | $344,039 | - | - | - | - | Oct 2 | - | - |
| 130 | Lecture 21 | $338,622 | - | - | - | - | Oct 17 | - | - |
| 131 | No me pidas que te bese porque te besaré | $319,622 | - | - | - | - | Oct 3 | - | - |
| 132 | 26 Years Diary 2008 Re-release | $306,237 | - | - | - | - | Oct 30 | - | - |
| 133 | Lost, Indulgence | $304,419 | 1 | - | - | - | Oct 2 | - | - |
| 134 | Incendiary | $304,127 | 2 | - | - | - | Oct 24 | - | - |
| 135 | Gods | $280,535 | 1 | - | - | - | Oct 30 | - | - |
| 136 | Sorry Apple | $272,617 | - | - | - | - | Oct 16 | - | - |
| 137 | Everybody Dies But Me | $270,934 | 1 | - | - | - | Oct 23 | - | - |
| 138 | Khamsa | $268,712 | - | - | - | - | Oct 8 | - | - |
| 139 | La Virgen Negra | $268,520 | 1 | - | - | - | Oct 24 | - | - |
| 140 | Seval | $265,534 | - | - | - | - | Oct 24 | - | - |
| 141 | Encounters at the End of the World | $260,531 | 1 | - | - | - | Oct 17 | - | - |
| 142 | December Heat | $260,220 | - | - | - | - | Oct 17 | - | - |
| 143 | Frontier of the Dawn | $242,618 | 1 | - | - | - | Oct 8 | - | - |
| 144 | Through a Glass, Darkly | $241,272 | 1 | - | - | - | Oct 17 | - | - |
| 145 | Nims Bond | $240,391 | 1 | - | - | - | Oct 2 | - | - |
| 146 | Gonzo | $239,858 | 2 | - | - | - | Oct 23 | - | - |
| 147 | The Piano Forest 2008 Re-release | $229,684 | - | - | - | - | Oct 30 | - | - |
| 148 | Reykjavik-Rotterdam | $218,002 | 1 | - | - | - | Oct 3 | - | - |
| 149 | North Face | $216,283 | 3 | - | - | - | Oct 9 | - | - |
| 150 | Dernier maquis | $213,304 | - | - | - | - | Oct 22 | - | - |
| 151 | Ice Kiss | $212,840 | - | - | - | - | Oct 3 | - | - |
| 152 | Fugitive Pieces | $208,162 | 1 | - | - | - | Oct 31 | - | - |
| 153 | Budak Kelantan | $205,648 | - | - | - | - | Oct 30 | - | - |
| 154 | The World is Big and Salvation Lurks Around the Corner | $200,905 | 2 | - | - | - | Oct 10 | - | - |
| 155 | Sauna | $192,492 | - | - | - | - | Oct 24 | - | - |
| 156 | A Film with Me in It | $191,165 | 1 | - | - | - | Oct 17 | - | - |
| 157 | Waiting in Beijing | $189,795 | - | - | - | - | Oct 24 | - | - |
| 158 | American Teen | $187,829 | 2 | - | - | - | Oct 11 | - | - |
| 159 | Sing to the Dawn | $180,173 | - | - | - | - | Oct 30 | - | - |
| 160 | Amusement | $170,255 | 1 | $33,102 | 19.4% | 1 | Oct 9 | - | - |
| 161 | Snow | $168,180 | 1 | - | - | - | Oct 8 | - | - |
| 162 | Cold Prey 2008 Re-release | $161,194 | - | - | - | - | Oct 30 | - | - |
| 163 | Dedication 2008 Re-release | $157,329 | - | - | - | - | Oct 10 | - | - |
| 164 | Vinyan | $156,944 | 2 | - | - | - | Oct 1 | - | - |
| 165 | Four Nights with Anna | $153,604 | - | - | - | - | Oct 30 | - | - |
| 166 | Teo's Journey | $151,671 | 1 | - | - | - | Oct 10 | - | - |
| 167 | Santos | $147,090 | - | - | - | - | Oct 10 | - | - |
| 168 | 100 Lies to Hide a Wife | $138,239 | - | - | - | - | Oct 16 | - | - |
| 169 | Separations | $136,785 | 1 | - | - | - | Oct 10 | - | - |
| 170 | Don't Look Down | $132,551 | 1 | - | - | - | Oct 30 | - | - |
| 171 | Dhurai | $127,244 | - | - | - | - | Oct 2 | - | - |
| 172 | Immigrants (L.A. Dolce Vita) | $121,453 | 1 | - | - | - | Oct 30 | - | - |
| 173 | Five Fingers 2008 Re-release | $107,665 | - | - | - | - | Oct 17 | - | - |
| 174 | Living Hell | $107,222 | - | - | - | - | Oct 22 | - | - |
| 175 | Turneja | $104,256 | 1 | - | - | - | Oct 9 | - | - |
| 176 | The Camera Obscura 2008 Re-release | $100,792 | - | - | - | - | Oct 16 | - | - |
| 177 | Chop Shop | $97,731 | 1 | - | - | - | Oct 15 | - | - |
| 178 | Far North | $92,767 | 1 | - | - | - | Oct 30 | - | - |
| 179 | The Girl in the Park | $92,286 | 1 | - | - | - | Oct 23 | - | - |
| 180 | Heimatkunde | $91,186 | - | - | - | - | Oct 2 | - | - |
| 181 | I Want to See | $90,389 | 1 | - | - | - | Oct 30 | - | - |
| 182 | The Investigator | $88,973 | - | - | - | - | Oct 2 | - | - |
| 183 | Boo, Zino & the Snurks 2008 Re-release | $88,620 | - | - | - | - | Oct 10 | - | - |
| 184 | La Bohème | $87,990 | 2 | - | - | - | Oct 10 | - | - |
| 185 | Cinka Panna | $87,331 | - | - | - | - | Oct 23 | - | - |
| 186 | Notorious 2008 Re-release | $85,236 | 1 | - | - | - | Oct 1 | - | - |
| 187 | The Stranger in Me | $84,544 | 1 | - | - | - | Oct 16 | - | - |
| 188 | On War | $83,426 | - | - | - | - | Oct 1 | - | - |
| 189 | Belle toujours 2008 Re-release | $77,583 | - | - | - | - | Oct 3 | - | - |
| 190 | The Man Who Loves | $75,987 | 1 | $635,162 | 835.9% | 1 | Oct 24 | - | - |
| 191 | Bajo Juárez: La ciudad devorando a sus hijas | $75,443 | 1 | - | - | - | Oct 3 | - | - |
| 192 | Where is Winky's Horse? 2008 Re-release | $73,222 | - | - | - | - | Oct 31 | - | - |
| 193 | Schlimmer geht's nimmer! | $67,887 | - | - | - | - | Oct 17 | - | - |
| 194 | I Am Cuba 2008 Re-release | $67,546 | - | - | - | - | Oct 9 | - | - |
| 195 | La Promo | $66,991 | - | - | - | - | Oct 9 | - | - |
| 196 | Camera Obscura 2008 Re-release | $65,989 | - | - | - | - | Oct 16 | - | - |
| 197 | To Faro | $65,694 | - | - | - | - | Oct 30 | - | - |
| 198 | Chetyre vozrasta lyubvi | $63,056 | - | - | - | - | Oct 16 | - | - |
| 199 | Chicken Little: Ace in Action | $62,151 | - | - | - | - | Oct 16 | - | - |
| 200 | Pamela por amor 2008 Re-release | $61,930 | - | - | - | - | Oct 3 | - | - |
Figures are accurate only to the stated territory count unless otherwise noted.
