Domestic Box Office For October 2008
Key:Estimated
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua | $94,514,402 | 3,239 | $29,300,465 | 31% | 3,215 | Oct 3 | Feb 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 2 | High School Musical 3: Senior Year | $90,559,416 | 3,626 | $42,030,184 | 46.4% | 3,623 | Oct 24 | Feb 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 3 | Saw V | $56,746,769 | 3,084 | $30,053,954 | 53% | 3,060 | Oct 24 | Dec 11 | Lionsgate |
| 4 | Max Payne | $40,689,393 | 3,381 | $17,639,849 | 43.4% | 3,376 | Oct 17 | Jan 15 | 20th Century Fox |
| 5 | Body of Lies | $39,394,666 | 2,714 | $12,884,416 | 32.7% | 2,710 | Oct 10 | Jan 15 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | The Secret Life of Bees | $37,770,162 | 1,630 | $10,527,799 | 27.9% | 1,591 | Oct 17 | Feb 26 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 7 | Changeling | $35,739,802 | 1,896 | $489,015 | 1.4% | 15 | Oct 24 | Jan 8 | Universal Pictures |
| 8 | Quarantine | $31,691,811 | 2,463 | $14,211,321 | 44.8% | 2,461 | Oct 10 | Nov 16 | Screen Gems |
| 9 | Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist | $31,487,293 | 2,421 | $11,311,751 | 35.9% | 2,421 | Oct 3 | Nov 16 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 10 | Zack and Miri Make a Porno | $31,457,946 | 2,735 | $10,065,630 | 32% | 2,735 | Oct 31 | Jan 29 | The Weinstein Company |
| 11 | W. | $25,534,493 | 2,050 | $10,505,668 | 41.1% | 2,030 | Oct 17 | Dec 4 | Lionsgate |
| 12 | Pride and Glory | $15,740,721 | 2,585 | $6,262,396 | 39.8% | 2,585 | Oct 24 | Dec 11 | Warner Bros. |
| 13 | The Haunting of Molly Hartley | $13,559,812 | 2,652 | $5,423,315 | 40% | 2,652 | Oct 31 | Feb 5 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 14 | Religulous | $13,011,160 | 568 | $3,409,643 | 26.2% | 502 | Oct 1 | Dec 18 | Lionsgate |
| 15 | Rachel Getting Married | $12,796,841 | 391 | $293,369 | 2.3% | 9 | Oct 3 | Apr 23 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 16 | The Express | $9,793,406 | 2,810 | $4,562,675 | 46.6% | 2,808 | Oct 10 | Nov 6 | Universal Pictures |
| 17 | Sex Drive | $8,402,485 | 2,421 | $3,607,164 | 42.9% | 2,421 | Oct 17 | Dec 4 | Summit Entertainment |
| 18 | City of Ember | $7,873,007 | 2,023 | $3,129,473 | 39.7% | 2,022 | Oct 10 | Jan 15 | 20th Century Fox |
| 19 | An American Carol | $7,013,191 | 1,639 | $3,810,000 | - | 1,639 | Oct 3 | Nov 12 | Vivendi Entertainment |
| 20 | RocknRolla | $5,700,626 | 826 | $144,701 | 2.5% | 7 | Oct 8 | Dec 25 | Warner Bros. |
| 21 | Flash of Genius | $4,442,377 | 1,098 | $2,251,075 | 50.7% | 1,098 | Oct 3 | Oct 23 | Universal Pictures |
| 22 | Happy-Go-Lucky | $3,512,016 | 202 | $73,867 | 2.1% | 4 | Oct 10 | Jan 22 | Miramax |
| 23 | Blindness | $3,351,751 | 1,690 | $1,950,260 | 58.2% | 1,690 | Oct 3 | Oct 16 | Miramax |
| 24 | I've Loved You So Long | $3,169,305 | 69 | $72,205 | 2.3% | 9 | Oct 24 | Apr 23 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 25 | Synecdoche, New York | $3,083,538 | 119 | $172,194 | 5.6% | 9 | Oct 24 | Mar 26 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 26 | How to Lose Friends & Alienate People | $2,778,752 | 1,750 | $1,430,294 | 51.5% | 1,750 | Oct 3 | Dec 11 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 27 | Let the Right One In | $2,122,065 | 53 | $49,295 | 2.3% | 4 | Oct 24 | Apr 30 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 28 | The Nightmare Before Christmas 2009 3D Release | $1,109,188 | 284 | $398,411 | 35.9% | 284 | Oct 24 | Nov 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 29 | What Just Happened | $1,090,947 | 88 | $192,508 | 17.6% | 36 | Oct 17 | Dec 18 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 30 | Heroes | $655,538 | 60 | $326,425 | 49.8% | 60 | Oct 24 | Nov 6 | Eros Worldwide |
| 31 | Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom | $532,878 | 9 | $151,337 | 28.4% | 5 | Oct 24 | Dec 18 | Logo |
| 32 | The Legend of Drona | $475,104 | 90 | $199,329 | 42% | 90 | Oct 2 | Oct 16 | Eros Worldwide |
| 33 | Santa vs. the Snowman 3D 2008 Re-release | $433,797 | 18 | $184 | <0.1% | 1 | Oct 31 | Jan 15 | IMAX |
| 34 | Billy: The Early Years | $347,328 | 282 | $192,042 | 55.3% | 282 | Oct 10 | Oct 23 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 35 | Passengers | $292,437 | 125 | $172,544 | 59% | 125 | Oct 24 | Nov 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 36 | Morning Light | $275,497 | 55 | $129,295 | 46.9% | 55 | Oct 17 | Nov 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 37 | Call + Response | $215,185 | 17 | $41,346 | 19.2% | 12 | Oct 10 | - | Fair Trade Pictures |
| 38 | Fashion | $191,442 | 40 | $105,812 | 55.3% | 40 | Oct 31 | Nov 16 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 39 | Ashes of Time | $174,273 | 18 | $21,372 | 12.3% | 5 | Oct 10 | Jan 8 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 40 | My Name Is Bruce | $173,066 | 4 | $16,432 | 9.5% | 1 | Oct 31 | Dec 14 | Image Entertainment |
| 41 | One Day You'll Understand | $145,642 | 7 | $19,198 | 13.2% | 3 | Oct 31 | Sep 17 | Kino International |
| 42 | Were the World Mine | $123,789 | 4 | $864 | 0.7% | 1 | Oct 31 | Apr 19 | SPEAK Productions |
| 43 | Lola Montès | $120,306 | 4 | $12,569 | 10.4% | 3 | Oct 10 | Mar 26 | Rialto Pictures |
| 44 | The Other End of the Line | $115,592 | 91 | $59,078 | 51.1% | 91 | Oct 31 | Dec 11 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 45 | Stranded | $89,473 | 7 | $3,077 | 3.4% | 1 | Oct 22 | Mar 12 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 46 | Fear(s) of the Dark | $77,876 | 8 | $6,103 | 7.8% | 1 | Oct 22 | Dec 21 | IFC Films |
| 47 | Ballast | $77,556 | 5 | $8,572 | 11.1% | 1 | Oct 1 | Dec 11 | Alluvial Film Company |
| 48 | Talento de barrio | $68,542 | 20 | $36,118 | 52.7% | 20 | Oct 10 | Nov 6 | Maya Entertainment |
| 49 | Allah Made Me Funny: Live in Concert | $66,903 | 14 | $38,867 | 58.1% | 14 | Oct 3 | Oct 16 | - |
| 50 | Roadside Romeo | $55,202 | 29 | $41,770 | 75.7% | 29 | Oct 24 | Nov 2 | Yash Raj Films |
| 51 | Breakfast with Scot | $46,060 | 6 | $11,455 | 24.9% | 5 | Oct 10 | Apr 8 | Regent Releasing |
| 52 | Good Dick | $27,595 | 2 | $5,036 | 18.2% | 1 | Oct 10 | Nov 16 | Abramorama |
| 53 | Frontrunners | $26,976 | 6 | $6,888 | 25.5% | 1 | Oct 15 | Oct 30 | Oscilloscope |
| 54 | Filth and Wisdom | $22,406 | 10 | $4,597 | 20.5% | 1 | Oct 17 | Nov 23 | IFC Films |
| 55 | The Elephant King | $22,251 | 2 | $15,959 | 71.7% | 1 | Oct 17 | Oct 30 | Unison Films |
| 56 | The Matador | $21,816 | 2 | $6,695 | 30.7% | 1 | Oct 31 | Dec 18 | City Lights Pictures |
| 57 | The First Basket | $20,440 | 4 | $1,819 | 8.9% | 1 | Oct 29 | Dec 11 | Laemmle/Zeller Films |
| 58 | Saving Marriage | $18,720 | 2 | $8,044 | 43% | 2 | Oct 17 | Nov 13 | Regent Releasing |
| 59 | Live Fast, Die Young | $18,335 | 1 | $9,841 | 53.7% | 1 | Oct 24 | - | RiverRain Productions |
| 60 | Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father | $18,334 | 3 | $2,886 | 15.7% | 1 | Oct 31 | Nov 16 | Oscilloscope |
| 61 | Six in Paris | $15,532 | 1 | $4,053 | 26.1% | 1 | Oct 3 | Nov 13 | New Yorker Films |
| 62 | Splinter | $14,154 | 4 | $9,517 | 67.2% | 4 | Oct 31 | Nov 13 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 63 | The Pleasure of Being Robbed | $10,687 | 7 | $7,720 | 72.2% | 7 | Oct 3 | Oct 9 | IFC Films |
| 64 | Tru Loved | $9,467 | 4 | $1,678 | 17.7% | 2 | Oct 17 | Jun 17 | Regent Releasing |
| 65 | Eden Lake | $7,321 | 10 | $5,824 | 79.6% | 10 | Oct 31 | Nov 6 | Third Rail Releasing |
| 66 | The Politician | $5,788 | 2 | $1,441 | 24.9% | 1 | Oct 10 | Nov 6 | Strand Releasing |
| 67 | Nights and Weekends | $5,430 | 1 | $2,902 | 53.4% | 1 | Oct 10 | Oct 16 | IFC Films |
| 68 | God and Gays: Bridging the Gap | $5,095 | 2 | $1,460 | 28.7% | 2 | Oct 24 | Nov 20 | Indican Pictures |
| 69 | Fraude: México 2006 | $3,637 | 5 | $2,369 | 65.1% | 5 | Oct 10 | Oct 23 | Maya Entertainment |
| 70 | Who Does She Think She Is? | $3,081 | 1 | $3,081 | 100% | 1 | Oct 17 | Oct 19 | Artistic License |
| 71 | Run for Your Life | $2,992 | 1 | $2,537 | 84.8% | 1 | Oct 29 | Nov 2 | Screen Media Films |
| 72 | Lower Learning | $2,804 | 1 | $2,550 | 90.9% | 1 | Oct 10 | Oct 16 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 73 | La león | $1,708 | 1 | $940 | 55% | 1 | Oct 10 | Oct 16 | Music Box Films |
| 74 | Flashbacks of a Fool | $1,664 | 2 | $1,020 | 61.3% | 2 | Oct 17 | Oct 23 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 75 | Ben X | $1,601 | 1 | $904 | 56.5% | 1 | Oct 24 | Oct 30 | Film Movement |
| 76 | Ice Blues | $1,377 | 1 | $668 | 48.5% | 1 | Oct 10 | Nov 20 | Regent Releasing |
| 77 | Fall of Hyperion | $1,093 | 1 | $656 | 60% | 1 | Oct 10 | Nov 20 | Regent Releasing |
