Domestic Box Office For Holiday Season 2008
Holiday Season 2008 is November 7-January 1, 2009.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Twilight | $192,769,854 | 3,649 | $69,637,740 | 36.1% | 3,419 | Nov 21 | Apr 2 | Summit Entertainment |
| 2 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $180,010,950 | 4,065 | $63,106,589 | 35.1% | 4,056 | Nov 7 | Feb 26 | DreamWorks |
| 3 | Quantum of Solace | $168,368,427 | 3,501 | $67,528,882 | 40.1% | 3,451 | Nov 14 | Jan 25 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 4 | Gran Torino | $148,095,302 | 3,045 | $271,720 | 0.2% | 6 | Dec 12 | Jun 18 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Marley & Me | $143,153,751 | 3,505 | $36,357,586 | 25.4% | 3,480 | Dec 25 | Apr 30 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 6 | Slumdog Millionaire | $141,319,928 | 2,943 | $360,018 | 0.3% | 10 | Nov 12 | May 28 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 7 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | $127,509,326 | 2,988 | $26,853,816 | 21.1% | 2,988 | Dec 25 | Apr 23 | Paramount Pictures |
| 8 | Four Christmases | $120,146,040 | 3,540 | $31,069,826 | 25.9% | 3,310 | Nov 26 | Feb 12 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | Bolt | $114,053,579 | 3,654 | $26,223,128 | 23% | 3,651 | Nov 21 | Feb 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 10 | Bedtime Stories | $110,101,975 | 3,684 | $27,450,296 | 24.9% | 3,681 | Dec 25 | Mar 12 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 11 | Yes Man | $97,690,976 | 3,434 | $18,262,471 | 18.7% | 3,434 | Dec 19 | Apr 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | Valkyrie | $83,077,833 | 2,838 | $21,027,007 | 25.3% | 2,711 | Dec 25 | Apr 16 | United Artists |
| 13 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | $79,366,978 | 3,560 | $30,480,153 | 38.4% | 3,560 | Dec 12 | Apr 2 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 14 | Seven Pounds | $69,951,824 | 2,758 | $14,851,136 | 21.2% | 2,758 | Dec 19 | Jan 25 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 15 | Role Models | $67,294,270 | 2,798 | $19,167,085 | 28.5% | 2,792 | Nov 7 | Jan 29 | Universal Pictures |
| 16 | The Tale of Despereaux | $50,877,145 | 3,107 | $10,103,675 | 19.9% | 3,104 | Dec 19 | Mar 5 | Universal Pictures |
| 17 | Australia | $49,554,002 | 2,721 | $14,800,723 | 29.9% | 2,642 | Nov 26 | Mar 26 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 18 | The Reader | $34,194,407 | 1,203 | $168,051 | 0.5% | 8 | Dec 10 | May 13 | The Weinstein Company |
| 19 | Doubt | $33,446,470 | 1,287 | $507,226 | 1.5% | 15 | Dec 12 | Apr 9 | Miramax |
| 20 | Milk | $31,841,299 | 882 | $1,453,844 | 4.6% | 36 | Nov 26 | Apr 16 | Focus Features |
| 21 | Transporter 3 | $31,715,062 | 2,626 | $12,063,452 | 38% | 2,626 | Nov 26 | Jan 1 | Lionsgate |
| 22 | Defiance | $28,644,813 | 1,793 | $123,513 | 0.4% | 2 | Dec 31 | Apr 30 | Paramount Vantage |
| 23 | The Wrestler | $26,238,243 | 776 | $202,714 | 0.8% | 4 | Dec 17 | May 14 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 24 | Revolutionary Road | $22,911,480 | 1,077 | $189,911 | 0.8% | 3 | Dec 26 | Apr 2 | Paramount Vantage |
| 25 | The Spirit | $19,806,188 | 2,509 | $6,463,278 | 32.6% | 2,509 | Dec 25 | Jan 22 | Lionsgate |
| 26 | Frost/Nixon | $18,622,031 | 1,105 | $180,708 | 1% | 3 | Dec 5 | Mar 26 | Universal Pictures |
| 27 | Last Chance Harvey | $14,889,042 | 1,108 | $97,260 | 0.7% | 6 | Dec 25 | Apr 23 | Overture Films |
| 28 | Soul Men | $12,082,391 | 2,048 | $5,401,605 | 44.7% | 2,044 | Nov 7 | Feb 5 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 29 | The Boy in the Striped Pajamas | $9,046,156 | 679 | $253,085 | 2.8% | 17 | Nov 7 | Jan 22 | Miramax |
| 30 | Cadillac Records | $8,195,551 | 701 | $3,445,559 | 42% | 687 | Dec 5 | Jan 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 31 | Punisher: War Zone | $8,050,977 | 2,508 | $4,271,451 | 53.1% | 2,508 | Dec 5 | Dec 24 | Lionsgate |
| 32 | Nothing Like the Holidays | $7,503,736 | 1,671 | $3,531,664 | 47.1% | 1,671 | Dec 12 | Jan 29 | Overture Films |
| 33 | The Class | $3,766,810 | 126 | - | - | - | Dec 19 | Jun 11 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 34 | Ghajini | $2,430,627 | 83 | $766,859 | 31.5% | 83 | Dec 24 | Jan 29 | Adlabs Films |
| 35 | Waltz with Bashir | $2,283,849 | 208 | $50,021 | 2.2% | 5 | Dec 25 | May 14 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 36 | Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi | $2,078,956 | 83 | $920,995 | 44.3% | 83 | Dec 12 | Jan 15 | Yash Raj Films |
| 37 | The Polar Express 2008 IMAX Release | $1,705,694 | 26 | $42,718 | 2.5% | 12 | Nov 21 | Jan 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 38 | Gomorrah | $1,579,146 | 50 | $5,532 | 0.4% | 1 | Dec 19 | Jun 11 | IFC Films |
| 39 | Che: Part One/Che: Part Two | $1,497,109 | 39 | $61,070 | 4.1% | 2 | Dec 12 | May 21 | IFC Films |
| 40 | Friendship | $1,243,910 | 74 | $645,604 | 51.9% | 74 | Nov 14 | Dec 11 | Yash Raj Films |
| 41 | A Christmas Tale | $1,060,922 | 52 | $63,837 | 6% | 7 | Nov 14 | Feb 5 | IFC Films |
| 42 | Wendy and Lucy | $865,695 | 40 | $18,218 | 2.1% | 2 | Dec 10 | Apr 30 | Oscilloscope |
| 43 | Delgo | $694,782 | 2,160 | $511,920 | 73.7% | 2,160 | Dec 12 | Dec 18 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 44 | House | $575,048 | 363 | $327,445 | 56.9% | 363 | Nov 7 | Dec 24 | Roadside Attractions |
| 45 | Yuvvraaj | $570,090 | 77 | $264,362 | 46.4% | 77 | Nov 21 | Dec 11 | Eros Worldwide |
| 46 | Nobel Son | $540,382 | 893 | $333,912 | 61.8% | 893 | Dec 5 | Dec 24 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 47 | JCVD | $470,691 | 28 | $20,119 | 4.3% | 2 | Nov 7 | Jan 18 | Peace Arch Entertainment Group |
| 48 | Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 | $268,431 | 13 | $14,088 | 5.2% | 3 | Nov 19 | Jul 23 | Kino International |
| 49 | Hunger | $154,084 | 11 | $1,980 | 1.3% | 1 | Dec 5 | Jun 7 | IFC Films |
| 50 | Repo! The Genetic Opera | $146,750 | 11 | $53,684 | 36.6% | 8 | Nov 7 | Dec 11 | Lionsgate |
| 51 | The Secrets | $122,094 | 9 | $19,536 | 16% | 7 | Nov 26 | Apr 19 | Monterey Media |
| 52 | Pray the Devil Back to Hell | $90,066 | 5 | $8,227 | 9.1% | 1 | Nov 7 | Apr 19 | Balcony Releasing |
| 53 | The Secret of the Grain | $86,356 | 3 | $9,850 | 11.4% | 1 | Dec 24 | Mar 1 | IFC Films |
| 54 | Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! | $80,037 | 45 | $42,399 | 53% | 45 | Nov 26 | Dec 7 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 55 | How About You | $78,234 | 7 | $6,022 | 7.7% | 1 | Nov 14 | Apr 30 | Strand Releasing |
| 56 | The Wild Child | $65,051 | 2 | $6,680 | 10.3% | 1 | Nov 7 | - | The Film Desk |
| 57 | $9.99 | $52,384 | 4 | $478 | 0.9% | 1 | Dec 12 | Jan 21 | Regent Releasing |
| 58 | Ciao | $49,494 | 3 | $2,672 | 5.4% | 1 | Dec 5 | Jun 11 | Regent Releasing |
| 59 | The Betrayal | $41,271 | 3 | $5,864 | 14.2% | 1 | Nov 21 | Apr 23 | The Cinema Guild |
| 60 | I Can't Think Straight | $39,576 | 3 | $15,239 | 38.5% | 3 | Nov 21 | Sep 17 | Regent Releasing |
| 61 | Timecrimes | $39,127 | 7 | $4,351 | 11.1% | 2 | Dec 12 | Jan 29 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 62 | Familiar Strangers | $34,068 | 4 | $11,553 | 33.9% | 2 | Nov 14 | Mar 12 | Cavalier Films |
| 63 | The Alphabet Killer | $29,784 | 2 | $11,000 | 36.9% | 1 | Nov 7 | Dec 14 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 64 | Don Carlo | $27,834 | 5 | $27,834 | 100% | 5 | Dec 5 | Dec 7 | Emerging Pictures |
| 65 | Good | $27,276 | 8 | $9,508 | 34.9% | 2 | Dec 31 | Jan 15 | THINKFilm |
| 66 | The Dukes | $26,875 | 11 | $6,067 | 22.6% | 4 | Nov 14 | Dec 11 | Cavu Pictures |
| 67 | The World Unseen | $17,808 | 3 | $9,031 | 50.7% | 3 | Nov 7 | Nov 27 | Regent Releasing |
| 68 | Dark Streets | $16,815 | 18 | $10,958 | 65.2% | 18 | Dec 12 | Dec 18 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 69 | Eden | $15,611 | 3 | $3,084 | 19.8% | 1 | Nov 14 | Feb 8 | Liberation Entertainment |
| 70 | The Beautiful Truth | $15,387 | 2 | $3,025 | 19.7% | 1 | Nov 14 | Jan 29 | Cinema Libre Studio |
| 71 | Lake City | $12,767 | 2 | $9,355 | 73.3% | 1 | Nov 21 | Dec 18 | Screen Media Films |
| 72 | Gardens of the Night | $11,436 | 1 | $3,072 | 26.9% | 1 | Nov 7 | Dec 18 | City Lights Pictures |
| 73 | Otto; or, Up with Dead People | $11,295 | 2 | $3,456 | 30.6% | 1 | Nov 7 | Feb 5 | Strand Releasing |
| 74 | A Good Day to Be Black & Sexy | $8,629 | 1 | $6,141 | 71.2% | 1 | Dec 5 | Dec 11 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 75 | Special 2008 Re-release | $7,202 | 1 | $3,232 | 44.9% | 1 | Nov 21 | Dec 4 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 76 | Ek Vivaah... Aisa Bhi | $6,437 | 7 | $6,437 | 100% | 7 | Nov 7 | Nov 9 | Eros Worldwide |
| 77 | House of the Sleeping Beauties | $4,509 | 1 | $1,535 | 34% | 1 | Nov 14 | Feb 1 | First Run |
| 78 | Where God Left His Shoes | $3,911 | 2 | $2,918 | 74.6% | 2 | Dec 12 | Dec 21 | IFC Films |
| 79 | Rome & Jewel | $470 | 1 | $470 | 100% | 1 | Nov 28 | Nov 30 | Emerging Pictures |
