Domestic Box Office For Holiday Season 2008
Holiday Season 2008 is November 7-January 1, 2009.
Wide releases are those released in at least 600 theaters.
| 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 | Marley & Me | $143,153,751 | 3,505 | $36,357,586 | 25.4% | 3,480 | Dec 25 | Apr 30 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 5 | Slumdog Millionaire | $141,319,928 | 2,943 | $360,018 | 0.3% | 10 | Dec 26 | May 28 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 6 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | $127,509,326 | 2,988 | $26,853,816 | 21.1% | 2,988 | Dec 25 | Apr 23 | Paramount Pictures |
| 7 | Four Christmases | $120,146,040 | 3,540 | $31,069,826 | 25.9% | 3,310 | Nov 26 | Feb 12 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Bolt | $114,053,579 | 3,654 | $26,223,128 | 23% | 3,651 | Nov 21 | Feb 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 9 | Bedtime Stories | $110,101,975 | 3,684 | $27,450,296 | 24.9% | 3,681 | Dec 25 | Mar 12 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 10 | Yes Man | $97,690,976 | 3,434 | $18,262,471 | 18.7% | 3,434 | Dec 19 | Apr 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 11 | Valkyrie | $83,077,833 | 2,838 | $21,027,007 | 25.3% | 2,711 | Dec 25 | Apr 16 | United Artists |
| 12 | 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 |
| 13 | Seven Pounds | $69,951,824 | 2,758 | $14,851,136 | 21.2% | 2,758 | Dec 19 | Jan 25 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 14 | Role Models | $67,294,270 | 2,798 | $19,167,085 | 28.5% | 2,792 | Nov 7 | Jan 29 | Universal Pictures |
| 15 | The Tale of Despereaux | $50,877,145 | 3,107 | $10,103,675 | 19.9% | 3,104 | Dec 19 | Mar 5 | Universal Pictures |
| 16 | Australia | $49,554,002 | 2,721 | $14,800,723 | 29.9% | 2,642 | Nov 26 | Mar 26 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 17 | Doubt | $33,446,470 | 1,287 | $507,226 | 1.5% | 15 | Dec 25 | Apr 9 | Miramax |
| 18 | Transporter 3 | $31,715,062 | 2,626 | $12,063,452 | 38% | 2,626 | Nov 26 | Jan 1 | Lionsgate |
| 19 | The Spirit | $19,806,188 | 2,509 | $6,463,278 | 32.6% | 2,509 | Dec 25 | Jan 22 | Lionsgate |
| 20 | Soul Men | $12,082,391 | 2,048 | $5,401,605 | 44.7% | 2,044 | Nov 7 | Feb 5 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 21 | The Boy in the Striped Pajamas | $9,046,156 | 679 | $253,085 | 2.8% | 17 | Dec 5 | Jan 22 | Miramax |
| 22 | Cadillac Records | $8,195,551 | 701 | $3,445,559 | 42% | 687 | Dec 5 | Jan 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 23 | Punisher: War Zone | $8,050,977 | 2,508 | $4,271,451 | 53.1% | 2,508 | Dec 5 | Dec 24 | Lionsgate |
| 24 | Nothing Like the Holidays | $7,503,736 | 1,671 | $3,531,664 | 47.1% | 1,671 | Dec 12 | Jan 29 | Overture Films |
| 25 | Delgo | $694,782 | 2,160 | $511,920 | 73.7% | 2,160 | Dec 12 | Dec 18 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 26 | Nobel Son | $540,382 | 893 | $333,912 | 61.8% | 893 | Dec 5 | Dec 24 | Freestyle Releasing |
