Domestic Box Office For Summer 2008
Summer 2008 is May 2-September 1.
Wide releases are those released in at least 600 theaters.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Dark Knight | $533,345,358 | 4,366 | $158,411,483 | 29.7% | 4,366 | Jul 18 | Mar 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Iron Man | $318,604,126 | 4,154 | $98,618,668 | 31% | 4,105 | May 2 | Oct 2 | Paramount Pictures |
| 3 | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | $317,101,119 | 4,264 | $100,137,835 | 31.6% | 4,260 | May 22 | Oct 16 | Paramount Pictures |
| 4 | Hancock | $227,946,274 | 3,965 | $62,603,879 | 27.5% | 3,965 | Jul 2 | Sep 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 5 | WALL·E | $223,808,164 | 3,992 | $63,087,526 | 28.2% | 3,992 | Jun 27 | Jan 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 6 | Kung Fu Panda | $215,727,546 | 4,136 | $60,239,130 | 27.9% | 4,114 | Jun 6 | Oct 9 | DreamWorks |
| 7 | Sex and the City | $152,647,258 | 3,325 | $57,038,404 | 37.4% | 3,285 | May 30 | Sep 18 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Mamma Mia! | $144,290,968 | 3,194 | $27,751,240 | 19.2% | 2,976 | Jul 18 | Nov 6 | Universal Pictures |
| 9 | The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian | $141,621,490 | 3,929 | $55,034,805 | 38.9% | 3,929 | May 16 | Sep 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 10 | The Incredible Hulk | $134,806,913 | 3,508 | $55,414,050 | 41.1% | 3,505 | Jun 13 | Sep 4 | Universal Pictures |
| 11 | Wanted | $134,508,551 | 3,185 | $50,927,085 | 37.9% | 3,175 | Jun 27 | Sep 18 | Universal Pictures |
| 12 | Get Smart | $130,319,208 | 3,915 | $38,683,480 | 29.7% | 3,911 | Jun 20 | Nov 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 13 | Tropic Thunder | $110,515,313 | 3,473 | $25,812,796 | 23.4% | 3,319 | Aug 13 | Nov 13 | DreamWorks |
| 14 | The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor | $102,491,776 | 3,778 | $40,457,770 | 39.5% | 3,760 | Aug 1 | Sep 25 | Universal Pictures |
| 15 | Journey to the Center of the Earth | $101,704,370 | 2,830 | $21,018,141 | 20.7% | 2,811 | Jul 11 | Dec 11 | Warner Bros. |
| 16 | Step Brothers | $100,468,793 | 3,182 | $30,940,732 | 30.8% | 3,094 | Jul 25 | Sep 21 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 17 | You Don't Mess with the Zohan | $100,018,837 | 3,466 | $38,531,374 | 38.5% | 3,462 | Jun 6 | Sep 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 18 | Pineapple Express | $87,341,380 | 3,072 | $23,245,025 | 26.6% | 3,072 | Aug 6 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 19 | What Happens in Vegas | $80,277,646 | 3,255 | $20,172,474 | 25.1% | 3,215 | May 9 | Sep 18 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 20 | Hellboy II: The Golden Army | $75,986,503 | 3,212 | $34,539,115 | 45.5% | 3,204 | Jul 11 | Sep 18 | Universal Pictures |
| 21 | The Happening | $64,506,874 | 2,986 | $30,517,109 | 47.3% | 2,986 | Jun 13 | Sep 18 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 22 | The Strangers | $52,597,610 | 2,477 | $20,997,985 | 39.9% | 2,466 | May 30 | Jul 24 | Rogue Pictures |
| 23 | The House Bunny | $48,237,389 | 2,763 | $14,533,702 | 30.1% | 2,714 | Aug 22 | Oct 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 24 | Made of Honor | $46,012,734 | 2,816 | $14,756,850 | 32.1% | 2,729 | May 2 | Jun 29 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 25 | The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 | $44,089,964 | 2,714 | $10,678,430 | 24.2% | 2,707 | Aug 6 | Nov 13 | Warner Bros. |
| 26 | Speed Racer | $43,945,766 | 3,606 | $18,561,337 | 42.2% | 3,606 | May 9 | Aug 7 | Warner Bros. |
| 27 | Death Race | $36,316,032 | 2,586 | $12,621,090 | 34.8% | 2,532 | Aug 22 | Oct 16 | Universal Pictures |
| 28 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | $35,161,554 | 3,452 | $14,611,273 | 41.6% | 3,452 | Aug 15 | Nov 13 | Warner Bros. |
| 29 | The Love Guru | $32,235,793 | 3,012 | $13,907,130 | 43.1% | 3,012 | Jun 20 | Aug 28 | Paramount Pictures |
| 30 | Mirrors | $30,691,439 | 2,664 | $11,161,074 | 36.4% | 2,664 | Aug 15 | Nov 23 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 31 | Space Chimps | $30,105,968 | 2,538 | $7,181,374 | 23.9% | 2,511 | Jul 18 | Nov 23 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 32 | Traitor | $23,530,831 | 2,108 | $7,868,465 | 33.4% | 2,054 | Aug 27 | Nov 25 | Overture Films |
| 33 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | $23,216,709 | 726 | $3,755,575 | 16.2% | 692 | Aug 15 | Feb 19 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 34 | Babylon A.D. | $22,532,572 | 3,425 | $9,484,627 | 42.1% | 3,390 | Aug 29 | Nov 16 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 35 | The X Files: I Want to Believe | $20,982,478 | 3,185 | $10,021,753 | 47.8% | 3,185 | Jul 25 | Oct 9 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 36 | Kit Kittredge: An American Girl | $17,657,973 | 1,849 | $220,297 | 1.2% | 5 | Jul 2 | Oct 9 | Picturehouse |
| 37 | Swing Vote | $16,289,867 | 2,213 | $6,230,669 | 38.2% | 2,213 | Aug 1 | Oct 16 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 38 | Disaster Movie | $14,190,901 | 2,642 | $5,836,973 | 41.1% | 2,642 | Aug 29 | Oct 23 | Lionsgate |
| 39 | Fly Me to the Moon 3D | $13,816,982 | 713 | $1,900,523 | 13.8% | 452 | Aug 29 | May 28 | Summit Entertainment |
| 40 | Meet Dave | $11,803,254 | 3,011 | $5,251,918 | 44.5% | 3,011 | Jul 11 | Oct 9 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 41 | The Longshots | $11,537,046 | 2,089 | $4,080,687 | 35.4% | 2,089 | Aug 22 | Nov 25 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 42 | The Rocker | $6,409,528 | 2,784 | $2,636,048 | 41.1% | 2,784 | Aug 20 | Oct 16 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 43 | Hamlet 2 | $4,886,216 | 1,597 | $439,925 | 9% | 103 | Aug 27 | Oct 2 | Focus Features |
| 44 | College | $4,694,636 | 2,124 | $2,153,109 | 45.9% | 2,123 | Aug 29 | Nov 13 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 45 | Redbelt | $2,345,941 | 1,379 | $63,361 | 2.7% | 6 | May 9 | Jul 17 | Sony Pictures Classics |
