Japanese 2008 Weekend 39
September 27-28, 2008
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Wanted | $1,978,631 | -74.2% | 506 | +2 | $3,910 | $14,351,112 | 2 | Toho-Towa |
| 2 | - | Iron Man | $1,958,331 | - | 404 | - | $4,847 | $1,958,331 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 3 | 2 | Paco and the Magical Book | $1,619,328 | -26% | 292 | - | $5,545 | $12,651,912 | 3 | Toho |
| 4 | 4 | Departures | $1,432,221 | -17.6% | 220 | +1 | $6,510 | $12,265,744 | 3 | Shochiku |
| 5 | 3 | 20th Century Boys 1: Beginning of the End | $1,403,670 | -34.4% | 310 | - | $4,527 | $30,023,532 | 5 | Toho |
| 6 | - | Ikigami | $1,241,354 | - | 250 | - | $4,965 | $1,241,354 | 1 | Toho |
| 7 | 5 | Ponyo | $913,666 | -36.2% | 481 | - | $1,899 | $134,862,256 | 11 | Toho |
| 8 | - | Nights in Rodanthe | $648,379 | - | 258 | - | $2,513 | $648,379 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | 7 | Superior Ultraman 8 Brothers | $592,891 | -46.6% | 179 | - | $3,312 | $5,954,671 | 3 | Shochiku |
| 10 | 6 | Hancock | $541,028 | -54.9% | 413 | -43 | $1,309 | $26,585,615 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 11 | 8 | Detroit Metal City | $418,727 | -48.2% | 240 | -1 | $1,744 | $20,043,126 | 6 | Toho |
| 12 | 9 | Samurai Gangsters | $223,936 | -52.3% | 202 | +3 | $1,108 | $1,461,045 | 2 | Herald Film Company |
| 13 | 10 | Sex and the City | $173,818 | -62.9% | 85 | -204 | $2,044 | $14,275,318 | 6 | Gaga |
| 14 | 11 | Nim's Island | $119,045 | -48.2% | 213 | -1 | $558 | $3,820,389 | 4 | Herald Film Company |
| 15 | 12 | Gou Gou, the Cat | $110,677 | -42.7% | 146 | -4 | $758 | $2,778,776 | 4 | Asmik Ace Entertainment |
| 16 | 13 | Achilles and the Tortoise | $88,523 | -53.2% | 81 | +1 | $1,092 | $535,529 | 2 | N/A |
| 17 | 16 | Into the Wild | $69,152 | -10.4% | 29 | +1 | $2,384 | $829,132 | 4 | Style Jam |
| 18 | 18 | Gurren Lagann the Movie: Childhood's End | $58,390 | -22% | 11 | - | $5,308 | $831,991 | 4 | The Klockworx |
| 19 | 15 | Snakes and Earrings | $57,181 | -42.4% | 26 | - | $2,199 | $312,119 | 2 | Gaga |
| 20 | 27 | The Fall | $55,553 | +100.4% | 25 | +18 | $2,222 | $362,755 | 4 | - |
| 21 | 26 | Shakariki! | $50,724 | +52.2% | 31 | -42 | $1,636 | $534,080 | 4 | Showgate |
| 22 | 19 | Flying Rabbits | $30,888 | -49.4% | 129 | -54 | $239 | $486,677 | 3 | Toei Company |
| 23 | 20 | The Dark Knight | $23,390 | -57% | 7 | -18 | $3,341 | $14,574,849 | 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 24 | - | One Million Yen Girl 2008 Re-release | $21,666 | - | 27 | - | $802 | $1,925,005 | 11 | Nikkatsu |
| 25 | 22 | Alvin and the Chipmunks | $21,348 | -55.3% | 70 | -24 | $304 | $352,698 | 3 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 26 | 29 | Pistol Whipped | $5,075 | -37.2% | 2 | -2 | $2,537 | $50,350 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 27 | 30 | Starship Troopers 3: Marauder | $215 | -70.5% | 2 | -1 | $107 | $414,807 | 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
