Japanese 2008 Weekend 40
October 4-5, 2008
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | Suspect X | $5,146,164 | - | 410 | - | $12,551 | $5,146,164 | 1 | Toho |
| 2 | - | Farewell Kamen Rider Den-O: Final Countdown | $1,689,945 | - | 156 | - | $10,832 | $1,689,945 | 1 | Toei Company |
| 3 | 1 | Wanted | $1,291,298 | -34.7% | 427 | -79 | $3,024 | $18,250,352 | 3 | Toho-Towa |
| 4 | 3 | Paco and the Magical Book | $1,212,368 | -25.1% | 292 | - | $4,151 | $15,921,052 | 4 | Toho |
| 5 | 2 | Iron Man | $1,154,129 | -41.1% | 403 | -1 | $2,863 | $4,902,845 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 6 | 4 | Departures | $1,123,374 | -21.6% | 220 | - | $5,106 | $16,197,050 | 4 | Shochiku |
| 7 | 5 | 20th Century Boys 1: Beginning of the End | $867,659 | -38.2% | 298 | -12 | $2,911 | $32,944,187 | 6 | Toho |
| 8 | 6 | Ikigami | $859,669 | -30.7% | 252 | +2 | $3,411 | $3,585,144 | 2 | Toho |
| 9 | 7 | Ponyo | $750,686 | -17.8% | 481 | - | $1,560 | $139,589,342 | 12 | Toho |
| 10 | 9 | Superior Ultraman 8 Brothers | $415,224 | -30% | 178 | -1 | $2,332 | $6,806,304 | 4 | Shochiku |
| 11 | 8 | Nights in Rodanthe | $395,421 | -39% | 259 | +1 | $1,526 | $2,225,801 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | 10 | Hancock | $363,204 | -32.9% | 400 | -13 | $908 | $27,495,397 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 13 | - | Fate | $225,871 | - | 118 | - | $1,914 | $225,871 | 1 | Formula Entertainment |
| 14 | 11 | Detroit Metal City | $225,432 | -46.2% | 237 | -3 | $951 | $21,149,354 | 7 | Toho |
| 15 | - | Sanbongi nôgyô kôkô, bajutsubu: Mokume no uma to shôjo no jitsuwa | $153,427 | - | 101 | - | $1,519 | $153,427 | 1 | Toei Company |
| 16 | 13 | Sex and the City | $115,559 | -33.5% | 51 | -34 | $2,265 | $15,011,185 | 7 | Gaga |
| 17 | - | Goya's Ghosts | $115,283 | - | 42 | - | $2,744 | $115,283 | 1 | N/A |
| 18 | 12 | Samurai Gangsters | $114,582 | -48.8% | 203 | +1 | $564 | $2,017,992 | 3 | Herald Film Company |
| 19 | 14 | Nim's Island | $65,889 | -44.7% | 119 | -94 | $553 | $4,185,373 | 5 | Herald Film Company |
| 20 | 18 | Gurren Lagann the Movie: Childhood's End | $54,652 | -6.4% | 10 | -1 | $5,465 | $957,621 | 5 | The Klockworx |
| 21 | 16 | Achilles and the Tortoise | $53,428 | -39.6% | 79 | -2 | $676 | $715,229 | 3 | N/A |
| 22 | 15 | Gou Gou, the Cat | $52,855 | -52.2% | 53 | -93 | $997 | $3,066,947 | 5 | Asmik Ace Entertainment |
| 23 | 17 | Into the Wild | $48,997 | -29.1% | 21 | -8 | $2,333 | $994,578 | 5 | Style Jam |
| 24 | - | The Nightmare Before Christmas 2008 3D Release | $48,860 | - | 36 | - | $1,357 | $48,860 | 1 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 25 | 20 | The Fall | $42,361 | -23.7% | 24 | -1 | $1,765 | $498,461 | 5 | - |
| 26 | 19 | Snakes and Earrings | $37,162 | -35% | 25 | -1 | $1,486 | $449,273 | 3 | Gaga |
| 27 | 26 | Pistol Whipped | $6,722 | +32.5% | 3 | +1 | $2,240 | $65,506 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
