Most Popular Movies 2008
This chart shows the 2008 movie releases that have attracted the most interest on The Numbers web site over the past 24 hours. A share of 100 corresponds to 1 percent of the total views for all 2008 releases.
See also: Domestic Release Schedule for 2008 - Top 2008 Worldwide
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Domestic BO: $534,235,491 |
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International BO: $473,460,281 |
| The Strangers |
| Director: Bryan Bertino |
| Lead Roles: Liv Tyler as Kristen McKay, Scott Speedman as James Hoyt |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 30, 2008 (Wide) by Focus Features |
| Keywords: Slasher Horror |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $52,597,610 |
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International BO: $30,454,066 |
| Slumdog Millionaire |
| Director: Danny Boyle |
| Lead Roles: Dev Patel as Jamal Malik (older), Freida Pinto as Latika (older), Madhur Mittal as Salim Malik (older) |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 12, 2008 (Limited) by Fox Searchlight |
| Keywords: Romance, Non Professional Actor, Poverty, Homeless, Tortured for Information, Oscars Best Picture Winner, Life Drama, 2009 Oscars Best Picture Nominee |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $141,330,703 |
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International BO: $242,494,724 |
| Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 12, 2008 (Limited) by Yash Raj Films |
| Keywords: Foreign Language |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $2,074,346 |
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International BO: $8,585,000 |
| Lost Boys: The Tribe |
| Video Release Date: July 29, 2008 by Warner Home Video |
| Keywords: Direct-to-Video |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Fantasy |
| Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull |
| Director: Steven Spielberg |
| Lead Roles: Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones, Cate Blanchett as Irina Spalko, Karen Allen as Marion Ravenwood, Ray Winstone as George "Mac" McHale, Shia LaBeouf as Mutt Williams |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 22, 2008 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures |
| Keywords: Treasure Hunters, Delayed Sequel, Archaeology, Sequels With Returning Stars, Surprise Twist, Dysfunctional Family, Cold War, Double Agent, Psychics, Friendly Alien on Earth, Character's Journey Shown on Map, Mental Illness, Dead Language, Chase Adventure |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Adventure, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $317,101,119 |
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International BO: $469,534,294 |
Synopsis
It’s the height of the Cold War, and famous archaeologist Indiana Jones, returning from his latest adventure, finds out his job at Marshall College is in jeopardy. He meets Mutt, a young man who wants Indy to help him find the legendary Crystal Skull of Akator, and the pair set out for Peru. However, deadly agent Irina Spalko is searching for the powerful artifact, too, because the Soviets believe it can help them conquer the world.
| Iron Man |
| Director: Jon Favreau |
| Lead Roles: Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron Man, Terrence Howard as Rhodey, Jeff Bridges as Obadiah Stane, Gwyneth Paltrow as Virginia "Pepper" Potts |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 2, 2008 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures |
| Keywords: Marvel Comics, Corporate Malfeasance, Surprise Twist, Kidnap, Terrorism, Afghanistan War, Scene in End Credits, Arms Dealer, Inventor, Voiceover/Narration, Non-Chronological, Intertitle, Gratuitous Cameos, Origin Story, Motion Capture Performance, IMAX: DMR, Heroic Adventure |
| Classification: Based on Comic/Graphic Novel, Adventure, Live Action, Super Hero |
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Domestic BO: $318,604,126 |
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International BO: $266,567,421 |
Synopsis
Tony Stark, a billionaire industrialist and genius inventor is kidnapped and forced to build a devastating weapon. Instead, using his intelligence and ingenuity, Tony builds a high-tech suit of armor and escapes captivity. When he uncovers a nefarious plot with global implications, he dons his powerful armor and vows to protect the world as Iron Man.
| Romulus, My Father |
| Director: Richard Roxburgh |
| Lead Roles: Eric Bana as Romulus, Franka Potente as Christina |
| Initial Theatrical Release: February 29, 2008 (Exclusive) by Magnolia Pictures |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $4,283 |
| Get Smart |
| Director: Peter Segal |
| Lead Roles: Steve Carell as Maxwell Smart, Anne Hathaway as Agent 99 |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 20, 2008 (Wide) by Warner Bros. |
| Keywords: Spoof, Secret Agent, Undercover |
| Classification: Based on TV, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $130,319,208 |
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International BO: $96,420,208 |
| Journey to the Center of the Earth |
| Director: Eric Brevig |
| Lead Roles: Brendan Fraser as Trevor Anderson, Anita Briem as Hannah, Josh Hutcherson as Sean Anderson |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 11, 2008 (Wide) by Warner Bros. |
| Keywords: 3-D, 3-D - Shot in 3-D, Family Adventure, Missing Person, Set in Iceland, Underground, Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs in the Modern World |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Adventure, Live Action, Science Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $101,704,370 |
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International BO: $141,476,567 |
| The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor |
| Director: Rob Cohen |
| Lead Roles: Brendan Fraser as Rick O'Connell, Jet Li as Emperor Han, Maria Bello as Evelyn O'Connell |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 1, 2008 (Wide) by Universal |
| Keywords: Visual Effects, Treasure Hunters, Monster, Mummy, Chase Adventure, Prologue, Ancient China |
| Classification: Remake, Adventure, Live Action, Fantasy |
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Domestic BO: $102,491,776 |
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International BO: $303,268,449 |
| Taken |
| Director: Pierre Morel |
| Lead Roles: Liam Neeson as Bryan, Maggie Grace as Kim |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 9, 2008 (Wide) (South Korea) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $145,000,989 |
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International BO: $81,940,596 |
| Mamma Mia! |
| Director: Phyllida Lloyd |
| Lead Roles: Meryl Streep as Donna, Pierce Brosnan as Sam Carmichael, Colin Firth as Harry Bright, Stellan Skarsgård as Bill Austin, Julie Walters as Rosie, Dominic Cooper as Sky, Amanda Seyfried as Sophie Sheridan, Christine Baranski as Tanya |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 2, 2008 (Wide) (Netherlands) |
| Keywords: Unexpected Families, Jukebox Musical, Wedding Day, Dysfunctional Family, Relationships Gone Wrong |
| Classification: Based on Musical or Opera, Musical, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $144,540,088 |
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International BO: $441,725,109 |
Synopsis
Donna, an independent hotelier in the Greek islands, is preparing for her daughter’s wedding with the help of two old friends. Meanwhile Sophie, the spirited bride, has a plan. She secretly invites three men from her mother’s past in hope of meeting her real father and having him escort her down the aisle on her big day.
| City of Ember |
| Director: Gil Kenan |
| Lead Roles: Saoirse Ronan as Lina Mayfleet, Harry Treadaway as Doon Harrow |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 10, 2008 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox |
| Keywords: Family Adventure, Young Adult Book Adaptation, Underground, Dystopia, Robot, Post Apocalypse |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Adventure, Live Action, Fantasy |
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Domestic BO: $7,873,007 |
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International BO: $9,958,551 |
| Gran Torino |
| Director: Clint Eastwood |
| Lead Roles: Clint Eastwood as Walt Kowalski |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 12, 2008 (Limited) by Warner Bros. |
| Keywords: Hood Film, Life Drama |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $148,095,302 |
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International BO: $126,447,783 |
Synopsis
Retired auto worker and Korean War vet Walt Kowalski fills emptiness in his life with beer and home repair, despising the many Asian, Latino and black families in his neighborhood. Walt becomes a reluctant hero when he stands up to the gangbangers who tried to force an Asian teen to steal Walt’s treasured car. An unlikely friendship develops between Walt and the teen, as he learns he has more in common with his neighbors than he thought.
| Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! |
| Director: Dibakar Banerjee |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 28, 2008 (Limited) by UTV Communications |
| Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Comedy, Live Action, Dramatization |
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Domestic BO: $80,037 |
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International BO: $1,532,709 |
| Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa |
| Director: Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath |
| Lead Roles: Ben Stiller as Alex, Chris Rock as Marty, Additional Zebras, David Schwimmer as Melman, Jada Pinkett Smith as Gloria, Sacha Baron Cohen as Julien, Cedric the Entertainer as Maurice, Andy Richter as Mort, Tom McGrath as Skipper, Lemur, Chris Miller as Kowalski, Christopher Knights as Private, Conrad Vernon as Mason |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 7, 2008 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures |
| Keywords: Animal Lead, Talking Animals, IMAX: DMR, Posthumous Release, Interspecies Romance, Country Mouse, City Mouse, Set in New York, Mistaken Identity, Escape, Family Adventure |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Adventure, Digital Animation, Kids Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $180,174,880 |
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International BO: $419,505,894 |
Synopsis
Alex, Morty and other zoo animals find a way to escape from Madagascar when the penguins reassemble a wrecked airplane. The precariously repaired craft stays airborne just long enough to make it to the African continent. There the New Yorkers encounter members of their own species for the first time. Africa proves to be a wild place, but Alex and company wonder if it is better than their Central Park home.
| Appaloosa |
| Director: Ed Harris |
| Lead Roles: Viggo Mortensen as Everett Hitch, Ed Harris as Virgil Cole, Renée Zellweger as Allison French |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 19, 2008 (Limited) by Warner Bros. |
| Keywords: Revisionist Western, Crime, Widow/Widower, Romance, Life in a Small Town, 1880s, Set in New Mexico, Voiceover/Narration |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Western, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $20,211,394 |
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International BO: $7,700,059 |
Synopsis
Virgil Cole and his longtime friend and partner Everett Hitch travel the 1880s Southwest, bringing justice to lawless towns desperate enough to hire them. In the mining town of Appaloosa, malevolent rancher Randall Bragg and his cronies ride roughshod over the frightened citizens. As Cole and Hitch work to end Bragg's reign of terror, an unconventional widow arrives, complicating the job and threatening their bond.
| Australia |
| Director: Baz Luhrmann |
| Lead Roles: Nicole Kidman as Lady Sarah Ashley, Hugh Jackman as Drover |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 26, 2008 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox |
| Keywords: World War II, War, Romance, Historical Drama |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $49,554,002 |
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International BO: $165,526,808 |
| Bolt |
| Director: Chris Williams, Byron Howard |
| Lead Roles: John Travolta as Bolt, Susie Essman as Mittens, Mark Walton as Rhino |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 21, 2008 (Wide) by Walt Disney |
| Keywords: Animal Lead, Talking Animals, 3-D, 3-D - Shot in 3-D, Family Adventure, TV Industry, Child Actor |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Adventure, Digital Animation, Kids Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $114,053,579 |
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International BO: $213,961,450 |
Synopsis
For super-dog BOLT, every day is filled with adventure, danger and intrigue - at least until the cameras stop rolling. When the star of a hit TV show is accidentally shipped from his Hollywood soundstage to New York City, he begins his biggest adventure yet - a cross-country journey through the real world to get back to his owner and co-star, Penny. Armed only with the delusions that all his amazing feats and powers are real, and the help of two unlikely traveling companions - a jaded, abandoned housecat named Mittens and a TV-obsessed hamster named Rhino - Bolt discovers he doesn’t need superpowers to be a hero.
| Star Wars: The Clone Wars |
| Director: Dave Filoni |
| Lead Roles: Matt Lanter as Anakin Skywalker, Ashley Eckstein as Ahsoka Tano, James Arnold Taylor as Obi-Wan Kenobi/4-A7/Medical Droid |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 15, 2008 (Wide) by Warner Bros. |
| Keywords: Cloning, Action Adventure, Space Opera, War, Set in Outer Space, Kidnap, Good vs. Evil |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Adventure, Digital Animation, Science Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $35,161,554 |
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International BO: $33,533,889 |
Synopsis
Star Wars: The Clone Wars follows the Republic’s clone army in their struggle against Count Dooku’s Separatist forces, and features fan-favorite characters like Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Ahsoka Tano, and Darth Maul.
| Rambo |
| Director: Sylvester Stallone |
| Lead Roles: Sylvester Stallone as John J. Rambo |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 25, 2008 (Wide) by Lionsgate |
| Keywords: Delayed Sequel |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $42,754,105 |
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International BO: $70,490,185 |
| Time and Tide |
| Video Release Date: January 15, 2008 by Micar Productions |
| Keywords: Non-Chronological, Direct-to-Video |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
| Sex and the City |
| Director: Michael Patrick King |
| Lead Roles: Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie Bradshaw, Kim Cattrall as Samantha Jones, Kristin Davis as Charlotte York Goldenblatt, Cynthia Nixon as Miranda Hobbes |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 30, 2008 (Wide) by Warner Bros. |
| Keywords: Relationship Advice, Comedy Drama, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Set in New York City, Set in New York |
| Classification: Based on TV, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $152,647,258 |
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International BO: $262,600,000 |
| Pineapple Express |
| Director: David Gordon Green |
| Lead Roles: Seth Rogen as Dale Denton, James Franco as Saul Silver, Danny McBride as Red |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 6, 2008 (Wide) by Sony Pictures, released as The Pineapple Express |
| Keywords: Organized Crime, Corrupt Cops, Judd Apatow Buddy Comedy, Stoner Comedy |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $87,341,380 |
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International BO: $15,062,639 |