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            $100 Million U.S. Boxoffice Movies in 2008 
             
            
               
                |   Rank  | 
                  Movie Title  | 
                  Studio  | 
                Total 
                  U.S. Domestic 
                  Gross | 
                Total 
                  Theaters | 
                Opening 
                  Week 
                  U.S. Domestic 
                  Gross  | 
                Opening 
                  Week 
                  Theaters | 
                Open 
                  Date  | 
                Close 
                  Date  | 
               
               
                | 1 | 
                The Dark Knight | 
                Warner | 
                $533,345,358 | 
                4,366 | 
                $158,411,483 | 
                4,366 | 
                7/18 | 
                3/5 | 
               
               
                | 2 | 
                Iron Man | 
                Paramount | 
                $318,412,101 | 
                4,154 | 
                $98,618,668 | 
                4,105 | 
                5/2 | 
                10/2 | 
               
               
                | 3 | 
                Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the  
                  Crystal Skull | 
                Paramount | 
                $317,101,119 | 
                4,264 | 
                $100,137,835 | 
                4,260 | 
                5/22 | 
                10/16 | 
               
               
                | 4 | 
                Hancock | 
                Sony | 
                $227,946,274 | 
                3,965 | 
                $62,603,879 | 
                3,965 | 
                7/2 | 
                9/7 | 
               
               
                | 5 | 
                WALL-E | 
                Buena Vista | 
                $223,808,164 | 
                3,992 | 
                $63,087,526 | 
                3,992 | 
                6/27 | 
                1/8 | 
               
               
                | 6 | 
                Kung Fu Panda | 
                Paramount / DreamWorks | 
                $215,434,591 | 
                4,136 | 
                $60,239,130 | 
                4,114 | 
                6/6 | 
                10/9 | 
               
               
                | 7 | 
                Twilight | 
                Summit | 
                $192,769,854 | 
                3,649 | 
                $69,637,740 | 
                3,419 | 
                11/21 | 
                4/2 | 
               
               
                | 8 | 
                Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | 
                Paramount / DreamWorks | 
                $180,010,950 | 
                4,065 | 
                $63,106,589 | 
                4,056 | 
                11/7 | 
                2/26 | 
               
               
                | 9 | 
                Quantum of Solace | 
                Sony | 
                $168,368,427 | 
                3,501 | 
                $67,528,882 | 
                3,451 | 
                11/14 | 
                1/25 | 
               
               
                | 10 | 
                Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! | 
                Fox | 
                $154,529,439 | 
                3,961 | 
                $45,012,998 | 
                3,954 | 
                3/14 | 
                9/4 | 
               
               
                | 11 | 
                Sex and the City | 
                Warner / New Line | 
                $152,647,258 | 
                3,325 | 
                $57,038,404 | 
                3,285 | 
                5/30 | 
                9/18 | 
               
               
                | 12 | 
                Gran Torino | 
                Warner | 
                $148,095,302 | 
                3,045 | 
                $271,720 | 
                6 | 
                12/12 | 
                6/18 | 
               
               
                | 13 | 
                Mamma Mia! | 
                Universal | 
                $144,130,063 | 
                3,194 | 
                $27,751,240 | 
                2,976 | 
                7/18 | 
                11/6 | 
               
               
                | 14 | 
                Marley and Me | 
                Fox | 
                $143,153,751 | 
                3,505 | 
                $36,357,586 | 
                3,480 | 
                12/25 | 
                4/30 | 
               
               
                | 15 | 
                The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian | 
                Buena Vista | 
                $141,621,490 | 
                3,929 | 
                $55,034,805 | 
                3,929 | 
                5/16 | 
                9/4 | 
               
               
                | 16 | 
                Slumdog Millionaire | 
                Fox Searchlight | 
                $141,319,928 | 
                2,943 | 
                $360,018 | 
                10 | 
                11/12 | 
                5/28 | 
               
               
                | 17 | 
                The Incredible Hulk | 
                Universal | 
                $134,806,913 | 
                3,508 | 
                $55,414,050 | 
                3,505 | 
                6/13 | 
                9/4 | 
               
               
                | 18 | 
                Wanted | 
                Universal | 
                $134,508,551 | 
                3,185 | 
                $50,927,085 | 
                3,175 | 
                6/27 | 
                9/18 | 
               
               
                | 19 | 
                Get Smart | 
                Warner | 
                $130,319,208 | 
                3,915 | 
                $38,683,480 | 
                3,911 | 
                6/20 | 
                11/6 | 
               
               
                | 20 | 
                The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | 
                Paramount | 
                $127,509,326 | 
                2,988 | 
                $26,853,816 | 
                2,988 | 
                12/25 | 
                4/23 | 
               
               
                | 21 | 
                Four Christmases | 
                Warner / New Line | 
                $120,146,040 | 
                3,540 | 
                $31,069,826 | 
                3,310 | 
                11/26 | 
                2/12 | 
               
               
                | 22 | 
                Bolt | 
                Buena Vista | 
                $114,053,579 | 
                3,654 | 
                $26,223,128 | 
                3,651 | 
                11/21 | 
                2/22 | 
               
               
                | 23 | 
                Tropic Thunder | 
                Paramount / DreamWorks | 
                $110,515,313 | 
                3,473 | 
                $25,812,796 | 
                3,319 | 
                8/13 | 
                11/13 | 
               
               
                | 24 | 
                Bedtime Stories | 
                Buena Vista | 
                $110,101,975 | 
                3,684 | 
                $27,450,296 | 
                3,681 | 
                12/25 | 
                3/12 | 
               
               
                | 25 | 
                The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor | 
                Universal | 
                $102,491,776 | 
                3,778 | 
                $40,457,770 | 
                3,760 | 
                8/1 | 
                9/25 | 
               
               
                | 26 | 
                Journey to the Center of the Earth | 
                Warner / New Line | 
                $101,704,370 | 
                2,830 | 
                $21,018,141 | 
                2,811 | 
                7/11 | 
                12/11 | 
               
               
                | 27 | 
                Eagle Eye | 
                Paramount / DreamWorks | 
                $101,440,743 | 
                3,614 | 
                $29,150,721 | 
                3,510 | 
                9/26 | 
                1/8 | 
               
               
                | 28 | 
                Step Brothers | 
                Sony | 
                $100,468,793 | 
                3,182 | 
                $30,940,732 | 
                3,094 | 
                7/25 | 
                9/21 | 
               
               
                | 29 | 
                You Don't Mess with the Zohan | 
                Sony | 
                $100,018,837 | 
                3,466 | 
                $38,531,374 | 
                3,462 | 
                6/6 | 
                9/7 | 
               
             
            
               
              (Updated 6/2/09)  
            
          
          
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