List Of 2008 Box Office Number-one Films In Australia
This is a list of films which placed number-one at the weekend box office in Australia during 2008. Amounts are in Australian dollars.
(N.B.: Seemingly improper dates are due to holiday weekends or other occasions. N/A denotes information that is not available from Urban Cinefile.)
| # | Weekend end date | Film | Total weekend gross |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 02008-01-066 January 2008 | I Am Legend | $9,513,115 | Alvin and the Chipmunks opens at #2 with $3,942,828. |
| 2 | 02008-01-1313 January 2008 | I Am Legend | $3,539,530 | 27 Dresses, which would later ascend to #1, opens with $3,497,746. |
| 3 | 02008-01-2020 January 2008 | Cloverfield | $2,561,831 | 27 Dresses nearly takes over the #1 spot again, with $2,544,657. |
| 4 | 02008-01-2727 January 2008 | 27 Dresses | $1,553,581 | A low box office #1 (due to the Australia Day weekend), with Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street and Juno close behind. |
| 5 | 02008-02-033 February 2008 | Juno | $1,265,737 | 27 Dresses close to #1 again. |
| 6 | 02008-02-1010 February 2008 | Fool's Gold | $1,949,609 | Fool's Gold opens close to a million stronger than Juno. |
| 7 | 02008-02-1717 February 2008 | Jumper | $3,408,959 | Definitely, Maybe beaten by a margin of close to $2 million. |
| 8 | 02008-02-2424 February 2008 | Jumper | $1,728,693 | The Bucket List and Rambo earn over a million also. |
| 9 | 02008-03-022 March 2008 | Meet the Spartans | $1,388,526 | The Bucket List a close second, with $1,199,630. |
| 10 | 02008-03-099 March 2008 | 10,000 BC | $2,222,655 | Run Fatboy Run a far second, with less than a million intake. |
| 11 | 02008-03-1616 March 2008 | Vantage Point | $1,129,167 | 10,000 BC second by just over $50,000. |
| 12 | 02008-03-2323 March 2008 | Step Up 2: The Streets | $2,581,363 | Opening significantly ahead of Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! and Drillbit Taylor. |
| 13 | 02008-03-3030 March 2008 | Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! | $1,555,540 | Beating out Step Up 2 the Streets and action/drama Never Back Down. |
| 14 | 02008-04-066 April 2008 | The Spiderwick Chronicles | $1,384,553 | Semi-Pro a very close second, with $1,384,266. |
| 15 | 02008-04-1313 April 2008 | The Spiderwick Chronicles | $996,868 | Superhero Movie ($995,151), Prom Night ($926,122) and Nim's Island ($845,212) close behind. |
| 16 | 02008-04-2020 April 2008 | Forgetting Sarah Marshall | $1,813,214 | Street Kings second on $1,535,676. |
| 17 | 02008-04-2727 April 2008 | Forgetting Sarah Marshall | $1,632,851 | Street Kings significantly behind at second. |
| 18 | 02008-05-044 May 2008 | Iron Man | $6,200,353 | Made of Honour (2nd) earns just $1,541,485. |
| 19 | 02008-05-1111 May 2008 | Iron Man | $3,375,533 | What Happens in Vegas second with $2,439,239. |
| 20 | 02008-05-1818 May 2008 | Iron Man | $2,503,835 | What Happens in Vegas a closer 2nd; 21 at 3rd. |
| 21 | 02008-05-2525 May 2008 | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | $9,733,329 | Indiana Jones trumps Iron Man by millions. |
| 22 | 02008-06-011 June 2008 | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | $5,774,030 | What Happens in Vegas beats out Iron Man for second, but still beaten significantly. |
| 23 | 02008-06-088 June 2008 | Sex and the City | $8,031,752 | The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian denied first with $4,354,099. |
| 24 | 02008-06-1515 June 2008 | Sex and the City | $4,563,023 | Prince Caspian 2nd, The Incredible Hulk 3rd. |
| 25 | 02008-06-2222 June 2008 | You Don't Mess with the Zohan | $4,276,523 | Sex and the City at second; Kung Fu Panda opens at third on previews. |
| 26 | 02008-06-2929 June 2008 | Kung Fu Panda | $5,230,383 | Get Smart second with $4,204,813. |
| 27 | 02008-07-066 July 2008 | Hancock | $7,601,620 | Kung Fu Panda descends to second. |
| 28 | 02008-07-1313 July 2008 | Mamma Mia! The Movie | $5,432,656 | Hancock and Kung Fu Panda second and third. |
| 29 | 02008-07-2020 July 2008 | The Dark Knight | $11,779,716 | Mamma Mia! $7 million under at second. |
| 30 | 02008-07-2727 July 2008 | The Dark Knight | $7,626,120 | The X-Files: I Want to Believe opens at third. |
| 31 | 02008-08-033 August 2008 | The Dark Knight | $4,576,178 | Wanted opens at 2nd, The Bank Job at 4th. |
| 32 | 02008-08-1010 August 2008 | The Dark Knight | $2,944,294 | Pineapple Express opens at fourth. |
| 33 | 02008-08-1717 August 2008 | The Dark Knight | $1,953,131 | Taken opens at #2; Star Wars: The Clone Wars at #4; The Strangers at #7. |
| 34 | 02008-08-2424 August 2008 | Tropic Thunder | $3,051,215 | Baby Mama opens at #5. |
| 35 | 02008-08-3131 August 2008 | Tropic Thunder | $1,938,866 | Hellboy II: The Golden Army opens at #2 with $1,824,100. |
| 36 | 02008-09-077 September 2008 | Tropic Thunder | $1,190,393 | Make It Happen opens at #4; In Bruges at #5; Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay at #6; Son of Rambow at #16. |
| 37 | 02008-09-1414 September 2008 | The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor | $3,509,055 | Tropic Thunder down to 2nd; Funny Games opens at #18. |
| 38 | 02008-09-2121 September 2008 | WALL-E | $3,635,368 | Step Brothers opens at #2; Wild Child at #4; Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging at #5. |
| 39 | 02008-09-2828 September 2008 | WALL-E | $2,667,221 | Eagle Eye opens at #2; Journey to the Center of the Earth at #3; The House Bunny at #7. |
| 40 | 02008-10-055 October 2008 | WALL-E | $2,698,876 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua ascends to #3; The Duchess opens at #6; Babylon A.D. at #9; Disaster Movie at #11. |
| 41 | 02008-10-1212 October 2008 | Body of Lies | $2,104,319 | My Best Friend's Girl opens at #8. |
| 42 | 02008-10-1919 October 2008 | Burn After Reading | $1,819,366 | Max Payne opens at #2 with $1,168,949. |
| 43 | 02008-10-2626 October 2008 | Burn After Reading | $1,491,130 | Saw V opens at #2 with $1,366,113; How to Lose Friends & Alienate People at #3. |
| 44 | 02008-11-022 November 2008 | Burn After Reading | $1,134,136 | Death Race opens at #2; RocknRolla at #3. |
| 45 | 02008-11-099 November 2008 | Nights in Rodanthe | $1,371,546 | Traitor opens at #5; Mirrors at #6. |
| 46 | 02008-11-1616 November 2008 | Nights in Rodanthe | $939,903 | Sex Drive opens at #3; Dostana at #13. |
| 47 | 02008-11-2323 November 2008 | Quantum of Solace | $9,729,078 | Nights in Rodanthe over $9 million behind #1 at #2; American Teen opens at #18. |
| 48 | 02008-11-3030 November 2008 | Australia | $6,373,903 | Big Stan opens at #3; Quarantine at #4. |
| 49 | 02008-12-077 December 2008 | Australia | $4,105,524 | High School Musical 3: Senior Year opens a close second, earning $3,942,732. |
| 50 | 02008-12-1414 December 2008 | Twilight | $5,413,654 | City of Ember opens at #9. |
| 51 | 02008-12-2121 December 2008 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $3,818,439 | Twilight significantly behind at #2; Slumdog Millionaire opens at #7. |
| 52 | 02008-12-2828 December 2008 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | $3,276,799 | The Day the Earth Stood Still ran a close second, earning $3,121,708. Bedtime Stories opens at #3; Vicky Cristina Barcelona at #11; Frost/Nixon at #12; I've Loved You So Long at #13. |
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