The Top Movies of Wednesday, August 27, 2008
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
(1) |
Tropic Thunder |
Paramount Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$1,439,940 |
-19.58% |
3,352 |
$430 |
$71,008,009 |
15 |
| 2 |
(2) |
The House Bunny |
Sony Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$1,088,393 |
-19.60% |
2,714 |
$401 |
$18,479,657 |
6 |
| 3 |
(4) |
The Dark Knight |
Warner Bros.
|
Action
|
$986,453 |
-10.51% |
3,163 |
$312 |
$492,688,931 |
41 |
| 4 |
(3) |
Death Race |
Universal
|
Action
|
$924,180 |
-21.51% |
2,532 |
$365 |
$15,988,650 |
6 |
| 5 |
(new) |
Traitor |
Overture Films
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$792,214 |
  |
2,054 |
$386 |
$792,214 |
1 |
| 6 |
(6) |
Mamma Mia! |
Universal
|
Musical
|
$628,910 |
-11.35% |
2,326 |
$270 |
$126,474,290 |
41 |
| 7 |
(5) |
The Pineapple Express |
Sony Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$582,944 |
-18.44% |
2,620 |
$222 |
$75,843,068 |
22 |
| 8 |
(7) |
Mirrors |
20th Century Fox
|
Horror
|
$415,931 |
-19.06% |
2,541 |
$164 |
$21,668,827 |
13 |
| 9 |
(8) |
Star Wars: The Clone Wars |
Warner Bros.
|
Adventure
|
$414,368 |
-17.69% |
3,452 |
$120 |
$26,493,966 |
13 |
| 10 |
(9) |
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 |
Warner Bros.
|
Adventure
|
$303,412 |
-19.82% |
2,170 |
$140 |
$39,378,081 |
22 |
| 11 |
(11) |
Vicky Cristina Barcelona |
MGM
|
Comedy
|
$296,654 |
-7.88% |
692 |
$429 |
$9,512,282 |
13 |
| 12 |
(10) |
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor |
Universal
|
Adventure
|
$290,385 |
-17.31% |
2,422 |
$120 |
$94,926,120 |
27 |
| 13 |
(19) |
Hamlet 2 |
Focus Features
|
Comedy
|
$245,813 |
+297.61% |
1,530 |
$161 |
$805,674 |
6 |
| 14 |
(12) |
The Longshots |
MGM
|
Drama
|
$234,092 |
-17.87% |
2,089 |
$112 |
$4,924,145 |
6 |
| 15 |
(14) |
Step Brothers |
Sony Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$216,648 |
-19.57% |
1,639 |
$132 |
$96,360,645 |
34 |
| 16 |
(13) |
The Rocker |
20th Century Fox
|
Comedy
|
$210,717 |
-23.55% |
2,784 |
$76 |
$4,468,965 |
8 |
| 17 |
(15) |
Journey to the Center of the Earth |
New Line
|
Adventure
|
$201,234 |
-16.52% |
1,051 |
$191 |
$92,566,851 |
48 |
| 18 |
(16) |
WALL-E |
Buena Vista
|
Comedy
|
$135,776 |
-0.12% |
785 |
$173 |
$216,668,606 |
62 |
| 19 |
(17) |
Fly Me To the Moon |
Summit Entertainment
|
Adventure
|
$123,701 |
-7.94% |
540 |
$229 |
$4,601,759 |
13 |
| - |
(18) |
Kung Fu Panda |
Paramount Pictures
|
Adventure
|
$66,806 |
-4.91% |
437 |
$153 |
$212,888,768 |
83 |
| - |
(20) |
Brideshead Revisited |
Miramax
|
Drama
|
$46,544 |
-17.40% |
444 |
$105 |
$5,640,577 |
34 |
| - |
(21) |
Hancock |
Sony Pictures
|
Action
|
$40,281 |
-26.08% |
588 |
$69 |
$226,507,190 |
57 |
| - |
(22) |
Space Chimps |
20th Century Fox
|
Adventure
|
$31,262 |
-18.04% |
467 |
$67 |
$28,485,949 |
41 |
| - |
(26) |
Iron Man |
Paramount Pictures
|
Action
|
$24,176 |
-7.43% |
257 |
$94 |
$317,545,933 |
118 |
| - |
(23) |
Hellboy 2: The Golden Army |
Universal
|
Action
|
$21,600 |
-25.95% |
286 |
$76 |
$75,187,810 |
48 |
| - |
(25) |
Swing Vote |
Buena Vista
|
Comedy
|
$21,275 |
-19.68% |
372 |
$57 |
$15,531,278 |
27 |
| - |
(28) |
Sex and the City |
New Line
|
Comedy
|
$20,461 |
-1.90% |
204 |
$100 |
$152,418,783 |
90 |
| - |
(27) |
Wanted |
Universal
|
Action
|
$19,380 |
-19.69% |
254 |
$76 |
$133,803,815 |
62 |
| - |
(24) |
Henry Poole Is Here |
Overture Films
|
Comedy
|
$16,120 |
-43.82% |
506 |
$32 |
$1,534,121 |
13 |
| - |
(29) |
Get Smart |
Warner Bros.
|
Comedy
|
$15,524 |
-22.00% |
121 |
$128 |
$128,277,829 |
69 |
| - |
(30) |
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull |
Paramount Pictures
|
Adventure
|
$12,009 |
-18.93% |
136 |
$88 |
$315,325,091 |
98 |
| - |
(31) |
The X-Files: I Want to Believe |
20th Century Fox
|
Action
|
$9,565 |
-21.98% |
163 |
$59 |
$20,740,598 |
34 |
| - |
(32) |
American Teen |
Paramount Vantage
|
Documentary
|
$7,881 |
-7.60% |
109 |
$72 |
$810,211 |
34 |
| - |
(34) |
I.O.U.S.A. |
Roadside Attractions
|
Documentary
|
$5,281 |
-20.86% |
18 |
$293 |
$603,280 |
6 |
| - |
(33) |
The Love Guru |
Paramount Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$5,250 |
-22.49% |
120 |
$44 |
$32,195,564 |
69 |
| - |
(35) |
Meet Dave |
20th Century Fox
|
Comedy
|
$4,562 |
-7.24% |
92 |
$50 |
$11,658,462 |
48 |
| - |
(36) |
What Happens in Vegas... |
20th Century Fox
|
Romantic Comedy
|
$3,476 |
-13.58% |
28 |
$124 |
$80,250,204 |
111 |
| - |
(37) |
The Happening |
20th Century Fox
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$2,683 |
+7.49% |
46 |
$58 |
$64,446,128 |
76 |
| - |
(38) |
The Visitor |
Overture Films
|
Comedy
|
$2,072 |
-10.38% |
26 |
$80 |
$9,311,352 |
139 |
| - |
(39) |
Beer for My Horses |
Roadside Attractions
|
Comedy
|
$1,941 |
-6.19% |
40 |
$49 |
$416,632 |
20 |
| - |
(42) |
The Fall |
Roadside Attractions
|
Adventure
|
$1,519 |
+85.47% |
9 |
$169 |
$2,246,921 |
111 |
| - |
(41) |
Before the Rains |
Roadside Attractions
|
Drama
|
$1,282 |
-23.60% |
1 |
$1,282 |
$1,014,051 |
111 |
| - |
(40) |
CSNY: Déjà Vu |
Roadside Attractions
|
Documentary
|
$422 |
-75.12% |
2 |
$211 |
$63,010 |
34 |
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