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.)
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Weekend end date
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Film
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Total weekend gross
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Notes
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1 |
6 January 2008 |
I Am Legend |
$9,513,115 |
Alvin and the Chipmunks opens at #2 with $3,942,828.
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2 |
13 January 2008 |
$3,539,530 |
27 Dresses, which would later ascend to #1, opens with $3,497,746.
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3 |
20 January 2008 |
Cloverfield |
$2,561,831 |
27 Dresses nearly takes over the #1 spot again, with $2,544,657.
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4 |
27 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.
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5 |
3 February 2008 |
Juno |
$1,265,737 |
27 Dresses close to #1 again.
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6 |
10 February 2008 |
Fool's Gold |
$1,949,609 |
Fool's Gold opens close to a million stronger than Juno.
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7 |
17 February 2008 |
Jumper |
$3,408,959 |
Definitely, Maybe beaten by a margin of close to $2 million.
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8 |
24 February 2008 |
$1,728,693 |
The Bucket List and Rambo earn over a million also.
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9 |
2 March 2008 |
Meet the Spartans |
$1,388,526 |
The Bucket List a close second, with $1,199,630.
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10 |
9 March 2008 |
10,000 BC |
$2,222,655 |
Run Fatboy Run a far second, with less than a million intake.
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11 |
16 March 2008 |
Vantage Point |
$1,129,167 |
10,000 BC second by just over $50,000.
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12 |
23 March 2008 |
Step Up 2: The Streets |
$2,581,363 |
Opening significantly ahead of Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! and Drillbit Taylor.
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13 |
30 March 2008 |
Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! |
$1,555,540 |
Beating out Step Up 2 the Streets and action/drama Never Back Down.
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14 |
6 April 2008 |
The Spiderwick Chronicles |
$1,384,553 |
Semi-Pro a very close second, with $1,384,266.
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15 |
13 April 2008 |
$996,868 |
Superhero Movie ($995,151), Prom Night ($926,122) and Nim's Island ($845,212) close behind.
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16 |
20 April 2008 |
Forgetting Sarah Marshall |
$1,813,214 |
Street Kings second on $1,535,676.
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17 |
27 April 2008 |
$1,632,851 |
Street Kings significantly behind at second.
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18 |
4 May 2008 |
Iron Man |
$6,200,353 |
Made of Honour (2nd) earns just $1,541,485.
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19 |
11 May 2008 |
$3,375,533 |
What Happens in Vegas second with $2,439,239.
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20 |
18 May 2008 |
$2,503,835 |
What Happens in Vegas a closer 2nd; 21 at 3rd.
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21 |
25 May 2008 |
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull |
$9,733,329 |
Indiana Jones trumps Iron Man by millions.
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22 |
1 June 2008 |
$5,774,030 |
What Happens in Vegas beats out Iron Man for second, but still beaten significantly.
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23 |
8 June 2008 |
Sex and the City |
$8,031,752 |
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian denied first with $4,354,099.
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24 |
15 June 2008 |
$4,563,023 |
Prince Caspian 2nd, The Incredible Hulk 3rd.
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25 |
22 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.
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26 |
29 June 2008 |
Kung Fu Panda |
$5,230,383 |
Get Smart second with $4,204,813.
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27 |
6 July 2008 |
Hancock |
$7,601,620 |
Kung Fu Panda descends to second.
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28 |
13 July 2008 |
Mamma Mia! The Movie |
$5,432,656 |
Hancock and Kung Fu Panda second and third.
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29 |
20 July 2008 |
The Dark Knight |
$11,779,716 |
Mamma Mia! $7 million under at second.
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30 |
27 July 2008 |
$7,626,120 |
The X-Files: I Want to Believe opens at third.
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31 |
3 August 2008 |
$4,576,178 |
Wanted opens at 2nd, The Bank Job at 4th.
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32 |
10 August 2008 |
$2,944,294 |
Pineapple Express opens at fourth.
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33 |
17 August 2008 |
$1,953,131 |
Taken opens at #2; Star Wars: The Clone Wars at #4; The Strangers at #7.
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34 |
24 August 2008 |
Tropic Thunder |
$3,051,215 |
Baby Mama opens at #5.
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35 |
31 August 2008 |
$1,938,866 |
Hellboy II: The Golden Army opens at #2 with $1,824,100.
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36 |
7 September 2008 |
$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.
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37 |
14 September 2008 |
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor |
$3,509,055 |
Tropic Thunder down to 2nd; Funny Games opens at #18.
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38 |
21 September 2008 |
WALL-E |
$3,635,368 |
Step Brothers opens at #2; Wild Child at #4; Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging at #5.
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39 |
28 September 2008 |
$2,667,221 |
Eagle Eye opens at #2; Journey to the Center of the Earth at #3; The House Bunny at #7.
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40 |
5 October 2008 |
$2,698,876 |
Beverly Hills Chihuahua ascends to #3; The Duchess opens at #6; Babylon A.D. at #9; Disaster Movie at #11.
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41 |
12 October 2008 |
Body of Lies |
$2,104,319 |
My Best Friend's Girl opens at #8.
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42 |
19 October 2008 |
Burn After Reading |
$1,819,366 |
Max Payne opens at #2 with $1,168,949.
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43 |
26 October 2008 |
$1,491,130 |
Saw V opens at #2 with $1,366,113; How to Lose Friends & Alienate People at #3.
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44 |
2 November 2008 |
$1,134,136 |
Death Race opens at #2; RocknRolla at #3.
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45 |
9 November 2008 |
Nights in Rodanthe |
$1,371,546 |
Traitor opens at #5; Mirrors at #6.
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46 |
16 November 2008 |
$939,903 |
Sex Drive opens at #3; Dostana at #13.
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47 |
23 November 2008 |
Quantum of Solace |
$9,729,078 |
Nights in Rodanthe over $9 million behind #1 at #2; American Teen opens at #18.
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48 |
30 November 2008 |
Australia |
$6,373,903 |
Big Stan opens at #3; Quarantine at #4.
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49 |
7 December 2008 |
$4,105,524 |
High School Musical 3: Senior Year opens a close second, earning $3,942,732.
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50 |
14 December 2008 |
Twilight |
$5,413,654 |
City of Ember opens at #9.
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51 |
21 December 2008 |
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa |
$3,818,439 |
Twilight significantly behind at #2; Slumdog Millionaire opens at #7.
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52 |
28 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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