Box Office 2008: The Actual Numbers

[Galactus]

North America

1. The Dark Knight ($531 million)
2. Iron Man ($318,4 million)
3. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ($317,1 million)
4. Hancock ($227,9 million)
5. Wall-E ($223,8 million)
6. Kung Fu Panda ($215,4 million)
7. Twilight ($184,6 million)
8. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa ($178,3 million)
9. Quantum of Solace ($168,1 million)
10. Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! ($154,5 million)
11. Sex and the City ($152,6 million)
12. Mamma Mia! ($144,1 million)
13. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian ($141,6 million)
14. The Incredible Hulk ($134,8 million)
15. Wanted ($134,5 million)
16. Marley and Me ($133,9 million)
17. Get Smart ($130,3 million)
18. Four Christmases ($119,7 million)
19. Bolt ($112,6 million)
20. Tropic Thunder ($110,5 million)

 

[Galactus]

International top 20

1 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull $469,534,914
2 The Dark Knight $465,996,000
3 Mamma Mia! $428,962,985
4 Kung Fu Panda $416,474,360
5 Hancock $396,440,472
6 Quantum of Solace $384,372,962
7 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa $380,418,068
8 Wall-E $307,201,337
9 The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor $295,371,379
10 The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian $278,027,623
11 Iron Man $263,618,427
12 Sex and the City $262,481,868
13 Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis $235,445,020
14 Wanted $208,046,419
15 10,000 B.C. $175,000,000
16 Gake no ue no Ponyo (Ponyo on a Cliff) $172,402,412
17 High School Musical 3: Seinor Year $154,349,948
18 The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) $146,100,000
19 Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! $142,537,486
20 Jumper $142,057,385

 

[Galactus]

Worldwide

1. The Dark Knight ($997 million)
2. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ($786,6 million)
3. Kung Fu Panda ($631,9 million)
4. Hancock ($624,4 million)
5. Iron Man ($582 million)
6. Mamma Mia! ($573,1 million)
7. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa ($558,7 million)
8. Quantum of Solace ($552,4 million)
9. Wall-E ($531 million)
10. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian ($419,6 million)
11. Sex and the City ($415,1 million)
12. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor ($397,9 million)
13. Wanted ($342,6 million)
14. Twilight ($324,4 million)
15. Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! ($297,1 million)
16. 10,000 B.C. ($269,8 million)
17. The Incredible Hulk ($263,3 million)
18. High School Musical 3: Senior Year ($244,8 million)
19. Journey to the Center of the Earth ($231,6 million)
20. Get Smart ($230,7 million)

 

[Galactus]

North America

1. The Dark Knight ($531 million)
2. Iron Man ($318,4 million)
3. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ($317,1 million)
4. Hancock ($227,9 million)
5. Wall-E ($223,8 million)
6. Kung Fu Panda ($215,4 million)
7. Twilight ($185 million)
8. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa ($178,3 million)
9. Quantum of Solace ($168,1 million)
10. Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! ($154,5 million)
11. Sex and the City ($152,6 million)
12. Mamma Mia! ($144,1 million)
13. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian ($141,6 million)
14. Marley and Me ($135,1 million)
15. The Incredible Hulk ($134,8 million)
16. Wanted ($134,5 million)
17. Get Smart ($130,3 million)
18. Four Christmases ($119,7 million)
19. Bolt ($112,6 million)
20. Tropic Thunder ($110,5 million)

 

[Galactus]

North America

1. The Dark Knight ($531,7 million)
2. Iron Man ($318,4 million)
3. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ($317,1 million)
4. Hancock ($227,9 million)
5. Wall-E ($223,8 million)
6. Kung Fu Panda ($215,4 million)
7. Twilight ($186 million)
8. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa ($178,9 million)
9. Quantum of Solace ($168,4 million)
10. Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! ($154,5 million)
11. Sex and the City ($152,6 million)
12. Mamma Mia! ($144,1 million)
13. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian ($141,6 million)
14. Marley and Me ($138,1 million)
15. The Incredible Hulk ($134,8 million)
16. Wanted ($134,5 million)
17. Get Smart ($130,3 million)
18. Four Christmases ($119,9 million)
19. Bolt ($112,8 million)
20. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button ($111,1 million)

 

[Galactus]

International top 20

1 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull $469,534,914
2 The Dark Knight $466,026,926
3 Mamma Mia! $429,028,596
4 Kung Fu Panda $416,474,360
5 Hancock $396,440,472
6 Quantum of Solace $391,607,197
7 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa $388,568,101
8 Wall-E $309,131,966
9 The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor $295,371,379
10 The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian $278,027,623
11 Iron Man $263,618,427
12 Sex and the City $262,481,868
13 Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis $236,790,437
14 Wanted $208,046,411
15 10,000 B.C. $175,000,000
16 Gake no ue no Ponyo (Ponyo on a Cliff) $172,402,412
17 High School Musical 3: Seinor Year $154,682,797
18 Twilight $153,750,768
19 The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) $148,600,000
20 Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! $142,538,567

 

[Galactus]

Worldwide

1. The Dark Knight ($997,8 million)
2. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ($786,6 million)
3. Kung Fu Panda ($631,9 million)
4. Hancock ($624,4 million)
5. Iron Man ($582 million)
6. Mamma Mia! ($573,2 million)
7. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa ($567,5 million)
8. Quantum of Solace ($560 million)
9. Wall-E ($532,9 million)
10. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian ($419,6 million)
11. Sex and the City ($415,1 million)
12. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor ($397,9 million)
13. Wanted ($342,6 million)
14. Twilight ($339,9 million)
15. Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! ($297,1 million)
16. 10,000 B.C. ($269,8 million)
17. The Incredible Hulk ($263,3 million)
18. High School Musical 3: Senior Year ($245,2 million)
19. Journey to the Center of the Earth ($234,5 million)
20. Get Smart ($230,7 million)

 

[Galactus]

North America

1. The Dark Knight ($531,9 million)
2. Iron Man ($318,4 million)
3. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ($317,1 million)
4. Hancock ($227,9 million)
5. Wall-E ($223,8 million)
6. Kung Fu Panda ($215,4 million)
7. Twilight ($186,4 million)
8. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa ($179 million)
9. Quantum of Solace ($168,4 million)
10. Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! ($154,5 million)
11. Sex and the City ($152,6 million)
12. Mamma Mia! ($144,1 million)
13. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian ($141,6 million)
14. Marley and Me ($138,8 million)
15. The Incredible Hulk ($134,8 million)
16. Wanted ($134,5 million)
17. Get Smart ($130,3 million)
18. Four Christmases ($120 million)
19. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button ($112,9 million)
20. Bolt ($112,9 million)

 

[Galactus]

North America

1. The Dark Knight ($532,4 million)
2. Iron Man ($318,4 million)
3. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ($317,1 million)
4. Hancock ($227,9 million)
5. Wall-E ($223,8 million)
6. Kung Fu Panda ($215,4 million)
7. Twilight ($187 million)
8. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa ($179,3 million)
9. Quantum of Solace ($168,4 million)
10. Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! ($154,5 million)
11. Sex and the City ($152,6 million)
12. Mamma Mia! ($144,1 million)
13. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian ($141,6 million)
14. Marley and Me ($139,8 million)
15. The Incredible Hulk ($134,8 million)
16. Wanted ($134,5 million)
17. Get Smart ($130,3 million)
18. Four Christmases ($120,1 million)
19. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button ($116,5 million)
20. Bolt ($113 million)

 

[Galactus]

International top 20

1 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull $469,534,914
2 The Dark Knight $466,102,834
3 Mamma Mia! $433,953,282
4 Kung Fu Panda $416,474,360
5 Quantum of Solace $398,308,362
6 Hancock $396,440,472
7 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa $395,101,632
8 Wall-E $309,881,442
9 The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor $298,274,754
10 The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian $278,029,923
11 Iron Man $263,618,427
12 Sex and the City $262,605,528
13 Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis $238,667,935
14 Wanted $206,658,992
15 Gake no ue no Ponyo (Ponyo on a Cliff) $175,269,613
16 10,000 B.C. $175,000,000
17 Twilight $161,184,304
18 High School Musical 3: Seinor Year $154,839,808
19 The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) $150,715,000
20 Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! $142,541,174

 

[Galactus]

Worldwide

1. The Dark Knight ($998,5 million)
2. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ($786,6 million)
3. Kung Fu Panda ($631,9 million)
4. Hancock ($624,4 million)
5. Iron Man ($582 million)
6. Mamma Mia! ($578,1 million)
7. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa ($574,4 million)
8. Quantum of Solace ($566,7 million)
9. Wall-E ($533,7 million)
10. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian ($419,7 million)
11. Sex and the City ($415,3 million)
12. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor ($400,8 million)
13. Twilight ($348,3 million)
14. Wanted ($341,2 million)
15. Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! ($297,1 million)
16. 10,000 B.C. ($269,8 million)
17. The Incredible Hulk ($263,4 million)
18. High School Musical 3: Senior Year ($245,4 million)
19. Journey to the Center of the Earth ($237,3 million)
20. Get Smart ($230,7 million)

 

[Galactus]

North America

1. The Dark Knight ($532,5 million)
2. Iron Man ($318,4 million)
3. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ($317,1 million)
4. Hancock ($227,9 million)
5. Wall-E ($223,8 million)
6. Kung Fu Panda ($215,4 million)
7. Twilight ($187,3 million)
8. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa ($179,4 million)
9. Quantum of Solace ($168,4 million)
10. Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! ($154,5 million)
11. Sex and the City ($152,6 million)
12. Mamma Mia! ($144,1 million)
13. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian ($141,6 million)
14. Marley and Me ($140,1 million)
15. The Incredible Hulk ($134,8 million)
16. Wanted ($134,5 million)
17. Get Smart ($130,3 million)
18. Four Christmases ($120,1 million)
19. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button ($117,6 million)
20. Gran Torino ($113 million)

 

[Galactus]

North America

1. The Dark Knight ($532,8 million)
2. Iron Man ($318,4 million)
3. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ($317,1 million)
4. Hancock ($227,9 million)
5. Wall-E ($223,8 million)
6. Kung Fu Panda ($215,4 million)
7. Twilight ($187,7 million)
8. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa ($179,6 million)
9. Quantum of Solace ($168,4 million)
10. Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! ($154,5 million)
11. Sex and the City ($152,6 million)
12. Mamma Mia! ($144,1 million)
13. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian ($141,6 million)
14. Marley and Me ($140,5 million)
15. The Incredible Hulk ($134,8 million)
16. Wanted ($134,5 million)
17. Get Smart ($130,3 million)
18. Gran Torino ($120,2 million)
19. Four Christmases ($120,1 million)
20. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button ($120 million)

 

[Galactus]

International top 20

1 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull $469,534,914
2 The Dark Knight $466,185,477
3 Mamma Mia! $440,476,529
4 Kung Fu Panda $416,474,360
5 Quantum of Solace $401,632,979
6 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa $398,655,220
7 Hancock $396,440,472
8 Wall-E $309,883,956
9 The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor $298,274,754
10 The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian $278,029,923
11 Iron Man $263,618,427
12 Sex and the City $262,605,528
13 Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis $238,824,572
14 Wanted $206,658,992
15 Gake no ue no Ponyo (Ponyo on a Cliff) $175,859,612
16 10,000 B.C. $175,000,000
17 Twilight $169,021,561
18 High School Musical 3: Seinor Year $156,266,922
19 The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) $151,175,000
20 Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! $142,549,402

 

[Galactus]

Worldwide

1. The Dark Knight ($999,1 million)
2. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ($786,6 million)
3. Kung Fu Panda ($631,9 million)
4. Hancock ($624,4 million)
5. Mamma Mia! ($584,6 million)
6. Iron Man ($582 million)
7. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa ($578,3 million)
8. Quantum of Solace ($570 million)
9. Wall-E ($533,7 million)
10. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian ($419,7 million)
11. Sex and the City ($415,3 million)
12. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor ($400,8 million)
13. Twilight ($356,8 million)
14. Wanted ($341,2 million)
15. Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! ($297,1 million)
16. 10,000 B.C. ($269,8 million)
17. The Incredible Hulk ($263,4 million)
18. High School Musical 3: Senior Year ($246,8 million)
19. Journey to the Center of the Earth ($238,2 million)
20. Get Smart ($230,7 million)

The Dark Knight only $0,9 million from $1000 million. So close, and yet so far away...

 

[chaseter]

It makes me sad to see Mamma Mia in the top 5

 

[StorminNorman]

The fact its above Iron Man makes me laugh.

 

[Galactus]

North America

1. The Dark Knight ($532,9 million)
2. Iron Man ($318,4 million)
3. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ($317,1 million)
4. Hancock ($227,9 million)
5. Wall-E ($223,8 million)
6. Kung Fu Panda ($215,4 million)
7. Twilight ($187,9 million)
8. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa ($179,7 million)
9. Quantum of Solace ($168,4 million)
10. Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! ($154,5 million)
11. Sex and the City ($152,6 million)
12. Mamma Mia! ($144,1 million)
13. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian ($141,6 million)
14. Marley and Me ($140,7 million)
15. The Incredible Hulk ($134,8 million)
16. Wanted ($134,5 million)
17. Get Smart ($130,3 million)
18. Gran Torino ($122,1 million)
19. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button ($120,6 million)
20. Four Christmases ($120,1 million)

 

[Galactus]

North America

1. The Dark Knight ($533,1 million)
2. Iron Man ($318,4 million)
3. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ($317,1 million)
4. Hancock ($227,9 million)
5. Wall-E ($223,8 million)
6. Kung Fu Panda ($215,4 million)
7. Twilight ($188,8 million)
8. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa ($179,9 million)
9. Quantum of Solace ($168,4 million)
10. Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! ($154,5 million)
11. Sex and the City ($152,6 million)
12. Mamma Mia! ($144,1 million)
13. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian ($141,6 million)
14. Marley and Me ($141,1 million)
15. The Incredible Hulk ($134,8 million)
16. Wanted ($134,5 million)
17. Get Smart ($130,3 million)
18. Gran Torino ($129,6 million)
19. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button ($122,6 million)
20. Four Christmases ($120,1 million)

 

[Galactus]

International top 20

1 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull $469,534,914
2 The Dark Knight $466,283,147
3 Mamma Mia! $446,256,474
4 Kung Fu Panda $416,474,360
5 Quantum of Solace $404,138,522
6 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa $400,280,532
7 Hancock $396,440,472
8 Wall-E $310,341,539
9 The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor $298,634,649
10 The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian $278,029,923
11 Iron Man $263,618,427
12 Sex and the City $262,605,528
13 Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis $239,528,617
14 Wanted $206,923,539
15 Gake no ue no Ponyo (Ponyo on a Cliff) $175,893,029
16 10,000 B.C. $175,000,000
17 Twilight $173,898,868
18 High School Musical 3: Senior Year $158,187,834
19 The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) $151,175,000
20 Australia $146,775,000

 

[Galactus]

Worldwide

1. The Dark Knight ($999,4 million)
2. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ($786,6 million)
3. Kung Fu Panda ($631,9 million)
4. Hancock ($624,4 million)
5. Mamma Mia! ($590,4 million)
6. Iron Man ($582 million)
7. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa ($580,1 million)
8. Quantum of Solace ($572,5 million)
9. Wall-E ($534,1 million)
10. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian ($419,7 million)
11. Sex and the City ($415,3 million)
12. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor ($401,1 million)
13. Twilight ($362,7 million)
14. Wanted ($341,4 million)
15. Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! ($297,1 million)
16. 10,000 B.C. ($269,8 million)
17. The Incredible Hulk ($263,4 million)
18. High School Musical 3: Senior Year ($248,7 million)
19. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button ($241,8 million)
20. Bolt ($241,2 million)

 

[Galactus]

North America

1. The Dark Knight ($533,1 million)
2. Iron Man ($318,4 million)
3. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ($317,1 million)
4. Hancock ($227,9 million)
5. Wall-E ($223,8 million)
6. Kung Fu Panda ($215,4 million)
7. Twilight ($189 million)
8. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa ($179,9 million)
9. Quantum of Solace ($168,4 million)
10. Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! ($154,5 million)
11. Sex and the City ($152,6 million)
12. Mamma Mia! ($144,1 million)
13. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian ($141,6 million)
14. Marley and Me ($141,2 million)
15. The Incredible Hulk ($134,8 million)
16. Wanted ($134,5 million)
17. Gran Torino ($130,8 million)
18. Get Smart ($130,3 million)
19. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button ($123 million)
20. Four Christmases ($120,1 million)

 

[Galactus]

Billion Dollar Batman
by Brandon Gray

February 20, 2009


After months of teetering on the brink of $1 billion in worldwide box office revenue, The Dark Knight has officially reached the milestone, distributor Warner Bros. announced today. The Batman sequel is the fourth movie in history to hit the mark, behind Titanic, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest.

Breaking the worldwide gross down, The Dark Knight has made a phenomenal $533.1 million domestically and $468 million overseas. It's the only movie in the Top 20 of the all time worldwide chart where the domestic gross exceeds the foreign gross, which is a common trait among comic book-based pictures. On the all time domestic chart, The Dark Knight ranks second to Titanic, while it stands at No. 22 on the all time foreign chart. Warner Bros. noted that The Dark Knight's total includes the highest-grossing two-dimensional re-mastered IMAX release ever at $49.6 million domestic and $15.3 million overseas.

By far the highest-flying Batman movie, The Dark Knight has out-drawn its predecessor by more than two and a half times, and Batman Begins was no slouch with its $371.9 million worldwide haul. It's unprecedented for a sequel in a blockbuster franchise to more than double its predecessor. Among all superhero movies, The Dark Knight is king worldwide, though Spider-Man 3 made more overseas at $554 million.

The Dark Knight had been hovering just shy of $1 billion for several months and sat at $997 million when Warner Bros. relaunched it on Jan. 23, timed to take advantage of the announcement of the Academy Awards nominations on Jan. 22. A Best Picture nod did not materialize, but Warner's push was nonetheless enough to reach ten digits. Curiously, after weeks of silence on Dark Knight's latest foreign grosses, Warner suddenly chimed in with the announcement of the $1 billion milestone shortly before the Academy Awards air on Sunday.

The actual date that The Dark Knight crossed $1 billion is unknown at this time. Clearly, it's unlikely that it happened today or on Thursday, because its box office is at a trickle now and Warner Bros.' new figure is more than a million above a billion.

 

[Galactus]

North America

1. The Dark Knight ($533,2 million)
2. Iron Man ($318,4 million)
3. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ($317,1 million)
4. Hancock ($227,9 million)
5. Wall-E ($223,8 million)
6. Kung Fu Panda ($215,4 million)
7. Twilight ($189,4 million)
8. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa ($180 million)
9. Quantum of Solace ($168,4 million)
10. Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! ($154,5 million)
11. Sex and the City ($152,6 million)
12. Mamma Mia! ($144,1 million)
13. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian ($141,6 million)
14. Marley and Me ($141,5 million)
15. The Incredible Hulk ($134,8 million)
16. Wanted ($134,5 million)
17. Gran Torino ($134,5 million)
18. Get Smart ($130,3 million)
19. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button ($124,2 million)
20. Four Christmases ($120,1 million)

 

[Galactus]

International top 20

1 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull $469,534,914
2 The Dark Knight $468,203,867
3 Mamma Mia! $450,548,900
4 Kung Fu Panda $416,474,360
5 Quantum of Solace $405,564,470
6 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa $401,489,265
7 Hancock $396,440,472
8 Wall-E $310,933,608
9 The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor $298,634,649
10 The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian $278,029,923
11 Iron Man $263,618,427
12 Sex and the City $262,605,528
13 Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis $240,250,579
14 Wanted $206,923,539
15 Twilight $177,446,913
16 Gake no ue no Ponyo (Ponyo on a Cliff) $175,909,199
17 10,000 B.C. $175,000,00
18 High School Musical 3: Senior Year $159,201,970
19 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button $153,000,000
20 The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) $151,340,000