#1 of 61 #1 drama movie of December 2008
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
2008 · Drama, Mystery
$335.8M worldwide · 15% of the chart's total
$127.5M US & Canada · 38% $208.3M elsewhere · 62%
Drama box office · December 2008
Drama Box Office, December 2008: Top-Grossing Releases, Page 2
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in December 2008, with $335.8M worldwide, ahead of Gran Torino (2008) at $270M and Marley & Me (2008) at $255.7M. 61 drama films released in December 2008 report a worldwide gross, $2.2B in all, 40% of it from the US & Canada. 7 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 61% on November 2008, whose releases took $1.4B. By language, English leads with $1.8B across 32 drama releases.
- December 2008 releases with a gross
- 61
- combined worldwide
- $2.2B
- films crossed $100M
- 7
- vs November 2008
- +61%
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Every Drama Release of December 2008, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 51 to 61 of 61. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in December 2008.
- 51
Dec 4, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $125.8K - 52
Dec 12, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $82.3K - 53
Dec 4, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $79.5K - 54
Dec 19, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $60.3K - 55
Dec 5, 2008 US and Canada: $49.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $49.5K - 56
Dec 12, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $44.9K - 57
Dec 25, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $40.3K - 58
Dec 12, 2008 US and Canada: $16.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $16.8K - 59
Dec 7, 2008 US and Canada: $8.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $8.6K - 60
Dec 19, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.2K - 61
Dec 12, 2008 US and Canada: $3.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.9K
Archive
Drama Box Office in 2008, Month by Month
The months of 2008 with their totals: December leads with $2.2B, led by The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008).
- January $503.9M #1 Welcome to the Sticks (2008)
- February $697.1M #1 Vantage Point (2008)
- March $812.3M #1 10,000 BC (2008)
- April $400M #1 Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)
- May $582.6M #1 Sex and the City (2008)
- June $495.1M #1 You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008)
- July $1.2B #1 The Dark Knight (2008)
- August $365.7M #1 Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
- September $762.7M #1 Burn After Reading (2008)
- October $1.2B #1 High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008)
- November $1.4B #1 Twilight (2008)
- December $2.2B #1 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)