#1 of 15 2008 · Action, Drama
$115.9M worldwide · 62% of the chart's total
Body of Lies (2008) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in week 41 of 2008 (Oct 5–11), with $115.9M worldwide, ahead of Quarantine (2008) at $41.3M and Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) at $18.7M. 15 drama films released that week report a worldwide gross, $188.2M in all, 45% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is down 37% on Week 40, 2008, whose releases took $300.5M. By language, English leads with $186.3M across 10 drama releases.
#1 of 15 2008 · Action, Drama
$115.9M worldwide · 62% of the chart's total
Body of Lies (2008) leads with $115.9M, 62% of the total. The top 5 together took $186.6M, 99% of what all 15 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Number 5 US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in week 41 of 2008 (Oct 5–11).
Oct 10, 2008 US and Canada: $39.4M Rest of the world: $76.5M Worldwide: $115.9M
Oct 10, 2008 US and Canada: $31.7M Rest of the world: $9.6M Worldwide: $41.3M
Oct 10, 2008 US and Canada: $3.5M Rest of the world: $15.2M Worldwide: $18.7M
Oct 10, 2008 US and Canada: $9.8M Rest of the world: $14.7K Worldwide: $9.8M
Oct 10, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $831.2K
Oct 8, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $686.7K
Oct 10, 2008 US and Canada: $347.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $347.3K
Oct 8, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $268.7K
Oct 9, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $150.3K
Oct 10, 2008 US and Canada: $46.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $46.1K
Oct 10, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $40.2K
Oct 10, 2008 US and Canada: $27.6K Rest of the world: $12.3K Worldwide: $39.9K
Oct 6, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $11K
Oct 10, 2008 US and Canada: $5.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.8K
Oct 10, 2008 US and Canada: $5.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.4K Of the top 10, Billy: The Early Years (2008) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) made 81% of its gross abroad. Across all 15 films, $84.8M (45%) came from the US & Canada. 4 films of the top 10 report no US & Canada figure.
1 of 15 films crossed $100M and took $115.9M between them, 62% of the total. 12 films, 80% of the list, earned under $10M.
Week 41 releases took $188.2M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 43 (Oct 19–25) with $463.9M, led by High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008).
Of these 10 years, Week 41, 2007 earned the most: $234.4M from 19 films, led by Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007). Week 41, 2008 took $188.2M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 41, 1999 Oct 3–9 7 films | 7 | $89.6M | – | Random Hearts (1999) $74.6M |
| Week 41, 2000 Oct 1–7 11 films · −64% | 11 | $32M | −64% | Get Carter (2000) $19.4M |
| Week 41, 2001 Oct 7–13 12 films · +184% | 12 | $90.9M | +184% | Bandits (2001) $67.6M |
| Week 41, 2002 Oct 6–12 12 films · +39% | 12 | $126M | +39% | Brown Sugar (2002) $28.3M |
| Week 41, 2003 Oct 5–11 11 films · +70% | 11 | $214.2M | +70% | Mystic River (2003) $156.6M |
| Week 41, 2004 Oct 3–9 9 films · −66% | 9 | $72.6M | −66% | Friday Night Lights (2004) $62M |
| Week 41, 2005 Oct 2–8 12 films · +211% | 12 | $225.6M | +211% | In Her Shoes (2005) $83.7M |
| Week 41, 2006 Oct 8–14 14 films · −31% | 14 | $155.7M | −31% | The Grudge 2 (2006) $70.7M |
| Week 41, 2007 Oct 7–13 19 films · +51% | 19 | $234.4M | +51% | Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) $75.8M |
| Week 41, 2008 Oct 5–11 15 films · −20% | 15 | $188.2M | −20% | Body of Lies (2008) $115.9M |
English-language drama films took $186.3M across 10 films, 99% of the total, ahead of Turkish-language drama films ($831.2K) and Korean-language drama films ($726.9K).
53 weeks of 2008 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 29 (Jul 13–19) with $1B, led by The Dark Knight (2008).
The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 15 films as the chart.
Body of Lies (2008) leads with $115.9M worldwide, $39.4M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Quarantine (2008) at $41.3M and Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) at $18.7M.
15 drama films released in week 41 of 2008 (Oct 5–11) report a worldwide gross, $188.2M in all, or $12.5M per film on average. Week 40, 2008 releases took $300.5M.
None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Body of Lies (2008) with $115.9M.
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in week 41 of 2008 (Oct 5–11). The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.
Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.