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Music box office · Week 40 · Sep 28–Oct 4, 2008

Music Box Office, Week 40 of 2008: Music Releases of Sep 28–Oct 4

Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008) is the highest-grossing music movie released in week 40 of 2008 (Sep 28–Oct 4), with $33.6M worldwide, ahead of Go Go 70’s (2008) at $2.9M and Kami The Movie (2008) at $387.1K. 3 music films released that week report a worldwide gross, $36.9M in all, 85% of it from the US & Canada.

week 40 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$36.9M
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008), the #1
$33.6M
earned in the US & Canada
85%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Music Hits of Week 40 of 2008?

Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008) leads with $33.6M, 91% of the total. The top 3 together took $36.9M, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008) movie poster Number 1
    $33.6M Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008)
    $31.5M US & Canada · 94% $2.1M elsewhere · 6%
  2. Go Go 70’s (2008) movie poster Number 2
    $2.9M Go Go 70’s (2008)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Kami The Movie (2008) movie poster Number 3
    $387.1K Kami The Movie (2008)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Music Release of Week 40 of 2008, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in week 40 of 2008 (Sep 28–Oct 4).

  1. 1 Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008) movie poster
    Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008) Oct 3, 2008 · English · Drama, Comedy, Romance $33.6M worldwide
    Oct 3, 2008 US and Canada: $31.5M Rest of the world: $2.1M Worldwide: $33.6M
  2. 2 Go Go 70’s (2008) movie poster
    Go Go 70’s (2008) Oct 2, 2008 · Korean · Comedy, Music $2.9M worldwide
    Oct 2, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.9M
  3. 3 Kami The Movie (2008) movie poster
    Kami The Movie (2008) Oct 1, 2008 · Malay · Drama, Music $387.1K worldwide
    Oct 1, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $387.1K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 40 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 40 releases took $36.9M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 40 (Sep 28–Oct 4) with $36.9M, led by Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008).

  1. Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 17–23 The Rocker (2008) $8.8M The Rocker (2008)
  2. Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 24–30 Sell Out! (2008) $59.4K Sell Out! (2008)
  3. Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 31–Sep 6 Mera Pind: My Home (2008) $630.4K Mera Pind: My Home (2008)
  4. Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 7–13 Sounds Like Teen Spirit (2008) $35.8K Sounds Like Teen Spirit (2008)
  5. Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 14–20 Hounddog (2008) $132K Hounddog (2008)
  6. Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 21–27 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  7. Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 28–Oct 4 Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008) $36.9M Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008)
  8. Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 5–11 Call + Response (2008) $261.2K Call + Response (2008)
  9. Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 12–18 The Camera Obscura (2008) $1.1M The Camera Obscura (2008)
Earlier years

How Does Week 40 of 2008 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 40, 2003 earned the most: $131.1M from 1 film, led by School of Rock (2003). Week 40, 2008 took $36.9M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 40, 1999 Sep 26–Oct 2 1 film 1 $364.9K – Oklahoma! (1999) $364.9K
Week 40, 2000 Sep 24–30 No films 0 – – –
Week 40, 2001 Sep 30–Oct 6 No films 0 – – –
Week 40, 2002 Sep 29–Oct 5 No films 0 – – –
Week 40, 2003 Sep 28–Oct 4 1 film 1 $131.1M – School of Rock (2003) $131.1M
Week 40, 2004 Sep 26–Oct 2 1 film · −100% 1 $228.8K −100% Dig! (2004) $228.8K
Week 40, 2005 Sep 25–Oct 1 No films 0 – – –
Week 40, 2006 Oct 1–7 No films 0 – – –
Week 40, 2007 Sep 30–Oct 6 4 films 4 $7.1M – Feel the Noise (2007) $6.5M
Week 40, 2008 Sep 28–Oct 4 3 films · +418% 3 $36.9M +418% Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008) $33.6M
Archive

Music Box Office in 2008, Week by Week

34 weeks of 2008 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 7 (Feb 10–16) with $151M, led by Step Up 2: The Streets (2008).

FAQ

Music Box Office Week 40 of 2008: Questions & Answers

The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing music movie in week 40 of 2008 (Sep 28–Oct 4)?

Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008) leads with $33.6M worldwide, $31.5M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Go Go 70’s (2008) at $2.9M and Kami The Movie (2008) at $387.1K.

How much did music movies released in week 40 of 2008 (Sep 28–Oct 4) earn?

3 music films released in week 40 of 2008 (Sep 28–Oct 4) report a worldwide gross, $36.9M in all, or $12.3M per film on average.

How many music movies released in week 40 of 2008 (Sep 28–Oct 4) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008), earned $33.6M.

How much of the Week 40, 2008 Music box office came from the US and Canada?

$31.5M of the $36.9M total, or 85%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 2 films of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 40, 2008 music box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?

Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in week 40 of 2008 (Sep 28–Oct 4). 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.

How often is the week 40, 2008 music box office chart updated?

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.