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War box office · January 2008

War Box Office, January 2008: Top-Grossing Releases

Meet the Spartans (2008) is the highest-grossing war movie released in January 2008, with $85.9M worldwide, ahead of Taxi to the Dark Side (2008) at $294.3K. 2 war films released in January 2008 report a worldwide gross, $86.2M in all, 45% of it from the US & Canada.

January 2008 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$86.2M
Meet the Spartans (2008), the #1
$85.9M
earned in the US & Canada
45%
Meet the Spartans (2008) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 war movie of January 2008

Meet the Spartans (2008)

2008 · Comedy, War

$85.9M worldwide · 100% of the chart's total

$38.2M US & Canada · 45% $47.7M elsewhere · 55%
The chart

Every War Release of January 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 January 2008.

  1. 1 Meet the Spartans (2008) movie poster
    Meet the Spartans (2008) Jan 25, 2008 · Comedy, War $85.9M worldwide
    Jan 25, 2008 US and Canada: $38.2M Rest of the world: $47.7M Worldwide: $85.9M
  2. 2 Taxi to the Dark Side (2008) movie poster
    Taxi to the Dark Side (2008) Jan 18, 2008 · English · Crime, War, Documentary $294.3K worldwide
    Jan 18, 2008 US and Canada: $274.7K Rest of the world: $19.6K Worldwide: $294.3K
FAQ

War Box Office January 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 2 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing war movie in January 2008?

Meet the Spartans (2008) leads with $85.9M worldwide, $38.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Taxi to the Dark Side (2008) at $294.3K.

How much did war movies released in January 2008 earn?

2 war films released in January 2008 report a worldwide gross, $86.2M in all, or $43.1M per film on average.

How many war movies released in January 2008 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Meet the Spartans (2008), earned $85.9M.

How much of the January 2008 War box office came from the US and Canada?

$38.5M of the $86.2M total, or 45%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the January 2008 war 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 January 2008. 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 January 2008 war 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.