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English Box Office, August 2008: Top-Grossing Releases, Page 2

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008) is the highest-grossing English-language movie released in August 2008, with $403.4M worldwide, ahead of Tropic Thunder (2008) at $195.7M and Pineapple Express (2008) at $101.6M. 59 English-language films released in August 2008 report a worldwide gross, $1.4B in all, 45% of it from the US & Canada. 3 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is down 54% on July 2008, whose releases took $3.1B. By genre, Action leads with $920.9M across 12 English releases.

August 2008 releases with a gross
59
combined worldwide
$1.4B
films crossed $100M
3
vs July 2008
−54%
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Every English Release of August 2008, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Ranks 51 to 59 of 59. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in August 2008.

  1. 51 Cirque du Soleil: Delirium (2008) movie poster
    Cirque du Soleil: Delirium (2008) Aug 20, 2008 · Music $23.8K worldwide
    Aug 20, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $23.8K
  2. 52 Rock n’ Roll Nerd (2008) movie poster
    Rock n’ Roll Nerd (2008) Aug 8, 2008 · Documentary, Comedy $20.9K worldwide
    Aug 8, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $20.9K
  3. 53 Red (2008) movie poster
    Red (2008) Aug 8, 2008 · Drama, Thriller $15.6K worldwide
    Aug 8, 2008 US and Canada: $4.6K Rest of the world: $11K Worldwide: $15.6K
  4. 54 Cthulhu (2008) movie poster
    Cthulhu (2008) Aug 22, 2008 · Drama, Thriller $15.2K worldwide
    Aug 22, 2008 US and Canada: $15.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $15.2K
  5. 55 The Burning Season (2008) movie poster
    The Burning Season (2008) Aug 2, 2008 · Documentary $4.9K worldwide
    Aug 2, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.9K
  6. 56 Daylight Robbery (2008) movie poster
    Daylight Robbery (2008) Aug 29, 2008 · Action, Drama $2.6K worldwide
    Aug 29, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.6K
  7. 57 Fall of Hyperion (2008) movie poster
    Fall of Hyperion (2008) Aug 8, 2008 · Action, Adventure $1.1K worldwide
    Aug 8, 2008 US and Canada: $1.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.1K
  8. 58 The Disappeared (2008) movie poster
    The Disappeared (2008) Aug 25, 2008 · Thriller, Horror $966 worldwide
    Aug 25, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $966
  9. 59 Acolytes (2008) movie poster
    Acolytes (2008) Aug 1, 2008 · Mystery, Crime $860 worldwide
    Aug 1, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $860
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English Box Office in 2008, Month by Month

The months of 2008 with their totals: July leads with $3.1B, led by The Dark Knight (2008).