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English box office · Week 53 · Dec 28–31, 2008

English Box Office, Week 53 of 2008: English Releases of Dec 28–31

Defiance (2008) is the highest-grossing English-language movie released in week 53 of 2008 (Dec 28–31), with $51.3M worldwide, ahead of Good (2008) at $1.6M. 2 English-language films released that week report a worldwide gross, $52.8M in all, 54% of it from the US & Canada.

week 53 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$52.8M
Defiance (2008), the #1
$51.3M
earned in the US & Canada
54%
Defiance (2008) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 English-language movie of Week 53, 2008

Defiance (2008)

2008 · Action, Drama

$51.3M worldwide · 97% of the chart's total

$28.6M US & Canada · 56% $22.6M elsewhere · 44%
The chart

Every English Release of Week 53 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 53 of 2008 (Dec 28–31).

  1. 1 Defiance (2008) movie poster
    Defiance (2008) Dec 31, 2008 · Action, Drama $51.3M worldwide
    Dec 31, 2008 US and Canada: $28.6M Rest of the world: $22.6M Worldwide: $51.3M
  2. 2 Good (2008) movie poster
    Good (2008) Dec 31, 2008 · Drama $1.6M worldwide
    Dec 31, 2008 US and Canada: $27.3K Rest of the world: $1.5M Worldwide: $1.6M
FAQ

English Box Office Week 53 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 2 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing English-language movie in week 53 of 2008 (Dec 28–31)?

Defiance (2008) leads with $51.3M worldwide, $28.6M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Good (2008) at $1.6M.

How much did English-language movies released in week 53 of 2008 (Dec 28–31) earn?

2 English-language films released in week 53 of 2008 (Dec 28–31) report a worldwide gross, $52.8M in all, or $26.4M per film on average.

How many English-language movies released in week 53 of 2008 (Dec 28–31) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Defiance (2008), earned $51.3M.

How much of the Week 53, 2008 English box office came from the US and Canada?

$28.7M of the $52.8M total, or 54%, 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 week 53, 2008 English 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 53 of 2008 (Dec 28–31). 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, and so are films whose stored language is most likely wrong.

How often is the week 53, 2008 English 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.