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French box office · Week 38 · Sep 14–20, 2008

French Box Office, Week 38 of 2008: French Releases of Sep 14–20

Let It Rain (2008) is the highest-grossing French-language movie released in week 38 of 2008 (Sep 14–20), with $10.1M worldwide, ahead of Skirt Day (2008) at $905.4K and It’s Hard Being Loved by Jerks (2008) at $305.3K. 3 French-language films released that week report a worldwide gross, $11.3M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 87% on Week 37, 2008, whose releases took $84.8M.

week 38 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$11.3M
Let It Rain (2008), the #1
$10.1M
vs Week 37, 2008
−87%
Let It Rain (2008) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 French-language movie of Week 38, 2008

Let It Rain (2008)

2008 · Drama, Comedy

$10.1M worldwide · 89% of the chart's total

$111.8K US & Canada · 1% $10M elsewhere · 99%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest French Hits of Week 38 of 2008?

Let It Rain (2008) leads with $10.1M, 89% of the total. The top 3 together took $11.3M, 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. Let It Rain (2008) movie poster Number 1
    $10.1M Let It Rain (2008)
    $111.8K US & Canada · 1% $10M elsewhere · 99%
  2. Skirt Day (2008) movie poster Number 2
    $905.4K Skirt Day (2008)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. It’s Hard Being Loved by Jerks (2008) movie poster Number 3
    $305.3K It’s Hard Being Loved by Jerks (2008)
    $697 US & Canada · <1% $304.6K elsewhere · 100%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every French Release of Week 38 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 38 of 2008 (Sep 14–20).

  1. 1 Let It Rain (2008) movie poster
    Let It Rain (2008) Sep 17, 2008 · Drama, Comedy $10.1M worldwide
    Sep 17, 2008 US and Canada: $111.8K Rest of the world: $10M Worldwide: $10.1M
  2. 2 Skirt Day (2008) movie poster
    Skirt Day (2008) Sep 18, 2008 · Drama $905.4K worldwide
    Sep 18, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $905.4K
  3. 3 It’s Hard Being Loved by Jerks (2008) movie poster
    It’s Hard Being Loved by Jerks (2008) Sep 17, 2008 · Documentary, History $305.3K worldwide
    Sep 17, 2008 US and Canada: $697 Rest of the world: $304.6K Worldwide: $305.3K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 38 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 38 releases took $11.3M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 37 (Sep 7–13) with $84.8M, led by The Women (2008).

  1. Week 32 Wk 32 Aug 3–9 Vampire Party (2008) $693.3K Vampire Party (2008)
  2. Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 10–16 The Girl Cut in Two (2008) $8.5M The Girl Cut in Two (2008)
  3. Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 17–23 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  4. Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 24–30 Leur morale… et la nôtre (2008) $1.8M Leur morale… et la nôtre (2008)
  5. Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 31–Sep 6 Mia and the Migoo (2008) $5.2M Mia and the Migoo (2008)
  6. Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 7–13 The Women (2008) $84.8M The Women (2008)
  7. Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 14–20 Let It Rain (2008) $11.3M Let It Rain (2008)
  8. Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 21–27 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  9. Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 28–Oct 4 Crime Is Our Business (2008) $22.1M Crime Is Our Business (2008)
Earlier years

How Does Week 38 of 2008 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 38, 2002 earned the most: $45.9M from 2 films, led by 8 Women (2002). Week 38, 2008 took $11.3M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 38, 1999 Sep 12–18 No films 0 – – –
Week 38, 2000 Sep 10–16 1 film 1 $11.2K – The Left-Hand Side of the Fridge (2000) $11.2K
Week 38, 2001 Sep 16–22 2 films · +122809% 2 $13.7M +122809% Vidocq (2001) $13.2M
Week 38, 2002 Sep 15–21 2 films · +234% 2 $45.9M +234% 8 Women (2002) $42.4M
Week 38, 2003 Sep 14–20 1 film · −65% 1 $16.1M −65% To Be and to Have (2003) $16.1M
Week 38, 2004 Sep 12–18 No films 0 – – –
Week 38, 2005 Sep 11–17 4 films 4 $5.6M – In His Hands (2005) $2.9M
Week 38, 2006 Sep 17–23 2 films · +50% 2 $8.4M +50% Les Aristos (2006) $6.3M
Week 38, 2007 Sep 16–22 1 film · −70% 1 $2.5M −70% The Man of My Life (2007) $2.5M
Week 38, 2008 Sep 14–20 3 films · +346% 3 $11.3M +346% Let It Rain (2008) $10.1M
Archive

French Box Office in 2008, Week by Week

43 weeks of 2008 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 3 (Jan 13–19) with $245.1M, led by Welcome to the Sticks (2008).

FAQ

French Box Office Week 38 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 French-language movie in week 38 of 2008 (Sep 14–20)?

Let It Rain (2008) leads with $10.1M worldwide, $111.8K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Skirt Day (2008) at $905.4K and It’s Hard Being Loved by Jerks (2008) at $305.3K.

How much did French-language movies released in week 38 of 2008 (Sep 14–20) earn?

3 French-language films released in week 38 of 2008 (Sep 14–20) report a worldwide gross, $11.3M in all, or $3.8M per film on average. Week 37, 2008 releases took $84.8M.

How many French-language movies released in week 38 of 2008 (Sep 14–20) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Let It Rain (2008), earned $10.1M.

How much of the Week 38, 2008 French box office came from the US and Canada?

$112.5K of the $11.3M total, or <1%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 38, 2008 French 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 38 of 2008 (Sep 14–20). 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 38, 2008 French 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.