Box office · October 2008

October 2008 Box Office: The Highest-Grossing October Releases, Page 3

High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008) is the highest-grossing movie released in October 2008, with $252.9M worldwide, ahead of Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008) at $149.3M and Body of Lies (2008) at $115.9M. 140 films released in October 2008 report a worldwide gross, $1.5B in all, 41% of it from the US & Canada. 5 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 32% on September 2008, whose releases took $1.2B. By genre, Drama leads with $1.2B across 85 releases.

October 2008 releases with a gross: 140
combined worldwide: $1.5B
films crossed $100M: 5
vs September 2008: +32%

High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008) movie poster

#1 of 140

#1 movie of October 2008

High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008)

2008 · Drama, Comedy

$252.9M worldwide · 16% of the chart's total

$90.6M US & Canada · 36% $162.3M elsewhere · 64%

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Every Release of October 2008, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Ranks 101 to 140 of 140. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in October 2008.

101
Possibility of an Island (2008) Oct 9, 2008 · French · Sci-Fi, Action $176.6K worldwide

Oct 9, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $176.6K
102
My Name Is Bruce (2008) Oct 31, 2008 · English · Horror, Comedy $173.1K worldwide

Oct 31, 2008 US and Canada: $173.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $173.1K
103
Amusement (2008) Oct 9, 2008 · English · Horror, Mystery $170.3K worldwide

Oct 9, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $170.3K
104
Birds of America (2008) Oct 9, 2008 · English · Comedy, Drama $150.3K worldwide

Oct 9, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $150.3K
105
Sisters on the Road (2008) Oct 22, 2008 · Korean · Drama $116.2K worldwide

Oct 22, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $116.2K
106
Clubbed (2008) Oct 2, 2008 · English · Crime, Action $102.7K worldwide

Oct 2, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $102.7K
107
8th Wonderland (2008) Oct 30, 2008 · French · Thriller, Drama $101.3K worldwide

Oct 30, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $101.3K
108
School Days with a Pig (2008) Oct 31, 2008 · Japanese · Drama, Comedy $92.4K worldwide

Oct 31, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $92.4K
109
Heimatkunde (2008) Oct 1, 2008 · German · Documentary $91.2K worldwide

Oct 1, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $91.2K
110
The Stranger in Me (2008) Oct 16, 2008 · German · Drama $84.5K worldwide

Oct 16, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $84.5K
111
Ballast (2008) Oct 1, 2008 · English · Drama $81.9K worldwide

Oct 1, 2008 US and Canada: $77.6K Rest of the world: $4.3K Worldwide: $81.9K
112
Mutants (2008) Oct 31, 2008 · English · Sci-Fi, Horror $74.4K worldwide

Oct 31, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $74.4K
113
Mandate: Mission from the Gods (2008) Oct 30, 2008 · Korean · Action, Fantasy $61K worldwide

Oct 30, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $61K
114
The Offsiders (2008) Oct 10, 2008 · Polish · Comedy $59.9K worldwide

Oct 10, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $59.9K
115
Harlan: In the Shadow of Jew Süss (2008) Oct 29, 2008 · German · Documentary, War $54.3K worldwide

Oct 29, 2008 US and Canada: $54.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $54.3K
116
My Only Sunshine (2008) Oct 17, 2008 · Turkish · Drama $51.4K worldwide

Oct 17, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $51.4K
117
Vox Populi (2008) Oct 23, 2008 · Dutch · Drama, Comedy $47.6K worldwide

Oct 23, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $47.6K
118
New Town Killers (2008) Oct 28, 2008 · English · Thriller, Drama $47.4K worldwide

Oct 28, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $47.4K
119
Breakfast with Scot (2008) Oct 10, 2008 · English · Drama, Sport $46.1K worldwide

Oct 10, 2008 US and Canada: $46.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $46.1K
120
I Am Happy (2008) Oct 10, 2008 · Korean · Drama $40.2K worldwide

Oct 10, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $40.2K
121
Good Dick (2008) Oct 10, 2008 · English · Drama, Comedy $39.9K worldwide

Oct 10, 2008 US and Canada: $27.6K Rest of the world: $12.3K Worldwide: $39.9K
122
The Paranoids (2008) Oct 23, 2008 · Spanish · Drama, Romance $38.6K worldwide

Oct 23, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $38.6K
123
Being W (2008) Oct 8, 2008 · English · Documentary $35.9K worldwide

Oct 8, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $35.9K
124
Center Stage: Turn It Up (2008) Oct 30, 2008 · English · Music, Drama $34.1K worldwide

Oct 30, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $34.1K
125
Frontrunners (2008) Oct 15, 2008 · English · Documentary $27K worldwide

Oct 15, 2008 US and Canada: $27K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $27K
126
The Matador (2008) Oct 31, 2008 · English · Documentary $21.8K worldwide

Oct 31, 2008 US and Canada: $21.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $21.8K
127
Christoph Schlingensief - Die Piloten (2008) Oct 24, 2008 · German · Documentary $21.8K worldwide

Oct 24, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $21.8K
128
Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (2008) Oct 31, 2008 · English · Biography, Drama $18.3K worldwide

Oct 31, 2008 US and Canada: $18.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $18.3K
129
Coxless Pair (2008) Oct 16, 2008 · German · Drama $16.2K worldwide

Oct 16, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $16.2K
130
Nesio (2008) Oct 24, 2008 · Spanish · Comedy, Drama $14.7K worldwide

Oct 24, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $14.7K
131
The Gift to Stalin (2008) Oct 6, 2008 · Russian · Drama $11K worldwide

Oct 6, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $11K
132
Bloody Mondays & Strawberry Pies (2008) Oct 1, 2008 · English · Documentary $7.2K worldwide

Oct 1, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.2K
133
Katia’s Sister (2008) Oct 2, 2008 · Dutch · Drama $6.8K worldwide

Oct 2, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.8K
134
Veneno Cura (2008) Oct 23, 2008 · Portuguese · Crime, Drama $6.5K worldwide

Oct 23, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.5K
135
Choose Connor (2008) Oct 10, 2008 · English · Drama $5.8K worldwide

Oct 10, 2008 US and Canada: $5.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.8K
136
Nights and Weekends (2008) Oct 10, 2008 · English · Drama $5.4K worldwide

Oct 10, 2008 US and Canada: $5.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.4K
137
Crossing Dates (2008) Oct 23, 2008 · Romanian · Drama $5.2K worldwide

Oct 23, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.2K
138
Tu£sday (2008) Oct 10, 2008 · English · Mystery, Crime $4.1K worldwide

Oct 10, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.1K
139
Exhausted (2008) Oct 3, 2008 · Korean · Horror $3.2K worldwide

Oct 3, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.2K
140
Lower Learning (2008) Oct 10, 2008 · English · Comedy $2.8K worldwide

Oct 10, 2008 US and Canada: $2.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.8K

Box Office in 2008, Month by Month

The months of 2008 with their totals: July leads with $3.3B, led by The Dark Knight (2008).