#1 of 94 #1 movie of December 2008
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
2008 · Drama, Mystery
$335.8M worldwide · 12% of the chart's total
$127.5M US & Canada · 38% $208.3M elsewhere · 62%
Box office · December 2008
December 2008 Box Office: The Highest-Grossing December Releases, Page 2
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) is the highest-grossing movie released in December 2008, with $335.8M worldwide, ahead of Gran Torino (2008) at $270M and Marley & Me (2008) at $255.7M. 94 films released in December 2008 report a worldwide gross, $2.9B in all, 39% of it from the US & Canada. 9 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is down 7% on November 2008, whose releases took $3.1B. By genre, Drama leads with $2.2B across 61 releases.
- December 2008 releases with a gross
- 94
- combined worldwide
- $2.9B
- films crossed $100M
- 9
- vs November 2008
- −7%
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Every Release of December 2008, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 51 to 94 of 94. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in December 2008.
- 51
Dec 5, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.1M - 52
The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos (2008)Dec 17, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.8M
Dec 17, 2008 · English · Documentary $1.8M worldwide - 53
Dec 31, 2008 US and Canada: $27.3K Rest of the world: $1.5M Worldwide: $1.6M - 54
Dec 12, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.5M - 55
Dec 4, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.2M - 56
Dec 10, 2008 US and Canada: $865.7K Rest of the world: $327.3K Worldwide: $1.2M - 57
Dec 5, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.2M - 58
Dec 4, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1M - 59
Dec 11, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $945.8K - 60
Dec 18, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $895.8K - 61
Dec 24, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $732.1K - 62
Dec 24, 2008 US and Canada: $141.1K Rest of the world: $575.2K Worldwide: $716.4K - 63
Dec 12, 2008 US and Canada: $694.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $694.8K - 64
Dec 3, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $692.2K - 65
Dec 19, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $592.5K - 66
Dec 12, 2008 US and Canada: $39.1K Rest of the world: $514.1K Worldwide: $553.2K - 67
Dec 5, 2008 US and Canada: $540.4K Rest of the world: $10.4K Worldwide: $550.8K - 68
Dec 12, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $498.1K - 69
Dec 5, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $469.1K - 70
Tomica Hero: Rescue Force Explosive Movie: Rescue the Mach Train! (2008)Dec 20, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $450.9K
Dec 20, 2008 · Japanese · Family, Action $450.9K worldwide - 71
Dec 17, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $409.8K - 72
Dec 26, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $395.4K - 73
Dec 4, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $388.1K - 74
Dec 19, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $347K - 75
Dec 15, 2008 US and Canada: $288.3K Rest of the world: $21.4K Worldwide: $309.7K - 76
Dec 18, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $278.3K - 77
Dec 4, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $125.8K - 78
Dec 5, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $112.3K - 79
Dec 10, 2008 US and Canada: $89.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $89.5K - 80
Dec 12, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $82.3K - 81
Dec 4, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $79.5K - 82
Dec 4, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $67.2K - 83
Dec 19, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $60.3K - 84
Dec 5, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $54.8K - 85
Dec 5, 2008 US and Canada: $49.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $49.5K - 86
Dec 12, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $44.9K - 87
Dec 25, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $40.3K - 88
Dec 5, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $21.4K - 89
Dec 12, 2008 US and Canada: $16.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $16.8K - 90
Unstable Fables: Goldilocks and the Three Bears (2008)Dec 16, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.1K Dec 16, 2008 · English · Animation, Family $10.1K worldwide - 91
Dec 7, 2008 US and Canada: $8.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $8.6K - 92
Dec 19, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.2K - 93
Dec 12, 2008 US and Canada: $3.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.9K - 94
Dec 25, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.2K
Archive
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).
- January $1.2B #1 Welcome to the Sticks (2008)
- February $1.5B #1 Jumper (2008)
- March $1.4B #1 Horton Hears a Who! (2008)
- April $963.2M #1 The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)
- May $2.8B #1 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
- June $2.3B #1 Kung Fu Panda (2008)
- July $3.3B #1 The Dark Knight (2008)
- August $1.6B #1 The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)
- September $1.2B #1 Eagle Eye (2008)
- October $1.5B #1 High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008)
- November $3.1B #1 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)
- December $2.9B #1 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)