Box office · April 2008

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

The Forbidden Kingdom (2008) is the highest-grossing movie released in April 2008, with $128.8M worldwide, ahead of Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008) at $105.8M and Nim's Island (2008) at $100.1M. 108 films released in April 2008 report a worldwide gross, $963.2M in all, 47% of it from the US & Canada. 3 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is down 32% on March 2008, whose releases took $1.4B. By genre, Comedy leads with $598.3M across 38 releases.

April 2008 releases with a gross: 108
combined worldwide: $963.2M
films crossed $100M: 3
vs March 2008: −32%

The Forbidden Kingdom (2008) movie poster

#1 of 108

#1 movie of April 2008

The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)

2008 · Action, Adventure

$128.8M worldwide · 13% of the chart's total

$52.1M US & Canada · 40% $76.7M elsewhere · 60%

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Every Release of April 2008, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Ranks 101 to 108 of 108. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in April 2008.

101
Descendents (2008) Apr 7, 2008 · English · Horror, Sci-Fi $30.8K worldwide

Apr 7, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $30.8K
102
Maggie in Wonderland (2008) Apr 11, 2008 · Swedish · Documentary $26.9K worldwide

Apr 11, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $26.9K
103
A Police Romance (2008) Apr 15, 2008 · French · Crime, Drama $26K worldwide

Apr 15, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $26K
104
The Ghost Train of Manggarai (2008) Apr 30, 2008 · Indonesian · Horror $25.3K worldwide

Apr 30, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $25.3K
105
Nepali (2008) Apr 11, 2008 · Tamil · Romance, Action $21.1K worldwide

Apr 11, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $21.1K
106
Without the King (2008) Apr 25, 2008 · English · Documentary $8.7K worldwide

Apr 25, 2008 US and Canada: $8.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $8.7K
107
The Last Word (2008) Apr 20, 2008 · English · Romance, Drama $8.3K worldwide

Apr 20, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.3K
108
Run for Your Life! (2008) Apr 24, 2008 · German · Documentary, Drama $3K worldwide

Apr 24, 2008 US and Canada: $3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3K

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).