List of 2008 box office number-one films in Australia

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This is a list of films which placed number-one at the weekend box office in Australia during 2008. Amounts are in Australian dollars.

(N.B.: Seemingly improper dates are due to holiday weekends or other occasions. N/A denotes information that is not available from Urban Cinefile.)

Number-one films

This implies the highest-grossing movie of the year.
#Weekend end dateFilmTotal
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16 January 2008 I Am Legend $9,513,115 Alvin and the Chipmunks opens at #2 with $3,942,828.
213 January 2008$3,539,530 27 Dresses , which would later ascend to #1, opens with $3,497,746.
320 January 2008 Cloverfield $2,561,83127 Dresses nearly takes over the #1 spot again, with $2,544,657.
427 January 2008 27 Dresses $1,553,581A low box office #1 (due to the Australia Day weekend), with Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street and Juno close behind.
53 February 2008 Juno $1,265,73727 Dresses close to #1 again.
610 February 2008 Fool's Gold $1,949,609Fool's Gold opens close to a million stronger than Juno.
717 February 2008 Jumper $3,408,959 Definitely, Maybe beaten by a margin of close to $2 million.
824 February 2008$1,728,693 The Bucket List and Rambo earn over a million also.
92 March 2008 Meet the Spartans $1,388,526The Bucket List a close second, with $1,199,630.
109 March 2008 10,000 BC $2,222,655 Run Fatboy Run a far second, with less than a million intake.
1116 March 2008 Vantage Point $1,129,16710,000 BC second by just over $50,000.
1223 March 2008 Step Up 2: The Streets $2,581,363Opening significantly ahead of Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! and Drillbit Taylor .
1330 March 2008 Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! $1,555,540Beating out Step Up 2 the Streets and action/drama Never Back Down .
146 April 2008 The Spiderwick Chronicles $1,384,553 Semi-Pro a very close second, with $1,384,266.
1513 April 2008$996,868 Superhero Movie ($995,151), Prom Night ($926,122) and Nim's Island ($845,212) close behind.
1620 April 2008 Forgetting Sarah Marshall $1,813,214 Street Kings second on $1,535,676.
1727 April 2008$1,632,851Street Kings significantly behind at second.
184 May 2008 Iron Man $6,200,353 Made of Honour (2nd) earns just $1,541,485.
1911 May 2008$3,375,533 What Happens in Vegas second with $2,439,239.
2018 May 2008$2,503,835What Happens in Vegas a closer 2nd; 21 at 3rd.
2125 May 2008 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull $9,733,329Indiana Jones trumps Iron Man by millions.
221 June 2008$5,774,030What Happens in Vegas beats out Iron Man for second, but still beaten significantly.
238 June 2008 Sex and the City $8,031,752 The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian denied first with $4,354,099.
2415 June 2008$4,563,023Prince Caspian 2nd, The Incredible Hulk 3rd.
2522 June 2008 You Don't Mess with the Zohan $4,276,523Sex and the City at second; Kung Fu Panda opens at third on previews.
2629 June 2008 Kung Fu Panda $5,230,383 Get Smart second with $4,204,813.
276 July 2008 Hancock $7,601,620Kung Fu Panda descends to second.
2813 July 2008 Mamma Mia! The Movie $5,432,656Hancock and Kung Fu Panda second and third.
2920 July 2008 The Dark Knight $11,779,716Mamma Mia! $7 million under at second.
3027 July 2008$7,626,120 The X-Files: I Want to Believe opens at third.
313 August 2008$4,576,178 Wanted opens at 2nd, The Bank Job at 4th.
3210 August 2008$2,944,294 Pineapple Express opens at fourth.
3317 August 2008$1,953,131 Taken opens at #2; Star Wars: The Clone Wars at #4; The Strangers at #7.
3424 August 2008 Tropic Thunder $3,051,215 Baby Mama opens at #5.
3531 August 2008$1,938,866 Hellboy II: The Golden Army opens at #2 with $1,824,100.
367 September 2008$1,190,393 Make It Happen opens at #4; In Bruges at #5; Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay at #6; Son of Rambow at #16.
3714 September 2008 The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor $3,509,055Tropic Thunder down to 2nd; Funny Games opens at #18.
3821 September 2008 WALL-E $3,635,368 Step Brothers opens at #2; Wild Child at #4; Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging at #5.
3928 September 2008$2,667,221 Eagle Eye opens at #2; Journey to the Center of the Earth at #3; The House Bunny at #7.
405 October 2008$2,698,876 Beverly Hills Chihuahua ascends to #3; The Duchess opens at #6; Babylon A.D. at #9; Disaster Movie at #11.
4112 October 2008 Body of Lies $2,104,319 My Best Friend's Girl opens at #8.
4219 October 2008 Burn After Reading $1,819,366 Max Payne opens at #2 with $1,168,949.
4326 October 2008$1,491,130 Saw V opens at #2 with $1,366,113; How to Lose Friends & Alienate People at #3.
442 November 2008$1,134,136 Death Race opens at #2; RocknRolla at #3.
459 November 2008 Nights in Rodanthe $1,371,546 Traitor opens at #5; Mirrors at #6.
4616 November 2008$939,903 Sex Drive opens at #3; Dostana at #13.
4723 November 2008 Quantum of Solace $9,729,078Nights in Rodanthe over $9 million behind #1 at #2; American Teen opens at #18.
4830 November 2008 Australia $6,373,903 Big Stan opens at #3; Quarantine at #4.
497 December 2008$4,105,524 High School Musical 3: Senior Year opens a close second, earning $3,942,732.
5014 December 2008 Twilight $5,413,654 City of Ember opens at #9.
5121 December 2008 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa $3,818,439Twilight significantly behind at #2; Slumdog Millionaire opens at #7.
5228 December 2008 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button $3,276,799 The Day the Earth Stood Still ran a close second, earning $3,121,708. Bedtime Stories opens at #3; Vicky Cristina Barcelona at #11; Frost/Nixon at #12; I've Loved You So Long at #13.

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