List of number-one DVDs of 2008 (UK)

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This is a list of The Official UK Charts Company DVDs of 2008. [1] The biggest selling DVD of the year was Mamma Mia!

Contents

Number ones

Issue DateDVD
6 January Rush Hour 3
13 January 300
20 January Death Proof
27 January Blue Harvest (Family Guy episode)
3 February The Kingdom
10 February Atonement
17 February Ratatouille
24 FebruaryRatatouille
2 March Stardust
9 March 101 Dalmatians - Animated
16 March American Gangster
23 March Beowulf
30 MarchBeowulf
6 April Hitman
13 April Enchanted
20 April Alvin and the Chipmunks
27 April I Am Legend
4 May The Golden Compass
11 MayThe Golden Compass
18 May Alien vs Predator - Requiem
25 May Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
1 June The Bee Movie
8 June National Treasure 2 - Book of Secrets
15 June Cloverfield
22 June Jumper
29 June Rambo
6 July The Bank Job
13 July There Will Be Blood
20 July Step Up 2: The Streets
27 July 10000 BC
3 August 27 Dresses
10 August Vantage Point
17 August In Bruges
24 August Never Back Down
31 August Nim's Island
7 September Doomsday
14 September What Happens in Vegas
21 September Forgetting Sarah Marshall
28 September Sex and the City - The Movie
5 OctoberSex and the City - The Movie
12 OctoberSex and the City - The Movie
19 October The Incredible Hulk
26 October Wanted
2 November Iron Man
9 NovemberIron Man
16 November Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
23 November Kung Fu Panda
30 November Mamma Mia!
7 DecemberMamma Mia!
14 December The Dark Knight
21 DecemberMamma Mia!
28 DecemberMamma Mia!

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References

  1. "The Official UK Charts Company : TOP 40 VIDEOS CHART". Archived from the original on 2009-01-18. Retrieved 2009-01-25. The current chart from the OCC