List of 2008 box office number-one films in Mexico explained

This is a list of films that were number one at the weekend box office in Mexico during 2008.[1]

DateFilmGross (USD)Openings in the top ten
1 $1,639,773 We Own the Night (#9)
2 $1,139,084 Mr. Woodcock (#9)
3 I Am Legend $4,255,085
4 $2,342,608 The Orphanage (#2), The Bucket List (#3), The Hunting Party (#10)
5 Cloverfield $1,544,683 American Gangster (#5), El Arca (#8)
6 The Orphanage $1,235,141 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (#3), No Country for Old Men (#7), Atonement (#10)
7 27 Dresses $1,073,328 Rambo (#3), Juno (#5), Llamando a un Ángel (#10)
8 Vantage Point $860,229 The Eye (#2), Fool's Gold (#5), Fragile (#9)
9 Meet the Spartans $1,353,495 P.S. I Love You (#4), Charlie Wilson's War (#6), The Mist (#7)
10 10,000 BC $4,089,091 The Spiderwick Chronicles (#2)
11 $2,981,643 Horton Hears a Who! (#2), August Rush (#6), La Zona (#8)
12 $1,650,517 Under the Same Moon (#3), One Missed Call (#4), Drillbit Taylor (#5), Untraceable (#7)
13 Jumper $2,022,488 I Could Never Be Your Woman (#8)
14 $1,148,718
15 Casi divas $853,930 Shutter (#2)
16 Street Kings $765,047 Ladrón que roba a Ladrón (#6), Definitely, Maybe (#9)
17 $565,564 Awake (#5), Death Sentence (#10)
18 Iron Man $5,272,729 Made of Honor (#2), Bella (#8)
19 $2,363,274 Speed Racer (#2), 88 Minutes (#4)
20 $6,267,182 Bordertown (#6)
21 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull $4,130,734 A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (#7)
22 $2,075,746 What Happens in Vegas (#2), Superhero Movie (#4), Déficit (#8)
23 You Don't Mess with the Zohan $2,007,900 Sex and the City (#5)
24 The Incredible Hulk $4,437,954 The Happening (#2)
25 Kung Fu Panda $6,153,908 21 (#4)
26 $3,844,563 Get Smart (#2), Flawless (#9)
27 WALL-E $5,391,590 Wedding Daze (#6), Alone with Her (#8)
28 Hancock $4,813,231 (#3)
29 The Dark Knight $7,027,471 Nim's Island (#5)
30 $3,623,230 Journey to the Center of the Earth (#2), Meet Dave (#3)
31 $5,154,872 Over Her Dead Body (#7)
32 $2,403,902 (#4), College Road Trip (#6), Prom Night (#7), The Other Boleyn Girl (#8)
33 Wanted $2,286,535 Star Wars: The Clone Wars (#2), Mad Money (#10)
34 $1,296,208 Taken (#2), Amor Letra por Letra (#6)
35 Taken $866,755 Tropic Thunder (#3), REC (#4)
36 High School Musical: El Desafío $1,892,347 Babylon A.D. (#2)
37 Arráncame la Vida $1,521,959 Mamma Mia! (#2), Donkey Xote (#6), The Forbidden Kingdom (#7)
38 $1,422,163 Tinker Bell (#2), The Strangers (#3)
39 $1,024,389 Eagle Eye (#2), Bangkok Dangerous (#4)
40 Beverly Hills Chihuahua $2,053,840 Mirrors (#2), Nights in Rodanthe (#4)
41 $1,791,388 My Mom's New Boyfriend (#6)
42 $1,240,207 Bajo la Sal (#2), Blindness (#4), Los Campeones de la Lucha Libre (#7), The Air I Breathe (#9)
43 $686,801 Burn After Reading (#2), Max Payne (#3), The House Bunny (#4), Space Chimps (#7), Spam (#8)
44 $1,780,752 Death Race (#4), Saw V (#7)
45 $1,019,824 Pride & Glory (#2), Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (#3)
46 Quantum of Solace $2,300,082 Navidad, S.A. (#2), Urmel aus dem Eis (#10)
47 Twilight $2,469,236 Death Defying Acts (#4), The Duchess (#8)
48 $1,693,660 Body of Lies (#2), Disaster Movie (#5), The Women (#6), The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (#10)
49 $4,455,100 Vicky Cristina Barcelona (#5), Solstice (#7)
50 $3,034,792 The Day the Earth Stood Still (#2), Mama's Boy (#9)
51 Bolt $1,509,342 Rudo y Cursi (#2), Four Christmases (#5)
52 $1,556,748 Australia (#5), The Tale of Despereaux (#6), Volverte a Ver (#7), Free Style (#10)

Highest-grossing films

Highest-grossing films of 2008
RankTitleDistributor Gross (USD)
1. The Dark Knight $24,966,893
2. Kung Fu Panda $22,002,301
3. Iron Man Paramount $19,728,577
4. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian $19,278,912
5. WALL-E Disney $17,679,805
6. 10,000 B.C. $17,253,874
7. Paramount $16,865,859
8. $15,405,770
9. Hancock $14,177,721
10. Journey to the Center of the Earth $13,871,400

Notes

References

Web site: Weekend Box Office In Mexico Index, 2008 . . Box Office Mojo, LLC . 2008-01-01 . Note: Click on the relevant weekend to view specifics.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mexico Box Office Index. Box Office Mojo. 7 October 2015.