UK Box Office: 22-24 August 2008
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UK Box Office: 22-24 August 2008
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| Weekend 22 Aug - 24 Aug 2008 UK box office | |||||||||
| Rank | Title | Country of Origin | Weekend Gross | Distributor | % change on last week | Weeks on release | Number of cinemas | Site average | Total Gross to date |
| 1 | Hellboy 2: The Golden Army | USA/Ger/UK | £2,969,602 | Universal | 1 | 464 | £6,400 | £2,969,602 | |
| 2 | Mamma Mia! | UK/USA | £1,837,577 | Universal | -17 | 7 | 510 | £3,603 | £50,261,947 |
| 3 | Get Smart | USA | £1,542,005 | Warner Bros | 1 | 442 | £3,489 | £1,542,005 | |
| 4 | The Dark Knight | UK/USA | £1,454,847 | Warner Bros | -37 | 5 | 440 | £3,306 | £43,498,315 |
| 5 | You Don't Mess with the Zohan | USA | £781,953 | Sony Pictures | -49 | 2 | 368 | £2,125 | £3,560,382 |
| 6 | The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor | USA/Ger/Can | £641,421 | Universal | -55 | 3 | 399 | £1,608 | £9,991,490 |
| 7 | Wild Child | USA | £585,881 | Universal | -50 | 2 | 358 | £1,637 | £3,032,933 |
| 8 | Wall·E | USA | £459,574 | Disney | -41 | 6 | 444 | £1,035 | £20,511,945 |
| 9 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | USA | £347,981 | Warner Bros | -61 | 2 | 419 | £831 | £1,915,065 |
| 10 | Space Chimps | USA | £135,547 | Entertainment | -41 | 4 | 263 | £515 | £2,836,558 |
| 11 | Kung Fu Panda | USA | £129,473 | Paramount | -42 | 8 | 267 | £485 | £19,340,035 |
| 12 | College Road Trip | USA | £121,360 | Disney | 1 | 178 | £682 | £121,360 | |
| 13 | Somers Town | UK | £121,345 | Optimum | 1 | 62 | £1,957 | £121,345 | |
| 14 | Singh is Kinng | Ind/Aus | £102,038 | Studio 18 | -43 | 3 | 48 | £2,126 | £1,181,227 |
| 15 | Shoot on Sight | Ind | £61,533 | Tip Top | 1 | 59 | £1,043 | £61,533 | |
| Total | £11,292,137 | 4,721 | £2,392 | £160,945,742 | |||||
| Other UK films | |||||||||
| 17 | Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging | UK/USA | £52,268 | Paramount | -64 | 5 | 146 | £358 | £5,252,018 |
| 18 | Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day | UK | £42,675 | Momentum | -53 | 2 | 64 | £667 | £231,760 |
| 19 | Man On Wire | UK/USA | £42,191 | Icon | -32 | 4 | 27 | £1,563 | £564,542 |
| 28 | Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian | UK/USA | £7,508 | Disney | -45 | 9 | 17 | £442 | £11,587,928 |
| 39 | The Edge of Love | UK | £4,760 | Lions Gate | -15 | 10 | 3 | £1,587 | £1,422,698 |
| 41 | Before the Rains | Ind/UK/USA | £3,416 | Metrodome | -2 | 5 | 8 | £427 | £59,666 |
| 43 | Cass | UK | £2,823 | Optimum | -68 | 4 | 11 | £257 | £131,059 |
| 61 | Death Defying Acts | UK/Aus | £383 | Lions Gate | -72 | 3 | 2 | £192 | £10,351 |
| Other openers | |||||||||
| 27 | Lakh Pardesi Hoiye | Ind | £7,634 | Bollywood Films | 1 | 7 | £1,091 | £7,634 | |
| 30 | Maan Gaye Mughal-E-Azam | Ind | £5,861 | Tip Top | 1 | 11 | £533 | £5,861 | |
| 57 | Face Addict | Ita/Switz/USA | £523 | Blue Dolphin | 1 | 1 | £523 | £523 | |
| 59 | Zero: An Investigation 9/11 | Ita | £431 | Mercury Media | 1 | 4 | £108 | £431 | |
| Comments on this week's top 15 results | |||||||||
| Against last weekend: - 2% | |||||||||
| Against last year: + 35% | |||||||||
| Rolling 52 week ranking: 16th | |||||||||
| UK* films in top 15: 3 | |||||||||
| UK* share of top 15 gross: 30% | |||||||||
| The figure for "Hellboy 2: The Golden Army" includes £1,095,188 from 379 previews; The figure for "Get Smart" includes £388,204 from 344 previews | |||||||||
| * Includes domestic productions and co-productions | |||||||||
| Openers next week - 29 Aug | |||||||||
| Angel | UK/Fra/Bel | ||||||||
| Babylon A.D. | USA/Fra | ||||||||
| Badlands (re) | USA | ||||||||
| Ben X | Bel/Neth | ||||||||
| Chamku | Ind | ||||||||
| Dhaam Dhoom | Ind | ||||||||
| Hijack | Ind | ||||||||
| Rock On | Ind | ||||||||
| Step Brothers | USA | ||||||||
| The Strangers | USA | ||||||||
| Times and Winds | Tur | ||||||||
