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"August 1-3, 2008 Movie Box Office"
"The Dark Knight" #1
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Dark Knight

"The Dark Knight" becomes the first movie of 2008 to claim the #1 spot at the movie box office for three consecutive weekends. On Friday, "The Mummy 3" grabbed $15 million and the #1 spot for the day, while "The Dark Knight" added $12.5 million to its already $350 million, since its release. However, "The Mummy 3" had a drop its second and third day in theaters at the movie box office, while "The Dark Knight" gained on Saturday, and a lot. Enough - at least according to preliminary reports - to make "The Dark Knight" movie box office champ for 3 weekends in a row - with $44 million this weekend - the first movie to do so since last year's "Night At The Museum." "The Mummy 3" saw a weekend movie box office gross of $42.5 million. "Swing Vote," the dreadful Kevin Costner movie was lucky to enter the movie box office fray at #6 this weekend, as it earned just over $6 million. "Midnight Meat Train" doesn't even have a chance at entering the Top 20, though it is the best new movie in release this weekend. The Clive Barker film was released in only 100 theaters, all of them second run, some which charge only $2 per ticket on weekends; it was able to achieve a grand total of only $32,000.

Below, the Top 25 Movies at the Box Office August 1-3, 2008

1 The Dark Knight - $42,800,000 - 4,266 Theaters - $10,267 Per Screen - Gross $393,887,000

2 The Mummy 3 - 3,760 Theaters - $11,289 Per Screen - NEW $40,450,000

3 Step Brothers - $16,300,000 - 3,094 Theaters - $5,268 Per Screen - Gross $62,966,000

4 Mamma Mia: The Movie - $13,121,000 - 3,062 Theaters - $4,285 Per Screen - Gross $87,975,000

5 Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D - $6,875,000 - 2,285 Theaters - $3,008 Per Screen - Gross $73,140,000

6 Swing Vote - $6,300,000 - 2,213 Theaters - $2,846 Per Screen - NEW $6,300,000

7 Hancock - $5,200,000 - 2,782 Theaters - $1,869 Per Screen - Gross $215,995,000

8 Walle - $4,747,000 - 2,555 Theaters - $1,857 Per Screen - Gross $204,222,000

9 The X-Files 2 - $3,425,000 - 3,185 Theaters - $1,075 Per Screen - Gross $17,060,000

10 Space Chimps - $2,840,000 - 2,134 Theaters - $1,330 Per Screen - Gross $22,091,000

11 Hellboy 2 - $2,527,000 - 1,956 Theaters - $1,291 Per Screen - Gross $71,273,000

12 Wanted - $1,257,000 - 895 Theaters - $1,404 Per Screen - Gross $131,338,000

13 Brideshead Revisited - $1,183,000 - 189 Theaters - $6,259 Per Screen - Gross $1,718,000

14 Get Smart - $1,000,000 - 728 Theaters - $1,373 Per Screen - Gross $126,507,000

15 Kung Fu Panda - $626,363 - 520 Theaters - $1,204 Per Screen - Gross $210,480,901

16 Iron Man - $580,179 - 407 Theaters - $1,425 Per Screen - Gross $315,687,768

17 The Incredible Hulk 2008 - $477,840 - 362 Theaters - $1,320 Per Screen - Gross $133,283,170

18 Tell No One - $460,366 - 94 Theaters - $4,897 Per Screen - Gross $2,305,569

19 Kit Kittredge: An American Girl - $400,261 - 450 Theaters - $889 Per Screen - Gross $16,224,319

20 Indiana Jones 4 - $359,349 - 332 Theaters - $1,082 Per Screen - Gross $314,331,661

21 The Chronicles of Narnia 2 - $277,868 - 282 Theaters - $985 Per Screen - Gross $140,693,781

22 Sex and the City: The Movie - $272,187 - 225 Theaters - $1,209 Per Screen - Gross $151,441,438

23 You Don't Mess with the Zohan - $269,321 - 142 Theaters - $1,896 Per Screen - Gross $98,789,023

24 The Wackness - $213,194 - 142 Theaters - $1,501 Per Screen - Gross $1,435,393

25 American Teen - $167,000 - 39 Theaters - $4,282 Per Screen - Gross $242,086



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Frozen River - 7 Theaters - $10,471 Per Screen - NEW $73,300

Midnight Meat Train - 102 Theaters - $313 Per Screen - NEW $32,000

In Search of a Midnight Kiss - 2 Theaters - $7,300 Per Screen - NEW $14,600

Sixty Six - 2 Theaters - $5,700 Per Screen - NEW $11,400

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Wild About Movies provides you with more movie posters, movie trailers, movie synopses, Behind The Scenes of movies, and celebrity interviews than any other movie website. At WAM you are able to peruse the movie trailers, movie posters and movie synopses of more than 500 movies not yet in theaters (and more than 75,000 movies formerly in movie theaters and currently on DVD). The lastest additions: "Assassination Of A High School President," starring Bruce Willlis. The Clint Eastwood movie "Gran Torino." The sci-fil horror flicks "Pandorum" and "The Unborn." Kevin James as "Mall Cop." "The Burning Plain," starring Charlize Theron. The first "Wonder Woman" movie of the millennium. "The Education Of Charlie Banks" and "Pippa Lee." Clive Owen in "The International." "Lovely Still" - featuring Martin Landau & Ellen Burstyn. Isla Fisher in "Confessions Of A Shopaholic." And Mickey Rourke as "The Wrestler." Jamie Foxx and "Iron Man," Robert Downey Jr., in "The Soloist." Matt Damon in "Green Zone." And "Nothing Like The Holidays," John C. Reilly in "Cirque Du Freak." Patrick Swayze in "Powder Blue." Jake Gyllenhaal as "Prince of Persia: Sands Of Time" and "The Dark Knight" himself, Christian Bale, as John Connor in "Terminator Salvation." Sam Raimi's "Drag Me To Hell." Oscar winner Adrien Brody in "The Brothers Bloom." Rose McGowan as "Red Sonja 2010." Gerard Butler in three movies; "Game" and "Law Abiding Citizen" and opposite Katherine Heigl in "The Ugly Truth." And "Tyler Perry's Madea Goes To Jail." Rob Zombie's "Tyrannosaurus Rex." "Street Fighter" and Justin Chatwin in "Dragonball." Also Keanu Reeves in "The Day The Earth Stood Still." And Seth Rogen is "The Green Hornet." "Witchblade 2009," as well as "Fame 2009." And Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor as lovers in "I Love You Phillip Morris." Sequels: Everything from Daniel Radcliffe naked not in "Harry Potter 6," but Daniel Radcliffe naked at WAM and on Broadway in "Equus." The Disney 3D films "Cars 2" and "Toy Story 3." Shia LaBeouf in "Transformers 2" and Jason Statham in "Crank 2" and Michael Douglas in "Wall Street 2." And "Transporter 3." Vin Diesel in "Fast And Furious 4." Kate Beckinsale in "Underworld 3." Steve Martin's "The Pink Panther 2," and the requisites, "Ice Age 3" and "Cloverfield 2" and "Iron Man 2." The very delayed "Star Trek XI." The prequel of "The DaVinci Code," "Angels & Demons." Need more movies? Channing Tatum in "GI Joe The Movie." And Seann William Scott in "Trainwreck: My Life As An Idiot." The big screen adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's "The Road" and two Tony winning plays turned movies, "Doubt," starring Meryl Streep, and "Frost Nixon," starring Frank Langella (each who will most likely earn 2009 Oscars). Also "Sunshine Cleaning" and Disney's new fave actor, The Rock, in "Race To Witch Mountain." Also, "Friday the 13th 2009" and Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio's next collaboration, "Ashecliffe" aka "Shutter Island." In addition, the big screen incarnations of "Marley & Me" and "The Spirit." Sacha Baron Cohen is "Bruno." Nicolas Cage in "Knowing." Also "Good" and the long delayed "Killshot." Brad Pitt in both "Inglorious Bastards" and "The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button." The big screen adaptation of Maurice Sendack's "Where The Wild Things Are" and director Michael Mann's "Public Enemies" and "Taken," starring Liam Neeson. "Local Color." Along with "Watch Out" and "The Escapist." - More? Sure! Peter Jackson's "District 9" and "The Lovely Bones" and "The Hobbit Movies." Leonardo DiCaprio in "Revolutionary Road." And Kenneth Branagh's "Thor." And the 3D "They Came From Upstairs" and "Monsters vs Aliens." "The Smurfs Movie;" and "Splice;" and "Push;" "AstroBoy." The big screen version of "Land of the Lost" and Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" and Ben Stiller's "Chicago 7." And a slew of animated and non animated Walt Disney movies, many in 3D: including "Hannah Montana The Movie" and "Fraggle Rock: The Movie" and "The Jonas Brothers Movie 3D" and "Bolt," "The King of the Elves" and "Rapunzel," "The Bear and the Bow;" "Newt," "The Princess And The Frog," "Up," "Ponyo On The Cliff By The Sea" and And Universal's animated movie "The Tale Of Despereaux." Heath Ledger's last movie, "Dr. Parnassus." "Black Devil Doll." The four Jonas Brothers in the big screen adaptation of "Walter The Farting Dog" and Wesley Snipes in "Gallowwalker!" Also: Zac Efron in three big screen movies: "Footloose 2010," "17 Again" and "Me And Orson Welles." Also "Bitch Slap" and Daniel Craig in "Defiance" and "Delgo" and "Pope Joan" and "Hotel For Dogs." Benicio Del Toro as "The Wolfman" and "Che." And "Notorious." Also, Hugh Jackman as "Wolverine;" "Valkyrie." The movies "He's Just Not That Into You," James ("Titanic") Cameron's "Avatar;" "Watchmen," (from the director of "300"), "The Bad Lieutenant 2009" and Hilary Swank in "Amelia." And Nicole Kidman in "Australia," and the non Disney animated movie "Coraline." And "Two Lovers" and Anne Hathaway in "Bride Wars." "The Reader," starring Ralph Fiennes. Robert Downey Jr. as "Sherlock Holmes." Will Smith in "Seven Pounds." The Italian worldwide hit "Gomorra," as well as the Chinese blockbuster "Red Cliff." Not to mention the Australian smash "The Tender Hook". And "Fanboys" and Julia Stiles in "Cry Of The Owl" and Diablo Cody in "Jennifer's Body," which she also wrote. "Captain America" and Sean Penn as Harvey "Milk." And don't forget the must 'not' sees "My Bloody Valentine 3D" and Uwe Boll's "Far Cry." "How To Be A Serial Killer." Also, the "2009 Oscars." Our latest entry - "Push" - in select movie theaters Super Bowl Weekend 2009. For the current and complete 2008 movie box office report... 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