US Weekend Box-Office Summary

Week of 28 November 2008

No.1 Four Christmases - 2008 Gross $46.1M
No.2 Bolt - 2008 Gross $66.8M
No.3 Twilight - 2008 Gross $120M
No.4 Quantum of Solace - 2008 $141M
No.5 Australia - 2008 Gross $20M
No.6 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa -2008 Gross $159M
No.7 Transporter 3 -2008 Gross $18.2M
No.8 Role Models - 2008 Gross $57.8M
No.9 The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas - 2008 Gross $5.17M
No.10 Milk -2008 Gross $1.94M

Four Christmases is a Christmas-themed romantic comedy movie about a couple who go see all four of their divorced parents in one day. Four Christmases is directed by Seth Gordon

It stars Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon as a San Francisco, California, couple pressured into visiting all four of their divorced parents' homes on Christmas Day.

The Associated Press said the movie "began with some promise" then segued into "noisy joylessness that sets the tone for the whole movie". Four Christmases Rated PG-13 for some sexual humor and language.

Box Office Summary Week of 7 November 2008

No.1 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa - 2008 Gross $63.1M

No.2 Role Models - 2008 Gross $19.2M

No.3 High School Musical 3: Senior Year - 2008 Gross $75.6M
No.4 Changeling - 2008 Gross $20.6M
No.5 Zack and Miri Make a Porno - 2008 Gross $20.7M
No.6 Soul Men - 2008 Gross $5.4M
No.7 Saw V - 2008 Gross $52.2M
No.8 The Haunting of Molly Hartley - 2008 Gross $10.1M
No.9 The Secret Life of Bees - 2008 Gross $29.9M
No.10 Eagle Eye - 2008 Gross $96.3M


Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa is the 2008 sequel to the 2005 movie, Madagascar. It was produced by DreamWorks Animation and was released on November 7, 2008. It was written by Etan Cohen. On its opening day, the movie grossed $17,555,027 from 4,056 theaters with an $4,328 average. As of November 12, 2008, it has achieved a domestic gross of $79.9 million and a worldwide gross of $120.1. The movie was distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is Rated PG for some mild crude humor by The Motion Picture Association of America.