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2008 in film is expected to feature another battle of the sequels, as many properties release new installments, including: Rambo, Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Lost Boys: The Tribe, The Dark Knight, The Incredible Hulk, The X-Files: I Want to Believe, Return to Sleepaway Camp, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, High School Musical 3: Senior Year, Saw V, Quantum of Solace, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
Top grossing films
Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2008. The top ten of 2008 (worldwide, US & Canada, UK, and Australia) as of May 11, 2008 are as follows:
| 2008 Rank | Title | Studio | Worldwide Gross | U.S/Canada Gross | U.K. Gross | Australia Gross |
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| 1. | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | Paramount Pictures | $892,920,452 | $300,759,612 | £39,574,568 | $25,786,524 |
| 2. | Horton Hears a Who! | 20th Century Fox | $287,332,945 | $151,325,803 | £16,611,914 | $11,158,676 |
| 3. | The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian | Warner Bros. | $267,714,902 | $94,364,902 | £11,349,484 | $6,253,110 |
| 4. | Jumper | 20th Century Fox | $220,610,935 | $79,731,727 | £17,040,598 | $8,089,082 |
| 5. | Cloverfield | Paramount Pictures | $169,822,802 | $80,048,433 | £18,633,002 | $5,216,494 |
| 6. | The Spiderwick Chronicles | Paramount Pictures | $161,162,562 | $71,195,053 | £20,746,092 | $7,282,159 |
| 7. | 27 Dresses<font-size=100%> | 20th Century Fox | $154,747,724 | $76,795,541 | £13,415,264 | $13,767,560 |
| 8. | Vantage Point | Columbia Pictures | $150,646,641 | $72,266,306 | £11,610,153 | $4,281,938 |
| 9. | Step Up 2 the Streets | Touchstone Pictures | $142,649,545 | $58,006,147 | £20,757,679 | $8,291,820 |
| 10. | 21 | Columbia Pictures | $127,384,318 | $81,159,365 | £10,730,486 | $1,439,599 |
As of May 5, 2008, thirteen films released in 2008 have grossed more than $100 million, reaching blockbuster status, and one film has grossed more than $400 million, reaching international blockbuster motion picture status.
For a complete list of 2008's top-grossing films, follow these links:
- Worldwide: http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=2008&p=.htm
- US & Canada: http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2008&p=.htm
- United Kingdom: http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/uk/
- Australia: http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/australia/
Events
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| <font-size=100%> January | 7 | Due to the 2007-2008 Writers Guild of America Strike, NBC and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association scrap plans to hold its 65th Golden Globe Awards ceremony and instead hold a press conference announcing the winners |
| 13 | The 65th Golden Globe Awards winners were announced:
Drama Musical or Comedy | |
| 16 | The 61st BAFTA Awards nominations were announced with Atonement the leading film with 14 nominations closely followed by No Country for Old Men and There Will Be Blood, both with 7 nominations | |
| 17 - 27 | The 26th Sundance Film Festival is opened with the world premiere of Martin McDonagh's In Bruges and screens over 120 films. The Grand Jury and Audience Award prizes are awarded to Frozen River and The Wackness respectively. The festival is closed by the world premiere of Bernard Shakey's CSNY Déjà Vu | |
| 22 | The 80th Academy Awards nominations were announced with No Country for Old Men and There Will Be Blood the leading films with 8 nominations each, closely followed by Atonement and Michael Clayton, both with 7
The Oscar nominated actor Heath Ledger, 28, is found dead at his home in Manhattan, New York City, from an accidental prescription pills overdose | |
| 23 - 3 | The 37th Rotterdam International Film Festival is opened with the world premiere of Lucía Cedrón’s narrative feature-film debut Lamb of God. | |
| 26 | The 60th Directors Guild of America Award dinner is held in the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, Los Angeles. The Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film prize is awarded to Joel and Ethan Coen | |
| 27 | The 14th Screen Actors Guild Awards ceremony is held in the Shrine Exposition Center, Los Angeles. Major winners announced include: | |
| <font-size=100%> February | 7 - 17 | The 58th Berlin International Film Festival is opened with the world premiere of Martin Scorsese's Shine A Light and screens over 350 films. The Golden Bear prize is awarded to The Elite Squad. The Silver Bear prizes are awarded to Paul Thomas Anderson, Best Director, Reza Naji, Best Actor and Sally Hawkins, Best Actress. The festival is closed by the international premiere of Michel Gondry's Be Kind Rewind |
| 8 | The 35th Annie Awards ceremony is held in the UCLA's Royce Hall, Los Angeles. The Best Animated Feature prize is awarded to Ratatouille | |
| 9 | The 60th Writers Guild of America Awards are announced in a brief statement. The Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Original Screenplay prizes are awarded to Joel and Ethan Coen (No Country for Old Men) and Diablo Cody (Juno), respectively | |
| 10 | The 61st BAFTA Awards ceremony is held in the Royal Opera House, London. Sir Anthony Hopkins is honoured with the Academy Fellowship. Major winners include: | |
| 12 | The members of the WGA agree a three-year deal with the AMPTP and vote to end the 3-month 2007-2008 Writers Guild of America Strike | |
| 23 | The 28th Golden Raspberry Awards ceremony is held in Santa Monica, California. The Worst Picture award is given to I Know Who Killed Me. The Worst Actor and Worst Actress awards are given to Eddie Murphy and Lindsey Lohan, respectively | |
| 23 | The 23rd Independent Spirit Awards ceremony is broadcast. The Best Film award is given to Juno. The Best Actor and Best Actress awards are given to Philip Seymour Hoffman and Ellen Page respectively | |
| 24 | The 80th Academy Awards ceremony is held in the Kodak Theater, Hollywood. Major winners include: | |
| <font-size=100%> March | 3 | 28th Genie Awards |
| 13 - 21 | 7th Tiburon International Film Festival | |
| <font-size=100%> April | 4 - 13 | 10th Sarasota Film Festival |
| 23 - 4 | 7th Tribeca Film Festival | |
| 24 - 8 | 51st San Francisco International Film Festival | |
| <font-size=100%> May | ? - ? | 8th Silver Lake Film Festival |
| 14 - 25 | 61st Cannes Film Festival | |
| 22 - 15 | 34th Seattle International Film Festival | |
| <font-size=100%> June | 1 | 17th MTV Movie Awards |
| 14 - 22 | 11th Shanghai International Film Festival | |
| 18 - 29 | 62nd Edinburgh International Film Festival | |
| <font-size=100%> August | 6 - 16 | 61st Locarno International Film Festival |
| 21 - 1 | 32nd Montreal World Film Festival | |
| 27 - 6 | 65th Venice International Film Festival | |
| <font-size=100%> September | 4 - 13 | 33rd Toronto International Film Festival |
| 18 - 27 | 56th San Sebastián International Film Festival | |
| <font-size=100%> October | 1 - 12 | 16th Raindance Film Festival |
| 15 - 30 | 52nd London Film Festival | |
| 18 - 26 | 21st Tokyo International Film Festival | |
| <font-size=100%> November | 18 - 28 | 32nd Cairo International Film Festival |
| <font-size=100%> December | 4 - 14 | 23rd Mar del Plata International Film Festival |
Awards
Grand Jury Prize (Sundance Film Festival):
- Frozen River, directed by Courtney Hunt, United States
Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):
- The Elite Squad, directed by José Padilha, Brazil
Scheduled 2008 Releases
Films scheduled to be released in 2008 include:
- L: Limited release in select cities
- W: Wide-release to theaters
- IMAX: Release to IMAX theaters
January - March
April - June
July - September
October - December
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Unscheduled 2008 releases
- Americanese - LR - IFC First Take - Chris Tashima, Joan Chen, Kelly Hu, Allison Sie
- Ace Ventura 3 - WR - Warner Bros.
- The Anarchist's Wife - Ivana Baquero
- Backdown - WR - Screen Gems
- Beautiful Loser - WR - Sneak Preview Entertainment - Lenny von Dohlen
- Big Bug Man - Studio-Free Studio - Brendan Fraser, Marlon Brando
- Big Stan - WR - Rob Schneider
- Blood: The Last Vampire - WR - Pathé
- Bloody 27 - MTD Studios - Michael Winslow, Allan Medina
- The Box - WR - Cameron Diaz, James Marsden
- Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever - WR - Lions Gate - Rider Strong, Giuseppe Andrews
- Fanboys - The Weinstein Company - Kristen Bell, Chris Marquette, Sam Huntington, Dan Fogler, Jay Baruchel
- Foodfight! - Lions Gate Films - Charlie Sheen, Hilary Duff, Wayne Brady, Eva Longoria Parker, Greg Ellis, Haylie Duff, Chris Kattan, Christopher Lloyd, Daniel Franzese
- I-Empire - Angels and Airwaves
- The Great Buck Howard - WR - John Malkovich, Colin Hanks, Tom Hanks
- Have Dreams, Will Travel - WR - Mount Company - Cayden Boyd, AnnaSophia Robb, Lara Flynn Boyle, Matthew Modine
- Hell Ride - WR - Dimension Films - Michael Madsen, Dennis Hopper
- The Haunted World of El Superbeasto - WR - IDT Entertainment
- Jackboots on Whitehall - WR - Swipe Films - Ewan McGregor, Rosamund Pike, Timothy Spall, Richard O'Brien
- Major Movie Star - WR - Warner Bros. Pictures - Jessica Simpson
- Make it Happen - WR - The Weinstein Company - Mary Elizabeth Winstead
- Resident Evil: Degeneration - WR - Sony Pictures
- Return To Sleepaway Camp
- Winged Creature - WR - Columbia Pictures - Kate Beckinsale, Dakota Fanning, Forest Whitaker, Josh Hutcherson, Jennifer Hudson
Notable Deaths
Sources
References
- ^ Olly Richards (2007-12-05). "Exclusive: Bond 22 Villain Confirmed". Empire. Retrieved 2007-12-05.
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