2008 box office review

2008 was the year of the Bat and Abba: between them The Dark Knight and Mamma Mia! took $1.5bn worldwide.
Dark Knight ended up a few dollars short of the $1bn mark, its take split $530m/$466m in favour of the US. It was No.1 in the US by a $212m margin, but was beaten by Indy Jones 4 by just a few dollars in the international marketplace.

Mamma Mia! made most of its money in the international marketplace, ending in third place ahead of Kung Fu Panda. The top four films grossed more than $400m each internationally. Passing the $300m barrier were Hancock (just shy of $400m) and Quantum of Solace (which in most major markets failed to match the success of Casino Royale).

Aside from Mamma Mia!, other box office surprises were Iron Man and Sex And The City, both taking $260m or more internationally. Box office under-performers were The Mummy 3 and Prince Caspian, the second part in the Narnia franchise, falling 44% short of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe.

In the UK, Mamma Mia! is now the most successful film ever (at least in terms of box office receipts), with Bond in second place, and Batman, bloodied and bruised in third. High School Musical 3 did surprisingly well in seventh.

Worldwide Top 10
The Dark Knight $996.9m
Indy Jones 4 $786m
Kung Fu Panda $631.6m
Hancock $624m
Iron Man $581.6m
Mamma Mia! $570.5m
Quantum of Solace $531.3m
Wall*E $500.6m
Prince Caspian $419.6m
Sex And The City $412.6m

US Top 10
The Dark Knight $530.9m
Iron Man $318.3m
Indy Jones $317m
Hancock $227.9m
Wall*E $223.8m
Kung Fu Panda $215.4m
Madagascar 2 $174m
Quantum of Solace $164m
Sex And The City $152.6m
Mamma Mia! $143.8m

UK Top 10
Mamma Mia! £69.1m
Quantum of Solace £50m
The Dark Knight £48.6m
Indy Jones 4 £40m
Sex And The City £26.1m
Hancock £24.5m
High School Musical 3 £22.6m
Wall*E £22.3m
Kung Fu Panda £20m
Iron Man £17.1m

International Top 10
Indy Jones 4 $469m
The Dark Knight $466m
Mamma Mia! $426.7m
Kung Fu Panda $416.2m
Hancock $396.1m
Quantum of Solace $367m
The Mummy 3 $289.8m
Prince Caspian $278m
Wall*E $276.8m
Iron Man $263.3m