No surprises for this week’s box office tally. Tropic Thunder is first, then The House Bunny and Death Race. Quite a few movies are opening this weekend. To name a few: Traitor, Babylon A.D., Hamlet 2 and College.
August 22, 2008 - August 28, 2008(*millions)
| FILM | GROSS | TOTAL* | |
| 1 | Tropic Thunder | $22,766,104 | $72.33 |
| 2 | House Bunny, The | $19,551,243 | $19.55 |
| 3 | Death Race | $16,849,530 | $16.85 |
| 4 | Dark Knight, The | $14,796,586 | $493.67 |
| 5 | Pineapple Express | $8,055,353 | $76.38 |
| 6 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | $7,570,424 | $26.91 |
| 7 | Mamma Mia! | $6,935,620 | $127.09 |
| 8 | Mirrors | $6,867,877 | $22.07 |
| 9 | Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor, The | $5,485,575 | $95.23 |
| 10 | Longshots, The | $5,149,624 | $5.15 |
