This week's wide releases will take advantage of the holiday weekend by opening on Wednesday. Those releases include the Baz Luhrman epic Australia, the Christmas comedy Four Christmases, and the action sequel Transporter 3. One other film goes wide, expanding its initial limited release — The Boy in the Striped Pajamas.
Three movies dropped off the top ten this week: Soul Men (12), Saw V (17), and Beverly Hills Chihuahua (16).
| This Week | Last Week | Title | Wknd Gross | Overall | Week in release |
| 1 | N | Twilight | $69,637,740 | $69,637,740 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | Quantum of Solace | $26,707,945 | $108,790,786 | 2 |
| 3 | N | Bolt | $26,223,128 | $26,223,128 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $15,661,936 | $137,109,390 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | Role Models | $7,324,445 | $48,133,020 | 3 |
| 6 | 5 | Changeling | $2,695,450 | $31,665,332 | 5 |
| 7 | 4 | High School Musical 3: Senior Year | $2,049,144 | $86,864,082 | 5 |
| 8 | 19 | The Boy in the Striped Pajamas | $1,647,514 | $2,628,053 | 3 |
| 9 | 6 | Zack and Miri Make a Porno | $1,605,579 | $29,256,029 | 4 |
| 10 | 8 | The Secret Life of Bees | $1,264,991 | $35,638,795 | 6 |
Box Office Predictions Recap
I am actually a little bit surprised that Twilight came in under my predictions. With the reports of sellouts and lines I saw throughout the weekend, I was beginning to think it may challenge $80 million. I was wrong; still, there is no denying the dent it made in the charts in its first week out. On the other hand, Bolt fell well below my expectations. Too bad, as it is quite the entertaining film. Likewise, the latest Bond film took a steep hit in its second weekend, falling well below my estimate, yet still hanging onto second place. It turns out I did a better job guessing the positions than I did the dollars. Well, there is always next week.
Here is how the field matched up:
| Actual | Prediction | Title | Wknd Gross | Prediction |
| 1 | 1 | Twilight | $69,637,740 | $75 million |
| 3 | 2 | Bolt | $26,223,128 | $38 million |
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2 | 3 | Quantum of Solace | $26,707,945 | $34 million |
| 4 | 4 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $15,661,936 | $18 million |
| 5 | 5 | Role Models | $7,324,445 | $6.5 million |
| 7 | 6 | High School Musical 3: Senior Year | $2,049,144 | $4.5 million |
| 6 | 7 | Changeling | $2,695,450 | $3.25 million |
| 9 | 8 | Zack and Miri Make a Porno | $1,605,579 | $2.25 million |
| 10 | 9 | The Secret Life of Bees | $1,264,991 | $2 million |
| 16 | 10 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua | $468,078 | $1 million |
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