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This is a list of all major films made in 2008. Contents 1 Highest-grossing films 2 Events 3 Awards 4 Wide-release films 4.1 January March 4.2 April June 4.3 July September 4.4 October December 5 Notable deaths 6 See also 7 Sources 8 References Highest-grossing films See also: List of 2008 box office number-one films in the United States

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 films of 2008 by worldwide gross in $USD as well as the US & Canada UK and Australia grosses are as follows: 2008 rank Title Studio Worldwide gross Domestic gross United Kingdom gross Australia gross 1 The Dark Knight Warner Bros. $1001921825 $533345358 $89066002 $39880001 2 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Paramount/Lucasfilm $786636033 $317101110 $79283312 $27981873 3 Kung Fu Panda DreamWorks $645737680 $215434591 $39405501 $24764811 4 Hancock Columbia $624386746 $227946274 $49170891 $19636856 5 Mamma Mia! Universal $609827661 $144130063 $132342643 $29287466 6 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa DreamWorks $603900309 $180010950 $35471617 $15093421 7 Quantum of Solace MGM/Columbia $586090727 $168368427 $80805643 $20645336 8 Iron Man Paramount/Marvel $585133287 $318412101 $33822889 $18880106 9 WALL-E Disney/Pixar $534767889 $223808164 $41215600 $14165390 10 The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Disney/Walden $419651413 $141621490 $21581030 $13181570

These numbers are taken from Box Office Mojo including their "Yearly Box Office Results".1

The Dark Knight has grossed more than $1 billion making it the seventh highest grossing film in history. Three other films Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Kung Fu Panda and Hancock are also in the top 50. On August 4 The Dark Knight reached a $400 million domestic gross in a record time of 18 days. The previous record was held by Shrek 2 which reached it in 43 days.2 On August 31 after 45 days in release The Dark Knight reached $500 million domestically becoming only the second film in history after Titanic to cross the half-billion-dollar domestic milestone as well as the only film of the 2000s decade. For 2008 the top ten films consisted of 3 superhero films 3 animated films 3 action films and 1 musical film. Mamma Mia! became the second highest grossing film in UK history as of 2010. In the domestic box office 2008 came very close in passing 2007 as the highest grossing year falling short by just $30 million. Events Years in film 1870s 1880s 1890s 1890  1891  1892  1893  1894 1895  1896  1897  1898  1899 1900s 1900  1901  1902  1903  1904 1905  1906  1907  1908  1909 1910s 1910  1911  1912  1913  1914 1915  1916  1917  1918  1919 1920s 1920  1921  1922  1923  1924 1925  1926  1927  1928  1929 1930s 1930  1931  1932  1933  1934 1935  1936  1937  1938  1939 1940s 1940  1941  1942  1943  1944 1945  1946  1947  1948  1949 1950s 1950  1951  1952  1953  1954 1955  1956  1957  1958  1959 1960s 1960  1961  1962  1963  1964 1965  1966  1967  1968  1969 1970s 1970  1971  1972  1973  1974 1975  1976  1977  1978  1979 1980s 1980  1981  1982  1983  1984 1985  1986  1987  1988  1989 1990s 1990  1991  1992  1993  1994 1995  1996  1997  1998  1999 2000s 2000  2001  2002  2003  2004 2005  2006  2007  2008  2009 2010s 2010  2011  2012 and beyond Month Day Event 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. 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 Dj 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 Luca Cedrns narrative feature-film debut Lamb of God (Cordero de Dios). 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. 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. 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 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. March 3 28th Genie Awards 13 - 21 7th Tiburon International Film Festival April 4 - 13 10th Sarasota Film Festival 23 - 4 7th Tribeca Film Festival 2008 Best Narrative Feature Let the Right One In 2008 Best Documentary Pray the Devil Back to Hell 24 - 8 51st San Francisco International Film Festival May -  8th Silver Lake Film Festival 14 - 25 Entre les murs wins the Palme d'Or while Gomorra receives the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival. 22 - 15 34th Seattle International Film Festival 26 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull earns $126 million in the United States and Canada becoming the highest grossing debut of 2008 and the second highest for a Memorial Day weekend debut behind Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. June 1 17th MTV Movie Awards

A massive fire destroys portions of facilities at Universal Studios in Universal City near Los Angeles California. 14 - 22 11th Shanghai International Film Festival 18 Iron Man becomes the first movie of 2008 to earn $300 million in the United States and Canada. 18 - 29 62nd Edinburgh International Film Festival. The festival launches a new sidebar celebrating the spirit of discovery including selections Bigga Than Ben Blood Car Crack Willow Spike Strange Girls and The Third Pint.3 July 17 - 26 8th Era New Horizons Film Festival August 4 The Dark Knight reached $400 million in record time at 18 days. The previous record was held by Shrek 2 which reached it in 43 days.2 6 - 16 61st Locarno International Film Festival 21 - 1 32nd Montreal World Film Festival 27 - 6 65th Venice International Film Festival September 4 - 13 33rd Toronto International Film Festival 15 -20 33rd Polish Film Festival in Gdynia 18 - 27 56th San Sebastin International Film Festival 23 -30 6th Bangkok International Film Festival October 1 - 12 16th Raindance Film Festival 15 - 30 52nd London Film Festival 18 - 26 21st Tokyo International Film Festival November 18 - 28 32nd Cairo International Film Festival December 5 - 14 10th Jakarta International Film Festival 4 - 14 23rd Mar del Plata International Film Festival Awards Category/Organization 66th Golden Globe Awards January 11 2009 62nd BAFTA Awards February 8 2009 81st Academy Awards February 22 2009 Drama Musical or Comedy Best Film Slumdog Millionaire Vicky Cristina Barcelona Slumdog Millionaire Slumdog Millionaire Best Director Danny Boyle Slumdog Millionaire Danny Boyle Slumdog Millionaire Danny Boyle Slumdog Millionaire Best Actor Mickey Rourke The Wrestler Colin Farell In Bruges Mickey Rourke The Wrestler Sean Penn Milk Best Actress Kate Winslet Revolutionary Road Sally Hawkins Happy-Go-Lucky Kate Winslet The Reader Kate Winslet The Reader Best Supporting Actor Heath Ledger The Dark Knight Heath Ledger The Dark Knight Heath Ledger The Dark Knight Best Supporting Actress Kate Winslet The Reader Penlope Cruz Vicky Cristina Barcelona Penlope Cruz Vicky Cristina Barcelona Best Screenplay Adapted Slumdog Millionaire Simon Beaufoy Slumdog Millionaire Simon Beaufoy Slumdog Millionaire Simon Beaufoy Best Screenplay Original In Bruges Martin McDonagh Milk Dustin Lance Black Best Animated Film WALLE WALLE WALLE Best Foreign Language Film Waltz with Bashir (Vals Im Bashir) I've Loved You So Long (Il y a longtemps que je t'aime) Departures (Okuribito)

Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival): The Class (Entre les murs) directed by Laurent Cantet France Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival): The Wrestler directed by Darren Aronofsky United States Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival): The Elite Squad (Tropa de Elite) directed by Jos Padilha Brazil Wide-release films January March Films that achieved wide-release status after initial release Opening Title Studio Cast & Crew J A N U A R Y 4 One Missed Call Warner Bros. Shannyn Sossamon Edward Burns Ana Claudia Talancn Azura Skye Ray Wise Margaret Cho 11 First Sunday Screen Gems Ice Cube Katt Williams Tracy Morgan Loretta Devine Michael Beach Keith David Regina Hall In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale Freestyle Releasing Jason Statham Leelee Sobieski Ron Perlman John Rhys-Davies Claire Forlani Matthew Lillard Kristanna Loken Brian J. White The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie Universal Studios Mike Nawrocki Phil Vischer Cam Clarke Yuri Lowenthal 18 27 Dresses 20th Century Fox Katherine Heigl James Marsden Malin kerman Judy Greer Edward Burns Cloverfield Paramount Pictures Michael Stahl-David Mike Vogel Odette Yustman Lizzy Caplan Jessica Lucas Mad Money Yari Film Group Diane Keaton Queen Latifah Katie Holmes Ted Danson Stephen Root Christopher McDonald Roger Cross 25 How She Move Paramount Vantage Kevin Duhaney Shawn Desman Kardinal Offishall Djanet Sears Ma Meet the Spartans 20th Century Fox Sean Maguire Ken Davitian Carmen Electra Kevin Sorbo Jareb Dauplaise Travis Van Winkle Diedrich Bader Rambo Lions Gate Entertainment Sylvester Stallone Julie Benz Paul Schulze Matthew Marsden Graham McTavish Ken Howard Jake La Botz Untraceable Screen Gems Diane Lane Colin Hanks Billy Burke Joseph Michael Cross Mary Beth Hurt F E B R U A R Y 1 Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Walt Disney Pictures Miley Cyrus Jonas Brothers Kenny Ortega Billy Ray Cyrus Over Her Dead Body New Line Cinema Eva Longoria Paul Rudd Lake Bell Lindsay Sloane Jason Biggs Strange Wilderness Paramount Pictures Steve Zahn Allen Covert Jonah Hill Kevin Heffernan Ashley Scott Peter Dante Harry Hamlin Robert Patrick The Eye Lions Gate Entertainment Jessica Alba Alessandro Nivola Parker Posey Rade Serbedzija 8 Fool's Gold Warner Bros. Kate Hudson Matthew McConaughey Donald Sutherland Tiffany Grant Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins Universal Studios Martin Lawrence Margaret Avery Joy Bryant Louis C.K. Michael Clarke Duncan Mike Epps Mo'Nique Nicole Ari Parker Cedric the Entertainer James Earl Jones 14 Definitely Maybe Universal Studios Ryan Reynolds Isla Fisher Derek Luke Abigail Breslin Elizabeth Banks Rachel Weisz Jumper 20th Century Fox Hayden Christensen Samuel L. Jackson Rachel Bilson Jamie Bell Step Up 2 The Streets Touchstone Pictures Robert Hoffman Briana Evigan Channing Tatum Cassie The Spiderwick Chronicles Paramount Pictures Freddie Highmore Mary-Louise Parker Nick Nolte Joan Plowright David Strathairn 22 Be Kind Rewind New Line Cinema Jack Black Mos Def Danny Glover Mia Farrow Melonie Diaz Charlie Bartlett Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Robert Downey Jr. Hope Davis Anton Yelchin Kat Dennings U2 3D 3ality Digital Bono The Edge Adam Clayton Larry Mullen Jr. Vantage Point Columbia Pictures Dennis Quaid Matthew Fox Forest Whitaker Sigourney Weaver William Hurt Zoe Saldana Witless Protection Lions Gate Entertainment Larry the Cable Guy Ivana Milicevic Peter Stormare Eric Roberts Jenny McCarthy Yaphet Kotto 29 Penelope Summit Entertainment Christina Ricci James McAvoy Catherine O'Hara Reese Witherspoon Richard E. Grant Semi-Pro New Line Cinema Will Ferrell Woody Harrelson Andr 3000 Maura Tierney Will Arnett David Koechner Andrew Daly The Other Boleyn Girl Columbia Pictures Natalie Portman Scarlet Johannson Eric Bana Jim Sturgess Kristin Scott Thomas M A R C H 7 10000 BC Warner Bros. Steven Strait Camilla Belle Cliff Curtis College Road Trip Walt Disney Pictures Raven-Symon Martin Lawrence Brenda Song Donny Osmond The Bank Job Lions Gate Entertainment Jason Statham Saffron Burrows 14 Horton Hears a Who! 20th Century Fox Jim Carrey Steve Carell Carol Burnett Seth Rogen Jonah Hill Jesse McCartney Amy Poehler Isla Fisher Will Arnett Dan Fogler Jamie Pressly Doomsday Universal Studios Malcolm McDowell Bob Hoskins Rhona Mitra Neil Marshall Never Back Down Summit Entertainment Sean Faris Amber Heard Djimon Hounsou Cam Gigandet Evan Peters 21 Drillbit Taylor Paramount Pictures Owen Wilson Troy Gentile Nate Hartley David Dorfman Alex Frost Josh Peck Meet the Browns Lions Gate Entertainment Tyler Perry Angela Bassett Sofia Vergara David Mann Tamela Mann Shutter 20th Century Fox Joshua Jackson Rachael Taylor John Hensley 28 21 Columbia Pictures Jim Sturgess Kate Bosworth Kevin Spacey Laurence Fishburne Aaron Yoo Run Fatboy Run Picturehouse Simon Pegg Thandie Newton Dylan Moran Hank Azaria Stop-Loss Paramount Pictures Ryan Phillippe Channing Tatum Abbie Cornish Joseph Gordon-Levitt Superhero Movie Dimension Films Drake Bell Sara Paxton Leslie Nielsen Kevin Hart Christopher McDonald April June Films that achieved wide-release status after initial release Opening Title Studio Cast & Crew A P R I L 4 Leatherheads Universal Studios George Clooney Rene Zellweger John Krasinski Jonathan Price Stephen Root Nim's Island 20th Century Fox Abigail Breslin Jodie Foster Gerard Butler The Ruins DreamWorks Jonathan Tucker Jena Malone Shawn Ashmore Laura Ramsey Joe Anderson 11 Never Forever Arts Alliance America Vera Farmiga Jung-woo Ha Prom Night Screen Gems Brittany Snow Scott Porter Johnathon Schaech Idris Elba Jessalyn Gilsig Linden Ashby Jessica Stroup Smart People Miramax Films Dennis Quaid Sarah Jessica Parker Thomas Haden Church Ellen Page Street Kings Fox Searchlight Keanu Reeves Forest Whitaker Hugh Laurie Chris Evans Naomie Harris The Game The Visitor Overture Films Richard Jenkins Haaz Sleiman Danai Gurira Hiam Abbass 18 88 Minutes Columbia Pictures Al Pacino Alicia Witt Benjamin McKenzie Leelee Sobieski Deborah Kara Unger Amy Brenneman Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed Rocky Mountain Pictures Ben Stein The Forbidden Kingdom Lions Gate Entertainment Jet Li Jackie Chan Michael Angarano Collin Chou Liu Yi Fei Li Bingbing Forgetting Sarah Marshall Universal Studios Jason Segel Kristen Bell Mila Kunis Russell Brand Bill Hader Liz Cackowski Jonah Hill Paul Rudd 25 Baby Mama Universal Studios Tina Fey Amy Poehler Greg Kinnear Steve Martin Sigourney Weaver Romany Malco Dax Shepard Maura Tierney Holland Taylor Will Forte Deception 20th Century Fox Ewan McGregor Hugh Jackman Michelle Williams Maggie Q Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay New Line Cinema Kal Penn John Cho Rob Corddry Paula Garces Neil Patrick Harris Ed Helms Son of Rambow Freestyle Releasing Bill Milner Will Poulter M A Y 2 Iron Man Marvel Studios Robert Downey Jr. Gwyneth Paltrow Terrence Howard Jeff Bridges Leslie Bibb Samuel L Jackson Jon Favreau Made of Honor Columbia Pictures Patrick Dempsey Michelle Monaghan Sydney Pollack Kevin McKidd Kelly Carlson Redbelt Sony Classics Chiwetel Ejiofor Emily Mortimer Tim Allen Alice Braga Joe Mantegna 9 Speed Racer Warner Bros. Emile Hirsch John Goodman Susan Sarandon Christina Ricci Matthew Fox What Happens in Vegas 20th Century Fox Ashton Kutcher Cameron Diaz Dennis Miller Rob Corddry Zach Galifianakis The Fall Roadside Attractions Lee Pace Justine Waddell 16 The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Walden Media Andrew Adamson (d)Georgie Henley William Moseley Skandar Keynes Anna Popplewell Ben Barnes Tilda Swinton Eddie Izzard 22 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Paramount Pictures Harrison Ford Shia LaBeouf Cate Blanchett Karen Allen Ray Winstone John Hurt Jim Broadbent 30 Sex and the City New Line Cinema Sarah Jessica Parker Kim Cattrall Kristin Davis Cynthia Nixon Chris Noth Mario Cantone The Strangers Rogue Pictures Liv Tyler Scott Speedman Gemma Ward J U N E 6 Kung Fu Panda DreamWorks Jack Black Dustin Hoffman Jackie Chan Angelina Jolie Lucy Liu Ian McShane David Cross Michael Clarke Duncan James Hong Randall Duk Kim You Don't Mess with the Zohan Columbia Pictures Adam Sandler John Turturro Emmanuelle Chriqui Nick Swardson 13 The Happening 20th Century Fox Mark Wahlberg Zooey Deschanel The Incredible Hulk Marvel Studios Edward Norton Liv Tyler Tim Roth William Hurt 20 Get Smart Warner Bros. Steve Carell Anne Hathaway Alan Arkin Ken Davitian Dwayne Johnson Terence Stamp David Koechner Masi Oka Nate Torrence Bill Murray James Caan Dalip Singh The Love Guru Paramount Pictures Mike Myers Jessica Alba Justin Timberlake Ben Kingsley John Oliver Verne Troyer Romany Malco Kit Kittredge: An American Girl Picturehouse Abigail Breslin Chris O'Donnell Julia Ormond Joan Cusack Stanley Tucci Jane Krakowski Glenne Headley Wallace Shawn Max Thieriot Willow Smith 27 WALL-E Pixar Ben Burtt Elissa Knight Sigourney Weaver Jeff Garlin Fred Willard John Ratzenberger MacInTalk Wanted Universal Studios Morgan Freeman James McAvoy Angelina Jolie Thomas Kretschmann Common Marc Warren Chris Pratt July September Films that achieved wide-release status after initial release Opening Title Studio Cast & Crew J U L Y 2 Hancock Columbia Pictures Will Smith Charlize Theron Jason Bateman 11 Garden Party Roadside Attractions Willa Holland Vinessa Shaw Hellboy II: The Golden Army Universal Studios Ron Perlman Selma Blair Doug Jones Jeffrey Tambor Luke Gross Anna Walton John Hurt Journey to the Center of the Earth Walden Media Brendan Fraser Josh Hutcherson Anita Briem Meet Dave 20th Century Fox Eddie Murphy Gabrielle Union Elizabeth Banks The Stone Angel Vivendi Entertainment Ellen Burstyn Ellen Page Cole Hauser Christine Horne Kevin Zegers Dylan Baker 18 The Dark Knight Warner Bros. Christian Bale Heath Ledger Michael Caine Gary Oldman Aaron Eckhart Maggie Gyllenhaal Morgan Freeman Eric Roberts Mamma Mia! Universal Studios Meryl Streep Christine Baranski Julie Walters Amanda Seyfried Dominic Cooper Pierce Brosnan Colin Firth Stellan Skarsgrd Space Chimps 20th Century Fox Andy Samberg Jeff Daniels Cheryl Hines Kenan Thompson Stanley Tucci Patrick Warburton Kristin Chenoweth Omid Abtahi Kath Soucie 23 Boy A The Weinstein Company Andrew Garfield Peter Mullan Katie Lyons 25 Brideshead Revisited Miramax Films Emma Thompson Michael Gambon Matthew Goode Hayley Atwell Ben Whishaw Step Brothers Columbia Pictures Will Ferrell John C. Reilly Richard Jenkins Mary Steenburgen The X-Files: I Want to Believe 20th Century Fox David Duchovny Gillian Anderson Amanda Peet Mitch Pileggi Xzibit Billy Connolly Callum Keith Rennie Adam Godley A U G U S T 1 The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor Universal Studios Brendan Fraser Jet Li Maria Bello Michelle Yeoh John Hannah Luke Ford Isabella Leong Russell Wong Swing Vote Touchstone Pictures Kevin Costner Paula Patton Stanley Tucci Kelsey Grammer George Lopez Dennis Hopper Nathan Lane 6 Pineapple Express Columbia Pictures Seth Rogen James Franco Danny R. McBride Gary Cole Craig Robinson Kevin Corrigan Rosie Perez Amber Heard Ed Begley Jr. James Remar The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 Warner Bros. Amber Tamblyn Blake Lively Alexis Bledel America Ferrera Jesse Williams Kyle Schmid Shohreh Aghdashloo Rachel Nichols 8 Beer For My Horses Roadside Attractions Toby Keith Rodney Carrington Ted Nugent Tom Skerritt Claire Forlani Barry Corbin Greg Serano Willie Nelson Gina Gershon What We Do Is Secret Peace Arch Entertainment Shane West Bijou Phillips Rick Gonzalez Noah Segan Ray Park 13 Tropic Thunder DreamWorks Ben Stiller Jack Black Robert Downey Jr. Steve Coogan Brandon T. Jackson Nick Nolte Tom Cruise Danny McBride Jay Baruchel 15 Fly Me to the Moon Summit Entertainment Nicollette Sheridan Tim Curry Christopher Lloyd Robert Patrick Kelly Ripa Adrienne Barbeau Ed Begley Jr. Buzz Aldrin Mirrors 20th Century Fox Kiefer Sutherland Paula Patton Amy Smart Star Wars: The Clone Wars Warner Bros. Matt Lanter Dee Bradley Baker Tom Kane Samuel L. Jackson Christopher Lee Anthony Daniels Ashley Eckstein James Arnold Taylor Ian Abercrombie Nika Futterman Matthew Wood Kevin Michael Richardson Vicky Cristina Barcelona The Weinstein Company Scarlett Johansson Penlope Cruz Javier Bardem Rebecca Hall Chris Messina Patricia Clarkson Kevin Dunn 20 The Rocker 20th Century Fox Rainn Wilson Christina Applegate Teddy Geiger Josh Gad Will Arnett Emma Stone Jeff Garlin Jane Lynch 22 Death Race Universal Studios Jason Statham Joan Allen Ian McShane Tyrese Gibson Jacob Vargas Frederick Koehler Robin Shou The House Bunny Columbia Pictures Anna Faris Emma Stone Colin Hanks Katharine McPhee Rumer Willis Kat Dennings Beverly D'Angelo Kiely Williams Hugh Hefner The Longshots Dimension Films Ice Cube Keke Palmer Matt Craven Hamlet 2 Focus Features Steve Coogan Catherine Keener Amy Poehler David Arquette Elisabeth Shue Melonie Diaz 27 Traitor Overture Films Don Cheadle Guy Pearce Sad Taghmaoui Jeff Daniels Neal McDonough 29 Babylon A.D. 20th Century Fox Vin Diesel Michelle Yeoh Mlanie Thierry Grard Depardieu Charlotte Rampling College Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Drake Bell Andrew Caldwell Ryan Pinkston Kevin Covais Nick Zano Disaster Movie Lions Gate Entertainment Carmen Electra Kim Kardashian Matt Lanter Vanessa Minnillo Nicole Parker Crista Flanagan Goal! 2: Living the Dream Walt Disney Pictures Kuno Becker Alessandro Nivola Anna Friel Stephen Dillane Leonor Varela S E P T E M B E R 5 Bangkok Dangerous Lions Gate Entertainment Nicolas Cage Chakrit Yamnam Charlie Yeung 12 Burn After Reading Focus Features George Clooney Frances McDormand John Malkovich Tilda Swinton Richard Jenkins Brad Pitt The Family That Preys Lions Gate Entertainment Alfre Woodard Sanaa Lathan Rockmond Dunbar Kadee Strickland Cole Hauser Robin Givens Kathy Bates Proud American Slowhand Cinema Jonathan Banks Dennis Haskins Ken Howard Marc McClure Kimberlin Brown Righteous Kill Overture Films Robert De Niro Al Pacino 50 Cent Carla Gugino Donnie Wahlberg Brian Dennehy John Leguizamo Towelhead Warner Independent Aaron Eckhart Toni Collette Maria Bello Peter Macdissi Summer Bishil Lynn Collins The Women Picturehouse Meg Ryan Annette Bening Eva Mendes Debra Messing Jada Pinkett Smith Carrie Fisher Cloris Leachman Debi Mazar Bette Midler 13 Superior Ultraman 8 Brothers Shochiku Hiroshi Nagano Susumu Kurobe Kohji Moritsugu Jiro Dan Keiji Takamine Takeshi Tsuruno 19 Appaloosa New Line Cinema Viggo Mortensen Ed Harris Rene Zellweger Jeremy Irons Lance Henriksen The Duchess Paramount Vantage Keira Knightley Ralph Fiennes Charlotte Rampling Dominic Cooper Hayley Atwell Ghost Town DreamWorks Ricky Gervais Ta Leoni Greg Kinnear Billy Campbell Kristen Wiig Alan Ruck Igor MGM/Weinstein Co. John Cusack Steve Buscemi John Cleese Jennifer Coolidge Arsenio Hall Dana Snyder Eddie Izzard Jay Leno Molly Shannon Christian Slater Lakeview Terrace Screen Gems Samuel L. Jackson Patrick Wilson Kerry Washington Jay Hernandez My Best Friend's Girl Lions Gate Entertainment Dane Cook Kate Hudson Jason Biggs Lizzy Caplan Alec Baldwin Diora Baird 26 Eagle Eye DreamWorks Shia LaBeouf Michelle Monaghan Rosario Dawson Michael Chiklis Anthony Mackie Billy Bob Thornton Fireproof Samuel Goldwyn Films Kirk Cameron Erin Bethea Ken Bevel Stephen Dervan Jason McLeod Alex Kendrick Forever Strong Crane Movie Company Gary Cole Sean Faris Arielle Kebbel Penn Badgley Sean Astin Neal McDonough Miracle at St. Anna Touchstone Pictures Derek Luke Michael Ealy Laz Alonso Omar Benson Miller Matteo Sciabordi John Leguizamo Nights in Rodanthe Warner Bros. Richard Gere Diane Lane James Franco Scott Glenn Christopher Meloni Viola Davis Mae Whitman October December Films that achieved wide-release status after initial release. Opening Title Studio Cast & Crew O C T O B E R 3 An American Carol Vivendi Entertainment Kevin Farley Kelsey Grammer John Voight Dennis Hopper Leslie Nielsen Jillian Murray Beverly Hills Chihuahua Walt Disney Pictures Drew Barrymore George Lopez Eddie "Pioln" Sotelo Andy Garca Plcido Domingo Edward James Olmos Paul Rodriguez Cheech Marin Blindness Miramax Films Julianne Moore Mark Ruffalo Alice Braga Yusuke Iseya Yoshino Kimura Don McKellar Danny Glover Flash of Genius Universal Studios Greg Kinnear Dermot Mulroney Lauren Graham How to Lose Friends & Alienate People Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Simon Pegg Kirsten Dunst Jeff Bridges Megan Fox Danny Huston Gillian Anderson Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist Columbia Pictures Michael Cera Kat Dennings Alexis Dziena Aaron Yoo Rafi Gavron Religulous Lions Gate Entertainment Bill Maher 8 RocknRolla Warner Bros. Gerard Butler Thandie Newton Jeremy Piven Idris Elba Tom Wilkinson Ludacris 10 Body of Lies Warner Bros. Leonardo DiCaprio Russell Crowe City of Ember 20th Century Fox Bill Murray Tim Robbins Saoirse Ronan Toby Jones Harry Treadaway Martin Landau The Express Universal Studios Dennis Quaid Rob Brown Charles S. Dutton Quarantine Screen Gems Jennifer Carpenter Steve Harris Columbus Short Jay Hernandez Johnathon Schaech 17 Max Payne 20th Century Fox Mark Wahlberg Mila Kunis Beau Bridges Ludacris Kate Burton Donal Logue Nelly Furtado Amaury Nolasco Chris O'Donnell The Secret Life of Bees Fox Searchlight Dakota Fanning Queen Latifah Alicia Keys Paul Bettany Jennifer Hudson Sophie Okonedo Hilarie Burton Sex Drive Summit Entertainment Josh Zuckerman James Marsden Seth Green Clark Duke Amanda Crew W. Lions Gate Entertainment Josh Brolin Elizabeth Banks James Cromwell Ellen Burstyn Rob Corddry Jeffrey Wright Thandie Newton Ioan Gruffudd Scott Glenn 24 Changeling Universal Studios Angelina Jolie John Malkovich Geoff Pierson Jeffrey Donovan Jason Butler Harner Colm Feore Amy Ryan High School Musical 3: Senior Year Walt Disney Pictures Zac Efron Vanessa Hudgens Ashley Tisdale Lucas Grabeel Corbin Bleu Monique Coleman Olesya Rulin Chris Warren Jr. Ryne Sanborn Kaycee Stroh Alyson Reed Pride and Glory New Line Cinema Edward Norton Colin Farrell Jon Voight Noah Emmerich Saw V Lions Gate Entertainment Tobin Bell Costas Mandylor Julie Benz Scott Patterson Betsy Russell 31 The Haunting of Molly Hartley Freestyle Releasing Chace Crawford Haley Bennett AnnaLynne McCord Shannon Marie Woodward Zack and Miri Make a Porno The Weinstein Company Seth Rogen Elizabeth Banks Jason Mewes Jeff Anderson Craig Robinson Traci Lords Brandon Routh N O V E M B E R 7 The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Miramax Films Vera Farmiga David Thewlis Rupert Friend Asa Butterfield Jack Scanlon Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa DreamWorks Ben Stiller Chris Rock Jada Pinkett Smith David Schwimmer Sacha Baron Cohen Cedric the Entertainer Andy Richter Bernie Mac Sherri Shepherd Alec Baldwin will.i.am Role Models Universal Studios Paul Rudd Seann William Scott Christopher Mintz-Plasse Elizabeth Banks Jane Lynch Soul Men Dimension Films Samuel L. Jackson Bernie Mac Sean Hayes Sharon Leal Jennifer Coolidge Isaac Hayes 12 Slumdog Millionaire Fox Searchlight Pictures Dev Patel Freida Pinto Irrfan Khan Anil Kapoor 14 Quantum of Solace Columbia Pictures Daniel Craig Mathieu Amalric Olga Kurylenko Gemma Arterton Judi Dench Jeffrey Wright Giancarlo Giannini 21 Bolt Walt Disney Pictures John Travolta Miley Cyrus Susie Essman Mark Walton Malcolm McDowell Nick Swardson Diedrich Bader Chloe Moretz Greg Germann James Lipton Randy Savage Kari Wahlgren Twilight Summit Entertainment Kristen Stewart Robert Pattinson Taylor Lautner 26 Australia 20th Century Fox Nicole Kidman Hugh Jackman David Wenham Bryan Brown Four Christmases New Line Cinema Vince Vaughn Reese Witherspoon Sissy Spacek Mary Steenburgen Kristin Chenoweth Robert Duvall Jon Voight Jon Favreau Tim McGraw Transporter 3 Lions Gate Entertainment Jason Statham Francois Berleand Robert Knepper Milk Universal Studios Sean Penn Josh Brolin James Franco Emile Hirsch Joseph Cross Alison Pill Diego Luna Victor Garber D E C E M B E R 5 Cadillac Records TriStar Pictures Adrien Brody Jeffrey Wright Mos Def Beyonc Knowles Gabrielle Union Columbus Short Cedric the Entertainer Emmanuelle Chriqui Eamonn Walker Frost/Nixon Universal Studios Frank Langella Michael Sheen Kevin Bacon Oliver Platt Sam Rockwell Matthew Macfadyen Toby Jones Rebecca Hall Patty McCormack Andy Milder Nobel Son Freestyle Releasing Alan Rickman Bryan Greenberg Shawn Hatosy Mary Steenburgen Bill Pullman Eliza Dushku Danny DeVito Ted Danson Tracey Walter Punisher: War Zone Lions Gate Entertainment Ray Stevenson Dominic West Julie Benz Wayne Knight Dash Mihok Colin Salmon Doug Hutchison 10 The Reader Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Ralph Fiennes Kate Winslet David Kross Alexandra Maria Lara Lena Olin 12 Che IFC Benicio del Toro Rodrigo Santoro Catalina Sandino Moreno Franka Potente Julia Ormond Lou Diamond Phillips Demin Bichir The Day the Earth Stood Still 20th Century Fox Keanu Reeves Jennifer Connelly Kathy Bates Jon Hamm Jaden Smith John Cleese Kyle Chandler Delgo Freestyle Releasing Freddie Prinze Jr. Jennifer Love Hewitt Anne Bancroft Chris Kattan Val Kilmer Malcolm McDowell Louis Gossett Jr. Michael Clarke Duncan Eric Idle Burt Reynolds Doubt Miramax Films Meryl Streep Philip Seymour Hoffman Amy Adams Viola Davis Gran Torino Warner Bros. Clint Eastwood Bee Vang Anhey Her Nothing Like the Holidays Overture Films John Leguizamo Debra Messing Freddy Rodriguez Alfred Molina Jay Hernandez Luis Guzmn Adulthood Lionsgate Noel Clarke Ben Drew Danny Dyer 17 The Wrestler Fox Searchlight Pictures Mickey Rourke Ernest Miller Marisa Tomei Evan Rachel Wood Todd Barry 19 Seven Pounds Columbia Pictures Will Smith Rosario Dawson Woody Harrelson Michael Ealy Barry Pepper The Tale of Despereaux Universal Studios Matthew Broderick Emma Watson Dustin Hoffman Tracey Ullman William H. Macy Kevin Kline Stanley Tucci Robbie Coltrane Ciarn Hinds Frances Conroy Tony Hale Richard Jenkins Frank Langella Christopher Lloyd Charles Shaughnessy Sigourney Weaver Yes Man Warner Bros. Jim Carrey Zooey Deschanel Terrence Stamp Bradley Cooper Rhys Darby Danny Masterson 25 Bedtime Stories Walt Disney Pictures Adam Sandler Keri Russell Guy Pearce Teresa Palmer Courteney Cox Lucy Lawless Russell Brand Richard Griffiths Aisha Tyler Jonathan Pryce The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Paramount Pictures Brad Pitt Cate Blanchett Tilda Swinton Taraji P. Henson Julia Ormond Jared Harris Phyllis Somerville Elias Koteas Last Chance Harvey Overture Films Dustin Hoffman Emma Thompson Eileen Atkins Kathy Baker James Brolin Richard Schiff Liane Balaban Marley & Me 20th Century Fox Jennifer Aniston Owen Wilson Kathleen Turner The Spirit Lions Gate Entertainment Gabriel Macht Samuel L. Jackson Scarlett Johansson Eva Mendes Jaime King Sarah Paulson Dan Lauria Valkyrie United Artists Tom Cruise Kenneth Branagh Christian Berkel Bill Nighy David Schofield Terence Stamp Carice van Houten 26 Revolutionary Road Paramount Vantage Leonardo DiCaprio Kate Winslet Kathy Bates Michael Shannon Kathryn Hahn David Harbour Richard Easton Zoe Kazan Jay O. Sanders 31 Defiance Paramount Vantage Daniel Craig Liev Schreiber Jamie Bell George MacKay Alexa Davalos Mia Wasikowska Tomas Arana Notable deaths Month Date Name Age Country Profession Notable films January 2 George M. Fraser 82 Screenwriter Octopussy The Three Musketeers Red Sonja 4 Edward Richardson 63 Art Director Scarface American Gigolo Toys Cat People 10 Vampira 86 Actress Plan 9 from Outer Space Sex Kittens Go to College 15 Brad Renfro 25 Actor Ghost World The Client Deuces Wild The Jacket Apt Pupil The Cure 19 Suzanne Pleshette 70 Actress The Birds Spirited Away Support Your Local Gunfighter Blackbeard's Ghost The Shaggy D.A. 22 Roberto Gari 88 Actor Scent of a Woman She-Devil 22 Heath Ledger 28 Actor The Dark Knight Brokeback Mountain 10 Things I Hate About You Casanova The Patriot A Knight's Tale The Brothers Grimm The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus Monster's Ball The Four Feathers I'm Not There The Order 25 Christopher Allport 60 Actor To Live and Die in L.A. The Lincoln Conspiracy Invaders from Mars February 2 Barry Morse 89 Actor I Really Hate My Job The Changeling Asylum 9 Robert DoQui 73 Actor RoboCop Coffy Nashville Cloak & Dagger 10 Roy Scheider 75 Actor Jaws 2010 Marathon Man All That Jazz The French Connection Klute The Rainmaker The Punisher Naked Lunch 12 Oscar Brodney 100 Screenwriter Harvey The Glenn Miller Story The Brass Bottle 12 David Groh 68 Actor The Return of Superfly The Stoned Age A Hero Ain't Nothin' but a Sandwich 13 Lionel Mark Smith 62 Actor Magnolia Spartan The Postman Always Rings Twice Homicide Galaxina 14 Perry Lopez 76 Actor Chinatown Kelly's Heroes McLintock! 19 David Watkin 82 Cinematographer Out of Africa Chariots of Fire Moonstruck Hamlet Return to Oz Help! Jane Eyre 22 Dennis Letts 73 Actor Cast Away A Perfect World Infamous Where the Heart Is Secondhand Lions Fire Down Below 28 John Bliss 77 Actor Intolerable Cruelty Art School Confidential March 2 Jeff Healey 41 Singer Actor Road House 4 Leonard Rosenman 83 Composer Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Barry Lyndon Bound for Glory RoboCop 2 The Jazz Singer Pork Chop Hill 12 Erwin Geschonneck 101 Actor Jacob the Liar 16 Ivan Dixon 76 Actor A Patch of Blue 18 Anthony Minghella 54 Director Screenwriter The English Patient The Talented Mr. Ripley Cold Mountain Nine Michael Clayton 19 Paul Scofield 86 Actor A Man For All Seasons Hamlet The Crucible Quiz Show Serpico 23 Chase Tatum 34 Actor Who's Your Caddy 24 Richard Widmark 93 Actor Kiss of Death Night and the City Panic in the Streets How the West Was Won The Swarm Coma To the Devil a Daughter No way Out Garden of Evil The Cobweb Run for the Sun Rollercoaster 25 Tony Church 77 Actor Tess Krull 25 Abby Mann 80 Screenwriter Judgment at Nuremberg 31 Jules Dassin 96 Director The Naked City Never on Sunday Topkapi The Canterville Ghost The Naked City April 3 Frosty Freeze 44 Singer Actor Flashdance 5 Charlton Heston 84 Actor Ben-Hur Planet of the Apes Touch of Evil The Ten Commandments El Cid The Greatest Show on Earth Soylent Green Airport 1975 Omega Man Earthquake True Lies Khartoum Hamlet Armageddon Any Given Sunday Midway Two-Minute Warning Major Dundee Wayne's World 2 5 Alex Grasshoff 79 Director Young Americans 8 Stanley Kamel 65 Actor Domino Inland Empire Corvette Summer 9 Lloyd Lamble 94 Actor The Belles of St. Trinian's 14 Ollie Johnston 95 Animator Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Fantasia Bambi Pinocchio 14 June Travis 93 Actress Ceiling Zero 15 Hazel Court 93 Actress The Raven The Masque of the Red Death 18 Joy Page 83 Actress Casablanca Bullfighter and the Lady 20 Bebe Barron 82 Music Composer Forbidden Planet 24 Tristram Cary 82 Composer The Ladykillers Quatermass and the Pit Blood from the Mummy's Tomb 29 Julie Ege 64 Actress On Her Majesty's Secret Service Up Pompeii May 1 Bernard Archard 91 Actor Macbeth 1 Elaine Dundy 86 Actress 4 Fred Haines 72 Screenwriter Director Ulysses Steppenwolf 13 Jill Adams 77 Actress The Green Man Private's Progress 13 John Phillip Law 70 Actor Barbarella Danger: Diabolik The Red Baron The Russians Are Coming The Russians Are Coming 15 Alexander Courage 88 Composer Orchestrator My Fair Lady Some Like It Hot Jurassic Park The Ghost and the Darkness Rudy 16 David Mitton 69 Writer Producer Director Thomas and Friends TUGS Thomas and the Magic Railroad 16 Sandy Howard 80 Director Producer Howdy Doody Captain Kangaroo 18 Irma Crdoba 94 Actor Fuera de la ley Atorrante 18 Joseph Pevney 96 Actor Female on the Beach Tammy and the Bachelor Man of a Thousand Faces 19 Vijay Tendulkar 80 Screenwriter Nishant Aakrosh Ardh Satya 22 Harry Lange 77 Production designer 2001: A Space Odyssey Moonraker The Empire Strikes Back 24 Tano Cimarosa 86 Actor Cinema Paradiso 24 Rob Knox 18 Actor Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 24 Dick Martin 86 Actor Comedian Bartleby Air Bud: Golden Receiver Carbon Copy The Glass Bottom Boat 26 Sydney Pollack 73 Actor Director Producer Out of Africa They Shoot Horses Don't They Tootsie Breaking and Entering Sliding Doors The Firm Havana Three Days of the Condor The Way We Were Eyes Wide Shut 28 Earle Hagen 88 Composer Orchestrator Call Me Madam Gentlemen Prefer Blondes 29 Harvey Korman 81 Actor Dracula: Dead and Loving It Blazing Saddles Herbie Goes Bananas History of the World Part I High Anxiety The Flintstones Munchies June 1 Ted Manson 81 Actor Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Fried Green Tomatoes Runaway Jury Gordy Elizabethtown 2 Mel Ferrer 90 Actor Director Producer Scaramouche Lili The Sun Also Rises A Time for Loving Wait Until Dark Lili Marleen 6 Bobby Anderson 75 Actor It's a Wonderful Life 6 Rudy Fernandez 56 Actor Atlantika 11 Jean Desailly 87 Actor La Peau Douce Le Professionnel 13 Tim Russert 58 Journalist 15 Stan Winston 62 Director Makeup Artist Terminator 2: Judgment Day Jurassic Park Aliens 17 Cyd Charisse 86 Actress Dancer The Band Wagon Something's Got to Give Singin' in the Rain Brigadoon Silk Stockings 18 Jean Delannoy 100 Director La symphonie pastorale Les amitis particulires 21 Kermit Love 91 Puppeteer Costume Designer The Muppet Movie 22 George Carlin 71 Actor Comedian Outrageous Fortune Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure Thomas and Friends Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back Scary Movie 3 Tarzan II Cars Happily N'Ever After 22 Dody Goodman 93 Actress Grease Grease 2 Splash The Chipmunk Adventure Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman 23 John Furlong 75 Actor Blazing Saddles All the President's Men Wyatt Earp The Gumball Rally 24 William Vince 45 Producer The 4th Floor Capote Push 29 Don S. Davis 67 Actor The 6th Day Con Air A League of Their Own Hook Look Who's Talking July 2 Elizabeth Spriggs 78 Actress Sense and Sensibility Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 4 Evelyn Keyes 91 Actress Gone with the Wind Here Comes Mr. Jordan The Jolson Story The Seven Year Itch 6 Nonna Mordyukova 82 Actress Commissar The Diamond Arm 7 Bruce Conner 74 Director A Movie Marilyn Times Five Crossroads 9 Charles H. Joffe 78 Producer Annie Hall Manhattan Hannah and Her Sisters 11 Breno Mello 76 Actor Black Orpheus 22 Estelle Getty 84 Actress Stuart Little Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot Mannequin 25 Randy Pausch 47 Author Professor Actor Star Trek 25 Mikhail Pugovkin 85 Actor Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures The Twelve Chairs Ivan Vasilievich: Back to the Future 27 Youssef Chahine 82 Director Sira Fi al-Wadi Le Chaos 27 Marisa Merlini 84 Actress Pane Amore e Fantasia The Traffic Policeman 29 Luther Davis 91 Screenwriter Kiss Them for Me Lady in a Cage Across 110th Street August 7 Bernie Brillstein 77 Producer The Blues Brothers Ghostbusters The Cable Guy Happy Gilmore 9 Bernie Mac 50 Actor Ocean's Eleven Transformers Bad Santa Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa Mr. 3000 B*A*P*S Transformers 10 Isaac Hayes 65 Actor Singer and Songwriter Dr. Dolittle 2 Shaft South Park: Bigger Longer and Uncut Robin Hood: Men in Tights Escape from New York 11 George Furth 75 Actor Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Blazing Saddles Bulworth The Cannonball Run 11 Terence Rigby 71 Actor Get Carter Tomorrow Never Dies Elizabeth 21 Fred Crane 90 Actor Gone with the Wind 25 Randa Chahal 54 Director The Kite 25 Marpessa Dawn 74 Actor Black Orpheus Le Bal du Comte d'Orgel Sweet Movie 31 Jerry Reed 71 Actor Singer and Songwriter Smokey and the Bandit The Waterboy Gator September 1 Don LaFontaine 68 Voice actor Prolific and iconic voice-over actor featured in over 5000 movie trailers 1 Michael Pate 88 Actor Director Thunder on the Hill The Court Jester Tim 2 Bill Melndez 91 Animator Director Bambi Fantasia A Boy Named Charlie Brown 6 Anita Page 98 Actress Our Dancing Daughters The Broadway Melody Skyscraper Souls 17 Humberto Sols 67 Director Luca 19 Jun Ichikawa 59 Director Tony Takitani 19 David Jones 74 Director Betrayal 84 Charing Cross Road Jacknife 26 Paul Newman 83 Actor Director Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Somebody Up There Likes Me The Hustler Hud Sweet Bird of Youth Cool Hand Luke Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid The Sting The Color of Money The Verdict Cars The Towering Inferno Slap Shot Twilight The Outrage Road to Perdition 27 Mahendra Kapoor 74 Playback Artist Upkar Hamraaz Gumnaam October 5 Ken Ogata 71 Actor The Pillow Book Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters The Ballad of Narayama 7 Peter Copley 93 Actor The Sword and the Rose Shout at the Devil Empire of the Sun 11 Mark Shivas 70 Producer A Man of No Importance Regeneration Hideous Kinky 13 Guillaume Depardieu 37 Actor Tous les matins du monde Pola X De la guerre 15 Edie Adams 81 Actress The Apartment It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World Up in Smoke 15 Nathan Davis 91 Actor Thief Risky Business Code of Silence Tough Guys Flowers in the Attic Chain Reaction Holes 18 Xie Jin 84 Director Woman Basketball Player No. 5 Legend of Tianyun Mountain The Opium War 19 Rudy Ray Moore 81 Actor Dolemite The Human Tornado 26 Delmar Watson 82 Actor Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 31 John Daly 71 Producer The Terminator Platoon The Falcon and the Snowman The Last Emperor Hoosiers November 5 Michael Crichton 66 Writer Producer Director Jurassic Park Congo Twister The Andromeda Strain The First Great Train Robbery Westworld 16 Reg Varney 92 Actor The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery The Plank On the Buses 17 Ennio de Concini 84 Screenwriter War and Peace Black Sunday Divorce Italian Style 19 John Michael Hayes 89 Screenwriter Rear Window To Catch a Thief Peyton Place 26 De'Angelo Wilson 29 Actor 8 Mile Antwone Fisher December 1 Paul Benedict 70 Actor This Is Spinal Tap Waiting for Guffman The Goodbye Girl 5 Nina Foch 84 Actress An American in Paris Scaramouche Executive Suite 8 Robert Prosky 77 Actor Outrageous Fortune Dead Man Walking Christine Rudy Broadcast News 12 Van Johnson 92 Actor Dancer A Guy Named Joe Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo In the Good Old Summertime Plymouth Adventure Brigadoon 18 Majel Barrett-Roddenberry 76 Actress Mommy Star Trek The Black Orchid 20 Robert Mulligan 83 Director Fear Strikes Out To Kill a Mockingbird Summer of '42 25 Eartha Kitt 81 Actress Singer The Emperor's New Groove Holes The Pink Chiquitas. See also 2008 in theatre List of '2008 in' articles Sources 2008 release schedule at Box Office Mojo References "2008 Yearly Box Office Results". Box Office Mojo. http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/view2worldwide&yr2008&p.htm.  a b "The Dark Knight Breaks $400 Million in Record Time". 2008-08-05. http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.phpid9658&count0. Retrieved 2008-08-06.  Adam Dawtrey (2008-04-28). "Edinburgh Launches Cult Film Sidebar". Variety. http://www.variety.com/index.asplayoutfestivals&jumpstory&id1061&articleidVR1117984738&starting21. Retrieved 2010-04-14.  v d e2008 films American  Australia  Bollywood  Bengali  Brazilian   British  French  Hong Kong  Israeli  Italian  Japanese  Kannada  Malayalam  Pakistan  Russia  South Korean  Spanish   Tamil  Telugu   Turkish