2008 Film

The year 2008 involved many major film events. ''The Dark Knight'' was the year's highest-grossing film, while ''Slumdog Millionaire'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture (out of eight Academy Awards).

Evaluation of the year

2008 has been widely considered to be a very significant year for cinema.

The entertainment agency website IGN described 2008 as "one of the biggest years ever for movies." It stated, "2008 was the year when the comic book movie genre not only hits its zenith, but also gained critical respectability thanks to ''The Dark Knight''. Animated films also proved a huge draw for filmgoers, with Pixar's ''WALL-E'' becoming not only the highest grossing toon but also the most lauded. Things got off on the right foot with the monster movie madness of ''Cloverfield''. Marvel got down to business laying the groundwork for their superhero team-up ''The Avengers'' with the blockbuster hit ''Iron Man'' and their respectable attempt at rebooting ''The Incredible Hulk''. The games-to-film genre took a hit this year, with only Max Payne proving to be a worthy adaptation of the source material. We also saw the highly anticipated big-screen returns of iconic characters like ''Batman'', ''James Bond'', and ''Indiana Jones'' – some were more successful than others."

The film industry and review website IndieWire described 2008 as "a stellar year for movies" that "gave us tons of unforgettable classics" such as '' The Wrestler'', ''4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days'' and '' Che''.

Highest-grossing films

The top 10 films released in 2008 by worldwide gross are as follows:

For 2008, the top ten films consisted of three superhero films, three animated films, three action films and one musical film.

Box office records

* In the domestic box office, 2008 came very close in passing 2007 as the highest-grossing year, falling short by just $30 million.
* 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. 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 first film of the 2000s decade. Worldwide, it grossed $997 million on its initial release, and an IMAX reissue in 2009 saw it become the fourth film to gross $1 billion at the global box office. It also surpassed ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'' as the highest-grossing film ever distributed by Warner Bros. until it was surpassed by ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2'' in 2011.
* '' Mamma Mia!'' became the highest-grossing film in UK history until it was surpassed by ''Avatar'' in 2010.
* ''Slumdog Millionaire'' set several records. At the worldwide box office, it became the most successful British independent film of all time. At the UK box office, it became the highest-grossing British independent film (surpassing ''Four Weddings and a Funeral''), the highest-grossing British film without US studio investment, and the biggest ever weekly "increase for a UK saturation release" (surpassing ''Billy Elliot'')''.''

Events

Awards

2008 films

By country/region

* List of American films of 2008
* List of Argentine films of 2008
* List of Australian films of 2008
* List of Bangladeshi films of 2008
* List of Bengali films of 2008
* List of Bollywood films of 2008
* List of Brazilian films of 2008
* List of British films of 2008
* List of Canadian films of 2008
* List of Chinese films of 2008
* List of French films of 2008
* List of Hong Kong films of 2008
* List of Italian films of 2008
* List of Japanese films of 2008
* List of Mexican films of the 2000s
* List of Pakistani films of 2008
* List of Russian films of 2008
* List of South Korean films of 2008
* List of Spanish films of 2008
* List of Kannada films of 2008
* List of Malayalam films of 2008
* List of Tamil films of 2008
* List of Telugu films of 2008
* List of Turkish films of 2008

By genre/medium

* List of action films of 2008
* List of animated feature films of 2008
* List of avant-garde films of 2008
* List of crime films of 2008
* List of comedy films of 2008
* List of drama films of 2008
* List of horror films of 2008
* List of science fiction films of 2008
* List of thriller films of 2008
* List of western films of 2008

Births

*January 3 – Raegan Revord, American actress
*January 24 – Chlaui Malayao, Filipina child actress
*March 12 – Cameron Crovetti, American actor
*March 14 – Abby Ryder Fortson, American actress
*June 3 – Harshaali Malhotra, Indian actress
*June 10 – Helena Zengel, German actress
*June 14 – Giulia Benite, Brazilian actress
*July 15 – Iain Armitage, American actor
*July 17 – Jensen Gering, American actor
*July 31 – Banks Repeta, American actor
*August 1 – Emma Berman, American actress
*August 5
** Izzy G., American actress
** Hudson Meek, American actor (died 2024)
*August 31 – Milo Machado-Graner, French actor
*September 18 – Jackson Robert Scott, American actor
*November 23
** Asher Blinkoff, American actor
**Chloe Coleman, American actress
*December 22 – Madeleine McGraw, American actress
*December – Chloe Coleman, American actress

Deaths

Film debuts

*Caroline Amiguet – '' 2012: Doomsday''
*Chadwick Boseman – '' The Express: The Ernie Davis Story''
* Nerea Camacho – '' Camino''
*Jessica Chastain – '' Jolene''
*Jay Hayden- Spring Break Massacre
*Boyd Holbrook – ''Milk''
*Felicity Jones – ''Flashbacks of a Fool''
*Nick Kroll – ''Adventures of Power''
*Jennifer Lawrence – ''Garden Party''
* Thom Michael Mulligan – ''A Gothic Tale''
*Javier Rey – '' 8 Dates''
*Martiño Rivas – '' The Blind Sunflowers''
*Margot Robbie – ''Vigilante''
*Gina Rodriguez – ''Calling It Quits''
*Blanca Suárez – ''Shiver''
*Jeremy Strong – '' Humboldt County''
*Sai Tamhankar – ''Black & White''
*Whitney Wegman-Wood – ''Nobody Gets Out Alive''

See also

*2008

References

External links

List of 2008 films
at IMDb
2008 Domestic Grosses
at Box Office Mojo
List of 2008 deaths
at IMDb
List of 2008 births
at IMDb

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