2008 no cinema

No ano de 2008, no cinema foram lançadas muitas sequências, como: As Crônicas de Nárnia: Príncipe Caspian, Homem de Ferro, Indiana Jones e o Reino da Caveira de Cristal, O Incrível Hulk, A Múmia: A Tumba do Imperador Dragão, Batman: O Cavaleiro das Trevas, Hellboy II: O Exército Dourado, 007 - Quantum of Solace, Madagascar 2: A Grande Escapada, High School Musical 3, Max Payne, e Hood vs. Evil.

Ano: 2008
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Anos 2000 no cinema
2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009

Maiores bilheterias de 2008

Os 10 filmes mais lançados no ano de 2008 por arrecadação mundial são os seguintes:^[1]

Filmes de maior bilheteria de 2008

Ranque	Título	Distribuidor	Bilheteria global
1	The Dark Knight	Warner Bros.	US$ 997,000,000[2]
2	Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull	Paramount	US$ 786,636,033
3	Kung Fu Panda		US$ 631,744,560
4	Hancock	Sony	US$ 629,443,428
5	Mamma Mia!	Universal	US$ 609,841,637
6	Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa	Paramount	US$ 603,900,354
7	Quantum of Solace	Sony	US$ 589,580,482
8	Iron Man	Paramount	US$ 585,796,247
9	WALL-E	Disney	US$ 521,311,860
10	The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian		US$ 419,665,568

No total 12 filmes ultrapassaram a barreira dos 400 milhões atingindo o status de 'blockbuster internacional', sendo que Batman - O Cavaleiro das Trevas foi o quarto filme a ultrapassar a barreira do bilhão na história, apenas atrás de Titanic, O Senhor dos Anéis: O Retorno do Rei e Piratas do Caribe: O Baú da Morte. Atualmente Batman - O Cavaleiro das Trevas, Indiana Jones e o Reino da Caveira de Cristal, Kung Fu Panda e Hancock estão na lista das 100 maiores bilheterias da história

Eventos

Mês	Dia	Evento
Janeiro	13	65º Golden Globe Awards
	17 - 27	30º 2008 Sundance Film Festival
	23 - 3	37º Rotterdam International Film Festival
	27	14º Screen Actors Guild Awards
Fevereiro	7 - 17	58º Berlin International Film Festival
	10	61ºBAFTA Awards
	24	80º Academy Awards
Março	13 - 21	7º Tiburon International Film Festival
	? - ?	23º Mar del Plata International Film Festival
Abril	? - ?	7º Tribeca Film Festival
	? - ?	51º San Francisco International Film Festival
Maio	? - ?	8º Silver Lake Film Festival
	? - ?	61º Cannes Film Festival
	? - ?	34º Seattle International Film Festival
Junho	1	17º MTV Movie Awards
	? - ?	11º Shanghai International Film Festival
Agosto	? – ?	61º Locarno International Film Festival
	? - ?	62º Edinburgh International Film Festival
	? - ?	32º Montreal World Film Festival
	? - ?	65º Venice International Film Festival
Setembro	? - ?	33º Toronto International Film Festival
	? - ?	56º San Sebastián International Film Festival
	? - ?	16º Raindance Film Festival
Outubro	? - ?	52º London Film Festival
	? - ?	21º Tokyo International Film Festival
Novembro	? - ?	32º Cairo International Film Festival

Para estrear (confirmadas)

Janeiro-Março

Mês	Dia	Filme	Estúdio	Elenco notável
<font-size=300% >J A N E I R O	4
		One Missed Call	Warner Bros. Pictures	Edward Burns, Jack Andrews, Shannyn Sossamon, Azura Skye
	11
		27 Dresses	20th Century Fox	Katherine Heigl, James Marsden, Malin Akerman
		The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie	Universal Pictures	Phil Vischer, Mike Nawrocki, Cam Clarke
		In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale	Freestyle Releasing	Jason Statham, John Rhys-Davies, Ray Liotta
		First Sunday	Sony (Screen Gems)	Ice Cube
	18
		Fanboys	MGM (Weinstein)	Chris Marquette, Kristen Bell
		Cloverfield (Working title: 01.18.08)	Paramount	J.J. Abrams (Producer)
	25
		Untraceable	Sony (Screen Gems)
		How She Movie	Paramount Vantage
		Mad Money	Overture Films	Diane Keaton, Queen Latifah, Katie Holmes
<font-size=300%>F E V E R E I R O
	1
		The Eye	Lionsgate	Jessica Alba
		Charlie Bartnett	MGM	Robert Downey, Jr., Hope Davis, Anton Yelchin
		Strange Wilderness	Paramount	Justin Long, Steve Zahn
	8
		Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins	Universal Pictures	Martin Lawrence, Cedric the Entertainer, James Earl Jones
		Case 39	Paramount Pictures	Renée Zellweger
		Fool's Gold	Warner Bros. Pictures	Kate Hudson, Matthew McConaughey, Donald Sutherland, Tiffany Grant
	14
		Definitely, Maybe	Universal Pictures	Ryan Reynolds, Isla Fisher, Derek Luke
		Step Up 2: The Streets	Buena Vista Pictures	Robert Hoffman, Briana Evigan
	15
		Jumper	20th Century Fox	Hayden Christensen, Samuel L. Jackson, Rachel Bilson, Diane Lane
		The Spiderwick Chronicles	Paramount Pictures	Freddie Highmore, Sarah Bolger, David Strathairn
		Vantage Point	Sony (Columbia Pictures)	Dennis Quaid, Matthew Fox, Forest Whitaker
	29
		Addicted	Yari Film Group	Sarah Michelle Gellar
		Babylon A.D.	20th Century Fox	Vin Diesel, Michelle Yeoh
		Semi-Pro	New Line Cinema	Will Ferrell, Woody Harrelson, Andre Benjamin
		The Fox and the Child	New Line (Picturehouse)
<font-size=300%>M A R Ç O	7
		10,000 BC	Warner Bros. Pictures	Steven Strait, Camilla Belle
		The Ruins	Paramount (DreamWorks)	Vin Diesel
	14
		College	Lions Gate Films	Drake Bell, Kevin Covais, Andrew Caldwell
		Horton Hears a Who!	20th Century Fox	Jim Carrey, Steve Carell
		Pride and Glory	New Line Cinema	Edward Norton, Colin Farrell, Jon Voight
		Spring Breakdown	Warner Bros. Pictures	Rachel Dratch, Amy Poehler, Parker Posey
	19
		Inkheart	New Line Cinema	Paul Bettany, Brendan Fraser
	21
		21	Sony (Columbia Pictures)	Kate Bosworth, Kevin Spacey, Laurence Fishburne
		Drillbit Taylor	Paramount Pictures	Owen Wilson
		Superhero Movie	Weinstein (Dimension Films)	Drake Bell, Leslie Nielsen
		They Came from Upstairs	20th Century Fox
	28
		Wanted	Universal Pictures	Morgan Freeman, James McAvoy, Angelina Jolie

Abril-Junho

Mês	Dia	Título	Stúdio	Elenco Notável
<font-size=300%>A B R I L	4	Wild Child	Universal Pictures	Emma Roberts
	11	Foodfight!	Lions Gate Films	Charlie Sheen, Hilary Duff, Eva Longoria, Wayne Brady, Haylie Duff, Greg Ellis, Chris Kattan
		Prom Night	Sony (Screen Gems)	Brittany Snow
	25	Repo! the Genetic Opera	Lionsgate	Tobin Bell, Paris Hilton
	29	Nim’s Island	20th Century Fox	Jodie Foster, Abigail Breslin, Gerard Butler
<font-size=300%>M A I O	2	Iron Man	Paramount Pictures	Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges, Gwyneth Paltrow
		Space Chimps	20th Century Fox	Andy Samberg, Jeff Daniels, Cheryl Hines
		Made of Honor	Sony (Columbia Pictures)	Michelle Monaghan, Patrick Dempsey
	9	The Day the Earth Stood Still	20th Century Fox	Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Kathy Bates, Jaden Smith, John Cleese, Kyle Chandler
		Speed Racer	Warner Bros. Pictures	Emile Hirsch, John Goodman, Susan Sarandon, Christina Ricci, Matthew Fox
	16	The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian	Buena Vista (Walt Disney Pictures)	Georgie Henley, Anna Popplewell, William Moseley, Skandar Keynes
	22	Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull	Paramount Pictures	Harrison Ford, Shia LaBeouf, Cate Blanchett, Ray Winstone
	30	Forgetting Sarah Marshall	Universal Pictures	Jason Segel, Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis
		Meet Dave	20th Century Fox	Eddie Murphy
<font-size=300%>J U N H O	6	Kung Fu Panda	Paramount (DreamWorks)	Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Jackie Chan, Angelina Jolie, Lucy Liu
		Nights in Rodanthe	Warner Bros. Pictures	Diane Lane, Daniel Craig
	13	The Happening	20th Century Fox	Mark Wahlberg, Zooey Deschanel, John Leguizamo
		The Incredible Hulk	Universal Pictures	Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth, William Hurt, Tim Blake Nelson
	20	Get Smart	Warner Bros. Pictures	Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, Alan Arkin, Ken Davitian, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
		The Love Guru	Paramount Pictures	Mike Myers
	27	WALL-E	Buena Vista (Walt Disney Pictures)	Ben Burtt
		Wanted	Universal Pictures Spyglass Entertainment	Morgan Freeman, James McAvoy, Angelina Jolie, Thomas Kretschmann, Common, Marc Warren, Chris Pratt

Julho-Setembro

Mês	Dia	Título	Stúdio	Elenco Notável
<font-size=300%>J U L H O	1
		Animal Chaos	Universal Studios	Seth Green
	2
		Hancock	Sony (Columbia Pictures)	Will Smith, Jason Bateman, Charlize Theron
		Hellboy II: The Golden Army	Universal Pictures	Ron Perlman, Selma Blair
		Tropic Thunder	Paramount (DreamWorks)	Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr.
	18
		The Dark Knight	Warner Bros. Pictures	Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Heath Ledger, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal
		Mamma Mia!	Universal Pictures	Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan
	25
		Step Brothers	Sony (Columbia Pictures)	Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly
		The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor	Universal Pictures	Brendan Fraser, Jet Li, Michelle Yeoh, Maria Bello
	8
		Journey 3-D	New Line Cinema	Brendan Fraser, Josh Hutcherson
		South of the Border	Buena Vista (Walt Disney Pictures)	Drew Barrymore, Andy Garcia, Salma Hayek, George Lopez
		The Pineapple Express	Sony (Columbia Pictures)	Seth Rogen, James Franco
		The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2	Warner Bros. Pictures	Alexis Bledel, America Ferrera, Blake Lively
<font-size=300%>S E T E M B R O	26	Death Race	Universal Pictures	Jason Statham, Joan Allen, Ian McShane, Tyrese Gibson
		Nowhereland	Paramount Pictures	Eddie Murphy

Nota

• Até agora, nenhum filme foi previsto para estrear em Agosto de 2008.

Outubro-Dezembro

Mês	Dia	Título	Stúdio	Elenco Notável
<font-size=300%>O U T U B R O	3
		Where the Wild Things Are	Warner Bros. Pictures	Benicio del Toro, Catherine O'Hara, Forest Whitaker
	10
		City of Ember	20th Century Fox	Bill Murray, Toby Jones
		The Express	Universal Pictures	Dennis Quaid, Rob Brown
	24
		Igor	MGM (Weinstein	John Cusack, Steve Buscemi, Molly Shannon, Pamela Anderson
		High School Musical 3	Walt Disney Pictures	Zac Efron, Vanessa Anne Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, Corbin Bleu, Monique Coleman
<font-size=300%>N O V E M B R O	7
		Bond 22	Sony/MGM (Columbia Pictures)	Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Giancarlo Giannini
		Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa	Paramount (DreamWorks)	Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Raven Symone, David Schwimmer
	14
		The Wolf Man	Universal Pictures	Benicio del Toro
	21
		Twilight	Summit Entertainment	Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Cam Gigandet
	26
		Bolt	Buena Vista (Walt Disney Pictures)	John Travolta, Thomas Haden Church, Woody Harrelson, Bernie Mac, Mario Cantone
		The Curious Case of Benjamin Button	Paramount Pictures	Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Tilda Swinton, Elle Fanning, Julia Ormond, Jason Flemyng
<font-size=300%>D E Z E M B R O	5
		Cadillac Records	Sony (Columbia Pictures)	Beyoncé Knowles, Adrien Brody, Mos Def
	19
		Angels & Demons	Sony (Columbia Pictures)	Tom Hanks
		Revolutionary Road	Paramount (DreamWorks)	Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Michael Shannon
		The Tale of Despereaux	Universal Pictures	Emma Watson, Dustin Hoffman, William H. Macy, Christopher Lloyd, Kevin Kline
		Opus: The Last Christmas	The Weinstein Company
	25
		Star Trek	Paramount Pictures	Zachary Quinto Leonard Nimoy
		Bedtime Stories	Buena Vista Pictures	Adam Sandler
26
	9	Focus Features	Elijah Wood, Christopher Plummer, John C. Reilly, Martin Landau, Jennifer Connelly, Crispin Glover

A Definir

• 24 - WR - 20th Century Fox - Kiefer Sutherland, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Elisha Cuthbert, Kim Raver
• The A-Team - WR - 20th Century Fox
• Alice - July - WR - Universal Pictures - Sarah Michelle Gellar
• Americanese - LR - IFC First Take - Chris Tashima, Joan Chen, Kelly Hu, Allison Sie
• The Anarchist's Wife - Ivana Baquero
• Battle Royale
• Black Christmas 2 - October - WR - Dimension Films
• Benighted
• Brideshead Revisited - WR - Miramax Films - Emma Thompson, Michael Gambon
• The Brazilian Job - WR - Paramount Pictures - Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, Jason Statham, Seth Green, Mos Def
• Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever - WR - Lions Gate - Rider Strong, Giuseppe Andrews
• Caitlin - WR - Miranda Richardson, Michael Sheen, Kevin Zegers, Rosamund Pike, Pierce Brosnan
• The Creature from the Black Lagoon - WR - Universal Pictures - Brian Steele
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - November 26 - WR - Paramount Pictures - Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Tilda Swinton, Elle Fanning, Julia Ormond, Jason Flemyng
• Lara The Mariposa Buttefly - WR - Paramount Pictures - Miramax Films
• Devil May Cry - WR - New Line Cinema
• The Evil Dead (Remake) - WR - Sony Pictures - Sam Raimi - Bruce Cambell (Producers)
• The Few - June - WR - Paramount Pictures
• Flashbacks of a Fool - Daniel Craig
• The Flash - WR
• The Forbidden Kingdom - WR - Lionsgate - Jackie Chan, Jet Li
• Freddy vs Jason 2 - WR - New Line Cinema
• Further Adventures In Babysitting - WR - Walt Disney Pictures - Raven-Symoné, Miley Cyrus
• Ghosts of Girlfriends Past - WR - New Line Cinema - Matthew McConaughey
• Gnomeo and Juliet - WR - Walt Disney Pictures/Miramax Films - Kate Winslet, Greg Ellis
• Ghostbusters 3 - WR - Columbia Pictures
• Gospel According to Janis - WR - Zooey Deschanel
• The Grudge 3 - WR - Sony Pictures
• Hannah Montana: The Movie
• Hannibal the Conqueror - WR - Vin Diesel
• Hell Ride - WR - Dimension Films - Michael Madsen, Dennis Hopper
• The Hills Have Eyes 3 - WR - New Line Cinema
• Hood vs. Evil - WR - Weinstein Company - Anne Hathaway, Glenn Close, Patrick Warburton
• Harold & Kumar 2 - WR - New Line Cinema - John Cho, Kal Penn, Roger Bart
• The Hottie and the Nottie - WR - Summit Entertainment - Paris Hilton
• Inglorious Bastards - WR - Weinstein Company - Michael Madsen
• Jackboots on Whitehall - WR - Swipe Films - Ewan McGregor, Rosamund Pike, Timothy Spall, Richard O'Brien
• Ju-on: The Grudge 3 - WR - Takako Fuji
• Jurassic Park 4 - WR - Universal Pictures
• Legacy of Kain - WR - Brightlight Pictures
• Make it Happen - WR - The Weinstein Company - Mary Elizabeth Winstead
• Marley & Me - WR - 20th Century Fox
• Meg - WR - New Line Cinema
• Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa - Dreamworks Animation
• Mr. Nobody - WR - Pathé - Jared Leto, Sarah Polley
• A Night in Old México - WR - Robert Duvall
• Metal Gear Solid - WR - Sony Pictures
• The Phoenix - LR - Peter O'Toole
• Ponyo on a Cliff - LR - June 21 - Studio Ghibli
• The Power of the Dark Crystal - LR - Summit Entertainment
• Seventeen - WR - New Line Cinema - Zac Efron
• Shantaram - WR - Warner Brothers - Johnny Depp
• Silence - WR - Warner Brothers
• Silent Hill 2 - WR - TriStar Pictures
• Sin City 2 - WR - Weinstein Company - Jessica Alba, Rachel Weisz
• The Smurfs - WR - Paramount Pictures - John Lithgow, Julia Sweeney
• The Tale of Despereaux - December 19 WR - Universal Pictures - Dustin Hoffman, William H. Macy, Christopher Lloyd, Kevin Kline (voices)
• A Tale of Two Sisters - WR - DreamWorks Pictures - Elizabeth Banks
• Topper - WR - Walt Disney Pictures - Steve Martin
• The Warriors - WR - Paramount Pictures
• Watchmen - WR - Warner Brothers
• When a Stranger Calls 2 - WR - Screen Gems
• Winged Creatures - WR - Columbia Pictures - Kate Beckinsale, Dakota Fanning, Forest Whitaker, Josh Hutcherson, Jennifer Hudson
• X-Men Origens: Wolverine - WR - 20th Century Fox - Hugh Jackman
• World War Z - WR - Paramount Pictures

Nascimentos

Data	Nome	Profissão	Nacionalidade	Observações	Ref
14 de fevereiro	Gabriel Moreira	ator	Brasil
14 de março	Abby Ryder Fortson	atriz	Estados Unidos
28 de março	Gabriel Palhares	ator	Brasil
1 de maio	Clara Galinari	atriz	Brasil
10 de junho	Helena Zengel	atriz	Alemanha
14 de junho	Giulia Benite	atriz	Brasil
31 de agosto	Milo Machado Graner	ator	França
1 de setembro	Nathália Costa	atriz	Brasil
17 de setembro	Mia Talerico	atriz	Estados Unidos
18 de setembro	Jackson Robert Scott	ator	Estados Unidos

Mortes

Data	Nome	Profissão	Nacionalidade	Observações	Ref
20 de março	Jerry Reed	cantor e ator	Estados Unidos	n. 1937

Referências

1. «2008 Worldwide Box Office». Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Consultado em 7 de março de 2020
2. «Warner Bros. Entertainment Wraps Record-Breaking Year» (Nota de imprensa). Warner Bros. 8 de janeiro de 2009. Cópia arquivada em 23 de agosto de 2016