UK Box Office 19th December, 2008
| Title | Weekend | Week | Total | % Change | Total Weeks | ||
| 1 (new) |  | Twilight (2008) | £2,508,422 | £2,508,422 | £2,508,422 | new | 1 |
| 2 (2) |  | Madagascar Escape 2 Africa (2008) | £1,857,592 | £2,871,812 | £12,872,713 | -25% | 3 |
| 3 (3) |  | Four Christmases (2008) | £1,064,615 | £1,857,323 | £8,517,758 | -6% | 4 |
| 4 (1) |  | The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) | £1,006,570 | £2,082,195 | £4,834,327 | -63% | 2 |
| 5 (new) |  | The Tale of Despereaux (2008) | £560,870 | £560,870 | £560,870 | new | 1 |
| 6 (4) |  | Inkheart (2008) | £549,990 | £927,048 | £1,627,194 | -21% | 2 |
| 7 (5) |  | Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008) | £257,836 | £472,396 | £876,238 | -36% | 2 |
| 8 (7) |  | Changeling (2008) | £220,276 | £557,906 | £4,079,377 | -43% | 4 |
| 9 (8) |  | Quantum of Solace (2008) | £204,142 | £428,596 | £50,031,153 | -38% | 8 |
| 10 (6) |  | Transporter 3 (2008) | £174,470 | £427,160 | £2,257,392 | -56% | 3 |
| 11 (new) |  | A Bunch of Amateurs (2008) | £91,156 | £91,156 | £91,156 | new | 1 |
| 12 (10) |  | Lakeview Terrace (2008) | £74,899 | £0 | £428,299 | 0% | 3 |
| 13 (new) |  | It's a Wonderful Life (1946) Rerelease | £49,845 | £49,845 | £49,845 | RE | 1 |
| 14 (11) |  | High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008) | £48,714 | £0 | £22,639,210 | 0% | 9 |
| 15 (new) |  | Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (2008) | £42,384 | £42,384 | £42,384 | new | 1 |
| 16 (9) |  | Body of Lies (2008) | £28,867 | £103,074 | £2,859,641 | -68% | 5 |
| 17 (15) |  | Waltz With Bashir (2008) | £25,180 | £46,564 | £518,160 | -17% | 5 |
| 18 (12) |  | Dean Spanley (2008) | £21,934 | £58,916 | £101,814 | -49% | 2 |
| 19 (17) |  | Mamma Mia! (2008) | £14,541 | £63,979 | £69,130,014 | -18% | 24 |
| 20 (13) |  | The Children (2008) | £9,848 | £35,510 | £234,769 | -70% | 3 |
| 21 (new) | Silambattam (2008) | £7,315 | £7,315 | £7,315 | new | 1 | |
| 22 (28) |  | City of Ember (2008) | £5,876 | £7,415 | £1,422,280 | 93% | 11 |
| 23 (new) | La Bohème (2008) | £4,823 | £4,823 | £4,823 | new | 1 | |
| 24 (24) |  | The Duchess (2008) | £2,888 | £5,671 | £7,077,626 | 2% | 16 |
| 25 (re) |  | Easy Virtue (2008) | £2,592 | £2,592 | £1,301,683 | RE | 4 |
| 26 (21) |  | The Boy In the Striped Pajamas (2008) | £1,655 | £7,027 | £4,498,462 | -66% | 15 |
| 27 (20) | Summer (2008) | £1,375 | £7,695 | £35,805 | -78% | 3 | |
| 28 (22) |  | Hunger (2008) | £1,310 | £4,798 | £772,912 | -60% | 8 |
| 29 (19) |  | The Dark Knight (2008) | £440 | £1,479 | £48,685,166 | -94% | 22 |
| 30 (re) |  | Man On Wire (2008) | £20 | £20 | £872,847 | RE | 18 |
| 31 (re) |  | Somers Town (2008) | £20 | £20 | £576,845 | RE | 14 |
| 32 (26) |  | Of Time and the City (2008) | £20 | £3,010 | £231,300 | -98% | 8 |
| 33 (27) | Flawless (2008) | £20 | £657 | £28,094 | -96% | 4 | |