2008 in film is slated to have several major sequels such as Rambo, Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay, Step Up 2 The Streets, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Hellboy II: The Golden Army, The Dark Knight, The X-Files: I Want to Believe, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, High School Musical 3: Senior Year, Saw V, Quantum of Solace, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, Transporter 3, and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2. 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, as of September 9, 2008 are as follows:

As of September 16, 2008, thirty-four films released in 2008 have grossed more than $100 million, reaching blockbuster status. Six films have grossed more than $400 million, reaching "international blockbuster" status. One film ( The Dark Knight) has grossed more than $900 million, making it the 5th highest grossing film in history. On August 4, The Dark Knight reached a $400 million domestic gross in a record time of 18 days.