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2008 was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2008th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 8th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 9th year of the 2000s decade.
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.
Highest-grossing films of 2008 by In-year release [61]; Rank Title Studio Domestic Gross 1. The Dark Knight: DC Comics / Warner Bros. / Syncopy Inc.: $533,345,358 2. Iron Man: Marvel Studios / Paramount Pictures
The home American League wins 4–3 in 15 innings, giving home field advantage in the 2008 World Series to the AL champion, which eventually came to be the Tampa Bay Rays. July 18 – The Dark Knight, directed by Christopher Nolan, is released. It was the highest-grossing film of the year, with a worldwide gross of $997,000,000.
Paul Newman for "Fast Eddie" Felson in The Hustler and The Color of Money ; Al Pacino for Michael Corleone in The Godfather and The Godfather Part II ; Peter O'Toole for King Henry II in Becket and The Lion in Winter ; Bing Crosby for Father O'Malley in Going My Way and The Bells of St. Mary's ; and later, Sylvester Stallone for Rocky and Creed ^ "Academy Award Nominee Hal Holbrook". NBC News ...
2008 saw many new installments in established video game franchises, such as Grand Theft Auto IV, Fallout 3, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, Gears of War 2, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Persona 4, Fable II, Call of Duty: World at War, Mario Kart Wii, Madden NFL 09, NBA Live 09, NBA 2K9, and WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2009.
Animated results compare county-level returns to the 2008 gubernatorial race. 5/12 Make Your Own Election Map. Explore and share electoral scenarios. 4/12 ...
This topic covers notable events and articles related to 2008 in music. This year was the peak of record sales in the United States, with sales declining year on year ...