| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | - | - | - | $132,734,979 | 4,007 | $150,201,498 | Aug 7 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 2 | District 9 | - | - | - | $91,409,924 | 3,180 | $115,646,235 | Aug 14 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 3 | Inglourious Basterds | - | - | - | $74,987,293 | 3,358 | $120,540,719 | Aug 21 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 4 | Julie & Julia | - | - | - | $71,346,124 | 2,528 | $94,125,426 | Aug 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 5 | G-Force | - | - | - | $56,835,565 | 3,697 | $119,436,770 | Jul 24 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 6 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | - | - | - | $51,347,716 | 4,455 | $301,959,197 | Jul 15 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 7 | The Time Traveler's Wife | - | - | - | $48,477,533 | 2,988 | $63,414,846 | Aug 14 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 8 | Funny People | - | - | - | $42,671,310 | 3,008 | $51,855,045 | Jul 31 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 9 | The Ugly Truth | - | - | - | $39,981,183 | 2,975 | $88,915,214 | Jul 24 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 10 | The Final Destination | - | - | - | $29,641,367 | 3,121 | $66,477,700 | Aug 28 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 11 | 500 Days of Summer | - | - | - | $20,466,017 | 1,048 | $32,391,374 | Jul 17 | - | false |
| 12 | Aliens in the Attic | - | - | - | $20,120,379 | 3,108 | $25,200,412 | Jul 31 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 13 | Orphan | - | - | - | $18,644,110 | 2,750 | $41,596,251 | Jul 24 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 14 | The Hangover | - | - | - | $18,091,265 | 3,545 | $277,322,503 | Jun 5 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 15 | Halloween II | - | - | - | $17,441,505 | 3,088 | $33,392,973 | Aug 28 | - | false |
| 16 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | - | - | - | $15,069,366 | 4,102 | $196,573,705 | Jul 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 17 | A Perfect Getaway | - | - | - | $15,034,335 | 2,159 | $15,515,460 | Aug 7 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 18 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | - | - | - | $14,537,583 | 4,293 | $402,111,870 | Jun 24 | DreamWorks | false |
| 19 | The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard | - | - | - | $13,962,434 | 1,849 | $15,122,676 | Aug 14 | Paramount Vantage | false |
| 20 | The Proposal | - | - | - | $13,835,793 | 3,158 | $163,958,031 | Jun 19 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 21 | Shorts | - | - | - | $13,555,110 | 3,105 | $20,919,166 | Aug 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 22 | Ponyo | - | - | - | $11,202,338 | 927 | $15,090,399 | Aug 14 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 23 | The Hurt Locker | - | - | - | $6,246,460 | 535 | $17,017,811 | Jun 26 | Summit Entertainment | false |
| 24 | The Collector | - | - | - | $6,208,302 | 1,325 | $7,712,114 | Jul 31 | Freestyle Releasing | false |
| 25 | Public Enemies | - | - | - | $5,670,845 | 3,336 | $97,104,620 | Jul 1 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 26 | Post Grad | - | - | - | $5,444,702 | 1,959 | $6,380,019 | Aug 21 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 27 | Bandslam | - | - | - | $4,942,769 | 2,121 | $5,210,988 | Aug 14 | Summit Entertainment | false |
| 28 | Taking Woodstock | - | - | - | $3,773,925 | 1,395 | $7,460,204 | Aug 26 | Focus Features | false |
| 29 | Up | - | - | - | $3,770,930 | 3,886 | $293,004,164 | May 29 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 30 | Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | - | - | - | $2,854,691 | 4,101 | $177,243,721 | May 22 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 31 | Under the Sea 3D | - | - | - | $2,592,279 | 108 | $36,262,926 | Feb 13 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 32 | Star Trek | - | - | - | $2,267,857 | 4,053 | $257,730,019 | May 8 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 33 | Love Aaj Kal | - | - | - | $2,208,238 | 102 | $2,430,083 | Jul 31 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 34 | My Sister's Keeper | - | - | - | $2,127,600 | 2,606 | $49,200,230 | Jun 26 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 35 | Brüno | - | - | - | $1,566,150 | 2,759 | $60,054,530 | Jul 10 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 36 | X Games 3D: The Movie | - | - | - | $1,387,280 | 1,399 | $1,391,434 | Aug 21 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 37 | Adam | - | - | - | $1,343,932 | 177 | $2,277,396 | Jul 29 | - | false |
| 38 | Kaminey | - | - | - | $1,208,927 | 85 | $1,291,827 | Aug 14 | UTV Motion Pictures | false |
| 39 | Food, Inc. | - | - | - | $1,106,930 | 155 | $4,417,674 | Jun 12 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 40 | The Taking of Pelham 123 | - | - | - | $1,038,634 | 3,077 | $65,452,312 | Jun 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 41 | Terminator Salvation | - | - | - | $1,020,493 | 3,602 | $125,322,469 | May 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 42 | Paper Heart | - | - | - | $951,473 | 96 | $1,274,062 | Aug 7 | Overture Films | false |
| 43 | Moon | - | - | - | $944,481 | 252 | $5,010,163 | Jun 12 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 44 | In the Loop | - | - | - | $941,076 | 92 | $2,388,804 | Jul 24 | IFC Films | false |
| 45 | I Love You, Beth Cooper | - | - | - | $695,327 | 1,872 | $14,800,725 | Jul 10 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 46 | The Cove | - | - | - | $605,251 | 56 | $857,005 | Jul 31 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 47 | Whatever Works | - | - | - | $565,966 | 353 | $5,306,706 | Jun 19 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 48 | Year One | - | - | - | $542,691 | 3,024 | $43,337,279 | Jun 19 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 49 | Cold Souls | - | - | - | $454,495 | 52 | $905,209 | Aug 7 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 50 | The Wonder of it All | - | - | - | $443,577 | 39 | $781,016 | Jul 17 | Indican Pictures | false |
| 51 | Monsters vs. Aliens | - | - | - | $424,834 | 4,136 | $198,351,526 | Mar 27 | DreamWorks | false |
| 52 | Imagine That | - | - | - | $410,720 | 3,011 | $16,123,323 | Jun 12 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 53 | Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg | - | - | - | $387,204 | 25 | $1,134,623 | Jul 10 | International Film Circuit | false |
| 54 | Away We Go | - | - | - | $364,726 | 506 | $9,451,946 | Jun 5 | Focus Features | false |
| 55 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | - | - | - | $337,512 | 82 | $34,137,524 | Sep 23 | IMAX | false |
| 56 | It Might Get Loud | - | - | - | $333,085 | 75 | $1,610,163 | Aug 14 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 57 | Thirst | - | - | - | $301,186 | 17 | $318,574 | Jul 31 | Focus Features | false |
| 58 | Land of the Lost | - | - | - | $289,645 | 3,534 | $49,438,370 | Jun 5 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 59 | Dolphins and Whales 3D: Tribes of the Ocean | - | - | - | $285,283 | 42 | $7,714,996 | Feb 15 | 3D Entertainment | false |
| 60 | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | - | - | - | $283,584 | 4,102 | $179,883,157 | May 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 61 | Space Station 3D | - | - | - | $274,630 | 64 | $93,383,953 | Apr 19 | IMAX | false |
| 62 | The September Issue | - | - | - | $247,665 | 143 | $3,820,067 | Aug 28 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 63 | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | - | - | - | $245,396 | 252 | $23,746,066 | Oct 5 | National Geographic Entertainment | false |
| 64 | Departures | - | - | - | $243,728 | 27 | $1,498,210 | May 29 | Regent Releasing | false |
| 65 | Spread | - | - | - | $240,981 | 103 | $250,618 | Aug 14 | Anchor Bay Films | false |
| 66 | Chéri | - | - | - | $237,913 | 191 | $2,715,657 | Jun 26 | Miramax | false |
| 67 | Seraphine | - | - | - | $202,316 | 24 | $884,613 | Jun 5 | Music Box Films | false |
| 68 | Lorna's Silence | - | - | - | $188,523 | 23 | $338,795 | Jul 31 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 69 | My One and Only | - | - | - | $174,127 | 256 | $2,479,538 | Aug 21 | Freestyle Releasing | false |
| 70 | Humpday | - | - | - | $150,067 | 27 | $407,377 | Jul 10 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 71 | La fille de Monaco | - | - | - | $148,228 | 31 | $602,992 | Jul 3 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 72 | Shrink | - | - | - | $138,551 | 27 | $189,621 | Jul 24 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 73 | Angels & Demons | - | - | - | $131,095 | 3,527 | $133,375,846 | May 15 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 74 | Summer Hours | - | - | - | $119,742 | 50 | $1,657,001 | May 15 | IFC Films | false |
| 75 | Ghosts of Girlfriends Past | - | - | - | $113,326 | 3,175 | $55,250,026 | May 1 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 76 | Life Partner | - | - | - | $110,240 | 26 | $110,240 | Aug 14 | Studio 18 | false |
| 77 | Drag Me to Hell | - | - | - | $107,705 | 2,510 | $42,100,625 | May 29 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 78 | A Woman in Berlin | - | - | - | $107,057 | 9 | $294,014 | Jul 17 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 79 | U2 3D | - | - | - | $99,169 | 686 | $10,363,341 | Jan 23 | National Geographic Entertainment | false |
| 80 | Tetro | - | - | - | $91,428 | 16 | $518,522 | Jun 11 | American Zoetrope | false |
| 81 | My Life in Ruins | - | - | - | $89,398 | 1,165 | $8,665,206 | Jun 5 | - | false |
| 82 | Flame & Citron | - | - | - | $82,090 | 8 | $148,089 | Jul 31 | IFC Films | false |
| 83 | Valentino: The Last Emperor | - | - | - | $82,056 | 38 | $1,755,134 | Mar 18 | Truly Indie | false |
| 84 | Every Little Step | - | - | - | $72,428 | 70 | $1,725,141 | Apr 17 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 85 | Soul Power | - | - | - | $68,653 | 23 | $207,121 | Jul 10 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 86 | The Stoning of Soraya M. | - | - | - | $68,068 | 34 | $637,421 | Jun 26 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 87 | Play the Game | - | - | - | $63,484 | 55 | $659,483 | Feb 27 | Slowhand Cinema Releasing | false |
| 88 | Easy Virtue | - | - | - | $63,218 | 255 | $2,656,784 | May 22 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 89 | Galapagos | - | - | - | $57,645 | 14 | $18,630,372 | Oct 29 | IMAX | false |
| 90 | Revanche | - | - | - | $57,117 | 10 | $258,388 | May 1 | Janus Films | false |
| 91 | The Baader Meinhof Complex | - | - | - | $54,230 | 38 | $476,270 | Aug 21 | Vitagraph Films | false |
| 92 | Unmistaken Child | - | - | - | $50,669 | 6 | $306,140 | Jun 3 | Oscilloscope | false |
| 93 | Hannah Montana: The Movie | - | - | - | $46,221 | 3,231 | $79,576,189 | Apr 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 94 | Casi divas 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $42,407 | 22 | $46,612 | Aug 21 | Maya Entertainment | false |
| 95 | O'Horten | - | - | - | $40,906 | 23 | $302,232 | May 22 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 96 | Little Ashes | - | - | - | $40,781 | 16 | $481,586 | May 8 | Regent Releasing | false |
| 97 | War Eagle, Arkansas | - | - | - | $39,965 | 7 | $123,670 | Jun 12 | Hannover House | false |
| 98 | The Headless Woman | - | - | - | $38,636 | 3 | $100,177 | Aug 19 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 99 | Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love | - | - | - | $35,215 | 7 | $172,225 | Jun 12 | Shadow Distribution | false |
| 100 | Herb & Dorothy | - | - | - | $34,983 | 8 | $194,721 | Jun 5 | Arthouse Films | false |
| 101 | 17 Again | - | - | - | $34,416 | 3,255 | $64,167,069 | Apr 17 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 102 | Cloud 9 | - | - | - | $33,017 | 8 | $91,675 | Aug 14 | Music Box Films | false |
| 103 | Afghan Star | - | - | - | $32,230 | 5 | $102,115 | Jun 26 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 104 | World's Greatest Dad | - | - | - | $29,125 | 30 | $221,805 | Aug 21 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 105 | The Beaches of Agnès | - | - | - | $28,174 | 7 | $239,711 | Jul 2 | The Cinema Guild | false |
| 106 | Bliss 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $27,846 | 3 | $40,349 | Aug 7 | First Run | false |
| 107 | Lemon Tree | - | - | - | $26,371 | 29 | $569,672 | Apr 17 | IFC Films | false |
| 108 | The Brothers Bloom | - | - | - | $24,186 | 209 | $3,531,756 | May 15 | Summit Entertainment | false |
| 109 | Gotta Dance | - | - | - | $22,176 | 4 | $25,108 | Jul 31 | Mitropoulos Films | false |
| 110 | Adoration | - | - | - | $21,152 | 20 | $294,244 | May 8 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 111 | Street Dreams | - | - | - | $20,486 | 29 | $122,575 | Jun 12 | Slowhand Cinema Releasing | false |
| 112 | Goodbye Solo | - | - | - | $20,164 | 34 | $870,781 | Mar 27 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 113 | Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! | - | - | - | $20,052 | 6 | $21,152 | Jul 31 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 114 | Beeswax | - | - | - | $19,596 | 3 | $46,590 | Aug 7 | The Cinema Guild | false |
| 115 | Big Fan | - | - | - | $19,584 | 15 | $234,540 | Aug 28 | First Independent Pictures | false |
| 116 | Tulpan | - | - | - | $18,050 | 4 | $158,741 | Apr 1 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 117 | Still Walking | - | - | - | $17,756 | 13 | $167,047 | Aug 28 | IFC Films | false |
| 118 | Streetballers | - | - | - | $17,533 | 2 | $28,642 | Aug 21 | MSK Productions | false |
| 119 | You, the Living | - | - | - | $16,014 | 1 | $21,438 | Jul 29 | Palisades Tartan | false |
| 120 | Rudo y Cursi | - | - | - | $15,940 | 219 | $1,827,660 | May 8 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 121 | If I Die Tonight | - | - | - | $15,327 | 2 | $20,214 | Jul 31 | Indican Pictures | false |
| 122 | The Way We Get By | - | - | - | $14,782 | 7 | $106,542 | Jul 17 | International Film Circuit | false |
| 123 | Brighton Rock | - | - | - | $14,375 | 1 | $49,466 | Jun 19 | Rialto Pictures | false |
| 124 | Daddy Cool: Join the Fun | - | - | - | $14,319 | 18 | $14,319 | Aug 28 | Adlabs Films | false |
| 125 | The Open Road | - | - | - | $13,991 | 14 | $19,716 | Aug 28 | Anchor Bay Films | false |
| 126 | Five Minutes of Heaven | - | - | - | $12,467 | 2 | $15,676 | Aug 21 | IFC Films | false |
| 127 | Under Our Skin | - | - | - | $11,055 | 6 | $98,548 | Jun 19 | Shadow Distribution | false |
| 128 | One Day You'll Understand | - | - | - | $11,031 | 7 | $145,642 | Oct 31 | Kino International | false |
| 129 | Weather Girl | - | - | - | $10,952 | 2 | $22,779 | Jul 10 | New American Vision | false |
| 130 | The Girlfriend Experience | - | - | - | $10,458 | 48 | $695,840 | May 22 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 131 | The Boys | - | - | - | $9,798 | 5 | $55,513 | May 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 132 | Jerichow | - | - | - | $9,786 | 3 | $60,379 | May 15 | The Cinema Guild | false |
| 133 | Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone | - | - | - | $9,489 | 6 | $107,797 | Jul 3 | Eleven Arts | false |
| 134 | Taxidermia 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $8,779 | 2 | $11,408 | Aug 14 | Regent Releasing | false |
| 135 | Z | - | - | - | $8,664 | 2 | $83,305 | Mar 13 | Rialto Pictures | false |
| 136 | Grace | - | - | - | $8,297 | 2 | $8,297 | Aug 14 | Anchor Bay Films | false |
| 137 | Blood: The Last Vampire | - | - | - | $8,282 | 20 | $257,412 | Jul 10 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 138 | Mystery Team | - | - | - | $8,209 | 4 | $89,442 | Aug 28 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 139 | Luck | - | - | - | $8,166 | 45 | $149,333 | Jul 24 | Studio 18 | false |
| 140 | I Sell the Dead | - | - | - | $8,050 | 2 | $8,050 | Aug 7 | IFC Films | false |
| 141 | Earth Days | - | - | - | $7,730 | 5 | $26,748 | Aug 14 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 142 | $9.99 | - | - | - | $7,709 | 4 | $52,384 | Dec 12 | Regent Releasing | false |
| 143 | American Casino | - | - | - | $7,256 | 3 | $50,437 | Aug 14 | Argot Pictures | false |
| 144 | Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country | - | - | - | $7,230 | 3 | $51,672 | May 20 | Oscilloscope | false |
| 145 | Tyson | - | - | - | $6,776 | 56 | $887,918 | Apr 24 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 146 | Il Divo | - | - | - | $6,724 | 8 | $240,159 | Apr 24 | Music Box Films | false |
| 147 | The Answer Man | - | - | - | $6,502 | 6 | $26,676 | Jul 24 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 148 | Léon Morin, Priest | - | - | - | $6,106 | 1 | $27,567 | Apr 17 | Rialto Pictures | false |
| 149 | We Live in Public | - | - | - | $5,864 | 2 | $41,711 | Aug 28 | Abramorama | false |
| 150 | Made in U.S.A | - | - | - | $5,858 | 2 | $95,209 | Jan 9 | Rialto Pictures | false |
| 151 | Outrage | - | - | - | $5,203 | 18 | $287,198 | May 8 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 152 | Tony Manero | - | - | - | $5,100 | 5 | $20,677 | Jul 3 | Lorber Films | false |
| 153 | Tokyo Sonata | - | - | - | $4,642 | 10 | $278,356 | Mar 13 | Regent Releasing | false |
| 154 | The Marc Pease Experience | - | - | - | $4,033 | 10 | $4,033 | Aug 21 | Paramount Vantage | false |
| 155 | Le combat dans l'île | - | - | - | $4,000 | 1 | $50,039 | Jun 12 | The Film Desk | false |
| 156 | Management | - | - | - | $3,912 | 212 | $934,658 | May 15 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 157 | Big Man Japan 2008 Re-release | - | - | - | $3,816 | 5 | $40,796 | May 15 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 158 | 24 City | - | - | - | $3,615 | 2 | $30,800 | Jun 5 | The Cinema Guild | false |
| 159 | Pretty Ugly People | - | - | - | $3,115 | 3 | $6,537 | Sep 18 | Osiris Entertainment | false |
| 160 | The Windmill Movie | - | - | - | $3,090 | 4 | $30,050 | Jun 17 | The Film Desk | false |
| 161 | Anvil: The Story of Anvil | - | - | - | $2,988 | 27 | $667,911 | Apr 10 | Abramorama | false |
| 162 | The Song of Sparrows | - | - | - | $2,945 | 5 | $116,372 | Apr 3 | Regent Releasing | false |
| 163 | Daytime Drinking | - | - | - | $2,626 | 1 | $4,970 | Jun 5 | Eleven Arts | false |
| 164 | Mississippi Mermaid | - | - | - | $2,491 | 1 | $33,216 | Jul 10 | The Film Desk | false |
| 165 | Sikandar | - | - | - | $1,954 | 9 | $1,954 | Aug 21 | Adlabs Films | false |
| 166 | My Führer 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $1,912 | 1 | $2,465 | Aug 14 | First Run | false |
| 167 | Sugar | - | - | - | $1,735 | 51 | $1,082,124 | Apr 3 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 168 | Leonera | - | - | - | $1,676 | 1 | $14,739 | Jul 3 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 169 | The Legend of God's Gun | - | - | - | $1,564 | 8 | $243,768 | Jul 18 | Indican Pictures | false |
| 170 | Julia | - | - | - | $1,536 | 4 | $65,108 | May 8 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 171 | Ghosted | - | - | - | $1,430 | 1 | $1,780 | Jul 31 | First Run | false |
| 172 | Shall We Kiss? | - | - | - | $1,330 | 33 | $535,499 | Mar 27 | Music Box Films | false |
| 173 | Confessionsofa Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha | - | - | - | $1,013 | 1 | $1,013 | Aug 21 | - | false |
| 174 | Act of God | - | - | - | $786 | 1 | $9,955 | Jul 31 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 175 | Loren Cass | - | - | - | $744 | 2 | $8,125 | Jul 24 | Kino International | false |
| 176 | Box Elder | - | - | - | $574 | 2 | $48,996 | Mar 3 | - | false |
| 177 | Patrik, Age 1.5 | - | - | - | $408 | 9 | $57,468 | Aug 14 | Regent Releasing | false |
| 178 | Alien Trespass | - | - | - | $389 | 40 | $104,526 | Apr 3 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 179 | Downloading Nancy | - | - | - | $216 | 5 | $22,282 | Jun 5 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 180 | The Golden Boys | - | - | - | $117 | 20 | $43,600 | Apr 17 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 181 | Battle for Terra | - | - | - | $59 | 1,159 | $1,647,083 | May 1 | Lionsgate | false |
