| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Twilight | - | - | - | $965,109 | 54 | $2,712,257 | Dec 25 | Hoyts Distribution | false |
| 2 | Yes Man | - | - | - | $924,851 | 51 | $1,115,875 | Jan 1 | Roadshow Films | false |
| 3 | Bolt | - | - | - | $863,515 | 63 | $1,110,008 | Jan 1 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 4 | Australia | - | - | - | $651,549 | 102 | $1,328,183 | Dec 25 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 5 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | - | - | - | $620,297 | 56 | $1,063,151 | Dec 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 6 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | - | - | - | $613,257 | 98 | $2,027,647 | Dec 18 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 7 | Bedtime Stories | - | - | - | $459,352 | 55 | $851,958 | Dec 25 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 8 | Seven Pounds | - | - | - | $435,099 | 48 | $583,337 | Jan 15 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 9 | Hotel for Dogs | - | - | - | $353,195 | 56 | $476,546 | Jan 15 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 10 | Bride Wars | - | - | - | $276,467 | 52 | $449,187 | Jan 22 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 11 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | - | - | - | $256,939 | 34 | $457,680 | Dec 25 | Hopscotch Films | false |
| 12 | Revolutionary Road | - | - | - | $216,634 | 45 | $422,299 | Jan 22 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 13 | High School Musical 3: Senior Year | - | - | - | $148,811 | 66 | $1,273,499 | Dec 4 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 14 | The Spirit | - | - | - | $147,545 | 45 | $151,012 | Jan 8 | Hoyts Distribution | false |
| 15 | Doubt | - | - | - | $124,597 | 21 | $208,962 | Jan 15 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 16 | Gran Torino | - | - | - | $123,363 | 34 | $556,699 | Jan 29 | Roadshow Films | false |
| 17 | The Tale of Despereaux | - | - | - | $118,383 | 42 | $134,678 | Jan 8 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 18 | Frost/Nixon | - | - | - | $77,678 | 12 | $111,501 | Dec 26 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 19 | Role Models | - | - | - | $70,837 | 40 | $176,632 | Jan 29 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 20 | Slumdog Millionaire | - | - | - | $64,206 | 66 | $3,090,135 | Feb 5 | Hoyts Distribution | false |
| 21 | The Visitor | - | - | - | $50,846 | 17 | $235,790 | Dec 4 | Rialto Distribution | false |
| 22 | Young@Heart | - | - | - | $47,631 | 45 | $678,234 | Oct 23 | Rialto Distribution | false |
| 23 | In Bruges | - | - | - | $46,478 | 36 | $385,332 | Nov 6 | Hoyts Distribution | false |
| 24 | Quantum of Solace | - | - | - | $36,257 | 99 | $3,015,992 | Nov 27 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 25 | Ghajini | - | - | - | $30,961 | 6 | $64,844 | Dec 25 | - | false |
| 26 | Female Agents | - | - | - | $25,506 | 14 | $43,078 | Jan 22 | Rialto Distribution | false |
| 27 | Earth | - | - | - | $19,208 | 19 | $408,412 | Aug 21 | Hoyts Distribution | false |
| 28 | L'invité | - | - | - | $18,557 | 15 | $49,610 | Dec 18 | Rialto Distribution | false |
| 29 | CC2C | - | - | - | $17,135 | 4 | $35,366 | Jan 15 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 30 | My Brother is an Only Child | - | - | - | $13,157 | 10 | $22,231 | Jan 15 | Arkles Entertainment | false |
| 31 | Waltz with Bashir | - | - | - | $12,355 | 8 | $38,472 | Dec 18 | Arkles Entertainment | false |
| 32 | The Children of Huang Shi | - | - | - | $10,815 | 30 | $152,331 | Nov 6 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 33 | Man on Wire | - | - | - | $10,489 | 20 | $120,933 | Jan 29 | Madman Entertainment | false |
| 34 | Four Christmases | - | - | - | $7,185 | 41 | $410,002 | Dec 4 | Roadshow Films | false |
| 35 | Bustin' Down the Door | - | - | - | $6,315 | 6 | $8,563 | Jan 2 | Madman Entertainment | false |
| 36 | Frozen River | - | - | - | $5,781 | 4 | $22,720 | Oct 23 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 37 | The Band's Visit | - | - | - | $5,213 | 24 | $133,100 | Oct 30 | Madman Entertainment | false |
| 38 | Brideshead Revisited | - | - | - | $4,626 | 58 | $226,590 | Oct 23 | Hoyts Distribution | false |
| 39 | When Did You Last See Your Father? | - | - | - | $3,966 | 26 | $87,789 | Nov 13 | Hoyts Distribution | false |
| 40 | Irina Palm | - | - | - | $3,589 | 9 | $44,783 | Oct 23 | Arkles Entertainment | false |
| 41 | Luck by Chance | - | - | - | $3,059 | 2 | $7,174 | Jan 29 | - | false |
| 42 | Then She Found Me | - | - | - | $2,837 | 38 | $431,980 | Aug 28 | Hopscotch Films | false |
| 43 | Let the Right One In | - | - | - | $2,779 | 1 | $14,400 | Jan 8 | Rialto Distribution | false |
| 44 | Bella | - | - | - | $2,767 | 7 | $101,655 | Nov 22 | Hopscotch Films | false |
| 45 | The Dark Knight | - | - | - | $2,638 | 82 | $4,624,100 | Jul 24 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 46 | Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan | - | - | - | $2,460 | 25 | $212,788 | Sep 25 | Hopscotch Films | false |
| 47 | Suddenly 2008 Re-release | - | - | - | $2,246 | 6 | $14,155 | Dec 4 | Madman Entertainment | false |
| 48 | Caramel | - | - | - | $2,162 | 8 | $56,766 | Nov 20 | Hopscotch Films | false |
| 49 | Punisher: War Zone | - | - | - | $1,632 | 1 | $9,199 | Dec 18 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 50 | Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi | - | - | - | $1,246 | 5 | $51,287 | Dec 11 | MG Distribution | false |
| 51 | Second Hand Wedding | - | - | - | $924 | 55 | $1,306,250 | May 15 | Metropolis Films | false |
| 52 | WALL·E | - | - | - | $540 | 93 | $1,888,590 | Sep 18 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 53 | Morning Light | - | - | - | $145 | 1 | $145 | Jan 29 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 54 | Garbage Warrior | - | - | - | $120 | 2 | $7,411 | Nov 27 | Hopscotch Films | false |
| 55 | Jinx Sister | - | - | - | $45 | 9 | $5,747 | Oct 23 | Arkles Entertainment | false |
| 56 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua | - | - | - | $23 | 40 | $448,108 | Oct 2 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
