| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | - | - | - | $243,138,489 | 4,455 | $301,959,197 | Jul 15 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 2 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | - | - | - | $178,227,569 | 4,102 | $196,573,705 | Jul 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 3 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | - | - | - | $156,490,057 | 4,293 | $402,111,870 | Jun 24 | DreamWorks | false |
| 4 | Public Enemies | - | - | - | $91,377,040 | 3,336 | $97,104,620 | Jul 1 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 5 | The Proposal | - | - | - | $70,448,802 | 3,158 | $163,958,031 | Jun 19 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 6 | The Hangover | - | - | - | $63,875,995 | 3,545 | $277,322,503 | Jun 5 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 7 | Brüno | - | - | - | $58,488,380 | 2,759 | $60,054,530 | Jul 10 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 8 | G-Force | - | - | - | $55,176,104 | 3,697 | $119,436,770 | Jul 24 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 9 | The Ugly Truth | - | - | - | $45,930,655 | 2,975 | $88,915,214 | Jul 24 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 10 | Up | - | - | - | $30,252,539 | 3,886 | $293,004,164 | May 29 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 11 | My Sister's Keeper | - | - | - | $29,558,898 | 2,606 | $49,200,230 | Jun 26 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 12 | Orphan | - | - | - | $22,000,146 | 2,750 | $41,596,251 | Jul 24 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 13 | I Love You, Beth Cooper | - | - | - | $14,014,039 | 1,872 | $14,800,725 | Jul 10 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 14 | The Taking of Pelham 123 | - | - | - | $9,231,267 | 3,077 | $65,452,312 | Jun 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 15 | Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | - | - | - | $8,887,893 | 4,101 | $177,243,721 | May 22 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 16 | Funny People | - | - | - | $8,690,230 | 3,008 | $51,855,045 | Jul 31 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 17 | Year One | - | - | - | $8,008,629 | 3,024 | $43,337,279 | Jun 19 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 18 | Star Trek | - | - | - | $7,120,677 | 4,053 | $257,730,019 | May 8 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 19 | The Hurt Locker | - | - | - | $5,192,528 | 535 | $17,017,811 | Jun 26 | Summit Entertainment | false |
| 20 | 500 Days of Summer | - | - | - | $4,943,694 | 1,048 | $32,391,374 | Jul 17 | - | false |
| 21 | Away We Go | - | - | - | $4,550,598 | 506 | $9,451,946 | Jun 5 | Focus Features | false |
| 22 | Whatever Works | - | - | - | $3,864,090 | 353 | $5,306,706 | Jun 19 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 23 | Moon | - | - | - | $3,077,998 | 252 | $5,010,163 | Jun 12 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 24 | Under the Sea 3D | - | - | - | $2,971,435 | 108 | $36,262,926 | Feb 13 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 25 | Aliens in the Attic | - | - | - | $2,896,998 | 3,108 | $25,200,412 | Jul 31 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 26 | Angels & Demons | - | - | - | $2,619,693 | 3,527 | $133,375,846 | May 15 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 27 | Food, Inc. | - | - | - | $2,089,455 | 155 | $4,417,674 | Jun 12 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 28 | Terminator Salvation | - | - | - | $2,011,125 | 3,602 | $125,322,469 | May 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 29 | Chéri | - | - | - | $1,973,810 | 191 | $2,715,657 | Jun 26 | Miramax | false |
| 30 | Land of the Lost | - | - | - | $1,942,135 | 3,534 | $49,438,370 | Jun 5 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 31 | Monsters vs. Aliens | - | - | - | $1,787,180 | 4,136 | $198,351,526 | Mar 27 | DreamWorks | false |
| 32 | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | - | - | - | $1,641,209 | 4,102 | $179,883,157 | May 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 33 | Kambakkht Ishq | - | - | - | $1,445,739 | 100 | $1,445,739 | Jul 3 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 34 | Ghosts of Girlfriends Past | - | - | - | $1,425,325 | 3,175 | $55,250,026 | May 1 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 35 | The Collector | - | - | - | $1,339,211 | 1,325 | $7,712,114 | Jul 31 | Freestyle Releasing | false |
| 36 | Imagine That | - | - | - | $1,327,054 | 3,011 | $16,123,323 | Jun 12 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 37 | Drag Me to Hell | - | - | - | $1,288,895 | 2,510 | $42,100,625 | May 29 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 38 | 17 Again | - | - | - | $938,649 | 3,255 | $64,167,069 | Apr 17 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 39 | Hannah Montana: The Movie | - | - | - | $867,327 | 3,231 | $79,576,189 | Apr 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 40 | New York | - | - | - | $539,792 | 60 | $997,437 | Jun 26 | Yash Raj Films | false |
| 41 | Easy Virtue | - | - | - | $513,141 | 255 | $2,656,784 | May 22 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 42 | Dance Flick | - | - | - | $487,745 | 2,459 | $25,662,155 | May 22 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 43 | The Stoning of Soraya M. | - | - | - | $411,866 | 34 | $637,421 | Jun 26 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 44 | Departures | - | - | - | $405,948 | 27 | $1,498,210 | May 29 | Regent Releasing | false |
| 45 | La fille de Monaco | - | - | - | $404,207 | 31 | $602,992 | Jul 3 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 46 | My Life in Ruins | - | - | - | $393,491 | 1,165 | $8,665,206 | Jun 5 | - | false |
| 47 | Space Station 3D | - | - | - | $362,580 | 64 | $93,383,953 | Apr 19 | IMAX | false |
| 48 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | - | - | - | $352,081 | 82 | $34,137,524 | Sep 23 | IMAX | false |
| 49 | The Brothers Bloom | - | - | - | $350,468 | 209 | $3,531,756 | May 15 | Summit Entertainment | false |
| 50 | In the Loop | - | - | - | $338,966 | 92 | $2,388,804 | Jul 24 | IFC Films | false |
| 51 | Summer Hours | - | - | - | $303,360 | 50 | $1,657,001 | May 15 | IFC Films | false |
| 52 | The Wonder of it All | - | - | - | $261,559 | 39 | $781,016 | Jul 17 | Indican Pictures | false |
| 53 | Blood: The Last Vampire | - | - | - | $249,128 | 20 | $257,412 | Jul 10 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 54 | Seraphine | - | - | - | $246,512 | 24 | $884,613 | Jun 5 | Music Box Films | false |
| 55 | Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg | - | - | - | $244,569 | 25 | $1,134,623 | Jul 10 | International Film Circuit | false |
| 56 | Dolphins and Whales 3D: Tribes of the Ocean | - | - | - | $241,716 | 42 | $7,714,996 | Feb 15 | 3D Entertainment | false |
| 57 | Earth | - | - | - | $232,865 | 1,804 | $32,011,576 | Apr 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 58 | Love Aaj Kal | - | - | - | $215,652 | 102 | $2,430,083 | Jul 31 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 59 | Humpday | - | - | - | $212,415 | 27 | $407,377 | Jul 10 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 60 | Every Little Step | - | - | - | $201,206 | 70 | $1,725,141 | Apr 17 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 61 | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | - | - | - | $197,113 | 252 | $23,746,066 | Oct 5 | National Geographic Entertainment | false |
| 62 | Tetro | - | - | - | $163,276 | 16 | $518,522 | Jun 11 | American Zoetrope | false |
| 63 | Valentino: The Last Emperor | - | - | - | $159,033 | 38 | $1,755,134 | Mar 18 | Truly Indie | false |
| 64 | The Soloist | - | - | - | $154,921 | 2,090 | $31,720,158 | Apr 24 | DreamWorks | false |
| 65 | Luck | - | - | - | $141,164 | 45 | $149,333 | Jul 24 | Studio 18 | false |
| 66 | Race to Witch Mountain | - | - | - | $138,111 | 3,268 | $67,172,594 | Mar 13 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 67 | U2 3D | - | - | - | $106,794 | 686 | $10,363,341 | Jan 23 | National Geographic Entertainment | false |
| 68 | The Beaches of Agnès | - | - | - | $104,578 | 7 | $239,711 | Jul 2 | The Cinema Guild | false |
| 69 | Unmistaken Child | - | - | - | $102,072 | 6 | $306,140 | Jun 3 | Oscilloscope | false |
| 70 | Shortkut - The Con Is On | - | - | - | $100,304 | 40 | $100,304 | Jul 10 | Studio 18 | false |
| 71 | Soul Power | - | - | - | $93,827 | 23 | $207,121 | Jul 10 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 72 | Herb & Dorothy | - | - | - | $80,061 | 8 | $194,721 | Jun 5 | Arthouse Films | false |
| 73 | Galapagos | - | - | - | $56,621 | 14 | $18,630,372 | Oct 29 | IMAX | false |
| 74 | Goodbye Solo | - | - | - | $55,183 | 34 | $870,781 | Mar 27 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 75 | Adam | - | - | - | $49,397 | 177 | $2,277,396 | Jul 29 | - | false |
| 76 | A Woman in Berlin | - | - | - | $47,229 | 9 | $294,014 | Jul 17 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 77 | Lemon Tree | - | - | - | $45,814 | 29 | $569,672 | Apr 17 | IFC Films | false |
| 78 | Anvil: The Story of Anvil | - | - | - | $45,706 | 27 | $667,911 | Apr 10 | Abramorama | false |
| 79 | Little Ashes | - | - | - | $44,995 | 16 | $481,586 | May 8 | Regent Releasing | false |
| 80 | Shrink | - | - | - | $41,910 | 27 | $189,621 | Jul 24 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 81 | War Eagle, Arkansas | - | - | - | $39,325 | 7 | $123,670 | Jun 12 | Hannover House | false |
| 82 | Throw Down Your Heart | - | - | - | $38,886 | 4 | $89,521 | Mar 13 | Argot Pictures | false |
| 83 | Rudo y Cursi | - | - | - | $38,012 | 219 | $1,827,660 | May 8 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 84 | Afghan Star | - | - | - | $37,735 | 5 | $102,115 | Jun 26 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 85 | O'Horten | - | - | - | $37,442 | 23 | $302,232 | May 22 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 86 | The Merry Gentleman | - | - | - | $35,760 | 33 | $347,977 | May 1 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 87 | The Girlfriend Experience | - | - | - | $34,153 | 48 | $695,840 | May 22 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 88 | Knowing | - | - | - | $34,052 | 3,337 | $79,957,634 | Mar 20 | Summit Entertainment | false |
| 89 | The Way We Get By | - | - | - | $32,871 | 7 | $106,542 | Jul 17 | International Film Circuit | false |
| 90 | Tyson | - | - | - | $31,818 | 56 | $887,918 | Apr 24 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 91 | Dead Snow | - | - | - | $30,972 | 4 | $46,742 | Jun 19 | IFC Films | false |
| 92 | Adoration | - | - | - | $30,900 | 20 | $294,244 | May 8 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 93 | Management | - | - | - | $29,017 | 212 | $934,658 | May 15 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 94 | Under Our Skin | - | - | - | $28,808 | 6 | $98,548 | Jun 19 | Shadow Distribution | false |
| 95 | Tulpan | - | - | - | $24,658 | 4 | $158,741 | Apr 1 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 96 | Battle for Terra | - | - | - | $24,646 | 1,159 | $1,647,083 | May 1 | Lionsgate | false |
| 97 | Sugar | - | - | - | $24,189 | 51 | $1,082,124 | Apr 3 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 98 | Sunshine Cleaning | - | - | - | $23,467 | 642 | $12,062,558 | Mar 13 | Overture Films | false |
| 99 | Death in Love | - | - | - | $23,412 | 4 | $23,412 | Jul 17 | Screen Media Films | false |
| 100 | Outrage | - | - | - | $23,064 | 18 | $287,198 | May 8 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 101 | Il Divo | - | - | - | $22,845 | 8 | $240,159 | Apr 24 | Music Box Films | false |
| 102 | Surveillance | - | - | - | $21,961 | 3 | $27,349 | Jun 26 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 103 | Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love | - | - | - | $21,538 | 7 | $172,225 | Jun 12 | Shadow Distribution | false |
| 104 | The Cove | - | - | - | $20,458 | 56 | $857,005 | Jul 31 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 105 | The Answer Man | - | - | - | $20,170 | 6 | $26,676 | Jul 24 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 106 | Fast & Furious | - | - | - | $19,440 | 3,674 | $155,064,265 | Apr 3 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 107 | Alien Trespass | - | - | - | $18,819 | 40 | $104,526 | Apr 3 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 108 | Thirst | - | - | - | $17,388 | 17 | $318,574 | Jul 31 | Focus Features | false |
| 109 | Is Anybody There? | - | - | - | $17,316 | 165 | $2,026,756 | Apr 17 | - | false |
| 110 | Street Dreams | - | - | - | $17,141 | 29 | $122,575 | Jun 12 | Slowhand Cinema Releasing | false |
| 111 | Julia | - | - | - | $16,242 | 4 | $65,108 | May 8 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 112 | Jerichow | - | - | - | $16,228 | 3 | $60,379 | May 15 | The Cinema Guild | false |
| 113 | Sin Nombre | - | - | - | $15,748 | 87 | $2,536,665 | Mar 20 | Focus Features | false |
| 114 | Tony Manero | - | - | - | $15,578 | 5 | $20,677 | Jul 3 | Lorber Films | false |
| 115 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | - | - | - | $15,460 | 38 | $53,354,743 | Oct 23 | IMAX | false |
| 116 | $9.99 | - | - | - | $13,989 | 4 | $52,384 | Dec 12 | Regent Releasing | false |
| 117 | Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone | - | - | - | $13,082 | 6 | $107,797 | Jul 3 | Eleven Arts | false |
| 118 | Z | - | - | - | $12,244 | 2 | $83,305 | Mar 13 | Rialto Pictures | false |
| 119 | Weather Girl | - | - | - | $11,790 | 2 | $22,779 | Jul 10 | New American Vision | false |
| 120 | Taken | - | - | - | $11,268 | 3,184 | $145,000,989 | Jan 30 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 121 | I Hate Valentine's Day | - | - | - | $11,004 | 3 | $11,004 | Jul 3 | IFC Films | false |
| 122 | Tokyo Sonata | - | - | - | $10,575 | 10 | $278,356 | Mar 13 | Regent Releasing | false |
| 123 | Leonera | - | - | - | $10,235 | 1 | $14,739 | Jul 3 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 124 | Shall We Kiss? | - | - | - | $9,694 | 33 | $535,499 | Mar 27 | Music Box Films | false |
| 125 | Treeless Mountain | - | - | - | $9,455 | 4 | $60,336 | Apr 22 | Oscilloscope | false |
| 126 | Betty Blue 2009 Director's Cut | - | - | - | $8,660 | 1 | $13,029 | Jun 12 | Cinema Libre Studio | false |
| 127 | Big Man Japan 2008 Re-release | - | - | - | $8,496 | 5 | $40,796 | May 15 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 128 | One Day You'll Understand | - | - | - | $8,420 | 7 | $145,642 | Oct 31 | Kino International | false |
| 129 | Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country | - | - | - | $8,389 | 3 | $51,672 | May 20 | Oscilloscope | false |
| 130 | Mississippi Mermaid | - | - | - | $8,168 | 1 | $33,216 | Jul 10 | The Film Desk | false |
| 131 | Quiet Chaos | - | - | - | $7,677 | 1 | $11,434 | Jun 26 | IFC Films | false |
| 132 | Lorna's Silence | - | - | - | $7,546 | 23 | $338,795 | Jul 31 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 133 | Vanished Empire 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $7,394 | 1 | $10,289 | Jul 10 | Kino International | false |
| 134 | Pressure Cooker | - | - | - | $6,369 | 2 | $44,803 | May 27 | - | false |
| 135 | Made in U.S.A | - | - | - | $5,910 | 2 | $95,209 | Jan 9 | Rialto Pictures | false |
| 136 | The Windmill Movie | - | - | - | $5,850 | 4 | $30,050 | Jun 17 | The Film Desk | false |
| 137 | Three Monkeys | - | - | - | $5,468 | 3 | $41,343 | Mar 27 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 138 | You, the Living | - | - | - | $5,424 | 1 | $21,438 | Jul 29 | Palisades Tartan | false |
| 139 | Next Day Air | - | - | - | $5,062 | 1,139 | $10,027,047 | May 8 | Summit Entertainment | false |
| 140 | The Great Buck Howard | - | - | - | $4,495 | 76 | $750,587 | Mar 20 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 141 | Loren Cass | - | - | - | $3,802 | 2 | $8,125 | Jul 24 | Kino International | false |
| 142 | Flame & Citron | - | - | - | $3,617 | 8 | $148,089 | Jul 31 | IFC Films | false |
| 143 | Revanche | - | - | - | $3,272 | 10 | $258,388 | May 1 | Janus Films | false |
| 144 | Coraline | - | - | - | $3,257 | 2,320 | $75,286,229 | Feb 6 | Focus Features | false |
| 145 | Gotta Dance | - | - | - | $2,932 | 4 | $25,108 | Jul 31 | Mitropoulos Films | false |
| 146 | Enlighten Up! | - | - | - | $2,816 | 12 | $246,649 | Sep 12 | Balcony Releasing | false |
| 147 | Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 | - | - | - | $2,780 | 13 | $268,431 | Nov 19 | Kino International | false |
| 148 | 24 City | - | - | - | $2,527 | 2 | $30,800 | Jun 5 | The Cinema Guild | false |
| 149 | Rolling | - | - | - | $2,470 | 4 | $103,318 | Apr 3 | Indican Pictures | false |
| 150 | Kabei: Our Mother | - | - | - | $2,200 | 1 | $14,416 | May 8 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 151 | The Legend of God's Gun | - | - | - | $2,167 | 8 | $243,768 | Jul 18 | Indican Pictures | false |
| 152 | The Song of Sparrows | - | - | - | $2,099 | 5 | $116,372 | Apr 3 | Regent Releasing | false |
| 153 | Lymelife | - | - | - | $2,031 | 35 | $421,307 | Apr 8 | Screen Media Films | false |
| 154 | Stomp! Shout! Scream! | - | - | - | $1,901 | 8 | $112,791 | Apr 10 | Indican Pictures | false |
| 155 | If I Die Tonight | - | - | - | $1,770 | 2 | $20,214 | Jul 31 | Indican Pictures | false |
| 156 | Laila's Birthday | - | - | - | $1,545 | 3 | $13,689 | May 29 | Kino International | false |
| 157 | In a Dream | - | - | - | $1,516 | 4 | $54,640 | Apr 10 | International Film Circuit | false |
| 158 | Le combat dans l'île | - | - | - | $1,390 | 1 | $50,039 | Jun 12 | The Film Desk | false |
| 159 | The Art of Being Straight | - | - | - | $1,196 | 2 | $12,831 | Jun 5 | Regent Releasing | false |
| 160 | Sex Positive | - | - | - | $1,160 | 1 | $12,069 | Jun 12 | Regent Releasing | false |
| 161 | Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! | - | - | - | $1,098 | 6 | $21,152 | Jul 31 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 162 | The Limits of Control | - | - | - | $956 | 27 | $426,688 | May 1 | Focus Features | false |
| 163 | How to Be a Serial Killer | - | - | - | $899 | 1 | $899 | Jul 24 | Monterey Media | false |
| 164 | Downloading Nancy | - | - | - | $870 | 5 | $22,282 | Jun 5 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 165 | Examined Life | - | - | - | $863 | 6 | $120,712 | Feb 25 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 166 | Two Lovers | - | - | - | $538 | 148 | $3,149,034 | Feb 13 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 167 | A Wink and a Smile | - | - | - | $474 | 4 | $20,169 | May 1 | First Run | false |
| 168 | Daytime Drinking | - | - | - | $470 | 1 | $4,970 | Jun 5 | Eleven Arts | false |
| 169 | Call of the Wild | - | - | - | $470 | 14 | $28,682 | Jun 12 | Vivendi Entertainment | false |
| 170 | The Wild Child | - | - | - | $318 | 2 | $65,051 | Nov 7 | The Film Desk | false |
| 171 | Breakfast with Scot | - | - | - | $260 | 6 | $46,060 | Oct 10 | Regent Releasing | false |
| 172 | Gigantic | - | - | - | $210 | 11 | $102,704 | Apr 3 | First Independent Pictures | false |
| 173 | Ghosted | - | - | - | $209 | 1 | $1,780 | Jul 31 | First Run | false |
| 174 | Gooby | - | - | - | $200 | 5 | $3,234 | Apr 17 | Monterey Media | false |
| 175 | The Golden Boys | - | - | - | $152 | 20 | $43,600 | Apr 17 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 176 | Act of God | - | - | - | $131 | 1 | $9,955 | Jul 31 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 177 | Home | - | - | - | $86 | 3 | $9,478 | Apr 23 | Monterey Media | false |
| 178 | Mancora | - | - | - | $34 | 2 | $29,697 | Mar 20 | Maya Entertainment | false |
| 179 | Fados | - | - | - | $28 | 6 | $129,150 | Mar 6 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
