| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | - | - | - | $175,687,934 | 4,065 | $180,010,950 | Nov 7 | DreamWorks | false |
| 2 | Twilight | - | - | - | $170,672,976 | 3,649 | $192,769,854 | Nov 21 | Summit Entertainment | false |
| 3 | Quantum of Solace | - | - | - | $165,258,802 | 3,501 | $168,368,427 | Nov 14 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 4 | Four Christmases | - | - | - | $114,136,302 | 3,540 | $120,146,040 | Nov 26 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 5 | Bolt | - | - | - | $105,380,479 | 3,654 | $114,053,579 | Nov 21 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 6 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua | - | - | - | $93,034,296 | 3,239 | $94,514,402 | Oct 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 7 | High School Musical 3: Senior Year | - | - | - | $89,682,061 | 3,626 | $90,559,416 | Oct 24 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 8 | Marley & Me | - | - | - | $72,444,071 | 3,505 | $143,153,751 | Dec 25 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 9 | Eagle Eye | - | - | - | $67,618,665 | 3,614 | $101,440,743 | Sep 26 | DreamWorks | false |
| 10 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | - | - | - | $67,286,845 | 3,560 | $79,366,978 | Dec 12 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 11 | Role Models | - | - | - | $66,367,815 | 2,798 | $67,294,270 | Nov 7 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 12 | Yes Man | - | - | - | $60,029,690 | 3,434 | $97,690,976 | Dec 19 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 13 | Saw V | - | - | - | $56,746,769 | 3,084 | $56,746,769 | Oct 24 | Lionsgate | false |
| 14 | Bedtime Stories | - | - | - | $56,700,912 | 3,684 | $110,101,975 | Dec 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 15 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | - | - | - | $52,666,148 | 2,988 | $127,509,326 | Dec 25 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 16 | Seven Pounds | - | - | - | $45,938,985 | 2,758 | $69,951,824 | Dec 19 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 17 | Australia | - | - | - | $45,135,608 | 2,721 | $49,554,002 | Nov 26 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 18 | Valkyrie | - | - | - | $40,901,858 | 2,838 | $83,077,833 | Dec 25 | United Artists | false |
| 19 | Max Payne | - | - | - | $40,662,868 | 3,381 | $40,689,393 | Oct 17 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 20 | Body of Lies | - | - | - | $39,203,583 | 2,714 | $39,394,666 | Oct 10 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 21 | The Secret Life of Bees | - | - | - | $37,443,851 | 1,630 | $37,770,162 | Oct 17 | - | false |
| 22 | Changeling | - | - | - | $35,598,217 | 1,896 | $35,739,802 | Oct 24 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 23 | The Tale of Despereaux | - | - | - | $34,019,390 | 3,107 | $50,877,145 | Dec 19 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 24 | Quarantine | - | - | - | $31,691,811 | 2,463 | $31,691,811 | Oct 10 | Screen Gems | false |
| 25 | Transporter 3 | - | - | - | $31,675,631 | 2,626 | $31,715,062 | Nov 26 | Lionsgate | false |
| 26 | Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist | - | - | - | $31,487,293 | 2,421 | $31,487,293 | Oct 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 27 | Zack and Miri Make a Porno | - | - | - | $31,213,743 | 2,735 | $31,457,946 | Oct 31 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 28 | Nights in Rodanthe | - | - | - | $26,065,657 | 2,704 | $41,850,659 | Sep 26 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 29 | W. | - | - | - | $25,534,493 | 2,050 | $25,534,493 | Oct 17 | Lionsgate | false |
| 30 | Fireproof | - | - | - | $25,408,912 | 905 | $33,456,317 | Sep 26 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 31 | Slumdog Millionaire | - | - | - | $22,227,362 | 2,943 | $141,319,928 | Nov 12 | - | false |
| 32 | Appaloosa | - | - | - | $19,551,515 | 1,290 | $20,211,394 | Sep 19 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 33 | Pride and Glory | - | - | - | $15,740,721 | 2,585 | $15,740,721 | Oct 24 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 34 | Milk | - | - | - | $14,594,325 | 882 | $31,841,299 | Nov 26 | Focus Features | false |
| 35 | Burn After Reading | - | - | - | $13,715,286 | 2,657 | $60,355,347 | Sep 12 | Focus Features | false |
| 36 | The Haunting of Molly Hartley | - | - | - | $13,482,372 | 2,652 | $13,559,812 | Oct 31 | Freestyle Releasing | false |
| 37 | The Spirit | - | - | - | $13,067,406 | 2,509 | $19,806,188 | Dec 25 | Lionsgate | false |
| 38 | Religulous | - | - | - | $13,011,160 | 568 | $13,011,160 | Oct 1 | Lionsgate | false |
| 39 | The Duchess | - | - | - | $12,899,108 | 1,207 | $13,848,978 | Sep 19 | Paramount Vantage | false |
| 40 | Lakeview Terrace | - | - | - | $12,521,084 | 2,574 | $39,263,506 | Sep 19 | Screen Gems | false |
| 41 | Soul Men | - | - | - | $12,017,328 | 2,048 | $12,082,391 | Nov 7 | - | false |
| 42 | Doubt | - | - | - | $11,810,755 | 1,287 | $33,446,470 | Dec 12 | Miramax | false |
| 43 | Rachel Getting Married | - | - | - | $10,104,295 | 391 | $12,796,841 | Oct 3 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 44 | The Express | - | - | - | $9,793,406 | 2,810 | $9,793,406 | Oct 10 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 45 | The Boy in the Striped Pajamas | - | - | - | $8,721,222 | 679 | $9,046,156 | Nov 7 | Miramax | false |
| 46 | Sex Drive | - | - | - | $8,402,485 | 2,421 | $8,402,485 | Oct 17 | Summit Entertainment | false |
| 47 | Punisher: War Zone | - | - | - | $8,050,977 | 2,508 | $8,050,977 | Dec 5 | Lionsgate | false |
| 48 | City of Ember | - | - | - | $7,849,215 | 2,023 | $7,873,007 | Oct 10 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 49 | Cadillac Records | - | - | - | $7,844,196 | 701 | $8,195,551 | Dec 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 50 | Nothing Like the Holidays | - | - | - | $7,163,279 | 1,671 | $7,503,736 | Dec 12 | Overture Films | false |
| 51 | An American Carol | - | - | - | $7,013,191 | 1,639 | $7,013,191 | Oct 3 | Vivendi Entertainment | false |
| 52 | The Dark Knight | - | - | - | $6,184,284 | 4,366 | $533,345,358 | Jul 18 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 53 | Gran Torino | - | - | - | $5,881,093 | 3,045 | $148,095,302 | Dec 12 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 54 | RocknRolla | - | - | - | $5,700,626 | 826 | $5,700,626 | Oct 8 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 55 | Righteous Kill | - | - | - | $4,651,967 | 3,152 | $40,081,410 | Sep 12 | Overture Films | false |
| 56 | Igor | - | - | - | $4,552,973 | 2,341 | $19,528,602 | Sep 19 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 57 | Flash of Genius | - | - | - | $4,442,377 | 1,098 | $4,442,377 | Oct 3 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 58 | Frost/Nixon | - | - | - | $4,369,220 | 1,105 | $18,622,031 | Dec 5 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 59 | The Family That Preys | - | - | - | $3,878,400 | 2,070 | $37,105,289 | Sep 12 | Lionsgate | false |
| 60 | My Best Friend's Girl | - | - | - | $3,863,613 | 2,636 | $19,219,250 | Sep 19 | Lionsgate | false |
| 61 | Miracle at St. Anna | - | - | - | $3,806,851 | 1,185 | $7,919,117 | Sep 26 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 62 | Ghost Town | - | - | - | $3,687,267 | 1,512 | $13,367,624 | Sep 19 | DreamWorks | false |
| 63 | Blindness | - | - | - | $3,351,751 | 1,690 | $3,351,751 | Oct 3 | Miramax | false |
| 64 | Happy-Go-Lucky | - | - | - | $3,220,611 | 202 | $3,512,016 | Oct 10 | Miramax | false |
| 65 | WALL·E | - | - | - | $2,873,035 | 3,992 | $223,808,164 | Jun 27 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 66 | How to Lose Friends & Alienate People | - | - | - | $2,778,752 | 1,750 | $2,778,752 | Oct 3 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 67 | Synecdoche, New York | - | - | - | $2,649,690 | 119 | $3,083,538 | Oct 24 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 68 | The Women | - | - | - | $2,268,919 | 2,995 | $26,902,075 | Sep 12 | Picturehouse | false |
| 69 | I've Loved You So Long | - | - | - | $2,242,985 | 69 | $3,169,305 | Oct 24 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 70 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | - | - | - | $2,232,277 | 726 | $23,216,709 | Aug 15 | - | false |
| 71 | Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi | - | - | - | $1,927,974 | 83 | $2,078,956 | Dec 12 | Yash Raj Films | false |
| 72 | Journey to the Center of the Earth | - | - | - | $1,848,975 | 2,830 | $101,704,370 | Jul 11 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 73 | Mamma Mia! | - | - | - | $1,812,813 | 3,194 | $144,290,968 | Jul 18 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 74 | Ghajini | - | - | - | $1,708,947 | 83 | $2,430,627 | Dec 24 | Adlabs Films | false |
| 75 | The Reader | - | - | - | $1,674,737 | 1,203 | $34,194,407 | Dec 10 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 76 | The Polar Express 2008 IMAX Release | - | - | - | $1,618,248 | 26 | $1,705,694 | Nov 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 77 | Tropic Thunder | - | - | - | $1,547,288 | 3,473 | $110,515,313 | Aug 13 | DreamWorks | false |
| 78 | Let the Right One In | - | - | - | $1,376,931 | 53 | $2,122,065 | Oct 24 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 79 | Choke | - | - | - | $1,328,216 | 435 | $2,926,565 | Sep 26 | - | false |
| 80 | Friendship | - | - | - | $1,243,910 | 74 | $1,243,910 | Nov 14 | Yash Raj Films | false |
| 81 | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | - | - | - | $1,239,238 | 252 | $23,746,066 | Oct 5 | National Geographic Entertainment | false |
| 82 | The Wrestler | - | - | - | $1,169,379 | 776 | $26,238,243 | Dec 17 | - | false |
| 83 | The Nightmare Before Christmas 2009 3D Release | - | - | - | $1,109,188 | 284 | $1,109,188 | Oct 24 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 84 | What Just Happened | - | - | - | $1,090,947 | 88 | $1,090,947 | Oct 17 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 85 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | - | - | - | $976,979 | 82 | $34,137,524 | Sep 23 | IMAX | false |
| 86 | A Christmas Tale | - | - | - | $935,007 | 52 | $1,060,922 | Nov 14 | IFC Films | false |
| 87 | Deep Sea | - | - | - | $830,955 | 47 | $46,412,757 | Mar 3 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 88 | Fly Me to the Moon 3D | - | - | - | $728,664 | 713 | $13,816,982 | Aug 15 | Summit Entertainment | false |
| 89 | The House Bunny | - | - | - | $709,277 | 2,763 | $48,237,389 | Aug 22 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 90 | Delgo | - | - | - | $694,782 | 2,160 | $694,782 | Dec 12 | Freestyle Releasing | false |
| 91 | Tell No One | - | - | - | $661,171 | 112 | $6,177,192 | Jul 2 | Music Box Films | false |
| 92 | Heroes | - | - | - | $655,538 | 60 | $655,538 | Oct 24 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 93 | Space Station 3D | - | - | - | $646,055 | 64 | $93,383,953 | Apr 19 | IMAX | false |
| 94 | Death Race | - | - | - | $604,307 | 2,586 | $36,316,032 | Aug 22 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 95 | House | - | - | - | $575,048 | 363 | $575,048 | Nov 7 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 96 | Yuvvraaj | - | - | - | $570,090 | 77 | $570,090 | Nov 21 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 97 | Nobel Son | - | - | - | $540,382 | 893 | $540,382 | Dec 5 | Freestyle Releasing | false |
| 98 | Traitor | - | - | - | $536,168 | 2,108 | $23,530,831 | Aug 27 | Overture Films | false |
| 99 | Man on Wire | - | - | - | $533,439 | 93 | $2,962,242 | Jul 25 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 100 | Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom | - | - | - | $532,878 | 9 | $532,878 | Oct 24 | - | false |
| 101 | Dolphins and Whales 3D: Tribes of the Ocean | - | - | - | $466,850 | 42 | $7,714,996 | Feb 15 | 3D Entertainment | false |
| 102 | Get Smart | - | - | - | $466,062 | 3,915 | $130,319,208 | Jun 20 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 103 | Forever Strong | - | - | - | $451,976 | 259 | $719,556 | Sep 19 | Crane Movie Company | false |
| 104 | The Legend of Drona | - | - | - | $447,734 | 90 | $475,104 | Oct 2 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 105 | JCVD | - | - | - | $437,933 | 28 | $470,691 | Nov 7 | - | false |
| 106 | Mirrors | - | - | - | $434,703 | 2,664 | $30,691,439 | Aug 15 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 107 | Santa vs. the Snowman 3D 2008 Re-release | - | - | - | $407,780 | 18 | $433,797 | Oct 31 | IMAX | false |
| 108 | Frozen River | - | - | - | $407,723 | 96 | $2,511,476 | Aug 1 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 109 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | - | - | - | $394,165 | 3,452 | $35,161,554 | Aug 15 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 110 | A Secret | - | - | - | $361,050 | 11 | $623,558 | Sep 5 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 111 | Billy: The Early Years | - | - | - | $347,328 | 282 | $347,328 | Oct 10 | Rocky Mountain Pictures | false |
| 112 | Babylon A.D. | - | - | - | $333,333 | 3,425 | $22,532,572 | Aug 29 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 113 | Elegy | - | - | - | $319,107 | 142 | $3,581,642 | Aug 8 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 114 | Revolutionary Road | - | - | - | $313,469 | 1,077 | $22,911,480 | Dec 26 | Paramount Vantage | false |
| 115 | Passengers | - | - | - | $292,437 | 125 | $292,437 | Oct 24 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 116 | The Longshots | - | - | - | $283,781 | 2,089 | $11,537,046 | Aug 22 | - | false |
| 117 | Space Chimps | - | - | - | $279,687 | 2,538 | $30,105,968 | Jul 18 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 118 | Morning Light | - | - | - | $275,497 | 55 | $275,497 | Oct 17 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 119 | Transsiberian | - | - | - | $270,102 | 154 | $2,206,405 | Jul 18 | First Look International | false |
| 120 | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | - | - | - | $233,890 | 4,264 | $317,101,119 | May 22 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 121 | The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 | - | - | - | $221,355 | 2,714 | $44,089,964 | Aug 6 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 122 | Roving Mars | - | - | - | $218,458 | 27 | $10,407,978 | Jan 27 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 123 | Last Chance Harvey | - | - | - | $208,007 | 1,108 | $14,889,042 | Dec 25 | Overture Films | false |
| 124 | Call + Response | - | - | - | $207,624 | 17 | $215,185 | Oct 10 | Fair Trade Pictures | false |
| 125 | Kung Fu Panda | - | - | - | $206,978 | 4,136 | $215,434,591 | Jun 6 | DreamWorks | false |
| 126 | I Served the King of England | - | - | - | $204,963 | 38 | $617,403 | Aug 29 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 127 | Disaster Movie | - | - | - | $204,552 | 2,642 | $14,190,901 | Aug 29 | Lionsgate | false |
| 128 | Trouble the Water | - | - | - | $199,732 | 15 | $520,151 | Aug 22 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 129 | Fashion | - | - | - | $191,442 | 40 | $191,442 | Oct 31 | UTV Motion Pictures | false |
| 130 | Bangkok Dangerous | - | - | - | $186,694 | 2,654 | $15,298,133 | Sep 5 | Lionsgate | false |
| 131 | Che: Part One/Che: Part Two | - | - | - | $173,606 | 39 | $1,497,109 | Dec 12 | IFC Films | false |
| 132 | Ashes of Time | - | - | - | $173,159 | 18 | $174,273 | Oct 10 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 133 | My Name Is Bruce | - | - | - | $173,066 | 4 | $173,066 | Oct 31 | Image Entertainment | false |
| 134 | A Girl Cut in Two | - | - | - | $158,911 | 21 | $409,658 | Aug 15 | IFC Films | false |
| 135 | Swing Vote | - | - | - | $156,963 | 2,213 | $16,289,867 | Aug 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 136 | Repo! The Genetic Opera | - | - | - | $146,750 | 11 | $146,750 | Nov 7 | Lionsgate | false |
| 137 | U2 3D | - | - | - | $132,457 | 686 | $10,363,341 | Jan 23 | National Geographic Entertainment | false |
| 138 | Bottle Shock | - | - | - | $129,115 | 401 | $4,078,607 | Aug 6 | Freestyle Releasing | false |
| 139 | The Other End of the Line | - | - | - | $115,592 | 91 | $115,592 | Oct 31 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 140 | Battle in Seattle | - | - | - | $104,385 | 40 | $224,169 | Sep 19 | Redwood Palms Pictures | false |
| 141 | Hounddog | - | - | - | $99,687 | 11 | $131,961 | Sep 19 | Empire Pictures Inc. | false |
| 142 | Lola Montès | - | - | - | $88,937 | 4 | $120,306 | Oct 10 | Rialto Pictures | false |
| 143 | Were the World Mine | - | - | - | $86,666 | 4 | $123,789 | Oct 31 | - | false |
| 144 | Haunted Castle | - | - | - | $85,466 | 10 | $13,651,656 | Feb 23 | - | false |
| 145 | One Day You'll Understand | - | - | - | $85,028 | 7 | $145,642 | Oct 31 | Kino International | false |
| 146 | Wendy and Lucy | - | - | - | $83,123 | 40 | $865,695 | Dec 10 | Oscilloscope | false |
| 147 | Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! | - | - | - | $80,037 | 45 | $80,037 | Nov 26 | UTV Motion Pictures | false |
| 148 | Fear(s) of the Dark | - | - | - | $77,876 | 8 | $77,876 | Oct 22 | IFC Films | false |
| 149 | I.O.U.S.A. | - | - | - | $75,980 | 358 | $821,046 | Aug 22 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 150 | Ballast | - | - | - | $74,989 | 5 | $77,556 | Oct 1 | Alluvial Film Company | false |
| 151 | Talento de barrio | - | - | - | $68,542 | 20 | $68,542 | Oct 10 | Maya Entertainment | false |
| 152 | Towelhead | - | - | - | $67,903 | 100 | $372,124 | Sep 12 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) | false |
| 153 | Allah Made Me Funny: Live in Concert | - | - | - | $66,903 | 14 | $66,903 | Oct 3 | - | false |
| 154 | The Children of Huang Shi | - | - | - | $61,887 | 43 | $1,031,872 | May 23 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 155 | Stranded | - | - | - | $61,870 | 7 | $89,473 | Oct 22 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 156 | Flow: For Love of Water | - | - | - | $60,629 | 11 | $142,569 | Mar 21 | Oscilloscope | false |
| 157 | Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 | - | - | - | $59,946 | 13 | $268,431 | Nov 19 | Kino International | false |
| 158 | The Legend of God's Gun | - | - | - | $58,777 | 8 | $243,768 | Jul 18 | Indican Pictures | false |
| 159 | The Secrets | - | - | - | $56,522 | 9 | $122,094 | Nov 26 | Monterey Media | false |
| 160 | Roadside Romeo | - | - | - | $55,202 | 29 | $55,202 | Oct 24 | Yash Raj Films | false |
| 161 | Humboldt County | - | - | - | $54,246 | 9 | $82,357 | Sep 26 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 162 | Pray the Devil Back to Hell | - | - | - | $53,407 | 5 | $90,066 | Nov 7 | Balcony Releasing | false |
| 163 | Save Me | - | - | - | $50,602 | 5 | $83,397 | Sep 5 | First Run | false |
| 164 | Pineapple Express | - | - | - | $49,888 | 3,072 | $87,341,380 | Aug 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 165 | Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story | - | - | - | $49,100 | 10 | $60,332 | Sep 26 | InterPositive Media | false |
| 166 | My Father My Lord | - | - | - | $48,469 | 9 | $203,708 | May 16 | Kino International | false |
| 167 | The Pool | - | - | - | $48,140 | 8 | $95,102 | Sep 3 | Vitagraph Films | false |
| 168 | August Evening | - | - | - | $46,670 | 4 | $74,759 | Sep 5 | Maya Entertainment | false |
| 169 | Beer for My Horses | - | - | - | $46,382 | 91 | $666,045 | Aug 8 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 170 | Breakfast with Scot | - | - | - | $43,383 | 6 | $46,060 | Oct 10 | Regent Releasing | false |
| 171 | A Thousand Years of Good Prayers | - | - | - | $41,153 | 7 | $76,806 | Sep 19 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 172 | The Lucky Ones | - | - | - | $39,498 | 425 | $266,967 | Sep 26 | Lionsgate | false |
| 173 | I Can't Think Straight | - | - | - | $38,299 | 3 | $39,576 | Nov 21 | Regent Releasing | false |
| 174 | Gonzo | - | - | - | $36,524 | 59 | $1,252,100 | Jul 4 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 175 | How About You | - | - | - | $36,264 | 7 | $78,234 | Nov 14 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 176 | Familiar Strangers | - | - | - | $31,059 | 4 | $34,068 | Nov 14 | Cavalier Films | false |
| 177 | Encounters at the End of the World | - | - | - | $29,927 | 39 | $944,933 | Jun 11 | THINKFilm | false |
| 178 | The Alphabet Killer | - | - | - | $29,784 | 2 | $29,784 | Nov 7 | Anchor Bay Films | false |
| 179 | Don Carlo | - | - | - | $27,834 | 5 | $27,834 | Dec 5 | Emerging Pictures | false |
| 180 | Brick Lane | - | - | - | $27,720 | 49 | $1,095,398 | Jun 20 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 181 | Good Dick | - | - | - | $27,595 | 2 | $27,595 | Oct 10 | Abramorama | false |
| 182 | Sky Kids | - | - | - | $27,469 | 17 | $144,680 | Aug 15 | Dark Coast Pictures | false |
| 183 | Frontrunners | - | - | - | $26,976 | 6 | $26,976 | Oct 15 | Oscilloscope | false |
| 184 | The Dukes | - | - | - | $26,875 | 11 | $26,875 | Nov 14 | Cavu Pictures | false |
| 185 | Defiance | - | - | - | $25,237 | 1,793 | $28,644,813 | Dec 31 | Paramount Vantage | false |
| 186 | The Order of Myths | - | - | - | $24,344 | 3 | $62,645 | Jul 25 | The Cinema Guild | false |
| 187 | The Wild Child | - | - | - | $24,323 | 2 | $65,051 | Nov 7 | The Film Desk | false |
| 188 | A Man Named Pearl | - | - | - | $23,474 | 9 | $208,392 | Aug 31 | Tentmakers Entertainment | false |
| 189 | In Search of a Midnight Kiss | - | - | - | $23,422 | 11 | $172,605 | Aug 1 | IFC Films | false |
| 190 | The Rocker | - | - | - | $23,071 | 2,784 | $6,409,528 | Aug 20 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 191 | When Did You Last See Your Father? | - | - | - | $22,440 | 57 | $1,077,273 | Jun 6 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 192 | Filth and Wisdom | - | - | - | $22,406 | 10 | $22,406 | Oct 17 | IFC Films | false |
| 193 | The Secret of the Grain | - | - | - | $22,351 | 3 | $86,356 | Dec 24 | IFC Films | false |
| 194 | The Elephant King | - | - | - | $22,251 | 2 | $22,251 | Oct 17 | Unison Films | false |
| 195 | The Matador | - | - | - | $21,816 | 2 | $21,816 | Oct 31 | City Lights Pictures | false |
| 196 | The Grocer's Son | - | - | - | $21,686 | 7 | $264,889 | Jun 6 | Film Movement | false |
| 197 | Momma's Man | - | - | - | $21,610 | 9 | $100,435 | Aug 22 | Kino International | false |
| 198 | Louise Bourgeois | - | - | - | $20,814 | 4 | $95,865 | Jun 25 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 199 | Timecrimes | - | - | - | $20,488 | 7 | $39,127 | Dec 12 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 200 | The First Basket | - | - | - | $20,440 | 4 | $20,440 | Oct 29 | - | false |
