| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Gran Torino | - | - | - | $132,691,854 | 3,045 | $148,095,302 | Dec 12 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 2 | Paul Blart: Mall Cop | - | - | - | $129,442,679 | 3,206 | $146,336,178 | Jan 16 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 3 | Taken | - | - | - | $110,599,108 | 3,184 | $145,000,989 | Jan 30 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 4 | Slumdog Millionaire | - | - | - | $94,530,601 | 2,943 | $141,319,928 | Nov 12 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 5 | He's Just Not That Into You | - | - | - | $80,627,257 | 3,175 | $93,953,653 | Feb 6 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 6 | Hotel for Dogs | - | - | - | $68,139,971 | 3,271 | $73,034,460 | Jan 16 | DreamWorks | false |
| 7 | Madea Goes to Jail | - | - | - | $67,705,327 | 2,203 | $90,508,336 | Feb 20 | Lionsgate | false |
| 8 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | - | - | - | $65,056,060 | 2,988 | $127,509,326 | Dec 25 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 9 | Coraline | - | - | - | $62,371,925 | 2,320 | $75,286,229 | Feb 6 | Focus Features | false |
| 10 | Friday the 13th | - | - | - | $61,841,192 | 3,105 | $65,002,019 | Feb 13 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 11 | Marley & Me | - | - | - | $59,685,122 | 3,505 | $143,153,751 | Dec 25 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 12 | Bride Wars | - | - | - | $57,778,276 | 3,228 | $58,715,510 | Jan 9 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 13 | My Bloody Valentine | - | - | - | $51,495,558 | 2,534 | $51,545,952 | Jan 16 | Lionsgate | false |
| 14 | Underworld: Rise of the Lycans | - | - | - | $45,802,315 | 2,942 | $45,802,315 | Jan 23 | Screen Gems | false |
| 15 | Bedtime Stories | - | - | - | $44,587,473 | 3,684 | $110,101,975 | Dec 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 16 | The Unborn | - | - | - | $42,670,410 | 2,359 | $42,670,410 | Jan 9 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 17 | Notorious | - | - | - | $36,805,214 | 1,641 | $36,843,682 | Jan 16 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 18 | Valkyrie | - | - | - | $36,087,545 | 2,838 | $83,077,833 | Dec 25 | United Artists | false |
| 19 | Confessions of a Shopaholic | - | - | - | $35,234,816 | 2,534 | $44,277,350 | Feb 13 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 20 | The Pink Panther 2 | - | - | - | $33,298,843 | 3,245 | $35,922,978 | Feb 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 21 | Yes Man | - | - | - | $31,680,946 | 3,434 | $97,690,976 | Dec 19 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 22 | Push | - | - | - | $28,509,793 | 2,313 | $31,811,527 | Feb 6 | Summit Entertainment | false |
| 23 | Defiance | - | - | - | $27,734,747 | 1,793 | $28,644,813 | Dec 31 | Paramount Vantage | false |
| 24 | The Uninvited | - | - | - | $27,217,160 | 2,344 | $28,596,818 | Jan 30 | DreamWorks | false |
| 25 | The Reader | - | - | - | $25,979,925 | 1,203 | $34,194,407 | Dec 10 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 26 | The Wrestler | - | - | - | $22,643,585 | 776 | $26,238,243 | Dec 17 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 27 | The International | - | - | - | $22,410,616 | 2,364 | $25,450,527 | Feb 13 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 28 | Revolutionary Road | - | - | - | $21,712,933 | 1,077 | $22,911,480 | Dec 26 | Paramount Vantage | false |
| 29 | Seven Pounds | - | - | - | $19,873,044 | 2,758 | $69,951,824 | Dec 19 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 30 | Doubt | - | - | - | $18,395,494 | 1,287 | $33,446,470 | Dec 12 | Miramax | false |
| 31 | Twilight | - | - | - | $18,067,610 | 3,649 | $192,769,854 | Nov 21 | Summit Entertainment | false |
| 32 | Inkheart | - | - | - | $16,323,457 | 2,655 | $17,303,424 | Jan 23 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 33 | New in Town | - | - | - | $16,001,887 | 1,941 | $16,734,283 | Jan 30 | Lionsgate | false |
| 34 | Milk | - | - | - | $15,259,078 | 882 | $31,841,299 | Nov 26 | Focus Features | false |
| 35 | The Tale of Despereaux | - | - | - | $14,154,665 | 3,107 | $50,877,145 | Dec 19 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 36 | Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience | - | - | - | $14,006,321 | 1,276 | $19,162,740 | Feb 27 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 37 | Last Chance Harvey | - | - | - | $13,760,354 | 1,108 | $14,889,042 | Dec 25 | Overture Films | false |
| 38 | Frost/Nixon | - | - | - | $13,127,904 | 1,105 | $18,622,031 | Dec 5 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 39 | Fired Up! | - | - | - | $10,760,051 | 1,811 | $17,231,291 | Feb 20 | Screen Gems | false |
| 40 | Not Easily Broken | - | - | - | $10,572,742 | 725 | $10,572,742 | Jan 9 | Screen Gems | false |
| 41 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | - | - | - | $9,934,236 | 3,560 | $79,366,978 | Dec 12 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 42 | Bolt | - | - | - | $7,428,378 | 3,654 | $114,053,579 | Nov 21 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 43 | Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li | - | - | - | $5,767,269 | 1,164 | $8,742,261 | Feb 27 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 44 | The Spirit | - | - | - | $5,322,348 | 2,509 | $19,806,188 | Dec 25 | Lionsgate | false |
| 45 | Four Christmases | - | - | - | $4,767,596 | 3,540 | $120,146,040 | Nov 26 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 46 | Australia | - | - | - | $3,977,927 | 2,721 | $49,554,002 | Nov 26 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 47 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | - | - | - | $3,952,537 | 4,065 | $180,010,950 | Nov 7 | DreamWorks | false |
| 48 | Quantum of Solace | - | - | - | $2,678,069 | 3,501 | $168,368,427 | Nov 14 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 49 | Under the Sea 3D | - | - | - | $2,558,949 | 108 | $36,262,926 | Feb 13 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 50 | Rachel Getting Married | - | - | - | $2,480,576 | 391 | $12,796,841 | Oct 3 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 51 | The Dark Knight | - | - | - | $2,408,920 | 4,366 | $533,345,358 | Jul 18 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 52 | Waltz with Bashir | - | - | - | $1,778,501 | 208 | $2,283,849 | Dec 25 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 53 | The Class | - | - | - | $1,564,572 | 126 | $3,766,810 | Dec 19 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 54 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua | - | - | - | $1,055,785 | 3,239 | $94,514,402 | Oct 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 55 | Che: Part One/Che: Part Two | - | - | - | $928,328 | 39 | $1,497,109 | Dec 12 | IFC Films | false |
| 56 | CC2C | - | - | - | $921,738 | 130 | $921,738 | Jan 16 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 57 | Role Models | - | - | - | $837,580 | 2,798 | $67,294,270 | Nov 7 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 58 | Delhi-6 | - | - | - | $829,626 | 90 | $879,913 | Feb 20 | UTV Motion Pictures | false |
| 59 | I've Loved You So Long | - | - | - | $798,377 | 69 | $3,169,305 | Oct 24 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 60 | Billu | - | - | - | $745,977 | 70 | $754,928 | Feb 13 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 61 | Two Lovers | - | - | - | $705,647 | 148 | $3,149,034 | Feb 13 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 62 | Echelon Conspiracy | - | - | - | $665,900 | 400 | $666,009 | Feb 27 | After Dark Films | false |
| 63 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | - | - | - | $654,723 | 82 | $34,137,524 | Sep 23 | IMAX | false |
| 64 | Let the Right One In | - | - | - | $647,934 | 53 | $2,122,065 | Oct 24 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 65 | Space Station 3D | - | - | - | $620,184 | 64 | $93,383,953 | Apr 19 | IMAX | false |
| 66 | The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2009: Live Action | - | - | - | $619,497 | 60 | $644,635 | Feb 6 | Shorts International | false |
| 67 | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | - | - | - | $587,955 | 252 | $23,746,066 | Oct 5 | National Geographic Entertainment | false |
| 68 | High School Musical 3: Senior Year | - | - | - | $578,544 | 3,626 | $90,559,416 | Oct 24 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 69 | Fly Me to the Moon 3D | - | - | - | $555,270 | 713 | $13,816,982 | Aug 15 | Summit Entertainment | false |
| 70 | Ghajini | - | - | - | $526,020 | 83 | $2,430,627 | Dec 24 | Adlabs Films | false |
| 71 | Fanboys | - | - | - | $511,027 | 45 | $688,529 | Feb 6 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 72 | Gomorrah | - | - | - | $438,515 | 50 | $1,579,146 | Dec 19 | IFC Films | false |
| 73 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | - | - | - | $426,441 | 726 | $23,216,709 | Aug 15 | - | false |
| 74 | Wendy and Lucy | - | - | - | $417,606 | 40 | $865,695 | Dec 10 | Oscilloscope | false |
| 75 | Synecdoche, New York | - | - | - | $406,240 | 119 | $3,083,538 | Oct 24 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 76 | Dolphins and Whales 3D: Tribes of the Ocean | - | - | - | $374,942 | 42 | $7,714,996 | Feb 15 | 3D Entertainment | false |
| 77 | Luck by Chance | - | - | - | $356,019 | 57 | $356,019 | Jan 30 | Adlabs Films | false |
| 78 | The Secret Life of Bees | - | - | - | $306,895 | 1,630 | $37,770,162 | Oct 17 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 79 | The Boy in the Striped Pajamas | - | - | - | $287,864 | 679 | $9,046,156 | Nov 7 | Miramax | false |
| 80 | Happy-Go-Lucky | - | - | - | $271,816 | 202 | $3,512,016 | Oct 10 | Miramax | false |
| 81 | Cadillac Records | - | - | - | $267,189 | 701 | $8,195,551 | Dec 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 82 | Roving Mars | - | - | - | $260,333 | 27 | $10,407,978 | Jan 27 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 83 | Fireproof | - | - | - | $256,579 | 905 | $33,456,317 | Sep 26 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 84 | Nothing Like the Holidays | - | - | - | $253,919 | 1,671 | $7,503,736 | Dec 12 | Overture Films | false |
| 85 | Deep Sea | - | - | - | $244,741 | 47 | $46,412,757 | Mar 3 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 86 | Zack and Miri Make a Porno | - | - | - | $224,653 | 2,735 | $31,457,946 | Oct 31 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 87 | Eagle Eye | - | - | - | $185,652 | 3,614 | $101,440,743 | Sep 26 | DreamWorks | false |
| 88 | Frozen River | - | - | - | $170,599 | 96 | $2,511,476 | Aug 1 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 89 | Body of Lies | - | - | - | $160,904 | 2,714 | $39,394,666 | Oct 10 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 90 | Outlander | - | - | - | $150,897 | 81 | $166,003 | Jan 23 | Third Rail Releasing | false |
| 91 | Appaloosa | - | - | - | $136,098 | 1,290 | $20,211,394 | Sep 19 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 92 | Changeling | - | - | - | $112,515 | 1,896 | $35,739,802 | Oct 24 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 93 | Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi | - | - | - | $110,794 | 83 | $2,078,956 | Dec 12 | Yash Raj Films | false |
| 94 | A Christmas Tale | - | - | - | $109,626 | 52 | $1,060,922 | Nov 14 | IFC Films | false |
| 95 | Crossing Over | - | - | - | $104,131 | 42 | $455,654 | Feb 27 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 96 | Nights in Rodanthe | - | - | - | $90,449 | 2,704 | $41,850,659 | Sep 26 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 97 | Igor | - | - | - | $81,381 | 2,341 | $19,528,602 | Sep 19 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 98 | Play the Game | - | - | - | $76,568 | 55 | $659,483 | Feb 27 | Slowhand Cinema Releasing | false |
| 99 | The Haunting of Molly Hartley | - | - | - | $71,645 | 2,652 | $13,559,812 | Oct 31 | Freestyle Releasing | false |
| 100 | Made in U.S.A | - | - | - | $68,126 | 2 | $95,209 | Jan 9 | Rialto Pictures | false |
| 101 | The Polar Express 2008 IMAX Release | - | - | - | $64,877 | 26 | $1,705,694 | Nov 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 102 | The Secret of the Grain | - | - | - | $61,123 | 3 | $86,356 | Dec 24 | IFC Films | false |
| 103 | Soul Men | - | - | - | $60,453 | 2,048 | $12,082,391 | Nov 7 | - | false |
| 104 | Silent Light | - | - | - | $60,200 | 1 | $60,200 | Jan 7 | Palisades Tartan | false |
| 105 | Service | - | - | - | $54,453 | 4 | $64,536 | Jan 30 | Regent Releasing | false |
| 106 | U2 3D | - | - | - | $51,853 | 686 | $10,363,341 | Jan 23 | National Geographic Entertainment | false |
| 107 | Crips and Bloods: Made in America | - | - | - | $51,774 | 4 | $70,219 | Jan 23 | Argot Pictures | false |
| 108 | Medicine for Melancholy | - | - | - | $51,660 | 7 | $111,551 | Jan 30 | IFC Films | false |
| 109 | Owl and the Sparrow | - | - | - | $42,632 | 4 | $47,071 | Jan 16 | Wave Releasing | false |
| 110 | Katyn | - | - | - | $41,800 | 2 | $118,095 | Feb 18 | Koch Lorber Films | false |
| 111 | Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 | - | - | - | $41,199 | 13 | $268,431 | Nov 19 | Kino International | false |
| 112 | A Secret | - | - | - | $36,907 | 11 | $623,558 | Sep 5 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 113 | How About You | - | - | - | $33,049 | 7 | $78,234 | Nov 14 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 114 | Were the World Mine | - | - | - | $32,407 | 4 | $123,789 | Oct 31 | - | false |
| 115 | Just Another Love Story | - | - | - | $31,758 | 3 | $45,835 | Jan 9 | Koch Lorber Films | false |
| 116 | Tell No One | - | - | - | $31,578 | 112 | $6,177,192 | Jul 2 | Music Box Films | false |
| 117 | Examined Life | - | - | - | $30,555 | 6 | $120,712 | Feb 25 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 118 | JCVD | - | - | - | $30,486 | 28 | $470,691 | Nov 7 | - | false |
| 119 | Man on Wire | - | - | - | $30,171 | 93 | $2,962,242 | Jul 25 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 120 | Of Time and the City | - | - | - | $28,766 | 2 | $32,677 | Jan 21 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 121 | Cherry Blossoms | - | - | - | $28,521 | 8 | $104,589 | Jan 16 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 122 | Pray the Devil Back to Hell | - | - | - | $28,063 | 5 | $90,066 | Nov 7 | Balcony Releasing | false |
| 123 | Lola Montès | - | - | - | $27,685 | 4 | $120,306 | Oct 10 | Rialto Pictures | false |
| 124 | Stranded | - | - | - | $27,100 | 7 | $89,473 | Oct 22 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 125 | Our City Dreams | - | - | - | $26,059 | 3 | $34,972 | Feb 6 | First Run | false |
| 126 | Trouble the Water | - | - | - | $25,417 | 15 | $520,151 | Aug 22 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 127 | Runaways | - | - | - | $25,345 | 20 | $27,908 | Feb 27 | Slowhand Cinema Releasing | false |
| 128 | Max Payne | - | - | - | $23,622 | 3,381 | $40,689,393 | Oct 17 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 129 | Good | - | - | - | $23,223 | 8 | $27,276 | Dec 31 | THINKFilm | false |
| 130 | City of Ember | - | - | - | $20,817 | 2,023 | $7,873,007 | Oct 10 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 131 | Donkey Punch | - | - | - | $19,367 | 4 | $19,367 | Jan 23 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 132 | The Wild Child | - | - | - | $19,210 | 2 | $65,051 | Nov 7 | The Film Desk | false |
| 133 | Blessed Is the Match | - | - | - | $18,654 | 3 | $18,654 | Jan 28 | Balcony Releasing | false |
| 134 | Killshot | - | - | - | $18,643 | 5 | $18,643 | Jan 23 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 135 | Dev.D | - | - | - | $18,613 | 4 | $18,613 | Feb 6 | UTV Motion Pictures | false |
| 136 | Timecrimes | - | - | - | $18,418 | 7 | $39,127 | Dec 12 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 137 | The Secrets | - | - | - | $18,325 | 9 | $122,094 | Nov 26 | Monterey Media | false |
| 138 | Ballerina | - | - | - | $18,320 | 5 | $114,507 | Jan 16 | First Run | false |
| 139 | Ciao | - | - | - | $18,000 | 3 | $49,494 | Dec 5 | Regent Releasing | false |
| 140 | Santa vs. the Snowman 3D 2008 Re-release | - | - | - | $16,399 | 18 | $433,797 | Oct 31 | IMAX | false |
| 141 | The Betrayal | - | - | - | $15,804 | 3 | $41,271 | Nov 21 | The Cinema Guild | false |
| 142 | Chocolate | - | - | - | $14,845 | 7 | $14,845 | Feb 6 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 143 | An American Affair | - | - | - | $14,762 | 2 | $28,044 | Feb 27 | Screen Media Films | false |
| 144 | Antarctica | - | - | - | $10,872 | 2 | $21,679 | Aug 29 | Regent Releasing | false |
| 145 | I.O.U.S.A. | - | - | - | $10,850 | 358 | $821,046 | Aug 22 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 146 | Between Love & Goodbye | - | - | - | $9,011 | 2 | $18,480 | Jan 30 | Embrem Entertainment | false |
| 147 | WALL·E | - | - | - | $8,423 | 3,992 | $223,808,164 | Jun 27 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 148 | Yonkers Joe | - | - | - | $8,286 | 2 | $8,286 | Jan 9 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 149 | Louise Bourgeois | - | - | - | $7,868 | 4 | $95,865 | Jun 25 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 150 | Call + Response | - | - | - | $7,561 | 17 | $215,185 | Oct 10 | Fair Trade Pictures | false |
| 151 | Absurdistan | - | - | - | $7,000 | 3 | $39,683 | Feb 6 | First Run | false |
| 152 | Live Fast, Die Young | - | - | - | $6,909 | 1 | $18,335 | Oct 24 | - | false |
| 153 | A Man Named Pearl | - | - | - | $6,789 | 9 | $208,392 | Aug 31 | Tentmakers Entertainment | false |
| 154 | Robert Blecker Wants Me Dead | - | - | - | $6,172 | 1 | $9,166 | Feb 27 | Abramorama | false |
| 155 | Eleven Minutes | - | - | - | $6,113 | 4 | $7,986 | Feb 20 | Regent Releasing | false |
| 156 | Momma's Man | - | - | - | $4,254 | 9 | $100,435 | Aug 22 | Kino International | false |
| 157 | The Beautiful Truth | - | - | - | $4,188 | 2 | $15,387 | Nov 14 | Cinema Libre Studio | false |
| 158 | One Day You'll Understand | - | - | - | $3,265 | 7 | $145,642 | Oct 31 | Kino International | false |
| 159 | Monsieur Verdoux | - | - | - | $3,251 | 2 | $64,636 | Mar 14 | The Film Desk | false |
| 160 | Sixty Six 2008 Re-release | - | - | - | $3,248 | 17 | $224,614 | Aug 1 | First Independent Pictures | false |
| 161 | Coyote County Loser | - | - | - | $3,190 | 2 | $24,375 | Mar 20 | Roebuck Media | false |
| 162 | Otto; or, Up with Dead People | - | - | - | $3,140 | 2 | $11,295 | Nov 7 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 163 | Alexandra | - | - | - | $2,875 | 4 | $128,222 | Mar 26 | The Cinema Guild | false |
| 164 | Yiddish Theater: A Love Story | - | - | - | $2,571 | 3 | $40,182 | Nov 21 | New Love Films | false |
| 165 | The Village Barbershop | - | - | - | $1,870 | 2 | $2,359 | Jan 16 | Monterey Media | false |
| 166 | Eden | - | - | - | $1,711 | 3 | $15,611 | Nov 14 | Liberation Entertainment | false |
| 167 | Love Comes Lately | - | - | - | $1,207 | 6 | $78,079 | Jun 13 | Kino International | false |
| 168 | 12 | - | - | - | $1,158 | 20 | $125,120 | Mar 4 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 169 | House of the Sleeping Beauties | - | - | - | $1,122 | 1 | $4,509 | Nov 14 | First Run | false |
| 170 | Ashes of Time | - | - | - | $1,017 | 18 | $174,273 | Oct 10 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 171 | August Evening | - | - | - | $999 | 4 | $74,759 | Sep 5 | Maya Entertainment | false |
| 172 | Breakfast with Scot | - | - | - | $858 | 6 | $46,060 | Oct 10 | Regent Releasing | false |
| 173 | Save Me | - | - | - | $746 | 5 | $83,397 | Sep 5 | First Run | false |
| 174 | Galapagos | - | - | - | $742 | 14 | $18,630,372 | Oct 29 | IMAX | false |
| 175 | Box Elder | - | - | - | $380 | 2 | $48,996 | Mar 3 | - | false |
| 176 | The Objective | - | - | - | $95 | 1 | $95 | Feb 4 | IFC Films | false |
| 177 | Dog Eat Dog | - | - | - | $80 | 1 | $80 | Jan 23 | IFC Films | false |
