| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Tropic Thunder | $14,602,121 | - | 3,473 | - | $4,204 | $86,935,945 | 3 | DreamWorks | false | false |
| 2 | - | Babylon A.D. | $11,541,571 | - | 3,390 | - | $3,404 | $11,541,571 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | true | false |
| 3 | - | The Dark Knight | $11,127,290 | - | 2,750 | - | $4,046 | $504,798,337 | 7 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 4 | - | The House Bunny | $10,177,701 | - | 2,714 | - | $3,750 | $29,728,944 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 5 | - | Traitor | $10,006,327 | - | 2,054 | - | $4,871 | $11,507,654 | 1 | Overture Films | true | false |
| 6 | - | Death Race | $7,889,755 | - | 2,537 | - | $3,109 | $24,739,285 | 2 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | - | Disaster Movie | $6,945,535 | - | 2,642 | - | $2,628 | $6,945,535 | 1 | Lionsgate | true | false |
| 8 | - | Mamma Mia! | $5,421,815 | - | 1,968 | - | $2,754 | $132,512,495 | 7 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | - | Pineapple Express | $4,448,782 | - | 2,047 | - | $2,173 | $80,832,163 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 10 | - | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | $3,764,410 | - | 2,444 | - | $1,540 | $30,672,432 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 11 | - | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | $3,525,970 | - | 692 | - | $5,095 | $13,309,881 | 3 | - | false | false |
| 12 | - | The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor | $3,443,120 | - | 1,713 | - | $2,009 | $98,671,990 | 5 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | - | Mirrors | $3,326,853 | - | 1,820 | - | $1,827 | $25,395,133 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 14 | - | The Longshots | $3,041,255 | - | 2,089 | - | $1,455 | $8,190,879 | 2 | - | false | false |
| 15 | - | College | $2,619,730 | - | 2,123 | - | $1,233 | $2,619,730 | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | true | false |
| 16 | - | Journey to the Center of the Earth | $2,415,283 | - | 801 | - | $3,015 | $95,194,543 | 8 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 17 | - | Hamlet 2 | $2,126,310 | - | 1,597 | - | $1,331 | $3,152,510 | 2 | Focus Features | false | false |
| 18 | - | Fly Me to the Moon 3D | $2,050,645 | - | 630 | - | $3,254 | $6,783,708 | 3 | Summit Entertainment | false | false |
| 19 | - | The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 | $1,864,131 | - | 1,252 | - | $1,488 | $41,536,342 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 20 | - | Step Brothers | $1,668,902 | - | 1,036 | - | $1,610 | $98,237,639 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 21 | - | WALL·E | $1,649,723 | - | 1,155 | - | $1,428 | $218,447,803 | 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 22 | - | The Rocker | $1,180,836 | - | 2,784 | - | $424 | $5,845,395 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 23 | - | Hancock | $834,155 | - | 465 | - | $1,793 | $227,381,199 | 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 24 | - | Kung Fu Panda | $803,859 | - | 460 | - | $1,747 | $213,762,199 | 13 | DreamWorks | false | false |
| 25 | - | Elegy | $789,716 | - | 139 | - | $5,681 | $1,719,321 | 4 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false | false |
| 26 | - | Bottle Shock | $712,991 | - | 295 | - | $2,416 | $2,619,905 | 4 | Freestyle Releasing | false | false |
| 27 | - | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | $507,600 | - | 303 | - | $1,675 | $315,844,754 | 15 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 28 | - | Tell No One | $474,159 | - | 102 | - | $4,648 | $4,383,900 | 9 | Music Box Films | false | false |
| 29 | - | Space Chimps | $426,816 | - | 401 | - | $1,064 | $28,946,337 | 7 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 30 | - | Transsiberian | $361,722 | - | 81 | - | $4,465 | $919,085 | 7 | First Look International | false | false |
| 31 | - | Frozen River | $319,974 | - | 69 | - | $4,637 | $812,557 | 5 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 32 | - | Man on Wire | $302,336 | - | 91 | - | $3,322 | $1,526,761 | 6 | Magnolia Pictures | false | false |
| 33 | - | Brideshead Revisited | $284,783 | - | 232 | - | $1,227 | $5,972,030 | 6 | Miramax | false | false |
| 34 | - | Iron Man | $277,156 | - | 220 | - | $1,259 | $317,847,676 | 18 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 35 | - | Hellboy II: The Golden Army | $212,145 | - | 204 | - | $1,039 | $75,419,975 | 8 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 36 | - | Swing Vote | $194,072 | - | 185 | - | $1,049 | $15,749,276 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 37 | - | Wanted | $192,540 | - | 186 | - | $1,035 | $134,015,405 | 10 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 38 | - | Goal II: Living the Dream | $179,432 | - | 99 | - | $1,812 | $179,432 | 1 | Arenas Entertainment | true | false |
| 39 | - | Get Smart | $170,967 | - | 118 | - | $1,448 | $128,464,785 | 11 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 40 | - | You Don't Mess with the Zohan | $152,571 | - | 193 | - | $790 | $99,890,158 | 13 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 41 | - | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | $113,482 | - | 46 | - | $2,467 | $18,500,492 | 48 | National Geographic Entertainment | false | false |
| 42 | - | The X Files: I Want to Believe | $97,192 | - | 94 | - | $1,033 | $20,847,266 | 6 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 43 | - | Henry Poole Is Here | $95,218 | - | 102 | - | $933 | $1,646,452 | 3 | Overture Films | false | false |
| 44 | - | The Incredible Hulk | $91,460 | - | 100 | - | $914 | $134,518,390 | 12 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 45 | - | Sex and the City | $85,180 | - | 107 | - | $796 | $152,525,242 | 14 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 46 | - | Bachna Ae Haseeno | $77,907 | - | 35 | - | $2,225 | $691,678 | 3 | Yash Raj Films | false | false |
| 47 | - | I Served the King of England | $68,460 | - | 8 | - | $8,557 | $68,460 | 1 | Sony Pictures Classics | true | false |
| 48 | - | The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian | $63,496 | - | 83 | - | $765 | $141,614,023 | 16 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 49 | - | Kit Kittredge: An American Girl | $62,049 | - | 100 | - | $620 | $17,470,357 | 11 | Picturehouse | false | false |
| 50 | - | The Wackness | $52,287 | - | 51 | - | $1,025 | $1,892,817 | 9 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 51 | - | Trouble the Water | $51,178 | - | 8 | - | $6,397 | $92,605 | 2 | Zeitgeist Films | false | false |
| 52 | - | Meet Dave | $50,572 | - | 58 | - | $871 | $11,712,756 | 8 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 53 | - | I.O.U.S.A. | $48,004 | - | 21 | - | $2,285 | $671,819 | 2 | Roadside Attractions | false | false |
| 54 | - | Deep Sea | $46,397 | - | 8 | - | $5,799 | $36,227,103 | 131 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 55 | - | American Teen | $43,207 | - | 74 | - | $583 | $861,817 | 6 | Paramount Vantage | false | false |
| 56 | - | The Happening | $38,222 | - | 25 | - | $1,528 | $64,487,543 | 12 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 57 | - | Brick Lane | $37,695 | - | 31 | - | $1,215 | $916,079 | 11 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 58 | - | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | $37,478 | - | 3 | - | $12,492 | $25,816,201 | 154 | IMAX | false | false |
| 59 | - | U2 3D | $35,099 | - | 7 | - | $5,014 | $9,416,277 | 32 | National Geographic Entertainment | false | false |
| 60 | - | Roving Mars | $34,528 | - | 5 | - | $6,905 | $9,568,730 | 136 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 61 | - | Beer for My Horses | $32,247 | - | 29 | - | $1,111 | $450,800 | 4 | Roadside Attractions | false | false |
| 62 | - | A Girl Cut in Two | $31,273 | - | 7 | - | $4,467 | $95,058 | 3 | IFC Films | false | false |
| 63 | - | Space Station 3D | $30,210 | - | 11 | - | $2,746 | $76,496,274 | 333 | IMAX | false | false |
| 64 | - | Sixty Six 2008 Re-release | $28,762 | - | 9 | - | $3,195 | $123,925 | 5 | First Independent Pictures | false | false |
| 65 | - | When Did You Last See Your Father? | $27,354 | - | 33 | - | $828 | $909,521 | 13 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 66 | - | Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild! | $26,155 | - | 3 | - | $8,718 | $26,155 | 1 | TLA Releasing | true | false |
| 67 | - | The Children of Huang Shi | $25,325 | - | 25 | - | $1,013 | $832,762 | 15 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 68 | - | The Last Mistress | $25,272 | - | 20 | - | $1,263 | $716,700 | 10 | IFC Films | false | false |
| 69 | - | In Search of a Midnight Kiss | $22,465 | - | 6 | - | $3,744 | $97,566 | 5 | IFC Films | false | false |
| 70 | - | The Edge of Heaven | $22,392 | - | 9 | - | $2,488 | $680,026 | 15 | Strand Releasing | false | false |
| 71 | - | The Visitor | $17,480 | - | 28 | - | $624 | $9,330,504 | 21 | Overture Films | false | false |
| 72 | - | Roman de gare | $17,478 | - | 15 | - | $1,165 | $1,828,418 | 19 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false | false |
| 73 | - | Encounters at the End of the World | $14,471 | - | 15 | - | $964 | $837,767 | 12 | THINKFilm | false | false |
| 74 | - | Gonzo | $13,300 | - | 15 | - | $886 | $1,148,709 | 9 | Magnolia Pictures | false | false |
| 75 | - | Up the Yangtze | $12,950 | - | 8 | - | $1,618 | $721,860 | 19 | Zeitgeist Films | false | false |
| 76 | - | Sukiyaki Western Django | $12,172 | - | 1 | - | $12,172 | $12,172 | 1 | First Look International | true | false |
| 77 | - | What Happens in Vegas | $11,494 | - | 30 | - | $383 | $80,264,990 | 17 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 78 | - | Sky Kids | $11,434 | - | 2 | - | $5,717 | $34,193 | 3 | Dark Coast Pictures | false | false |
| 79 | - | Momma's Man | $11,305 | - | 3 | - | $3,768 | $28,472 | 2 | Kino International | false | false |
| 80 | - | What We Do Is Secret | $11,065 | - | 7 | - | $1,580 | $44,701 | 4 | - | false | false |
| 81 | - | Kabluey | $10,564 | - | 2 | - | $5,282 | $71,989 | 9 | Regent Releasing | false | false |
| 82 | - | Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan | $9,757 | - | 16 | - | $609 | $5,686,505 | 13 | Picturehouse | false | false |
| 83 | - | Beautiful Losers | $9,346 | - | 2 | - | $4,673 | $33,027 | 4 | Sidetrack Films | false | false |
| 84 | - | My Mexican Shivah | $7,960 | - | 1 | - | $7,960 | $7,960 | 1 | Emerging Pictures | true | false |
| 85 | - | The Legend of God's Gun | $7,640 | - | 3 | - | $2,546 | $115,509 | 7 | Indican Pictures | false | false |
| 86 | - | America the Beautiful | $7,022 | - | 5 | - | $1,404 | $53,036 | 17 | First Independent Pictures | false | false |
| 87 | - | The Fall | $6,870 | - | 11 | - | $624 | $2,242,202 | 17 | Roadside Attractions | false | false |
| 88 | 85 | A Man Named Pearl | $5,771 | -31.1% | 7 | +4 | $824 | $153,964 | 53 | Tentmakers Entertainment | false | false |
| 89 | - | Elsa & Fred | $5,592 | - | 5 | - | $1,118 | $163,716 | 10 | Mitropoulos Films | false | false |
| 90 | - | Horton Hears a Who! | $4,817 | - | 12 | - | $401 | $154,529,187 | 25 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 91 | - | Days and Clouds | $4,606 | - | 1 | - | $4,606 | $81,303 | 8 | Film Movement | false | false |
| 92 | - | Constantine's Sword | $3,925 | - | 3 | - | $1,308 | $174,024 | 20 | First Run | false | false |
| 93 | - | Dare Not Walk Alone | $3,875 | - | 1 | - | $3,875 | $30,146 | 19 | Indican Pictures | false | false |
| 94 | - | YPF | $3,724 | - | 1 | - | $3,724 | $3,724 | 1 | - | true | false |
| 95 | - | Young@Heart | $3,528 | - | 6 | - | $588 | $3,932,018 | 21 | - | false | false |
| 96 | - | The Grocer's Son | $3,103 | - | 2 | - | $1,551 | $192,572 | 13 | Film Movement | false | false |
| 97 | - | Before the Rains | $3,040 | - | 2 | - | $1,520 | $1,018,430 | 17 | Roadside Attractions | false | false |
| 98 | - | Baghead | $2,710 | - | 7 | - | $387 | $115,383 | 12 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 99 | - | Chris & Don: A Love Story | $2,611 | - | 3 | - | $870 | $197,019 | 12 | Zeitgeist Films | false | false |
| 100 | - | Aida | $1,995 | - | 1 | - | $1,995 | $205,098 | 39 | Emerging Pictures | false | false |
| 101 | - | The Singing Revolution | $1,983 | - | 2 | - | $991 | $330,017 | 39 | Abramorama | false | false |
| 102 | - | A Jihad for Love | $1,978 | - | 2 | - | $989 | $85,525 | 15 | First Run | false | false |
| 103 | - | No Regret 2008 Re-release | $1,959 | - | 1 | - | $1,959 | $12,596 | 6 | Regent Releasing | false | false |
| 104 | - | Tuya's Marriage | $1,492 | - | 1 | - | $1,492 | $68,370 | 22 | Music Box Films | false | false |
| 105 | - | Antarctica | $1,385 | - | 1 | - | $1,385 | $1,385 | 1 | Regent Releasing | true | false |
| 106 | - | Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired | $1,327 | - | 3 | - | $442 | $50,122 | 8 | THINKFilm | false | false |
| 107 | - | La Traviata | $1,168 | - | 1 | - | $1,168 | $177,165 | 29 | Emerging Pictures | false | false |
| 108 | - | Cthulhu | $906 | - | 1 | - | $906 | $3,624 | 2 | Regent Releasing | false | false |
| 109 | - | Love Comes Lately | $782 | - | 1 | - | $782 | $76,375 | 12 | Kino International | false | false |
| 110 | - | The Sensation of Sight | $710 | - | 2 | - | $355 | $22,178 | 43 | Monterey Media | false | false |
| 111 | - | XXY | $629 | - | 1 | - | $629 | $38,281 | 18 | Film Movement | false | false |
| 112 | - | Love and Honor | $608 | - | 1 | - | $608 | $43,734 | 18 | Eleven Arts | false | false |
| 113 | - | Girls Rock! | $500 | - | 1 | - | $500 | $156,222 | 26 | Shadow Distribution | false | false |
| 114 | - | La forza del destino | $480 | - | 1 | - | $480 | $52,577 | 22 | Emerging Pictures | false | false |
| 115 | - | My Father My Lord | $470 | - | 1 | - | $470 | $155,033 | 16 | Kino International | false | false |
| 116 | - | Jellyfish | $295 | - | 1 | - | $295 | $338,097 | 22 | Zeitgeist Films | false | false |
| 117 | - | Ripple Effect | $273 | - | 1 | - | $273 | $10,782 | 11 | Monterey Media | false | false |
| 118 | - | A Lawyer Walks Into a Bar... | $258 | - | 1 | - | $258 | $2,618 | 27 | Indican Pictures | false | false |
| 119 | - | Monsieur Verdoux | $228 | - | 2 | - | $114 | $27,880 | 25 | The Film Desk | false | false |
| 120 | - | Teeth | $53 | - | 1 | - | $53 | $346,342 | 33 | Roadside Attractions | false | false |
