| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Gran Torino | $99,768 | - | 34 | - | $2,934 | $123,363 | 1 | Roadshow Films | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | Bride Wars | $90,016 | -27.8% | 51 | -1 | $1,765 | $276,467 | 2 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 3 | 4 | Twilight | $76,942 | -19.7% | 54 | - | $1,424 | $1,552,064 | 6 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 4 | - | Role Models | $70,837 | - | 40 | - | $1,770 | $70,837 | 1 | Paramount Pictures International | true | false |
| 5 | 2 | Revolutionary Road | $70,136 | -32.5% | 45 | - | $1,558 | $216,634 | 2 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 6 | 5 | Hotel for Dogs | $70,052 | +1.8% | 54 | -2 | $1,297 | $353,195 | 3 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 7 | - | Slumdog Millionaire | $64,206 | - | 16 | - | $4,012 | $69,134 | - | Hoyts Distribution | - | false |
| 8 | 6 | Bolt | $61,645 | -9% | 55 | -1 | $1,120 | $869,943 | 5 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 3 | Seven Pounds | $59,690 | -40.1% | 46 | -1 | $1,297 | $435,099 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 10 | 7 | Yes Man | $43,290 | -34.3% | 49 | -2 | $883 | $924,851 | 5 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 11 | 10 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $42,304 | -13.2% | 71 | -12 | $595 | $1,779,394 | 7 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 12 | 8 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | $38,380 | -32.2% | 55 | -1 | $697 | $843,932 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 13 | 9 | Australia | $32,135 | -36.2% | 66 | -11 | $486 | $1,007,899 | 6 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 14 | 11 | Bedtime Stories | $26,716 | -12.3% | 44 | -6 | $607 | $691,318 | 6 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | 12 | Doubt | $19,931 | -33.4% | 20 | -1 | $996 | $124,597 | 3 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 16 | 13 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | $18,976 | -35.8% | 29 | -5 | $654 | $327,625 | 6 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
| 17 | - | Man on Wire | $10,489 | - | 18 | - | $582 | $31,778 | 1 | Madman Entertainment | true | false |
| 18 | 15 | Female Agents | $8,770 | -51.7% | 14 | - | $626 | $27,721 | 2 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 19 | 19 | The Tale of Despereaux | $8,125 | -3.6% | 27 | -15 | $300 | $118,383 | 4 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 20 | 18 | High School Musical 3: Senior Year | $7,921 | -14.9% | 29 | +6 | $273 | $1,265,993 | 9 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 21 | 16 | Quantum of Solace | $6,350 | -49.3% | 12 | -11 | $529 | $2,730,787 | 10 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 22 | 24 | Young@Heart | $5,196 | +63.2% | 15 | -2 | $346 | $674,100 | 15 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 23 | 22 | The Visitor | $3,669 | -34.8% | 11 | -5 | $333 | $216,670 | 9 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 24 | 21 | Frost/Nixon | $3,621 | -44.9% | 8 | -3 | $452 | $104,836 | 6 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 25 | - | Luck by Chance | $3,059 | - | 2 | - | $1,529 | $3,059 | 1 | - | true | false |
| 26 | 23 | In Bruges | $2,673 | -19.8% | 9 | -3 | $297 | $373,018 | 13 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 27 | 17 | The Spirit | $2,075 | -81.3% | 10 | -19 | $207 | $147,545 | 4 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 28 | 28 | The Children of Huang Shi | $1,460 | +15.1% | 8 | - | $182 | $166,899 | 13 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 29 | 27 | The Dark Knight | $1,187 | -12.1% | 1 | - | $1,187 | $4,621,887 | 28 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 30 | 20 | My Brother is an Only Child | $1,161 | -85.3% | 5 | -5 | $232 | $13,157 | 3 | Arkles Entertainment | false | false |
| 31 | 26 | Frozen River | $879 | -51.9% | 1 | - | $879 | $22,329 | 15 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 32 | 34 | Earth | $692 | +70.9% | 7 | +2 | $98 | $402,155 | 24 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 33 | 33 | Four Christmases | $583 | +23.3% | 10 | +3 | $58 | $410,002 | 9 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 34 | 25 | Bustin' Down the Door | $495 | -82.4% | 3 | -3 | $165 | $8,563 | 5 | Madman Entertainment | false | false |
| 35 | 38 | Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan | $453 | +655% | 2 | +1 | $226 | $210,498 | 19 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
| 36 | 39 | When Did You Last See Your Father? | $384 | +1,376.9% | 3 | - | $128 | $87,789 | 12 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 37 | 32 | The Rocket Post 2008 Re-release | $380 | -26.2% | 1 | - | $380 | $47,136 | 20 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
| 38 | 35 | Bella | $340 | -3.4% | 1 | - | $340 | $99,870 | 63 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
| 39 | 30 | Irina Palm | $308 | -53% | 3 | -2 | $102 | $36,106 | 15 | Arkles Entertainment | false | false |
| 40 | - | Second Hand Wedding | $287 | - | 1 | - | $287 | $1,306,105 | 38 | Metropolis Films | false | false |
| 41 | 29 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | $202 | -70.9% | 4 | -2 | $50 | $497,520 | 8 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 42 | 36 | Caramel | $170 | -31.7% | 2 | -1 | $85 | $47,803 | 11 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
| 43 | - | Morning Light | $145 | - | 1 | - | $145 | $145 | 1 | Walt Disney Pictures | true | false |
| 44 | 37 | Garbage Warrior | $84 | -54.3% | 1 | - | $84 | $6,258 | 10 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
