| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Bolt | $7,832,144 | - | 496 | - | $15,790 | $7,832,144 | 1 | Walt Disney Pictures | true | false |
| 2 | 3 | Slumdog Millionaire | $2,612,111 | +11.3% | 410 | -27 | $6,371 | $28,679,709 | 6 | Pathé | false | false |
| 3 | 2 | He's Just Not That Into You | $2,561,164 | -9.5% | 376 | +1 | $6,811 | $6,998,602 | 2 | Entertainment Film Distributors | false | false |
| 4 | 1 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | $2,543,507 | -22.3% | 419 | -6 | $6,070 | $7,332,345 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 5 | - | Hotel for Dogs | $2,155,254 | - | 430 | - | $5,012 | $2,155,254 | 1 | Paramount Pictures International | true | false |
| 6 | - | Friday the 13th | $1,720,225 | - | 268 | - | $6,418 | $1,720,225 | 1 | Paramount Pictures International | true | false |
| 7 | - | Notorious | $1,606,755 | - | 239 | - | $6,722 | $1,606,755 | 1 | 20th Century Fox International | true | false |
| 8 | - | The Pink Panther 2 | $1,179,285 | - | 385 | - | $3,063 | $1,179,285 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 9 | 11 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | $827,900 | +129.8% | 175 | +141 | $4,730 | $1,360,697 | 2 | Optimum Releasing | false | false |
| 10 | 6 | My Bloody Valentine | $592,054 | +18% | 196 | +36 | $3,020 | $9,083,001 | 5 | Lionsgate | false | false |
| 11 | 4 | Valkyrie | $459,219 | -50.9% | 237 | -171 | $1,937 | $8,585,596 | 4 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 12 | 5 | Revolutionary Road | $422,719 | -43.8% | 197 | -56 | $2,145 | $4,054,953 | 3 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 13 | - | Billu | $356,716 | - | 53 | - | $6,730 | $356,716 | 1 | Eros Worldwide | true | false |
| 14 | 8 | Role Models | $211,875 | -51.6% | 155 | -93 | $1,366 | $11,887,291 | 6 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 15 | 7 | The Secret of Moonacre | $174,106 | -61.8% | 373 | +10 | $466 | $743,236 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 16 | 10 | Doubt | $173,133 | -53.7% | 114 | -31 | $1,518 | $795,451 | 2 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 17 | 15 | The Reader | $170,043 | -10.1% | 111 | -66 | $1,531 | $6,413,677 | 7 | Entertainment Film Distributors | false | false |
| 18 | 9 | Seven Pounds | $140,717 | -65.1% | 114 | -172 | $1,234 | $7,933,676 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 19 | 13 | Bride Wars | $134,327 | -60.4% | 64 | -205 | $2,098 | $10,171,362 | 6 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 20 | 12 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua | $121,883 | -65.7% | 275 | -96 | $443 | $4,927,268 | 5 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 21 | 18 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $84,079 | -30.8% | 174 | -30 | $483 | $33,666,370 | 11 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 22 | 23 | The Wrestler | $73,602 | -23.6% | 55 | -47 | $1,338 | $3,340,415 | 5 | Optimum Releasing | false | false |
| 23 | 21 | Milk | $67,204 | -38.2% | 34 | -41 | $1,976 | $1,527,566 | 4 | Momentum Pictures | false | false |
| 24 | 14 | Underworld: Rise of the Lycans | $59,683 | -73.2% | 72 | -37 | $828 | $3,626,373 | 4 | Entertainment Film Distributors | false | false |
| 25 | 17 | Frost/Nixon | $44,213 | -65.4% | 28 | -124 | $1,579 | $2,467,257 | 4 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 26 | 19 | Bedtime Stories | $37,966 | -66.3% | 106 | -87 | $358 | $12,245,718 | 8 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 27 | 29 | The Dark Knight | $35,465 | +12.9% | 10 | -2 | $3,546 | $88,988,960 | 30 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 28 | 22 | Twilight | $34,956 | -65.7% | 56 | -86 | $624 | $15,808,080 | 9 | Contender Entertainment Group | false | false |
| 29 | - | Under the Sea 3D | $30,650 | - | 3 | - | $10,216 | $30,650 | 1 | IMAX | true | false |
| 30 | - | Inkheart | $29,135 | - | 101 | - | $288 | $5,526,105 | 10 | Entertainment Film Distributors | false | false |
| 31 | 25 | Australia | $18,866 | -53.1% | 11 | -38 | $1,715 | $11,283,586 | 8 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 32 | 34 | Che: Part One | $15,875 | +7.3% | 9 | -1 | $1,763 | $1,783,731 | 7 | Optimum Releasing | false | false |
| 33 | - | Three Monkeys | $13,993 | - | 4 | - | $3,498 | $13,993 | 1 | New Wave Films | true | false |
| 34 | 35 | Igor | $13,503 | -8.6% | 79 | -1 | $170 | $6,678,391 | 19 | Momentum Pictures | false | false |
| 35 | 16 | Punisher: War Zone | $13,156 | -90.2% | 69 | -126 | $190 | $238,714 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 36 | 28 | Rachel Getting Married | $12,967 | -60% | 9 | -8 | $1,440 | $394,575 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 37 | 26 | Defiance | $10,817 | -70.9% | 9 | -55 | $1,201 | $5,372,117 | 6 | Momentum Pictures | false | false |
| 38 | 24 | Yes Man | $10,168 | -81.5% | 25 | -44 | $406 | $14,915,023 | 8 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 39 | 20 | Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist | $9,200 | -91.7% | 14 | -185 | $657 | $1,033,448 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 40 | 27 | Sex Drive | $9,082 | -72.4% | 15 | -34 | $605 | $2,253,558 | 6 | Entertainment One | false | false |
| 41 | 33 | Naan Kadavul | $8,815 | -46.9% | 3 | -1 | $2,938 | $33,341 | 2 | Ayngaran International | false | false |
| 42 | 40 | City of Ember | $7,354 | +6.2% | 68 | -3 | $108 | $2,106,155 | 19 | Entertainment Film Distributors | false | false |
| 43 | 30 | The Good the Bad the Weird | $7,290 | -72.5% | 5 | -9 | $1,458 | $49,336 | 2 | Icon Film Distribution Australia | false | false |
| 44 | 46 | Quantum of Solace | $4,847 | +41.7% | 1 | - | $4,847 | $80,271,815 | 16 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 45 | 32 | Fly Me to the Moon 3D | $4,720 | -72.9% | 3 | - | $1,573 | $2,077,477 | 20 | Momentum Pictures | false | false |
| 46 | 37 | The Tale of Despereaux | $4,093 | -51.7% | 22 | -21 | $186 | $3,545,905 | 9 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 47 | 60 | Dean Spanley 2008 Re-release | $3,641 | +725.6% | 5 | +3 | $728 | $284,185 | 10 | Icon Film Distribution Australia | false | false |
| 48 | 42 | Waltz with Bashir | $3,179 | -47.2% | 2 | -3 | $1,589 | $976,639 | 13 | Artificial Eye | false | false |
| 49 | - | A Bunch of Amateurs 2008 Re-release | $2,534 | - | 3 | - | $844 | $461,494 | - | Entertainment Film Distributors | - | false |
| 50 | 36 | Changeling | $2,149 | -75.3% | 1 | -52 | $2,149 | $7,499,020 | 12 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 51 | 39 | CC2C | $1,998 | -73.3% | 2 | -6 | $999 | $708,286 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 52 | 61 | I've Loved You So Long | $1,751 | +333.4% | 3 | +1 | $583 | $1,811,439 | 21 | Lionsgate | false | false |
| 53 | 31 | Luck by Chance | $1,672 | -93.2% | 6 | -17 | $278 | $183,212 | 3 | Adlabs Films | false | false |
| 54 | 52 | Patti Smith: Dream of Life | $1,582 | +10.7% | 2 | +1 | $791 | $29,597 | 11 | Verve Pictures | false | false |
| 55 | 57 | Bicycle Thieves 2008 Re-release | $1,574 | +103.6% | 2 | +1 | $787 | $50,660 | 9 | Park Circus | false | false |
| 56 | - | Burn After Reading | $1,488 | - | 1 | - | $1,488 | $12,705,605 | 18 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 57 | 43 | Gomorrah | $1,223 | -70.1% | 2 | -2 | $611 | $1,339,681 | 19 | Optimum Releasing | false | false |
| 58 | - | King of the Hill | $801 | - | 1 | - | $801 | $801 | 1 | Optimum Releasing | true | false |
| 59 | 59 | Hunger | $591 | +3.3% | 3 | +2 | $197 | $1,150,402 | 16 | Pathé | false | false |
| 60 | 56 | The Baader Meinhof Complex | $586 | -40.4% | 1 | - | $586 | $602,052 | 14 | Momentum Pictures | false | false |
| 61 | - | Fuck 2009 Re-release | $481 | - | 1 | - | $481 | $481 | 1 | ICA Films | true | false |
| 62 | - | A Streetcar Named Desire 2008 Re-release | $448 | - | 1 | - | $448 | $38,971 | 14 | British Film Institute (BFI) | false | false |
| 63 | 53 | Gonzo | $428 | -65.4% | 2 | +1 | $214 | $182,734 | 9 | Optimum Releasing | false | false |
| 64 | 62 | Julia | $373 | +7.8% | 1 | - | $373 | $80,949 | 11 | Chelsea Films | false | false |
| 65 | 66 | Rivales | $354 | +137.6% | 1 | - | $354 | $37,724 | 11 | Optimum Releasing | false | false |
| 66 | 44 | Tokyo Sonata | $307 | -92.4% | 1 | -2 | $307 | $18,605 | 3 | Eureka Entertainment | false | false |
| 67 | 65 | Let it Rain | $260 | +39.8% | 1 | - | $260 | $251,439 | 15 | Artificial Eye | false | false |
| 68 | 54 | Who Killed Nancy? | $243 | -78.3% | 2 | +1 | $121 | $1,950 | 2 | Soda Pictures | false | false |
| 69 | - | Better Things | $146 | - | 1 | - | $146 | $11,836 | 4 | Soda Pictures | false | false |
| 70 | 47 | A Christmas Tale | $111 | -96.6% | 1 | -3 | $111 | $71,675 | 5 | New Wave Films | false | false |
| 71 | 63 | Lorna's Silence | $93 | -58.7% | 1 | - | $93 | $49,597 | 12 | New Wave Films | false | false |
| 72 | 55 | Of Time and the City | $29 | -97.1% | 1 | -1 | $29 | $361,784 | 16 | British Film Institute (BFI) | false | false |
| 73 | 48 | La Bohème | $29 | -98.8% | 1 | -1 | $29 | $55,293 | 9 | Axiom Films | false | false |
| 74 | - | Quiet Chaos | $29 | - | 1 | - | $29 | $118,274 | 17 | New Wave Films | false | false |
| 75 | 68 | North Face | $29 | -3.3% | 1 | - | $29 | $62,292 | 10 | Metrodome Distribution | false | false |
| 76 | 38 | Barry Lyndon | $29 | -99.7% | 1 | - | $29 | $22,771 | 3 | British Film Institute (BFI) | false | false |
| 77 | 64 | The Spirit | $26 | -87.1% | 2 | -1 | $13 | $3,230,491 | 7 | Lionsgate | false | false |
