| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Friday the 13th | $43,585,449 | - | 3,105 | - | $14,037 | $43,585,449 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 2 | - | He's Just Not That Into You | $22,329,489 | - | 3,175 | - | $7,032 | $57,797,957 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 3 | - | Taken | $21,821,805 | - | 3,109 | - | $7,018 | $80,496,557 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 4 | - | Coraline | $18,851,635 | - | 2,320 | - | $8,125 | $39,087,556 | 2 | Focus Features | false | false |
| 5 | - | Confessions of a Shopaholic | $17,809,053 | - | 2,507 | - | $7,103 | $17,809,053 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | true | false |
| 6 | - | Paul Blart: Mall Cop | $13,574,024 | - | 2,965 | - | $4,578 | $112,388,524 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 7 | - | The Pink Panther 2 | $10,767,724 | - | 3,245 | - | $3,318 | $24,088,718 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 8 | - | The International | $10,702,613 | - | 2,364 | - | $4,527 | $10,702,613 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 9 | - | Slumdog Millionaire | $8,705,948 | - | 1,634 | - | $5,327 | $88,101,863 | 14 | - | false | false |
| 10 | - | Push | $7,982,366 | - | 2,313 | - | $3,451 | $20,376,794 | 2 | Summit Entertainment | false | false |
| 11 | - | Gran Torino | $7,443,429 | - | 2,303 | - | $3,232 | $129,586,801 | 10 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 12 | - | Hotel for Dogs | $6,117,011 | - | 2,207 | - | $2,771 | $62,085,972 | 5 | DreamWorks | false | false |
| 13 | - | The Uninvited | $4,823,792 | - | 1,803 | - | $2,675 | $24,189,555 | 3 | DreamWorks | false | false |
| 14 | - | Underworld: Rise of the Lycans | $2,744,342 | - | 1,224 | - | $2,242 | $43,825,039 | 4 | Screen Gems | false | false |
| 15 | - | The Reader | $2,670,837 | - | 742 | - | $3,599 | $19,618,951 | 10 | The Weinstein Company | false | false |
| 16 | - | The Wrestler | $2,248,161 | - | 667 | - | $3,370 | $19,150,945 | 9 | - | false | false |
| 17 | - | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | $1,928,521 | - | 909 | - | $2,121 | $122,573,294 | 8 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 18 | - | My Bloody Valentine | $1,692,341 | - | 532 | - | $3,181 | $50,693,102 | 5 | Lionsgate | false | false |
| 19 | - | New in Town | $1,672,253 | - | 1,022 | - | $1,636 | $14,495,556 | 3 | Lionsgate | false | false |
| 20 | - | Revolutionary Road | $1,189,890 | - | 511 | - | $2,328 | $20,522,187 | 8 | Paramount Vantage | false | false |
| 21 | - | Milk | $1,083,780 | - | 387 | - | $2,800 | $26,748,699 | 12 | Focus Features | false | false |
| 22 | - | Under the Sea 3D | $919,095 | - | 49 | - | $18,757 | $919,095 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 23 | - | Defiance | $860,240 | - | 442 | - | $1,946 | $26,512,568 | 7 | Paramount Vantage | false | false |
| 24 | - | Twilight | $831,306 | - | 460 | - | $1,807 | $188,753,617 | 13 | Summit Entertainment | false | false |
| 25 | - | Doubt | $773,741 | - | 326 | - | $2,373 | $30,171,728 | 10 | Miramax | false | false |
| 26 | - | Frost/Nixon | $645,380 | - | 270 | - | $2,390 | $16,561,626 | 11 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 27 | - | Inkheart | $628,495 | - | 391 | - | $1,607 | $15,786,755 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 28 | - | Bride Wars | $589,976 | - | 449 | - | $1,313 | $57,193,441 | 6 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 29 | - | Bolt | $500,023 | - | 284 | - | $1,760 | $113,643,011 | 13 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 30 | - | Marley & Me | $472,457 | - | 334 | - | $1,414 | $141,140,778 | 8 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 31 | - | Last Chance Harvey | $407,435 | - | 248 | - | $1,642 | $13,433,287 | 8 | Overture Films | false | false |
| 32 | - | Yes Man | $340,444 | - | 291 | - | $1,169 | $96,772,342 | 9 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 33 | - | The Class | $265,222 | - | 35 | - | $7,577 | $911,648 | 9 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 34 | - | Notorious | $262,595 | - | 158 | - | $1,661 | $36,652,959 | 5 | - | false | false |
| 35 | - | Bedtime Stories | $258,399 | - | 166 | - | $1,556 | $109,236,773 | 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 36 | - | The Unborn | $255,765 | - | 177 | - | $1,445 | $42,348,800 | 6 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 37 | - | The Tale of Despereaux | $243,525 | - | 255 | - | $955 | $50,473,810 | 9 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 38 | - | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $198,388 | - | 182 | - | $1,090 | $179,851,203 | 15 | DreamWorks | false | false |
| 39 | - | Valkyrie | $156,546 | - | 162 | - | $966 | $82,260,352 | 8 | United Artists | false | false |
| 40 | - | The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2009: Live Action | $155,978 | - | 46 | - | $3,390 | $370,183 | 2 | Shorts International | false | false |
| 41 | - | Rachel Getting Married | $151,350 | - | 87 | - | $1,739 | $12,104,548 | 20 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 42 | - | The Dark Knight | $145,510 | - | 152 | - | $957 | $533,062,050 | 31 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 43 | - | Waltz with Bashir | $142,290 | - | 46 | - | $3,093 | $1,434,358 | 8 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 44 | - | Two Lovers | $117,591 | - | 7 | - | $16,798 | $117,591 | 1 | Magnolia Pictures | true | false |
| 45 | - | Australia | $104,781 | - | 110 | - | $952 | $49,336,300 | 12 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 46 | - | The Day the Earth Stood Still | $103,712 | - | 98 | - | $1,058 | $79,136,293 | 10 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 47 | - | Gomorrah | $101,435 | - | 5 | - | $20,287 | $111,840 | 9 | IFC Films | false | false |
| 48 | - | Fanboys | $90,938 | - | 41 | - | $2,218 | $311,365 | 2 | The Weinstein Company | false | false |
| 49 | - | I've Loved You So Long | $66,655 | - | 60 | - | $1,110 | $2,810,088 | 17 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 50 | - | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | $51,390 | - | 8 | - | $6,423 | $27,523,750 | 178 | IMAX | false | false |
| 51 | - | Che: Part One/Che: Part Two | $50,560 | - | 20 | - | $2,528 | $1,007,263 | 10 | IFC Films | false | false |
| 52 | - | Wendy and Lucy | $49,948 | - | 15 | - | $3,329 | $378,129 | 10 | Oscilloscope | false | false |
| 53 | - | Space Station 3D | $41,545 | - | 11 | - | $3,776 | $77,698,006 | 357 | IMAX | false | false |
| 54 | - | Let the Right One In | $41,116 | - | 33 | - | $1,245 | $1,940,930 | 17 | Magnolia Pictures | false | false |
| 55 | - | Frozen River | $32,382 | - | 25 | - | $1,295 | $2,429,052 | 29 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 56 | - | Roving Mars | $30,159 | - | 7 | - | $4,308 | $10,027,762 | 160 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 57 | - | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | $25,630 | - | 15 | - | $1,708 | $20,804,741 | 72 | National Geographic Entertainment | false | false |
| 58 | - | Outlander | $21,691 | - | 34 | - | $637 | $128,557 | 4 | Third Rail Releasing | false | false |
| 59 | - | Deep Sea | $16,664 | - | 5 | - | $3,332 | $37,436,776 | 155 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 60 | - | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | $15,383 | - | 7 | - | $2,197 | $23,213,577 | 27 | - | false | false |
| 61 | - | Luck by Chance | $15,291 | - | 17 | - | $899 | $353,319 | 3 | Adlabs Films | false | false |
| 62 | - | The Secret Life of Bees | $12,110 | - | 15 | - | $807 | $37,758,326 | 18 | - | false | false |
| 63 | - | Synecdoche, New York | $9,972 | - | 11 | - | $906 | $3,033,841 | 17 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 64 | - | Medicine for Melancholy | $9,141 | - | 2 | - | $4,570 | $36,665 | 3 | IFC Films | false | false |
| 65 | - | Our City Dreams | $8,981 | - | 1 | - | $8,981 | $21,809 | 2 | First Run | false | false |
| 66 | - | Were the World Mine | $7,225 | - | 3 | - | $2,408 | $115,646 | 16 | - | false | false |
| 67 | - | Owl and the Sparrow | $6,640 | - | 2 | - | $3,320 | $38,341 | 5 | Wave Releasing | false | false |
| 68 | - | Made in U.S.A | $4,822 | - | 1 | - | $4,822 | $58,731 | 6 | Rialto Pictures | false | false |
| 69 | - | Dev.D | $4,486 | - | 4 | - | $1,121 | $17,100 | 2 | UTV Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 70 | - | How About You | $4,460 | - | 2 | - | $2,230 | $64,883 | 14 | Strand Releasing | false | false |
| 71 | - | Service | $4,386 | - | 2 | - | $2,193 | $36,758 | - | Regent Releasing | - | false |
| 72 | - | Ballerina | $4,168 | - | 1 | - | $4,168 | $10,901 | 5 | First Run | false | false |
| 73 | - | Of Time and the City | $3,998 | - | 2 | - | $1,999 | $27,230 | 4 | Strand Releasing | false | false |
| 74 | - | Crips and Bloods: Made in America | $3,958 | - | 2 | - | $1,979 | $42,017 | 4 | Argot Pictures | false | false |
| 75 | - | Donkey Punch | $3,888 | - | 2 | - | $1,944 | $18,378 | 4 | Magnolia Pictures | false | false |
| 76 | - | U2 3D | $3,651 | - | 2 | - | $1,825 | $9,700,816 | 56 | National Geographic Entertainment | false | false |
| 77 | - | Ciao | $3,643 | - | 1 | - | $3,643 | $37,034 | - | Regent Releasing | - | false |
| 78 | - | The Secrets | $3,179 | - | 2 | - | $1,589 | $69,631 | 12 | Monterey Media | false | false |
| 79 | - | Chocolate | $2,745 | - | 2 | - | $1,372 | $13,925 | 2 | Magnolia Pictures | false | false |
| 80 | - | Cherry Blossoms | $2,645 | - | 2 | - | $1,322 | $8,359 | 5 | Strand Releasing | false | false |
| 81 | - | Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 | $2,405 | - | 2 | - | $1,202 | $83,480 | 13 | Kino International | false | false |
| 82 | - | Trouble the Water | $1,621 | - | 3 | - | $540 | $507,914 | 26 | Zeitgeist Films | false | false |
| 83 | - | The Wild Child | $1,363 | - | 1 | - | $1,363 | $40,151 | 15 | The Film Desk | false | false |
| 84 | - | Monsieur Verdoux | $830 | - | 1 | - | $830 | $43,912 | - | The Film Desk | - | false |
| 85 | - | Lola Montès | $676 | - | 2 | - | $338 | $105,802 | 19 | Rialto Pictures | false | false |
| 86 | - | A Secret | $634 | - | 1 | - | $634 | $604,642 | 24 | Strand Releasing | false | false |
| 87 | - | Stranded | $623 | - | 1 | - | $623 | $85,776 | 17 | Zeitgeist Films | false | false |
| 88 | - | Absurdistan | $596 | - | 1 | - | $596 | $3,125 | 2 | First Run | false | false |
| 89 | - | I.O.U.S.A. | $531 | - | 1 | - | $531 | $818,982 | 26 | Roadside Attractions | false | false |
| 90 | - | The Betrayal | $440 | - | 2 | - | $220 | $17,554 | 13 | The Cinema Guild | false | false |
| 91 | - | The Secret of the Grain | $114 | - | 1 | - | $114 | $72,781 | 8 | IFC Films | false | false |
