| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Madea Goes to Jail | $16,175,926 | -60.6% | 2,052 | +20 | $7,883 | $64,525,548 | 2 | Lionsgate | false | false |
| 2 | - | Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience | $12,510,374 | - | 1,271 | - | $9,842 | $12,510,374 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | true | false |
| 3 | 5 | Slumdog Millionaire | $12,026,343 | +43.4% | 2,943 | +699 | $4,086 | $115,024,121 | 16 | - | false | false |
| 4 | 3 | Taken | $9,864,197 | -12.6% | 3,089 | -13 | $3,193 | $107,796,273 | 5 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 5 | 4 | He's Just Not That Into You | $6,011,405 | -29.8% | 2,858 | -192 | $2,103 | $78,661,321 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 6 | 7 | Paul Blart: Mall Cop | $5,602,392 | -17.9% | 2,698 | -137 | $2,076 | $128,107,912 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 7 | 2 | Coraline | $5,261,129 | -54% | 2,092 | -63 | $2,514 | $61,112,744 | 4 | Focus Features | false | false |
| 8 | - | Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li | $4,721,110 | - | 1,136 | - | $4,155 | $4,721,110 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | true | false |
| 9 | 8 | Confessions of a Shopaholic | $4,634,534 | -31.3% | 2,534 | +27 | $1,828 | $33,806,050 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 9 | Fired Up! | $3,701,562 | -32.5% | 1,811 | +1 | $2,043 | $10,038,772 | 2 | Screen Gems | false | false |
| 11 | 6 | Friday the 13th | $3,689,156 | -53.6% | 2,760 | -345 | $1,336 | $60,700,752 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 12 | 12 | Gran Torino | $3,022,228 | -17.8% | 1,750 | -280 | $1,726 | $138,632,157 | 12 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 13 | 14 | The Reader | $2,860,429 | +8.2% | 1,203 | +241 | $2,377 | $26,949,964 | 12 | The Weinstein Company | false | false |
| 14 | 10 | The International | $2,854,949 | -36% | 2,031 | -333 | $1,405 | $21,355,103 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 15 | 11 | The Pink Panther 2 | $2,442,596 | -35.8% | 1,879 | -779 | $1,299 | $32,608,119 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 16 | 13 | Push | $2,233,541 | -28.4% | 1,565 | -317 | $1,427 | $27,862,215 | 4 | Summit Entertainment | false | false |
| 17 | 15 | Hotel for Dogs | $1,680,286 | -27.7% | 1,381 | -335 | $1,216 | $67,636,154 | 7 | DreamWorks | false | false |
| 18 | 19 | Milk | $1,483,395 | +39.1% | 828 | +417 | $1,791 | $30,004,709 | 14 | Focus Features | false | false |
| 19 | 16 | The Wrestler | $1,387,672 | -25% | 776 | +159 | $1,788 | $23,512,104 | 11 | - | false | false |
| 20 | 18 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | $787,261 | -36.1% | 558 | -196 | $1,410 | $125,388,340 | 10 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 21 | 17 | The Uninvited | $730,334 | -43.5% | 735 | -522 | $993 | $27,023,042 | 5 | DreamWorks | false | false |
| 22 | 24 | Under the Sea 3D | $521,011 | -5.2% | 51 | +1 | $10,215 | $2,393,665 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 23 | 21 | Doubt | $514,527 | -27.7% | 400 | -2 | $1,286 | $31,886,500 | 12 | Miramax | false | false |
| 24 | - | Echelon Conspiracy | $500,154 | - | 400 | - | $1,250 | $500,154 | 1 | After Dark Films | true | true |
| 25 | 27 | Twilight | $475,792 | -2.8% | 448 | +42 | $1,062 | $190,109,313 | 15 | Summit Entertainment | false | false |
| 26 | 20 | Underworld: Rise of the Lycans | $455,004 | -41.6% | 354 | -322 | $1,285 | $45,802,315 | 6 | Screen Gems | false | false |
| 27 | 26 | New in Town | $400,802 | -20.3% | 432 | -73 | $927 | $15,871,406 | 5 | Lionsgate | false | false |
| 28 | 25 | Revolutionary Road | $375,147 | -31.3% | 304 | -46 | $1,234 | $21,945,941 | 10 | Paramount Vantage | false | false |
| 29 | 51 | Two Lovers | $372,784 | +573.2% | 66 | +59 | $5,648 | $590,099 | 3 | Magnolia Pictures | false | false |
| 30 | 22 | Frost/Nixon | $364,660 | -44.2% | 330 | -51 | $1,105 | $17,891,416 | 13 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 31 | 30 | Marley & Me | $345,086 | +7.5% | 314 | +10 | $1,099 | $141,981,387 | 10 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 32 | 28 | Defiance | $319,636 | -34% | 317 | -250 | $1,008 | $27,691,636 | 9 | Paramount Vantage | false | false |
| 33 | 32 | The Class | $282,785 | +3.5% | 73 | +11 | $3,873 | $1,628,301 | 11 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 34 | 47 | Valkyrie | $226,233 | +240.8% | 289 | +174 | $782 | $82,631,416 | 10 | United Artists | false | false |
| 35 | 41 | Waltz with Bashir | $205,098 | +77% | 208 | +153 | $986 | $1,846,384 | 10 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 36 | 36 | Inkheart | $176,389 | +1.1% | 197 | -14 | $895 | $16,258,644 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 37 | 34 | Bride Wars | $171,371 | -13.1% | 224 | -16 | $765 | $57,716,731 | 8 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 38 | 37 | Last Chance Harvey | $164,913 | +5% | 181 | +20 | $911 | $13,936,316 | 10 | Overture Films | false | false |
| 39 | 49 | Gomorrah | $153,387 | +153.4% | 20 | +14 | $7,669 | $388,804 | 11 | IFC Films | false | false |
| 40 | 23 | Delhi-6 | $150,840 | -75% | 90 | - | $1,676 | $809,035 | 2 | UTV Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 41 | 35 | Yes Man | $144,692 | -17.6% | 170 | -52 | $851 | $97,224,052 | 11 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 42 | 39 | The Tale of Despereaux | $135,145 | +3.6% | 248 | +27 | $544 | $50,818,750 | 11 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 43 | 38 | Bedtime Stories | $131,410 | -8.7% | 123 | -22 | $1,068 | $109,586,932 | 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 44 | 33 | Rachel Getting Married | $111,893 | -45.2% | 115 | -149 | $972 | $12,566,167 | 22 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 45 | 40 | The Unborn | $107,990 | -12.6% | 150 | -24 | $719 | $42,638,165 | 8 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 46 | 44 | The Dark Knight | $102,067 | +8.6% | 54 | -1 | $1,890 | $533,316,061 | 33 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 47 | - | Crossing Over | $77,370 | - | 9 | - | $8,596 | $77,370 | 1 | The Weinstein Company | true | false |
| 48 | 48 | Fanboys | $67,917 | +3.5% | 34 | - | $1,997 | $486,861 | 4 | The Weinstein Company | false | false |
| 49 | 29 | My Bloody Valentine | $56,057 | -85.5% | 92 | -263 | $609 | $51,471,301 | 7 | Lionsgate | false | false |
| 50 | - | Play the Game | $51,197 | - | 22 | - | $2,327 | $51,197 | 1 | Slowhand Cinema Releasing | true | false |
| 51 | 46 | I've Loved You So Long | $50,676 | -27.2% | 46 | -23 | $1,101 | $2,990,392 | 19 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 52 | 52 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | $47,462 | -13.2% | 58 | -14 | $818 | $79,286,967 | 12 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 53 | 58 | Dolphins and Whales 3D: Tribes of the Ocean | $43,194 | +23.9% | 7 | - | $6,170 | $5,581,215 | 55 | 3D Entertainment | false | false |
| 54 | 42 | The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2009: Live Action | $38,965 | -63.1% | 29 | -31 | $1,343 | $600,856 | 4 | Shorts International | false | false |
| 55 | 55 | Wendy and Lucy | $38,728 | -8.6% | 20 | +1 | $1,936 | $487,083 | 12 | Oscilloscope | false | false |
| 56 | 50 | Australia | $37,688 | -33.7% | 64 | -29 | $588 | $49,486,698 | 14 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 57 | 57 | Space Station 3D | $34,311 | -8.6% | 11 | +2 | $3,119 | $77,866,474 | 359 | IMAX | false | false |
| 58 | 60 | Let the Right One In | $33,117 | +36.1% | 27 | +1 | $1,226 | $2,028,162 | 19 | Magnolia Pictures | false | false |
| 59 | 54 | Fly Me to the Moon 3D | $31,813 | -32.7% | 9 | -1 | $3,534 | $13,030,790 | 29 | Summit Entertainment | false | false |
| 60 | 56 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | $30,690 | -18.8% | 6 | - | $5,115 | $27,682,132 | 180 | IMAX | false | false |
| 61 | 64 | Deep Sea | $29,696 | +136.7% | 4 | - | $7,424 | $37,497,005 | 157 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 62 | 62 | Che: Part One/Che: Part Two | $29,351 | +38.7% | 15 | +3 | $1,956 | $1,087,029 | 12 | IFC Films | false | false |
| 63 | 61 | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | $26,121 | +15.5% | 15 | - | $1,741 | $20,897,791 | 74 | National Geographic Entertainment | false | false |
| 64 | 59 | Roving Mars | $25,759 | +5.7% | 6 | - | $4,293 | $10,106,660 | 162 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 65 | 45 | Billu | $25,190 | -65.9% | 70 | - | $359 | $740,698 | 3 | Eros Worldwide | false | false |
| 66 | - | Runaways | $22,997 | - | 20 | - | $1,149 | $22,997 | 1 | Slowhand Cinema Releasing | true | false |
| 67 | 53 | Notorious | $22,040 | -56.6% | 41 | -26 | $537 | $36,794,764 | 7 | - | false | false |
| 68 | 65 | Katyn | $14,206 | +28.5% | 1 | - | $14,206 | $35,285 | 2 | Koch Lorber Films | false | false |
| 69 | - | Examined Life | $12,085 | - | 1 | - | $12,085 | $17,288 | 1 | Zeitgeist Films | true | false |
| 70 | - | An American Affair | $11,700 | - | 2 | - | $5,850 | $11,700 | 1 | Screen Media Films | true | false |
| 71 | - | Man on Wire | $11,222 | - | 11 | - | $1,020 | $2,957,978 | 32 | Magnolia Pictures | false | false |
| 72 | 75 | Cherry Blossoms | $10,129 | +187.4% | 5 | +4 | $2,025 | $24,885 | 7 | Strand Releasing | false | false |
| 73 | 68 | Synecdoche, New York | $9,944 | +21.6% | 24 | +7 | $414 | $3,061,835 | 19 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 74 | 63 | Frozen River | $9,547 | -54.6% | 10 | -14 | $954 | $2,477,794 | 31 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 75 | 86 | Lola Montès | $5,844 | +394.4% | 2 | +1 | $2,922 | $115,046 | 21 | Rialto Pictures | false | false |
| 76 | - | Live Fast, Die Young | $5,781 | - | 1 | - | $5,781 | $15,622 | 19 | - | false | false |
| 77 | 70 | Outlander | $5,590 | -24.5% | 12 | -7 | $465 | $148,894 | 6 | Third Rail Releasing | false | false |
| 78 | 71 | Service | $4,925 | -20.7% | 4 | +2 | $1,231 | $51,775 | 5 | Regent Releasing | false | false |
| 79 | - | The Betrayal | $4,591 | - | 2 | - | $2,295 | $25,329 | 15 | The Cinema Guild | false | false |
| 80 | - | Robert Blecker Wants Me Dead | $4,352 | - | 1 | - | $4,352 | $4,352 | 1 | Abramorama | true | false |
| 81 | 78 | U2 3D | $4,271 | +62% | 2 | - | $2,135 | $9,709,421 | 58 | National Geographic Entertainment | false | false |
| 82 | 95 | Pray the Devil Back to Hell | $3,804 | +4,483.1% | 3 | +2 | $1,268 | $79,847 | 17 | Balcony Releasing | false | false |
| 83 | 69 | The Secret of the Grain | $3,768 | -50.8% | 2 | -1 | $1,884 | $86,356 | 10 | IFC Films | false | false |
| 84 | 85 | A Secret | $3,733 | +214.2% | 4 | +2 | $933 | $609,638 | 26 | Strand Releasing | false | false |
| 85 | 72 | Just Another Love Story | $2,875 | -50.9% | 2 | -1 | $1,437 | $28,883 | 8 | Koch Lorber Films | false | false |
| 86 | 90 | Ballerina | $2,861 | +214.4% | 1 | - | $2,861 | $17,099 | 7 | First Run | false | false |
| 87 | 66 | Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 | $2,810 | -72.2% | 1 | -3 | $2,810 | $100,579 | 15 | Kino International | false | false |
| 88 | - | Stranded | $2,507 | - | 2 | - | $1,253 | $88,590 | 19 | Zeitgeist Films | false | false |
| 89 | 67 | Medicine for Melancholy | $1,863 | -78.6% | 2 | -2 | $931 | $50,545 | 5 | IFC Films | false | false |
| 90 | 84 | The Secrets | $1,694 | +22.4% | 1 | - | $1,694 | $74,610 | 14 | Monterey Media | false | false |
| 91 | 76 | Crips and Bloods: Made in America | $1,677 | -48.4% | 1 | - | $1,677 | $51,024 | 6 | Argot Pictures | false | false |
| 92 | - | One Day You'll Understand | $1,499 | - | 2 | - | $749 | $87,087 | 18 | Kino International | false | false |
| 93 | 81 | How About You | $1,306 | -24.6% | 1 | - | $1,306 | $69,276 | 16 | Strand Releasing | false | false |
| 94 | 83 | Trouble the Water | $768 | -53.7% | 2 | -1 | $384 | $510,949 | 28 | Zeitgeist Films | false | false |
| 95 | 73 | Made in U.S.A | $756 | -83.9% | 1 | -1 | $756 | $67,461 | 8 | Rialto Pictures | false | false |
| 96 | 87 | Were the World Mine | $558 | -50.8% | 1 | - | $558 | $119,563 | 18 | - | false | false |
| 97 | 80 | The Wild Child | $438 | -75.6% | 1 | - | $438 | $44,183 | 17 | The Film Desk | false | false |
| 98 | 74 | Eleven Minutes | $276 | -92.5% | 1 | -3 | $276 | $6,042 | 2 | Regent Releasing | false | false |
| 99 | 92 | I.O.U.S.A. | $138 | -81.7% | 1 | -1 | $138 | $820,967 | 28 | Roadside Attractions | false | false |
