| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Race to Witch Mountain | $24,402,214 | - | 3,187 | - | $7,656 | $24,402,214 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | Watchmen | $17,817,301 | -67.7% | 3,611 | - | $4,934 | $85,751,993 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 3 | - | The Last House on the Left | $14,118,685 | - | 2,401 | - | $5,880 | $14,118,685 | 1 | Universal Pictures | true | false |
| 4 | 3 | Taken | $6,568,651 | -10.4% | 2,858 | -158 | $2,298 | $126,752,054 | 7 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 5 | 2 | Madea Goes to Jail | $5,108,532 | -40.1% | 2,203 | +52 | $2,318 | $83,187,594 | 4 | Lionsgate | false | false |
| 6 | 4 | Slumdog Millionaire | $5,002,777 | -26.5% | 2,578 | -312 | $1,940 | $132,602,820 | 18 | - | false | false |
| 7 | 5 | Paul Blart: Mall Cop | $3,119,151 | -24.8% | 2,281 | -277 | $1,367 | $137,785,983 | 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 8 | 6 | He's Just Not That Into You | $2,939,484 | -26.8% | 1,890 | -555 | $1,555 | $89,038,259 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 9 | 7 | Coraline | $2,718,231 | -16.5% | 1,768 | -191 | $1,537 | $69,240,852 | 6 | Focus Features | false | false |
| 10 | - | Miss March | $2,409,156 | - | 1,742 | - | $1,382 | $2,409,156 | 1 | - | true | false |
| 11 | 8 | Confessions of a Shopaholic | $1,941,638 | -37.4% | 1,591 | -699 | $1,220 | $41,295,158 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 10 | Fired Up! | $1,645,380 | -33.6% | 1,518 | -280 | $1,083 | $15,430,103 | 4 | Screen Gems | false | false |
| 13 | 11 | Gran Torino | $1,505,408 | -26.1% | 1,102 | -418 | $1,366 | $143,829,449 | 14 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 14 | 12 | The Reader | $1,309,669 | -32% | 1,002 | -173 | $1,307 | $31,887,248 | 14 | The Weinstein Company | false | false |
| 15 | 9 | Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience | $940,270 | -66.8% | 968 | -308 | $971 | $18,241,586 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 16 | 15 | The International | $716,479 | -46.1% | 549 | -635 | $1,305 | $24,975,097 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 17 | 14 | Friday the 13th | $595,165 | -58.8% | 780 | -925 | $763 | $64,361,909 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 18 | 18 | Hotel for Dogs | $577,927 | -46.3% | 804 | -316 | $718 | $70,040,394 | 9 | DreamWorks | false | false |
| 19 | 17 | Push | $539,468 | -52.7% | 615 | -527 | $877 | $30,564,529 | 6 | Summit Entertainment | false | false |
| 20 | 16 | The Pink Panther 2 | $536,634 | -58.4% | 627 | -592 | $855 | $35,421,960 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 21 | 19 | The Wrestler | $449,060 | -39.7% | 456 | -221 | $984 | $25,450,588 | 13 | - | false | false |
| 22 | 13 | Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li | $430,323 | -71% | 453 | -711 | $949 | $8,158,438 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 23 | 23 | Two Lovers | $403,154 | +5.1% | 134 | +41 | $3,008 | $1,632,251 | 5 | Magnolia Pictures | false | false |
| 24 | 21 | The Uninvited | $352,095 | -21.8% | 411 | -47 | $856 | $28,133,091 | 7 | DreamWorks | false | false |
| 25 | 27 | The Class | $333,337 | +13.8% | 120 | +32 | $2,777 | $2,456,132 | 13 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 26 | 31 | Under the Sea 3D | $307,542 | +26.6% | 50 | +4 | $6,150 | $3,225,474 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 27 | 26 | Doubt | $289,388 | -14.9% | 275 | -37 | $1,052 | $32,888,223 | 14 | Miramax | false | false |
| 28 | 22 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | $270,835 | -38.5% | 281 | -120 | $963 | $126,532,358 | 12 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 29 | 25 | Twilight | $259,817 | -25.8% | 338 | -60 | $768 | $191,098,026 | 17 | Summit Entertainment | false | false |
| 30 | 20 | Milk | $233,060 | -60% | 228 | -219 | $1,022 | $31,549,014 | 16 | Focus Features | false | false |
| 31 | - | Sunshine Cleaning | $219,190 | - | 4 | - | $54,797 | $219,190 | 1 | Overture Films | true | false |
| 32 | 29 | Marley & Me | $192,222 | -25.4% | 222 | -75 | $865 | $142,611,757 | 12 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 33 | 30 | Inkheart | $187,856 | -24.9% | 289 | -21 | $650 | $16,840,355 | 8 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 34 | 28 | New in Town | $187,336 | -31.3% | 239 | -91 | $783 | $16,554,406 | 7 | Lionsgate | false | false |
| 35 | 33 | Revolutionary Road | $157,766 | -28.2% | 181 | -54 | $871 | $22,575,245 | 12 | Paramount Vantage | false | false |
| 36 | 35 | Last Chance Harvey | $157,426 | -7% | 203 | -15 | $775 | $14,413,492 | 12 | Overture Films | false | false |
| 37 | 34 | Defiance | $155,864 | -25.7% | 202 | -47 | $771 | $28,260,750 | 11 | Paramount Vantage | false | false |
| 38 | 36 | Bride Wars | $149,771 | -2% | 186 | -18 | $805 | $58,134,881 | 10 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 39 | 32 | Frost/Nixon | $148,245 | -34.1% | 182 | -84 | $814 | $18,475,446 | 15 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 40 | 38 | Gomorrah | $141,383 | +5.6% | 39 | +11 | $3,625 | $776,006 | 13 | IFC Films | false | false |
| 41 | 44 | Crossing Over | $102,331 | +114.6% | 38 | +26 | $2,692 | $272,175 | 3 | The Weinstein Company | false | false |
| 42 | 37 | Yes Man | $82,141 | -42.8% | 102 | -37 | $805 | $97,554,197 | 13 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 43 | 39 | Valkyrie | $74,865 | -38.7% | 167 | -71 | $448 | $82,989,109 | 12 | United Artists | false | false |
| 44 | 42 | Wendy and Lucy | $65,628 | +19.3% | 40 | +7 | $1,640 | $642,267 | 14 | Oscilloscope | false | false |
| 45 | 47 | Che: Part One/Che: Part Two | $65,184 | +62.9% | 31 | +6 | $2,102 | $1,239,317 | 14 | IFC Films | false | false |
| 46 | 45 | Everlasting Moments | $56,947 | +40.8% | 13 | +8 | $4,380 | $113,767 | 2 | IFC Films | false | false |
| 47 | 40 | Waltz with Bashir | $52,317 | -40.2% | 82 | -47 | $638 | $2,126,007 | 12 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 48 | 43 | Fly Me to the Moon 3D | $52,068 | -2.3% | 8 | -1 | $6,508 | $13,219,226 | 31 | Summit Entertainment | false | false |
| 49 | 51 | Space Station 3D | $51,162 | +75.5% | 9 | +1 | $5,684 | $78,048,463 | 361 | IMAX | false | false |
| 50 | 41 | Rachel Getting Married | $36,329 | -43.5% | 55 | -21 | $660 | $12,748,504 | 24 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 51 | - | Brothers at War | $33,142 | - | 7 | - | $4,734 | $33,142 | 1 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | true | false |
| 52 | 52 | Dolphins and Whales 3D: Tribes of the Ocean | $32,876 | +16.2% | 7 | - | $4,696 | $5,678,827 | 57 | 3D Entertainment | false | false |
| 53 | 53 | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | $30,390 | +9.8% | 15 | - | $2,026 | $21,004,979 | 76 | National Geographic Entertainment | false | false |
| 54 | 46 | Play the Game | $30,052 | -25.1% | 16 | -4 | $1,878 | $163,372 | 3 | Slowhand Cinema Releasing | false | false |
| 55 | - | Tokyo Sonata | $28,345 | - | 2 | - | $14,172 | $28,345 | 1 | Regent Releasing | true | false |
| 56 | 58 | Tokyo! | $25,701 | +11.6% | 6 | +5 | $4,283 | $58,011 | 2 | Liberation Entertainment | false | false |
| 57 | 55 | Deep Sea | $23,863 | -3.8% | 4 | - | $5,965 | $37,579,551 | 159 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 58 | 48 | Fanboys | $23,727 | -29% | 27 | -18 | $878 | $585,604 | 6 | The Weinstein Company | false | false |
| 59 | 64 | Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 | $20,225 | +59% | 9 | +7 | $2,247 | $139,087 | 17 | Kino International | false | false |
| 60 | 54 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | $19,458 | -25.9% | 9 | +4 | $2,162 | $27,805,392 | 182 | IMAX | false | false |
| 61 | 99 | The Secrets | $16,034 | +1,236.2% | 7 | +6 | $2,290 | $92,673 | 16 | Monterey Media | false | false |
| 62 | 56 | I've Loved You So Long | $16,009 | -33.5% | 17 | -15 | $941 | $3,126,301 | 21 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 63 | 63 | U2 3D | $14,915 | +11% | 8 | - | $1,864 | $9,745,703 | 60 | National Geographic Entertainment | false | false |
| 64 | 59 | Let the Right One In | $12,512 | -43.9% | 13 | -15 | $962 | $2,090,153 | 21 | Magnolia Pictures | false | false |
| 65 | 66 | 12 | $11,433 | -5.1% | 7 | +2 | $1,633 | $30,189 | 2 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 66 | 49 | Delhi-6 | $11,366 | -65% | 17 | -23 | $668 | $879,913 | 4 | UTV Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 67 | 61 | Medicine for Melancholy | $11,331 | -24% | 3 | +1 | $3,777 | $82,907 | 7 | IFC Films | false | false |
| 68 | 62 | Roving Mars | $11,292 | -16.7% | 5 | -1 | $2,258 | $10,145,436 | 164 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 69 | 65 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | $11,175 | -11.9% | 20 | -5 | $558 | $79,337,544 | 14 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 70 | 104 | One Day You'll Understand | $10,429 | +2,359.7% | 5 | +4 | $2,085 | $99,370 | 20 | Kino International | false | false |
| 71 | - | Z | $10,144 | - | 1 | - | $10,144 | $10,144 | 1 | Rialto Pictures | true | false |
| 72 | 69 | Fados | $9,788 | -9.6% | 1 | - | $9,788 | $26,346 | 2 | Zeitgeist Films | false | false |
| 73 | 57 | Australia | $8,674 | -63.2% | 18 | -16 | $481 | $49,543,098 | 16 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 74 | 76 | Katyn | $7,897 | -0.8% | 1 | - | $7,897 | $61,676 | 4 | Koch Lorber Films | false | false |
| 75 | - | Severed Ways: The Norse Discovery of America | $7,686 | - | 1 | - | $7,686 | $7,686 | 1 | Magnolia Pictures | true | false |
| 76 | 70 | The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2009: Live Action | $7,501 | -29% | 10 | -2 | $750 | $641,120 | 6 | Shorts International | false | false |
| 77 | 97 | Crips and Bloods: Made in America | $7,304 | +415.5% | 2 | +1 | $3,652 | $61,465 | 8 | Argot Pictures | false | false |
| 78 | - | Throw Down Your Heart | $7,283 | - | 2 | - | $3,641 | $7,283 | 1 | Argot Pictures | true | false |
| 79 | 71 | Cherry Blossoms | $6,895 | -33.2% | 7 | -1 | $985 | $49,959 | 9 | Strand Releasing | false | false |
| 80 | 85 | Sherman's Way | $6,274 | +125% | 4 | +3 | $1,568 | $9,626 | 2 | International Film Circuit | false | false |
| 81 | 68 | 13B: Fear Has a New Address | $6,270 | -43.3% | 6 | - | $1,045 | $21,127 | 2 | Adlabs Films | false | false |
| 82 | 75 | Explicit Ills | $6,256 | -31.4% | 2 | +1 | $3,128 | $17,750 | 2 | - | false | false |
| 83 | - | Carmen and Geoffrey | $5,656 | - | 1 | - | $5,656 | $5,656 | 1 | First Run | true | false |
| 84 | 74 | Examined Life | $5,354 | -41.6% | 3 | - | $1,784 | $53,616 | 3 | Zeitgeist Films | false | false |
| 85 | 73 | Ballerina | $5,354 | -41.7% | 1 | -2 | $5,354 | $39,115 | 9 | First Run | false | false |
| 86 | 67 | Notorious | $5,301 | -53.4% | 14 | -9 | $378 | $36,827,362 | 9 | - | false | false |
| 87 | 60 | Frozen River | $4,939 | -67.7% | 5 | -7 | $987 | $2,508,841 | 33 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 88 | - | Waiting for Dublin | $4,183 | - | 4 | - | $1,045 | $4,183 | 1 | Cinema Libre Studio | true | false |
| 89 | 80 | Synecdoche, New York | $3,182 | -38.5% | 4 | -5 | $795 | $3,078,285 | 21 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 90 | - | Robert Blecker Wants Me Dead | $2,408 | - | 1 | - | $2,408 | $8,580 | 3 | Abramorama | false | false |
| 91 | - | Monsieur Verdoux | $2,236 | - | 1 | - | $2,236 | $46,496 | 53 | The Film Desk | false | false |
| 92 | - | Under Our Skin | $2,121 | - | 1 | - | $2,121 | $2,121 | - | Shadow Distribution | - | false |
| 93 | 84 | Ciao | $1,734 | -47.7% | 1 | - | $1,734 | $44,184 | 15 | Regent Releasing | false | false |
| 94 | 89 | Service | $1,616 | -27.4% | 1 | -3 | $1,616 | $59,243 | 7 | Regent Releasing | false | false |
| 95 | 77 | An American Affair | $1,436 | -81.5% | 2 | - | $718 | $25,904 | 3 | Screen Media Films | false | false |
| 96 | 88 | The Betrayal | $1,271 | -43.1% | 1 | -1 | $1,271 | $31,953 | 17 | The Cinema Guild | false | false |
| 97 | 87 | Absurdistan | $1,259 | -50.1% | 2 | - | $629 | $12,217 | 6 | First Run | false | false |
| 98 | 95 | Just Another Love Story | $766 | -53.6% | 1 | - | $766 | $35,049 | 10 | Koch Lorber Films | false | false |
| 99 | 110 | Were the World Mine | $716 | +556.9% | 1 | -1 | $716 | $120,739 | 20 | - | false | false |
| 100 | 94 | Pray the Devil Back to Hell | $513 | -69.6% | 1 | - | $513 | $84,741 | 19 | Balcony Releasing | false | false |
| 101 | 83 | Our City Dreams | $493 | -85.6% | 3 | +2 | $164 | $30,531 | 6 | First Run | false | false |
| 102 | 93 | Trouble the Water | $454 | -73.2% | 1 | -2 | $454 | $516,358 | 30 | Zeitgeist Films | false | false |
