| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Transporter 3 | $111,784 | - | 51 | - | $2,191 | $141,940 | 1 | Hoyts Distribution | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | Slumdog Millionaire | $99,255 | -34.5% | 63 | -2 | $1,575 | $2,349,739 | 8 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 3 | 2 | Confessions of a Shopaholic | $74,424 | -29.2% | 46 | - | $1,617 | $415,835 | 3 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | 3 | Duplicity | $57,765 | -37.6% | 45 | - | $1,283 | $186,747 | 2 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 5 | 4 | Watchmen | $43,780 | -47.8% | 58 | - | $754 | $812,543 | 4 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 6 | - | The Uninvited | $41,904 | - | 29 | - | $1,444 | $41,904 | 1 | Paramount Pictures International | true | false |
| 7 | 5 | Underworld: Rise of the Lycans | $38,937 | -50.8% | 47 | -1 | $828 | $376,875 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 8 | 6 | Notorious | $31,011 | -41.6% | 16 | +1 | $1,938 | $102,784 | 2 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 9 | - | The Wrestler | $28,051 | - | 17 | - | $1,650 | $30,659 | 1 | Hopscotch Films | true | false |
| 10 | 7 | The Boy in the Striped Pajamas | $26,279 | -34.4% | 25 | - | $1,051 | $193,097 | 4 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 10 | Marley & Me | $18,938 | -19.2% | 39 | -4 | $485 | $735,243 | 7 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 12 | 9 | He's Just Not That Into You | $13,603 | -43.1% | 29 | -2 | $469 | $965,284 | 7 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 13 | - | Before the Rains | $13,343 | - | 14 | - | $953 | $13,343 | 1 | Rialto Distribution | true | false |
| 14 | 11 | The Secret Life of Bees | $12,949 | -38.3% | 30 | - | $431 | $144,349 | 4 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 15 | 12 | Dean Spanley 2008 Re-release | $12,490 | -36.6% | 29 | +1 | $430 | $197,798 | 5 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 16 | 8 | The Women | $12,412 | -50.7% | 38 | -13 | $326 | $110,096 | 3 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
| 17 | 16 | The Merchant of Venice 2009 Re-release | $9,941 | +19.2% | 21 | +1 | $473 | $23,177 | 2 | Arkles Entertainment | false | false |
| 18 | 14 | Gran Torino | $7,480 | -30.2% | 29 | +1 | $257 | $536,783 | 9 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 19 | 15 | Twilight | $5,683 | -36.9% | 22 | -2 | $258 | $2,080,766 | 14 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 20 | 13 | The Unborn | $4,638 | -75.6% | 12 | -13 | $386 | $80,893 | 3 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 21 | 19 | Milk | $4,192 | -38.7% | 7 | +1 | $598 | $122,537 | 8 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 22 | 18 | Welcome to the Sticks | $3,503 | -54.4% | 11 | -3 | $318 | $109,743 | 7 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
| 23 | 29 | U2 3D | $2,895 | +43.6% | 1 | - | $2,895 | $133,449 | 49 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 24 | - | Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist | $2,790 | - | 1 | - | $2,790 | $2,790 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 25 | 20 | Bolt | $2,744 | -42.9% | 22 | +1 | $124 | $1,078,285 | 13 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 26 | 27 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | $2,492 | -24.3% | 6 | -5 | $415 | $450,067 | 14 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
| 27 | 17 | Spirit of the Marathon | $2,403 | -70.7% | 13 | +1 | $184 | $12,577 | 2 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 28 | 26 | Man on Wire | $2,337 | -31.1% | 17 | - | $137 | $114,959 | 9 | Madman Entertainment | false | false |
| 29 | 23 | Ong Bak 2 | $2,154 | -42.9% | 2 | -2 | $1,077 | $28,371 | 4 | - | false | false |
| 30 | 28 | Bedtime Stories | $2,036 | -29.6% | 11 | -3 | $185 | $827,104 | 14 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 31 | 24 | The Wackness | $2,000 | -46.1% | 5 | -1 | $400 | $15,250 | 3 | Madman Entertainment | false | false |
| 32 | 30 | Australia | $1,841 | -3.7% | 10 | -3 | $184 | $1,290,124 | 14 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 33 | 22 | Valkyrie | $1,827 | -52.4% | 12 | -8 | $152 | $606,416 | 8 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 34 | 31 | The Unknown Woman | $1,183 | -25.9% | 7 | - | $169 | $8,458 | 5 | Arkles Entertainment | false | false |
| 35 | 25 | Zack and Miri Make a Porno | $1,097 | -68.1% | 6 | -4 | $182 | $230,088 | 6 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 36 | 37 | Doubt | $916 | +10.8% | 5 | - | $183 | $202,336 | 11 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 37 | 34 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | $723 | -19.5% | 6 | -1 | $120 | $1,063,151 | 14 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 38 | 33 | My Bloody Valentine | $480 | -51.9% | 2 | - | $240 | $189,434 | 6 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 39 | 36 | Hunger | $422 | -49.2% | 2 | - | $211 | $20,824 | 7 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 40 | 39 | Adoration | $422 | -30.7% | 1 | - | $422 | $2,624 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 41 | 38 | Yes Man | $394 | -48.4% | 3 | -4 | $131 | $1,085,196 | 13 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 42 | 41 | In Bruges | $343 | +16.7% | 2 | -1 | $171 | $384,995 | 21 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 43 | 45 | Earth | $275 | +382.5% | 2 | - | $137 | $408,375 | 32 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 44 | 48 | Caramel | $213 | +868.2% | 1 | - | $213 | $55,176 | 19 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
| 45 | 42 | The Rocket Post 2008 Re-release | $93 | -47.8% | 1 | - | $93 | $56,414 | 28 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
| 46 | 43 | My Brother is an Only Child | $75 | -34.2% | 1 | -1 | $75 | $22,231 | 11 | Arkles Entertainment | false | false |
| 47 | 44 | The Map Reader | $27 | -70.7% | 1 | -1 | $27 | $14,304 | 8 | Arkles Entertainment | false | false |
