| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Hannah Montana: The Movie | $32,324,487 | - | 3,118 | - | $10,367 | $32,324,487 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | Fast & Furious | $27,237,905 | -61.6% | 3,472 | +11 | $7,845 | $116,497,095 | 2 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | 2 | Monsters vs. Aliens | $21,812,253 | -33.1% | 4,136 | +27 | $5,273 | $140,203,799 | 3 | DreamWorks | false | false |
| 4 | - | Observe and Report | $11,017,334 | - | 2,727 | - | $4,040 | $11,017,334 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 5 | 4 | Knowing | $6,433,433 | -21% | 2,925 | -398 | $2,199 | $67,769,550 | 4 | Summit Entertainment | false | false |
| 6 | 5 | I Love You, Man | $6,280,790 | -18.7% | 2,643 | -186 | $2,376 | $58,865,219 | 4 | DreamWorks | false | false |
| 7 | 3 | The Haunting in Connecticut | $5,901,215 | -37.8% | 2,721 | -11 | $2,168 | $46,488,580 | 3 | Lionsgate | false | false |
| 8 | - | Dragonball Evolution | $4,756,488 | - | 2,181 | - | $2,180 | $4,756,488 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | true | false |
| 9 | 6 | Adventureland | $3,353,618 | -41.4% | 1,876 | +14 | $1,787 | $11,370,909 | 2 | Miramax | false | false |
| 10 | 7 | Duplicity | $2,995,850 | -28.2% | 1,965 | -557 | $1,524 | $36,847,445 | 4 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 8 | Race to Witch Mountain | $1,908,670 | -40.6% | 2,172 | -653 | $878 | $61,964,133 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 10 | Sunshine Cleaning | $1,733,473 | -4.1% | 598 | +119 | $2,898 | $7,152,730 | 5 | Overture Films | false | false |
| 13 | 11 | Taken | $1,083,022 | -29.9% | 872 | -483 | $1,241 | $141,107,779 | 11 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 14 | 9 | 12 Rounds | $796,632 | -64.8% | 908 | -1,423 | $877 | $10,757,296 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 15 | 16 | Paul Blart: Mall Cop | $596,019 | +59.5% | 514 | -31 | $1,159 | $143,956,523 | 13 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 16 | 12 | The Last House on the Left | $591,850 | -53% | 623 | -682 | $950 | $31,735,585 | 5 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 17 | 13 | Watchmen | $554,430 | -48.4% | 453 | -650 | $1,223 | $106,418,446 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 18 | 22 | Sin Nombre | $333,187 | +80.7% | 65 | +41 | $5,125 | $806,681 | 4 | Focus Features | false | false |
| 19 | 18 | Under the Sea 3D | $299,048 | +22.3% | 43 | - | $6,954 | $5,338,400 | 9 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 20 | 14 | Slumdog Millionaire | $282,366 | -43.4% | 306 | -192 | $922 | $140,751,191 | 22 | - | false | false |
| 21 | 20 | Hotel for Dogs | $234,307 | +20.4% | 347 | +107 | $675 | $71,969,926 | 13 | DreamWorks | false | false |
| 22 | 17 | Gran Torino | $217,091 | -19% | 237 | -126 | $915 | $146,563,703 | 18 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 23 | 15 | Madea Goes to Jail | $203,779 | -57.5% | 326 | -293 | $625 | $90,299,408 | 8 | Lionsgate | false | false |
| 24 | 23 | Coraline | $176,876 | -0.7% | 233 | +22 | $759 | $74,544,177 | 10 | Focus Features | false | false |
| 25 | 24 | Two Lovers | $153,335 | -10.6% | 103 | -18 | $1,488 | $2,710,709 | 9 | Magnolia Pictures | false | false |
| 26 | 19 | He's Just Not That Into You | $141,350 | -31.9% | 156 | -105 | $906 | $93,141,888 | 10 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 27 | 27 | The Class | $114,242 | -12.1% | 115 | +1 | $993 | $3,447,678 | 17 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 28 | - | Tera Mera Ki Rishta | $108,741 | - | 17 | - | $6,396 | $108,741 | 1 | Eros Worldwide | true | false |
| 29 | 21 | The Reader | $105,107 | -45.3% | 132 | -100 | $796 | $34,006,517 | 18 | The Weinstein Company | false | false |
| 30 | 25 | Push | $101,824 | -28.4% | 162 | -52 | $628 | $31,505,155 | 10 | Summit Entertainment | false | false |
| 31 | 30 | The Great Buck Howard | $101,094 | +9.9% | 76 | +12 | $1,330 | $526,202 | 4 | Magnolia Pictures | false | false |
| 32 | 36 | Sugar | $99,510 | +65.5% | 18 | +7 | $5,528 | $184,885 | 2 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 33 | 39 | Valentino: The Last Emperor | $91,392 | +60.9% | 12 | +8 | $7,616 | $304,458 | 4 | Truly Indie | false | false |
| 34 | 43 | Shall We Kiss? | $87,497 | +95.4% | 32 | +13 | $2,734 | $186,700 | 3 | Music Box Films | false | false |
| 35 | 32 | Gomorrah | $84,842 | +6.6% | 50 | +4 | $1,696 | $1,327,504 | 17 | IFC Films | false | false |
| 36 | 26 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | $83,380 | -36.5% | 156 | -57 | $534 | $127,394,283 | 16 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 37 | 52 | Goodbye Solo | $66,567 | +119% | 11 | +6 | $6,051 | $160,762 | 3 | Roadside Attractions | false | false |
| 38 | 44 | Paris 36 | $66,435 | +48.7% | 20 | +13 | $3,321 | $376,600 | 2 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 39 | 28 | Confessions of a Shopaholic | $64,086 | -37.8% | 108 | -56 | $593 | $43,787,317 | 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 40 | 49 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | $63,378 | +66.3% | 5 | -2 | $12,675 | $28,256,655 | 186 | IMAX | false | false |
| 41 | 29 | The Cross | $52,943 | -43.7% | 49 | -78 | $1,080 | $599,615 | 3 | 8x Entertainment | false | false |
| 42 | 41 | Everlasting Moments | $52,903 | +10.9% | 30 | +5 | $1,763 | $367,276 | 6 | IFC Films | false | false |
| 43 | 38 | The Wrestler | $44,432 | -22.2% | 78 | -29 | $569 | $26,136,413 | 17 | - | false | false |
| 44 | 31 | Friday the 13th | $43,692 | -46.4% | 112 | -90 | $390 | $64,959,486 | 9 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 45 | 47 | Space Station 3D | $37,722 | -4.7% | 7 | -2 | $5,388 | $78,407,366 | 365 | IMAX | false | false |
| 46 | - | The Mysteries of Pittsburgh | $37,572 | - | 20 | - | $1,878 | $37,572 | 1 | - | true | false |
| 47 | 35 | Bride Wars | $36,487 | -39.5% | 66 | -77 | $552 | $58,637,818 | 14 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 48 | 56 | Tokyo! | $36,345 | +76% | 14 | +2 | $2,596 | $221,597 | 6 | Liberation Entertainment | false | false |
| 49 | 48 | Last Chance Harvey | $34,738 | -9.7% | 35 | -38 | $992 | $14,840,421 | 16 | Overture Films | false | false |
| 50 | - | Anvil: The Story of Anvil | $34,651 | - | 3 | - | $11,550 | $34,651 | 1 | Abramorama | true | false |
| 51 | 33 | Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li | $30,786 | -56.2% | 34 | -35 | $905 | $8,695,722 | 7 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 52 | 53 | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | $30,520 | +4.2% | 11 | -4 | $2,774 | $21,285,011 | 80 | National Geographic Entertainment | false | false |
| 53 | 55 | Defiance | $28,762 | +21.7% | 47 | -5 | $611 | $28,551,977 | 15 | Paramount Vantage | false | false |
| 54 | - | Lymelife | $27,758 | - | 4 | - | $6,939 | $32,444 | 1 | Screen Media Films | true | false |
| 55 | - | Royal Kill | $26,278 | - | 5 | - | $5,255 | $26,278 | 1 | 21st Century Film Production | true | false |
| 56 | 57 | Fly Me to the Moon 3D | $26,071 | +28.6% | 9 | +1 | $2,896 | $13,465,205 | 35 | Summit Entertainment | false | false |
| 57 | 40 | Play the Game | $25,869 | -50.8% | 42 | -13 | $615 | $332,756 | 7 | Slowhand Cinema Releasing | false | false |
| 58 | 50 | Dolphins and Whales 3D: Tribes of the Ocean | $25,554 | -31.9% | 8 | +1 | $3,194 | $5,879,408 | 61 | 3D Entertainment | false | false |
| 59 | 69 | Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 | $22,036 | +124.2% | 13 | +7 | $1,695 | $202,023 | 21 | Kino International | false | false |
| 60 | 58 | Tokyo Sonata | $21,044 | +9.6% | 10 | +1 | $2,104 | $170,207 | 5 | Regent Releasing | false | false |
| 61 | 54 | Wendy and Lucy | $20,480 | -21.9% | 29 | -3 | $706 | $814,462 | 18 | Oscilloscope | false | false |
| 62 | 37 | Marley & Me | $20,231 | -64.7% | 48 | -41 | $421 | $143,125,707 | 16 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 63 | 59 | Che: Part One/Che: Part Two | $16,145 | -6% | 20 | -5 | $807 | $1,432,057 | 18 | IFC Films | false | false |
| 64 | 71 | Roving Mars | $15,572 | +61.5% | 5 | - | $3,114 | $10,246,813 | 168 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 65 | 61 | Hunger | $14,828 | -8.5% | 8 | +1 | $1,853 | $90,945 | 19 | IFC Films | false | false |
| 66 | 60 | Fanboys | $14,773 | -11.5% | 32 | +10 | $461 | $671,054 | 10 | The Weinstein Company | false | false |
| 67 | 75 | The Song of Sparrows | $14,462 | +83.9% | 3 | +2 | $4,820 | $26,493 | 2 | Regent Releasing | false | false |
| 68 | 68 | Gigantic | $12,829 | +24.6% | 11 | +10 | $1,166 | $25,659 | 2 | First Independent Pictures | false | false |
| 69 | 72 | 12 | $12,407 | +30.4% | 11 | +3 | $1,127 | $81,183 | 6 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 70 | 81 | U2 3D | $10,936 | +86.3% | 4 | -1 | $2,734 | $9,802,057 | 64 | National Geographic Entertainment | false | false |
| 71 | 45 | Alien Trespass | $9,803 | -77.4% | 22 | -18 | $445 | $71,956 | 2 | Roadside Attractions | false | false |
| 72 | 64 | Milk | $9,697 | -25.3% | 13 | -16 | $745 | $31,838,002 | 20 | Focus Features | false | false |
| 73 | 65 | Crossing Over | $9,620 | -20.1% | 21 | +3 | $458 | $446,232 | 7 | The Weinstein Company | false | false |
| 74 | 62 | Enlighten Up! | $9,413 | -41.8% | 1 | - | $9,413 | $70,755 | 31 | Balcony Releasing | false | false |
| 75 | 74 | Tulpan | $9,065 | +5.2% | 1 | - | $9,065 | $24,226 | 2 | Zeitgeist Films | false | false |
| 76 | 51 | Bart Got a Room | $8,390 | -74.4% | 4 | -7 | $2,097 | $50,584 | 2 | Anchor Bay Films | false | false |
| 77 | 73 | Waltz with Bashir | $6,261 | -30.6% | 26 | -15 | $240 | $2,261,813 | 16 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 78 | 67 | Rolling | $5,390 | -50.7% | 2 | -1 | $2,695 | $18,439 | 2 | Indican Pictures | false | false |
| 79 | - | In a Dream | $5,297 | - | 1 | - | $5,297 | $11,606 | 1 | International Film Circuit | true | false |
| 80 | 87 | Absurdistan | $5,271 | +66.4% | 2 | - | $2,635 | $29,340 | 10 | First Run | false | false |
| 81 | 90 | The Escapist | $5,182 | +68.5% | 2 | +1 | $2,591 | $9,640 | 2 | IFC Films | false | false |
| 82 | 105 | Fados | $5,035 | +3,685.7% | 1 | - | $5,035 | $56,797 | 6 | Zeitgeist Films | false | false |
| 83 | 66 | Miss March | $4,553 | -60% | 14 | -34 | $325 | $4,534,612 | 5 | - | false | false |
| 84 | 93 | Examined Life | $4,369 | +74.7% | 4 | +3 | $1,092 | $68,320 | 7 | Zeitgeist Films | false | false |
| 85 | 77 | Skills Like This | $3,953 | -43.8% | 5 | +1 | $790 | $30,804 | 4 | Shadow Distribution | false | false |
| 86 | - | Stomp! Shout! Scream! | $3,730 | - | 2 | - | $1,865 | $3,730 | 1 | Indican Pictures | true | false |
| 87 | - | Winter of Frozen Dreams | $3,606 | - | 1 | - | $3,606 | $3,606 | 1 | Monterey Media | true | false |
| 88 | 83 | Guest of Cindy Sherman | $3,503 | -25.3% | 1 | - | $3,503 | $22,325 | 3 | Trela Media | false | false |
| 89 | 78 | Ballerina | $3,442 | -50.2% | 3 | -1 | $1,147 | $82,363 | 13 | First Run | false | false |
| 90 | 80 | Katyn | $3,175 | -49.2% | 2 | - | $1,587 | $93,118 | 8 | Koch Lorber Films | false | false |
| 91 | 76 | American Swing | $3,113 | -57.1% | 1 | -1 | $3,113 | $28,562 | 3 | Magnolia Pictures | false | false |
| 92 | 91 | A Secret | $2,755 | -9.8% | 1 | - | $2,755 | $619,826 | 32 | Strand Releasing | false | false |
| 93 | 95 | I've Loved You So Long | $2,341 | +8.2% | 7 | +1 | $334 | $3,165,064 | 25 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 94 | 97 | Let the Right One In | $2,261 | +7.9% | 2 | -1 | $1,130 | $2,116,809 | 25 | Magnolia Pictures | false | false |
| 95 | 88 | Medicine for Melancholy | $2,157 | -31.8% | 4 | -3 | $539 | $108,212 | 11 | IFC Films | false | false |
| 96 | 98 | The Secrets | $1,950 | +1.2% | 2 | +1 | $975 | $120,482 | 20 | Monterey Media | false | false |
| 97 | 94 | Between Love & Goodbye | $1,794 | -20.7% | 2 | +1 | $897 | $16,588 | 11 | Embrem Entertainment | false | false |
| 98 | 79 | Cherry Blossoms | $1,650 | -73.6% | 2 | -3 | $825 | $88,595 | 13 | Strand Releasing | false | false |
| 99 | 92 | Mancora | $1,628 | -36.7% | 2 | - | $814 | $22,348 | 4 | Maya Entertainment | false | false |
| 100 | 106 | Throw Down Your Heart | $1,523 | +1,148.4% | 1 | - | $1,523 | $14,018 | 5 | Argot Pictures | false | false |
| 101 | - | Were the World Mine | $1,255 | - | 1 | - | $1,255 | $122,099 | 24 | - | false | false |
| 102 | 96 | Rachel Getting Married | $1,169 | -45.8% | 2 | -2 | $584 | $12,794,218 | 28 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 103 | - | Our City Dreams | $1,138 | - | 1 | - | $1,138 | $32,361 | 10 | First Run | false | false |
| 104 | 103 | Pray the Devil Back to Hell | $792 | +105.7% | 2 | +1 | $396 | $86,880 | 23 | Balcony Releasing | false | false |
| 105 | 99 | One Day You'll Understand | $785 | -34.3% | 1 | -2 | $785 | $117,109 | 24 | Kino International | false | false |
| 106 | 107 | America Betrayed | $776 | +541.3% | 1 | - | $776 | $1,311 | 3 | First Run | false | false |
| 107 | 86 | Valkyrie | $702 | -80.2% | 7 | -7 | $100 | $83,077,470 | 16 | United Artists | false | false |
| 108 | 82 | Made in U.S.A | $686 | -87.2% | 1 | - | $686 | $80,579 | 14 | Rialto Pictures | false | false |
| 109 | 101 | Just Another Love Story | $655 | -31.4% | 1 | - | $655 | $41,081 | 14 | Koch Lorber Films | false | false |
| 110 | - | Service | $473 | - | 1 | - | $473 | $62,568 | 11 | Regent Releasing | false | false |
| 111 | 102 | The Betrayal | $438 | -36.7% | 1 | -1 | $438 | $37,525 | 21 | The Cinema Guild | false | false |
| 112 | - | Of Time and the City | $388 | - | 2 | - | $194 | $30,443 | 12 | Strand Releasing | false | false |
