| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Fast & Furious | $654,929 | - | 53 | - | $12,357 | $654,929 | 1 | Paramount Pictures International | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | Monsters vs. Aliens | $269,462 | +34.4% | 73 | -1 | $3,691 | $929,841 | 3 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 3 | - | 17 Again | $231,881 | - | 43 | - | $5,392 | $236,000 | 1 | Roadshow Films | true | false |
| 4 | 3 | Race to Witch Mountain | $116,810 | -16.4% | 55 | - | $2,123 | $363,533 | 2 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 4 | The Boat That Rocked | $102,821 | -25.2% | 57 | -1 | $1,803 | $316,285 | 2 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 6 | 5 | The Reader | $92,501 | -8.2% | 18 | - | $5,138 | $247,492 | 2 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 7 | 6 | The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls | $83,203 | -9.5% | 48 | - | $1,733 | $236,436 | 2 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 8 | 2 | Dragonball Evolution | $72,720 | -58.9% | 49 | - | $1,484 | $335,440 | 2 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 9 | 8 | The Pink Panther 2 | $47,836 | -13.9% | 57 | - | $839 | $264,105 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 10 | 7 | Slumdog Millionaire | $44,880 | -32.6% | 51 | -15 | $880 | $2,651,887 | 11 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 11 | 13 | The Boy in the Striped Pajamas | $12,297 | -17.8% | 17 | -5 | $723 | $276,265 | 7 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 9 | 12 Rounds | $10,232 | -75.6% | 24 | -10 | $426 | $172,228 | 3 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 13 | 10 | Transporter 3 | $8,076 | -77.1% | 21 | -26 | $384 | $320,395 | 4 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 14 | 12 | The Wrestler | $7,903 | -52.7% | 14 | -2 | $564 | $110,511 | 4 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
| 15 | 14 | Watchmen | $6,950 | -49.3% | 7 | -4 | $992 | $889,855 | 7 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 16 | 15 | Shinjuku Incident | $5,768 | -56.2% | 5 | -1 | $1,153 | $48,239 | 3 | Vendetta Films | false | false |
| 17 | 19 | Before the Rains | $5,171 | -33.6% | 15 | - | $344 | $56,134 | 4 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 18 | 11 | Confessions of a Shopaholic | $4,984 | -76.9% | 14 | -17 | $356 | $543,021 | 6 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 19 | 22 | Marley & Me | $4,882 | -3.2% | 23 | +2 | $212 | $762,404 | 10 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 20 | 18 | Underworld: Rise of the Lycans | $3,394 | -58.8% | 10 | -5 | $339 | $391,111 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 21 | - | The Sniper | $2,861 | - | 2 | - | $1,430 | $2,861 | 1 | Rialto Distribution | true | false |
| 22 | 24 | He's Just Not That Into You | $2,829 | +18.3% | 7 | -4 | $404 | $981,462 | 10 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 23 | 35 | Frozen River | $2,212 | +774.3% | 4 | +3 | $553 | $22,720 | 26 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 24 | 28 | The Secret Life of Bees | $2,054 | +23.9% | 7 | +2 | $293 | $165,914 | 7 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 25 | 23 | Gran Torino | $1,978 | -46.2% | 13 | -6 | $152 | $556,699 | 12 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 26 | 30 | Welcome to the Sticks | $1,919 | +29.4% | 6 | -2 | $319 | $125,420 | 10 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
| 27 | 21 | Notorious | $1,852 | -65% | 4 | -1 | $463 | $143,322 | 5 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 28 | 29 | Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist | $1,659 | +4.5% | 2 | +1 | $829 | $12,757 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 29 | 25 | Empties | $1,542 | -17.1% | 5 | -1 | $308 | $38,680 | 3 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 30 | 31 | The Wackness | $1,455 | +9.2% | 5 | - | $291 | $22,527 | 6 | Madman Entertainment | false | false |
| 31 | 26 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | $1,280 | -26.4% | 5 | -1 | $256 | $457,680 | 17 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
| 32 | 17 | Duplicity | $888 | -89.6% | 6 | -9 | $148 | $267,076 | 5 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 33 | 27 | The Women | $852 | -50.3% | 5 | -2 | $170 | $127,291 | 6 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
| 34 | 32 | Twilight | $782 | -40.8% | 8 | -4 | $97 | $2,081,203 | 17 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 35 | 34 | Adoration | $363 | +26.5% | 1 | - | $363 | $4,082 | 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
