| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Madea Goes to Jail | $19,355,705 | -60% | 2,052 | +20 | $9,432 | $67,705,327 | 2 | Lionsgate | false | false |
| 2 | 4 | Slumdog Millionaire | $15,518,652 | +19.1% | 2,943 | +699 | $5,273 | $118,516,430 | 17 | - | false | false |
| 3 | - | Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience | $14,006,321 | - | 1,271 | - | $11,019 | $14,006,321 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | true | false |
| 4 | 2 | Taken | $12,667,032 | -10.7% | 3,089 | -13 | $4,100 | $110,599,108 | 5 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 5 | 5 | He's Just Not That Into You | $7,977,341 | -28.2% | 2,858 | -192 | $2,791 | $80,627,257 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 6 | 8 | Paul Blart: Mall Cop | $6,937,159 | -14.6% | 2,698 | -137 | $2,571 | $129,442,679 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 7 | 3 | Coraline | $6,520,310 | -51.8% | 2,092 | -63 | $3,116 | $62,371,925 | 4 | Focus Features | false | false |
| 8 | 7 | Confessions of a Shopaholic | $6,063,300 | -29% | 2,534 | +27 | $2,392 | $35,234,816 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | - | Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li | $5,767,269 | - | 1,136 | - | $5,076 | $5,767,269 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | true | false |
| 10 | 6 | Friday the 13th | $4,829,596 | -50.9% | 2,760 | -345 | $1,749 | $61,841,192 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 11 | 9 | Fired Up! | $4,422,841 | -30.2% | 1,811 | +1 | $2,442 | $10,760,051 | 2 | Screen Gems | false | false |
| 12 | 11 | Gran Torino | $3,966,056 | -17.6% | 1,750 | -280 | $2,266 | $139,575,985 | 12 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 13 | 10 | The International | $3,910,462 | -34.1% | 2,031 | -333 | $1,925 | $22,410,616 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 14 | 14 | The Reader | $3,845,496 | +3.4% | 1,203 | +241 | $3,196 | $27,935,031 | 13 | The Weinstein Company | false | false |
| 15 | 12 | The Pink Panther 2 | $3,133,320 | -30.2% | 1,879 | -779 | $1,667 | $33,298,843 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 16 | 13 | Push | $2,881,119 | -27.9% | 1,565 | -317 | $1,840 | $28,509,793 | 4 | Summit Entertainment | false | false |
| 17 | 15 | Hotel for Dogs | $2,184,103 | -20.5% | 1,381 | -335 | $1,581 | $68,139,971 | 7 | DreamWorks | false | false |
| 18 | 19 | Milk | $2,007,248 | +36.8% | 828 | +417 | $2,424 | $30,528,562 | 15 | Focus Features | false | false |
| 19 | 16 | The Wrestler | $1,843,381 | -23.1% | 776 | +159 | $2,375 | $23,967,813 | 12 | - | false | false |
| 20 | 17 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | $1,060,819 | -34.6% | 558 | -196 | $1,901 | $125,661,898 | 11 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 21 | 18 | The Uninvited | $924,452 | -42% | 735 | -522 | $1,257 | $27,217,160 | 5 | DreamWorks | false | false |
| 22 | 21 | Doubt | $728,109 | -23.9% | 400 | -2 | $1,820 | $32,100,082 | 12 | Miramax | false | false |
| 23 | 25 | Twilight | $708,297 | +4.2% | 448 | +42 | $1,581 | $190,341,818 | 15 | Summit Entertainment | false | false |
| 24 | 24 | Under the Sea 3D | $686,295 | -4.9% | 51 | +1 | $13,456 | $2,558,949 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 25 | - | Echelon Conspiracy | $666,009 | - | 400 | - | $1,665 | $666,009 | 1 | After Dark Films | true | true |
| 26 | 23 | Revolutionary Road | $531,927 | -28.1% | 304 | -46 | $1,749 | $22,102,721 | 10 | Paramount Vantage | false | false |
| 27 | 27 | New in Town | $531,283 | -21.2% | 432 | -73 | $1,229 | $16,001,887 | 5 | Lionsgate | false | false |
| 28 | 22 | Frost/Nixon | $491,840 | -38% | 330 | -51 | $1,490 | $18,018,596 | 13 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 29 | 54 | Two Lovers | $488,332 | +536.1% | 66 | +59 | $7,398 | $705,647 | 3 | Magnolia Pictures | false | false |
| 30 | 20 | Underworld: Rise of the Lycans | $455,004 | -57.2% | 354 | -322 | $1,285 | $45,802,315 | 6 | Screen Gems | false | false |
| 31 | 30 | Marley & Me | $449,104 | +9.2% | 314 | +10 | $1,430 | $142,085,405 | 11 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 32 | 26 | Defiance | $439,848 | -35.3% | 317 | -250 | $1,387 | $27,811,848 | 10 | Paramount Vantage | false | false |
| 33 | 31 | The Class | $378,200 | +2% | 73 | +11 | $5,180 | $1,723,716 | 11 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 34 | 46 | Valkyrie | $331,666 | +228.6% | 289 | +174 | $1,147 | $82,736,849 | 11 | United Artists | false | false |
| 35 | 40 | Waltz with Bashir | $304,092 | +92.2% | 208 | +153 | $1,461 | $1,945,378 | 11 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 36 | 37 | Inkheart | $241,202 | +8.3% | 197 | -14 | $1,224 | $16,323,457 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 37 | 36 | Last Chance Harvey | $237,692 | +1.7% | 181 | +20 | $1,313 | $14,009,095 | 11 | Overture Films | false | false |
| 38 | 34 | Bride Wars | $232,916 | -9.2% | 224 | -16 | $1,039 | $57,778,276 | 8 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 39 | 47 | Gomorrah | $213,503 | +134.3% | 20 | +14 | $10,675 | $448,920 | 11 | IFC Films | false | false |
| 40 | 35 | Yes Man | $198,497 | -15.1% | 170 | -52 | $1,167 | $97,277,857 | 11 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 41 | 39 | The Tale of Despereaux | $193,540 | +20.9% | 248 | +27 | $780 | $50,877,145 | 11 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 42 | 28 | Delhi-6 | $171,431 | -74% | 90 | - | $1,904 | $829,626 | 2 | UTV Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 43 | 38 | Bedtime Stories | $169,780 | -2.8% | 123 | -22 | $1,380 | $109,625,302 | 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 44 | 33 | Rachel Getting Married | $166,993 | -45.1% | 115 | -149 | $1,452 | $12,621,267 | 22 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 45 | 41 | The Unborn | $140,235 | -10.5% | 150 | -24 | $934 | $42,670,410 | 8 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 46 | 44 | The Dark Knight | $131,364 | +6.2% | 54 | -1 | $2,432 | $533,345,358 | 33 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 47 | 45 | I've Loved You So Long | $125,262 | +16.4% | 46 | -23 | $2,723 | $3,064,978 | 19 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 48 | - | Crossing Over | $104,131 | - | 9 | - | $11,570 | $104,131 | 1 | The Weinstein Company | true | false |
| 49 | 50 | Fanboys | $92,083 | +6.8% | 34 | - | $2,708 | $511,027 | 4 | The Weinstein Company | false | false |
| 50 | 51 | Fly Me to the Moon 3D | $87,546 | +1.8% | 9 | -1 | $9,727 | $13,086,523 | 29 | Summit Entertainment | false | false |
| 51 | 29 | My Bloody Valentine | $80,314 | -84.3% | 92 | -263 | $872 | $51,495,558 | 7 | Lionsgate | false | false |
| 52 | - | Play the Game | $76,568 | - | 22 | - | $3,480 | $76,568 | 1 | Slowhand Cinema Releasing | true | false |
| 53 | 55 | Space Station 3D | $76,394 | +0.8% | 11 | +2 | $6,944 | $77,908,557 | 359 | IMAX | false | false |
| 54 | 49 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | $74,264 | -14% | 6 | - | $12,377 | $27,725,706 | 180 | IMAX | false | false |
| 55 | 53 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | $69,289 | -11.9% | 58 | -14 | $1,194 | $79,308,794 | 12 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 56 | 42 | The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2009: Live Action | $57,606 | -60.3% | 29 | -31 | $1,986 | $619,497 | 4 | Shorts International | false | false |
| 57 | 58 | Dolphins and Whales 3D: Tribes of the Ocean | $56,152 | +23.9% | 7 | - | $8,021 | $5,594,173 | 55 | 3D Entertainment | false | false |
| 58 | 57 | Wendy and Lucy | $55,642 | -2.1% | 20 | +1 | $2,782 | $503,997 | 13 | Oscilloscope | false | false |
| 59 | 62 | Che: Part One/Che: Part Two | $53,636 | +71.6% | 18 | +6 | $2,979 | $1,111,314 | 12 | IFC Films | false | false |
| 60 | 52 | Australia | $52,461 | -38.3% | 64 | -29 | $819 | $49,501,471 | 15 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 61 | 59 | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | $52,159 | +20.5% | 15 | - | $3,477 | $20,923,829 | 74 | National Geographic Entertainment | false | false |
| 62 | 60 | Let the Right One In | $44,789 | +9.2% | 27 | +1 | $1,658 | $2,039,834 | 19 | Magnolia Pictures | false | false |
| 63 | 64 | Deep Sea | $40,895 | +74.6% | 4 | - | $10,223 | $37,508,204 | 157 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 64 | 56 | Notorious | $32,490 | -56.9% | 41 | -26 | $792 | $36,805,214 | 7 | - | false | false |
| 65 | 61 | Roving Mars | $30,478 | -11.4% | 6 | - | $5,079 | $10,111,379 | 162 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 66 | 48 | Billu | $30,469 | -66.4% | 70 | - | $435 | $745,977 | 3 | Eros Worldwide | false | false |
| 67 | 78 | Examined Life | $25,352 | +387.3% | 1 | - | $25,352 | $30,555 | 2 | Zeitgeist Films | false | false |
| 68 | - | Runaways | $25,345 | - | 20 | - | $1,267 | $25,345 | 1 | Slowhand Cinema Releasing | true | false |
| 69 | 65 | Katyn | $20,721 | +15% | 1 | - | $20,721 | $41,800 | 3 | Koch Lorber Films | false | false |
| 70 | - | Man on Wire | $15,486 | - | 11 | - | $1,407 | $2,962,242 | 32 | Magnolia Pictures | false | false |
| 71 | 67 | Synecdoche, New York | $15,373 | +21.2% | 24 | +7 | $640 | $3,067,264 | 19 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 72 | - | An American Affair | $14,762 | - | 2 | - | $7,381 | $14,762 | 1 | Screen Media Films | true | false |
| 73 | 77 | Cherry Blossoms | $13,765 | +164.2% | 5 | +4 | $2,753 | $28,521 | 7 | Strand Releasing | false | false |
| 74 | 63 | Frozen River | $12,310 | -59.1% | 10 | -14 | $1,231 | $2,480,557 | 31 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 75 | 80 | U2 3D | $10,315 | +192.8% | 4 | +2 | $2,578 | $9,715,465 | 59 | National Geographic Entertainment | false | false |
| 76 | 81 | Lola Montès | $8,049 | +158% | 1 | -1 | $8,049 | $117,251 | 21 | Rialto Pictures | false | false |
| 77 | 71 | Service | $7,603 | -14.7% | 4 | +2 | $1,900 | $54,453 | 5 | Regent Releasing | false | false |
| 78 | 69 | Outlander | $7,593 | -29.9% | 12 | -7 | $632 | $150,897 | 6 | Third Rail Releasing | false | false |
| 79 | - | Live Fast, Die Young | $6,909 | - | 1 | - | $6,909 | $16,750 | 19 | - | false | false |
| 80 | - | The Betrayal | $6,530 | - | 2 | - | $3,265 | $27,268 | 15 | The Cinema Guild | false | false |
| 81 | - | Robert Blecker Wants Me Dead | $6,172 | - | 1 | - | $6,172 | $6,172 | 1 | Abramorama | true | false |
| 82 | 72 | Just Another Love Story | $5,750 | -29.5% | 2 | -1 | $2,875 | $31,758 | 8 | Koch Lorber Films | false | false |
| 83 | 95 | Pray the Devil Back to Hell | $5,427 | +853.8% | 3 | +1 | $1,809 | $81,470 | 17 | Balcony Releasing | false | false |
| 84 | 91 | A Secret | $4,790 | +279.3% | 4 | +2 | $1,197 | $610,695 | 26 | Strand Releasing | false | false |
| 85 | 90 | Ballerina | $4,082 | +176.7% | 1 | - | $4,082 | $18,320 | 7 | First Run | false | false |
| 86 | 70 | The Secret of the Grain | $3,768 | -61.5% | 2 | -1 | $1,884 | $86,356 | 11 | IFC Films | false | false |
| 87 | 66 | Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 | $3,376 | -74.4% | 1 | -3 | $3,376 | $101,145 | 16 | Kino International | false | false |
| 88 | 98 | Stranded | $3,130 | +919.5% | 2 | +1 | $1,565 | $89,213 | 20 | Zeitgeist Films | false | false |
| 89 | 68 | Medicine for Melancholy | $2,978 | -72.9% | 2 | -2 | $1,489 | $51,660 | 5 | IFC Films | false | false |
| 90 | - | One Day You'll Understand | $2,705 | - | 2 | - | $1,352 | $88,293 | 18 | Kino International | false | false |
| 91 | 76 | Crips and Bloods: Made in America | $2,427 | -54% | 1 | - | $2,427 | $51,774 | 6 | Argot Pictures | false | false |
| 92 | 88 | The Secrets | $2,274 | +26.3% | 1 | - | $2,274 | $75,190 | 15 | Monterey Media | false | false |
| 93 | 85 | How About You | $1,857 | -7.4% | 1 | - | $1,857 | $69,827 | 16 | Strand Releasing | false | false |
| 94 | 86 | Trouble the Water | $1,818 | -9.2% | 2 | -1 | $909 | $511,999 | 28 | Zeitgeist Films | false | false |
| 95 | 74 | Made in U.S.A | $1,421 | -78.4% | 1 | - | $1,421 | $68,126 | 8 | Rialto Pictures | false | false |
| 96 | - | 12 | $1,158 | - | 1 | - | $1,158 | $1,158 | 1 | Sony Pictures Classics | true | false |
| 97 | 87 | Were the World Mine | $558 | -69.5% | 1 | -1 | $558 | $119,563 | 18 | - | false | false |
| 98 | 82 | The Wild Child | $438 | -86% | 1 | - | $438 | $44,183 | 17 | The Film Desk | false | false |
| 99 | - | Box Elder | $380 | - | 1 | - | $380 | $44,822 | 53 | N/A | false | false |
| 100 | 75 | Eleven Minutes | $347 | -94% | 1 | -3 | $347 | $6,113 | 2 | Regent Releasing | false | false |
| 101 | 89 | I.O.U.S.A. | $217 | -86.1% | 1 | -1 | $217 | $821,046 | 28 | Roadside Attractions | false | false |
