| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Knowing | $31,515,012 | - | 3,332 | - | $9,458 | $31,515,012 | 1 | Summit Entertainment | true | false |
| 2 | - | I Love You, Man | $24,406,773 | - | 2,711 | - | $9,002 | $24,406,773 | 1 | DreamWorks | true | false |
| 3 | - | Duplicity | $18,082,380 | - | 2,574 | - | $7,025 | $18,082,380 | 1 | Universal Pictures | true | false |
| 4 | 1 | Race to Witch Mountain | $15,947,425 | -49.7% | 3,187 | - | $5,003 | $47,657,977 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 2 | Watchmen | $9,201,251 | -60.7% | 3,510 | -101 | $2,621 | $100,541,023 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 6 | 3 | The Last House on the Left | $7,721,775 | -57.4% | 2,402 | +1 | $3,214 | $25,848,035 | 2 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 4 | Taken | $5,334,836 | -39.8% | 2,661 | -197 | $2,004 | $134,373,544 | 8 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 8 | 5 | Slumdog Millionaire | $3,674,773 | -46.8% | 2,067 | -511 | $1,777 | $138,176,581 | 20 | - | false | false |
| 9 | 6 | Madea Goes to Jail | $3,236,667 | -51.1% | 1,835 | -368 | $1,763 | $87,934,351 | 5 | Lionsgate | false | false |
| 10 | 9 | Coraline | $2,914,395 | -30.4% | 1,431 | -337 | $2,036 | $73,624,822 | 7 | Focus Features | false | false |
| 11 | 7 | Paul Blart: Mall Cop | $2,454,024 | -46% | 1,762 | -519 | $1,392 | $141,663,254 | 10 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 12 | 8 | He's Just Not That Into You | $1,743,178 | -58.5% | 1,302 | -588 | $1,338 | $92,037,560 | 7 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 13 | 13 | Gran Torino | $1,021,382 | -49.7% | 825 | -277 | $1,238 | $145,376,575 | 15 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 14 | 11 | Confessions of a Shopaholic | $1,020,975 | -64% | 917 | -674 | $1,113 | $43,207,333 | 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | 10 | Miss March | $968,096 | -72% | 1,742 | - | $555 | $4,425,040 | 2 | - | false | false |
| 16 | 31 | Sunshine Cleaning | $915,274 | +217.3% | 64 | +60 | $14,301 | $1,203,697 | 2 | Overture Films | false | false |
| 17 | 12 | Fired Up! | $885,532 | -61% | 1,209 | -309 | $732 | $16,939,010 | 5 | Screen Gems | false | false |
| 18 | 14 | The Reader | $811,278 | -54.6% | 704 | -298 | $1,152 | $33,175,852 | 16 | The Weinstein Company | false | false |
| 19 | 22 | Under the Sea 3D | $581,812 | -2.8% | 54 | +4 | $10,774 | $4,098,066 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 20 | 16 | Hotel for Dogs | $535,484 | -48.5% | 522 | -282 | $1,025 | $71,038,528 | 10 | DreamWorks | false | false |
| 21 | 15 | Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience | $491,858 | -63.9% | 468 | -500 | $1,050 | $19,153,990 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 22 | 26 | The Class | $296,924 | -35.9% | 125 | +5 | $2,375 | $2,882,700 | 14 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 23 | 24 | Two Lovers | $287,444 | -46.4% | 148 | +14 | $1,942 | $2,052,945 | 6 | Magnolia Pictures | false | false |
| 24 | 20 | Push | $269,417 | -65% | 290 | -325 | $929 | $31,064,080 | 7 | Summit Entertainment | false | false |
| 25 | 21 | The Wrestler | $245,201 | -60.7% | 291 | -165 | $842 | $25,871,003 | 15 | - | false | false |
| 26 | 25 | The Uninvited | $240,892 | -49.5% | 282 | -129 | $854 | $28,498,485 | 8 | DreamWorks | false | false |
| 27 | 27 | Doubt | $231,542 | -45.5% | 218 | -57 | $1,062 | $33,254,900 | 15 | Miramax | false | false |
| 28 | 33 | Marley & Me | $204,050 | -24.6% | 190 | -32 | $1,073 | $142,894,352 | 14 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 29 | 18 | The Pink Panther 2 | $192,853 | -77.2% | 261 | -366 | $738 | $35,922,978 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 30 | 17 | The International | $187,891 | -81.3% | 281 | -268 | $668 | $25,450,527 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 31 | 19 | Friday the 13th | $187,057 | -76.3% | 305 | -475 | $613 | $64,742,757 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 32 | 23 | Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li | $184,201 | -68.9% | 186 | -267 | $990 | $8,505,077 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 33 | 32 | Inkheart | $181,696 | -36.6% | 194 | -95 | $936 | $17,120,829 | 9 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 34 | 29 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | $178,272 | -52.5% | 206 | -75 | $865 | $126,814,862 | 14 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 35 | 36 | Last Chance Harvey | $173,777 | -21.8% | 244 | +41 | $712 | $14,652,028 | 14 | Overture Films | false | false |
| 36 | 35 | Revolutionary Road | $171,580 | -24% | 202 | +21 | $849 | $22,814,695 | 13 | Paramount Vantage | false | false |
| 37 | 28 | Twilight | $171,571 | -56.8% | 247 | -91 | $694 | $191,407,041 | 18 | Summit Entertainment | false | false |
| 38 | 38 | Bride Wars | $168,139 | -22% | 162 | -24 | $1,037 | $58,368,758 | 11 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 39 | - | The Great Buck Howard | $162,376 | - | 55 | - | $2,952 | $162,376 | 1 | Magnolia Pictures | true | false |
| 40 | 40 | Gomorrah | $155,222 | -21.4% | 47 | +8 | $3,302 | $987,223 | 14 | IFC Films | false | false |
| 41 | 30 | Milk | $117,051 | -63.6% | 111 | -117 | $1,054 | $31,754,380 | 18 | Focus Features | false | false |
| 42 | - | Sin Nombre | $115,707 | - | 6 | - | $19,284 | $115,707 | 1 | Focus Features | true | false |
| 43 | 34 | New in Town | $105,804 | -59.5% | 158 | -81 | $669 | $16,734,283 | 8 | Lionsgate | false | false |
| 44 | 37 | Defiance | $99,074 | -54.7% | 118 | -84 | $839 | $28,422,690 | 13 | Paramount Vantage | false | false |
| 45 | 43 | Space Station 3D | $95,767 | -7.8% | 8 | -1 | $11,970 | $78,196,894 | 362 | IMAX | false | false |
| 46 | 53 | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | $94,234 | +87.2% | 15 | - | $6,282 | $21,119,167 | 77 | National Geographic Entertainment | false | false |
| 47 | 39 | Frost/Nixon | $91,100 | -55.3% | 131 | -51 | $695 | $18,622,031 | 16 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 48 | 50 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | $85,271 | +19.5% | 8 | -1 | $10,658 | $27,942,549 | 183 | IMAX | false | false |
| 49 | 45 | Che: Part One/Che: Part Two | $72,759 | -19% | 39 | +7 | $1,865 | $1,336,708 | 15 | IFC Films | false | false |
| 50 | 46 | Fly Me to the Moon 3D | $72,637 | -18.6% | 9 | +1 | $8,070 | $13,329,046 | 32 | Summit Entertainment | false | false |
| 51 | 42 | Yes Man | $61,542 | -47.1% | 53 | -49 | $1,161 | $97,649,930 | 14 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 52 | 41 | Crossing Over | $54,234 | -61.9% | 39 | +1 | $1,390 | $366,374 | 4 | The Weinstein Company | false | false |
| 53 | 58 | Tokyo! | $53,693 | +40.1% | 8 | +2 | $6,711 | $124,334 | 3 | Liberation Entertainment | false | false |
| 54 | 47 | Wendy and Lucy | $52,943 | -38.2% | 40 | - | $1,323 | $715,238 | 16 | Oscilloscope | false | false |
| 55 | 49 | Everlasting Moments | $51,095 | -35% | 18 | +5 | $2,838 | $186,569 | 3 | IFC Films | false | false |
| 56 | 55 | Dolphins and Whales 3D: Tribes of the Ocean | $49,597 | +16% | 7 | - | $7,085 | $5,738,287 | 58 | 3D Entertainment | false | false |
| 57 | 74 | Valentino: The Last Emperor | $47,013 | +312.1% | 1 | - | $47,013 | $58,367 | 2 | Truly Indie | false | false |
| 58 | 48 | Waltz with Bashir | $45,186 | -45.5% | 58 | -24 | $779 | $2,201,737 | 14 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 59 | 44 | Valkyrie | $37,793 | -63.3% | 57 | -110 | $663 | $83,055,041 | 14 | United Artists | false | false |
| 60 | - | Super Capers: The Origins of Ed and the Missing Bullion | $29,940 | - | 80 | - | $374 | $29,940 | 1 | Roadside Attractions | true | false |
| 61 | 60 | Roving Mars | $27,103 | +0.8% | 5 | - | $5,420 | $10,188,144 | 165 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 62 | 64 | U2 3D | $25,745 | +34.5% | 9 | - | $2,860 | $9,775,681 | 62 | National Geographic Entertainment | false | false |
| 63 | 56 | Tokyo Sonata | $22,970 | -44.4% | 2 | - | $11,485 | $64,310 | 2 | Regent Releasing | false | false |
| 64 | 54 | Play the Game | $22,684 | -51.2% | 12 | -4 | $1,890 | $203,215 | 4 | Slowhand Cinema Releasing | false | false |
| 65 | - | Hunger | $20,786 | - | 1 | - | $20,786 | $24,347 | 16 | IFC Films | false | false |
| 66 | 52 | Rachel Getting Married | $19,315 | -64.3% | 22 | -33 | $877 | $12,785,570 | 25 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 67 | 59 | Fanboys | $17,233 | -48.7% | 26 | -1 | $662 | $612,686 | 7 | The Weinstein Company | false | false |
| 68 | 61 | Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 | $16,886 | -36% | 13 | +4 | $1,298 | $162,118 | 19 | Kino International | false | false |
| 69 | 62 | I've Loved You So Long | $16,150 | -28.3% | 18 | +1 | $897 | $3,148,953 | 22 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 70 | 57 | Brothers at War | $14,134 | -63.7% | 7 | - | $2,019 | $53,030 | 2 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false | false |
| 71 | 68 | Z | $13,800 | -13.1% | 1 | - | $13,800 | $29,683 | 2 | Rialto Pictures | false | false |
| 72 | 79 | Cherry Blossoms | $13,696 | +34.3% | 7 | - | $1,956 | $66,957 | 10 | Strand Releasing | false | false |
| 73 | 66 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | $12,531 | -29.2% | 16 | -4 | $783 | $79,356,594 | 15 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 74 | - | Coyote County Loser | $11,654 | - | 1 | - | $11,654 | $11,654 | 1 | Roebuck Media | true | false |
| 75 | 71 | Fados | $11,310 | -20.8% | 2 | +1 | $5,655 | $42,148 | 3 | Zeitgeist Films | false | false |
| 76 | 63 | The Secrets | $11,303 | -45.8% | 9 | +2 | $1,255 | $108,785 | 18 | Monterey Media | false | false |
| 77 | - | Skills Like This | $11,293 | - | 1 | - | $11,293 | $11,293 | 1 | Shadow Distribution | true | false |
| 78 | - | Mancora | $10,190 | - | 2 | - | $5,095 | $10,190 | 1 | Maya Entertainment | true | false |
| 79 | - | The New Twenty | $9,222 | - | 1 | - | $9,222 | $9,222 | 1 | Argot Pictures | true | false |
| 80 | 65 | Let the Right One In | $8,303 | -54.7% | 11 | -2 | $754 | $2,104,277 | 22 | Magnolia Pictures | false | false |
| 81 | 85 | Explicit Ills | $8,282 | -5.8% | 2 | - | $4,141 | $28,564 | 3 | - | false | false |
| 82 | 67 | 12 | $8,067 | -51.7% | 4 | -3 | $2,016 | $43,509 | 4 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 83 | 76 | Katyn | $7,953 | -29.5% | 1 | - | $7,953 | $73,006 | 6 | Koch Lorber Films | false | false |
| 84 | 70 | Medicine for Melancholy | $7,952 | -48.2% | 3 | - | $2,650 | $94,883 | 8 | IFC Films | false | false |
| 85 | 78 | 13B: Fear Has a New Address | $7,854 | -27.6% | 4 | -2 | $1,963 | $33,558 | 3 | Adlabs Films | false | false |
| 86 | 73 | Severed Ways: The Norse Discovery of America | $7,010 | -40.2% | 1 | - | $7,010 | $18,728 | 2 | Magnolia Pictures | false | false |
| 87 | 72 | Australia | $5,928 | -56.6% | 11 | -7 | $538 | $49,554,002 | 18 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 88 | 84 | Crips and Bloods: Made in America | $5,353 | -41.4% | 4 | +3 | $1,338 | $68,654 | 9 | Argot Pictures | false | false |
| 89 | 82 | Notorious | $5,247 | -43.6% | 13 | -1 | $403 | $36,836,604 | 10 | - | false | false |
| 90 | 86 | Carmen and Geoffrey | $5,237 | -39.1% | 1 | - | $5,237 | $13,834 | 2 | First Run | false | false |
| 91 | 69 | One Day You'll Understand | $4,970 | -68.3% | 4 | -1 | $1,242 | $109,596 | 21 | Kino International | false | false |
| 92 | - | Perestroika | $4,520 | - | 1 | - | $4,520 | $4,520 | 1 | Strand Releasing | true | false |
| 93 | 88 | Ballerina | $3,849 | -45.4% | 1 | - | $3,849 | $44,662 | 10 | First Run | false | false |
| 94 | 90 | Synecdoche, New York | $3,661 | -23.3% | 4 | - | $915 | $3,083,538 | 22 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 95 | - | How About You | $3,318 | - | 1 | - | $3,318 | $74,977 | 19 | Strand Releasing | false | false |
| 96 | 96 | Service | $2,437 | +20% | 1 | - | $2,437 | $62,095 | 8 | Regent Releasing | false | false |
| 97 | 99 | Galapagos | $2,262 | +33.5% | 1 | - | $2,262 | $17,487,031 | 491 | IMAX | false | false |
| 98 | - | Lola Montès | $2,236 | - | 1 | - | $2,236 | $120,306 | 24 | Rialto Pictures | false | false |
| 99 | 93 | Ciao | $2,133 | -28.4% | 1 | - | $2,133 | $47,560 | 16 | Regent Releasing | false | false |
| 100 | 95 | The Betrayal | $1,696 | -31.7% | 1 | - | $1,696 | $34,862 | 18 | The Cinema Guild | false | false |
| 101 | 101 | Trouble the Water | $1,675 | +49.3% | 2 | +1 | $837 | $518,701 | 31 | Zeitgeist Films | false | false |
| 102 | 97 | An American Affair | $1,644 | -14.9% | 1 | -1 | $1,644 | $28,044 | 4 | Screen Media Films | false | false |
| 103 | 100 | Just Another Love Story | $1,632 | +34.2% | 1 | - | $1,632 | $37,131 | 11 | Koch Lorber Films | false | false |
| 104 | 83 | Throw Down Your Heart | $1,466 | -84.1% | 1 | -1 | $1,466 | $10,714 | 2 | Argot Pictures | false | false |
| 105 | 102 | A Secret | $880 | -18% | 1 | - | $880 | $613,551 | 29 | Strand Releasing | false | false |
| 106 | - | The Wild Child | $745 | - | 2 | - | $372 | $50,070 | 20 | The Film Desk | false | false |
| 107 | 105 | Our City Dreams | $631 | +13.9% | 1 | -2 | $631 | $31,223 | 7 | First Run | false | false |
| 108 | - | Of Time and the City | $487 | - | 1 | - | $487 | $29,253 | 10 | Strand Releasing | false | false |
| 109 | 98 | Absurdistan | $445 | -74% | 1 | -1 | $445 | $13,114 | 7 | First Run | false | false |
| 110 | - | The Village Barbershop | $305 | - | 1 | - | $305 | $2,175 | 10 | Monterey Media | false | false |
