| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Monsters vs. Aliens | $72,190,222 | - | 4,104 | - | $17,590 | $72,190,222 | 1 | DreamWorks | true | false |
| 2 | - | The Haunting in Connecticut | $27,689,633 | - | 2,732 | - | $10,135 | $27,689,633 | 1 | Lionsgate | true | false |
| 3 | 1 | Knowing | $18,558,602 | -41.1% | 3,337 | +5 | $5,561 | $50,073,614 | 2 | Summit Entertainment | false | false |
| 4 | 2 | I Love You, Man | $17,030,317 | -30.2% | 2,717 | +6 | $6,268 | $41,437,090 | 2 | DreamWorks | false | false |
| 5 | 3 | Duplicity | $9,993,595 | -44.7% | 2,579 | +5 | $3,874 | $28,075,975 | 2 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 4 | Race to Witch Mountain | $7,378,532 | -53.7% | 3,268 | +81 | $2,257 | $55,036,509 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | - | 12 Rounds | $6,721,861 | - | 2,331 | - | $2,883 | $6,721,861 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | true | false |
| 8 | 5 | Watchmen | $3,731,223 | -59.4% | 2,010 | -1,500 | $1,856 | $104,272,246 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 9 | 6 | The Last House on the Left | $3,566,835 | -53.8% | 2,251 | -151 | $1,584 | $29,414,870 | 3 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 7 | Taken | $3,498,308 | -34.4% | 1,961 | -700 | $1,783 | $137,871,852 | 9 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 11 | 16 | Sunshine Cleaning | $1,691,860 | +84.8% | 167 | +103 | $10,130 | $2,895,557 | 3 | Overture Films | false | false |
| 12 | 8 | Slumdog Millionaire | $1,568,884 | -57.3% | 840 | -1,227 | $1,867 | $139,745,465 | 21 | - | false | false |
| 13 | 9 | Madea Goes to Jail | $1,454,898 | -55% | 1,128 | -707 | $1,289 | $89,389,249 | 6 | Lionsgate | false | false |
| 14 | 11 | Paul Blart: Mall Cop | $1,125,390 | -54.1% | 1,082 | -680 | $1,040 | $142,788,644 | 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 15 | 12 | He's Just Not That Into You | $656,022 | -62.4% | 506 | -796 | $1,296 | $92,693,582 | 8 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 16 | 13 | Gran Torino | $592,298 | -42% | 478 | -347 | $1,239 | $145,968,873 | 16 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 17 | 10 | Coraline | $452,417 | -84.5% | 360 | -1,071 | $1,256 | $74,077,239 | 8 | Focus Features | false | false |
| 18 | 18 | The Reader | $439,528 | -45.8% | 324 | -380 | $1,356 | $33,615,380 | 17 | The Weinstein Company | false | false |
| 19 | 20 | Hotel for Dogs | $418,751 | -21.8% | 381 | -141 | $1,099 | $71,457,279 | 11 | DreamWorks | false | false |
| 20 | - | The Cross | $402,029 | - | 221 | - | $1,819 | $402,029 | 1 | 8x Entertainment | true | false |
| 21 | 19 | Under the Sea 3D | $377,812 | -35.1% | 37 | -17 | $10,211 | $4,475,878 | 7 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 22 | 14 | Confessions of a Shopaholic | $352,237 | -65.5% | 358 | -559 | $983 | $43,559,570 | 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 23 | 34 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | $301,213 | +69% | 246 | +40 | $1,224 | $127,116,075 | 15 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 24 | 22 | The Class | $256,957 | -13.5% | 123 | -2 | $2,089 | $3,139,657 | 15 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 25 | 23 | Two Lovers | $254,761 | -11.4% | 137 | -11 | $1,859 | $2,307,706 | 7 | Magnolia Pictures | false | false |
| 26 | 17 | Fired Up! | $223,217 | -74.8% | 377 | -832 | $592 | $17,162,227 | 6 | Screen Gems | false | false |
| 27 | 40 | Gomorrah | $143,202 | -7.7% | 49 | +2 | $2,922 | $1,130,425 | 15 | IFC Films | false | false |
| 28 | 38 | Bride Wars | $141,512 | -15.8% | 143 | -19 | $989 | $58,510,270 | 12 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 29 | 39 | The Great Buck Howard | $135,728 | -16.4% | 56 | +1 | $2,423 | $298,104 | 2 | Magnolia Pictures | false | false |
| 30 | 25 | The Wrestler | $135,508 | -44.7% | 143 | -148 | $947 | $26,006,511 | 16 | - | false | false |
| 31 | 28 | Marley & Me | $132,909 | -34.9% | 129 | -61 | $1,030 | $143,027,261 | 15 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 32 | 24 | Push | $124,973 | -53.6% | 123 | -167 | $1,016 | $31,189,053 | 8 | Summit Entertainment | false | false |
| 33 | 27 | Doubt | $122,079 | -47.3% | 115 | -103 | $1,061 | $33,376,979 | 16 | Miramax | false | false |
| 34 | 33 | Inkheart | $118,716 | -34.7% | 152 | -42 | $781 | $17,239,545 | 10 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 35 | 42 | Sin Nombre | $98,895 | -14.5% | 6 | - | $16,482 | $214,602 | 2 | Focus Features | false | false |
| 36 | 26 | The Uninvited | $98,333 | -59.2% | 170 | -112 | $578 | $28,596,818 | 9 | DreamWorks | false | false |
| 37 | 36 | Revolutionary Road | $96,785 | -43.6% | 142 | -60 | $681 | $22,911,480 | 14 | Paramount Vantage | false | false |
| 38 | 35 | Last Chance Harvey | $95,208 | -45.2% | 135 | -109 | $705 | $14,747,236 | 15 | Overture Films | false | false |
| 39 | 15 | Miss March | $86,175 | -91.1% | 169 | -1,573 | $509 | $4,511,215 | 3 | - | false | false |
| 40 | 48 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | $85,512 | +0.3% | 6 | -2 | $14,252 | $28,028,061 | 184 | IMAX | false | false |
| 41 | 46 | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | $85,225 | -9.6% | 15 | - | $5,681 | $21,204,392 | 78 | National Geographic Entertainment | false | false |
| 42 | 45 | Space Station 3D | $82,653 | -13.7% | 9 | +1 | $9,183 | $78,279,546 | 363 | IMAX | false | false |
| 43 | 32 | Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li | $71,326 | -61.3% | 81 | -105 | $880 | $8,576,403 | 5 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 44 | 44 | Defiance | $68,359 | -31% | 80 | -38 | $854 | $28,491,049 | 14 | Paramount Vantage | false | false |
| 45 | 56 | Dolphins and Whales 3D: Tribes of the Ocean | $66,809 | +34.7% | 6 | -1 | $11,134 | $5,805,096 | 59 | 3D Entertainment | false | false |
| 46 | 57 | Valentino: The Last Emperor | $60,976 | +29.7% | 2 | +1 | $30,488 | $119,397 | 3 | Truly Indie | false | false |
| 47 | 55 | Everlasting Moments | $60,832 | +19.1% | 23 | +5 | $2,644 | $247,401 | 4 | IFC Films | false | false |
| 48 | 50 | Fly Me to the Moon 3D | $58,686 | -19.2% | 9 | - | $6,520 | $13,387,732 | 33 | Summit Entertainment | false | false |
| 49 | 37 | Twilight | $58,373 | -66% | 150 | -97 | $389 | $191,465,414 | 19 | Summit Entertainment | false | false |
| 50 | 63 | Tokyo Sonata | $55,293 | +140.7% | 10 | +8 | $5,529 | $119,603 | 3 | Regent Releasing | false | false |
| 51 | 31 | Friday the 13th | $53,470 | -71.4% | 94 | -211 | $568 | $64,796,227 | 7 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 52 | 52 | Crossing Over | $52,624 | -3% | 42 | +3 | $1,252 | $418,998 | 5 | The Weinstein Company | false | false |
| 53 | 49 | Che: Part One/Che: Part Two | $50,836 | -30.1% | 33 | -6 | $1,540 | $1,387,544 | 16 | IFC Films | false | false |
| 54 | 41 | Milk | $50,536 | -56.8% | 54 | -57 | $935 | $31,804,916 | 19 | Focus Features | false | false |
| 55 | - | Goodbye Solo | $50,473 | - | 3 | - | $16,824 | $50,473 | 1 | Roadside Attractions | true | false |
| 56 | 54 | Wendy and Lucy | $42,339 | -20% | 32 | -8 | $1,323 | $757,577 | 17 | Oscilloscope | false | false |
| 57 | 51 | Yes Man | $41,046 | -33.3% | 59 | +6 | $695 | $97,690,976 | 15 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 58 | 70 | Brothers at War | $40,990 | +190% | 15 | +8 | $2,732 | $94,020 | 3 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false | false |
| 59 | - | Shall We Kiss? | $38,929 | - | 4 | - | $9,732 | $38,929 | 1 | Music Box Films | true | false |
| 60 | 58 | Waltz with Bashir | $32,731 | -27.6% | 46 | -12 | $711 | $2,234,468 | 15 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 61 | 53 | Tokyo! | $27,803 | -48.2% | 8 | - | $3,475 | $152,137 | 4 | Liberation Entertainment | false | false |
| 62 | 65 | Hunger | $26,475 | +27.4% | 5 | +4 | $5,295 | $50,822 | 17 | IFC Films | false | false |
| 63 | 93 | Ballerina | $23,480 | +510% | 5 | +4 | $4,696 | $68,142 | 11 | First Run | false | false |
| 64 | 64 | Play the Game | $21,771 | -4% | 13 | +1 | $1,674 | $224,232 | 5 | Slowhand Cinema Releasing | false | false |
| 65 | 61 | Roving Mars | $19,432 | -28.3% | 5 | - | $3,886 | $10,207,576 | 166 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 66 | 59 | Valkyrie | $16,781 | -55.6% | 32 | -25 | $524 | $83,071,822 | 15 | United Artists | false | false |
| 67 | 67 | Fanboys | $16,641 | -3.4% | 28 | +2 | $594 | $629,327 | 8 | The Weinstein Company | false | false |
| 68 | - | American Swing | $14,847 | - | 1 | - | $14,847 | $14,847 | 1 | Magnolia Pictures | true | false |
| 69 | - | The Education of Charlie Banks | $11,461 | - | 3 | - | $3,820 | $11,461 | 1 | Anchor Bay Films | true | false |
| 70 | - | Guest of Cindy Sherman | $11,307 | - | 1 | - | $11,307 | $11,307 | 1 | Trela Media | true | false |
| 71 | 82 | 12 | $11,141 | +38.1% | 6 | +2 | $1,856 | $54,650 | 5 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 72 | 62 | U2 3D | $10,867 | -57.8% | 6 | -3 | $1,811 | $9,786,548 | 63 | National Geographic Entertainment | false | false |
| 73 | 69 | I've Loved You So Long | $10,665 | -34% | 10 | -8 | $1,066 | $3,159,618 | 23 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 74 | 73 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | $10,384 | -17.1% | 14 | -2 | $741 | $79,366,978 | 16 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 75 | 72 | Cherry Blossoms | $9,778 | -28.6% | 5 | -2 | $1,955 | $76,735 | 11 | Strand Releasing | false | false |
| 76 | 83 | Katyn | $9,482 | +19.2% | 2 | +1 | $4,741 | $82,488 | 7 | Koch Lorber Films | false | false |
| 77 | 75 | Fados | $9,413 | -16.8% | 4 | +2 | $2,353 | $51,561 | 4 | Zeitgeist Films | false | false |
| 78 | 21 | Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience | $8,750 | -98.2% | 15 | -453 | $583 | $19,162,740 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 79 | - | Spinning Into Butter | $8,064 | - | 4 | - | $2,016 | $8,064 | 1 | Screen Media Films | true | false |
| 80 | 71 | Z | $7,343 | -46.8% | 1 | - | $7,343 | $37,026 | 3 | Rialto Pictures | false | false |
| 81 | 89 | Notorious | $7,078 | +34.9% | 11 | -2 | $643 | $36,843,682 | 11 | - | false | false |
| 82 | 80 | Let the Right One In | $7,011 | -15.6% | 5 | -6 | $1,402 | $2,111,288 | 23 | Magnolia Pictures | false | false |
| 83 | 76 | The Secrets | $6,754 | -40.2% | 8 | -1 | $844 | $115,539 | 19 | Monterey Media | false | false |
| 84 | 78 | Mancora | $6,408 | -37.1% | 2 | - | $3,204 | $16,598 | 2 | Maya Entertainment | false | false |
| 85 | - | Enlighten Up! | $6,340 | - | 1 | - | $6,340 | $39,566 | 29 | Balcony Releasing | false | false |
| 86 | 84 | Medicine for Melancholy | $6,205 | -22% | 3 | - | $2,068 | $101,088 | 9 | IFC Films | false | false |
| 87 | 109 | Absurdistan | $6,187 | +1,290.3% | 1 | - | $6,187 | $19,301 | 8 | First Run | false | false |
| 88 | - | Three Monkeys | $5,610 | - | 1 | - | $5,610 | $5,610 | 1 | Zeitgeist Films | true | false |
| 89 | 77 | Skills Like This | $5,374 | -52.4% | 1 | - | $5,374 | $16,667 | 2 | Shadow Distribution | false | false |
| 90 | 91 | One Day You'll Understand | $5,134 | +3.3% | 6 | +2 | $855 | $114,730 | 22 | Kino International | false | false |
| 91 | 66 | Rachel Getting Married | $4,862 | -74.8% | 5 | -17 | $972 | $12,790,432 | 26 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 92 | 79 | The New Twenty | $3,817 | -58.6% | 1 | - | $3,817 | $13,039 | 2 | Argot Pictures | false | false |
| 93 | 68 | Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 | $3,685 | -78.2% | 5 | -8 | $737 | $165,803 | 20 | Kino International | false | false |
| 94 | 85 | 13B: Fear Has a New Address | $3,036 | -61.3% | 3 | -1 | $1,012 | $36,594 | 4 | Adlabs Films | false | false |
| 95 | - | Made in U.S.A | $2,971 | - | 1 | - | $2,971 | $71,097 | 12 | Rialto Pictures | false | false |
| 96 | 92 | Perestroika | $2,405 | -46.8% | 1 | - | $2,405 | $6,925 | 2 | Strand Releasing | false | false |
| 97 | 103 | Just Another Love Story | $1,890 | +15.8% | 1 | - | $1,890 | $39,021 | 12 | Koch Lorber Films | false | false |
| 98 | - | Tulpan | $1,737 | - | 1 | - | $1,737 | $1,737 | 1 | Zeitgeist Films | true | false |
| 99 | 104 | Throw Down Your Heart | $1,659 | +13.2% | 1 | - | $1,659 | $12,373 | 3 | Argot Pictures | false | false |
| 100 | 88 | Crips and Bloods: Made in America | $1,568 | -70.7% | 1 | -3 | $1,568 | $70,219 | 10 | Argot Pictures | false | false |
| 101 | 99 | Ciao | $1,233 | -42.2% | 1 | - | $1,233 | $48,793 | 17 | Regent Releasing | false | false |
| 102 | 101 | Trouble the Water | $1,049 | -37.4% | 1 | -1 | $1,049 | $519,750 | 32 | Zeitgeist Films | false | false |
| 103 | 100 | The Betrayal | $935 | -44.9% | 1 | - | $935 | $35,797 | 19 | The Cinema Guild | false | false |
| 104 | 60 | Super Capers: The Origins of Ed and the Missing Bullion | $933 | -96.9% | 11 | -69 | $84 | $30,873 | 2 | Roadside Attractions | false | false |
| 105 | 108 | Of Time and the City | $802 | +64.7% | 1 | - | $802 | $30,055 | 11 | Strand Releasing | false | false |
| 106 | 97 | Galapagos | $727 | -67.9% | 1 | - | $727 | $17,487,758 | 492 | IMAX | false | false |
| 107 | 95 | How About You | $377 | -88.6% | 1 | - | $377 | $75,354 | 20 | Strand Releasing | false | false |
| 108 | - | America Betrayed | $245 | - | 1 | - | $245 | $245 | 1 | First Run | true | false |
| 109 | - | Monsieur Verdoux | $113 | - | 1 | - | $113 | $47,879 | 55 | The Film Desk | false | false |
| 110 | 110 | The Village Barbershop | $35 | -88.5% | 1 | - | $35 | $2,210 | 11 | Monterey Media | false | false |
