| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $1,208,263 | - | 94 | - | $12,853 | $1,237,767 | 1 | Nordisk Film | true | false |
| 2 | 2 | Orps: The Movie | $157,242 | -30.4% | 68 | -2 | $2,312 | $451,675 | 2 | Svensk Filmindustri (SF) | false | false |
| 3 | 3 | Slumdog Millionaire | $133,020 | -21% | 25 | +2 | $5,320 | $1,589,436 | 8 | Svensk Filmindustri (SF) | false | false |
| 4 | 1 | Watchmen | $131,479 | -56.3% | 61 | - | $2,155 | $555,939 | 2 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 4 | Bolt | $68,533 | -35.3% | 65 | -18 | $1,054 | $1,629,021 | 6 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 5 | He's Just Not That Into You | $49,544 | -35% | 20 | - | $2,477 | $321,003 | 3 | Svensk Filmindustri (SF) | false | false |
| 7 | 6 | Olsenbanden jr. og det sorte gullet | $48,644 | -34% | 47 | -5 | $1,034 | $1,515,997 | 7 | Nordisk Film | false | false |
| 8 | 8 | The Reader | $40,958 | -27.7% | 10 | - | $4,095 | $140,476 | 2 | Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB | false | false |
| 9 | 7 | Max Manus: Man of War | $40,753 | -29.3% | 28 | -14 | $1,455 | $13,340,374 | 13 | Nordisk Film | false | false |
| 10 | 9 | The International | $37,816 | -30% | 22 | - | $1,718 | $278,799 | 3 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 12 | Hotel for Dogs | $37,752 | -15.6% | 25 | -5 | $1,510 | $308,204 | 4 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 14 | Bedtime Stories | $28,691 | -11.2% | 30 | -10 | $956 | $217,161 | 4 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 10 | Orange Girl | $22,674 | -52.6% | 33 | -22 | $687 | $233,136 | 3 | Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB | false | false |
| 14 | 16 | The Secret Life of Bees | $19,992 | -25.9% | 8 | - | $2,499 | $135,915 | 3 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 15 | 15 | The Wrestler | $19,216 | -28.9% | 13 | - | $1,478 | $361,081 | 5 | Arthaus | false | false |
| 16 | 11 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | $16,215 | -64% | 27 | -13 | $600 | $1,064,546 | 6 | Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB | false | false |
| 17 | 13 | Bride Wars | $15,962 | -54.1% | 13 | -9 | $1,227 | $452,878 | 5 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 18 | 17 | Twilight | $13,203 | -31.1% | 16 | -10 | $825 | $1,413,075 | 10 | Nordisk Film | false | false |
| 19 | 18 | Milk | $11,961 | -26.1% | 9 | +1 | $1,329 | $140,628 | 4 | Svensk Filmindustri (SF) | false | false |
| 20 | 23 | Friday the 13th | $11,320 | +7.6% | 8 | +2 | $1,415 | $244,079 | 5 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 21 | 22 | North | $11,043 | -6.7% | 16 | +6 | $690 | $371,559 | 6 | Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB | false | false |
| 22 | 20 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $9,947 | -23.6% | 8 | -4 | $1,243 | $3,171,462 | 17 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 23 | 19 | Yes Man | $9,734 | -33.6% | 12 | -5 | $811 | $1,905,753 | 12 | Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB | false | false |
| 24 | 24 | Valkyrie | $7,454 | -28.6% | 21 | -3 | $354 | $778,150 | 7 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 25 | - | Patrik, Age 1.5 | $7,272 | - | 8 | - | $909 | $8,235 | 1 | Svensk Filmindustri (SF) | true | false |
| 26 | 25 | Revolutionary Road | $6,695 | -14.5% | 9 | -5 | $743 | $626,714 | 9 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 27 | 21 | The Storm in My Heart | $6,340 | -50.1% | 19 | -10 | $333 | $665,851 | 9 | Svensk Filmindustri (SF) | false | false |
| 28 | 27 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua | $4,425 | -20.3% | 11 | -1 | $402 | $547,915 | 12 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 29 | 26 | The Pink Panther 2 | $4,369 | -43% | 12 | -1 | $364 | $208,700 | 5 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 30 | 28 | The Class | $3,957 | -17.5% | 8 | - | $494 | $397,660 | 12 | Arthaus | false | false |
| 31 | - | Sannhetsjegeren - historien om Tore Sandberg og Fritz Moen | $3,607 | - | 7 | - | $515 | $3,607 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 32 | 29 | Waltz with Bashir | $3,344 | -17.3% | 2 | -2 | $1,672 | $69,338 | 4 | Arthaus | false | false |
| 33 | 31 | Changeling | $2,811 | -14.9% | 9 | +1 | $312 | $253,926 | 7 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 34 | 32 | Mamma Mu och Kråkan | $2,153 | -32.6% | 4 | +1 | $538 | $571,036 | 23 | Svensk Filmindustri (SF) | false | false |
| 35 | 38 | Transporter 3 | $2,086 | +10.5% | 5 | +1 | $417 | $126,664 | 9 | Nordisk Film | false | false |
| 36 | 33 | The Duchess | $2,029 | -34.8% | 4 | -1 | $507 | $77,172 | 5 | Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB | false | false |
| 37 | 34 | Man on Wire | $2,013 | -30% | 2 | - | $1,006 | $22,564 | 4 | Tour de Force | false | false |
| 38 | 39 | Frost/Nixon | $1,986 | +14% | 2 | +1 | $993 | $66,476 | 5 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 39 | 37 | Everlasting Moments | $1,924 | +1.3% | 2 | -2 | $962 | $204,855 | 22 | Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB | false | false |
| 40 | 40 | Involuntary | $1,647 | +3.1% | 3 | +2 | $549 | $80,337 | 7 | Arthaus | false | false |
| 41 | 30 | Dead Snow | $1,566 | -52.8% | 5 | +1 | $313 | $1,670,092 | 10 | - | false | false |
| 42 | 35 | No Network | $1,102 | -51.9% | 4 | -4 | $275 | $12,614 | 3 | N/A | false | false |
| 43 | 42 | Hunting Down Memory | $773 | -38.4% | 3 | +1 | $257 | $26,725 | 4 | Svensk Filmindustri (SF) | false | false |
| 44 | 36 | My Best Friend's Girl | $395 | -82.3% | 3 | -3 | $131 | $48,903 | 9 | Scanbox Entertainment | false | false |
| 45 | 43 | Together | $154 | -87.6% | 2 | -6 | $77 | $133,692 | 8 | Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB | false | false |
