| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $210,391 | -34.7% | 139 | -3 | $1,513 | $12,190,135 | 9 | Nordisk Film | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | Fast & Furious | $102,055 | -33.4% | 60 | - | $1,700 | $1,612,863 | 4 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | 3 | Monsters vs. Aliens | $83,275 | -45.3% | 92 | -38 | $905 | $1,124,190 | 4 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | 4 | 17 Again | $75,436 | -46.7% | 24 | - | $3,143 | $248,112 | 2 | Svensk Filmindustri (SF) | false | false |
| 5 | - | The Reader | $73,291 | - | 27 | - | $2,714 | $90,333 | 1 | Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB | true | false |
| 6 | 5 | The Boat That Rocked | $46,855 | -38.8% | 60 | - | $780 | $157,304 | 2 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 6 | Slumdog Millionaire | $43,510 | -38.3% | 41 | +1 | $1,061 | $1,737,681 | 8 | Svensk Filmindustri (SF) | false | false |
| 8 | 7 | Kenny Begins | $38,541 | -37.1% | 73 | -4 | $527 | $1,050,243 | 5 | Nordisk Film | false | false |
| 9 | - | The Haunting in Connecticut | $31,740 | - | 9 | - | $3,526 | $31,740 | 1 | Noble Entertainment | true | false |
| 10 | 9 | Gran Torino | $25,339 | -38.7% | 45 | - | $563 | $655,879 | 6 | Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB | false | false |
| 11 | - | Defiance | $21,561 | - | 9 | - | $2,395 | $26,725 | 1 | Scanbox Entertainment | true | false |
| 12 | 8 | Pettson & Findus - Katten och gubbens år 2009 Re-release | $20,194 | -54% | 78 | -1 | $258 | $998,492 | 7 | Svensk Filmindustri (SF) | false | false |
| 13 | 10 | Marley & Me | $19,088 | -38.3% | 49 | -7 | $389 | $535,848 | 5 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 14 | 13 | Watchmen | $16,149 | -35.1% | 17 | -12 | $949 | $1,034,848 | 7 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | - | The Uninvited | $13,360 | - | 11 | - | $1,214 | $51,246 | 1 | United International Pictures | true | false |
| 16 | 14 | Confessions of a Shopaholic | $11,746 | -38% | 25 | -10 | $469 | $671,405 | 6 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 17 | 12 | Race to Witch Mountain | $8,137 | -69.5% | 40 | - | $203 | $168,317 | 3 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 18 | 15 | Che: Part Two | $7,489 | -49.8% | 6 | - | $1,248 | $30,302 | 2 | Scanbox Entertainment | false | false |
| 19 | - | Paris | $7,307 | - | 2 | - | $3,653 | $8,174 | 1 | Atlantic Film | true | false |
| 20 | 19 | He's Just Not That Into You | $5,601 | -25.4% | 8 | -3 | $700 | $292,461 | 7 | Svensk Filmindustri (SF) | false | false |
