Domestic Release Schedule
| Release | Distributor | Scale |
|---|---|---|
| December 24, 2008 | ||
 | Adlabs Films | Limited |
 The Secret of the Grain
Drama
With: Habib Boufares, Hafsia Herzi, Farida Benkhetache, Abdelhamid Aktouche 2 hr 31 min | IFC Films | Limited |
| December 25, 2008 | ||
 Bedtime Stories
Adventure
Comedy
Family
Fantasy
Romance
Sci-Fi
With: Adam Sandler, Keri Russell, Courteney Cox, Guy Pearce 1 hr 39 min | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Wide |
 | Twentieth Century Fox | Wide |
 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Drama
Fantasy
Romance
With: Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Tilda Swinton, Julia Ormond 2 hr 46 min | Paramount Pictures | Wide |
 Valkyrie
Drama
History
Thriller
War
With: Tom Cruise, Bill Nighy, Carice van Houten, Kenneth Branagh 2 hr 1 min | United Artists | Wide |
 The Spirit
Action
Crime
Fantasy
Thriller
With: Gabriel Macht, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Jaime King 1 hr 43 min | Lionsgate | Wide |
 | Miramax | Wide |
 Last Chance Harvey
Drama
Romance
With: Dustin Hoffman, Emma Thompson, Kathy Baker, Eileen Atkins 1 hr 33 min | Overture Films | Limited |
 Waltz with Bashir
Animation
Biography
Documentary
Drama
History
Mystery
War
With: Ari Folman, Ron Ben-Yishai, Ronny Dayag, Ori Sivan 1 hr 30 min | Sony Pictures Classics | Limited |
| December 26, 2008 | ||
 Slumdog Millionaire
Crime
Drama
Romance
With: Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Saurabh Shukla, Anil Kapoor 2 hr | Fox Searchlight Pictures | Wide |
 Revolutionary Road
Drama
Romance
With: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Christopher Fitzgerald, Jonathan Roumie 1 hr 59 min | Paramount Vantage | Limited |
| December 31, 2008 | ||
 Defiance
Action
Drama
History
Thriller
War
With: Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber, Jamie Bell, Alexa Davalos 2 hr 17 min | Paramount Vantage | Limited |
 Good
Drama
Romance
War
With: Viggo Mortensen, Jason Isaacs, Jodie Whittaker, Steven Mackintosh 1 hr 32 min | THINKFilm | Limited |
| January 7, 2009 | ||
 | Palisades Tartan | Limited |
| January 9, 2009 | ||
 Bride Wars
Comedy
Romance
With: Kate Hudson, Anne Hathaway, Candice Bergen, Bryan Greenberg 1 hr 29 min | Twentieth Century Fox | Wide |
 The Unborn
Horror
Mystery
Thriller
With: Odette Annable, Gary Oldman, Cam Gigandet, Meagan Good 1 hr 28 min | Universal Pictures | Wide |
 Not Easily Broken
Drama
Romance
With: Morris Chestnut, Taraji P. Henson, Maeve Quinlan, Kevin Hart 1 hr 39 min | Screen Gems | Wide |
 | Warner Bros. | Wide |
 Yonkers Joe
Comedy
Crime
Thriller
With: Chazz Palminteri, Michael Lerner, Nate Bynum, Frank John Hughes 1 hr 41 min | Magnolia Pictures | Limited |
 Made in U.S.A
Comedy
Crime
Mystery
With: Anna Karina, László Szabó, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Marianne Faithfull 1 hr 30 min | Rialto Pictures | Limited |
 Just Another Love Story
Crime
Drama
Thriller
With: Anders W. Berthelsen, Rebecka Hemse, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Charlotte Fich 1 hr 40 min | Koch Lorber Films | Limited |
| January 16, 2009 | ||
 Hotel for Dogs
Comedy
Family
With: Emma Roberts, Jake T. Austin, Lisa Kudrow, Don Cheadle 1 hr 40 min | DreamWorks | Wide |
 Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Action
Comedy
Crime
Family
With: Kevin James, Keir O'Donnell, Jayma Mays, Raini Rodriguez 1 hr 31 min | Sony Pictures Releasing | Wide |
 My Bloody Valentine
Horror
Mystery
Thriller
3D With: Jensen Ackles, Jaime King, Kerr Smith, Betsy Rue 1 hr 41 min | Lionsgate | Wide |
 Notorious
Biography
Crime
Drama
Music
With: Jamal Woolard, Anthony Mackie, Derek Luke, Momo Dione 2 hr 2 min | Fox Searchlight Pictures | Wide |
 CC2C
Action
Comedy
Drama
Fantasy
With: Akshay Kumar, Deepika Padukone, Chia-Hui Liu, Mithun Chakraborty 2 hr 34 min | Warner Bros. | Limited |
Last Chance Harvey
Drama
Romance
With: Dustin Hoffman, Emma Thompson, Kathy Baker, Eileen Atkins 1 hr 33 min | Overture Films | Wide |
 | Wave Releasing | Limited |
Defiance
Action
Drama
History
Thriller
War
With: Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber, Jamie Bell, Alexa Davalos 2 hr 17 min | Paramount Vantage | Wide |
 Cherry Blossoms
Drama
Romance
With: Elmar Wepper, Hannelore Elsner, Aya Irizuki, Maximilian Brückner 2 hr 7 min | Strand Releasing | Limited |
 The Village Barbershop
Comedy
Drama
With: John Ratzenberger, Shelly Cole, Cindy Pickett, George McRae 1 hr 39 min | Monterey Media | Limited |
 Ballerina
Documentary
Music
With: Taylor Ash, Altynai Asylmuratova, Diane Baker, Olga Chenchikova 1 hr 17 min | First Run | Limited |
| January 21, 2009 | ||
 Of Time and the City
Biography
Documentary
With: Terence Davies, George Harrison, Jack Hawkins, John Lennon 1 hr 14 min | Strand Releasing | Limited |
| January 23, 2009 | ||
 Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
Action
Fantasy
Thriller
With: Rhona Mitra, Michael Sheen, Bill Nighy, Steven Mackintosh 1 hr 32 min | Screen Gems | Wide |
 Inkheart
Adventure
Family
Fantasy
With: Brendan Fraser, Andy Serkis, Eliza Bennett, Sienna Guillory 1 hr 46 min | Warner Bros. | Wide |
 Outlander
Action
Adventure
Sci-Fi
With: Jim Caviezel, Sophia Myles, Ron Perlman, Jack Huston 1 hr 55 min | Third Rail Releasing | Limited |
 Killshot
Action
Crime
Drama
Thriller
With: Thomas Jane, Diane Lane, Mickey Rourke, Brandon McGibbon 1 hr 35 min | The Weinstein Company | Limited |
Revolutionary Road
Drama
Romance
With: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Christopher Fitzgerald, Jonathan Roumie 1 hr 59 min | Paramount Vantage | Wide |
 Frost/Nixon
Biography
Drama
History
With: Frank Langella, Michael Sheen, Kevin Bacon, Sam Rockwell 2 hr 2 min | Universal Pictures | Wide |
 Donkey Punch
Crime
Drama
Horror
Thriller
With: Sian Breckin, Nichola Burley, Jaime Winstone, Robert Boulter 1 hr 39 min | Magnolia Pictures | Limited |
 Crips and Bloods: Made in America
Crime
Documentary
With: Jim Brown, Tony Muhammad, Kershaun Scott, Forest Whitaker 1 hr 33 min | Argot Pictures | Limited |
 | IFC Films | Limited |
