| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Saw IV | - | - | - | $2,808,522 | 3,183 | $63,300,095 | Oct 26 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 2 | 30 Days of Night | - | - | - | $930,126 | 2,859 | $39,569,000 | Oct 19 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 3 | Dan in Real Life | - | - | - | $729,994 | 1,941 | $47,642,963 | Oct 26 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 4 | Michael Clayton | - | - | - | $526,291 | 2,585 | $49,033,882 | Oct 5 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 5 | The Nightmare Before Christmas 2008 3D Release | - | - | - | $423,492 | 564 | $14,486,897 | Oct 19 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 6 | Gone Baby Gone | - | - | - | $351,000 | 1,713 | $20,300,218 | Oct 19 | Miramax | true |
| 7 | The Game Plan | - | - | - | $332,896 | 3,342 | $90,648,202 | Sep 28 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 8 | We Own the Night | - | - | - | $311,725 | 2,402 | $28,563,179 | Oct 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 9 | Why Did I Get Married? | - | - | - | $278,830 | 2,034 | $55,204,525 | Oct 12 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 10 | Rendition | - | - | - | $247,000 | 2,250 | $9,736,045 | Oct 19 | New Line Cinema | true |
| 11 | Elizabeth: The Golden Age | - | - | - | $192,360 | 2,006 | $16,383,509 | Oct 12 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 12 | Into the Wild | - | - | - | $162,597 | 660 | $18,354,356 | Sep 21 | Paramount Vantage | false |
| 13 | The Darjeeling Limited | - | - | - | $147,159 | 698 | $11,902,715 | Sep 29 | - | false |
| 14 | The Heartbreak Kid | - | - | - | $143,625 | 3,233 | $36,787,257 | Oct 5 | DreamWorks | false |
| 15 | The Comebacks | - | - | - | $135,911 | 2,812 | $13,349,927 | Oct 19 | Fox Atomic | false |
| 16 | The Kingdom | - | - | - | $115,425 | 2,836 | $47,536,778 | Sep 28 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 17 | Across the Universe | - | - | - | $113,248 | 964 | $24,343,673 | Sep 14 | Revolution Studios | false |
| 18 | Things We Lost in the Fire | - | - | - | $78,792 | 1,142 | $3,287,315 | Oct 19 | DreamWorks | false |
| 19 | Lars and the Real Girl | - | - | - | $72,142 | 321 | $5,972,884 | Oct 12 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 20 | Bella | - | - | - | $56,928 | 457 | $8,070,537 | Oct 26 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 21 | The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford | - | - | - | $55,243 | 301 | $3,909,149 | Sep 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 22 | Lust, Caution | - | - | - | $53,781 | 143 | $4,604,982 | Sep 28 | Focus Features | false |
| 23 | 3:10 to Yuma | - | - | - | $36,863 | 3,006 | $53,606,916 | Sep 7 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 24 | The Bourne Ultimatum | - | - | - | $30,765 | 3,701 | $227,471,070 | Aug 3 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 25 | Halloween | - | - | - | $22,318 | 3,475 | $58,272,029 | Aug 31 | - | false |
| 26 | Transformers | - | - | - | $20,659 | 4,050 | $319,246,193 | Jul 3 | DreamWorks | false |
| 27 | Good Luck Chuck | - | - | - | $18,572 | 2,612 | $35,017,297 | Sep 21 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 28 | Eastern Promises | - | - | - | $15,992 | 1,408 | $17,266,000 | Sep 14 | Focus Features | false |
| 29 | The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising | - | - | - | $15,854 | 3,173 | $8,794,452 | Oct 5 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 30 | Control | - | - | - | $13,870 | 29 | $872,252 | Oct 10 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 31 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | - | - | - | $12,289 | 4,285 | $292,004,738 | Jul 11 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 32 | No Reservations | - | - | - | $9,778 | 2,425 | $43,107,979 | Jul 27 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 33 | Death at a Funeral | - | - | - | $8,360 | 324 | $8,580,428 | Aug 17 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 34 | Blade Runner The Final Cut (2007 re-release) | - | - | - | $7,843 | 20 | $1,548,502 | Oct 5 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 35 | Sydney White | - | - | - | $6,255 | 2,106 | $11,892,415 | Sep 21 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 36 | Deep Sea | - | - | - | $6,029 | 47 | $46,412,757 | Mar 3 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 37 | The Brave One | - | - | - | $5,997 | 2,837 | $36,793,804 | Sep 14 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 38 | In the Valley of Elah | - | - | - | $5,656 | 978 | $6,777,741 | Sep 14 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) | false |
| 39 | Reservation Road | - | - | - | $5,210 | 39 | $121,994 | Oct 19 | Focus Features | false |
| 40 | The Simpsons Movie | - | - | - | $4,959 | 3,926 | $183,135,014 | Jul 27 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 41 | Silk | - | - | - | $3,914 | 122 | $1,103,075 | Sep 14 | Picturehouse | false |
| 42 | The Final Season | - | - | - | $3,890 | 1,011 | $1,159,691 | Oct 12 | Yari Film Group Releasing | false |
| 43 | Balls of Fury | - | - | - | $3,539 | 3,081 | $32,886,940 | Aug 29 | Rogue Pictures | false |
| 44 | Once | - | - | - | $2,540 | 150 | $9,439,923 | May 16 | - | false |
| 45 | Music Within | - | - | - | $1,758 | 18 | $154,087 | Oct 26 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 46 | Rails & Ties | - | - | - | $1,066 | 5 | $22,136 | Oct 26 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 47 | La Vie En Rose | - | - | - | $942 | 178 | $10,301,706 | Jun 8 | Picturehouse | false |
| 48 | Feast of Love | - | - | - | $867 | 1,203 | $3,511,074 | Sep 28 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 49 | Pete Seeger: The Power of Song | - | - | - | $725 | 3 | $88,312 | Oct 26 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 50 | Bratz | - | - | - | $725 | 1,509 | $10,010,209 | Aug 3 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 51 | Local Color | - | - | - | $563 | 1 | $32,788 | Oct 19 | Monterey Media | false |
| 52 | The Nanny Diaries | - | - | - | $505 | 2,636 | $25,930,652 | Aug 24 | - | false |
| 53 | The Last Legion | - | - | - | $346 | 2,002 | $5,933,494 | Aug 17 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 54 | The Polar Express 2007 IMAX Release | - | - | - | $127 | 32 | $2,483,757 | Oct 5 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 55 | The Hunting Party | - | - | - | $17 | 329 | $969,869 | Sep 7 | - | false |
