| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Marley & Me | - | - | - | $6,883,821 | 3,505 | $143,153,751 | Dec 25 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 2 | Bedtime Stories | - | - | - | $5,694,378 | 3,684 | $110,101,975 | Dec 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 3 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | - | - | - | $4,283,152 | 2,988 | $127,509,326 | Dec 25 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 4 | Valkyrie | - | - | - | $3,488,155 | 2,838 | $83,077,833 | Dec 25 | United Artists | false |
| 5 | Yes Man | - | - | - | $2,752,113 | 3,434 | $97,690,976 | Dec 19 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 6 | Seven Pounds | - | - | - | $2,236,321 | 2,758 | $69,951,824 | Dec 19 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 7 | The Tale of Despereaux | - | - | - | $1,895,270 | 3,107 | $50,877,145 | Dec 19 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 8 | Doubt | - | - | - | $1,221,155 | 1,287 | $33,446,470 | Dec 12 | Miramax | false |
| 9 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | - | - | - | $1,112,419 | 3,560 | $79,366,978 | Dec 12 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 10 | Slumdog Millionaire | - | - | - | $908,690 | 2,943 | $141,319,928 | Nov 12 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 11 | Four Christmases | - | - | - | $867,310 | 3,540 | $120,146,040 | Nov 26 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 12 | Bolt | - | - | - | $858,823 | 3,654 | $114,053,579 | Nov 21 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 13 | Twilight | - | - | - | $747,807 | 3,649 | $192,769,854 | Nov 21 | Summit Entertainment | false |
| 14 | Gran Torino | - | - | - | $587,653 | 3,045 | $148,095,302 | Dec 12 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 15 | The Spirit | - | - | - | $559,196 | 2,509 | $19,806,188 | Dec 25 | Lionsgate | false |
| 16 | Australia | - | - | - | $352,091 | 2,721 | $49,554,002 | Nov 26 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 17 | Quantum of Solace | - | - | - | $317,896 | 3,501 | $168,368,427 | Nov 14 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 18 | Frost/Nixon | - | - | - | $313,866 | 1,105 | $18,622,031 | Dec 5 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 19 | Milk | - | - | - | $307,869 | 882 | $31,841,299 | Nov 26 | Focus Features | false |
| 20 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | - | - | - | $254,620 | 4,065 | $180,010,950 | Nov 7 | DreamWorks | false |
| 21 | The Reader | - | - | - | $149,935 | 1,203 | $34,194,407 | Dec 10 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 22 | Ghajini | - | - | - | $86,898 | 83 | $2,430,627 | Dec 24 | Adlabs Films | false |
| 23 | The Wrestler | - | - | - | $65,621 | 776 | $26,238,243 | Dec 17 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 24 | Nothing Like the Holidays | - | - | - | $37,148 | 1,671 | $7,503,736 | Dec 12 | Overture Films | false |
| 25 | Cadillac Records | - | - | - | $36,587 | 701 | $8,195,551 | Dec 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 26 | Last Chance Harvey | - | - | - | $36,027 | 1,108 | $14,889,042 | Dec 25 | Overture Films | false |
| 27 | Revolutionary Road | - | - | - | $35,287 | 1,077 | $22,911,480 | Dec 26 | Paramount Vantage | false |
| 28 | Changeling | - | - | - | $28,500 | 1,896 | $35,739,802 | Oct 24 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 29 | Role Models | - | - | - | $28,125 | 2,798 | $67,294,270 | Nov 7 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 30 | Defiance | - | - | - | $25,237 | 1,793 | $28,644,813 | Dec 31 | Paramount Vantage | false |
| 31 | Eagle Eye | - | - | - | $22,872 | 3,614 | $101,440,743 | Sep 26 | DreamWorks | false |
| 32 | The Polar Express 2008 IMAX Release | - | - | - | $20,556 | 26 | $1,705,694 | Nov 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 33 | The Boy in the Striped Pajamas | - | - | - | $16,432 | 679 | $9,046,156 | Nov 7 | Miramax | false |
| 34 | Transporter 3 | - | - | - | $14,063 | 2,626 | $31,715,062 | Nov 26 | Lionsgate | false |
| 35 | Body of Lies | - | - | - | $13,670 | 2,714 | $39,394,666 | Oct 10 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 36 | Deep Sea | - | - | - | $12,569 | 47 | $46,412,757 | Mar 3 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 37 | The Secret Life of Bees | - | - | - | $9,533 | 1,630 | $37,770,162 | Oct 17 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 38 | Nights in Rodanthe | - | - | - | $9,058 | 2,704 | $41,850,659 | Sep 26 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 39 | Happy-Go-Lucky | - | - | - | $8,797 | 202 | $3,512,016 | Oct 10 | Miramax | false |
| 40 | The Dark Knight | - | - | - | $7,112 | 4,366 | $533,345,358 | Jul 18 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 41 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | - | - | - | $6,650 | 726 | $23,216,709 | Aug 15 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 42 | Zack and Miri Make a Porno | - | - | - | $2,332 | 2,735 | $31,457,946 | Oct 31 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 43 | Soul Men | - | - | - | $2,226 | 2,048 | $12,082,391 | Nov 7 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 44 | Appaloosa | - | - | - | $1,601 | 1,290 | $20,211,394 | Sep 19 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 45 | The Haunting of Molly Hartley | - | - | - | $1,294 | 2,652 | $13,559,812 | Oct 31 | Freestyle Releasing | false |
| 46 | Igor | - | - | - | $367 | 2,341 | $19,528,602 | Sep 19 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 47 | Lola Montès | - | - | - | $313 | 4 | $120,306 | Oct 10 | Rialto Pictures | false |
| 48 | Were the World Mine | - | - | - | $190 | 4 | $123,789 | Oct 31 | SPEAK Productions | false |
