| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Tropic Thunder | - | - | - | $14,602,121 | 3,473 | $110,515,313 | Aug 13 | DreamWorks | false |
| 2 | Babylon A.D. | - | - | - | $11,541,571 | 3,425 | $22,532,572 | Aug 29 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 3 | The Dark Knight | - | - | - | $11,127,290 | 4,366 | $533,345,358 | Jul 18 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 4 | The House Bunny | - | - | - | $10,177,701 | 2,763 | $48,237,389 | Aug 22 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 5 | Traitor | - | - | - | $10,006,327 | 2,108 | $23,530,831 | Aug 27 | Overture Films | false |
| 6 | Death Race | - | - | - | $7,889,755 | 2,586 | $36,316,032 | Aug 22 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 7 | Disaster Movie | - | - | - | $6,945,535 | 2,642 | $14,190,901 | Aug 29 | Lionsgate | false |
| 8 | Mamma Mia! | - | - | - | $5,421,815 | 3,194 | $144,290,968 | Jul 18 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 9 | Pineapple Express | - | - | - | $4,448,782 | 3,072 | $87,341,380 | Aug 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 10 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | - | - | - | $3,764,410 | 3,452 | $35,161,554 | Aug 15 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 11 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | - | - | - | $3,525,970 | 726 | $23,216,709 | Aug 15 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 12 | The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor | - | - | - | $3,443,120 | 3,778 | $102,491,776 | Aug 1 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 13 | Mirrors | - | - | - | $3,326,853 | 2,664 | $30,691,439 | Aug 15 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 14 | The Longshots | - | - | - | $3,041,255 | 2,089 | $11,537,046 | Aug 22 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 15 | College | - | - | - | $2,619,730 | 2,124 | $4,694,636 | Aug 29 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 16 | Journey to the Center of the Earth | - | - | - | $2,415,283 | 2,830 | $101,704,370 | Jul 11 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 17 | Hamlet 2 | - | - | - | $2,126,310 | 1,597 | $4,886,216 | Aug 22 | Focus Features | false |
| 18 | Fly Me to the Moon 3D | - | - | - | $2,050,645 | 713 | $13,816,982 | Aug 15 | Summit Entertainment | false |
| 19 | The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 | - | - | - | $1,864,131 | 2,714 | $44,089,964 | Aug 6 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 20 | Step Brothers | - | - | - | $1,668,902 | 3,182 | $100,468,793 | Jul 25 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 21 | WALL·E | - | - | - | $1,649,723 | 3,992 | $223,808,164 | Jun 27 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 22 | The Rocker | - | - | - | $1,180,836 | 2,784 | $6,409,528 | Aug 20 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 23 | Hancock | - | - | - | $834,155 | 3,965 | $227,946,274 | Jul 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 24 | Kung Fu Panda | - | - | - | $803,859 | 4,136 | $215,727,546 | Jun 6 | DreamWorks | false |
| 25 | Elegy | - | - | - | $789,716 | 142 | $3,581,642 | Aug 8 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 26 | Bottle Shock | - | - | - | $712,991 | 401 | $4,078,607 | Aug 6 | Freestyle Releasing | false |
| 27 | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | - | - | - | $507,600 | 4,264 | $317,101,119 | May 22 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 28 | Tell No One | - | - | - | $474,159 | 112 | $6,177,192 | Jul 2 | Music Box Films | false |
| 29 | Space Chimps | - | - | - | $426,816 | 2,538 | $30,105,968 | Jul 18 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 30 | Transsiberian | - | - | - | $361,722 | 154 | $2,206,405 | Jul 18 | First Look International | false |
| 31 | Frozen River | - | - | - | $319,974 | 96 | $2,511,476 | Aug 1 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 32 | Man on Wire | - | - | - | $302,336 | 93 | $2,962,242 | Jul 25 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 33 | Brideshead Revisited | - | - | - | $284,783 | 501 | $6,432,256 | Jul 25 | Miramax | false |
| 34 | Iron Man | - | - | - | $277,156 | 4,154 | $318,604,126 | May 2 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 35 | Hellboy II: The Golden Army | - | - | - | $212,145 | 3,212 | $75,986,503 | Jul 11 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 36 | Swing Vote | - | - | - | $194,072 | 2,213 | $16,289,867 | Aug 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 37 | Wanted | - | - | - | $192,540 | 3,185 | $134,508,551 | Jun 27 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 38 | Goal II: Living the Dream | - | - | - | $179,432 | 99 | $225,067 | Aug 29 | Arenas Entertainment | false |
| 39 | Get Smart | - | - | - | $170,967 | 3,915 | $130,319,208 | Jun 20 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 40 | You Don't Mess with the Zohan | - | - | - | $152,571 | 3,466 | $100,018,837 | Jun 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 41 | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | - | - | - | $113,482 | 252 | $23,746,066 | Oct 5 | National Geographic Entertainment | false |
| 42 | The X Files: I Want to Believe | - | - | - | $97,192 | 3,185 | $20,982,478 | Jul 25 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 43 | Henry Poole Is Here | - | - | - | $95,218 | 527 | $1,836,515 | Aug 15 | Overture Films | false |
| 44 | The Incredible Hulk | - | - | - | $91,460 | 3,508 | $134,806,913 | Jun 13 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 45 | Sex and the City | - | - | - | $85,180 | 3,325 | $152,647,258 | May 30 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 46 | Bachna Ae Haseeno | - | - | - | $77,907 | 71 | $702,166 | Aug 15 | Yash Raj Films | false |
| 47 | I Served the King of England | - | - | - | $68,460 | 38 | $617,403 | Aug 29 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 48 | The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian | - | - | - | $63,496 | 3,929 | $141,621,490 | May 16 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 49 | Kit Kittredge: An American Girl | - | - | - | $62,049 | 1,849 | $17,657,973 | Jun 20 | Picturehouse | false |
| 50 | The Wackness | - | - | - | $52,287 | 142 | $2,077,116 | Jul 3 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 51 | Trouble the Water | - | - | - | $51,178 | 15 | $520,151 | Aug 22 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 52 | Meet Dave | - | - | - | $50,572 | 3,011 | $11,803,254 | Jul 11 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 53 | I.O.U.S.A. | - | - | - | $48,004 | 358 | $821,046 | Aug 22 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 54 | Deep Sea | - | - | - | $46,397 | 47 | $46,412,757 | Mar 3 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 55 | American Teen | - | - | - | $43,207 | 109 | $942,441 | Jul 25 | Paramount Vantage | false |
| 56 | The Happening | - | - | - | $38,222 | 2,986 | $64,506,874 | Jun 13 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 57 | Brick Lane | - | - | - | $37,695 | 49 | $1,095,398 | Jun 20 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 58 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | - | - | - | $37,478 | 82 | $34,137,524 | Sep 23 | IMAX | false |
| 59 | U2 3D | - | - | - | $35,099 | 686 | $10,363,341 | Jan 23 | National Geographic Entertainment | false |
| 60 | Roving Mars | - | - | - | $34,528 | 27 | $10,407,978 | Jan 27 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 61 | Beer for My Horses | - | - | - | $32,247 | 91 | $666,045 | Aug 8 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 62 | A Girl Cut in Two | - | - | - | $31,273 | 21 | $409,658 | Aug 15 | IFC Films | false |
| 63 | Space Station 3D | - | - | - | $30,210 | 64 | $93,383,953 | Apr 19 | IMAX | false |
| 64 | Sixty Six 2008 Re-release | - | - | - | $28,762 | 17 | $224,614 | Aug 1 | First Independent Pictures | false |
| 65 | When Did You Last See Your Father? | - | - | - | $27,354 | 57 | $1,077,273 | Jun 6 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 66 | Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild! | - | - | - | $26,155 | 7 | $104,828 | Aug 29 | TLA Releasing | false |
| 67 | The Children of Huang Shi | - | - | - | $25,325 | 43 | $1,031,872 | May 23 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 68 | The Last Mistress | - | - | - | $25,272 | 29 | $785,671 | Jun 27 | IFC Films | false |
| 69 | In Search of a Midnight Kiss | - | - | - | $22,465 | 11 | $172,605 | Aug 1 | IFC Films | false |
| 70 | The Edge of Heaven | - | - | - | $22,392 | 20 | $742,349 | May 21 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 71 | The Visitor | - | - | - | $17,480 | 270 | $9,427,089 | Apr 11 | Overture Films | false |
| 72 | Roman de gare | - | - | - | $17,478 | 38 | $1,852,764 | Apr 25 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 73 | Encounters at the End of the World | - | - | - | $14,471 | 39 | $944,933 | Jun 11 | THINKFilm | false |
| 74 | Gonzo | - | - | - | $13,300 | 59 | $1,252,100 | Jul 4 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 75 | Up the Yangtze | - | - | - | $12,950 | 23 | $783,969 | Apr 25 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 76 | Sukiyaki Western Django | - | - | - | $12,172 | 4 | $50,659 | Aug 29 | First Look International | false |
| 77 | What Happens in Vegas | - | - | - | $11,494 | 3,255 | $80,277,646 | May 9 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 78 | Sky Kids | - | - | - | $11,434 | 17 | $144,680 | Aug 15 | Dark Coast Pictures | false |
| 79 | Momma's Man | - | - | - | $11,305 | 9 | $100,435 | Aug 22 | Kino International | false |
| 80 | What We Do Is Secret | - | - | - | $11,065 | 7 | $58,776 | Aug 8 | Peace Arch Entertainment Group | false |
| 81 | Kabluey | - | - | - | $10,564 | 4 | $83,506 | Jul 4 | Regent Releasing | false |
| 82 | Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan | - | - | - | $9,757 | 253 | $5,705,761 | Jun 6 | Picturehouse | false |
| 83 | Beautiful Losers | - | - | - | $9,346 | 3 | $56,386 | Aug 8 | Sidetrack Films | false |
| 84 | My Mexican Shivah | - | - | - | $7,960 | 1 | $13,042 | Aug 29 | Emerging Pictures | false |
| 85 | The Legend of God's Gun | - | - | - | $7,640 | 8 | $243,768 | Jul 18 | Indican Pictures | false |
| 86 | America the Beautiful | - | - | - | $7,022 | 5 | $76,173 | May 9 | First Independent Pictures | false |
| 87 | The Fall | - | - | - | $6,870 | 111 | $2,266,905 | May 9 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 88 | A Man Named Pearl | - | - | - | $5,771 | 9 | $208,392 | Aug 31 | Tentmakers Entertainment | false |
| 89 | Elsa & Fred | - | - | - | $5,592 | 15 | $189,024 | Jun 27 | Mitropoulos Films | false |
| 90 | Horton Hears a Who! | - | - | - | $4,817 | 3,961 | $154,529,439 | Mar 14 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 91 | Days and Clouds | - | - | - | $4,606 | 4 | $112,102 | Jul 11 | Film Movement | false |
| 92 | Constantine's Sword | - | - | - | $3,925 | 6 | $179,507 | Apr 18 | First Run | false |
| 93 | Dare Not Walk Alone | - | - | - | $3,875 | 3 | $52,166 | Apr 25 | Indican Pictures | false |
| 94 | YPF | - | - | - | $3,724 | 1 | $9,359 | Aug 29 | Blowtorch Entertainment | false |
| 95 | Young@Heart | - | - | - | $3,528 | 212 | $3,992,189 | Apr 9 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 96 | The Grocer's Son | - | - | - | $3,103 | 7 | $264,889 | Jun 6 | Film Movement | false |
| 97 | Before the Rains | - | - | - | $3,040 | 44 | $1,029,655 | May 9 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 98 | Baghead | - | - | - | $2,710 | 18 | $140,106 | Jun 13 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 99 | Chris & Don: A Love Story | - | - | - | $2,611 | 12 | $216,110 | Jun 13 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 100 | Aida | - | - | - | $1,995 | 52 | $222,927 | Dec 9 | Emerging Pictures | false |
| 101 | The Singing Revolution | - | - | - | $1,983 | 5 | $426,855 | Dec 7 | Abramorama | false |
| 102 | A Jihad for Love | - | - | - | $1,978 | 5 | $105,651 | May 21 | First Run | false |
| 103 | No Regret 2008 Re-release | - | - | - | $1,959 | 3 | $15,347 | Jul 25 | Regent Releasing | false |
| 104 | Tuya's Marriage | - | - | - | $1,492 | 5 | $88,148 | Apr 4 | Music Box Films | false |
| 105 | Antarctica | - | - | - | $1,385 | 2 | $21,679 | Aug 29 | Regent Releasing | false |
| 106 | Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired | - | - | - | $1,327 | 9 | $59,192 | Jul 11 | THINKFilm | false |
| 107 | La Traviata | - | - | - | $1,168 | 49 | $195,494 | Feb 15 | Emerging Pictures | false |
| 108 | Cthulhu | - | - | - | $906 | 3 | $15,213 | Aug 22 | Regent Releasing | false |
| 109 | Love Comes Lately | - | - | - | $782 | 6 | $78,079 | Jun 13 | Kino International | false |
| 110 | The Sensation of Sight | - | - | - | $710 | 4 | $23,457 | Nov 9 | Monterey Media | false |
| 111 | XXY | - | - | - | $629 | 2 | $48,334 | May 2 | Film Movement | false |
| 112 | Love and Honor | - | - | - | $608 | 3 | $60,910 | May 2 | Eleven Arts | false |
| 113 | Girls Rock! | - | - | - | $500 | 14 | $159,294 | Mar 7 | Shadow Distribution | false |
| 114 | La forza del destino | - | - | - | $480 | 7 | $52,577 | Mar 31 | Emerging Pictures | false |
| 115 | My Father My Lord | - | - | - | $470 | 9 | $203,708 | May 16 | Kino International | false |
| 116 | Jellyfish | - | - | - | $295 | 14 | $341,221 | Apr 4 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 117 | Ripple Effect | - | - | - | $273 | 4 | $14,059 | Jun 20 | Monterey Media | false |
| 118 | A Lawyer Walks Into a Bar... | - | - | - | $258 | 1 | $5,202 | Feb 29 | Indican Pictures | false |
| 119 | Monsieur Verdoux | - | - | - | $228 | 2 | $64,636 | Mar 14 | The Film Desk | false |
| 120 | Teeth | - | - | - | $53 | 16 | $347,578 | Jan 18 | Roadside Attractions | false |
