| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | The Final Destination | - | - | - | $15,295,069 | 3,121 | $66,477,700 | Aug 28 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 2 | Inglourious Basterds | - | - | - | $14,950,490 | 3,358 | $120,540,719 | Aug 21 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 3 | All About Steve | - | - | - | $14,057,806 | 2,265 | $33,862,903 | Sep 4 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 4 | Gamer | - | - | - | $11,203,761 | 2,502 | $20,534,907 | Sep 4 | Lionsgate | false |
| 5 | District 9 | - | - | - | $9,114,591 | 3,180 | $115,646,235 | Aug 14 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 6 | Julie & Julia | - | - | - | $7,077,574 | 2,528 | $94,125,426 | Aug 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 7 | Halloween II | - | - | - | $6,872,800 | 3,088 | $33,392,973 | Aug 28 | Dimension Films | false |
| 8 | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | - | - | - | $6,705,288 | 4,007 | $150,201,498 | Aug 7 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 9 | Extract | - | - | - | $5,513,634 | 1,614 | $10,823,158 | Sep 4 | Miramax | false |
| 10 | The Time Traveler's Wife | - | - | - | $5,465,925 | 2,988 | $63,414,846 | Aug 14 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 11 | Shorts | - | - | - | $3,845,717 | 3,105 | $20,919,166 | Aug 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 12 | G-Force | - | - | - | $2,842,407 | 3,697 | $119,436,770 | Jul 24 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 13 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | - | - | - | $2,502,248 | 4,455 | $301,959,197 | Jul 15 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 14 | 500 Days of Summer | - | - | - | $2,381,148 | 1,048 | $32,391,374 | Jul 17 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 15 | Taking Woodstock | - | - | - | $1,916,451 | 1,395 | $7,460,204 | Aug 26 | Focus Features | false |
| 16 | Ponyo | - | - | - | $1,869,502 | 927 | $15,090,399 | Aug 14 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 17 | The Hangover | - | - | - | $1,497,906 | 3,545 | $277,322,503 | Jun 5 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 18 | The Ugly Truth | - | - | - | $1,121,176 | 2,975 | $88,915,214 | Jul 24 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 19 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | - | - | - | $1,010,358 | 4,293 | $402,111,870 | Jun 24 | DreamWorks | false |
| 20 | Up | - | - | - | $966,434 | 3,886 | $293,004,164 | May 29 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 21 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | - | - | - | $802,378 | 4,102 | $196,573,705 | Jul 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 22 | The Proposal | - | - | - | $756,916 | 3,158 | $163,958,031 | Jun 19 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 23 | Aliens in the Attic | - | - | - | $678,583 | 3,108 | $25,200,412 | Jul 31 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 24 | My One and Only | - | - | - | $503,255 | 256 | $2,479,538 | Aug 21 | Freestyle Releasing | false |
| 25 | The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard | - | - | - | $446,037 | 1,849 | $15,122,676 | Aug 14 | Paramount Vantage | false |
| 26 | Star Trek | - | - | - | $406,525 | 4,053 | $257,730,019 | May 8 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 27 | Post Grad | - | - | - | $366,778 | 1,959 | $6,380,019 | Aug 21 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 28 | The Hurt Locker | - | - | - | $335,018 | 535 | $17,017,811 | Jun 26 | Summit Entertainment | false |
| 29 | Adam | - | - | - | $309,846 | 177 | $2,277,396 | Jul 29 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 30 | Under the Sea 3D | - | - | - | $309,040 | 108 | $36,262,926 | Feb 13 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 31 | Orphan | - | - | - | $288,443 | 2,750 | $41,596,251 | Jul 24 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 32 | Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | - | - | - | $254,654 | 4,101 | $177,243,721 | May 22 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 33 | My Sister's Keeper | - | - | - | $243,622 | 2,606 | $49,200,230 | Jun 26 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 34 | A Perfect Getaway | - | - | - | $221,595 | 2,159 | $15,515,460 | Aug 7 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 35 | Funny People | - | - | - | $212,935 | 3,008 | $51,855,045 | Jul 31 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 36 | It Might Get Loud | - | - | - | $208,182 | 75 | $1,610,163 | Aug 14 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 37 | The September Issue | - | - | - | $194,847 | 143 | $3,820,067 | Aug 28 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 38 | In the Loop | - | - | - | $187,780 | 92 | $2,388,804 | Jul 24 | IFC Films | false |
| 39 | Bandslam | - | - | - | $133,438 | 2,121 | $5,210,988 | Aug 14 | Summit Entertainment | false |
| 40 | Cold Souls | - | - | - | $118,171 | 52 | $905,209 | Aug 7 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 41 | Carriers | - | - | - | $90,820 | 100 | $104,352 | Sep 4 | Paramount Vantage | false |
| 42 | Paper Heart | - | - | - | $90,713 | 96 | $1,274,062 | Aug 7 | Overture Films | false |
| 43 | World's Greatest Dad | - | - | - | $72,038 | 30 | $221,805 | Aug 21 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 44 | Amreeka | - | - | - | $71,548 | 40 | $627,436 | Sep 4 | National Geographic Entertainment | false |
| 45 | Kaminey | - | - | - | $62,550 | 85 | $1,291,827 | Aug 14 | UTV Motion Pictures | false |
| 46 | The Baader Meinhof Complex | - | - | - | $57,811 | 38 | $476,270 | Aug 21 | Vitagraph Films | false |
| 47 | Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg | - | - | - | $57,279 | 25 | $1,134,623 | Jul 10 | International Film Circuit | false |
| 48 | Moon | - | - | - | $56,564 | 252 | $5,010,163 | Jun 12 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 49 | Still Walking | - | - | - | $54,924 | 13 | $167,047 | Aug 28 | IFC Films | false |
| 50 | The Collector | - | - | - | $54,891 | 1,325 | $7,712,114 | Jul 31 | Freestyle Releasing | false |
| 51 | Food, Inc. | - | - | - | $51,046 | 155 | $4,417,674 | Jun 12 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 52 | The Cove | - | - | - | $42,753 | 56 | $857,005 | Jul 31 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 53 | Play the Game | - | - | - | $32,015 | 55 | $659,483 | Feb 27 | Slowhand Cinema Releasing | false |
| 54 | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | - | - | - | $31,857 | 252 | $23,746,066 | Oct 5 | National Geographic Entertainment | false |
| 55 | I Love You, Beth Cooper | - | - | - | $30,839 | 1,872 | $14,800,725 | Jul 10 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 56 | Seraphine | - | - | - | $28,356 | 24 | $884,613 | Jun 5 | Music Box Films | false |
| 57 | Big Fan | - | - | - | $28,160 | 15 | $234,540 | Aug 28 | First Independent Pictures | false |
| 58 | Lorna's Silence | - | - | - | $27,229 | 23 | $338,795 | Jul 31 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 59 | Departures | - | - | - | $27,133 | 27 | $1,498,210 | May 29 | Regent Releasing | false |
| 60 | Whatever Works | - | - | - | $24,810 | 353 | $5,306,706 | Jun 19 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 61 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | - | - | - | $24,135 | 82 | $34,137,524 | Sep 23 | IMAX | false |
| 62 | The Wonder of it All | - | - | - | $23,418 | 39 | $781,016 | Jul 17 | Indican Pictures | false |
| 63 | Terminator Salvation | - | - | - | $20,205 | 3,602 | $125,322,469 | May 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 64 | Flame & Citron | - | - | - | $18,495 | 8 | $148,089 | Jul 31 | IFC Films | false |
| 65 | Tetro | - | - | - | $18,222 | 16 | $518,522 | Jun 11 | American Zoetrope | false |
| 66 | U2 3D | - | - | - | $17,015 | 686 | $10,363,341 | Jan 23 | National Geographic Entertainment | false |
| 67 | A Woman in Berlin | - | - | - | $15,703 | 9 | $294,014 | Jul 17 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 68 | The Headless Woman | - | - | - | $14,633 | 3 | $100,177 | Aug 19 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 69 | Space Station 3D | - | - | - | $13,694 | 64 | $93,383,953 | Apr 19 | IMAX | false |
| 70 | American Casino | - | - | - | $10,504 | 3 | $50,437 | Aug 14 | Argot Pictures | false |
| 71 | La fille de Monaco | - | - | - | $9,860 | 31 | $602,992 | Jul 3 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 72 | Humpday | - | - | - | $9,407 | 27 | $407,377 | Jul 10 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 73 | Cloud 9 | - | - | - | $9,297 | 8 | $91,675 | Aug 14 | Music Box Films | false |
| 74 | Soul Power | - | - | - | $8,255 | 23 | $207,121 | Jul 10 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 75 | O'Horten | - | - | - | $6,810 | 23 | $302,232 | May 22 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 76 | The Beaches of Agnès | - | - | - | $6,709 | 7 | $239,711 | Jul 2 | The Cinema Guild | false |
| 77 | Unmistaken Child | - | - | - | $6,595 | 6 | $306,140 | Jun 3 | Oscilloscope | false |
| 78 | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | - | - | - | $6,014 | 4,102 | $179,883,157 | May 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 79 | We Live in Public | - | - | - | $4,867 | 2 | $41,711 | Aug 28 | Abramorama | false |
| 80 | Il Divo | - | - | - | $4,431 | 8 | $240,159 | Apr 24 | Music Box Films | false |
| 81 | The Boys | - | - | - | $3,860 | 5 | $55,513 | May 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 82 | Shrink | - | - | - | $3,717 | 27 | $189,621 | Jul 24 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 83 | Herb & Dorothy | - | - | - | $3,320 | 8 | $194,721 | Jun 5 | Arthouse Films | false |
| 84 | The Open Road | - | - | - | $3,169 | 14 | $19,716 | Aug 28 | Anchor Bay Films | false |
| 85 | Galapagos | - | - | - | $2,754 | 14 | $18,630,372 | Oct 29 | IMAX | false |
| 86 | The Stoning of Soraya M. | - | - | - | $2,594 | 34 | $637,421 | Jun 26 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 87 | Spread | - | - | - | $2,400 | 103 | $250,618 | Aug 14 | Anchor Bay Films | false |
| 88 | Casi divas 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $2,353 | 22 | $46,612 | Aug 21 | Maya Entertainment | false |
| 89 | Revanche | - | - | - | $2,213 | 10 | $258,388 | May 1 | Janus Films | false |
| 90 | Easy Virtue | - | - | - | $2,037 | 255 | $2,656,784 | May 22 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 91 | Laila's Birthday | - | - | - | $1,944 | 3 | $13,689 | May 29 | Kino International | false |
| 92 | Alien Trespass | - | - | - | $1,753 | 40 | $104,526 | Apr 3 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 93 | Battle for Terra | - | - | - | $1,753 | 1,159 | $1,647,083 | May 1 | Lionsgate | false |
| 94 | Bliss 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $1,341 | 3 | $40,349 | Aug 7 | First Run | false |
| 95 | Treeless Mountain | - | - | - | $1,278 | 4 | $60,336 | Apr 22 | Oscilloscope | false |
| 96 | Mystery Team | - | - | - | $1,243 | 4 | $89,442 | Aug 28 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 97 | Little Ashes | - | - | - | $1,217 | 16 | $481,586 | May 8 | Regent Releasing | false |
| 98 | Every Little Step | - | - | - | $1,117 | 70 | $1,725,141 | Apr 17 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 99 | Adoration | - | - | - | $942 | 20 | $294,244 | May 8 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 100 | One Day You'll Understand | - | - | - | $918 | 7 | $145,642 | Oct 31 | Kino International | false |
| 101 | $9.99 | - | - | - | $853 | 4 | $52,384 | Dec 12 | Regent Releasing | false |
| 102 | Z | - | - | - | $780 | 2 | $83,305 | Mar 13 | Rialto Pictures | false |
| 103 | Goodbye Solo | - | - | - | $667 | 34 | $870,781 | Mar 27 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 104 | Jerichow | - | - | - | $658 | 3 | $60,379 | May 15 | The Cinema Guild | false |
| 105 | My Führer 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $476 | 1 | $2,465 | Aug 14 | First Run | false |
| 106 | The Windmill Movie | - | - | - | $416 | 4 | $30,050 | Jun 17 | The Film Desk | false |
| 107 | Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone | - | - | - | $335 | 6 | $107,797 | Jul 3 | Eleven Arts | false |
| 108 | The Song of Sparrows | - | - | - | $216 | 5 | $116,372 | Apr 3 | Regent Releasing | false |
