| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Cloverfield | - | - | - | $46,146,546 | 3,411 | $80,048,433 | Jan 18 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 2 | 27 Dresses | - | - | - | $27,442,040 | 3,074 | $76,808,654 | Jan 18 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 3 | The Bucket List | - | - | - | $16,664,347 | 2,915 | $93,466,502 | Dec 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 4 | Juno | - | - | - | $11,966,082 | 2,534 | $143,495,265 | Dec 5 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 5 | National Treasure: Book of Secrets | - | - | - | $9,606,326 | 3,832 | $219,964,115 | Dec 21 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 6 | First Sunday | - | - | - | $9,504,908 | 2,213 | $37,931,869 | Jan 11 | Screen Gems | false |
| 7 | Alvin and the Chipmunks | - | - | - | $9,433,049 | 3,499 | $217,326,974 | Dec 14 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 8 | Mad Money | - | - | - | $9,273,645 | 2,470 | $20,668,843 | Jan 18 | Overture Films | false |
| 9 | I Am Legend | - | - | - | $5,905,443 | 3,648 | $256,393,010 | Dec 14 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 10 | Atonement | - | - | - | $5,528,377 | 1,400 | $50,927,067 | Dec 7 | Focus Features | false |
| 11 | The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie | - | - | - | $3,805,510 | 1,340 | $12,981,269 | Jan 11 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 12 | There Will Be Blood | - | - | - | $3,661,992 | 1,620 | $40,222,514 | Dec 26 | Paramount Vantage | false |
| 13 | One Missed Call | - | - | - | $3,339,660 | 2,240 | $26,890,041 | Jan 4 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 14 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | - | - | - | $3,247,729 | 1,507 | $52,898,073 | Dec 21 | DreamWorks | false |
| 15 | The Water Horse | - | - | - | $2,735,551 | 2,777 | $40,946,255 | Dec 25 | Revolution Studios | false |
| 16 | P.S. I Love You | - | - | - | $2,359,694 | 2,471 | $53,695,808 | Dec 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 17 | Charlie Wilson's War | - | - | - | $2,359,225 | 2,594 | $66,661,095 | Dec 21 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 18 | The Great Debaters | - | - | - | $1,769,290 | 1,290 | $30,236,407 | Dec 25 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 19 | No Country for Old Men | - | - | - | $1,521,020 | 2,037 | $74,283,625 | Nov 9 | Miramax | false |
| 20 | Enchanted | - | - | - | $1,497,616 | 3,730 | $127,807,262 | Nov 21 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 21 | The Orphanage | - | - | - | $1,432,264 | 707 | $7,161,284 | Dec 28 | Picturehouse | false |
| 22 | The Kite Runner | - | - | - | $1,333,219 | 715 | $15,800,078 | Dec 14 | Paramount Vantage | false |
| 23 | In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale | - | - | - | $956,697 | 1,632 | $4,775,656 | Jan 11 | Freestyle Releasing | false |
| 24 | The Golden Compass | - | - | - | $607,352 | 3,528 | $70,107,728 | Dec 7 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 25 | The Savages | - | - | - | $529,147 | 201 | $6,623,082 | Nov 28 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 26 | The Diving Bell and the Butterfly | - | - | - | $470,789 | 213 | $6,003,227 | Nov 30 | Miramax | false |
| 27 | Cassandra's Dream | - | - | - | $437,643 | 107 | $973,018 | Jan 18 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 28 | Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem | - | - | - | $396,741 | 2,617 | $41,797,066 | Dec 25 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 29 | Bee Movie | - | - | - | $331,262 | 3,984 | $126,631,277 | Nov 2 | DreamWorks | false |
| 30 | Persepolis | - | - | - | $284,769 | 536 | $4,445,756 | Dec 25 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 31 | The Game Plan | - | - | - | $272,281 | 3,342 | $90,648,202 | Sep 28 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 32 | August Rush | - | - | - | $258,828 | 2,310 | $31,664,162 | Nov 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 33 | Beowulf | - | - | - | $220,990 | 3,249 | $82,280,579 | Nov 16 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 34 | Into the Wild | - | - | - | $207,235 | 660 | $18,354,356 | Sep 21 | Paramount Vantage | false |
| 35 | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | - | - | - | $159,322 | 252 | $23,746,066 | Oct 5 | National Geographic Entertainment | false |
| 36 | Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium | - | - | - | $149,107 | 3,168 | $32,061,555 | Nov 16 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 37 | American Gangster | - | - | - | $145,815 | 3,110 | $130,164,645 | Nov 2 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 38 | Dan in Real Life | - | - | - | $84,723 | 1,941 | $47,642,963 | Oct 26 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 39 | I'm Not There | - | - | - | $67,821 | 149 | $4,017,609 | Nov 21 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 40 | Before the Devil Knows You're Dead | - | - | - | $58,783 | 321 | $7,084,227 | Oct 26 | THINKFilm | false |
| 41 | Michael Clayton | - | - | - | $55,867 | 2,585 | $49,033,882 | Oct 5 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 42 | Deep Sea | - | - | - | $50,553 | 47 | $46,412,757 | Mar 3 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 43 | Fred Claus | - | - | - | $50,225 | 3,603 | $72,006,777 | Nov 9 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 44 | Hitman | - | - | - | $47,708 | 2,468 | $39,687,694 | Nov 21 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 45 | Little Chenier | - | - | - | $44,370 | 17 | $87,939 | Jan 18 | Slowhand Cinema Releasing | false |
| 46 | Space Station 3D | - | - | - | $44,199 | 64 | $93,383,953 | Apr 19 | IMAX | false |
| 47 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | - | - | - | $42,457 | 82 | $34,137,524 | Sep 23 | IMAX | false |
| 48 | Teeth | - | - | - | $36,530 | 16 | $347,578 | Jan 18 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 49 | Days of Darkness | - | - | - | $36,051 | 68 | $1,491,525 | Dec 7 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm | false |
| 50 | Like Stars on Earth | - | - | - | $32,382 | 70 | $1,223,869 | Dec 21 | UTV Motion Pictures | false |
| 51 | Lions for Lambs | - | - | - | $31,563 | 2,216 | $15,002,854 | Nov 9 | United Artists | false |
| 52 | Blonde and Blonder | - | - | - | $26,815 | 14 | $42,183 | Jan 18 | Hannover House | false |
| 53 | Steep | - | - | - | $25,910 | 23 | $260,586 | Dec 21 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 54 | Starting Out in the Evening | - | - | - | $25,379 | 43 | $898,786 | Nov 23 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 55 | Lars and the Real Girl | - | - | - | $25,245 | 321 | $5,972,884 | Oct 12 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 56 | Honeydripper | - | - | - | $22,856 | 26 | $267,880 | Dec 28 | Emerging Pictures | false |
| 57 | Nanking | - | - | - | $21,867 | 10 | $161,182 | Dec 12 | THINKFilm | false |
| 58 | The Darjeeling Limited | - | - | - | $20,136 | 698 | $11,902,715 | Sep 29 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 59 | The Mist | - | - | - | $19,363 | 2,423 | $25,594,957 | Nov 21 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 60 | Last Year at Marienbad | - | - | - | $19,101 | 2 | $144,492 | Jan 18 | Rialto Pictures | false |
| 61 | Roving Mars | - | - | - | $18,771 | 27 | $10,407,978 | Jan 27 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 62 | Blade Runner The Final Cut (2007 re-release) | - | - | - | $18,734 | 20 | $1,548,502 | Oct 5 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 63 | The Business of Being Born | - | - | - | $18,075 | 3 | $69,991 | Jan 9 | International Film Circuit | false |
| 64 | Still Life | - | - | - | $16,036 | 2 | $76,983 | Jan 18 | New Yorker Films | false |
| 65 | Galapagos | - | - | - | $14,564 | 14 | $18,630,372 | Oct 29 | IMAX | false |
| 66 | Awake | - | - | - | $14,532 | 2,023 | $14,377,198 | Nov 30 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 67 | The Perfect Holiday | - | - | - | $14,402 | 1,307 | $5,812,781 | Dec 12 | Yari Film Group Releasing | false |
| 68 | Day Zero | - | - | - | $13,800 | 2 | $16,659 | Jan 18 | First Look International | false |
| 69 | Taxi to the Dark Side | - | - | - | $13,656 | 20 | $274,661 | Jan 18 | THINKFilm | false |
| 70 | Summer Palace | - | - | - | $10,649 | 3 | $63,045 | Jan 18 | Palm Pictures | false |
| 71 | Lust, Caution | - | - | - | $9,859 | 143 | $4,604,982 | Sep 28 | Focus Features | false |
| 72 | Beaufort | - | - | - | $9,267 | 6 | $102,591 | Jan 18 | Kino International | false |
| 73 | Bella | - | - | - | $9,223 | 457 | $8,070,537 | Oct 26 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 74 | Margot at the Wedding | - | - | - | $6,731 | 121 | $1,959,420 | Nov 16 | Paramount Vantage | false |
| 75 | Jimmy Carter Man from Plains | - | - | - | $6,460 | 21 | $108,807 | Oct 26 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 76 | Youth Without Youth | - | - | - | $5,961 | 18 | $244,397 | Dec 14 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 77 | Romance & Cigarettes | - | - | - | $5,517 | 19 | $557,471 | Sep 7 | Boroturro | false |
| 78 | Control | - | - | - | $5,364 | 29 | $872,252 | Oct 10 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 79 | Woman on the Beach 2008 Re-release | - | - | - | $5,218 | 1 | $23,686 | Jan 9 | New Yorker Films | false |
| 80 | The Walker | - | - | - | $4,442 | 14 | $79,698 | Dec 7 | THINKFilm | false |
| 81 | For the Bible Tells Me So | - | - | - | $4,163 | 15 | $312,751 | Oct 5 | First Run | false |
| 82 | Passage to Zarahemla | - | - | - | $3,022 | 28 | $292,102 | Oct 12 | Somerset Films | false |
| 83 | My Kid Could Paint That | - | - | - | $2,448 | 20 | $231,574 | Oct 5 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 84 | Yiddish Theater: A Love Story | - | - | - | $2,234 | 3 | $40,182 | Nov 21 | New Love Films | false |
| 85 | How to Cook Your Life | - | - | - | $2,082 | 7 | $87,370 | Oct 26 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 86 | The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford | - | - | - | $1,883 | 301 | $3,909,149 | Sep 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 87 | Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust | - | - | - | $1,286 | 3 | $21,507 | Dec 7 | Shadow Distribution | false |
| 88 | Diva | - | - | - | $1,035 | 3 | $110,014 | Nov 2 | Rialto Pictures | false |
| 89 | Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten | - | - | - | $845 | 17 | $248,362 | Nov 2 | IFC Films | false |
| 90 | Outsourced | - | - | - | $816 | 14 | $163,561 | Sep 28 | Truly Indie | false |
| 91 | El Topo | - | - | - | $456 | 4 | $80,302 | Dec 13 | ABKCO Films | false |
| 92 | The Killing of John Lennon | - | - | - | $414 | 1 | $6,975 | Jan 2 | IFC Films | false |
| 93 | A Bloody Aria 2008 Re-release | - | - | - | $269 | 1 | $518 | Jan 4 | ImaginAsian Pictures | false |
| 94 | Sleuth | - | - | - | $233 | 35 | $342,895 | Oct 12 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 95 | Looking for Cheyenne | - | - | - | $147 | 1 | $973 | Dec 7 | Regent Releasing | false |
