| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Friday the 13th | - | - | - | $43,585,449 | 3,105 | $65,002,019 | Feb 13 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 2 | He's Just Not That Into You | - | - | - | $22,329,489 | 3,175 | $93,953,653 | Feb 6 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 3 | Taken | - | - | - | $21,821,805 | 3,184 | $145,000,989 | Jan 30 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 4 | Coraline | - | - | - | $18,851,635 | 2,320 | $75,286,229 | Feb 6 | Focus Features | false |
| 5 | Confessions of a Shopaholic | - | - | - | $17,809,053 | 2,534 | $44,277,350 | Feb 13 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 6 | Paul Blart: Mall Cop | - | - | - | $13,574,024 | 3,206 | $146,336,178 | Jan 16 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 7 | The Pink Panther 2 | - | - | - | $10,767,724 | 3,245 | $35,922,978 | Feb 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 8 | The International | - | - | - | $10,702,613 | 2,364 | $25,450,527 | Feb 13 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 9 | Slumdog Millionaire | - | - | - | $8,705,948 | 2,943 | $141,319,928 | Nov 12 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 10 | Push | - | - | - | $7,982,366 | 2,313 | $31,811,527 | Feb 6 | Summit Entertainment | false |
| 11 | Gran Torino | - | - | - | $7,443,429 | 3,045 | $148,095,302 | Dec 12 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 12 | Hotel for Dogs | - | - | - | $6,117,011 | 3,271 | $73,034,460 | Jan 16 | DreamWorks | false |
| 13 | The Uninvited | - | - | - | $4,823,792 | 2,344 | $28,596,818 | Jan 30 | DreamWorks | false |
| 14 | Underworld: Rise of the Lycans | - | - | - | $2,744,342 | 2,942 | $45,802,315 | Jan 23 | Screen Gems | false |
| 15 | The Reader | - | - | - | $2,670,837 | 1,203 | $34,194,407 | Dec 10 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 16 | The Wrestler | - | - | - | $2,248,161 | 776 | $26,238,243 | Dec 17 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 17 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | - | - | - | $1,928,521 | 2,988 | $127,509,326 | Dec 25 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 18 | My Bloody Valentine | - | - | - | $1,692,341 | 2,534 | $51,545,952 | Jan 16 | Lionsgate | false |
| 19 | New in Town | - | - | - | $1,672,253 | 1,941 | $16,734,283 | Jan 30 | Lionsgate | false |
| 20 | Revolutionary Road | - | - | - | $1,189,890 | 1,077 | $22,911,480 | Dec 26 | Paramount Vantage | false |
| 21 | Milk | - | - | - | $1,083,780 | 882 | $31,841,299 | Nov 26 | Focus Features | false |
| 22 | Under the Sea 3D | - | - | - | $919,095 | 108 | $36,262,926 | Feb 13 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 23 | Defiance | - | - | - | $860,240 | 1,793 | $28,644,813 | Dec 31 | Paramount Vantage | false |
| 24 | Twilight | - | - | - | $831,306 | 3,649 | $192,769,854 | Nov 21 | Summit Entertainment | false |
| 25 | Doubt | - | - | - | $773,741 | 1,287 | $33,446,470 | Dec 12 | Miramax | false |
| 26 | Frost/Nixon | - | - | - | $645,380 | 1,105 | $18,622,031 | Dec 5 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 27 | Inkheart | - | - | - | $628,495 | 2,655 | $17,303,424 | Jan 23 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 28 | Bride Wars | - | - | - | $589,976 | 3,228 | $58,715,510 | Jan 9 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 29 | Bolt | - | - | - | $500,023 | 3,654 | $114,053,579 | Nov 21 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 30 | Marley & Me | - | - | - | $472,457 | 3,505 | $143,153,751 | Dec 25 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 31 | Last Chance Harvey | - | - | - | $407,435 | 1,108 | $14,889,042 | Dec 25 | Overture Films | false |
| 32 | Yes Man | - | - | - | $340,444 | 3,434 | $97,690,976 | Dec 19 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 33 | The Class | - | - | - | $265,222 | 126 | $3,766,810 | Dec 19 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 34 | Notorious | - | - | - | $262,595 | 1,641 | $36,843,682 | Jan 16 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 35 | Bedtime Stories | - | - | - | $258,399 | 3,684 | $110,101,975 | Dec 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 36 | The Unborn | - | - | - | $255,765 | 2,359 | $42,670,410 | Jan 9 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 37 | The Tale of Despereaux | - | - | - | $243,525 | 3,107 | $50,877,145 | Dec 19 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 38 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | - | - | - | $198,388 | 4,065 | $180,010,950 | Nov 7 | DreamWorks | false |
| 39 | Valkyrie | - | - | - | $156,546 | 2,838 | $83,077,833 | Dec 25 | United Artists | false |
| 40 | The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2009: Live Action | - | - | - | $155,978 | 60 | $644,635 | Feb 6 | Shorts International | false |
| 41 | Rachel Getting Married | - | - | - | $151,350 | 391 | $12,796,841 | Oct 3 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 42 | The Dark Knight | - | - | - | $145,510 | 4,366 | $533,345,358 | Jul 18 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 43 | Waltz with Bashir | - | - | - | $142,290 | 208 | $2,283,849 | Dec 25 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 44 | Two Lovers | - | - | - | $117,591 | 148 | $3,149,034 | Feb 13 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 45 | Australia | - | - | - | $104,781 | 2,721 | $49,554,002 | Nov 26 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 46 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | - | - | - | $103,712 | 3,560 | $79,366,978 | Dec 12 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 47 | Gomorrah | - | - | - | $101,435 | 50 | $1,579,146 | Dec 19 | IFC Films | false |
| 48 | Fanboys | - | - | - | $90,938 | 45 | $688,529 | Feb 6 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 49 | I've Loved You So Long | - | - | - | $66,655 | 69 | $3,169,305 | Oct 24 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 50 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | - | - | - | $51,390 | 82 | $34,137,524 | Sep 23 | IMAX | false |
| 51 | Che: Part One/Che: Part Two | - | - | - | $50,560 | 39 | $1,497,109 | Dec 12 | IFC Films | false |
| 52 | Wendy and Lucy | - | - | - | $49,948 | 40 | $865,695 | Dec 10 | Oscilloscope | false |
| 53 | Space Station 3D | - | - | - | $41,545 | 64 | $93,383,953 | Apr 19 | IMAX | false |
| 54 | Let the Right One In | - | - | - | $41,116 | 53 | $2,122,065 | Oct 24 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 55 | Frozen River | - | - | - | $32,382 | 96 | $2,511,476 | Aug 1 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 56 | Roving Mars | - | - | - | $30,159 | 27 | $10,407,978 | Jan 27 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 57 | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | - | - | - | $25,630 | 252 | $23,746,066 | Oct 5 | National Geographic Entertainment | false |
| 58 | Outlander | - | - | - | $21,691 | 81 | $166,003 | Jan 23 | Third Rail Releasing | false |
| 59 | Deep Sea | - | - | - | $16,664 | 47 | $46,412,757 | Mar 3 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 60 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | - | - | - | $15,383 | 726 | $23,216,709 | Aug 15 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 61 | Luck by Chance | - | - | - | $15,291 | 57 | $356,019 | Jan 30 | Adlabs Films | false |
| 62 | The Secret Life of Bees | - | - | - | $12,110 | 1,630 | $37,770,162 | Oct 17 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 63 | Synecdoche, New York | - | - | - | $9,972 | 119 | $3,083,538 | Oct 24 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 64 | Medicine for Melancholy | - | - | - | $9,141 | 7 | $111,551 | Jan 30 | IFC Films | false |
| 65 | Our City Dreams | - | - | - | $8,981 | 3 | $34,972 | Feb 6 | First Run | false |
| 66 | Were the World Mine | - | - | - | $7,225 | 4 | $123,789 | Oct 31 | SPEAK Productions | false |
| 67 | Owl and the Sparrow | - | - | - | $6,640 | 4 | $47,071 | Jan 16 | Wave Releasing | false |
| 68 | Made in U.S.A | - | - | - | $4,822 | 2 | $95,209 | Jan 9 | Rialto Pictures | false |
| 69 | Dev.D | - | - | - | $4,486 | 4 | $18,613 | Feb 6 | UTV Motion Pictures | false |
| 70 | How About You | - | - | - | $4,460 | 7 | $78,234 | Nov 14 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 71 | Service | - | - | - | $4,386 | 4 | $64,536 | Jan 30 | Regent Releasing | false |
| 72 | Ballerina | - | - | - | $4,168 | 5 | $114,507 | Jan 16 | First Run | false |
| 73 | Of Time and the City | - | - | - | $3,998 | 2 | $32,677 | Jan 21 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 74 | Crips and Bloods: Made in America | - | - | - | $3,958 | 4 | $70,219 | Jan 23 | Argot Pictures | false |
| 75 | Donkey Punch | - | - | - | $3,888 | 4 | $19,367 | Jan 23 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 76 | U2 3D | - | - | - | $3,651 | 686 | $10,363,341 | Jan 23 | National Geographic Entertainment | false |
| 77 | Ciao | - | - | - | $3,643 | 3 | $49,494 | Dec 5 | Regent Releasing | false |
| 78 | The Secrets | - | - | - | $3,179 | 9 | $122,094 | Nov 26 | Monterey Media | false |
| 79 | Chocolate | - | - | - | $2,745 | 7 | $14,845 | Feb 6 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 80 | Cherry Blossoms | - | - | - | $2,645 | 8 | $104,589 | Jan 16 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 81 | Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 | - | - | - | $2,405 | 13 | $268,431 | Nov 19 | Kino International | false |
| 82 | Trouble the Water | - | - | - | $1,621 | 15 | $520,151 | Aug 22 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 83 | The Wild Child | - | - | - | $1,363 | 2 | $65,051 | Nov 7 | The Film Desk | false |
| 84 | Monsieur Verdoux | - | - | - | $830 | 2 | $64,636 | Mar 14 | The Film Desk | false |
| 85 | Lola Montès | - | - | - | $676 | 4 | $120,306 | Oct 10 | Rialto Pictures | false |
| 86 | A Secret | - | - | - | $634 | 11 | $623,558 | Sep 5 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 87 | Stranded | - | - | - | $623 | 7 | $89,473 | Oct 22 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 88 | Absurdistan | - | - | - | $596 | 3 | $39,683 | Feb 6 | First Run | false |
| 89 | I.O.U.S.A. | - | - | - | $531 | 358 | $821,046 | Aug 22 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 90 | The Betrayal | - | - | - | $440 | 3 | $41,271 | Nov 21 | The Cinema Guild | false |
| 91 | The Secret of the Grain | - | - | - | $114 | 3 | $86,356 | Dec 24 | IFC Films | false |
