| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | - | - | - | $42,870,031 | 4,124 | $296,623,634 | Nov 20 | Summit Entertainment | false |
| 2 | The Blind Side | - | - | - | $40,111,364 | 3,407 | $255,959,475 | Nov 20 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 3 | 2012 | - | - | - | $17,651,729 | 3,444 | $166,112,167 | Nov 13 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 4 | Old Dogs | - | - | - | $16,894,511 | 3,425 | $49,492,060 | Nov 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 5 | A Christmas Carol | - | - | - | $15,758,273 | 3,683 | $137,855,863 | Nov 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 6 | Ninja Assassin | - | - | - | $13,316,158 | 2,503 | $38,122,883 | Nov 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 7 | Planet 51 | - | - | - | $10,218,641 | 3,035 | $42,194,060 | Nov 20 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 8 | Precious | - | - | - | $7,081,032 | 1,003 | $47,566,524 | Nov 6 | Lionsgate | false |
| 9 | Fantastic Mr. Fox | - | - | - | $6,965,267 | 2,304 | $21,002,919 | Nov 13 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 10 | The Road | - | - | - | $1,502,231 | 396 | $8,117,000 | Nov 25 | Dimension Films | false |
| 11 | The Men Who Stare at Goats | - | - | - | $1,501,837 | 2,453 | $32,428,195 | Nov 6 | Overture Films | false |
| 12 | The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day | - | - | - | $1,301,197 | 524 | $10,273,188 | Oct 30 | Apparition | false |
| 13 | The Boat That Rocked | - | - | - | $989,260 | 883 | $8,017,917 | Nov 13 | Focus Features | false |
| 14 | Couples Retreat | - | - | - | $960,995 | 3,074 | $109,204,945 | Oct 9 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 15 | An Education | - | - | - | $911,388 | 763 | $12,574,914 | Oct 9 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 16 | This Is It | - | - | - | $828,976 | 3,481 | $72,091,016 | Oct 28 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 17 | Law Abiding Citizen | - | - | - | $786,534 | 2,890 | $73,357,727 | Oct 16 | Overture Films | false |
| 18 | The Princess and the Frog | - | - | - | $786,190 | 3,475 | $104,400,899 | Nov 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 19 | The Fourth Kind | - | - | - | $618,265 | 2,530 | $25,486,040 | Nov 6 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 20 | De Dana Dan | - | - | - | $577,381 | 69 | $944,979 | Nov 27 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 21 | Paranormal Activity | - | - | - | $486,190 | 2,712 | $107,918,810 | Sep 25 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 22 | A Serious Man | - | - | - | $478,235 | 262 | $9,228,768 | Oct 2 | Focus Features | false |
| 23 | Where the Wild Things Are | - | - | - | $398,406 | 3,735 | $77,233,467 | Oct 16 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 24 | Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans | - | - | - | $291,464 | 96 | $1,702,112 | Nov 20 | First Look International | false |
| 25 | Zombieland | - | - | - | $250,462 | 3,171 | $75,590,286 | Oct 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 26 | Coco Before Chanel | - | - | - | $197,578 | 307 | $6,113,834 | Sep 25 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 27 | Astro Boy | - | - | - | $172,892 | 3,020 | $19,551,067 | Oct 23 | Summit Entertainment | false |
| 28 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | - | - | - | $169,471 | 3,119 | $124,870,275 | Sep 18 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 29 | The Messenger | - | - | - | $140,203 | 50 | $1,109,660 | Nov 13 | Oscilloscope | false |
| 30 | Julie & Julia | - | - | - | $135,211 | 2,528 | $94,125,426 | Aug 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 31 | Kurbaan | - | - | - | $130,885 | 83 | $754,268 | Nov 20 | UTV Motion Pictures | false |
| 32 | Amelia | - | - | - | $118,176 | 1,070 | $14,246,488 | Oct 23 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 33 | Broken Embraces | - | - | - | $117,986 | 202 | $5,014,305 | Nov 20 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 34 | G-Force | - | - | - | $108,348 | 3,697 | $119,436,770 | Jul 24 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 35 | Surrogates | - | - | - | $98,902 | 2,992 | $38,577,772 | Sep 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 36 | Red Cliff | - | - | - | $98,898 | 42 | $627,047 | Nov 18 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 37 | The Box | - | - | - | $95,374 | 2,635 | $15,051,977 | Nov 6 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 38 | The Private Lives of Pippa Lee | - | - | - | $89,950 | 26 | $337,356 | Nov 27 | Screen Media Films | false |
| 39 | Under the Sea 3D | - | - | - | $82,841 | 108 | $36,262,926 | Feb 13 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 40 | The Invention of Lying | - | - | - | $68,023 | 1,743 | $18,451,251 | Oct 2 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 41 | Me and Orson Welles | - | - | - | $63,638 | 134 | $1,190,003 | Nov 25 | Freestyle Releasing | false |
| 42 | Inglourious Basterds | - | - | - | $56,456 | 3,358 | $120,540,719 | Aug 21 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 43 | The Polar Express 2009 IMAX Release | - | - | - | $52,678 | 21 | $514,354 | Nov 6 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 44 | The Hangover | - | - | - | $50,371 | 3,545 | $277,322,503 | Jun 5 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 45 | La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet | - | - | - | $48,550 | 25 | $567,493 | Nov 4 | Zipporah Films | false |
| 46 | Shorts | - | - | - | $46,186 | 3,105 | $20,919,166 | Aug 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 47 | Fame | - | - | - | $45,437 | 3,133 | $22,455,510 | Sep 25 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 48 | Space Station 3D | - | - | - | $37,261 | 64 | $93,383,953 | Apr 19 | IMAX | false |
| 49 | The Informant! | - | - | - | $35,672 | 2,505 | $33,316,821 | Sep 18 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 50 | New York, I Love You | - | - | - | $34,958 | 118 | $1,588,015 | Oct 16 | Vivendi Entertainment | false |
| 51 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | - | - | - | $34,824 | 4,455 | $301,959,197 | Jul 15 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 52 | Paris | - | - | - | $34,008 | 34 | $1,010,194 | Sep 18 | IFC Films | false |
| 53 | The Maid | - | - | - | $31,546 | 19 | $576,608 | Oct 16 | Elephant Eye Films | false |
| 54 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | - | - | - | $29,995 | 82 | $34,137,524 | Sep 23 | IMAX | false |
| 55 | 9 | - | - | - | $29,189 | 2,060 | $31,749,894 | Sep 9 | Focus Features | false |
| 56 | Good Hair | - | - | - | $28,066 | 466 | $4,157,223 | Oct 9 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 57 | Capitalism: A Love Story | - | - | - | $24,881 | 995 | $14,363,397 | Sep 23 | Overture Films | false |
| 58 | All About Steve | - | - | - | $22,483 | 2,265 | $33,862,903 | Sep 4 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 59 | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | - | - | - | $21,862 | 252 | $23,746,066 | Oct 5 | National Geographic Entertainment | false |
| 60 | Deep Sea | - | - | - | $21,070 | 47 | $46,412,757 | Mar 3 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 61 | Bright Star | - | - | - | $19,120 | 380 | $4,444,637 | Sep 16 | Apparition | false |
| 62 | Antichrist | - | - | - | $15,030 | 19 | $404,122 | Oct 23 | IFC Films | false |
| 63 | The September Issue | - | - | - | $13,908 | 143 | $3,820,067 | Aug 28 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 64 | The Sun 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $13,748 | 4 | $77,303 | Nov 18 | Lorber Films | false |
| 65 | Dolphins and Whales 3D: Tribes of the Ocean | - | - | - | $12,500 | 42 | $7,714,996 | Feb 15 | 3D Entertainment | false |
| 66 | The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry | - | - | - | $12,338 | 135 | $1,355,079 | Sep 18 | Five & Two Pictures | false |
| 67 | (Untitled) | - | - | - | $12,238 | 25 | $230,600 | Oct 23 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 68 | The Time Traveler's Wife | - | - | - | $11,338 | 2,988 | $63,414,846 | Aug 14 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 69 | The Damned United | - | - | - | $10,604 | 45 | $449,865 | Oct 9 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 70 | That Evening Sun | - | - | - | $10,347 | 10 | $281,350 | Nov 6 | Freestyle Releasing | false |
| 71 | Whip It | - | - | - | $9,581 | 1,738 | $13,043,363 | Oct 2 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 72 | Oh My God | - | - | - | $9,288 | 7 | $38,244 | Nov 13 | Mitropoulos Films | false |
| 73 | The Yes Men Fix the World | - | - | - | $7,758 | 16 | $194,533 | Sep 25 | Shadow Distribution | false |
| 74 | The Little Traitor | - | - | - | $6,079 | 5 | $402,088 | Oct 23 | - | false |
| 75 | The End of Poverty? | - | - | - | $5,812 | 5 | $57,805 | Nov 13 | Cinema Libre Studio | false |
| 76 | Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg | - | - | - | $5,242 | 25 | $1,134,623 | Jul 10 | International Film Circuit | false |
| 77 | The House of the Devil | - | - | - | $5,004 | 7 | $101,215 | Oct 30 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 78 | William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe | - | - | - | $4,932 | 6 | $46,078 | Nov 13 | Arthouse Films | false |
| 79 | Small Change | - | - | - | $4,624 | 2 | $38,296 | Nov 24 | The Film Desk | false |
| 80 | 35 Shots of Rum | - | - | - | $4,280 | 5 | $177,511 | Sep 16 | The Cinema Guild | false |
| 81 | Four Seasons Lodge | - | - | - | $3,862 | 3 | $58,334 | Nov 11 | First Run | false |
| 82 | It Might Get Loud | - | - | - | $3,473 | 75 | $1,610,163 | Aug 14 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 83 | Amreeka | - | - | - | $3,299 | 40 | $627,436 | Sep 4 | National Geographic Entertainment | false |
| 84 | The Missing Person | - | - | - | $2,735 | 3 | $17,896 | Nov 20 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 85 | Killing Kasztner | - | - | - | $2,549 | 5 | $112,313 | Oct 23 | Sky Island Films | false |
| 86 | Bronson | - | - | - | $2,445 | 8 | $104,979 | Oct 9 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 87 | Uncertainty | - | - | - | $2,431 | 4 | $36,689 | Nov 13 | IFC Films | false |
| 88 | The Way We Get By | - | - | - | $2,366 | 7 | $106,542 | Jul 17 | International Film Circuit | false |
| 89 | Gentlemen Broncos | - | - | - | $2,355 | 18 | $113,682 | Oct 30 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 90 | Ong Bak 2 | - | - | - | $2,311 | 12 | $102,458 | Oct 23 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 91 | White on Rice | - | - | - | $2,107 | 4 | $69,171 | Sep 11 | Variance Films | false |
| 92 | The Baader Meinhof Complex | - | - | - | $1,969 | 38 | $476,270 | Aug 21 | Vitagraph Films | false |
| 93 | Mammoth | - | - | - | $1,743 | 1 | $9,580 | Nov 20 | IFC Films | false |
| 94 | Collapse | - | - | - | $1,469 | 5 | $46,964 | Nov 6 | Vitagraph Films | false |
| 95 | Le combat dans l'île | - | - | - | $1,290 | 1 | $50,039 | Jun 12 | The Film Desk | false |
| 96 | The Horse Boy | - | - | - | $1,267 | 5 | $156,612 | Sep 30 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 97 | The Cove | - | - | - | $1,248 | 56 | $857,005 | Jul 31 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 98 | Defamation | - | - | - | $1,137 | 4 | $12,038 | Nov 20 | First Run | false |
| 99 | Trucker | - | - | - | $1,109 | 13 | $52,429 | Oct 9 | Monterey Media | false |
| 100 | Departures | - | - | - | $945 | 27 | $1,498,210 | May 29 | Regent Releasing | false |
| 101 | The Beaches of Agnès | - | - | - | $804 | 7 | $239,711 | Jul 2 | The Cinema Guild | false |
| 102 | Crude | - | - | - | $507 | 7 | $170,295 | Sep 9 | First Run | false |
| 103 | Adventures of Power | - | - | - | $414 | 3 | $17,419 | Oct 9 | Variance Films | false |
| 104 | Seraphine | - | - | - | $396 | 24 | $884,613 | Jun 5 | Music Box Films | false |
| 105 | Cloud 9 | - | - | - | $245 | 8 | $91,675 | Aug 14 | Music Box Films | false |
| 106 | Big Fan | - | - | - | $232 | 15 | $234,540 | Aug 28 | First Independent Pictures | false |
| 107 | Lorna's Silence | - | - | - | $102 | 23 | $338,795 | Jul 31 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 108 | From Mexico with Love | - | - | - | $31 | 279 | $548,787 | Oct 9 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 109 | Endgame | - | - | - | $24 | 14 | $9,645 | Nov 6 | Monterey Media | false |
