| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total
| Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | The Final Destination | - | - | - | $20,174,471 | 427 | $5,909,497 | 29.3% | 427 | Aug 28 | - | Entertainment Film Distributors | false |
| 2 | The Proposal | - | - | - | $19,239,235 | 441 | $1,259,681 | 6.5% | 441 | Aug 7 | - | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 3 | Inglourious Basterds | - | - | - | $16,439,434 | 445 | $5,935,952 | 36.1% | 444 | Aug 21 | - | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 4 | The Time Traveler's Wife | - | - | - | $12,171,979 | 431 | $2,332,285 | 19.2% | 425 | Aug 14 | - | Entertainment Film Distributors | false |
| 5 | Aliens in the Attic | - | - | - | $10,498,970 | 457 | - | - | - | Aug 7 | - | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 6 | The Ugly Truth | - | - | - | $10,358,259 | 400 | $3,295,877 | 31.8% | 400 | Aug 7 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 7 | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | - | - | - | $10,313,105 | 442 | $2,850,071 | 27.6% | 442 | Aug 7 | - | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 8 | Funny People | - | - | - | $5,575,738 | 382 | $1,628,313 | 29.2% | 382 | Aug 28 | - | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 9 | Orphan | - | - | - | $3,538,218 | 285 | $950,957 | 26.9% | 285 | Aug 7 | - | Optimum Releasing | false |
| 10 | Bandslam | - | - | - | $2,543,431 | 382 | $1,040,114 | 40.9% | 377 | Aug 12 | - | Entertainment One | false |
| 11 | A Perfect Getaway | - | - | - | $1,400,593 | 216 | - | - | - | Aug 28 | - | Momentum Pictures | false |
| 12 | The Hurt Locker | - | - | - | $1,302,388 | 141 | $502,386 | 38.6% | 140 | Aug 28 | - | Optimum Releasing | false |
| 13 | Broken Embraces | - | - | - | $1,220,908 | 93 | $481,504 | 39.4% | 90 | Aug 28 | - | Warner Bros. | false |
| 14 | Kaminey | - | - | - | $351,491 | 28 | $185,140 | 52.7% | 28 | Aug 14 | - | UTV Motion Pictures | false |
| 15 | Life Partner | - | - | - | $339,839 | 32 | $148,042 | 43.6% | 32 | Aug 14 | - | Studio 18 | false |
| 16 | Shorts | - | - | - | $283,685 | 342 | $283,685 | 100% | 342 | Aug 21 | - | Warner Bros. | false |
| 17 | Sin Nombre | - | - | - | $260,033 | 27 | $107,556 | 41.4% | 23 | Aug 14 | - | Revolver Entertainment | false |
| 18 | I Love You, Beth Cooper | - | - | - | $203,870 | 199 | $203,870 | 100% | 199 | Aug 21 | - | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 19 | Kanthaswamy | - | - | - | $118,514 | 11 | $118,514 | 100% | 11 | Aug 20 | - | Ayngaran International | false |
| 20 | Mid-August Lunch | - | - | - | $116,721 | 13 | $36,959 | 31.7% | 7 | Aug 14 | - | Artificial Eye | false |
| 21 | Adam | - | - | - | $110,697 | 26 | $38,697 | 35% | 26 | Aug 7 | - | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 22 | Home | - | - | - | $41,240 | 8 | $12,096 | 29.3% | 7 | Aug 7 | - | Soda Pictures | false |
| 23 | The Yes Men Fix the World | - | - | - | $24,700 | 17 | $15,922 | 64.5% | 17 | Aug 7 | - | - | false |
| 24 | The Meerkats | - | - | - | $9,960 | 55 | $3,423 | 34.4% | 55 | Aug 7 | - | Momentum Pictures | false |
| 25 | Beautiful Losers | - | - | - | $7,678 | 1 | $1,820 | 23.7% | 1 | Aug 7 | - | Revolver Entertainment | false |
| 26 | Afterschool | - | - | - | $6,404 | 5 | $6,404 | 100% | 5 | Aug 20 | - | - | false |
| 27 | Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus | - | - | - | $722 | 1 | $722 | 100% | 1 | Aug 7 | - | Metrodome Distribution | false |
| 28 | Chiko | - | - | - | $548 | 1 | $548 | 100% | 1 | Aug 20 | - | Vertigo Films | false |
