| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 20th Century Boys 2: The Last Hope | - | - | - | $27,087,878 | 374 | $29,055,016 | Jan 31 | Toho | false |
| 2 | Mamma Mia! | - | - | - | $23,417,151 | 340 | $27,597,385 | Jan 30 | Toho-Towa | false |
| 3 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | - | - | - | $19,181,866 | 427 | $25,400,000 | Feb 7 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 4 | Quantum of Solace | - | - | - | $10,557,824 | 346 | $21,685,734 | Jan 24 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 5 | Pandemic | - | - | - | $8,672,216 | 324 | $20,360,716 | Jan 17 | Toho | false |
| 6 | Penguins in the sky - Asahiyama zoo | - | - | - | $7,131,343 | 252 | $7,941,437 | Feb 7 | Herald Film Company | false |
| 7 | Brass Knuckle Boys | - | - | - | $7,052,137 | 280 | $9,724,819 | Feb 14 | Toei Company | false |
| 8 | Changeling | - | - | - | $4,882,115 | 301 | $12,946,062 | Feb 20 | Toho-Towa | false |
| 9 | High School Musical 3: Senior Year | - | - | - | $4,596,636 | 196 | $5,455,000 | Feb 7 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 10 | Departures | - | - | - | $4,047,285 | 221 | $61,010,217 | Sep 13 | Shochiku | false |
| 11 | Seven Pounds | - | - | - | $3,857,442 | 327 | $8,311,706 | Feb 21 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 12 | Nobody to Watch Over Me | - | - | - | $3,776,471 | 292 | $6,498,714 | Jan 24 | Toho | false |
| 13 | Che: Part Two | - | - | - | $3,203,386 | 287 | $3,203,386 | Jan 31 | Gaga | false |
| 14 | Revolutionary Road | - | - | - | $2,076,651 | 267 | $4,181,251 | Jan 24 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 15 | Street Kings | - | - | - | $1,618,477 | 194 | $1,875,477 | Feb 14 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 16 | Engine Sentai Go-onger VS Gekiranger | - | - | - | $1,330,478 | 143 | $2,562,369 | Jan 24 | Toei Company | false |
| 17 | Heaven's Door | - | - | - | $1,200,633 | 142 | $1,202,681 | Feb 7 | Asmik Ace Entertainment | false |
| 18 | Che: Part One | - | - | - | $1,165,080 | 284 | $9,053,079 | Jan 10 | Gaga | false |
| 19 | WALL·E | - | - | - | $475,589 | 459 | $44,005,222 | Dec 5 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 20 | Friday the 13th | - | - | - | $151,862 | 64 | $836,450 | Feb 13 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 21 | Premonition 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $150,477 | 38 | $150,477 | Jan 31 | The Klockworx | false |
| 22 | Hell Ride | - | - | - | $57,275 | 25 | $176,520 | Jan 17 | Movie-Eye Entertainment | false |
| 23 | Before the Devil Knows You're Dead | - | - | - | $23,921 | 4 | $390,034 | Oct 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 24 | Dragon Wars: D-War | - | - | - | $2,391 | 100 | $846,784 | Nov 29 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
