| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Yes Man | - | - | - | $8,382,741 | 256 | $8,792,793 | Jan 1 | Roadshow Films | false |
| 2 | Bolt | - | - | - | $6,981,499 | 297 | $7,611,037 | Jan 1 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 3 | Bedtime Stories | - | - | - | $6,246,646 | 356 | $10,627,387 | Dec 26 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 4 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | - | - | - | $5,837,354 | 251 | $11,450,474 | Dec 26 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 5 | Marley & Me | - | - | - | $5,797,815 | 222 | $6,966,395 | Jan 1 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 6 | Bride Wars | - | - | - | $5,635,767 | 287 | $7,880,947 | Jan 15 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 7 | Slumdog Millionaire | - | - | - | $4,298,471 | 212 | $14,539,355 | Dec 18 | Icon Film Distribution Australia | false |
| 8 | Seven Pounds | - | - | - | $3,504,076 | 261 | $4,081,722 | Jan 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 9 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | - | - | - | $3,456,266 | 368 | $15,093,421 | Dec 11 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 10 | Australia | - | - | - | $3,176,287 | 643 | $26,521,500 | - | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 11 | Gran Torino | - | - | - | $3,149,251 | 209 | $11,524,910 | Jan 22 | Roadshow Films | false |
| 12 | Role Models | - | - | - | $3,119,222 | 179 | $4,494,103 | Jan 15 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 13 | Hotel for Dogs | - | - | - | $2,997,529 | 180 | $4,096,741 | Jan 15 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 14 | Valkyrie | - | - | - | $2,587,613 | 232 | $4,335,295 | Jan 22 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 15 | Twilight | - | - | - | $2,557,889 | 306 | $15,484,821 | - | - | false |
| 16 | Underworld: Rise of the Lycans | - | - | - | $2,002,706 | 147 | $3,421,006 | Jan 22 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 17 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | - | - | - | $1,843,279 | 257 | $5,634,071 | Dec 26 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 18 | The Tale of Despereaux | - | - | - | $1,483,851 | 193 | $1,599,837 | Jan 8 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 19 | Revolutionary Road | - | - | - | $1,198,092 | 147 | $2,138,833 | Jan 22 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 20 | Doubt | - | - | - | $1,053,702 | 110 | $1,358,191 | Jan 15 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 21 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | - | - | - | $989,322 | 63 | $2,086,931 | Dec 26 | Hopscotch Films | false |
| 22 | The Wrestler | - | - | - | $812,720 | 67 | $1,081,646 | Jan 15 | Hopscotch Films | false |
| 23 | Frost/Nixon | - | - | - | $765,031 | 59 | $1,337,135 | Dec 26 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 24 | I've Loved You So Long | - | - | - | $695,776 | 42 | $1,558,192 | Dec 26 | Palace Films | false |
| 25 | High School Musical 3: Senior Year | - | - | - | $319,676 | 372 | $7,711,751 | Dec 4 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 26 | Four Christmases | - | - | - | $244,672 | 200 | $4,938,100 | Dec 4 | Roadshow Films | false |
| 27 | Milk | - | - | - | $236,834 | 50 | $1,375,995 | Jan 29 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 28 | Igor | - | - | - | $225,686 | 122 | $225,751 | Jan 8 | Roadshow Films | false |
| 29 | The Spirit | - | - | - | $215,826 | 141 | $386,501 | Jan 29 | Hoyts Distribution | false |
| 30 | CC2C | - | - | - | $172,120 | 20 | $172,120 | Jan 15 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 31 | Wild Ocean | - | - | - | $149,730 | 2 | $1,224,555 | Jun 19 | IMAX | false |
| 32 | The Class | - | - | - | $128,544 | 11 | $275,080 | Jan 22 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 33 | The Dark Knight | - | - | - | $56,335 | 472 | $39,880,001 | - | Warner Bros. | false |
| 34 | Bustin' Down the Door | - | - | - | $53,246 | 10 | $69,837 | Jan 15 | Madman Entertainment | false |
| 35 | Fly Me to the Moon 3D | - | - | - | $52,858 | 2 | $517,196 | Sep 18 | IMAX | false |
| 36 | Quarantine | - | - | - | $43,781 | 108 | $770,741 | Nov 27 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 37 | Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk | - | - | - | $42,891 | 1 | $402,239 | Jun 19 | IMAX | false |
| 38 | Before the Rains | - | - | - | $29,898 | 3 | $33,407 | Jan 8 | Rialto Distribution | false |
| 39 | The Grocer's Son | - | - | - | $29,620 | 19 | $432,948 | Oct 2 | Jump Street Films | false |
| 40 | WALL·E | - | - | - | $25,252 | 423 | $14,165,390 | - | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 41 | Luck by Chance | - | - | - | $20,547 | 9 | $40,909 | Jan 29 | - | false |
| 42 | Welcome to the Sticks | - | - | - | $18,590 | 17 | $610,400 | Sep 4 | Hopscotch Films | false |
| 43 | Man on Wire | - | - | - | $17,141 | 25 | $322,236 | Oct 16 | Madman Entertainment | false |
| 44 | In Bruges | - | - | - | $9,443 | 113 | $2,518,493 | - | Icon Film Distribution Australia | false |
| 45 | City of Ember | - | - | - | $8,969 | 114 | $317,841 | Dec 11 | Icon Film Distribution Australia | false |
| 46 | Roman de gare | - | - | - | $5,545 | 18 | $253,943 | Nov 6 | Arkles Entertainment | false |
| 47 | Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi | - | - | - | $4,434 | 15 | $336,797 | Dec 11 | MG Distribution | false |
| 48 | Ghajini | - | - | - | $3,262 | 14 | $338,434 | Dec 25 | - | false |
| 49 | Victory | - | - | - | $2,708 | 8 | $4,845 | Jan 29 | Saini Enterprises | false |
| 50 | Nights in Rodanthe | - | - | - | $2,086 | 240 | $3,185,781 | Nov 6 | Roadshow Films | false |
| 51 | Hunger | - | - | - | $1,888 | 15 | $241,092 | Nov 6 | Icon Film Distribution Australia | false |
| 52 | Dolphins and Whales 3D: Tribes of the Ocean | - | - | - | $1,732 | 1 | $589,427 | Mar 13 | IMAX | false |
| 53 | The Wackness | - | - | - | $1,671 | 17 | $172,501 | Nov 13 | Madman Entertainment | false |
| 54 | Dinosaurs: Giants of Patagonia | - | - | - | $1,530 | 2 | $2,085,442 | Jun 7 | IMAX | false |
| 55 | It's a Free World... | - | - | - | $1,331 | 1 | $24,702 | Dec 4 | Roadshow Films | false |
| 56 | Caramel | - | - | - | $914 | 28 | $484,522 | Sep 18 | Hopscotch Films | false |
| 57 | Suddenly 2008 Re-release | - | - | - | $567 | 3 | $22,680 | Sep 18 | Madman Entertainment | false |
| 58 | Black Ice 2008 Re-release | - | - | - | $190 | 1 | $190 | Jan 15 | Potential Films | false |
| 59 | Brideshead Revisited | - | - | - | $168 | 114 | $997,107 | Oct 23 | Icon Film Distribution Australia | false |
