| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Australia | - | - | - | $3,709,808 | 106 | $5,514,870 | Dec 24 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 2 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | - | - | - | $2,293,835 | 152 | $11,010,683 | Dec 3 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 3 | Seven Pounds | - | - | - | $1,515,631 | 76 | $1,666,823 | Jan 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 4 | Revolutionary Road | - | - | - | $1,317,349 | 53 | $2,263,937 | Jan 15 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 5 | Welcome to the Sticks | - | - | - | $979,812 | 28 | $9,897,101 | Feb 27 | Pathé | false |
| 6 | Slumdog Millionaire | - | - | - | $920,298 | 47 | $4,809,452 | Jan 9 | Pathé | false |
| 7 | Bedtime Stories | - | - | - | $850,803 | 60 | $1,278,388 | Dec 24 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 8 | Twilight | - | - | - | $777,552 | 82 | $2,986,625 | Nov 21 | Ascot Elite Entertainment Group | false |
| 9 | Valkyrie | - | - | - | $709,495 | 72 | $1,228,347 | Jan 22 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 10 | Saw V | - | - | - | $640,639 | 28 | $911,497 | Nov 5 | Ascot Elite Entertainment Group | false |
| 11 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | - | - | - | $634,981 | 25 | $2,435,699 | Oct 8 | Frenetic Films | false |
| 12 | Bolt | - | - | - | $562,806 | 74 | $1,782,764 | Nov 28 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 13 | Burn After Reading | - | - | - | $524,756 | 47 | $3,021,453 | Sep 19 | Ascot Elite Entertainment Group | false |
| 14 | Buddenbrooks | - | - | - | $501,532 | 14 | $768,734 | Dec 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 15 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | - | - | - | $438,047 | 78 | $2,941,784 | Jan 29 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 16 | Changeling | - | - | - | $434,656 | 41 | $1,460,706 | Nov 12 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 17 | Quantum of Solace | - | - | - | $336,137 | 172 | $10,702,249 | Nov 5 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 18 | Transporter 3 | - | - | - | $298,734 | 14 | $642,210 | Dec 31 | JMH Distribution | false |
| 19 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | - | - | - | $288,995 | 63 | $1,098,068 | Dec 10 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 20 | Yes Man | - | - | - | $262,539 | 52 | $1,342,175 | Jan 9 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 21 | De l'autre côté du lit | - | - | - | $252,024 | 10 | $260,181 | Jan 7 | Frenetic Films | false |
| 22 | Body of Lies | - | - | - | $243,984 | 57 | $1,404,939 | Nov 20 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 23 | 1½ Knights - In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde | - | - | - | $229,689 | 31 | $565,710 | Dec 18 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 24 | The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch | - | - | - | $175,989 | 15 | $396,296 | Dec 17 | Frenetic Films | false |
| 25 | Natale a Rio | - | - | - | $156,096 | 17 | $576,851 | Dec 17 | Morandini Film Distribution | false |
| 26 | Righteous Kill | - | - | - | $154,898 | 8 | $155,539 | Jan 8 | Frenetic Films | false |
| 27 | Wild Child | - | - | - | $146,262 | 34 | $324,826 | Dec 18 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 28 | Inkheart | - | - | - | $119,080 | 28 | $318,918 | Dec 11 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 29 | The Spirit | - | - | - | $90,381 | 40 | $178,071 | Dec 26 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 30 | Lorna's Silence | - | - | - | $82,952 | 8 | $153,303 | Aug 27 | Xenix Filmdistribution | false |
| 31 | Che: Part One | - | - | - | $80,718 | 12 | $324,440 | Jan 7 | Ascot Elite Entertainment Group | false |
| 32 | Four Christmases | - | - | - | $69,049 | 24 | $458,501 | Dec 4 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 33 | Wild Chicks and Life | - | - | - | $62,549 | 10 | $111,756 | Jan 29 | Pathé | false |
| 34 | The Class | - | - | - | $58,386 | 16 | $732,361 | Sep 24 | Filmcoopi Zürich | false |
| 35 | Il cosmo sul comò | - | - | - | $43,041 | 11 | $208,891 | Dec 17 | Morandini Film Distribution | false |
| 36 | Tandoori Love | - | - | - | $35,358 | 10 | $90,351 | Jan 8 | Filmcoopi Zürich | false |
| 37 | Mamma Mia! | - | - | - | $28,262 | 85 | $8,895,936 | Jul 17 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 38 | Nomad's Land: In the Footsteps of Nicolas Bouvier | - | - | - | $22,624 | 8 | $276,627 | Sep 10 | Agora Films | false |
| 39 | Fly Me to the Moon 3D | - | - | - | $22,474 | 2 | $130,523 | Oct 29 | - | false |
| 40 | Special Correspondents | - | - | - | $18,888 | 5 | $20,548 | Jan 21 | JMH Distribution | false |
| 41 | Let's Make Money | - | - | - | $17,516 | 7 | $25,113 | Jan 22 | Frenetic Films | false |
| 42 | Milk | - | - | - | $9,746 | 32 | $850,531 | Jan 23 | Ascot Elite Entertainment Group | false |
| 43 | Kung Fu Panda | - | - | - | $607 | 109 | $5,009,099 | Jul 3 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
