| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Watchmen | - | - | - | $5,734,231 | 355 | $6,152,116 | Mar 5 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 2 | Confessions of a Shopaholic | - | - | - | $4,495,852 | 309 | $6,577,386 | Mar 12 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 3 | Slumdog Millionaire | - | - | - | $3,167,781 | 212 | $14,539,355 | Dec 18 | Icon Film Distribution Australia | false |
| 4 | He's Just Not That Into You | - | - | - | $2,709,295 | 253 | $10,401,965 | Feb 12 | Roadshow Films | false |
| 5 | Gran Torino | - | - | - | $2,490,371 | 209 | $11,524,910 | Jan 22 | Roadshow Films | false |
| 6 | Australia | - | - | - | $2,146,958 | 643 | $26,521,500 | - | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 7 | Paul Blart: Mall Cop | - | - | - | $2,033,158 | 196 | $3,733,141 | Mar 19 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 8 | Duplicity | - | - | - | $2,005,964 | 224 | $3,799,322 | Mar 19 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 9 | Knowing | - | - | - | $1,411,719 | 204 | $5,795,063 | Mar 26 | Icon Film Distribution Australia | false |
| 10 | The Reader | - | - | - | $1,233,694 | 53 | $3,436,114 | Feb 19 | Roadshow Films | false |
| 11 | Last Chance Harvey | - | - | - | $1,197,518 | 144 | $1,780,800 | Feb 26 | Icon Film Distribution Australia | false |
| 12 | Twilight | - | - | - | $1,181,454 | 306 | $15,484,821 | - | - | false |
| 13 | Notorious | - | - | - | $1,040,191 | 126 | $1,200,290 | Mar 12 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 14 | The Unborn | - | - | - | $955,354 | 125 | $1,399,052 | Feb 26 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 15 | Easy Virtue | - | - | - | $860,838 | 75 | $1,996,738 | Mar 12 | Hopscotch Films | false |
| 16 | New in Town | - | - | - | $798,471 | 169 | $831,781 | Mar 5 | Icon Film Distribution Australia | false |
| 17 | Friday the 13th | - | - | - | $777,987 | 142 | $791,527 | Mar 12 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 18 | Bride Wars | - | - | - | $646,897 | 287 | $7,880,947 | Jan 15 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 19 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | - | - | - | $609,467 | 251 | $11,450,474 | Dec 26 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 20 | Marley & Me | - | - | - | $597,700 | 222 | $6,966,395 | Jan 1 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 21 | Ghost Town | - | - | - | $592,282 | 200 | $2,522,543 | Feb 12 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 22 | Hotel for Dogs | - | - | - | $569,570 | 180 | $4,096,741 | Jan 15 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 23 | The International | - | - | - | $536,146 | 229 | $1,955,162 | Feb 19 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 24 | Changeling | - | - | - | $534,241 | 132 | $2,553,632 | Feb 5 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 25 | 12 Rounds | - | - | - | $457,402 | 138 | $579,091 | Mar 19 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 26 | Love the Beast | - | - | - | $430,107 | 69 | $511,064 | Mar 12 | Madman Entertainment | false |
| 27 | Valkyrie | - | - | - | $393,968 | 232 | $4,335,295 | Jan 22 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 28 | Underworld: Rise of the Lycans | - | - | - | $376,642 | 147 | $3,421,006 | Jan 22 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 29 | Milk | - | - | - | $342,536 | 50 | $1,375,995 | Jan 29 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 30 | The Combination | - | - | - | $341,821 | 34 | $498,895 | Feb 26 | Australian Film Syndicate | false |
| 31 | The Uninvited | - | - | - | $328,253 | 121 | $1,023,158 | Mar 26 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 32 | Zack and Miri Make a Porno | - | - | - | $319,328 | 130 | $1,270,158 | Feb 19 | Roadshow Films | false |
| 33 | The Secret Life of Bees | - | - | - | $237,769 | 44 | $293,492 | Mar 5 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 34 | Role Models | - | - | - | $216,219 | 179 | $4,494,103 | Jan 15 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 35 | Deep Sea | - | - | - | $201,364 | 2 | $3,696,215 | Mar 3 | IMAX | false |
| 36 | Revolutionary Road | - | - | - | $192,164 | 147 | $2,138,833 | Jan 22 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 37 | Dean Spanley 2008 Re-release | - | - | - | $186,428 | 34 | $213,351 | Mar 5 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 38 | Transporter 3 | - | - | - | $134,289 | 187 | $2,275,647 | Feb 5 | Icon Film Distribution Australia | false |
| 39 | Two Fists, One Heart | - | - | - | $121,123 | 50 | $141,723 | Mar 19 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 40 | I've Loved You So Long | - | - | - | $112,800 | 42 | $1,558,192 | Dec 26 | Palace Films | false |
| 41 | My Bloody Valentine | - | - | - | $107,886 | 134 | $1,293,069 | Feb 12 | Hoyts Distribution | false |
| 42 | Wild Ocean | - | - | - | $102,654 | 2 | $1,224,555 | Jun 19 | IMAX | false |
| 43 | W. | - | - | - | $85,172 | 52 | $170,712 | Feb 26 | Hoyts Distribution | false |
| 44 | Bottle Shock | - | - | - | $76,241 | 26 | $160,386 | Mar 26 | Roadshow Films | false |
| 45 | Rachel Getting Married | - | - | - | $62,346 | 43 | $438,367 | Feb 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 46 | Under the Sea 3D | - | - | - | $59,652 | 2 | $801,048 | - | IMAX | false |
| 47 | Let the Right One In | - | - | - | $57,758 | 2 | $57,758 | Mar 5 | Rialto Distribution | false |
| 48 | Fly Me to the Moon 3D | - | - | - | $56,302 | 2 | $517,196 | Sep 18 | IMAX | false |
| 49 | Blindness | - | - | - | $54,262 | 41 | $61,326 | Mar 19 | Roadshow Films | false |
| 50 | The Tale of Despereaux | - | - | - | $50,564 | 193 | $1,599,837 | Jan 8 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 51 | The Class | - | - | - | $39,925 | 11 | $275,080 | Jan 22 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 52 | African Adventure: Safari in the Okavango | - | - | - | $36,188 | 2 | $811,654 | Mar 20 | IMAX | false |
| 53 | A Complete History of My Sexual Failures | - | - | - | $33,943 | 4 | $43,280 | Mar 19 | Madman Entertainment | false |
| 54 | Beautiful | - | - | - | $32,024 | 20 | $32,024 | Mar 5 | Jump Street Films | false |
| 55 | Frozen River | - | - | - | $29,928 | 3 | $46,501 | Feb 19 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 56 | Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk | - | - | - | $28,163 | 1 | $402,239 | Jun 19 | IMAX | false |
| 57 | The Grocer's Son | - | - | - | $27,597 | 19 | $432,948 | Oct 2 | Jump Street Films | false |
| 58 | Of Time and the City | - | - | - | $25,977 | 5 | $25,977 | Mar 12 | Sharmill Films | false |
| 59 | Frost/Nixon | - | - | - | $19,449 | 59 | $1,337,135 | Dec 26 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 60 | Summer Hours | - | - | - | $17,962 | 25 | $641,751 | Apr 2 | Palace Films | false |
| 61 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | - | - | - | $15,299 | 368 | $15,093,421 | Dec 11 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 62 | Kung Fu Chefs | - | - | - | $12,702 | 5 | $15,277 | Mar 19 | MG Distribution | false |
| 63 | Aa Dekhen Zara | - | - | - | $11,320 | 5 | $21,279 | Mar 26 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 64 | The Human Body Undated Australia Release | - | - | - | $8,091 | 2 | $863,155 | - | IMAX | false |
| 65 | Dinosaurs: Giants of Patagonia | - | - | - | $7,894 | 2 | $2,085,442 | Jun 7 | IMAX | false |
| 66 | Wendy and Lucy | - | - | - | $6,016 | 6 | $17,471 | Mar 26 | - | false |
| 67 | Mysteries of Egypt | - | - | - | $5,237 | 2 | $4,110,245 | Jan 28 | IMAX | false |
| 68 | Mummies... | - | - | - | $3,339 | 1 | $118,676 | Aug 9 | IMAX | false |
| 69 | Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure | - | - | - | $2,948 | 3 | $4,030,122 | Nov 1 | - | false |
| 70 | Antarctica | - | - | - | $2,479 | 2 | $4,075,362 | Dec 1 | IMAX | false |
| 71 | Appaloosa | - | - | - | $2,385 | 10 | $2,800 | Mar 12 | Roadshow Films | false |
| 72 | Sydney: A Story of a City | - | - | - | $2,298 | 1 | $1,279,801 | Aug 19 | IMAX | false |
| 73 | Salvation | - | - | - | $1,553 | 3 | $1,553 | Mar 19 | Hopscotch Films | false |
| 74 | Bugs! | - | - | - | $957 | 2 | $1,712,555 | Apr 10 | - | false |
| 75 | Australia: Land Beyond Time Undated Australia Release | - | - | - | $764 | 1 | $613,850 | - | IMAX | false |
| 76 | Repo! The Genetic Opera | - | - | - | $559 | 1 | $5,939 | Feb 5 | Hoyts Distribution | false |
| 77 | Space Station 3D | - | - | - | $538 | 2 | $3,436,855 | - | IMAX | false |
| 78 | Haunted Castle | - | - | - | $440 | 4 | $3,786,220 | Sep 20 | IMAX | false |
| 79 | Greece: Secrets of the Past Undated Australia Release | - | - | - | $264 | 1 | $220,941 | - | IMAX | false |
