| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Slumdog Millionaire | - | - | - | $101,675 | 6 | $285,996 | Feb 13 | - | false |
| 2 | Stranded | - | - | - | $70,202 | 8 | $99,970 | Mar 6 | - | false |
| 3 | Seven Pounds | - | - | - | $51,126 | 6 | $72,117 | Feb 27 | - | false |
| 4 | Gran Torino | - | - | - | $47,695 | 7 | $133,412 | Mar 20 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 5 | Bride Wars | - | - | - | $34,108 | 6 | $59,343 | Mar 6 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 6 | The Pink Panther 2 | - | - | - | $23,508 | 10 | $99,408 | Feb 13 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 7 | Saw V | - | - | - | $17,340 | 5 | $21,538 | Mar 13 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 8 | Coraline | - | - | - | $15,973 | 7 | $17,045 | Mar 13 | - | false |
| 9 | Hotel for Dogs | - | - | - | $14,546 | 6 | $59,054 | Mar 20 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 10 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | - | - | - | $14,493 | 7 | $210,453 | Jan 30 | - | false |
| 11 | Reasons for Not Falling in Love | - | - | - | $13,627 | 4 | $13,627 | Mar 13 | - | false |
| 12 | The International | - | - | - | $11,673 | 6 | $56,028 | Mar 27 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 13 | U2 3D | - | - | - | $9,011 | 1 | $43,539 | Feb 6 | - | false |
| 14 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | - | - | - | $8,454 | 7 | $185,937 | Jan 23 | - | false |
| 15 | Milk | - | - | - | $8,427 | 6 | $45,336 | Feb 6 | - | false |
| 16 | Bedtime Stories | - | - | - | $7,995 | 7 | $121,022 | Jan 30 | - | false |
| 17 | Death Defying Acts | - | - | - | $6,349 | 4 | $7,101 | Mar 13 | - | false |
| 18 | Confessions of a Shopaholic | - | - | - | $6,142 | 5 | $38,072 | Mar 27 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 19 | Wild Child | - | - | - | $6,094 | 5 | $6,094 | Mar 6 | - | false |
| 20 | Hunting and Gathering | - | - | - | $4,966 | 2 | $18,589 | Mar 20 | - | false |
| 21 | Elegy | - | - | - | $4,479 | 2 | $22,332 | Mar 27 | - | false |
| 22 | In Bruges | - | - | - | $3,365 | 3 | $28,403 | Feb 6 | - | false |
| 23 | Marley & Me | - | - | - | $3,303 | 5 | $87,004 | Feb 6 | - | false |
| 24 | The Wrestler | - | - | - | $3,071 | 3 | $16,803 | Feb 20 | - | false |
| 25 | The Tale of Despereaux | - | - | - | $3,030 | 6 | $15,837 | Feb 20 | - | false |
| 26 | Revolutionary Road | - | - | - | $2,687 | 5 | $43,446 | Jan 30 | - | false |
| 27 | Doubt | - | - | - | $2,218 | 2 | $47,557 | Jan 16 | - | false |
| 28 | Free Style | - | - | - | $1,981 | 5 | $4,919 | Mar 20 | - | false |
| 29 | Sex Drive | - | - | - | $1,620 | 2 | $2,329 | Mar 27 | - | false |
| 30 | Che: Part One | - | - | - | $1,439 | 6 | $31,402 | Jan 23 | - | false |
| 31 | The Duchess | - | - | - | $1,340 | 2 | $3,640 | Mar 27 | - | false |
| 32 | Valkyrie | - | - | - | $1,228 | 7 | $86,068 | Jan 23 | - | false |
| 33 | Frost/Nixon | - | - | - | $471 | 3 | $8,083 | Feb 13 | - | false |
| 34 | Tonky y Otros Amigos | - | - | - | $443 | 3 | $2,399 | Feb 20 | - | false |
| 35 | Frozen River | - | - | - | $354 | 1 | $2,632 | Feb 6 | - | false |
