| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Suspect X | - | - | - | $33,431,410 | 410 | $52,323,944 | Oct 4 | Toho | false |
| 2 | Ponyo | - | - | - | $17,356,071 | 481 | $164,565,997 | Jul 19 | Toho | false |
| 3 | Departures | - | - | - | $13,344,787 | 221 | $61,010,217 | Sep 13 | Shochiku | false |
| 4 | Paco and the Magical Book | - | - | - | $9,645,478 | 292 | $22,650,527 | Sep 13 | Toho | false |
| 5 | Eagle Eye | - | - | - | $8,908,493 | 311 | $13,291,825 | Oct 18 | Herald Film Company | false |
| 6 | Wanted | - | - | - | $8,484,784 | 506 | $23,370,055 | Sep 20 | Toho-Towa | false |
| 7 | Iron Man | - | - | - | $6,573,208 | 404 | $8,658,784 | Sep 27 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 8 | Farewell Kamen Rider Den-O: Final Countdown | - | - | - | $6,020,704 | 156 | $7,119,993 | Oct 4 | Toei Company | false |
| 9 | 20th Century Boys 1: Beginning of the End | - | - | - | $5,847,147 | 310 | $35,870,679 | Aug 30 | Toho | false |
| 10 | P.S. I Love You | - | - | - | $5,822,155 | 280 | $10,479,945 | Oct 18 | Toho-Towa | false |
| 11 | Ikigami | - | - | - | $5,774,220 | 252 | $7,015,574 | Sep 27 | Toho | false |
| 12 | Nights in Rodanthe | - | - | - | $3,137,649 | 259 | $4,200,000 | Sep 27 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 13 | The Homeless Student | - | - | - | $2,257,444 | 309 | $6,454,933 | Oct 25 | Toho | false |
| 14 | Hancock | - | - | - | $2,127,608 | 456 | $28,713,223 | Aug 30 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 15 | Ichi | - | - | - | $2,016,804 | 253 | $4,382,279 | Oct 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 16 | Journey to the Center of the Earth | - | - | - | $1,991,889 | 106 | $8,494,537 | Oct 25 | Gaga | false |
| 17 | Superior 8 Ultra Brothers | - | - | - | $1,754,676 | 179 | $8,292,149 | Sep 13 | Shochiku | false |
| 18 | Detroit Metal City | - | - | - | $1,719,874 | 241 | $21,763,000 | Aug 23 | Toho | false |
| 19 | Get Smart | - | - | - | $1,690,730 | 205 | $1,690,750 | Oct 11 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 20 | Free and Easy 19 | - | - | - | $1,541,573 | 179 | $3,413,323 | Oct 25 | Shochiku | false |
| 21 | Fate | - | - | - | $1,251,556 | 118 | $1,251,556 | Oct 4 | Formula Entertainment | false |
| 22 | The Other Boleyn Girl | - | - | - | $1,222,958 | 148 | $3,631,190 | Oct 25 | Broadmedia Studios | false |
| 23 | Goya's Ghosts | - | - | - | $947,510 | 48 | $947,510 | Oct 4 | - | false |
| 24 | The Nanny Diaries | - | - | - | $831,916 | 112 | $831,916 | Oct 11 | Showgate | false |
| 25 | Samurai Gangsters | - | - | - | $831,387 | 203 | $2,292,432 | Sep 20 | Herald Film Company | false |
| 26 | Sanbongi nôgyô kôkô, bajutsubu: Mokume no uma to shôjo no jitsuwa | - | - | - | $806,591 | 101 | $806,591 | Oct 4 | Toei Company | false |
| 27 | Sex and the City | - | - | - | $735,867 | 295 | $16,692,762 | Aug 23 | Gaga | false |
| 28 | The Fure Fure Girl | - | - | - | $648,770 | 185 | $648,770 | Oct 11 | Shochiku | false |
| 29 | Into the Wild | - | - | - | $470,835 | 31 | $1,553,477 | Sep 6 | Style Jam | false |
| 30 | Nim's Island | - | - | - | $364,984 | 214 | $4,318,459 | Sep 6 | Herald Film Company | false |
| 31 | Resident Evil: Degeneration | - | - | - | $300,916 | 3 | $403,117 | Oct 18 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 32 | Gou Gou, the Cat | - | - | - | $288,171 | 150 | $3,066,947 | Sep 6 | Asmik Ace Entertainment | false |
| 33 | Achilles and the Tortoise | - | - | - | $282,312 | 81 | $817,841 | Sep 20 | - | false |
| 34 | Snakes and Earrings | - | - | - | $137,154 | 26 | $449,273 | Sep 20 | Gaga | false |
| 35 | The Fall | - | - | - | $135,706 | 25 | $498,461 | Sep 6 | Movie-Eye Entertainment | false |
| 36 | Gurren Lagann the Movie: Childhood's End | - | - | - | $125,630 | 11 | $957,621 | Sep 6 | The Klockworx | false |
| 37 | Before the Devil Knows You're Dead | - | - | - | $116,663 | 4 | $390,034 | Oct 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 38 | Zombie Strippers! | - | - | - | $59,704 | 7 | $68,878 | Oct 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 39 | The Nightmare Before Christmas 2008 3D Release | - | - | - | $48,860 | 36 | $48,860 | Oct 4 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 40 | Be Kind Rewind | - | - | - | $45,212 | 19 | $712,255 | Oct 11 | Tohokushinsha Film Corporation (TFC) | false |
| 41 | Pistol Whipped | - | - | - | $30,454 | 4 | $89,518 | Sep 13 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
