| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | District 9 | - | - | - | $975,509 | 33 | $975,509 | Oct 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 2 | The Founding of a Republic | - | - | - | $847,046 | 38 | $847,046 | Oct 1 | Newport Entertainment | false |
| 3 | The Ugly Truth | - | - | - | $827,131 | 29 | $891,570 | Oct 15 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 4 | Poker King | - | - | - | $797,569 | 36 | $1,071,470 | Oct 22 | Newport Entertainment | false |
| 5 | 500 Days of Summer | - | - | - | $594,268 | 21 | $626,507 | Oct 8 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 6 | Rebellion | - | - | - | $556,480 | 26 | $569,420 | Oct 15 | Gala Films | false |
| 7 | This Is It | - | - | - | $494,395 | 34 | $1,174,486 | Oct 29 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 8 | Garfield's Pet Force | - | - | - | $484,027 | 34 | $484,027 | Oct 1 | Panasia Films | false |
| 9 | Phobia 2 | - | - | - | $474,779 | 23 | $477,622 | Oct 8 | Panasia Films | false |
| 10 | Surrogates | - | - | - | $465,957 | 37 | $1,158,244 | Sep 24 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 11 | Astro Boy | - | - | - | $329,459 | 28 | $390,901 | Oct 22 | Panasia Films | false |
| 12 | April Bride | - | - | - | $315,370 | 18 | $315,993 | Oct 8 | - | false |
| 13 | The Time Traveler's Wife | - | - | - | $311,312 | 23 | $620,066 | Sep 24 | Lark Films Distribution | false |
| 14 | The Message | - | - | - | $309,029 | 18 | $344,538 | Oct 15 | Lark Films Distribution | false |
| 15 | Fame | - | - | - | $281,902 | 25 | $281,902 | Oct 1 | Golden Scene | false |
| 16 | Whiteout | - | - | - | $266,557 | 30 | $266,557 | Oct 8 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 17 | Saw VI | - | - | - | $190,826 | 26 | $423,077 | Oct 29 | Deltamac Co. | false |
| 18 | Jennifer's Body | - | - | - | $154,448 | 29 | $263,346 | Oct 29 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 19 | The Proposal | - | - | - | $119,210 | 34 | $1,617,635 | Sep 10 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 20 | MW | - | - | - | $112,519 | 21 | $112,519 | Oct 15 | Cable Entertainment | false |
| 21 | The Final Destination | - | - | - | $96,450 | 59 | $1,443,579 | Sep 17 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 22 | My Girlfriend Is an Agent | - | - | - | $83,568 | 24 | $201,271 | Oct 29 | Panasia Films | false |
| 23 | The Informant! | - | - | - | $71,443 | 6 | $81,520 | Oct 22 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 24 | Whatever Works | - | - | - | $70,910 | 6 | $80,980 | Oct 15 | Golden Scene | false |
| 25 | Split Second Murders | - | - | - | $66,509 | 28 | $66,509 | Oct 8 | Newport Entertainment | false |
| 26 | Prince of Tears | - | - | - | $64,484 | 14 | $69,548 | Sep 22 | Intercontinental Film Distributors (HK) | false |
| 27 | The Warrior and the Wolf | - | - | - | $62,325 | 19 | $64,189 | Oct 22 | Edko Films | false |
| 28 | Taking Woodstock | - | - | - | $58,689 | 6 | $58,689 | Oct 1 | Edko Films | false |
| 29 | Accident | - | - | - | $52,134 | 44 | $691,396 | Sep 17 | Newport Entertainment | false |
| 30 | Tidal Wave | - | - | - | $27,798 | 36 | $490,898 | Sep 17 | Edko Films | false |
| 31 | Cherry Blossoms | - | - | - | $21,979 | 2 | $26,986 | Oct 15 | Edko Films | false |
| 32 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | - | - | - | $21,475 | 90 | $6,202,442 | Jun 24 | Intercontinental Film Distributors (HK) | false |
| 33 | Looking for Eric | - | - | - | $11,472 | 3 | $26,117 | Oct 29 | Golden Scene | false |
| 34 | My Sister's Keeper | - | - | - | $7,659 | 4 | $176,650 | Sep 3 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 35 | Shrink | - | - | - | $5,775 | 1 | $5,775 | Oct 8 | Deltamac Co. | false |
| 36 | Up | - | - | - | $2,858 | 54 | $4,325,709 | Jul 30 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 37 | Brüno | - | - | - | $2,832 | 10 | $218,324 | Sep 10 | Panasia Films | false |
| 38 | Lorna's Silence | - | - | - | $1,939 | 2 | $7,861 | Sep 24 | - | false |
| 39 | Glamorous Youth | - | - | - | $1,514 | 1 | $5,031 | Sep 24 | - | false |
| 40 | Inglourious Basterds | - | - | - | $1,467 | 24 | $772,626 | Aug 20 | Edko Films | false |
| 41 | Bandslam | - | - | - | $1,427 | 8 | $16,365 | Sep 24 | Deltamac Co. | false |
| 42 | The Taking of Pelham 123 | - | - | - | $742 | 32 | $585,055 | Sep 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 43 | My Life in Ruins | - | - | - | $648 | 12 | $127,763 | Sep 3 | Lark Films Distribution | false |
| 44 | Orphan | - | - | - | $458 | 34 | $1,069,646 | Aug 27 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 45 | Away We Go | - | - | - | $377 | 3 | $24,135 | Sep 10 | Golden Scene | false |
