| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Mamma Mia! | - | - | - | $2,540,516 | 140 | $2,938,247 | Sep 12 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 2 | Blindness | - | - | - | $2,338,059 | 96 | $4,051,714 | Sep 12 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 3 | Hellboy II: The Golden Army | - | - | - | $2,205,011 | 208 | $1,663,939 | Sep 5 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 4 | Wanted | - | - | - | $1,959,303 | 199 | $4,907,530 | Aug 22 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 5 | Bangkok Dangerous | - | - | - | $1,445,000 | 161 | $1,507,202 | Sep 12 | PlayArte Pictures | false |
| 6 | You Don't Mess with the Zohan | - | - | - | $1,237,608 | 126 | $3,824,858 | Aug 15 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 7 | Bezerra De Menezes: The Diary of a Spirit | - | - | - | $1,210,029 | 65 | $1,948,414 | Aug 29 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 8 | Golden Oldies | - | - | - | $1,118,926 | 150 | $1,856,100 | Sep 19 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 9 | Dragon Hunters | - | - | - | $1,079,600 | 443 | $1,194,590 | Sep 5 | Imagem Filmes | false |
| 10 | Babylon A.D. | - | - | - | $883,796 | 94 | $1,361,097 | Sep 19 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 11 | The Forbidden Kingdom | - | - | - | $690,079 | 177 | $1,221,451 | Aug 29 | Imagem Filmes | false |
| 12 | The Mist | - | - | - | $662,616 | 120 | $1,049,890 | Aug 29 | Paris Filmes | false |
| 13 | Linha de Passe | - | - | - | $656,073 | 56 | $743,584 | Sep 5 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 14 | Os Desafinados | - | - | - | $630,092 | 65 | $839,450 | Aug 29 | Downtown Filmes | false |
| 15 | Once Upon a Time... | - | - | - | $615,794 | 89 | $2,814,242 | Jul 25 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 16 | The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor | - | - | - | $608,379 | 420 | $10,871,500 | Aug 1 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 17 | Eagle Eye | - | - | - | $527,873 | 145 | $877,703 | Sep 26 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 18 | Tropic Thunder | - | - | - | $433,084 | 48 | $724,576 | Aug 29 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 19 | Over Her Dead Body | - | - | - | $429,823 | 81 | $490,554 | Sep 19 | Paris Filmes | false |
| 20 | U2 3D | - | - | - | $281,964 | 13 | $372,881 | Aug 29 | PlayArte Pictures | false |
| 21 | The Women | - | - | - | $205,033 | 65 | $435,311 | Sep 26 | California Filmes | false |
| 22 | The Hunting Party | - | - | - | $199,531 | 40 | $620,003 | Aug 8 | Europa Filmes | false |
| 23 | Meet Dave | - | - | - | $182,510 | 177 | $1,556,297 | Aug 8 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 24 | My Mom's New Boyfriend | - | - | - | $133,513 | 80 | $1,169,807 | Aug 8 | Imagem Filmes | false |
| 25 | O Mistério do Samba | - | - | - | $110,321 | 16 | $156,788 | Aug 29 | VideoFilmes | false |
| 26 | Swing Vote | - | - | - | $81,415 | 30 | $120,689 | Sep 26 | Imagem Filmes | false |
| 27 | Lemon Tree | - | - | - | $81,044 | 13 | $269,455 | Aug 8 | Imovision | false |
| 28 | Get Smart | - | - | - | $60,973 | 240 | $5,131,880 | Jun 20 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 29 | Love Songs | - | - | - | $53,475 | 4 | $53,690 | Sep 5 | - | false |
| 30 | My Blueberry Nights | - | - | - | $49,520 | 32 | $1,210,055 | Apr 11 | Europa Filmes | false |
| 31 | Hancock | - | - | - | $46,422 | 390 | $13,649,504 | Jul 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 32 | Nim's Island | - | - | - | $43,298 | 80 | $554,182 | Jul 18 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 33 | Asterix at the Olympic Games | - | - | - | $41,807 | 51 | $169,089 | Aug 8 | PlayArte Pictures | false |
| 34 | The Warrior Didi and the Ninja Lili | - | - | - | $39,637 | 134 | $1,213,704 | Jun 20 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 35 | Evening | - | - | - | $34,955 | 19 | $361,959 | Jul 25 | Europa Filmes | false |
| 36 | Shortbus | - | - | - | $31,684 | 4 | $62,811 | Aug 29 | - | false |
| 37 | My Brother is an Only Child | - | - | - | $30,314 | 11 | $237,883 | Aug 1 | PlayArte Pictures | false |
| 38 | The Secret of the Grain | - | - | - | $22,977 | 4 | $106,102 | Jul 11 | Imovision | false |
| 39 | Delirious | - | - | - | $19,841 | 5 | $28,144 | Mar 21 | California Filmes | false |
| 40 | Pequenas Histórias | - | - | - | $19,783 | 30 | $138,057 | Jul 11 | Filmes do Estação | false |
| 41 | Journey to the Center of the Earth | - | - | - | $17,234 | 232 | $6,544,622 | Jul 11 | PlayArte Pictures | false |
| 42 | Comme les autres | - | - | - | $15,816 | 7 | $93,919 | Sep 26 | Imovision | false |
| 43 | Still Orangutans | - | - | - | $11,878 | 4 | $14,273 | Aug 29 | Pandora Filmproduktion | false |
| 44 | Funny Games | - | - | - | $11,329 | 8 | $20,752 | Sep 19 | California Filmes | false |
| 45 | Flashbacks of a Fool | - | - | - | $10,897 | 15 | $92,504 | Aug 22 | Imagem Filmes | false |
| 46 | Snow White: The Sequel | - | - | - | $9,860 | 11 | $17,097 | Sep 19 | Pandora Filmproduktion | false |
| 47 | Feast of Love | - | - | - | $8,018 | 16 | $258,401 | May 9 | Europa Filmes | false |
| 48 | Fay Grim | - | - | - | $7,693 | 7 | $17,450 | Sep 26 | Paris Filmes | false |
| 49 | Civic Duty 2008 Re-release | - | - | - | $6,117 | 13 | $6,117 | Sep 12 | - | false |
| 50 | Redbelt | - | - | - | $4,648 | 16 | $86,549 | Jun 20 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 51 | Blessed by Fire 2008 Re-release | - | - | - | $4,081 | 3 | $4,601 | Sep 12 | - | false |
| 52 | O Aborto dos Outros | - | - | - | $4,035 | 3 | $7,900 | Sep 5 | California Filmes | false |
| 53 | Show de Bola | - | - | - | $3,997 | 41 | $98,397 | Aug 15 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 54 | The Band's Visit | - | - | - | $3,870 | 15 | $199,130 | Jun 20 | Imagem Filmes | false |
| 55 | Embodiment of Evil | - | - | - | $3,729 | 37 | $91,780 | Aug 8 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 56 | A Girl Cut in Two | - | - | - | $3,321 | 10 | $165,400 | Jul 18 | Imovision | false |
| 57 | Take My Eyes 2008 Re-release | - | - | - | $3,316 | 4 | $12,210 | Aug 29 | Pandora Filmproduktion | false |
| 58 | Four Minutes | - | - | - | $2,827 | 2 | $2,860 | Sep 12 | Paris Filmes | false |
| 59 | Never Back Down | - | - | - | $2,793 | 61 | $220,000 | Aug 15 | Paris Filmes | false |
| 60 | Before the Devil Knows You're Dead | - | - | - | $2,710 | 33 | $434,515 | Jun 6 | Europa Filmes | false |
| 61 | Snow White: The Sequel 2008 Re-release | - | - | - | $2,259 | 9 | $33,014 | Sep 26 | Pandora Filmproduktion | false |
| 62 | Made of Honor | - | - | - | $2,219 | 145 | $4,705,163 | May 16 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 63 | Molière | - | - | - | $2,044 | 12 | $101,307 | Jul 18 | Imagem Filmes | false |
| 64 | Drifter | - | - | - | $1,997 | 2 | $2,980 | Aug 29 | - | false |
| 65 | Nossa Vida Não Cabe Num Opala | - | - | - | $1,965 | 8 | $32,764 | Aug 15 | Imovision | false |
| 66 | Linha de Montagem | - | - | - | $1,789 | 5 | $2,214 | Sep 19 | Pandora Filmproduktion | false |
| 67 | Devacao | - | - | - | $1,400 | 7 | $6,381 | Aug 8 | Riofilme | false |
| 68 | Heartbeat Detector | - | - | - | $1,360 | 32 | $50,279 | Jun 20 | Imovision | false |
| 69 | Who Says It's Easy? | - | - | - | $999 | 4 | $90,233 | Jul 11 | Pandora Filmproduktion | false |
| 70 | The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian | - | - | - | $953 | 508 | $7,488,057 | May 30 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 71 | La león | - | - | - | $892 | 3 | $3,985 | Aug 29 | Moviemobz Rain | false |
| 72 | Onde Andará Dulce Veiga? | - | - | - | $872 | 4 | $17,140 | Jun 27 | California Filmes | false |
| 73 | Into the Wild | - | - | - | $635 | 6 | $419,825 | Feb 22 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 74 | Irma Vap: O Retorno | - | - | - | $401 | 2 | $829 | Aug 29 | Pandora Filmproduktion | false |
| 75 | Savage Grace | - | - | - | $377 | 9 | $80,678 | Apr 18 | California Filmes | false |
| 76 | Conversations with My Gardener | - | - | - | $351 | 8 | $127,839 | Dec 25 | VideoFilmes | false |
| 77 | The Incredible Hulk | - | - | - | $317 | 500 | $4,893,267 | Jun 13 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 78 | Personal Che | - | - | - | $226 | 6 | $31,733 | Jun 13 | Filmes do Estação | false |
| 79 | Brigada Paraquedista | - | - | - | $226 | 1 | $226 | Sep 19 | Independent Films | false |
| 80 | Olho de Boi | - | - | - | $145 | 4 | $2,466 | Aug 15 | Pandora Filmproduktion | false |
| 81 | Cleopatra 2008 Re-release | - | - | - | $67 | 3 | $22,465 | May 23 | California Filmes | false |
| 82 | Iron Man | - | - | - | $14 | 569 | $13,499,792 | Apr 30 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
