| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua | - | - | - | $82,408,638 | 3,239 | $94,514,402 | 87.2% | Oct 3, 2008 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 2 | Eagle Eye | - | - | - | $58,046,059 | 3,614 | $101,440,743 | 57.2% | Sep 26, 2008 | DreamWorks |
| 3 | High School Musical 3: Senior Year | - | - | - | $56,617,903 | 3,626 | $90,559,416 | 62.5% | Oct 24, 2008 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 4 | Saw V | - | - | - | $43,185,384 | 3,084 | $56,746,769 | 76.1% | Oct 24, 2008 | Lionsgate |
| 5 | Max Payne | - | - | - | $34,438,970 | 3,381 | $40,689,393 | 84.6% | Oct 17, 2008 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 6 | Body of Lies | - | - | - | $33,919,794 | 2,714 | $39,394,666 | 86.1% | Oct 10, 2008 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist | - | - | - | $30,565,281 | 2,421 | $31,487,293 | 97.1% | Oct 3, 2008 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 8 | Quarantine | - | - | - | $30,514,195 | 2,463 | $31,691,811 | 96.3% | Oct 10, 2008 | Screen Gems |
| 9 | Nights in Rodanthe | - | - | - | $24,468,174 | 2,704 | $41,850,659 | 58.5% | Sep 26, 2008 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | The Secret Life of Bees | - | - | - | $24,099,859 | 1,630 | $37,770,162 | 63.8% | Oct 17, 2008 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 11 | W. | - | - | - | $21,654,560 | 2,050 | $25,534,493 | 84.8% | Oct 17, 2008 | Lionsgate |
| 12 | Fireproof | - | - | - | $17,919,337 | 905 | $33,456,317 | 53.6% | Sep 26, 2008 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 13 | Appaloosa | - | - | - | $16,870,658 | 1,290 | $20,211,394 | 83.5% | Sep 19, 2008 | Warner Bros. |
| 14 | Lakeview Terrace | - | - | - | $12,472,290 | 2,574 | $39,263,506 | 31.8% | Sep 19, 2008 | Screen Gems |
| 15 | Burn After Reading | - | - | - | $12,215,125 | 2,657 | $60,355,347 | 20.2% | Sep 12, 2008 | Focus Features |
| 16 | Religulous | - | - | - | $11,292,533 | 568 | $13,011,160 | 86.8% | Oct 1, 2008 | Lionsgate |
| 17 | The Duchess | - | - | - | $11,186,096 | 1,207 | $13,848,978 | 80.8% | Sep 19, 2008 | Paramount Vantage |
| 18 | Pride and Glory | - | - | - | $10,714,824 | 2,585 | $15,740,721 | 68.1% | Oct 24, 2008 | Warner Bros. |
| 19 | The Express | - | - | - | $9,550,425 | 2,810 | $9,793,406 | 97.5% | Oct 10, 2008 | Universal Pictures |
| 20 | Sex Drive | - | - | - | $7,828,687 | 2,421 | $8,402,485 | 93.2% | Oct 17, 2008 | Summit Entertainment |
| 21 | Changeling | - | - | - | $7,367,257 | 1,896 | $35,739,802 | 20.6% | Oct 24, 2008 | Universal Pictures |
| 22 | City of Ember | - | - | - | $7,143,775 | 2,023 | $7,873,007 | 90.7% | Oct 10, 2008 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 23 | Zack and Miri Make a Porno | - | - | - | $7,003,778 | 2,735 | $31,457,946 | 22.3% | Oct 31, 2008 | The Weinstein Company |
| 24 | An American Carol | - | - | - | $6,996,025 | 1,639 | $7,013,191 | 99.8% | Oct 3, 2008 | Vivendi Entertainment |
| 25 | Flash of Genius | - | - | - | $4,442,377 | 1,098 | $4,442,377 | 100% | Oct 3, 2008 | Universal Pictures |
| 26 | The Haunting of Molly Hartley | - | - | - | $4,246,667 | 2,652 | $13,559,812 | 31.3% | Oct 31, 2008 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 27 | Righteous Kill | - | - | - | $4,049,870 | 3,152 | $40,081,410 | 10.1% | Sep 12, 2008 | Overture Films |
| 28 | Igor | - | - | - | $3,939,890 | 2,341 | $19,528,602 | 20.2% | Sep 19, 2008 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 29 | The Family That Preys | - | - | - | $3,878,400 | 2,070 | $37,105,289 | 10.5% | Sep 12, 2008 | Lionsgate |
| 30 | My Best Friend's Girl | - | - | - | $3,863,613 | 2,636 | $19,219,250 | 20.1% | Sep 19, 2008 | Lionsgate |
| 31 | Miracle at St. Anna | - | - | - | $3,728,863 | 1,185 | $7,919,117 | 47.1% | Sep 26, 2008 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 32 | Ghost Town | - | - | - | $3,408,719 | 1,512 | $13,367,624 | 25.5% | Sep 19, 2008 | DreamWorks |
| 33 | The Dark Knight | - | - | - | $3,392,426 | 4,366 | $533,345,358 | 0.6% | Jul 18, 2008 | Warner Bros. |
| 34 | Blindness | - | - | - | $3,351,751 | 1,690 | $3,351,751 | 100% | Oct 3, 2008 | Miramax |
| 35 | Rachel Getting Married | - | - | - | $3,245,918 | 391 | $12,796,841 | 25.4% | Oct 3, 2008 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 36 | How to Lose Friends & Alienate People | - | - | - | $2,755,130 | 1,750 | $2,778,752 | 99.1% | Oct 3, 2008 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 37 | The Women | - | - | - | $2,163,243 | 2,995 | $26,902,075 | 8% | Sep 12, 2008 | Picturehouse |
| 38 | RocknRolla | - | - | - | $1,893,783 | 826 | $5,700,626 | 33.2% | Oct 8, 2008 | Warner Bros. |
| 39 | WALL·E | - | - | - | $1,768,329 | 3,992 | $223,808,164 | 0.8% | Jun 27, 2008 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 40 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | - | - | - | $1,556,881 | 726 | $23,216,709 | 6.7% | Aug 15, 2008 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 41 | Journey to the Center of the Earth | - | - | - | $1,405,045 | 2,830 | $101,704,370 | 1.4% | Jul 11, 2008 | Warner Bros. |
| 42 | Mamma Mia! | - | - | - | $1,355,810 | 3,194 | $144,290,968 | 0.9% | Jul 18, 2008 | Universal Pictures |
| 43 | Choke | - | - | - | $1,299,522 | 435 | $2,926,565 | 44.4% | Sep 26, 2008 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 44 | Tropic Thunder | - | - | - | $1,262,248 | 3,473 | $110,515,313 | 1.1% | Aug 13, 2008 | DreamWorks |
| 45 | The Nightmare Before Christmas 2009 3D Release | - | - | - | $773,979 | 284 | $1,109,188 | 69.8% | Oct 24, 2008 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 46 | The House Bunny | - | - | - | $709,277 | 2,763 | $48,237,389 | 1.5% | Aug 22, 2008 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 47 | Happy-Go-Lucky | - | - | - | $681,785 | 202 | $3,512,016 | 19.4% | Oct 10, 2008 | Miramax |
| 48 | Death Race | - | - | - | $604,307 | 2,586 | $36,316,032 | 1.7% | Aug 22, 2008 | Universal Pictures |
| 49 | Heroes | - | - | - | $526,346 | 60 | $655,538 | 80.3% | Oct 24, 2008 | Eros Worldwide |
| 50 | What Just Happened | - | - | - | $519,855 | 88 | $1,090,947 | 47.7% | Oct 17, 2008 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 51 | Tell No One | - | - | - | $479,435 | 112 | $6,177,192 | 7.8% | Jul 2, 2008 | Music Box Films |
| 52 | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | - | - | - | $465,759 | 252 | $23,746,066 | 2% | Oct 5, 2007 | National Geographic Entertainment |
| 53 | Get Smart | - | - | - | $455,373 | 3,915 | $130,319,208 | 0.3% | Jun 20, 2008 | Warner Bros. |
| 54 | The Legend of Drona | - | - | - | $447,734 | 90 | $475,104 | 94.2% | Oct 2, 2008 | Eros Worldwide |
| 55 | Fly Me to the Moon 3D | - | - | - | $427,740 | 713 | $13,816,982 | 3.1% | Aug 15, 2008 | Summit Entertainment |
| 56 | I've Loved You So Long | - | - | - | $408,167 | 69 | $3,169,305 | 12.9% | Oct 24, 2008 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 57 | Mirrors | - | - | - | $400,646 | 2,664 | $30,691,439 | 1.3% | Aug 15, 2008 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 58 | Forever Strong | - | - | - | $390,524 | 259 | $719,556 | 54.3% | Sep 19, 2008 | Crane Movie Company |
| 59 | Man on Wire | - | - | - | $364,866 | 93 | $2,962,242 | 12.3% | Jul 25, 2008 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 60 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | - | - | - | $350,310 | 3,452 | $35,161,554 | 1% | Aug 15, 2008 | Warner Bros. |
| 61 | Billy: The Early Years | - | - | - | $347,328 | 282 | $347,328 | 100% | Oct 10, 2008 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 62 | Traitor | - | - | - | $334,450 | 2,108 | $23,530,831 | 1.4% | Aug 27, 2008 | Overture Films |
| 63 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | - | - | - | $332,363 | 82 | $34,137,524 | 1% | Sep 23, 2005 | IMAX |
| 64 | Deep Sea | - | - | - | $327,641 | 47 | $46,412,757 | 0.7% | Mar 3, 2006 | Warner Bros. |
| 65 | Babylon A.D. | - | - | - | $315,027 | 3,425 | $22,532,572 | 1.4% | Aug 29, 2008 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 66 | Elegy | - | - | - | $295,422 | 142 | $3,581,642 | 8.2% | Aug 8, 2008 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 67 | Frozen River | - | - | - | $280,891 | 96 | $2,511,476 | 11.2% | Aug 1, 2008 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 68 | Synecdoche, New York | - | - | - | $279,459 | 119 | $3,083,538 | 9.1% | Oct 24, 2008 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 69 | Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom | - | - | - | $262,423 | 9 | $532,878 | 49.2% | Oct 24, 2008 | Logo |
| 70 | Passengers | - | - | - | $258,446 | 125 | $292,437 | 88.4% | Oct 24, 2008 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 71 | Space Chimps | - | - | - | $248,345 | 2,538 | $30,105,968 | 0.8% | Jul 18, 2008 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 72 | Transsiberian | - | - | - | $241,491 | 154 | $2,206,405 | 10.9% | Jul 18, 2008 | First Look International |
| 73 | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | - | - | - | $233,890 | 4,264 | $317,101,119 | <0.1% | May 22, 2008 | Paramount Pictures |
| 74 | Morning Light | - | - | - | $216,720 | 55 | $275,497 | 78.7% | Oct 17, 2008 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 75 | Dolphins and Whales 3D: Tribes of the Ocean | - | - | - | $216,388 | 42 | $7,714,996 | 2.8% | Feb 15, 2008 | 3D Entertainment |
| 76 | Space Station 3D | - | - | - | $212,782 | 64 | $93,383,953 | 0.2% | Apr 19, 2002 | IMAX |
| 77 | Kung Fu Panda | - | - | - | $206,978 | 4,136 | $215,727,546 | <0.1% | Jun 6, 2008 | DreamWorks |
| 78 | Disaster Movie | - | - | - | $204,552 | 2,642 | $14,190,901 | 1.4% | Aug 29, 2008 | Lionsgate |
| 79 | The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 | - | - | - | $200,180 | 2,714 | $44,089,964 | 0.5% | Aug 6, 2008 | Warner Bros. |
| 80 | Bangkok Dangerous | - | - | - | $186,694 | 2,654 | $15,298,133 | 1.2% | Sep 5, 2008 | Lionsgate |
| 81 | A Secret | - | - | - | $183,338 | 11 | $623,558 | 29.4% | Sep 5, 2008 | Strand Releasing |
| 82 | The Longshots | - | - | - | $170,560 | 2,089 | $11,537,046 | 1.5% | Aug 22, 2008 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 83 | Swing Vote | - | - | - | $156,963 | 2,213 | $16,289,867 | 1% | Aug 1, 2008 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 84 | Call + Response | - | - | - | $149,948 | 17 | $215,185 | 69.7% | Oct 10, 2008 | Fair Trade Pictures |
| 85 | Trouble the Water | - | - | - | $128,764 | 15 | $520,151 | 24.8% | Aug 22, 2008 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 86 | I Served the King of England | - | - | - | $121,096 | 38 | $617,403 | 19.6% | Aug 29, 2008 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 87 | Let the Right One In | - | - | - | $103,428 | 53 | $2,122,065 | 4.9% | Oct 24, 2008 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 88 | A Girl Cut in Two | - | - | - | $101,582 | 21 | $409,658 | 24.8% | Aug 15, 2008 | IFC Films |
| 89 | Bottle Shock | - | - | - | $99,031 | 401 | $4,078,607 | 2.4% | Aug 6, 2008 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 90 | Ashes of Time | - | - | - | $94,317 | 18 | $174,273 | 54.1% | Oct 10, 2008 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 91 | Battle in Seattle | - | - | - | $94,182 | 40 | $224,169 | 42% | Sep 19, 2008 | Redwood Palms Pictures |
| 92 | Roving Mars | - | - | - | $82,083 | 27 | $10,407,978 | 0.8% | Jan 27, 2006 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 93 | Hounddog | - | - | - | $70,756 | 11 | $131,961 | 53.6% | Sep 19, 2008 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 94 | U2 3D | - | - | - | $68,466 | 686 | $10,363,341 | 0.7% | Jan 23, 2008 | National Geographic Entertainment |
| 95 | Towelhead | - | - | - | $67,903 | 100 | $372,124 | 18.2% | Sep 12, 2008 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 96 | Allah Made Me Funny: Live in Concert | - | - | - | $66,903 | 14 | $66,903 | 100% | Oct 3, 2008 | N/A |
| 97 | Talento de barrio | - | - | - | $66,697 | 20 | $68,542 | 97.3% | Oct 10, 2008 | Maya Entertainment |
| 98 | Haunted Castle | - | - | - | $65,408 | 10 | $13,651,656 | 0.5% | Feb 23, 2001 | nWave Pictures |
| 99 | The Children of Huang Shi | - | - | - | $61,887 | 43 | $1,031,872 | 6% | May 23, 2008 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 100 | Lola Montès | - | - | - | $54,912 | 4 | $120,306 | 45.6% | Oct 10, 2008 | Rialto Pictures |
| 101 | The Legend of God's Gun | - | - | - | $52,391 | 8 | $243,768 | 21.5% | Jul 18, 2008 | Indican Pictures |
| 102 | Humboldt County | - | - | - | $52,090 | 9 | $82,357 | 63.2% | Sep 26, 2008 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 103 | Roadside Romeo | - | - | - | $51,137 | 29 | $55,202 | 92.6% | Oct 24, 2008 | Yash Raj Films |
| 104 | Pineapple Express | - | - | - | $49,888 | 3,072 | $87,341,380 | <0.1% | Aug 6, 2008 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 105 | Beer for My Horses | - | - | - | $45,866 | 91 | $666,045 | 6.9% | Aug 8, 2008 | Roadside Attractions |
| 106 | The Other End of the Line | - | - | - | $41,560 | 91 | $115,592 | 36% | Oct 31, 2008 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 107 | A Thousand Years of Good Prayers | - | - | - | $41,153 | 7 | $76,806 | 53.6% | Sep 19, 2008 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 108 | The Lucky Ones | - | - | - | $39,498 | 425 | $266,967 | 14.8% | Sep 26, 2008 | Lionsgate |
| 109 | Ballast | - | - | - | $39,040 | 5 | $77,556 | 50.3% | Oct 1, 2008 | Alluvial Film Company |
| 110 | Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story | - | - | - | $38,111 | 10 | $60,332 | 63.2% | Sep 26, 2008 | InterPositive Media |
| 111 | Flow: For Love of Water | - | - | - | $37,516 | 11 | $142,569 | 26.3% | Mar 21, 2008 | Oscilloscope |
| 112 | Fashion | - | - | - | $36,968 | 40 | $191,442 | 19.3% | Oct 31, 2008 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 113 | Save Me | - | - | - | $34,544 | 5 | $83,397 | 41.4% | Sep 5, 2008 | First Run |
| 114 | I.O.U.S.A. | - | - | - | $32,742 | 358 | $821,046 | 4% | Aug 22, 2008 | Roadside Attractions |
| 115 | The Pool | - | - | - | $30,954 | 8 | $95,102 | 32.5% | Sep 3, 2008 | Vitagraph Films |
| 116 | Breakfast with Scot | - | - | - | $30,336 | 6 | $46,060 | 65.9% | Oct 10, 2008 | Regent Releasing |
| 117 | Gonzo | - | - | - | $30,280 | 59 | $1,252,100 | 2.4% | Jul 4, 2008 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 118 | Encounters at the End of the World | - | - | - | $27,976 | 39 | $944,933 | 3% | Jun 11, 2008 | THINKFilm |
| 119 | Frontrunners | - | - | - | $26,976 | 6 | $26,976 | 100% | Oct 15, 2008 | Oscilloscope |
| 120 | August Evening | - | - | - | $24,661 | 4 | $74,759 | 33% | Sep 5, 2008 | Maya Entertainment |
| 121 | My Father My Lord | - | - | - | $23,869 | 9 | $203,708 | 11.7% | May 16, 2008 | Kino International |
| 122 | Brick Lane | - | - | - | $23,122 | 49 | $1,095,398 | 2.1% | Jun 20, 2008 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 123 | The Rocker | - | - | - | $23,071 | 2,784 | $6,409,528 | 0.4% | Aug 20, 2008 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 124 | Good Dick | - | - | - | $22,641 | 2 | $27,595 | 82% | Oct 10, 2008 | Abramorama |
| 125 | When Did You Last See Your Father? | - | - | - | $22,440 | 57 | $1,077,273 | 2.1% | Jun 6, 2008 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 126 | The Elephant King | - | - | - | $22,251 | 2 | $22,251 | 100% | Oct 17, 2008 | Unison Films |
| 127 | Fear(s) of the Dark | - | - | - | $21,228 | 8 | $77,876 | 27.3% | Oct 22, 2008 | IFC Films |
| 128 | My Name Is Bruce | - | - | - | $19,731 | 4 | $173,066 | 11.4% | Oct 31, 2008 | Image Entertainment |
| 129 | The Grocer's Son | - | - | - | $19,561 | 7 | $264,889 | 7.4% | Jun 6, 2008 | Film Movement |
| 130 | In Search of a Midnight Kiss | - | - | - | $19,539 | 11 | $172,605 | 11.3% | Aug 1, 2008 | IFC Films |
| 131 | Saving Marriage | - | - | - | $18,225 | 2 | $18,720 | 97.4% | Oct 17, 2008 | Regent Releasing |
| 132 | A Man Named Pearl | - | - | - | $17,921 | 9 | $208,392 | 8.6% | Aug 31, 2007 | Tentmakers Entertainment |
| 133 | Filth and Wisdom | - | - | - | $17,666 | 10 | $22,406 | 78.8% | Oct 17, 2008 | IFC Films |
| 134 | The Wackness | - | - | - | $17,521 | 142 | $2,077,116 | 0.8% | Jul 3, 2008 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 135 | Momma's Man | - | - | - | $16,145 | 9 | $100,435 | 16.1% | Aug 22, 2008 | Kino International |
| 136 | Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild! | - | - | - | $15,574 | 7 | $104,828 | 14.9% | Aug 29, 2008 | TLA Releasing |
| 137 | Walking on Dead Fish | - | - | - | $14,918 | 4 | $30,328 | 49.2% | Sep 19, 2008 | Variance Films |
| 138 | Henry Poole Is Here | - | - | - | $14,789 | 527 | $1,836,515 | 0.8% | Aug 15, 2008 | Overture Films |
| 139 | Kit Kittredge: An American Girl | - | - | - | $13,149 | 1,849 | $17,657,973 | <0.1% | Jun 20, 2008 | Picturehouse |
| 140 | Sky Kids | - | - | - | $12,946 | 17 | $144,680 | 8.9% | Aug 15, 2008 | Dark Coast Pictures |
| 141 | Hallam Foe | - | - | - | $12,068 | 6 | $60,641 | 19.9% | Sep 5, 2008 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 142 | Six in Paris | - | - | - | $11,890 | 1 | $15,532 | 76.6% | Oct 3, 2008 | New Yorker Films |
| 143 | Dare Not Walk Alone | - | - | - | $11,693 | 3 | $52,166 | 22.4% | Apr 25, 2008 | Indican Pictures |
| 144 | Moving Midway | - | - | - | $11,329 | 4 | $40,864 | 27.7% | Sep 12, 2008 | First Run |
| 145 | Tuya's Marriage | - | - | - | $11,031 | 5 | $88,148 | 12.5% | Apr 4, 2008 | Music Box Films |
| 146 | The Visitor | - | - | - | $10,879 | 270 | $9,427,089 | 0.1% | Apr 11, 2008 | Overture Films |
| 147 | Meet Dave | - | - | - | $10,752 | 3,011 | $11,803,254 | <0.1% | Jul 11, 2008 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 148 | The Pleasure of Being Robbed | - | - | - | $10,687 | 7 | $10,687 | 100% | Oct 3, 2008 | IFC Films |
| 149 | Louise Bourgeois | - | - | - | $10,364 | 4 | $95,865 | 10.8% | Jun 25, 2008 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 150 | Live Fast, Die Young | - | - | - | $9,841 | 1 | $18,335 | 53.7% | Oct 24, 2008 | RiverRain Productions |
| 151 | The Order of Myths | - | - | - | $9,613 | 3 | $62,645 | 15.3% | Jul 25, 2008 | The Cinema Guild |
| 152 | Sixty Six 2008 Re-release | - | - | - | $9,040 | 17 | $224,614 | 4% | Aug 1, 2008 | First Independent Pictures |
| 153 | Up the Yangtze | - | - | - | $8,804 | 23 | $783,969 | 1.1% | Apr 25, 2008 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 154 | College | - | - | - | $8,693 | 2,124 | $4,694,636 | 0.2% | Aug 29, 2008 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 155 | All Roads Lead Home | - | - | - | $8,307 | 46 | $43,907 | 18.9% | Sep 26, 2008 | Waldo West Productions |
| 156 | Days and Clouds | - | - | - | $7,978 | 4 | $112,102 | 7.1% | Jul 11, 2008 | Film Movement |
| 157 | One Day You'll Understand | - | - | - | $7,936 | 7 | $145,642 | 5.4% | Oct 31, 2008 | Kino International |
| 158 | The Edge of Heaven | - | - | - | $7,899 | 20 | $742,349 | 1.1% | May 21, 2008 | Strand Releasing |
| 159 | Greetings from the Shore | - | - | - | $7,723 | 31 | $96,314 | 8% | Sep 12, 2008 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 160 | Stranded | - | - | - | $7,421 | 7 | $89,473 | 8.3% | Oct 22, 2008 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 161 | Iron Man | - | - | - | $7,249 | 4,154 | $318,604,126 | <0.1% | May 2, 2008 | Paramount Pictures |
| 162 | The X Files: I Want to Believe | - | - | - | $7,196 | 3,185 | $20,982,478 | <0.1% | Jul 25, 2008 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 163 | The Fall | - | - | - | $6,671 | 111 | $2,266,905 | 0.3% | May 9, 2008 | Roadside Attractions |
| 164 | Everybody Wants to Be Italian | - | - | - | $6,247 | 98 | $351,416 | 1.8% | Sep 5, 2008 | Roadside Attractions |
| 165 | Nights and Weekends | - | - | - | $5,430 | 1 | $5,430 | 100% | Oct 10, 2008 | IFC Films |
| 166 | La Traviata | - | - | - | $5,104 | 49 | $195,494 | 2.6% | Feb 15, 2008 | Emerging Pictures |
| 167 | Monsieur Verdoux | - | - | - | $4,695 | 2 | $64,636 | 7.3% | Mar 14, 2008 | The Film Desk |
| 168 | Whaledreamers | - | - | - | $4,636 | 6 | $10,584 | 43.8% | Sep 26, 2008 | Monterey Media |
| 169 | Chris & Don: A Love Story | - | - | - | $4,543 | 12 | $216,110 | 2.1% | Jun 13, 2008 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 170 | Choose Connor | - | - | - | $4,507 | 2 | $5,788 | 77.9% | Oct 10, 2008 | Strand Releasing |
| 171 | Baghead | - | - | - | $4,451 | 18 | $140,106 | 3.2% | Jun 13, 2008 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 172 | The Last Mistress | - | - | - | $4,426 | 29 | $785,671 | 0.6% | Jun 27, 2008 | IFC Films |
| 173 | Eden Lake | - | - | - | $4,321 | 10 | $7,321 | 59% | Oct 31, 2008 | Third Rail Releasing |
| 174 | Loins of Punjab Presents | - | - | - | $4,304 | 8 | $39,891 | 10.8% | Sep 12, 2008 | Emerging Pictures |
| 175 | Bab'Aziz: The Prince That Contemplated His Soul | - | - | - | $4,296 | 2 | $89,672 | 4.8% | Feb 8, 2008 | Typecast Releasing |
| 176 | Aida | - | - | - | $3,776 | 52 | $222,927 | 1.7% | Dec 9, 2007 | Emerging Pictures |
| 177 | America the Beautiful | - | - | - | $3,719 | 5 | $76,173 | 4.9% | May 9, 2008 | First Independent Pictures |
| 178 | Tru Loved | - | - | - | $3,708 | 4 | $9,467 | 39.2% | Oct 17, 2008 | Regent Releasing |
| 179 | Fraude: México 2006 | - | - | - | $3,637 | 5 | $3,637 | 100% | Oct 10, 2008 | Maya Entertainment |
| 180 | Splinter | - | - | - | $3,286 | 4 | $14,154 | 23.2% | Oct 31, 2008 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 181 | Who Does She Think She Is? | - | - | - | $3,081 | 1 | $3,081 | 100% | Oct 17, 2008 | Artistic License |
| 182 | Alexandra | - | - | - | $2,955 | 4 | $128,222 | 2.3% | Mar 26, 2008 | The Cinema Guild |
| 183 | Lower Learning | - | - | - | $2,804 | 1 | $2,804 | 100% | Oct 10, 2008 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 184 | Emma Smith: My Story | - | - | - | $2,674 | 42 | $881,787 | 0.3% | Apr 11, 2008 | Candlelight Media Group |
| 185 | The Matador | - | - | - | $2,642 | 2 | $21,816 | 12.1% | Oct 31, 2008 | City Lights Pictures |
| 186 | OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies | - | - | - | $2,589 | 13 | $303,543 | 0.9% | May 9, 2008 | Music Box Films |
| 187 | Cthulhu | - | - | - | $2,442 | 3 | $15,213 | 16.1% | Aug 22, 2008 | Regent Releasing |
| 188 | Kabluey | - | - | - | $2,427 | 4 | $83,506 | 2.9% | Jul 4, 2008 | Regent Releasing |
| 189 | Love and Honor | - | - | - | $2,391 | 3 | $60,910 | 3.9% | May 2, 2008 | Eleven Arts |
| 190 | Fraulein | - | - | - | $2,303 | 1 | $5,715 | 40.3% | Sep 19, 2008 | Film Movement |
| 191 | XXY | - | - | - | $2,282 | 2 | $48,334 | 4.7% | May 2, 2008 | Film Movement |
| 192 | What We Do Is Secret | - | - | - | $2,277 | 7 | $58,776 | 3.9% | Aug 8, 2008 | Peace Arch Entertainment Group |
| 193 | Box Elder | - | - | - | $2,263 | 2 | $48,996 | 4.6% | Mar 3, 2008 | N/A |
| 194 | God and Gays: Bridging the Gap | - | - | - | $2,209 | 2 | $5,095 | 43.4% | Oct 24, 2008 | Indican Pictures |
| 195 | The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela | - | - | - | $2,179 | 2 | $5,597 | 38.9% | Sep 26, 2008 | Regent Releasing |
| 196 | Enlighten Up! | - | - | - | $2,072 | 12 | $246,649 | 0.8% | Sep 12, 2008 | Balcony Releasing |
| 197 | The First Basket | - | - | - | $2,049 | 4 | $20,440 | 10% | Oct 29, 2008 | Laemmle/Zeller Films |
| 198 | Yella | - | - | - | $1,962 | 2 | $30,647 | 6.4% | May 16, 2008 | The Cinema Guild |
| 199 | Hamlet 2 | - | - | - | $1,835 | 1,597 | $4,886,216 | <0.1% | Aug 22, 2008 | Focus Features |
| 200 | A Lawyer Walks Into a Bar... | - | - | - | $1,759 | 1 | $5,202 | 33.8% | Feb 29, 2008 | Indican Pictures |
| 201 | La león | - | - | - | $1,708 | 1 | $1,708 | 100% | Oct 10, 2008 | Music Box Films |
| 202 | Flashbacks of a Fool | - | - | - | $1,664 | 2 | $1,664 | 100% | Oct 17, 2008 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 203 | Ben X | - | - | - | $1,601 | 1 | $1,601 | 100% | Oct 24, 2008 | Film Movement |
| 204 | Constantine's Sword | - | - | - | $1,573 | 6 | $179,507 | 0.9% | Apr 18, 2008 | First Run |
| 205 | Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father | - | - | - | $1,266 | 3 | $18,334 | 6.9% | Oct 31, 2008 | Oscilloscope |
| 206 | Run for Your Life | - | - | - | $1,179 | 1 | $2,992 | 39.4% | Oct 29, 2008 | Screen Media Films |
| 207 | Elsa & Fred | - | - | - | $1,150 | 15 | $189,024 | 0.6% | Jun 27, 2008 | Mitropoulos Films |
| 208 | CSNY/Déjà Vu | - | - | - | $1,101 | 24 | $65,025 | 1.7% | Jul 25, 2008 | Roadside Attractions |
| 209 | Ping Pong Playa | - | - | - | $1,032 | 14 | $77,907 | 1.3% | Sep 5, 2008 | IFC Films |
| 210 | Ice Blues | - | - | - | $1,014 | 1 | $1,377 | 73.6% | Oct 10, 2008 | Regent Releasing |
| 211 | Elite Squad | - | - | - | $926 | 1 | $8,744 | 10.6% | Sep 19, 2008 | IFC Films |
| 212 | Fall of Hyperion | - | - | - | $895 | 1 | $1,093 | 81.9% | Oct 10, 2008 | Regent Releasing |
| 213 | Il trittico dell'amore | - | - | - | $532 | 43 | $80,374 | 0.7% | May 2, 2008 | Emerging Pictures |
| 214 | Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired | - | - | - | $418 | 9 | $59,192 | 0.7% | Jul 11, 2008 | THINKFilm |
| 215 | The Alphabet Killer | - | - | - | $412 | 2 | $29,784 | 1.4% | Nov 7, 2008 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 216 | Were the World Mine | - | - | - | $354 | 4 | $123,789 | 0.3% | Oct 31, 2008 | SPEAK Productions |
| 217 | Maria Stuarda at La Scala | - | - | - | $280 | 43 | $83,214 | 0.3% | Mar 14, 2008 | Emerging Pictures |
| 218 | Santa vs. the Snowman 3D 2008 Re-release | - | - | - | $246 | 18 | $433,797 | <0.1% | Oct 31, 2008 | IMAX |
| 219 | Tristan und Isolde, Azione in tre atti | - | - | - | $226 | 6 | $50,172 | 0.5% | Jan 18, 2008 | Emerging Pictures |
| 220 | Am Limit | - | - | - | $220 | 2 | $18,254 | 1.2% | Jun 13, 2008 | First Run |
| 221 | Girls Rock! | - | - | - | $164 | 14 | $159,294 | 0.1% | Mar 7, 2008 | Shadow Distribution |
| 222 | Ripple Effect | - | - | - | $156 | 4 | $14,059 | 1.1% | Jun 20, 2008 | Monterey Media |
| 223 | I Can No Longer Hear the Guitar | - | - | - | $28 | 1 | $12,876 | 0.2% | Feb 25, 2008 | The Film Desk |