| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | - | - | - | $170,822,459 | 4,065 | $180,010,950 | 94.9% | Nov 7, 2008 | DreamWorks |
| 2 | Quantum of Solace | - | - | - | $159,148,530 | 3,501 | $168,368,427 | 94.5% | Nov 14, 2008 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 3 | Twilight | - | - | - | $153,233,899 | 3,649 | $192,769,854 | 79.5% | Nov 21, 2008 | Summit Entertainment |
| 4 | Four Christmases | - | - | - | $92,409,452 | 3,540 | $120,146,040 | 76.9% | Nov 26, 2008 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua | - | - | - | $92,369,888 | 3,239 | $94,514,402 | 97.7% | Oct 3, 2008 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 6 | Bolt | - | - | - | $90,753,203 | 3,654 | $114,053,579 | 79.6% | Nov 21, 2008 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 7 | High School Musical 3: Senior Year | - | - | - | $89,348,311 | 3,626 | $90,559,416 | 98.7% | Oct 24, 2008 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 8 | Eagle Eye | - | - | - | $67,147,059 | 3,614 | $101,440,743 | 66.2% | Sep 26, 2008 | DreamWorks |
| 9 | Role Models | - | - | - | $64,948,590 | 2,798 | $67,294,270 | 96.5% | Nov 7, 2008 | Universal Pictures |
| 10 | Saw V | - | - | - | $56,746,769 | 3,084 | $56,746,769 | 100% | Oct 24, 2008 | Lionsgate |
| 11 | Max Payne | - | - | - | $40,607,520 | 3,381 | $40,689,393 | 99.8% | Oct 17, 2008 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 12 | Australia | - | - | - | $39,622,337 | 2,721 | $49,554,002 | 80% | Nov 26, 2008 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 13 | Body of Lies | - | - | - | $39,032,061 | 2,714 | $39,394,666 | 99.1% | Oct 10, 2008 | Warner Bros. |
| 14 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | - | - | - | $38,476,884 | 3,560 | $79,366,978 | 48.5% | Dec 12, 2008 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 15 | The Secret Life of Bees | - | - | - | $37,270,658 | 1,630 | $37,770,162 | 98.7% | Oct 17, 2008 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 16 | Changeling | - | - | - | $35,295,352 | 1,896 | $35,739,802 | 98.8% | Oct 24, 2008 | Universal Pictures |
| 17 | Quarantine | - | - | - | $31,691,811 | 2,463 | $31,691,811 | 100% | Oct 10, 2008 | Screen Gems |
| 18 | Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist | - | - | - | $31,487,293 | 2,421 | $31,487,293 | 100% | Oct 3, 2008 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 19 | Zack and Miri Make a Porno | - | - | - | $31,116,700 | 2,735 | $31,457,946 | 98.9% | Oct 31, 2008 | The Weinstein Company |
| 20 | Transporter 3 | - | - | - | $30,387,356 | 2,626 | $31,715,062 | 95.8% | Nov 26, 2008 | Lionsgate |
| 21 | Nights in Rodanthe | - | - | - | $25,897,509 | 2,704 | $41,850,659 | 61.9% | Sep 26, 2008 | Warner Bros. |
| 22 | W. | - | - | - | $25,534,493 | 2,050 | $25,534,493 | 100% | Oct 17, 2008 | Lionsgate |
| 23 | Fireproof | - | - | - | $25,315,182 | 905 | $33,456,317 | 75.7% | Sep 26, 2008 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 24 | Appaloosa | - | - | - | $19,521,025 | 1,290 | $20,211,394 | 96.6% | Sep 19, 2008 | Warner Bros. |
| 25 | Pride and Glory | - | - | - | $15,740,721 | 2,585 | $15,740,721 | 100% | Oct 24, 2008 | Warner Bros. |
| 26 | Burn After Reading | - | - | - | $13,682,516 | 2,657 | $60,355,347 | 22.7% | Sep 12, 2008 | Focus Features |
| 27 | The Haunting of Molly Hartley | - | - | - | $13,417,997 | 2,652 | $13,559,812 | 99% | Oct 31, 2008 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 28 | Religulous | - | - | - | $13,011,160 | 568 | $13,011,160 | 100% | Oct 1, 2008 | Lionsgate |
| 29 | The Duchess | - | - | - | $12,899,108 | 1,207 | $13,848,978 | 93.1% | Sep 19, 2008 | Paramount Vantage |
| 30 | Lakeview Terrace | - | - | - | $12,521,084 | 2,574 | $39,263,506 | 31.9% | Sep 19, 2008 | Screen Gems |
| 31 | Soul Men | - | - | - | $11,983,467 | 2,048 | $12,082,391 | 99.2% | Nov 7, 2008 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 32 | The Express | - | - | - | $9,793,406 | 2,810 | $9,793,406 | 100% | Oct 10, 2008 | Universal Pictures |
| 33 | Rachel Getting Married | - | - | - | $9,654,803 | 391 | $12,796,841 | 75.4% | Oct 3, 2008 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 34 | Slumdog Millionaire | - | - | - | $8,983,750 | 2,943 | $141,319,928 | 6.4% | Nov 12, 2008 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 35 | Milk | - | - | - | $8,680,883 | 882 | $31,841,299 | 27.3% | Nov 26, 2008 | Focus Features |
| 36 | Sex Drive | - | - | - | $8,402,485 | 2,421 | $8,402,485 | 100% | Oct 17, 2008 | Summit Entertainment |
| 37 | The Boy in the Striped Pajamas | - | - | - | $8,104,959 | 679 | $9,046,156 | 89.6% | Nov 7, 2008 | Miramax |
| 38 | City of Ember | - | - | - | $7,814,232 | 2,023 | $7,873,007 | 99.3% | Oct 10, 2008 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 39 | Punisher: War Zone | - | - | - | $7,754,164 | 2,508 | $8,050,977 | 96.3% | Dec 5, 2008 | Lionsgate |
| 40 | An American Carol | - | - | - | $7,013,191 | 1,639 | $7,013,191 | 100% | Oct 3, 2008 | Vivendi Entertainment |
| 41 | Cadillac Records | - | - | - | $6,439,502 | 701 | $8,195,551 | 78.6% | Dec 5, 2008 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 42 | The Dark Knight | - | - | - | $6,019,180 | 4,366 | $533,345,358 | 1.1% | Jul 18, 2008 | Warner Bros. |
| 43 | RocknRolla | - | - | - | $5,687,324 | 826 | $5,700,626 | 99.8% | Oct 8, 2008 | Warner Bros. |
| 44 | Righteous Kill | - | - | - | $4,649,972 | 3,152 | $40,081,410 | 11.6% | Sep 12, 2008 | Overture Films |
| 45 | Nothing Like the Holidays | - | - | - | $4,619,074 | 1,671 | $7,503,736 | 61.6% | Dec 12, 2008 | Overture Films |
| 46 | Igor | - | - | - | $4,509,156 | 2,341 | $19,528,602 | 23.1% | Sep 19, 2008 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 47 | Flash of Genius | - | - | - | $4,442,377 | 1,098 | $4,442,377 | 100% | Oct 3, 2008 | Universal Pictures |
| 48 | The Family That Preys | - | - | - | $3,878,400 | 2,070 | $37,105,289 | 10.5% | Sep 12, 2008 | Lionsgate |
| 49 | My Best Friend's Girl | - | - | - | $3,863,613 | 2,636 | $19,219,250 | 20.1% | Sep 19, 2008 | Lionsgate |
| 50 | Miracle at St. Anna | - | - | - | $3,806,851 | 1,185 | $7,919,117 | 48.1% | Sep 26, 2008 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 51 | Ghost Town | - | - | - | $3,687,267 | 1,512 | $13,367,624 | 27.6% | Sep 19, 2008 | DreamWorks |
| 52 | Blindness | - | - | - | $3,351,751 | 1,690 | $3,351,751 | 100% | Oct 3, 2008 | Miramax |
| 53 | Happy-Go-Lucky | - | - | - | $3,057,050 | 202 | $3,512,016 | 87% | Oct 10, 2008 | Miramax |
| 54 | WALL·E | - | - | - | $2,938,227 | 3,992 | $223,808,164 | 1.3% | Jun 27, 2008 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 55 | How to Lose Friends & Alienate People | - | - | - | $2,778,752 | 1,750 | $2,778,752 | 100% | Oct 3, 2008 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 56 | Synecdoche, New York | - | - | - | $2,494,051 | 119 | $3,083,538 | 80.9% | Oct 24, 2008 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 57 | The Women | - | - | - | $2,268,919 | 2,995 | $26,902,075 | 8.4% | Sep 12, 2008 | Picturehouse |
| 58 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | - | - | - | $2,045,751 | 726 | $23,216,709 | 8.8% | Aug 15, 2008 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 59 | I've Loved You So Long | - | - | - | $1,969,383 | 69 | $3,169,305 | 62.1% | Oct 24, 2008 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 60 | Journey to the Center of the Earth | - | - | - | $1,848,975 | 2,830 | $101,704,370 | 1.8% | Jul 11, 2008 | Warner Bros. |
| 61 | Mamma Mia! | - | - | - | $1,812,813 | 3,194 | $144,290,968 | 1.3% | Jul 18, 2008 | Universal Pictures |
| 62 | Tropic Thunder | - | - | - | $1,547,288 | 3,473 | $110,515,313 | 1.4% | Aug 13, 2008 | DreamWorks |
| 63 | Choke | - | - | - | $1,328,216 | 435 | $2,926,565 | 45.4% | Sep 26, 2008 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 64 | Friendship | - | - | - | $1,243,910 | 74 | $1,243,910 | 100% | Nov 14, 2008 | Yash Raj Films |
| 65 | Let the Right One In | - | - | - | $1,177,224 | 53 | $2,122,065 | 55.5% | Oct 24, 2008 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 66 | Frost/Nixon | - | - | - | $1,113,210 | 1,105 | $18,622,031 | 6% | Dec 5, 2008 | Universal Pictures |
| 67 | The Nightmare Before Christmas 2009 3D Release | - | - | - | $1,109,188 | 284 | $1,109,188 | 100% | Oct 24, 2008 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 68 | Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi | - | - | - | $1,105,202 | 83 | $2,078,956 | 53.2% | Dec 12, 2008 | Yash Raj Films |
| 69 | What Just Happened | - | - | - | $1,090,947 | 88 | $1,090,947 | 100% | Oct 17, 2008 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 70 | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | - | - | - | $1,052,963 | 252 | $23,746,066 | 4.4% | Oct 5, 2007 | National Geographic Entertainment |
| 71 | The Polar Express 2008 IMAX Release | - | - | - | $871,804 | 26 | $1,705,694 | 51.1% | Nov 21, 2008 | Warner Bros. |
| 72 | A Christmas Tale | - | - | - | $743,517 | 52 | $1,060,922 | 70.1% | Nov 14, 2008 | IFC Films |
| 73 | Doubt | - | - | - | $718,600 | 1,287 | $33,446,470 | 2.1% | Dec 12, 2008 | Miramax |
| 74 | The House Bunny | - | - | - | $709,277 | 2,763 | $48,237,389 | 1.5% | Aug 22, 2008 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 75 | Fly Me to the Moon 3D | - | - | - | $698,351 | 713 | $13,816,982 | 5.1% | Aug 15, 2008 | Summit Entertainment |
| 76 | Delgo | - | - | - | $694,782 | 2,160 | $694,782 | 100% | Dec 12, 2008 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 77 | Deep Sea | - | - | - | $684,111 | 47 | $46,412,757 | 1.5% | Mar 3, 2006 | Warner Bros. |
| 78 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | - | - | - | $667,045 | 82 | $34,137,524 | 2% | Sep 23, 2005 | IMAX |
| 79 | Heroes | - | - | - | $655,538 | 60 | $655,538 | 100% | Oct 24, 2008 | Eros Worldwide |
| 80 | Tell No One | - | - | - | $644,204 | 112 | $6,177,192 | 10.4% | Jul 2, 2008 | Music Box Films |
| 81 | Death Race | - | - | - | $604,307 | 2,586 | $36,316,032 | 1.7% | Aug 22, 2008 | Universal Pictures |
| 82 | House | - | - | - | $574,609 | 363 | $575,048 | 99.9% | Nov 7, 2008 | Roadside Attractions |
| 83 | Yuvvraaj | - | - | - | $570,090 | 77 | $570,090 | 100% | Nov 21, 2008 | Eros Worldwide |
| 84 | Space Station 3D | - | - | - | $556,501 | 64 | $93,383,953 | 0.6% | Apr 19, 2002 | IMAX |
| 85 | Nobel Son | - | - | - | $539,572 | 893 | $540,382 | 99.9% | Dec 5, 2008 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 86 | Traitor | - | - | - | $536,168 | 2,108 | $23,530,831 | 2.3% | Aug 27, 2008 | Overture Films |
| 87 | Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom | - | - | - | $532,878 | 9 | $532,878 | 100% | Oct 24, 2008 | Logo |
| 88 | Man on Wire | - | - | - | $510,300 | 93 | $2,962,242 | 17.2% | Jul 25, 2008 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 89 | Get Smart | - | - | - | $466,062 | 3,915 | $130,319,208 | 0.4% | Jun 20, 2008 | Warner Bros. |
| 90 | Forever Strong | - | - | - | $451,976 | 259 | $719,556 | 62.8% | Sep 19, 2008 | Crane Movie Company |
| 91 | The Legend of Drona | - | - | - | $447,734 | 90 | $475,104 | 94.2% | Oct 2, 2008 | Eros Worldwide |
| 92 | Mirrors | - | - | - | $434,703 | 2,664 | $30,691,439 | 1.4% | Aug 15, 2008 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 93 | Dolphins and Whales 3D: Tribes of the Ocean | - | - | - | $432,428 | 42 | $7,714,996 | 5.6% | Feb 15, 2008 | 3D Entertainment |
| 94 | Frozen River | - | - | - | $404,282 | 96 | $2,511,476 | 16.1% | Aug 1, 2008 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 95 | JCVD | - | - | - | $400,233 | 28 | $470,691 | 85% | Nov 7, 2008 | Peace Arch Entertainment Group |
| 96 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | - | - | - | $394,165 | 3,452 | $35,161,554 | 1.1% | Aug 15, 2008 | Warner Bros. |
| 97 | Gran Torino | - | - | - | $391,639 | 3,045 | $148,095,302 | 0.3% | Dec 12, 2008 | Warner Bros. |
| 98 | Billy: The Early Years | - | - | - | $347,328 | 282 | $347,328 | 100% | Oct 10, 2008 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 99 | A Secret | - | - | - | $338,836 | 11 | $623,558 | 54.3% | Sep 5, 2008 | Strand Releasing |
| 100 | Babylon A.D. | - | - | - | $333,333 | 3,425 | $22,532,572 | 1.5% | Aug 29, 2008 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 101 | Elegy | - | - | - | $319,107 | 142 | $3,581,642 | 8.9% | Aug 8, 2008 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 102 | Passengers | - | - | - | $292,437 | 125 | $292,437 | 100% | Oct 24, 2008 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 103 | The Longshots | - | - | - | $283,781 | 2,089 | $11,537,046 | 2.5% | Aug 22, 2008 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 104 | Space Chimps | - | - | - | $279,687 | 2,538 | $30,105,968 | 0.9% | Jul 18, 2008 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 105 | Morning Light | - | - | - | $275,497 | 55 | $275,497 | 100% | Oct 17, 2008 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 106 | Transsiberian | - | - | - | $270,102 | 154 | $2,206,405 | 12.2% | Jul 18, 2008 | First Look International |
| 107 | Santa vs. the Snowman 3D 2008 Re-release | - | - | - | $267,822 | 18 | $433,797 | 61.7% | Oct 31, 2008 | IMAX |
| 108 | The Reader | - | - | - | $256,450 | 1,203 | $34,194,407 | 0.7% | Dec 10, 2008 | The Weinstein Company |
| 109 | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | - | - | - | $233,890 | 4,264 | $317,101,119 | <0.1% | May 22, 2008 | Paramount Pictures |
| 110 | The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 | - | - | - | $221,355 | 2,714 | $44,089,964 | 0.5% | Aug 6, 2008 | Warner Bros. |
| 111 | Call + Response | - | - | - | $207,624 | 17 | $215,185 | 96.5% | Oct 10, 2008 | Fair Trade Pictures |
| 112 | Kung Fu Panda | - | - | - | $206,978 | 4,136 | $215,727,546 | <0.1% | Jun 6, 2008 | DreamWorks |
| 113 | Disaster Movie | - | - | - | $204,552 | 2,642 | $14,190,901 | 1.4% | Aug 29, 2008 | Lionsgate |
| 114 | I Served the King of England | - | - | - | $204,138 | 38 | $617,403 | 33.1% | Aug 29, 2008 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 115 | Roving Mars | - | - | - | $200,882 | 27 | $10,407,978 | 1.9% | Jan 27, 2006 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 116 | Trouble the Water | - | - | - | $199,270 | 15 | $520,151 | 38.3% | Aug 22, 2008 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 117 | Fashion | - | - | - | $191,442 | 40 | $191,442 | 100% | Oct 31, 2008 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 118 | Bangkok Dangerous | - | - | - | $186,694 | 2,654 | $15,298,133 | 1.2% | Sep 5, 2008 | Lionsgate |
| 119 | My Name Is Bruce | - | - | - | $173,066 | 4 | $173,066 | 100% | Oct 31, 2008 | Image Entertainment |
| 120 | Ashes of Time | - | - | - | $166,629 | 18 | $174,273 | 95.6% | Oct 10, 2008 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 121 | A Girl Cut in Two | - | - | - | $157,073 | 21 | $409,658 | 38.3% | Aug 15, 2008 | IFC Films |
| 122 | Swing Vote | - | - | - | $156,963 | 2,213 | $16,289,867 | 1% | Aug 1, 2008 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 123 | Repo! The Genetic Opera | - | - | - | $146,750 | 11 | $146,750 | 100% | Nov 7, 2008 | Lionsgate |
| 124 | Bottle Shock | - | - | - | $129,115 | 401 | $4,078,607 | 3.2% | Aug 6, 2008 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 125 | U2 3D | - | - | - | $116,975 | 686 | $10,363,341 | 1.1% | Jan 23, 2008 | National Geographic Entertainment |
| 126 | The Other End of the Line | - | - | - | $115,592 | 91 | $115,592 | 100% | Oct 31, 2008 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 127 | Che: Part One/Che: Part Two | - | - | - | $108,961 | 39 | $1,497,109 | 7.3% | Dec 12, 2008 | IFC Films |
| 128 | Battle in Seattle | - | - | - | $104,385 | 40 | $224,169 | 46.6% | Sep 19, 2008 | Redwood Palms Pictures |
| 129 | Hounddog | - | - | - | $99,687 | 11 | $131,961 | 75.5% | Sep 19, 2008 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 130 | Lola Montès | - | - | - | $86,565 | 4 | $120,306 | 72% | Oct 10, 2008 | Rialto Pictures |
| 131 | The Wrestler | - | - | - | $85,506 | 776 | $26,238,243 | 0.3% | Dec 17, 2008 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 132 | Haunted Castle | - | - | - | $85,466 | 10 | $13,651,656 | 0.6% | Feb 23, 2001 | nWave Pictures |
| 133 | One Day You'll Understand | - | - | - | $85,028 | 7 | $145,642 | 58.4% | Oct 31, 2008 | Kino International |
| 134 | Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! | - | - | - | $80,037 | 45 | $80,037 | 100% | Nov 26, 2008 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 135 | Were the World Mine | - | - | - | $79,308 | 4 | $123,789 | 64.1% | Oct 31, 2008 | SPEAK Productions |
| 136 | Fear(s) of the Dark | - | - | - | $77,259 | 8 | $77,876 | 99.2% | Oct 22, 2008 | IFC Films |
| 137 | I.O.U.S.A. | - | - | - | $75,980 | 358 | $821,046 | 9.3% | Aug 22, 2008 | Roadside Attractions |
| 138 | Ballast | - | - | - | $74,989 | 5 | $77,556 | 96.7% | Oct 1, 2008 | Alluvial Film Company |
| 139 | Talento de barrio | - | - | - | $68,542 | 20 | $68,542 | 100% | Oct 10, 2008 | Maya Entertainment |
| 140 | Towelhead | - | - | - | $67,903 | 100 | $372,124 | 18.2% | Sep 12, 2008 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 141 | Allah Made Me Funny: Live in Concert | - | - | - | $66,903 | 14 | $66,903 | 100% | Oct 3, 2008 | N/A |
| 142 | The Children of Huang Shi | - | - | - | $61,887 | 43 | $1,031,872 | 6% | May 23, 2008 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 143 | Flow: For Love of Water | - | - | - | $60,629 | 11 | $142,569 | 42.5% | Mar 21, 2008 | Oscilloscope |
| 144 | Stranded | - | - | - | $59,975 | 7 | $89,473 | 67% | Oct 22, 2008 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 145 | The Legend of God's Gun | - | - | - | $58,777 | 8 | $243,768 | 24.1% | Jul 18, 2008 | Indican Pictures |
| 146 | Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 | - | - | - | $58,637 | 13 | $268,431 | 21.8% | Nov 19, 2008 | Kino International |
| 147 | Roadside Romeo | - | - | - | $55,202 | 29 | $55,202 | 100% | Oct 24, 2008 | Yash Raj Films |
| 148 | Humboldt County | - | - | - | $54,246 | 9 | $82,357 | 65.9% | Sep 26, 2008 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 149 | Save Me | - | - | - | $49,896 | 5 | $83,397 | 59.8% | Sep 5, 2008 | First Run |
| 150 | Pineapple Express | - | - | - | $49,888 | 3,072 | $87,341,380 | <0.1% | Aug 6, 2008 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 151 | Pray the Devil Back to Hell | - | - | - | $49,362 | 5 | $90,066 | 54.8% | Nov 7, 2008 | Balcony Releasing |
| 152 | The Secrets | - | - | - | $49,187 | 9 | $122,094 | 40.3% | Nov 26, 2008 | Monterey Media |
| 153 | Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story | - | - | - | $49,100 | 10 | $60,332 | 81.4% | Sep 26, 2008 | InterPositive Media |
| 154 | My Father My Lord | - | - | - | $48,469 | 9 | $203,708 | 23.8% | May 16, 2008 | Kino International |
| 155 | The Pool | - | - | - | $48,140 | 8 | $95,102 | 50.6% | Sep 3, 2008 | Vitagraph Films |
| 156 | August Evening | - | - | - | $46,670 | 4 | $74,759 | 62.4% | Sep 5, 2008 | Maya Entertainment |
| 157 | Beer for My Horses | - | - | - | $46,382 | 91 | $666,045 | 7% | Aug 8, 2008 | Roadside Attractions |
| 158 | Breakfast with Scot | - | - | - | $42,331 | 6 | $46,060 | 91.9% | Oct 10, 2008 | Regent Releasing |
| 159 | A Thousand Years of Good Prayers | - | - | - | $41,153 | 7 | $76,806 | 53.6% | Sep 19, 2008 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 160 | The Lucky Ones | - | - | - | $39,498 | 425 | $266,967 | 14.8% | Sep 26, 2008 | Lionsgate |
| 161 | Gonzo | - | - | - | $36,524 | 59 | $1,252,100 | 2.9% | Jul 4, 2008 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 162 | I Can't Think Straight | - | - | - | $35,108 | 3 | $39,576 | 88.7% | Nov 21, 2008 | Regent Releasing |
| 163 | Wendy and Lucy | - | - | - | $34,646 | 40 | $865,695 | 4% | Dec 10, 2008 | Oscilloscope |
| 164 | How About You | - | - | - | $32,868 | 7 | $78,234 | 42% | Nov 14, 2008 | Strand Releasing |
| 165 | Familiar Strangers | - | - | - | $31,059 | 4 | $34,068 | 91.2% | Nov 14, 2008 | Cavalier Films |
| 166 | Encounters at the End of the World | - | - | - | $29,927 | 39 | $944,933 | 3.2% | Jun 11, 2008 | THINKFilm |
| 167 | The Alphabet Killer | - | - | - | $29,784 | 2 | $29,784 | 100% | Nov 7, 2008 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 168 | Don Carlo | - | - | - | $27,834 | 5 | $27,834 | 100% | Dec 5, 2008 | Emerging Pictures |
| 169 | Brick Lane | - | - | - | $27,720 | 49 | $1,095,398 | 2.5% | Jun 20, 2008 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 170 | Good Dick | - | - | - | $27,595 | 2 | $27,595 | 100% | Oct 10, 2008 | Abramorama |
| 171 | Frontrunners | - | - | - | $26,976 | 6 | $26,976 | 100% | Oct 15, 2008 | Oscilloscope |
| 172 | The Dukes | - | - | - | $26,875 | 11 | $26,875 | 100% | Nov 14, 2008 | Cavu Pictures |
| 173 | Sky Kids | - | - | - | $26,197 | 17 | $144,680 | 18.1% | Aug 15, 2008 | Dark Coast Pictures |
| 174 | A Man Named Pearl | - | - | - | $23,474 | 9 | $208,392 | 11.3% | Aug 31, 2007 | Tentmakers Entertainment |
| 175 | In Search of a Midnight Kiss | - | - | - | $23,422 | 11 | $172,605 | 13.6% | Aug 1, 2008 | IFC Films |
| 176 | The Rocker | - | - | - | $23,071 | 2,784 | $6,409,528 | 0.4% | Aug 20, 2008 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 177 | When Did You Last See Your Father? | - | - | - | $22,440 | 57 | $1,077,273 | 2.1% | Jun 6, 2008 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 178 | Filth and Wisdom | - | - | - | $22,406 | 10 | $22,406 | 100% | Oct 17, 2008 | IFC Films |
| 179 | The Elephant King | - | - | - | $22,251 | 2 | $22,251 | 100% | Oct 17, 2008 | Unison Films |
| 180 | The Matador | - | - | - | $21,816 | 2 | $21,816 | 100% | Oct 31, 2008 | City Lights Pictures |
| 181 | The Grocer's Son | - | - | - | $21,686 | 7 | $264,889 | 8.2% | Jun 6, 2008 | Film Movement |
| 182 | Momma's Man | - | - | - | $21,610 | 9 | $100,435 | 21.5% | Aug 22, 2008 | Kino International |
| 183 | Louise Bourgeois | - | - | - | $20,814 | 4 | $95,865 | 21.7% | Jun 25, 2008 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 184 | The First Basket | - | - | - | $20,440 | 4 | $20,440 | 100% | Oct 29, 2008 | Laemmle/Zeller Films |
| 185 | The Wild Child | - | - | - | $20,376 | 2 | $65,051 | 31.3% | Nov 7, 2008 | The Film Desk |
| 186 | College | - | - | - | $19,362 | 2,124 | $4,694,636 | 0.4% | Aug 29, 2008 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 187 | The Order of Myths | - | - | - | $18,761 | 3 | $62,645 | 29.9% | Jul 25, 2008 | The Cinema Guild |
| 188 | Saving Marriage | - | - | - | $18,720 | 2 | $18,720 | 100% | Oct 17, 2008 | Regent Releasing |
| 189 | Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father | - | - | - | $18,334 | 3 | $18,334 | 100% | Oct 31, 2008 | Oscilloscope |
| 190 | The World Unseen | - | - | - | $17,808 | 3 | $17,808 | 100% | Nov 7, 2008 | Regent Releasing |
| 191 | Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild! | - | - | - | $17,561 | 7 | $104,828 | 16.8% | Aug 29, 2008 | TLA Releasing |
| 192 | The Wackness | - | - | - | $17,521 | 142 | $2,077,116 | 0.8% | Jul 3, 2008 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 193 | Dark Streets | - | - | - | $16,815 | 18 | $16,815 | 100% | Dec 12, 2008 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 194 | Six in Paris | - | - | - | $15,532 | 1 | $15,532 | 100% | Oct 3, 2008 | New Yorker Films |
| 195 | Walking on Dead Fish | - | - | - | $15,496 | 4 | $30,328 | 51.1% | Sep 19, 2008 | Variance Films |
| 196 | Henry Poole Is Here | - | - | - | $14,789 | 527 | $1,836,515 | 0.8% | Aug 15, 2008 | Overture Films |
| 197 | Eden | - | - | - | $14,345 | 3 | $15,611 | 91.9% | Nov 14, 2008 | Liberation Entertainment |
| 198 | Splinter | - | - | - | $14,154 | 4 | $14,154 | 100% | Oct 31, 2008 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 199 | Dare Not Walk Alone | - | - | - | $13,347 | 3 | $52,166 | 25.6% | Apr 25, 2008 | Indican Pictures |
| 200 | Kit Kittredge: An American Girl | - | - | - | $13,149 | 1,849 | $17,657,973 | <0.1% | Jun 20, 2008 | Picturehouse |
| 201 | Days and Clouds | - | - | - | $13,067 | 4 | $112,102 | 11.7% | Jul 11, 2008 | Film Movement |
| 202 | Moving Midway | - | - | - | $12,866 | 4 | $40,864 | 31.5% | Sep 12, 2008 | First Run |
| 203 | Lake City | - | - | - | $12,767 | 2 | $12,767 | 100% | Nov 21, 2008 | Screen Media Films |
| 204 | La Traviata | - | - | - | $12,253 | 49 | $195,494 | 6.3% | Feb 15, 2008 | Emerging Pictures |
| 205 | Tuya's Marriage | - | - | - | $12,104 | 5 | $88,148 | 13.7% | Apr 4, 2008 | Music Box Films |
| 206 | Hallam Foe | - | - | - | $12,068 | 6 | $60,641 | 19.9% | Sep 5, 2008 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 207 | The Betrayal | - | - | - | $11,464 | 3 | $41,271 | 27.8% | Nov 21, 2008 | The Cinema Guild |
| 208 | Gardens of the Night | - | - | - | $11,436 | 1 | $11,436 | 100% | Nov 7, 2008 | City Lights Pictures |
| 209 | Aida | - | - | - | $11,262 | 52 | $222,927 | 5.1% | Dec 9, 2007 | Emerging Pictures |
| 210 | The Beautiful Truth | - | - | - | $11,199 | 2 | $15,387 | 72.8% | Nov 14, 2008 | Cinema Libre Studio |
| 211 | The Visitor | - | - | - | $10,879 | 270 | $9,427,089 | 0.1% | Apr 11, 2008 | Overture Films |
| 212 | Meet Dave | - | - | - | $10,752 | 3,011 | $11,803,254 | <0.1% | Jul 11, 2008 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 213 | The Pleasure of Being Robbed | - | - | - | $10,687 | 7 | $10,687 | 100% | Oct 3, 2008 | IFC Films |
| 214 | Loins of Punjab Presents | - | - | - | $10,676 | 8 | $39,891 | 26.8% | Sep 12, 2008 | Emerging Pictures |
| 215 | Sixty Six 2008 Re-release | - | - | - | $10,217 | 17 | $224,614 | 4.5% | Aug 1, 2008 | First Independent Pictures |
| 216 | Live Fast, Die Young | - | - | - | $9,841 | 1 | $18,335 | 53.7% | Oct 24, 2008 | RiverRain Productions |
| 217 | Monsieur Verdoux | - | - | - | $9,324 | 2 | $64,636 | 14.4% | Mar 14, 2008 | The Film Desk |
| 218 | Up the Yangtze | - | - | - | $8,804 | 23 | $783,969 | 1.1% | Apr 25, 2008 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 219 | A Good Day to Be Black & Sexy | - | - | - | $8,629 | 1 | $8,629 | 100% | Dec 5, 2008 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 220 | Whaledreamers | - | - | - | $8,363 | 6 | $10,584 | 79% | Sep 26, 2008 | Monterey Media |
| 221 | All Roads Lead Home | - | - | - | $8,307 | 46 | $43,907 | 18.9% | Sep 26, 2008 | Waldo West Productions |
| 222 | Otto; or, Up with Dead People | - | - | - | $8,155 | 2 | $11,295 | 72.2% | Nov 7, 2008 | Strand Releasing |
| 223 | Tru Loved | - | - | - | $8,043 | 4 | $9,467 | 85% | Oct 17, 2008 | Regent Releasing |
| 224 | Ciao | - | - | - | $7,990 | 3 | $49,494 | 16.1% | Dec 5, 2008 | Regent Releasing |
| 225 | The Edge of Heaven | - | - | - | $7,899 | 20 | $742,349 | 1.1% | May 21, 2008 | Strand Releasing |
| 226 | Antarctica | - | - | - | $7,879 | 2 | $21,679 | 36.3% | Aug 29, 2008 | Regent Releasing |
| 227 | Greetings from the Shore | - | - | - | $7,723 | 31 | $96,314 | 8% | Sep 12, 2008 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 228 | Eden Lake | - | - | - | $7,321 | 10 | $7,321 | 100% | Oct 31, 2008 | Third Rail Releasing |
| 229 | Iron Man | - | - | - | $7,249 | 4,154 | $318,604,126 | <0.1% | May 2, 2008 | Paramount Pictures |
| 230 | Special 2008 Re-release | - | - | - | $7,202 | 1 | $7,202 | 100% | Nov 21, 2008 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 231 | America the Beautiful | - | - | - | $7,196 | 5 | $76,173 | 9.4% | May 9, 2008 | First Independent Pictures |
| 232 | The X Files: I Want to Believe | - | - | - | $7,196 | 3,185 | $20,982,478 | <0.1% | Jul 25, 2008 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 233 | Timecrimes | - | - | - | $7,023 | 7 | $39,127 | 17.9% | Dec 12, 2008 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 234 | The Fall | - | - | - | $6,671 | 111 | $2,266,905 | 0.3% | May 9, 2008 | Roadside Attractions |
| 235 | Ek Vivaah... Aisa Bhi | - | - | - | $6,437 | 7 | $6,437 | 100% | Nov 7, 2008 | Eros Worldwide |
| 236 | Everybody Wants to Be Italian | - | - | - | $6,247 | 98 | $351,416 | 1.8% | Sep 5, 2008 | Roadside Attractions |
| 237 | Baghead | - | - | - | $5,887 | 18 | $140,106 | 4.2% | Jun 13, 2008 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 238 | Choose Connor | - | - | - | $5,788 | 2 | $5,788 | 100% | Oct 10, 2008 | Strand Releasing |
| 239 | Nights and Weekends | - | - | - | $5,430 | 1 | $5,430 | 100% | Oct 10, 2008 | IFC Films |
| 240 | Box Elder | - | - | - | $5,329 | 2 | $48,996 | 10.9% | Mar 3, 2008 | N/A |
| 241 | God and Gays: Bridging the Gap | - | - | - | $5,095 | 2 | $5,095 | 100% | Oct 24, 2008 | Indican Pictures |
| 242 | Bab'Aziz: The Prince That Contemplated His Soul | - | - | - | $4,721 | 2 | $89,672 | 5.3% | Feb 8, 2008 | Typecast Releasing |
| 243 | XXY | - | - | - | $4,605 | 2 | $48,334 | 9.5% | May 2, 2008 | Film Movement |
| 244 | Chris & Don: A Love Story | - | - | - | $4,543 | 12 | $216,110 | 2.1% | Jun 13, 2008 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 245 | The Last Mistress | - | - | - | $4,426 | 29 | $785,671 | 0.6% | Jun 27, 2008 | IFC Films |
| 246 | Amexicano | - | - | - | $4,018 | 1 | $8,655 | 46.4% | Sep 19, 2008 | Maya Entertainment |
| 247 | Love and Honor | - | - | - | $3,681 | 3 | $60,910 | 6% | May 2, 2008 | Eleven Arts |
| 248 | Fraude: México 2006 | - | - | - | $3,637 | 5 | $3,637 | 100% | Oct 10, 2008 | Maya Entertainment |
| 249 | Yella | - | - | - | $3,616 | 2 | $30,647 | 11.8% | May 16, 2008 | The Cinema Guild |
| 250 | Hunger | - | - | - | $3,561 | 11 | $154,084 | 2.3% | Dec 5, 2008 | IFC Films |
| 251 | Where God Left His Shoes | - | - | - | $3,447 | 2 | $3,911 | 88.1% | Dec 12, 2008 | IFC Films |
| 252 | House of the Sleeping Beauties | - | - | - | $3,251 | 1 | $4,509 | 72.1% | Nov 14, 2008 | First Run |
| 253 | Who Does She Think She Is? | - | - | - | $3,081 | 1 | $3,081 | 100% | Oct 17, 2008 | Artistic License |
| 254 | Alexandra | - | - | - | $3,011 | 4 | $128,222 | 2.3% | Mar 26, 2008 | The Cinema Guild |
| 255 | Run for Your Life | - | - | - | $2,992 | 1 | $2,992 | 100% | Oct 29, 2008 | Screen Media Films |
| 256 | Lower Learning | - | - | - | $2,804 | 1 | $2,804 | 100% | Oct 10, 2008 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 257 | Emma Smith: My Story | - | - | - | $2,674 | 42 | $881,787 | 0.3% | Apr 11, 2008 | Candlelight Media Group |
| 258 | OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies | - | - | - | $2,589 | 13 | $303,543 | 0.9% | May 9, 2008 | Music Box Films |
| 259 | Galapagos | - | - | - | $2,480 | 14 | $18,630,372 | <0.1% | Oct 29, 1999 | IMAX |
| 260 | Cthulhu | - | - | - | $2,474 | 3 | $15,213 | 16.3% | Aug 22, 2008 | Regent Releasing |
| 261 | Kabluey | - | - | - | $2,427 | 4 | $83,506 | 2.9% | Jul 4, 2008 | Regent Releasing |
| 262 | Fraulein | - | - | - | $2,303 | 1 | $5,715 | 40.3% | Sep 19, 2008 | Film Movement |
| 263 | What We Do Is Secret | - | - | - | $2,277 | 7 | $58,776 | 3.9% | Aug 8, 2008 | Peace Arch Entertainment Group |
| 264 | The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela | - | - | - | $2,268 | 2 | $5,597 | 40.5% | Sep 26, 2008 | Regent Releasing |
| 265 | Enlighten Up! | - | - | - | $2,072 | 12 | $246,649 | 0.8% | Sep 12, 2008 | Balcony Releasing |
| 266 | Hamlet 2 | - | - | - | $1,835 | 1,597 | $4,886,216 | <0.1% | Aug 22, 2008 | Focus Features |
| 267 | A Lawyer Walks Into a Bar... | - | - | - | $1,759 | 1 | $5,202 | 33.8% | Feb 29, 2008 | Indican Pictures |
| 268 | La león | - | - | - | $1,708 | 1 | $1,708 | 100% | Oct 10, 2008 | Music Box Films |
| 269 | Flashbacks of a Fool | - | - | - | $1,664 | 2 | $1,664 | 100% | Oct 17, 2008 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 270 | Ben X | - | - | - | $1,601 | 1 | $1,601 | 100% | Oct 24, 2008 | Film Movement |
| 271 | Constantine's Sword | - | - | - | $1,573 | 6 | $179,507 | 0.9% | Apr 18, 2008 | First Run |
| 272 | Ice Blues | - | - | - | $1,377 | 1 | $1,377 | 100% | Oct 10, 2008 | Regent Releasing |
| 273 | Elsa & Fred | - | - | - | $1,150 | 15 | $189,024 | 0.6% | Jun 27, 2008 | Mitropoulos Films |
| 274 | CSNY/Déjà Vu | - | - | - | $1,101 | 24 | $65,025 | 1.7% | Jul 25, 2008 | Roadside Attractions |
| 275 | Fall of Hyperion | - | - | - | $1,093 | 1 | $1,093 | 100% | Oct 10, 2008 | Regent Releasing |
| 276 | Ping Pong Playa | - | - | - | $1,032 | 14 | $77,907 | 1.3% | Sep 5, 2008 | IFC Films |
| 277 | Elite Squad | - | - | - | $926 | 1 | $8,744 | 10.6% | Sep 19, 2008 | IFC Films |
| 278 | $9.99 | - | - | - | $781 | 4 | $52,384 | 1.5% | Dec 12, 2008 | Regent Releasing |
| 279 | Il trittico dell'amore | - | - | - | $532 | 43 | $80,374 | 0.7% | May 2, 2008 | Emerging Pictures |
| 280 | Rome & Jewel | - | - | - | $470 | 1 | $470 | 100% | Nov 28, 2008 | Emerging Pictures |
| 281 | Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired | - | - | - | $418 | 9 | $59,192 | 0.7% | Jul 11, 2008 | THINKFilm |
| 282 | Maria Stuarda at La Scala | - | - | - | $370 | 43 | $83,214 | 0.4% | Mar 14, 2008 | Emerging Pictures |
| 283 | Tristan und Isolde, Azione in tre atti | - | - | - | $226 | 6 | $50,172 | 0.5% | Jan 18, 2008 | Emerging Pictures |
| 284 | Am Limit | - | - | - | $220 | 2 | $18,254 | 1.2% | Jun 13, 2008 | First Run |
| 285 | Girls Rock! | - | - | - | $164 | 14 | $159,294 | 0.1% | Mar 7, 2008 | Shadow Distribution |
| 286 | Ripple Effect | - | - | - | $156 | 4 | $14,059 | 1.1% | Jun 20, 2008 | Monterey Media |
| 287 | I Can No Longer Hear the Guitar | - | - | - | $28 | 1 | $12,876 | 0.2% | Feb 25, 2008 | The Film Desk |