| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Couples Retreat | - | - | - | $87,616,350 | 3,074 | $109,204,945 | 80.2% | Oct 9, 2009 | Universal Pictures |
| 2 | Paranormal Activity | - | - | - | $85,717,581 | 2,712 | $107,918,810 | 79.4% | Sep 25, 2009 | Paramount Pictures |
| 3 | Zombieland | - | - | - | $71,437,282 | 3,171 | $75,590,286 | 94.5% | Oct 2, 2009 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 4 | Where the Wild Things Are | - | - | - | $63,228,750 | 3,735 | $77,233,467 | 81.9% | Oct 16, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | - | - | - | $54,149,725 | 3,119 | $124,870,275 | 43.4% | Sep 18, 2009 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 6 | Law Abiding Citizen | - | - | - | $52,260,433 | 2,890 | $73,357,727 | 71.2% | Oct 16, 2009 | Overture Films |
| 7 | This Is It | - | - | - | $36,898,026 | 3,481 | $72,091,016 | 51.2% | Oct 28, 2009 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 8 | Toy Story 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $30,543,169 | 1,752 | $30,702,446 | 99.5% | Oct 2, 2009 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 9 | The Stepfather | - | - | - | $24,831,247 | 2,734 | $29,062,561 | 85.4% | Oct 16, 2009 | Screen Gems |
| 10 | Saw VI | - | - | - | $22,978,098 | 3,036 | $27,693,292 | 83% | Oct 23, 2009 | Lionsgate |
| 11 | Surrogates | - | - | - | $19,587,928 | 2,992 | $38,577,772 | 50.8% | Sep 25, 2009 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 12 | The Invention of Lying | - | - | - | $17,630,454 | 1,743 | $18,451,251 | 95.6% | Oct 2, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 13 | Capitalism: A Love Story | - | - | - | $13,335,915 | 995 | $14,363,397 | 92.8% | Sep 23, 2009 | Overture Films |
| 14 | Whip It | - | - | - | $12,631,909 | 1,738 | $13,043,363 | 96.8% | Oct 2, 2009 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 15 | Astro Boy | - | - | - | $11,587,281 | 3,020 | $19,551,067 | 59.3% | Oct 23, 2009 | Summit Entertainment |
| 16 | Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant | - | - | - | $11,085,640 | 2,754 | $13,869,515 | 79.9% | Oct 23, 2009 | Universal Pictures |
| 17 | Fame | - | - | - | $10,809,283 | 3,133 | $22,455,510 | 48.1% | Sep 25, 2009 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 18 | The Informant! | - | - | - | $10,448,219 | 2,505 | $33,316,821 | 31.4% | Sep 18, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 19 | Amelia | - | - | - | $8,595,759 | 1,070 | $14,246,488 | 60.3% | Oct 23, 2009 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 20 | Love Happens | - | - | - | $7,134,450 | 1,922 | $22,965,110 | 31.1% | Sep 18, 2009 | Universal Pictures |
| 21 | I Can Do Bad All by Myself | - | - | - | $6,306,468 | 2,255 | $51,733,921 | 12.2% | Sep 11, 2009 | Lionsgate |
| 22 | Pandorum | - | - | - | $4,691,624 | 2,506 | $10,330,853 | 45.4% | Sep 25, 2009 | Overture Films |
| 23 | A Serious Man | - | - | - | $4,680,918 | 262 | $9,228,768 | 50.7% | Oct 2, 2009 | Focus Features |
| 24 | Inglourious Basterds | - | - | - | $4,392,514 | 3,358 | $120,540,719 | 3.6% | Aug 21, 2009 | The Weinstein Company |
| 25 | 9 | - | - | - | $3,534,935 | 2,060 | $31,749,894 | 11.1% | Sep 9, 2009 | Focus Features |
| 26 | Good Hair | - | - | - | $3,494,805 | 466 | $4,157,223 | 84.1% | Oct 9, 2009 | Roadside Attractions |
| 27 | All About Steve | - | - | - | $3,037,451 | 2,265 | $33,862,903 | 9% | Sep 4, 2009 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 28 | Bright Star | - | - | - | $2,977,500 | 380 | $4,444,637 | 67% | Sep 16, 2009 | Apparition |
| 29 | Jennifer's Body | - | - | - | $2,863,448 | 2,738 | $16,204,793 | 17.7% | Sep 18, 2009 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 30 | Coco Before Chanel | - | - | - | $2,811,563 | 307 | $6,113,834 | 46% | Sep 25, 2009 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 31 | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | - | - | - | $2,587,748 | 4,007 | $150,201,498 | 1.7% | Aug 7, 2009 | Paramount Pictures |
| 32 | Julie & Julia | - | - | - | $2,470,068 | 2,528 | $94,125,426 | 2.6% | Aug 7, 2009 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 33 | The Hangover | - | - | - | $2,220,537 | 3,545 | $277,322,503 | 0.8% | Jun 5, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 34 | District 9 | - | - | - | $1,820,407 | 3,180 | $115,646,235 | 1.6% | Aug 14, 2009 | TriStar Pictures |
| 35 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | - | - | - | $1,555,168 | 4,455 | $301,959,197 | 0.5% | Jul 15, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 36 | An Education | - | - | - | $1,439,081 | 763 | $12,574,914 | 11.4% | Oct 9, 2009 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 37 | The Final Destination | - | - | - | $1,336,928 | 3,121 | $66,477,700 | 2% | Aug 28, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 38 | G-Force | - | - | - | $1,189,648 | 3,697 | $119,436,770 | 1% | Jul 24, 2009 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 39 | The Time Traveler's Wife | - | - | - | $1,186,185 | 2,988 | $63,414,846 | 1.9% | Aug 14, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 40 | New York, I Love You | - | - | - | $1,030,909 | 118 | $1,588,015 | 64.9% | Oct 16, 2009 | Vivendi Entertainment |
| 41 | The Proposal | - | - | - | $1,027,733 | 3,158 | $163,958,031 | 0.6% | Jun 19, 2009 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 42 | Sorority Row | - | - | - | $1,024,183 | 2,665 | $11,965,282 | 8.6% | Sep 11, 2009 | Summit Entertainment |
| 43 | Halloween II | - | - | - | $1,003,219 | 3,088 | $33,392,973 | 3% | Aug 28, 2009 | Dimension Films |
| 44 | The September Issue | - | - | - | $952,092 | 143 | $3,820,067 | 24.9% | Aug 28, 2009 | Roadside Attractions |
| 45 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | - | - | - | $920,640 | 4,102 | $196,573,705 | 0.5% | Jul 1, 2009 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 46 | I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell | - | - | - | $920,597 | 266 | $1,429,299 | 64.4% | Sep 25, 2009 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 47 | More Than a Game | - | - | - | $835,624 | 111 | $950,675 | 87.9% | Oct 2, 2009 | Lionsgate |
| 48 | Up | - | - | - | $794,542 | 3,886 | $293,004,164 | 0.3% | May 29, 2009 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 49 | The Boys Are Back | - | - | - | $723,952 | 108 | $809,752 | 89.4% | Sep 25, 2009 | Miramax |
| 50 | Wake Up Sid | - | - | - | $718,192 | 79 | $718,766 | 99.9% | Oct 2, 2009 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 51 | Under the Sea 3D | - | - | - | $680,459 | 108 | $36,262,926 | 1.9% | Feb 13, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 52 | The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day | - | - | - | $617,257 | 524 | $10,273,188 | 6% | Oct 30, 2009 | Apparition |
| 53 | From Mexico with Love | - | - | - | $545,711 | 279 | $548,787 | 99.4% | Oct 9, 2009 | Roadside Attractions |
| 54 | The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry | - | - | - | $535,619 | 135 | $1,355,079 | 39.5% | Sep 18, 2009 | Five & Two Pictures |
| 55 | 500 Days of Summer | - | - | - | $518,448 | 1,048 | $32,391,374 | 1.6% | Jul 17, 2009 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 56 | Paris | - | - | - | $509,283 | 34 | $1,010,194 | 50.4% | Sep 18, 2009 | IFC Films |
| 57 | Aliens in the Attic | - | - | - | $463,435 | 3,108 | $25,200,412 | 1.8% | Jul 31, 2009 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 58 | My One and Only | - | - | - | $395,337 | 256 | $2,479,538 | 15.9% | Aug 21, 2009 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 59 | It Might Get Loud | - | - | - | $389,966 | 75 | $1,610,163 | 24.2% | Aug 14, 2009 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 60 | The Nightmare Before Christmas 2009 3D Release | - | - | - | $324,613 | 105 | $406,085 | 79.9% | Oct 23, 2009 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 61 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | - | - | - | $321,596 | 4,293 | $402,111,870 | <0.1% | Jun 24, 2009 | DreamWorks |
| 62 | Ponyo | - | - | - | $245,212 | 927 | $15,090,399 | 1.6% | Aug 14, 2009 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 63 | The Damned United | - | - | - | $243,008 | 45 | $449,865 | 54% | Oct 9, 2009 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 64 | Black Dynamite | - | - | - | $242,578 | 70 | $242,578 | 100% | Oct 16, 2009 | Apparition |
| 65 | Amreeka | - | - | - | $237,544 | 40 | $627,436 | 37.9% | Sep 4, 2009 | National Geographic Entertainment |
| 66 | Whiteout | - | - | - | $235,891 | 2,745 | $10,275,638 | 2.3% | Sep 11, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 67 | Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg | - | - | - | $230,531 | 25 | $1,134,623 | 20.3% | Jul 10, 2009 | International Film Circuit |
| 68 | Gamer | - | - | - | $230,008 | 2,502 | $20,534,907 | 1.1% | Sep 4, 2009 | Lionsgate |
| 69 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | - | - | - | $224,765 | 82 | $34,137,524 | 0.7% | Sep 23, 2005 | IMAX |
| 70 | London Dreams | - | - | - | $219,456 | 82 | $300,293 | 73.1% | Oct 30, 2009 | Studio 18 |
| 71 | Do Knot Disturb | - | - | - | $213,525 | 57 | $213,525 | 100% | Oct 2, 2009 | Adlabs Films |
| 72 | Space Station 3D | - | - | - | $200,970 | 64 | $93,383,953 | 0.2% | Apr 19, 2002 | IMAX |
| 73 | Me and Mrs. Khanna | - | - | - | $196,529 | 59 | $197,183 | 99.7% | Oct 16, 2009 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 74 | The Ugly Truth | - | - | - | $165,866 | 2,975 | $88,915,214 | 0.2% | Jul 24, 2009 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 75 | Shorts | - | - | - | $164,231 | 3,105 | $20,919,166 | 0.8% | Aug 21, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 76 | Antichrist | - | - | - | $154,750 | 19 | $404,122 | 38.3% | Oct 23, 2009 | IFC Films |
| 77 | The Maid | - | - | - | $144,872 | 19 | $576,608 | 25.1% | Oct 16, 2009 | Elephant Eye Films |
| 78 | Passport to Love | - | - | - | $141,956 | 9 | $173,828 | 81.7% | Oct 9, 2009 | Variance Films |
| 79 | Free Style | - | - | - | $141,108 | 260 | $141,108 | 100% | Oct 9, 2009 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 80 | The Wizard of Oz 2009 NCM Fathom Event | - | - | - | $130,000 | 451 | $1,140,000 | 11.4% | Sep 23, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 81 | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | - | - | - | $126,237 | 252 | $23,746,066 | 0.5% | Oct 5, 2007 | National Geographic Entertainment |
| 82 | All the Best: Fun Begins | - | - | - | $120,713 | 55 | $120,713 | 100% | Oct 16, 2009 | Yash Raj Films |
| 83 | Extract | - | - | - | $115,261 | 1,614 | $10,823,158 | 1.1% | Sep 4, 2009 | Miramax |
| 84 | Moon | - | - | - | $112,192 | 252 | $5,010,163 | 2.2% | Jun 12, 2009 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 85 | Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | - | - | - | $108,965 | 4,101 | $177,243,721 | <0.1% | May 22, 2009 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 86 | Orphan | - | - | - | $96,742 | 2,750 | $41,596,251 | 0.2% | Jul 24, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 87 | Adam | - | - | - | $79,925 | 177 | $2,277,396 | 3.5% | Jul 29, 2009 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 88 | The Baader Meinhof Complex | - | - | - | $77,659 | 38 | $476,270 | 16.3% | Aug 21, 2009 | Vitagraph Films |
| 89 | The Hurt Locker | - | - | - | $77,218 | 535 | $17,017,811 | 0.5% | Jun 26, 2009 | Summit Entertainment |
| 90 | Cold Souls | - | - | - | $76,621 | 52 | $905,209 | 8.5% | Aug 7, 2009 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 91 | The Yes Men Fix the World | - | - | - | $75,365 | 16 | $194,533 | 38.7% | Sep 25, 2009 | Shadow Distribution |
| 92 | Motherhood | - | - | - | $75,008 | 48 | $93,388 | 80.3% | Oct 23, 2009 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 93 | Departures | - | - | - | $69,936 | 27 | $1,498,210 | 4.7% | May 29, 2009 | Regent Releasing |
| 94 | Food, Inc. | - | - | - | $65,904 | 155 | $4,417,674 | 1.5% | Jun 12, 2009 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 95 | Bronson | - | - | - | $65,654 | 8 | $104,979 | 62.5% | Oct 9, 2009 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 96 | Seraphine | - | - | - | $65,539 | 24 | $884,613 | 7.4% | Jun 5, 2009 | Music Box Films |
| 97 | Dolphins and Whales 3D: Tribes of the Ocean | - | - | - | $63,614 | 42 | $7,714,996 | 0.8% | Feb 15, 2008 | 3D Entertainment |
| 98 | The Burning Plain | - | - | - | $63,376 | 26 | $200,730 | 31.6% | Sep 18, 2009 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 99 | In the Loop | - | - | - | $62,220 | 92 | $2,388,804 | 2.6% | Jul 24, 2009 | IFC Films |
| 100 | What's Your Raashee? | - | - | - | $59,854 | 78 | $257,868 | 23.2% | Sep 25, 2009 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 101 | Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone | - | - | - | $58,124 | 6 | $107,797 | 53.9% | Jul 3, 2009 | Eleven Arts |
| 102 | The Horse Boy | - | - | - | $56,849 | 5 | $156,612 | 36.3% | Sep 30, 2009 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 103 | Play the Game | - | - | - | $55,430 | 55 | $659,483 | 8.4% | Feb 27, 2009 | Slowhand Cinema Releasing |
| 104 | Lost in Love | - | - | - | $52,453 | 221 | $52,453 | 100% | Oct 16, 2009 | Cinedigm Entertainment Group |
| 105 | Ong Bak 2 | - | - | - | $52,050 | 12 | $102,458 | 50.8% | Oct 23, 2009 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 106 | Crude | - | - | - | $51,684 | 7 | $170,295 | 30.3% | Sep 9, 2009 | First Run |
| 107 | 35 Shots of Rum | - | - | - | $49,596 | 5 | $177,511 | 27.9% | Sep 16, 2009 | The Cinema Guild |
| 108 | My Sister's Keeper | - | - | - | $47,831 | 2,606 | $49,200,230 | <0.1% | Jun 26, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 109 | A Woman in Berlin | - | - | - | $45,263 | 9 | $294,014 | 15.4% | Jul 17, 2009 | Strand Releasing |
| 110 | Big Fan | - | - | - | $44,740 | 15 | $234,540 | 19.1% | Aug 28, 2009 | First Independent Pictures |
| 111 | The Cove | - | - | - | $43,782 | 56 | $857,005 | 5.1% | Jul 31, 2009 | Roadside Attractions |
| 112 | Trucker | - | - | - | $39,796 | 13 | $52,429 | 75.9% | Oct 9, 2009 | Monterey Media |
| 113 | Unmistaken Child | - | - | - | $39,003 | 6 | $306,140 | 12.7% | Jun 3, 2009 | Oscilloscope |
| 114 | (Untitled) | - | - | - | $37,563 | 25 | $230,600 | 16.3% | Oct 23, 2009 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 115 | No Impact Man: The Documentary | - | - | - | $34,464 | 8 | $100,028 | 34.5% | Sep 11, 2009 | Oscilloscope |
| 116 | The Providence Effect | - | - | - | $34,395 | 14 | $62,500 | 55% | Sep 25, 2009 | Slowhand Cinema Releasing |
| 117 | Paper Heart | - | - | - | $34,309 | 96 | $1,274,062 | 2.7% | Aug 7, 2009 | Overture Films |
| 118 | The Other Man | - | - | - | $30,158 | 11 | $149,528 | 20.2% | Sep 11, 2009 | Image Entertainment |
| 119 | Lorna's Silence | - | - | - | $27,290 | 23 | $338,795 | 8.1% | Jul 31, 2009 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 120 | Visual Acoustics | - | - | - | $26,233 | 5 | $52,467 | 50% | Oct 9, 2009 | Arthouse Films |
| 121 | Whatever Works | - | - | - | $20,678 | 353 | $5,306,706 | 0.4% | Jun 19, 2009 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 122 | Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love | - | - | - | $20,479 | 7 | $172,225 | 11.9% | Jun 12, 2009 | Shadow Distribution |
| 123 | The House of the Devil | - | - | - | $20,296 | 7 | $101,215 | 20.1% | Oct 30, 2009 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 124 | The Way We Get By | - | - | - | $19,571 | 7 | $106,542 | 18.4% | Jul 17, 2009 | International Film Circuit |
| 125 | Post Grad | - | - | - | $18,156 | 1,959 | $6,380,019 | 0.3% | Aug 21, 2009 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 126 | The Beaches of Agnès | - | - | - | $17,681 | 7 | $239,711 | 7.4% | Jul 2, 2009 | The Cinema Guild |
| 127 | White on Rice | - | - | - | $17,640 | 4 | $69,171 | 25.5% | Sep 11, 2009 | Variance Films |
| 128 | Disgrace | - | - | - | $17,480 | 9 | $69,705 | 25.1% | Sep 18, 2009 | Paladin |
| 129 | World's Greatest Dad | - | - | - | $16,152 | 30 | $221,805 | 7.3% | Aug 21, 2009 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 130 | Brief Interviews with Hideous Men | - | - | - | $14,516 | 2 | $33,745 | 43% | Sep 25, 2009 | IFC Films |
| 131 | Nobody | - | - | - | $14,271 | 1 | $14,271 | 100% | Oct 1, 2009 | N/A |
| 132 | Fuel | - | - | - | $13,678 | 4 | $32,465 | 42.1% | Sep 18, 2009 | N/A |
| 133 | Gentlemen Broncos | - | - | - | $12,792 | 18 | $113,682 | 11.3% | Oct 30, 2009 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 134 | Killing Kasztner | - | - | - | $12,428 | 5 | $112,313 | 11.1% | Oct 23, 2009 | Sky Island Films |
| 135 | We Live in Public | - | - | - | $11,919 | 2 | $41,711 | 28.6% | Aug 28, 2009 | Abramorama |
| 136 | Chelsea on the Rocks | - | - | - | $11,799 | 1 | $11,799 | 100% | Oct 2, 2009 | Aliquot Films |
| 137 | Adventures of Power | - | - | - | $11,700 | 3 | $17,419 | 67.2% | Oct 9, 2009 | Variance Films |
| 138 | The Wonder of it All | - | - | - | $10,777 | 39 | $781,016 | 1.4% | Jul 17, 2009 | Indican Pictures |
| 139 | The Wedding Song | - | - | - | $10,703 | 4 | $31,160 | 34.3% | Oct 9, 2009 | Strand Releasing |
| 140 | Peter and Vandy | - | - | - | $10,618 | 3 | $11,495 | 92.4% | Oct 9, 2009 | Strand Releasing |
| 141 | Wanted | - | - | - | $10,564 | 71 | $349,637 | 3% | Sep 18, 2009 | Eros Worldwide |
| 142 | La fille de Monaco | - | - | - | $10,242 | 31 | $602,992 | 1.7% | Jul 3, 2009 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 143 | Soul Power | - | - | - | $9,188 | 23 | $207,121 | 4.4% | Jul 10, 2009 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 144 | The Janky Promoters | - | - | - | $9,069 | 22 | $9,069 | 100% | Oct 16, 2009 | Third Rail Releasing |
| 145 | The Little Traitor | - | - | - | $8,793 | 5 | $402,088 | 2.2% | Oct 23, 2009 | N/A |
| 146 | Yuri Gagarin Conspiracy: Fallen Idol | - | - | - | $8,213 | 2 | $14,471 | 56.8% | Oct 2, 2009 | Indican Pictures |
| 147 | Star Trek | - | - | - | $8,186 | 4,053 | $257,730,019 | <0.1% | May 8, 2009 | Paramount Pictures |
| 148 | Humpday | - | - | - | $7,868 | 27 | $407,377 | 1.9% | Jul 10, 2009 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 149 | Teza | - | - | - | $7,827 | 1 | $30,070 | 26% | Sep 18, 2009 | Mypheduh Films |
| 150 | American Casino | - | - | - | $7,757 | 3 | $50,437 | 15.4% | Aug 14, 2009 | Argot Pictures |
| 151 | Tokyo Sonata | - | - | - | $7,693 | 10 | $278,356 | 2.8% | Mar 13, 2009 | Regent Releasing |
| 152 | U2 3D | - | - | - | $7,488 | 686 | $10,363,341 | <0.1% | Jan 23, 2008 | National Geographic Entertainment |
| 153 | Storm | - | - | - | $7,168 | 3 | $16,013 | 44.8% | Oct 30, 2009 | Film Movement |
| 154 | Walt & El Grupo | - | - | - | $7,164 | 4 | $20,521 | 34.9% | Sep 9, 2009 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 155 | Earth Days | - | - | - | $7,157 | 5 | $26,748 | 26.8% | Aug 14, 2009 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 156 | Cloud 9 | - | - | - | $6,919 | 8 | $91,675 | 7.5% | Aug 14, 2009 | Music Box Films |
| 157 | The Song of Sparrows | - | - | - | $6,900 | 5 | $116,372 | 5.9% | Apr 3, 2009 | Regent Releasing |
| 158 | La Bohème | - | - | - | $6,425 | 49 | $54,464 | 11.8% | Sep 23, 2009 | Emerging Pictures |
| 159 | Beeswax | - | - | - | $6,127 | 3 | $46,590 | 13.2% | Aug 7, 2009 | The Cinema Guild |
| 160 | Under Our Skin | - | - | - | $5,985 | 6 | $98,548 | 6.1% | Jun 19, 2009 | Shadow Distribution |
| 161 | The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard | - | - | - | $4,969 | 1,849 | $15,122,676 | <0.1% | Aug 14, 2009 | Paramount Vantage |
| 162 | Afghan Star | - | - | - | $4,487 | 5 | $102,115 | 4.4% | Jun 26, 2009 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 163 | Taking Woodstock | - | - | - | $4,473 | 1,395 | $7,460,204 | <0.1% | Aug 26, 2009 | Focus Features |
| 164 | The Ministers | - | - | - | $4,447 | 2 | $4,447 | 100% | Oct 16, 2009 | Maya Entertainment |
| 165 | Blind Date | - | - | - | $4,409 | 1 | $8,449 | 52.2% | Sep 25, 2009 | Variance Films |
| 166 | The Big Gay Musical | - | - | - | $4,276 | 1 | $24,140 | 17.7% | Sep 11, 2009 | N/A |
| 167 | Il Divo | - | - | - | $3,923 | 8 | $240,159 | 1.6% | Apr 24, 2009 | Music Box Films |
| 168 | Afterschool | - | - | - | $3,911 | 1 | $3,911 | 100% | Oct 2, 2009 | IFC Films |
| 169 | Galapagos | - | - | - | $3,750 | 14 | $18,630,372 | <0.1% | Oct 29, 1999 | IMAX |
| 170 | The Stoning of Soraya M. | - | - | - | $3,619 | 34 | $637,421 | 0.6% | Jun 26, 2009 | Roadside Attractions |
| 171 | Jerichow | - | - | - | $3,322 | 3 | $60,379 | 5.5% | May 15, 2009 | The Cinema Guild |
| 172 | Every Little Step | - | - | - | $3,217 | 70 | $1,725,141 | 0.2% | Apr 17, 2009 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 173 | Laila's Birthday | - | - | - | $2,813 | 3 | $13,689 | 20.5% | May 29, 2009 | Kino International |
| 174 | Leonera | - | - | - | $2,599 | 1 | $14,739 | 17.6% | Jul 3, 2009 | Strand Releasing |
| 175 | The Headless Woman | - | - | - | $2,467 | 3 | $100,177 | 2.5% | Aug 19, 2009 | Strand Releasing |
| 176 | Pretty Ugly People | - | - | - | $2,460 | 3 | $6,537 | 37.6% | Sep 18, 2009 | Osiris Entertainment |
| 177 | Adoration | - | - | - | $2,349 | 20 | $294,244 | 0.8% | May 8, 2009 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 178 | Vanished Empire 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $2,338 | 1 | $10,289 | 22.7% | Jul 10, 2009 | Kino International |
| 179 | O'Horten | - | - | - | $2,060 | 23 | $302,232 | 0.7% | May 22, 2009 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 180 | Looking for Palladin | - | - | - | $1,976 | 8 | $11,268 | 17.5% | Oct 30, 2009 | Wildcat Releasing |
| 181 | Easy Virtue | - | - | - | $1,957 | 255 | $2,656,784 | <0.1% | May 22, 2009 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 182 | $9.99 | - | - | - | $1,910 | 4 | $52,384 | 3.6% | Dec 12, 2008 | Regent Releasing |
| 183 | The Canyon | - | - | - | $1,785 | 2 | $1,785 | 100% | Oct 23, 2009 | Truly Indie |
| 184 | I Love You, Beth Cooper | - | - | - | $1,769 | 1,872 | $14,800,725 | <0.1% | Jul 10, 2009 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 185 | Bliss 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $1,542 | 3 | $40,349 | 3.8% | Aug 7, 2009 | First Run |
| 186 | Still Walking | - | - | - | $1,460 | 13 | $167,047 | 0.9% | Aug 28, 2009 | IFC Films |
| 187 | Flame & Citron | - | - | - | $1,428 | 8 | $148,089 | 1% | Jul 31, 2009 | IFC Films |
| 188 | The Windmill Movie | - | - | - | $1,356 | 4 | $30,050 | 4.5% | Jun 17, 2009 | The Film Desk |
| 189 | The Legend of God's Gun | - | - | - | $1,293 | 8 | $243,768 | 0.5% | Jul 18, 2008 | Indican Pictures |
| 190 | Food Beware: The French Organic Revolution | - | - | - | $1,181 | 1 | $1,181 | 100% | Oct 16, 2009 | First Run |
| 191 | Box Elder | - | - | - | $1,094 | 2 | $48,996 | 2.2% | Mar 3, 2008 | N/A |
| 192 | Shall We Kiss? | - | - | - | $1,013 | 33 | $535,499 | 0.2% | Mar 27, 2009 | Music Box Films |
| 193 | Mississippi Mermaid | - | - | - | $958 | 1 | $33,216 | 2.9% | Jul 10, 2009 | The Film Desk |
| 194 | Amarcord Undated Brazil Release | - | - | - | $901 | 2 | $125,493 | 0.7% | - | Janus Films |
| 195 | Goodbye Solo | - | - | - | $892 | 34 | $870,781 | 0.1% | Mar 27, 2009 | Roadside Attractions |
| 196 | Mystery Team | - | - | - | $889 | 4 | $89,442 | 1% | Aug 28, 2009 | Roadside Attractions |
| 197 | Streetballers | - | - | - | $874 | 2 | $28,642 | 3.1% | Aug 21, 2009 | MSK Productions |
| 198 | Shrink | - | - | - | $847 | 27 | $189,621 | 0.4% | Jul 24, 2009 | Roadside Attractions |
| 199 | Tetro | - | - | - | $838 | 16 | $518,522 | 0.2% | Jun 11, 2009 | American Zoetrope |
| 200 | 24 City | - | - | - | $776 | 2 | $30,800 | 2.5% | Jun 5, 2009 | The Cinema Guild |
| 201 | The Wild Child | - | - | - | $767 | 2 | $65,051 | 1.2% | Nov 7, 2008 | The Film Desk |
| 202 | Le combat dans l'île | - | - | - | $726 | 1 | $50,039 | 1.5% | Jun 12, 2009 | The Film Desk |
| 203 | Little Ashes | - | - | - | $692 | 16 | $481,586 | 0.1% | May 8, 2009 | Regent Releasing |
| 204 | Harmony and Me | - | - | - | $624 | 1 | $20,099 | 3.1% | Sep 18, 2009 | N/A |
| 205 | Taxidermia 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $547 | 2 | $11,408 | 4.8% | Aug 14, 2009 | Regent Releasing |
| 206 | Bicycle Thieves 2008 Re-release | - | - | - | $513 | 2 | $36,818 | 1.4% | Oct 31, 2009 | Corinth Films |
| 207 | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | - | - | - | $414 | 4,102 | $179,883,157 | <0.1% | May 1, 2009 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 208 | Tru Loved | - | - | - | $391 | 4 | $9,467 | 4.1% | Oct 17, 2008 | Regent Releasing |
| 209 | The Blue Tooth Virgin | - | - | - | $360 | 2 | $2,762 | 13% | Sep 25, 2009 | Regent Releasing |
| 210 | Herb & Dorothy | - | - | - | $324 | 8 | $194,721 | 0.2% | Jun 5, 2009 | Arthouse Films |
| 211 | Loren Cass | - | - | - | $299 | 2 | $8,125 | 3.7% | Jul 24, 2009 | Kino International |
| 212 | Gogol Bordello Non-Stop | - | - | - | $137 | 1 | $5,532 | 2.5% | Sep 11, 2009 | Lorber Films |
| 213 | Monsieur Verdoux | - | - | - | $100 | 2 | $64,636 | 0.2% | Mar 14, 2008 | The Film Desk |
| 214 | Beyond a Reasonable Doubt | - | - | - | $84 | 5 | $32,917 | 0.3% | Sep 11, 2009 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 215 | If I Die Tonight | - | - | - | $50 | 2 | $20,214 | 0.2% | Jul 31, 2009 | Indican Pictures |
