| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Fast & Furious | - | - | - | $139,162,100 | 3,674 | $155,064,265 | 89.7% | Apr 3, 2009 | Universal Pictures |
| 2 | Monsters vs. Aliens | - | - | - | $100,079,379 | 4,136 | $198,351,526 | 50.5% | Mar 27, 2009 | DreamWorks |
| 3 | Hannah Montana: The Movie | - | - | - | $59,217,916 | 3,231 | $79,576,189 | 74.4% | Apr 10, 2009 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 4 | 17 Again | - | - | - | $28,304,838 | 3,255 | $64,167,069 | 44.1% | Apr 17, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | The Haunting in Connecticut | - | - | - | $27,080,668 | 2,732 | $55,389,516 | 48.9% | Mar 27, 2009 | Lionsgate |
| 6 | Knowing | - | - | - | $26,603,505 | 3,337 | $79,957,634 | 33.3% | Mar 20, 2009 | Summit Entertainment |
| 7 | I Love You, Man | - | - | - | $26,525,468 | 2,829 | $71,440,011 | 37.1% | Mar 20, 2009 | DreamWorks |
| 8 | Observe and Report | - | - | - | $20,425,441 | 2,727 | $24,007,324 | 85.1% | Apr 10, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | State of Play | - | - | - | $18,233,005 | 2,807 | $37,017,955 | 49.3% | Apr 17, 2009 | Universal Pictures |
| 10 | Adventureland | - | - | - | $14,592,726 | 1,876 | $16,044,025 | 91% | Apr 3, 2009 | Miramax |
| 11 | Duplicity | - | - | - | $12,486,055 | 2,579 | $40,572,825 | 30.8% | Mar 20, 2009 | Universal Pictures |
| 12 | Race to Witch Mountain | - | - | - | $9,714,250 | 3,268 | $67,172,594 | 14.5% | Mar 13, 2009 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 13 | Crank: High Voltage | - | - | - | $9,117,573 | 2,223 | $13,684,249 | 66.6% | Apr 17, 2009 | Lionsgate |
| 14 | Dragonball Evolution | - | - | - | $8,435,231 | 2,181 | $9,362,785 | 90.1% | Apr 10, 2009 | 20th Century Fox |
| 15 | Sunshine Cleaning | - | - | - | $6,501,103 | 642 | $12,062,558 | 53.9% | Mar 13, 2009 | Overture Films |
| 16 | Earth | - | - | - | $5,647,032 | 1,804 | $32,011,576 | 17.6% | Apr 22, 2009 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 17 | 12 Rounds | - | - | - | $5,304,679 | 2,331 | $12,234,694 | 43.4% | Mar 27, 2009 | 20th Century Fox |
| 18 | Taken | - | - | - | $4,788,139 | 3,184 | $145,000,989 | 3.3% | Jan 30, 2009 | 20th Century Fox |
| 19 | The Last House on the Left | - | - | - | $3,342,895 | 2,402 | $32,752,215 | 10.2% | Mar 13, 2009 | Universal Pictures |
| 20 | Watchmen | - | - | - | $3,145,749 | 3,611 | $107,509,799 | 2.9% | Mar 6, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 21 | Paul Blart: Mall Cop | - | - | - | $2,152,132 | 3,206 | $146,336,178 | 1.5% | Jan 16, 2009 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 22 | Under the Sea 3D | - | - | - | $1,710,983 | 108 | $36,262,926 | 4.7% | Feb 13, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 23 | Slumdog Millionaire | - | - | - | $1,548,287 | 2,943 | $141,319,928 | 1.1% | Nov 12, 2008 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 24 | Madea Goes to Jail | - | - | - | $1,278,444 | 2,203 | $90,508,336 | 1.4% | Feb 20, 2009 | Lionsgate |
| 25 | Sin Nombre | - | - | - | $1,089,322 | 87 | $2,536,665 | 42.9% | Mar 20, 2009 | Focus Features |
| 26 | Hotel for Dogs | - | - | - | $999,307 | 3,271 | $73,034,460 | 1.4% | Jan 16, 2009 | DreamWorks |
| 27 | Gran Torino | - | - | - | $932,235 | 3,045 | $148,095,302 | 0.6% | Dec 12, 2008 | Warner Bros. |
| 28 | He's Just Not That Into You | - | - | - | $891,463 | 3,175 | $93,953,653 | 0.9% | Feb 6, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 29 | Coraline | - | - | - | $845,550 | 2,320 | $75,286,229 | 1.1% | Feb 6, 2009 | Focus Features |
| 30 | Two Lovers | - | - | - | $657,444 | 148 | $3,149,034 | 20.9% | Feb 13, 2009 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 31 | The Reader | - | - | - | $588,945 | 1,203 | $34,194,407 | 1.7% | Dec 10, 2008 | The Weinstein Company |
| 32 | The Class | - | - | - | $542,436 | 126 | $3,766,810 | 14.4% | Dec 19, 2008 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 33 | Push | - | - | - | $494,052 | 2,313 | $31,811,527 | 1.6% | Feb 6, 2009 | Summit Entertainment |
| 34 | Paris 36 | - | - | - | $470,386 | 52 | $851,540 | 55.2% | Apr 3, 2009 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 35 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | - | - | - | $439,031 | 2,988 | $127,509,326 | 0.3% | Dec 25, 2008 | Paramount Pictures |
| 36 | Confessions of a Shopaholic | - | - | - | $437,788 | 2,534 | $44,277,350 | 1% | Feb 13, 2009 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 37 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | - | - | - | $432,632 | 82 | $34,137,524 | 1.3% | Sep 23, 2005 | IMAX |
| 38 | Valentino: The Last Emperor | - | - | - | $397,259 | 38 | $1,755,134 | 22.6% | Mar 18, 2009 | Truly Indie |
| 39 | The Cross | - | - | - | $369,935 | 221 | $741,557 | 49.9% | Mar 27, 2009 | 8x Entertainment |
| 40 | The Great Buck Howard | - | - | - | $364,380 | 76 | $750,587 | 48.5% | Mar 20, 2009 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 41 | Sugar | - | - | - | $363,033 | 51 | $1,082,124 | 33.5% | Apr 3, 2009 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 42 | Gomorrah | - | - | - | $336,676 | 50 | $1,579,146 | 21.3% | Dec 19, 2008 | IFC Films |
| 43 | American Violet | - | - | - | $305,543 | 61 | $554,434 | 55.1% | Apr 17, 2009 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 44 | Space Station 3D | - | - | - | $266,008 | 64 | $93,383,953 | 0.3% | Apr 19, 2002 | IMAX |
| 45 | Shall We Kiss? | - | - | - | $260,771 | 33 | $535,499 | 48.7% | Mar 27, 2009 | Music Box Films |
| 46 | Tera Mera Ki Rishta | - | - | - | $231,178 | 17 | $271,942 | 85% | Apr 10, 2009 | Eros Worldwide |
| 47 | The Wrestler | - | - | - | $214,840 | 776 | $26,238,243 | 0.8% | Dec 17, 2008 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 48 | Friday the 13th | - | - | - | $211,816 | 3,105 | $65,002,019 | 0.3% | Feb 13, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 49 | Everlasting Moments | - | - | - | $203,826 | 30 | $610,825 | 33.4% | Mar 6, 2009 | IFC Films |
| 50 | Bride Wars | - | - | - | $200,282 | 3,228 | $58,715,510 | 0.3% | Jan 9, 2009 | 20th Century Fox |
| 51 | Goodbye Solo | - | - | - | $197,074 | 34 | $870,781 | 22.6% | Mar 27, 2009 | Roadside Attractions |
| 52 | Fly Me to the Moon 3D | - | - | - | $184,271 | 713 | $13,816,982 | 1.3% | Aug 15, 2008 | Summit Entertainment |
| 53 | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | - | - | - | $161,483 | 252 | $23,746,066 | 0.7% | Oct 5, 2007 | National Geographic Entertainment |
| 54 | Last Chance Harvey | - | - | - | $158,680 | 1,108 | $14,889,042 | 1.1% | Dec 25, 2008 | Overture Films |
| 55 | Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li | - | - | - | $147,594 | 1,164 | $8,742,261 | 1.7% | Feb 27, 2009 | 20th Century Fox |
| 56 | Play the Game | - | - | - | $144,730 | 55 | $659,483 | 21.9% | Feb 27, 2009 | Slowhand Cinema Releasing |
| 57 | Marley & Me | - | - | - | $137,593 | 3,505 | $143,153,751 | <0.1% | Dec 25, 2008 | 20th Century Fox |
| 58 | Tokyo! | - | - | - | $133,299 | 18 | $351,059 | 38% | Mar 6, 2009 | Liberation Entertainment |
| 59 | Fired Up! | - | - | - | $132,840 | 1,811 | $17,231,291 | 0.8% | Feb 20, 2009 | Screen Gems |
| 60 | Dolphins and Whales 3D: Tribes of the Ocean | - | - | - | $131,588 | 42 | $7,714,996 | 1.7% | Feb 15, 2008 | 3D Entertainment |
| 61 | Every Little Step | - | - | - | $103,793 | 70 | $1,725,141 | 6% | Apr 17, 2009 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 62 | Wendy and Lucy | - | - | - | $103,095 | 40 | $865,695 | 11.9% | Dec 10, 2008 | Oscilloscope |
| 63 | Defiance | - | - | - | $99,867 | 1,793 | $28,644,813 | 0.3% | Dec 31, 2008 | Paramount Vantage |
| 64 | Anvil: The Story of Anvil | - | - | - | $99,695 | 27 | $667,911 | 14.9% | Apr 10, 2009 | Abramorama |
| 65 | Lymelife | - | - | - | $98,226 | 35 | $421,307 | 23.3% | Apr 8, 2009 | Screen Media Films |
| 66 | Che: Part One/Che: Part Two | - | - | - | $97,071 | 39 | $1,497,109 | 6.5% | Dec 12, 2008 | IFC Films |
| 67 | Tokyo Sonata | - | - | - | $93,791 | 10 | $278,356 | 33.7% | Mar 13, 2009 | Regent Releasing |
| 68 | Doubt | - | - | - | $90,889 | 1,287 | $33,446,470 | 0.3% | Dec 12, 2008 | Miramax |
| 69 | Roving Mars | - | - | - | $84,919 | 27 | $10,407,978 | 0.8% | Jan 27, 2006 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 70 | Inkheart | - | - | - | $81,542 | 2,655 | $17,303,424 | 0.5% | Jan 23, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 71 | Alien Trespass | - | - | - | $78,999 | 40 | $104,526 | 75.6% | Apr 3, 2009 | Roadside Attractions |
| 72 | Hunger | - | - | - | $74,623 | 11 | $154,084 | 48.4% | Dec 5, 2008 | IFC Films |
| 73 | The Mysteries of Pittsburgh | - | - | - | $71,368 | 20 | $80,283 | 88.9% | Apr 10, 2009 | Peace Arch Entertainment Group |
| 74 | Fanboys | - | - | - | $62,400 | 45 | $688,529 | 9.1% | Feb 6, 2009 | The Weinstein Company |
| 75 | Is Anybody There? | - | - | - | $62,197 | 165 | $2,026,756 | 3.1% | Apr 17, 2009 | - |
| 76 | Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 | - | - | - | $58,213 | 13 | $268,431 | 21.7% | Nov 19, 2008 | Kino International |
| 77 | Enlighten Up! | - | - | - | $58,109 | 12 | $246,649 | 23.6% | Sep 12, 2008 | Balcony Releasing |
| 78 | Bart Got a Room | - | - | - | $53,760 | 11 | $53,760 | 100% | Apr 3, 2009 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 79 | Royal Kill | - | - | - | $47,484 | 5 | $50,090 | 94.8% | Apr 10, 2009 | 21st Century Film Production |
| 80 | Waltz with Bashir | - | - | - | $46,365 | 208 | $2,283,849 | 2% | Dec 25, 2008 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 81 | The Song of Sparrows | - | - | - | $45,793 | 5 | $116,372 | 39.4% | Apr 3, 2009 | Regent Releasing |
| 82 | Crossing Over | - | - | - | $45,350 | 42 | $455,654 | 10% | Feb 27, 2009 | The Weinstein Company |
| 83 | Sleep Dealer | - | - | - | $45,179 | 18 | $80,136 | 56.4% | Apr 17, 2009 | Maya Entertainment |
| 84 | Gigantic | - | - | - | $44,700 | 11 | $102,704 | 43.5% | Apr 3, 2009 | First Independent Pictures |
| 85 | Milk | - | - | - | $44,634 | 882 | $31,841,299 | 0.1% | Nov 26, 2008 | Focus Features |
| 86 | Miss March | - | - | - | $42,299 | 1,742 | $4,543,320 | 0.9% | Mar 13, 2009 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 87 | 12 | - | - | - | $41,151 | 20 | $125,120 | 32.9% | Mar 4, 2009 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 88 | Tulpan | - | - | - | $35,487 | 4 | $158,741 | 22.4% | Apr 1, 2009 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 89 | Ballerina | - | - | - | $34,431 | 5 | $114,507 | 30.1% | Jan 16, 2009 | First Run |
| 90 | Rolling | - | - | - | $31,397 | 4 | $103,318 | 30.4% | Apr 3, 2009 | Indican Pictures |
| 91 | Brothers at War | - | - | - | $31,364 | 18 | $153,148 | 20.5% | Mar 13, 2009 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 92 | In a Dream | - | - | - | $30,115 | 4 | $54,640 | 55.1% | Apr 10, 2009 | International Film Circuit |
| 93 | The Golden Boys | - | - | - | $29,486 | 20 | $43,600 | 67.6% | Apr 17, 2009 | Roadside Attractions |
| 94 | U2 3D | - | - | - | $28,854 | 686 | $10,363,341 | 0.3% | Jan 23, 2008 | National Geographic Entertainment |
| 95 | Skills Like This | - | - | - | $27,568 | 7 | $63,163 | 43.6% | Mar 20, 2009 | Shadow Distribution |
| 96 | Lemon Tree | - | - | - | $22,590 | 29 | $569,672 | 4% | Apr 17, 2009 | IFC Films |
| 97 | Examined Life | - | - | - | $21,941 | 6 | $120,712 | 18.2% | Feb 25, 2009 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 98 | Katyn | - | - | - | $19,923 | 2 | $118,095 | 16.9% | Feb 18, 2009 | Koch Lorber Films |
| 99 | American Swing | - | - | - | $19,551 | 2 | $30,156 | 64.8% | Mar 27, 2009 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 100 | Guest of Cindy Sherman | - | - | - | $18,975 | 1 | $27,052 | 70.1% | Mar 27, 2009 | Trela Media |
| 101 | Léon Morin, Priest | - | - | - | $18,872 | 1 | $27,567 | 68.5% | Apr 17, 2009 | Rialto Pictures |
| 102 | Fados | - | - | - | $17,449 | 6 | $129,150 | 13.5% | Mar 6, 2009 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 103 | Absurdistan | - | - | - | $17,253 | 3 | $39,683 | 43.5% | Feb 6, 2009 | First Run |
| 104 | Cherry Blossoms | - | - | - | $16,918 | 8 | $104,589 | 16.2% | Jan 16, 2009 | Strand Releasing |
| 105 | Revolutionary Road | - | - | - | $16,250 | 1,077 | $22,911,480 | <0.1% | Dec 26, 2008 | Paramount Vantage |
| 106 | The Escapist | - | - | - | $13,439 | 2 | $13,439 | 100% | Apr 3, 2009 | IFC Films |
| 107 | Perestroika | - | - | - | $13,062 | 1 | $26,064 | 50.1% | Mar 20, 2009 | Strand Releasing |
| 108 | I've Loved You So Long | - | - | - | $12,733 | 69 | $3,169,305 | 0.4% | Oct 24, 2008 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 109 | Stomp! Shout! Scream! | - | - | - | $12,372 | 8 | $112,791 | 11% | Apr 10, 2009 | Indican Pictures |
| 110 | The Uninvited | - | - | - | $12,237 | 2,344 | $28,596,818 | <0.1% | Jan 30, 2009 | DreamWorks |
| 111 | Medicine for Melancholy | - | - | - | $12,235 | 7 | $111,551 | 11% | Jan 30, 2009 | IFC Films |
| 112 | Made in U.S.A | - | - | - | $11,512 | 2 | $95,209 | 12.1% | Jan 9, 2009 | Rialto Pictures |
| 113 | Let the Right One In | - | - | - | $10,666 | 53 | $2,122,065 | 0.5% | Oct 24, 2008 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 114 | The River Within | - | - | - | $9,811 | 1 | $9,811 | 100% | Apr 3, 2009 | Inspired Life |
| 115 | Z | - | - | - | $9,376 | 2 | $83,305 | 11.3% | Mar 13, 2009 | Rialto Pictures |
| 116 | Mancora | - | - | - | $8,648 | 2 | $29,697 | 29.1% | Mar 20, 2009 | Maya Entertainment |
| 117 | Valkyrie | - | - | - | $8,618 | 2,838 | $83,077,833 | <0.1% | Dec 25, 2008 | United Artists |
| 118 | A Secret | - | - | - | $8,559 | 11 | $623,558 | 1.4% | Sep 5, 2008 | Strand Releasing |
| 119 | The Secrets | - | - | - | $8,483 | 9 | $122,094 | 6.9% | Nov 26, 2008 | Monterey Media |
| 120 | Twilight | - | - | - | $8,255 | 3,649 | $192,769,854 | <0.1% | Nov 21, 2008 | Summit Entertainment |
| 121 | Winter of Frozen Dreams | - | - | - | $8,129 | 1 | $8,321 | 97.7% | Apr 10, 2009 | Monterey Media |
| 122 | Rachel Getting Married | - | - | - | $7,797 | 391 | $12,796,841 | <0.1% | Oct 3, 2008 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 123 | Between Love & Goodbye | - | - | - | $6,866 | 2 | $18,480 | 37.2% | Jan 30, 2009 | Embrem Entertainment |
| 124 | Throw Down Your Heart | - | - | - | $6,571 | 4 | $89,521 | 7.3% | Mar 13, 2009 | Argot Pictures |
| 125 | The Betrayal | - | - | - | $5,740 | 3 | $41,271 | 13.9% | Nov 21, 2008 | The Cinema Guild |
| 126 | The Education of Charlie Banks | - | - | - | $5,163 | 3 | $15,078 | 34.2% | Mar 27, 2009 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 127 | Just Another Love Story | - | - | - | $4,915 | 3 | $45,835 | 10.7% | Jan 9, 2009 | Koch Lorber Films |
| 128 | Pray the Devil Back to Hell | - | - | - | $4,844 | 5 | $90,066 | 5.4% | Nov 7, 2008 | Balcony Releasing |
| 129 | One Day You'll Understand | - | - | - | $4,779 | 7 | $145,642 | 3.3% | Oct 31, 2008 | Kino International |
| 130 | Yes Man | - | - | - | $4,772 | 3,434 | $97,690,976 | <0.1% | Dec 19, 2008 | Warner Bros. |
| 131 | Coyote County Loser | - | - | - | $4,592 | 2 | $24,375 | 18.8% | Mar 20, 2009 | Roebuck Media |
| 132 | Owl and the Sparrow | - | - | - | $4,439 | 4 | $47,071 | 9.4% | Jan 16, 2009 | Wave Releasing |
| 133 | The Legend of God's Gun | - | - | - | $3,216 | 8 | $243,768 | 1.3% | Jul 18, 2008 | Indican Pictures |
| 134 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | - | - | - | $2,966 | 3,560 | $79,366,978 | <0.1% | Dec 12, 2008 | 20th Century Fox |
| 135 | Were the World Mine | - | - | - | $2,944 | 4 | $123,789 | 2.4% | Oct 31, 2008 | SPEAK Productions |
| 136 | Treeless Mountain | - | - | - | $2,563 | 4 | $60,336 | 4.2% | Apr 22, 2009 | Oscilloscope |
| 137 | Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience | - | - | - | $2,500 | 1,276 | $19,162,740 | <0.1% | Feb 27, 2009 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 138 | Spinning Into Butter | - | - | - | $2,304 | 4 | $8,064 | 28.6% | Mar 27, 2009 | Screen Media Films |
| 139 | Notorious | - | - | - | $2,022 | 1,641 | $36,843,682 | <0.1% | Jan 16, 2009 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 140 | How About You | - | - | - | $1,752 | 7 | $78,234 | 2.2% | Nov 14, 2008 | Strand Releasing |
| 141 | Three Monkeys | - | - | - | $1,602 | 3 | $41,343 | 3.9% | Mar 27, 2009 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 142 | The Wild Child | - | - | - | $1,577 | 2 | $65,051 | 2.4% | Nov 7, 2008 | The Film Desk |
| 143 | Alexandra | - | - | - | $1,262 | 4 | $128,222 | 1% | Mar 26, 2008 | The Cinema Guild |
| 144 | Our City Dreams | - | - | - | $1,138 | 3 | $34,972 | 3.3% | Feb 6, 2009 | First Run |
| 145 | America Betrayed | - | - | - | $1,136 | 1 | $1,311 | 86.7% | Mar 27, 2009 | First Run |
| 146 | Of Time and the City | - | - | - | $961 | 2 | $32,677 | 2.9% | Jan 21, 2009 | Strand Releasing |
| 147 | Service | - | - | - | $863 | 4 | $64,536 | 1.3% | Jan 30, 2009 | Regent Releasing |
| 148 | Galapagos | - | - | - | $756 | 14 | $18,630,372 | <0.1% | Oct 29, 1999 | IMAX |
| 149 | The New Twenty | - | - | - | $728 | 1 | $17,625 | 4.1% | Mar 20, 2009 | Argot Pictures |
| 150 | Trouble the Water | - | - | - | $699 | 15 | $520,151 | 0.1% | Aug 22, 2008 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 151 | Monsieur Verdoux | - | - | - | $671 | 2 | $64,636 | 1% | Mar 14, 2008 | The Film Desk |
| 152 | Ciao | - | - | - | $352 | 3 | $49,494 | 0.7% | Dec 5, 2008 | Regent Releasing |
| 153 | Crips and Bloods: Made in America | - | - | - | $312 | 4 | $70,219 | 0.4% | Jan 23, 2009 | Argot Pictures |
| 154 | Carmen and Geoffrey | - | - | - | $296 | 1 | $14,130 | 2.1% | Mar 13, 2009 | First Run |
| 155 | Super Capers: The Origins of Ed and the Missing Bullion | - | - | - | $260 | 80 | $30,955 | 0.8% | Mar 20, 2009 | Roadside Attractions |
| 156 | 13B: Fear Has a New Address | - | - | - | $254 | 6 | $36,594 | 0.7% | Mar 6, 2009 | Adlabs Films |
| 157 | The Village Barbershop | - | - | - | $159 | 2 | $2,359 | 6.7% | Jan 16, 2009 | Monterey Media |
| 158 | Home | - | - | - | $20 | 3 | $9,478 | 0.2% | Apr 23, 2009 | Monterey Media |
