| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | - | - | - | $120,032,047 | 3,119 | $124,870,275 | 96.1% | Sep 18, 2009 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 2 | Paranormal Activity | - | - | - | $91,693,687 | 2,712 | $107,918,810 | 85% | Sep 25, 2009 | Paramount Pictures |
| 3 | Couples Retreat | - | - | - | $91,579,980 | 3,074 | $109,204,945 | 83.9% | Oct 9, 2009 | Universal Pictures |
| 4 | Zombieland | - | - | - | $72,617,534 | 3,171 | $75,590,286 | 96.1% | Oct 2, 2009 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 5 | Where the Wild Things Are | - | - | - | $66,231,185 | 3,735 | $77,233,467 | 85.8% | Oct 16, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Law Abiding Citizen | - | - | - | $56,585,949 | 2,890 | $73,357,727 | 77.1% | Oct 16, 2009 | Overture Films |
| 7 | I Can Do Bad All by Myself | - | - | - | $51,733,921 | 2,255 | $51,733,921 | 100% | Sep 11, 2009 | Lionsgate |
| 8 | This Is It | - | - | - | $47,883,962 | 3,481 | $72,091,016 | 66.4% | Oct 28, 2009 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 9 | Surrogates | - | - | - | $38,155,498 | 2,992 | $38,577,772 | 98.9% | Sep 25, 2009 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 10 | The Informant! | - | - | - | $32,850,550 | 2,505 | $33,316,821 | 98.6% | Sep 18, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 11 | 9 | - | - | - | $31,433,051 | 2,060 | $31,749,894 | 99% | Sep 9, 2009 | Focus Features |
| 12 | Toy Story 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $30,702,446 | 1,752 | $30,702,446 | 100% | Oct 2, 2009 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 13 | The Stepfather | - | - | - | $26,224,008 | 2,734 | $29,062,561 | 90.2% | Oct 16, 2009 | Screen Gems |
| 14 | Saw VI | - | - | - | $24,930,801 | 3,036 | $27,693,292 | 90% | Oct 23, 2009 | Lionsgate |
| 15 | Inglourious Basterds | - | - | - | $24,583,229 | 3,358 | $120,540,719 | 20.4% | Aug 21, 2009 | The Weinstein Company |
| 16 | Love Happens | - | - | - | $22,965,110 | 1,922 | $22,965,110 | 100% | Sep 18, 2009 | Universal Pictures |
| 17 | Fame | - | - | - | $22,330,652 | 3,133 | $22,455,510 | 99.4% | Sep 25, 2009 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 18 | All About Steve | - | - | - | $19,477,586 | 2,265 | $33,862,903 | 57.5% | Sep 4, 2009 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 19 | The Invention of Lying | - | - | - | $17,824,342 | 1,743 | $18,451,251 | 96.6% | Oct 2, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 20 | Jennifer's Body | - | - | - | $16,163,789 | 2,738 | $16,204,793 | 99.7% | Sep 18, 2009 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 21 | The Final Destination | - | - | - | $15,885,262 | 3,121 | $66,477,700 | 23.9% | Aug 28, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 22 | Capitalism: A Love Story | - | - | - | $13,904,672 | 995 | $14,363,397 | 96.8% | Sep 23, 2009 | Overture Films |
| 23 | Astro Boy | - | - | - | $13,031,187 | 3,020 | $19,551,067 | 66.7% | Oct 23, 2009 | Summit Entertainment |
| 24 | Julie & Julia | - | - | - | $12,841,306 | 2,528 | $94,125,426 | 13.6% | Aug 7, 2009 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 25 | Whip It | - | - | - | $12,734,610 | 1,738 | $13,043,363 | 97.6% | Oct 2, 2009 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 26 | District 9 | - | - | - | $12,257,523 | 3,180 | $115,646,235 | 10.6% | Aug 14, 2009 | TriStar Pictures |
| 27 | Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant | - | - | - | $12,163,900 | 2,754 | $13,869,515 | 87.7% | Oct 23, 2009 | Universal Pictures |
| 28 | Sorority Row | - | - | - | $11,965,282 | 2,665 | $11,965,282 | 100% | Sep 11, 2009 | Summit Entertainment |
| 29 | Pandorum | - | - | - | $10,295,180 | 2,506 | $10,330,853 | 99.7% | Sep 25, 2009 | Overture Films |
| 30 | Whiteout | - | - | - | $10,190,004 | 2,745 | $10,275,638 | 99.2% | Sep 11, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 31 | Amelia | - | - | - | $10,118,553 | 1,070 | $14,246,488 | 71% | Oct 23, 2009 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 32 | Gamer | - | - | - | $9,331,146 | 2,502 | $20,534,907 | 45.4% | Sep 4, 2009 | Lionsgate |
| 33 | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | - | - | - | $9,179,744 | 4,007 | $150,201,498 | 6.1% | Aug 7, 2009 | Paramount Pictures |
| 34 | A Christmas Carol | - | - | - | $8,883,262 | 3,683 | $137,855,863 | 6.4% | Nov 6, 2009 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 35 | The Time Traveler's Wife | - | - | - | $7,329,979 | 2,988 | $63,414,846 | 11.6% | Aug 14, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 36 | Halloween II | - | - | - | $6,328,702 | 3,088 | $33,392,973 | 19% | Aug 28, 2009 | Dimension Films |
| 37 | Extract | - | - | - | $5,309,524 | 1,614 | $10,823,158 | 49.1% | Sep 4, 2009 | Miramax |
| 38 | A Serious Man | - | - | - | $5,200,211 | 262 | $9,228,768 | 56.3% | Oct 2, 2009 | Focus Features |
| 39 | The Fourth Kind | - | - | - | $4,991,305 | 2,530 | $25,486,040 | 19.6% | Nov 6, 2009 | Universal Pictures |
| 40 | The Hangover | - | - | - | $4,671,638 | 3,545 | $277,322,503 | 1.7% | Jun 5, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 41 | The Men Who Stare at Goats | - | - | - | $4,641,831 | 2,453 | $32,428,195 | 14.3% | Nov 6, 2009 | Overture Films |
| 42 | Bright Star | - | - | - | $4,202,309 | 380 | $4,444,637 | 94.5% | Sep 16, 2009 | Apparition |
| 43 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | - | - | - | $4,032,326 | 4,455 | $301,959,197 | 1.3% | Jul 15, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 44 | 500 Days of Summer | - | - | - | $3,867,986 | 1,048 | $32,391,374 | 11.9% | Jul 17, 2009 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 45 | Good Hair | - | - | - | $3,687,053 | 466 | $4,157,223 | 88.7% | Oct 9, 2009 | Roadside Attractions |
| 46 | Coco Before Chanel | - | - | - | $3,685,021 | 307 | $6,113,834 | 60.3% | Sep 25, 2009 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 47 | G-Force | - | - | - | $3,289,434 | 3,697 | $119,436,770 | 2.8% | Jul 24, 2009 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 48 | The September Issue | - | - | - | $3,118,536 | 143 | $3,820,067 | 81.6% | Aug 28, 2009 | Roadside Attractions |
| 49 | The Proposal | - | - | - | $3,072,457 | 3,158 | $163,958,031 | 1.9% | Jun 19, 2009 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 50 | The Box | - | - | - | $2,847,332 | 2,635 | $15,051,977 | 18.9% | Nov 6, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 51 | Up | - | - | - | $2,494,558 | 3,886 | $293,004,164 | 0.9% | May 29, 2009 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 52 | Shorts | - | - | - | $2,218,684 | 3,105 | $20,919,166 | 10.6% | Aug 21, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 53 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | - | - | - | $2,175,794 | 4,102 | $196,573,705 | 1.1% | Jul 1, 2009 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 54 | An Education | - | - | - | $1,835,557 | 763 | $12,574,914 | 14.6% | Oct 9, 2009 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 55 | My One and Only | - | - | - | $1,748,145 | 256 | $2,479,538 | 70.5% | Aug 21, 2009 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 56 | Ponyo | - | - | - | $1,571,376 | 927 | $15,090,399 | 10.4% | Aug 14, 2009 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 57 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | - | - | - | $1,470,321 | 4,293 | $402,111,870 | 0.4% | Jun 24, 2009 | DreamWorks |
| 58 | I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell | - | - | - | $1,422,845 | 266 | $1,429,299 | 99.5% | Sep 25, 2009 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 59 | Aliens in the Attic | - | - | - | $1,369,454 | 3,108 | $25,200,412 | 5.4% | Jul 31, 2009 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 60 | The Ugly Truth | - | - | - | $1,349,900 | 2,975 | $88,915,214 | 1.5% | Jul 24, 2009 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 61 | Under the Sea 3D | - | - | - | $1,306,843 | 108 | $36,262,926 | 3.6% | Feb 13, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 62 | New York, I Love You | - | - | - | $1,140,595 | 118 | $1,588,015 | 71.8% | Oct 16, 2009 | Vivendi Entertainment |
| 63 | The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry | - | - | - | $1,070,706 | 135 | $1,355,079 | 79% | Sep 18, 2009 | Five & Two Pictures |
| 64 | Taking Woodstock | - | - | - | $1,018,093 | 1,395 | $7,460,204 | 13.6% | Aug 26, 2009 | Focus Features |
| 65 | The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day | - | - | - | $959,533 | 524 | $10,273,188 | 9.3% | Oct 30, 2009 | Apparition |
| 66 | It Might Get Loud | - | - | - | $919,343 | 75 | $1,610,163 | 57.1% | Aug 14, 2009 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 67 | The Wizard of Oz 2009 NCM Fathom Event | - | - | - | $910,000 | 451 | $1,140,000 | 79.8% | Sep 23, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 68 | More Than a Game | - | - | - | $864,955 | 111 | $950,675 | 91% | Oct 2, 2009 | Lionsgate |
| 69 | The Boys Are Back | - | - | - | $809,752 | 108 | $809,752 | 100% | Sep 25, 2009 | Miramax |
| 70 | Paris | - | - | - | $785,208 | 34 | $1,010,194 | 77.7% | Sep 18, 2009 | IFC Films |
| 71 | Wake Up Sid | - | - | - | $718,766 | 79 | $718,766 | 100% | Oct 2, 2009 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 72 | Dil Bole Hadippa | - | - | - | $644,046 | 54 | $644,046 | 100% | Sep 18, 2009 | Yash Raj Films |
| 73 | Precious | - | - | - | $587,859 | 1,003 | $47,566,524 | 1.2% | Nov 6, 2009 | Lionsgate |
| 74 | Star Trek | - | - | - | $558,528 | 4,053 | $257,730,019 | 0.2% | May 8, 2009 | Paramount Pictures |
| 75 | Orphan | - | - | - | $557,396 | 2,750 | $41,596,251 | 1.3% | Jul 24, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 76 | From Mexico with Love | - | - | - | $546,787 | 279 | $548,787 | 99.6% | Oct 9, 2009 | Roadside Attractions |
| 77 | Amreeka | - | - | - | $529,473 | 40 | $627,436 | 84.4% | Sep 4, 2009 | National Geographic Entertainment |
| 78 | The Hurt Locker | - | - | - | $520,807 | 535 | $17,017,811 | 3.1% | Jun 26, 2009 | Summit Entertainment |
| 79 | Adam | - | - | - | $463,106 | 177 | $2,277,396 | 20.3% | Jul 29, 2009 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 80 | Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | - | - | - | $449,328 | 4,101 | $177,243,721 | 0.3% | May 22, 2009 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 81 | My Sister's Keeper | - | - | - | $431,853 | 2,606 | $49,200,230 | 0.9% | Jun 26, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 82 | In the Loop | - | - | - | $429,422 | 92 | $2,388,804 | 18% | Jul 24, 2009 | IFC Films |
| 83 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | - | - | - | $421,670 | 82 | $34,137,524 | 1.2% | Sep 23, 2005 | IMAX |
| 84 | The Nightmare Before Christmas 2009 3D Release | - | - | - | $406,085 | 105 | $406,085 | 100% | Oct 23, 2009 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 85 | Wanted | - | - | - | $349,637 | 71 | $349,637 | 100% | Sep 18, 2009 | Eros Worldwide |
| 86 | Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg | - | - | - | $345,557 | 25 | $1,134,623 | 30.5% | Jul 10, 2009 | International Film Circuit |
| 87 | The Baader Meinhof Complex | - | - | - | $339,643 | 38 | $476,270 | 71.3% | Aug 21, 2009 | Vitagraph Films |
| 88 | Space Station 3D | - | - | - | $331,485 | 64 | $93,383,953 | 0.4% | Apr 19, 2002 | IMAX |
| 89 | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | - | - | - | $320,593 | 252 | $23,746,066 | 1.4% | Oct 5, 2007 | National Geographic Entertainment |
| 90 | Cold Souls | - | - | - | $310,718 | 52 | $905,209 | 34.3% | Aug 7, 2009 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 91 | The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard | - | - | - | $293,491 | 1,849 | $15,122,676 | 1.9% | Aug 14, 2009 | Paramount Vantage |
| 92 | The Damned United | - | - | - | $288,734 | 45 | $449,865 | 64.2% | Oct 9, 2009 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 93 | Moon | - | - | - | $278,922 | 252 | $5,010,163 | 5.6% | Jun 12, 2009 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 94 | London Dreams | - | - | - | $267,929 | 82 | $300,293 | 89.2% | Oct 30, 2009 | Studio 18 |
| 95 | What's Your Raashee? | - | - | - | $257,868 | 78 | $257,868 | 100% | Sep 25, 2009 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 96 | Black Dynamite | - | - | - | $242,578 | 70 | $242,578 | 100% | Oct 16, 2009 | Apparition |
| 97 | Food, Inc. | - | - | - | $235,852 | 155 | $4,417,674 | 5.3% | Jun 12, 2009 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 98 | Do Knot Disturb | - | - | - | $213,525 | 57 | $213,525 | 100% | Oct 2, 2009 | Adlabs Films |
| 99 | Antichrist | - | - | - | $199,988 | 19 | $404,122 | 49.5% | Oct 23, 2009 | IFC Films |
| 100 | Me and Mrs. Khanna | - | - | - | $197,183 | 59 | $197,183 | 100% | Oct 16, 2009 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 101 | The Burning Plain | - | - | - | $192,367 | 26 | $200,730 | 95.8% | Sep 18, 2009 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 102 | Paper Heart | - | - | - | $189,893 | 96 | $1,274,062 | 14.9% | Aug 7, 2009 | Overture Films |
| 103 | Post Grad | - | - | - | $176,575 | 1,959 | $6,380,019 | 2.8% | Aug 21, 2009 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 104 | Funny People | - | - | - | $175,245 | 3,008 | $51,855,045 | 0.3% | Jul 31, 2009 | Universal Pictures |
| 105 | The Maid | - | - | - | $173,099 | 19 | $576,608 | 30% | Oct 16, 2009 | Elephant Eye Films |
| 106 | Big Fan | - | - | - | $166,032 | 15 | $234,540 | 70.8% | Aug 28, 2009 | First Independent Pictures |
| 107 | Dolphins and Whales 3D: Tribes of the Ocean | - | - | - | $165,566 | 42 | $7,714,996 | 2.1% | Feb 15, 2008 | 3D Entertainment |
| 108 | A Perfect Getaway | - | - | - | $159,150 | 2,159 | $15,515,460 | 1% | Aug 7, 2009 | Universal Pictures |
| 109 | Seraphine | - | - | - | $155,170 | 24 | $884,613 | 17.5% | Jun 5, 2009 | Music Box Films |
| 110 | Departures | - | - | - | $155,147 | 27 | $1,498,210 | 10.4% | May 29, 2009 | Regent Releasing |
| 111 | Passport to Love | - | - | - | $154,766 | 9 | $173,828 | 89% | Oct 9, 2009 | Variance Films |
| 112 | The Cove | - | - | - | $151,233 | 56 | $857,005 | 17.6% | Jul 31, 2009 | Roadside Attractions |
| 113 | The Other Man | - | - | - | $149,769 | 11 | $149,528 | 100.2% | Sep 11, 2009 | Image Entertainment |
| 114 | Free Style | - | - | - | $141,108 | 260 | $141,108 | 100% | Oct 9, 2009 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 115 | Crude | - | - | - | $126,916 | 7 | $170,295 | 74.5% | Sep 9, 2009 | First Run |
| 116 | All the Best: Fun Begins | - | - | - | $120,713 | 55 | $120,713 | 100% | Oct 16, 2009 | Yash Raj Films |
| 117 | World's Greatest Dad | - | - | - | $120,645 | 30 | $221,805 | 54.4% | Aug 21, 2009 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 118 | Play the Game | - | - | - | $119,770 | 55 | $659,483 | 18.2% | Feb 27, 2009 | Slowhand Cinema Releasing |
| 119 | Bandslam | - | - | - | $114,429 | 2,121 | $5,210,988 | 2.2% | Aug 14, 2009 | Summit Entertainment |
| 120 | A Woman in Berlin | - | - | - | $102,582 | 9 | $294,014 | 34.9% | Jul 17, 2009 | Strand Releasing |
| 121 | The Collector | - | - | - | $101,523 | 1,325 | $7,712,114 | 1.3% | Jul 31, 2009 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 122 | Lorna's Silence | - | - | - | $100,915 | 23 | $338,795 | 29.8% | Jul 31, 2009 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 123 | Still Walking | - | - | - | $97,969 | 13 | $167,047 | 58.6% | Aug 28, 2009 | IFC Films |
| 124 | No Impact Man: The Documentary | - | - | - | $95,222 | 8 | $100,028 | 95.2% | Sep 11, 2009 | Oscilloscope |
| 125 | The Yes Men Fix the World | - | - | - | $88,815 | 16 | $194,533 | 45.7% | Sep 25, 2009 | Shadow Distribution |
| 126 | The Horse Boy | - | - | - | $88,087 | 5 | $156,612 | 56.2% | Sep 30, 2009 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 127 | Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone | - | - | - | $84,227 | 6 | $107,797 | 78.1% | Jul 3, 2009 | Eleven Arts |
| 128 | 35 Shots of Rum | - | - | - | $82,374 | 5 | $177,511 | 46.4% | Sep 16, 2009 | The Cinema Guild |
| 129 | Motherhood | - | - | - | $80,782 | 48 | $93,388 | 86.5% | Oct 23, 2009 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 130 | Unmistaken Child | - | - | - | $75,492 | 6 | $306,140 | 24.7% | Jun 3, 2009 | Oscilloscope |
| 131 | Bronson | - | - | - | $75,353 | 8 | $104,979 | 71.8% | Oct 9, 2009 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 132 | Disgrace | - | - | - | $69,705 | 9 | $69,705 | 100% | Sep 18, 2009 | Paladin |
| 133 | Ong Bak 2 | - | - | - | $63,877 | 12 | $102,458 | 62.3% | Oct 23, 2009 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 134 | The Providence Effect | - | - | - | $62,500 | 14 | $62,500 | 100% | Sep 25, 2009 | Slowhand Cinema Releasing |
| 135 | The Beaches of Agnès | - | - | - | $61,143 | 7 | $239,711 | 25.5% | Jul 2, 2009 | The Cinema Guild |
| 136 | (Untitled) | - | - | - | $59,233 | 25 | $230,600 | 25.7% | Oct 23, 2009 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 137 | Whatever Works | - | - | - | $58,502 | 353 | $5,306,706 | 1.1% | Jun 19, 2009 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 138 | La Bohème | - | - | - | $54,464 | 49 | $54,464 | 100% | Sep 23, 2009 | Emerging Pictures |
| 139 | White on Rice | - | - | - | $54,294 | 4 | $69,171 | 78.5% | Sep 11, 2009 | Variance Films |
| 140 | Broken Hill | - | - | - | $54,058 | 48 | $54,058 | 100% | Sep 11, 2009 | Audience Alliance Motion Picture Studios (AAMPS) |
| 141 | I Love You, Beth Cooper | - | - | - | $52,748 | 1,872 | $14,800,725 | 0.4% | Jul 10, 2009 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 142 | Lost in Love | - | - | - | $52,453 | 221 | $52,453 | 100% | Oct 16, 2009 | Cinedigm Entertainment Group |
| 143 | Tetro | - | - | - | $46,555 | 16 | $518,522 | 9% | Jun 11, 2009 | American Zoetrope |
| 144 | Trucker | - | - | - | $43,729 | 13 | $52,429 | 83.4% | Oct 9, 2009 | Monterey Media |
| 145 | Flame & Citron | - | - | - | $42,650 | 8 | $148,089 | 28.8% | Jul 31, 2009 | IFC Films |
| 146 | The Wonder of it All | - | - | - | $40,136 | 39 | $781,016 | 5.1% | Jul 17, 2009 | Indican Pictures |
| 147 | The House of the Devil | - | - | - | $37,882 | 7 | $101,215 | 37.4% | Oct 30, 2009 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 148 | The Way We Get By | - | - | - | $36,514 | 7 | $106,542 | 34.3% | Jul 17, 2009 | International Film Circuit |
| 149 | Soul Power | - | - | - | $36,277 | 23 | $207,121 | 17.5% | Jul 10, 2009 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 150 | Cloud 9 | - | - | - | $34,816 | 8 | $91,675 | 38% | Aug 14, 2009 | Music Box Films |
| 151 | La fille de Monaco | - | - | - | $34,562 | 31 | $602,992 | 5.7% | Jul 3, 2009 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 152 | Brief Interviews with Hideous Men | - | - | - | $33,745 | 2 | $33,745 | 100% | Sep 25, 2009 | IFC Films |
| 153 | Visual Acoustics | - | - | - | $33,230 | 5 | $52,467 | 63.3% | Oct 9, 2009 | Arthouse Films |
| 154 | Beyond a Reasonable Doubt | - | - | - | $32,917 | 5 | $32,917 | 100% | Sep 11, 2009 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 155 | Fuel | - | - | - | $32,465 | 4 | $32,465 | 100% | Sep 18, 2009 | N/A |
| 156 | U2 3D | - | - | - | $31,228 | 686 | $10,363,341 | 0.3% | Jan 23, 2008 | National Geographic Entertainment |
| 157 | The Headless Woman | - | - | - | $30,757 | 3 | $100,177 | 30.7% | Aug 19, 2009 | Strand Releasing |
| 158 | Teza | - | - | - | $30,071 | 1 | $30,070 | 100% | Sep 18, 2009 | Mypheduh Films |
| 159 | Gentlemen Broncos | - | - | - | $29,086 | 18 | $113,682 | 25.6% | Oct 30, 2009 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 160 | Humpday | - | - | - | $27,850 | 27 | $407,377 | 6.8% | Jul 10, 2009 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 161 | Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love | - | - | - | $27,346 | 7 | $172,225 | 15.9% | Jun 12, 2009 | Shadow Distribution |
| 162 | American Casino | - | - | - | $26,964 | 3 | $50,437 | 53.5% | Aug 14, 2009 | Argot Pictures |
| 163 | The Big Gay Musical | - | - | - | $23,252 | 1 | $24,140 | 96.3% | Sep 11, 2009 | N/A |
| 164 | Afghan Star | - | - | - | $22,894 | 5 | $102,115 | 22.4% | Jun 26, 2009 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 165 | We Live in Public | - | - | - | $22,319 | 2 | $41,711 | 53.5% | Aug 28, 2009 | Abramorama |
| 166 | Under Our Skin | - | - | - | $21,168 | 6 | $98,548 | 21.5% | Jun 19, 2009 | Shadow Distribution |
| 167 | Walt & El Grupo | - | - | - | $20,521 | 4 | $20,521 | 100% | Sep 9, 2009 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 168 | Beeswax | - | - | - | $18,012 | 3 | $46,590 | 38.7% | Aug 7, 2009 | The Cinema Guild |
| 169 | O'Horten | - | - | - | $17,994 | 23 | $302,232 | 6% | May 22, 2009 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 170 | Easy Virtue | - | - | - | $17,617 | 255 | $2,656,784 | 0.7% | May 22, 2009 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 171 | Every Little Step | - | - | - | $16,851 | 70 | $1,725,141 | 1% | Apr 17, 2009 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 172 | Killing Kasztner | - | - | - | $16,476 | 5 | $112,313 | 14.7% | Oct 23, 2009 | Sky Island Films |
| 173 | Herb & Dorothy | - | - | - | $14,955 | 8 | $194,721 | 7.7% | Jun 5, 2009 | Arthouse Films |
| 174 | Earth Days | - | - | - | $14,670 | 5 | $26,748 | 54.8% | Aug 14, 2009 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 175 | The Little Traitor | - | - | - | $14,638 | 5 | $402,088 | 3.6% | Oct 23, 2009 | N/A |
| 176 | Harmony and Me | - | - | - | $14,598 | 1 | $20,099 | 72.6% | Sep 18, 2009 | N/A |
| 177 | Nobody | - | - | - | $14,271 | 1 | $14,271 | 100% | Oct 1, 2009 | N/A |
| 178 | Carriers | - | - | - | $13,532 | 100 | $104,352 | 13% | Sep 4, 2009 | Paramount Vantage |
| 179 | Il Divo | - | - | - | $13,179 | 8 | $240,159 | 5.5% | Apr 24, 2009 | Music Box Films |
| 180 | The Wedding Song | - | - | - | $12,996 | 4 | $31,160 | 41.7% | Oct 9, 2009 | Strand Releasing |
| 181 | Storm | - | - | - | $12,733 | 3 | $16,013 | 79.5% | Oct 30, 2009 | Film Movement |
| 182 | Adventures of Power | - | - | - | $12,359 | 3 | $17,419 | 71% | Oct 9, 2009 | Variance Films |
| 183 | Chelsea on the Rocks | - | - | - | $11,799 | 1 | $11,799 | 100% | Oct 2, 2009 | Aliquot Films |
| 184 | Adoration | - | - | - | $11,451 | 20 | $294,244 | 3.9% | May 8, 2009 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 185 | Brighton Rock | - | - | - | $11,390 | 1 | $49,466 | 23% | Jun 19, 2009 | Rialto Pictures |
| 186 | The Stoning of Soraya M. | - | - | - | $11,388 | 34 | $637,421 | 1.8% | Jun 26, 2009 | Roadside Attractions |
| 187 | Peter and Vandy | - | - | - | $10,618 | 3 | $11,495 | 92.4% | Oct 9, 2009 | Strand Releasing |
| 188 | Mystery Team | - | - | - | $10,398 | 4 | $89,442 | 11.6% | Aug 28, 2009 | Roadside Attractions |
| 189 | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | - | - | - | $10,239 | 4,102 | $179,883,157 | <0.1% | May 1, 2009 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 190 | The Janky Promoters | - | - | - | $9,069 | 22 | $9,069 | 100% | Oct 16, 2009 | Third Rail Releasing |
| 191 | Yuri Gagarin Conspiracy: Fallen Idol | - | - | - | $8,813 | 2 | $14,471 | 60.9% | Oct 2, 2009 | Indican Pictures |
| 192 | Tokyo Sonata | - | - | - | $8,633 | 10 | $278,356 | 3.1% | Mar 13, 2009 | Regent Releasing |
| 193 | The Song of Sparrows | - | - | - | $8,518 | 5 | $116,372 | 7.3% | Apr 3, 2009 | Regent Releasing |
| 194 | Blind Date | - | - | - | $8,449 | 1 | $8,449 | 100% | Sep 25, 2009 | Variance Films |
| 195 | Anvil: The Story of Anvil | - | - | - | $8,392 | 27 | $667,911 | 1.3% | Apr 10, 2009 | Abramorama |
| 196 | Streetballers | - | - | - | $7,027 | 2 | $28,642 | 24.5% | Aug 21, 2009 | MSK Productions |
| 197 | Little Ashes | - | - | - | $7,015 | 16 | $481,586 | 1.5% | May 8, 2009 | Regent Releasing |
| 198 | Jerichow | - | - | - | $6,632 | 3 | $60,379 | 11% | May 15, 2009 | The Cinema Guild |
| 199 | Pretty Ugly People | - | - | - | $6,537 | 3 | $6,537 | 100% | Sep 18, 2009 | Osiris Entertainment |
| 200 | Laila's Birthday | - | - | - | $6,242 | 3 | $13,689 | 45.6% | May 29, 2009 | Kino International |
| 201 | Kaminey | - | - | - | $5,684 | 85 | $1,291,827 | 0.4% | Aug 14, 2009 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 202 | Act of God | - | - | - | $5,663 | 1 | $9,955 | 56.9% | Jul 31, 2009 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 203 | Galapagos | - | - | - | $5,629 | 14 | $18,630,372 | <0.1% | Oct 29, 1999 | IMAX |
| 204 | Gogol Bordello Non-Stop | - | - | - | $5,532 | 1 | $5,532 | 100% | Sep 11, 2009 | Lorber Films |
| 205 | La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet | - | - | - | $5,428 | 25 | $567,493 | 1% | Nov 4, 2009 | Zipporah Films |
| 206 | $9.99 | - | - | - | $4,947 | 4 | $52,384 | 9.4% | Dec 12, 2008 | Regent Releasing |
| 207 | Looking for Palladin | - | - | - | $4,462 | 8 | $11,268 | 39.6% | Oct 30, 2009 | Wildcat Releasing |
| 208 | The Ministers | - | - | - | $4,447 | 2 | $4,447 | 100% | Oct 16, 2009 | Maya Entertainment |
| 209 | Bliss 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $4,177 | 3 | $40,349 | 10.4% | Aug 7, 2009 | First Run |
| 210 | Afterschool | - | - | - | $3,911 | 1 | $3,911 | 100% | Oct 2, 2009 | IFC Films |
| 211 | Shrink | - | - | - | $3,741 | 27 | $189,621 | 2% | Jul 24, 2009 | Roadside Attractions |
| 212 | Give Me Your Hand | - | - | - | $3,601 | 1 | $3,601 | 100% | Sep 11, 2009 | Strand Releasing |
| 213 | Devil Girl | - | - | - | $3,244 | 3 | $3,244 | 100% | Sep 18, 2009 | Nocturnal Features |
| 214 | Loren Cass | - | - | - | $3,186 | 2 | $8,125 | 39.2% | Jul 24, 2009 | Kino International |
| 215 | If I Die Tonight | - | - | - | $3,117 | 2 | $20,214 | 15.4% | Jul 31, 2009 | Indican Pictures |
| 216 | The Legend of God's Gun | - | - | - | $3,055 | 8 | $243,768 | 1.3% | Jul 18, 2008 | Indican Pictures |
| 217 | Bicycle Thieves 2008 Re-release | - | - | - | $3,006 | 2 | $36,818 | 8.2% | Oct 31, 2009 | Corinth Films |
| 218 | Vanished Empire 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $2,895 | 1 | $10,289 | 28.1% | Jul 10, 2009 | Kino International |
| 219 | That Evening Sun | - | - | - | $2,848 | 10 | $281,350 | 1% | Nov 6, 2009 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 220 | Goodbye Solo | - | - | - | $2,690 | 34 | $870,781 | 0.3% | Mar 27, 2009 | Roadside Attractions |
| 221 | Leonera | - | - | - | $2,599 | 1 | $14,739 | 17.6% | Jul 3, 2009 | Strand Releasing |
| 222 | Léon Morin, Priest | - | - | - | $2,589 | 1 | $27,567 | 9.4% | Apr 17, 2009 | Rialto Pictures |
| 223 | Le combat dans l'île | - | - | - | $2,564 | 1 | $50,039 | 5.1% | Jun 12, 2009 | The Film Desk |
| 224 | The Blue Tooth Virgin | - | - | - | $2,525 | 2 | $2,762 | 91.4% | Sep 25, 2009 | Regent Releasing |
| 225 | 24 City | - | - | - | $2,516 | 2 | $30,800 | 8.2% | Jun 5, 2009 | The Cinema Guild |
| 226 | Terminator Salvation | - | - | - | $2,466 | 3,602 | $125,322,469 | <0.1% | May 21, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 227 | Tulpan | - | - | - | $2,410 | 4 | $158,741 | 1.5% | Apr 1, 2009 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 228 | The Windmill Movie | - | - | - | $2,251 | 4 | $30,050 | 7.5% | Jun 17, 2009 | The Film Desk |
| 229 | The Wild Child | - | - | - | $2,160 | 2 | $65,051 | 3.3% | Nov 7, 2008 | The Film Desk |
| 230 | Mississippi Mermaid | - | - | - | $2,084 | 1 | $33,216 | 6.3% | Jul 10, 2009 | The Film Desk |
| 231 | Z | - | - | - | $1,961 | 2 | $83,305 | 2.4% | Mar 13, 2009 | Rialto Pictures |
| 232 | Splinterheads | - | - | - | $1,943 | 3 | $16,392 | 11.9% | Nov 6, 2009 | Paladin |
| 233 | The Boys | - | - | - | $1,935 | 5 | $55,513 | 3.5% | May 22, 2009 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 234 | The Canyon | - | - | - | $1,785 | 2 | $1,785 | 100% | Oct 23, 2009 | Truly Indie |
| 235 | Collapse | - | - | - | $1,711 | 5 | $46,964 | 3.6% | Nov 6, 2009 | Vitagraph Films |
| 236 | Box Elder | - | - | - | $1,534 | 2 | $48,996 | 3.1% | Mar 3, 2008 | N/A |
| 237 | Shall We Kiss? | - | - | - | $1,282 | 33 | $535,499 | 0.2% | Mar 27, 2009 | Music Box Films |
| 238 | One Day You'll Understand | - | - | - | $1,261 | 7 | $145,642 | 0.9% | Oct 31, 2008 | Kino International |
| 239 | Revanche | - | - | - | $1,203 | 10 | $258,388 | 0.5% | May 1, 2009 | Janus Films |
| 240 | Casi divas 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $1,191 | 22 | $46,612 | 2.6% | Aug 21, 2009 | Maya Entertainment |
| 241 | Taxidermia 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $1,182 | 2 | $11,408 | 10.4% | Aug 14, 2009 | Regent Releasing |
| 242 | Food Beware: The French Organic Revolution | - | - | - | $1,181 | 1 | $1,181 | 100% | Oct 16, 2009 | First Run |
| 243 | Spread | - | - | - | $1,028 | 103 | $250,618 | 0.4% | Aug 14, 2009 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 244 | Amarcord Undated Brazil Release | - | - | - | $901 | 2 | $125,493 | 0.7% | - | Janus Films |
| 245 | Four Seasons Lodge | - | - | - | $750 | 3 | $58,334 | 1.3% | Nov 11, 2009 | First Run |
| 246 | Alien Trespass | - | - | - | $750 | 40 | $104,526 | 0.7% | Apr 3, 2009 | Roadside Attractions |
| 247 | Battle for Terra | - | - | - | $750 | 1,159 | $1,647,083 | <0.1% | May 1, 2009 | Lionsgate |
| 248 | The Polar Express 2009 IMAX Release | - | - | - | $695 | 21 | $514,354 | 0.1% | Nov 6, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 249 | Treeless Mountain | - | - | - | $679 | 4 | $60,336 | 1.1% | Apr 22, 2009 | Oscilloscope |
| 250 | I Can't Think Straight | - | - | - | $484 | 3 | $39,576 | 1.2% | Nov 21, 2008 | Regent Releasing |
| 251 | Tru Loved | - | - | - | $391 | 4 | $9,467 | 4.1% | Oct 17, 2008 | Regent Releasing |
| 252 | The Open Road | - | - | - | $368 | 14 | $19,716 | 1.9% | Aug 28, 2009 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 253 | Endgame | - | - | - | $357 | 14 | $9,645 | 3.7% | Nov 6, 2009 | Monterey Media |
| 254 | My Führer 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $237 | 1 | $2,465 | 9.6% | Aug 14, 2009 | First Run |
| 255 | American Fork | - | - | - | $217 | 2 | $3,359 | 6.5% | Nov 6, 2009 | Monterey Media |
| 256 | Monsieur Verdoux | - | - | - | $178 | 2 | $64,636 | 0.3% | Mar 14, 2008 | The Film Desk |