| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Star Trek | - | - | - | $191,014,403 | 4,053 | $257,730,019 | 74.1% | May 8, 2009 | Paramount Pictures |
| 2 | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | - | - | - | $165,164,423 | 4,102 | $179,883,157 | 91.8% | May 1, 2009 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 3 | Angels & Demons | - | - | - | $87,524,618 | 3,527 | $133,375,846 | 65.6% | May 15, 2009 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 4 | Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | - | - | - | $70,052,004 | 4,101 | $177,243,721 | 39.5% | May 22, 2009 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 5 | Terminator Salvation | - | - | - | $65,316,217 | 3,602 | $125,322,469 | 52.1% | May 21, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Ghosts of Girlfriends Past | - | - | - | $46,906,154 | 3,175 | $55,250,026 | 84.9% | May 1, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Obsessed | - | - | - | $31,530,490 | 2,634 | $68,261,644 | 46.2% | Apr 24, 2009 | Screen Gems |
| 8 | 17 Again | - | - | - | $18,458,968 | 3,255 | $64,167,069 | 28.8% | Apr 17, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | Monsters vs. Aliens | - | - | - | $17,102,002 | 4,136 | $198,351,526 | 8.6% | Mar 27, 2009 | DreamWorks |
| 10 | The Soloist | - | - | - | $16,999,769 | 2,090 | $31,720,158 | 53.6% | Apr 24, 2009 | DreamWorks |
| 11 | Earth | - | - | - | $12,938,021 | 1,804 | $32,011,576 | 40.4% | Apr 22, 2009 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 12 | Dance Flick | - | - | - | $12,622,450 | 2,459 | $25,662,155 | 49.2% | May 22, 2009 | Paramount Pictures |
| 13 | Hannah Montana: The Movie | - | - | - | $10,220,191 | 3,231 | $79,576,189 | 12.8% | Apr 10, 2009 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 14 | Fighting | - | - | - | $9,367,245 | 2,312 | $23,091,010 | 40.6% | Apr 24, 2009 | Universal Pictures |
| 15 | Next Day Air | - | - | - | $9,092,382 | 1,139 | $10,027,047 | 90.7% | May 8, 2009 | Summit Entertainment |
| 16 | State of Play | - | - | - | $9,056,340 | 2,807 | $37,017,955 | 24.5% | Apr 17, 2009 | Universal Pictures |
| 17 | Fast & Furious | - | - | - | $6,574,310 | 3,674 | $155,064,265 | 4.2% | Apr 3, 2009 | Universal Pictures |
| 18 | I Love You, Man | - | - | - | $2,539,016 | 2,829 | $71,440,011 | 3.6% | Mar 20, 2009 | DreamWorks |
| 19 | Taken | - | - | - | $2,056,850 | 3,184 | $145,000,989 | 1.4% | Jan 30, 2009 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 20 | Under the Sea 3D | - | - | - | $1,853,147 | 108 | $36,262,926 | 5.1% | Feb 13, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 21 | Knowing | - | - | - | $1,844,940 | 3,337 | $79,957,634 | 2.3% | Mar 20, 2009 | Summit Entertainment |
| 22 | Battle for Terra | - | - | - | $1,616,466 | 1,159 | $1,647,083 | 98.1% | May 1, 2009 | Lionsgate Films |
| 23 | Sunshine Cleaning | - | - | - | $1,515,725 | 642 | $12,062,558 | 12.6% | Mar 13, 2009 | Overture Films |
| 24 | Is Anybody There? | - | - | - | $1,340,337 | 165 | $2,026,756 | 66.1% | Apr 17, 2009 | - |
| 25 | Rudo y Cursi | - | - | - | $1,120,579 | 219 | $1,827,660 | 61.3% | May 8, 2009 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 26 | Paul Blart: Mall Cop | - | - | - | $1,108,322 | 3,206 | $146,336,178 | 0.8% | Jan 16, 2009 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 27 | Crank: High Voltage | - | - | - | $879,044 | 2,223 | $13,684,249 | 6.4% | Apr 17, 2009 | Lionsgate Films |
| 28 | The Haunting in Connecticut | - | - | - | $774,844 | 2,732 | $55,389,516 | 1.4% | Mar 27, 2009 | Lionsgate Films |
| 29 | Observe and Report | - | - | - | $759,101 | 2,727 | $24,007,324 | 3.2% | Apr 10, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 30 | Gran Torino | - | - | - | $748,978 | 3,045 | $148,095,302 | 0.5% | Dec 12, 2008 | Warner Bros. |
| 31 | Sin Nombre | - | - | - | $706,609 | 87 | $2,536,665 | 27.9% | Mar 20, 2009 | Focus Features |
| 32 | Adventureland | - | - | - | $664,885 | 1,876 | $16,044,025 | 4.1% | Apr 3, 2009 | Miramax |
| 33 | Management | - | - | - | $646,650 | 212 | $934,658 | 69.2% | May 15, 2009 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 34 | 12 Rounds | - | - | - | $637,550 | 2,331 | $12,234,694 | 5.2% | Mar 27, 2009 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 35 | Race to Witch Mountain | - | - | - | $632,390 | 3,268 | $67,172,594 | 0.9% | Mar 13, 2009 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 36 | The Brothers Bloom | - | - | - | $618,915 | 209 | $3,531,756 | 17.5% | May 15, 2009 | Summit Entertainment |
| 37 | Duplicity | - | - | - | $539,935 | 2,579 | $40,572,825 | 1.3% | Mar 20, 2009 | Universal Pictures |
| 38 | Dragonball Evolution | - | - | - | $503,368 | 2,181 | $9,362,785 | 5.4% | Apr 10, 2009 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 39 | Every Little Step | - | - | - | $501,830 | 70 | $1,725,141 | 29.1% | Apr 17, 2009 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 40 | Tyson | - | - | - | $470,281 | 56 | $887,918 | 53% | Apr 24, 2009 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 41 | Valentino: The Last Emperor | - | - | - | $449,795 | 38 | $1,755,134 | 25.6% | Mar 18, 2009 | Truly Indie |
| 42 | Hotel for Dogs | - | - | - | $386,207 | 3,271 | $73,034,460 | 0.5% | Jan 16, 2009 | DreamWorks |
| 43 | Watchmen | - | - | - | $386,100 | 3,611 | $107,509,799 | 0.4% | Mar 6, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 44 | Sugar | - | - | - | $327,513 | 51 | $1,082,124 | 30.3% | Apr 3, 2009 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 45 | The Limits of Control | - | - | - | $268,914 | 27 | $426,688 | 63% | May 1, 2009 | Focus Features |
| 46 | Anvil | - | - | - | $260,774 | 27 | $667,911 | 39% | Apr 10, 2009 | Abramorama |
| 47 | He's Just Not That Into You | - | - | - | $245,671 | 3,175 | $93,953,653 | 0.3% | Feb 6, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 48 | Summer Hours | - | - | - | $244,009 | 50 | $1,657,001 | 14.7% | May 15, 2009 | IFC Films |
| 49 | The Last House on the Left | - | - | - | $238,595 | 2,402 | $32,752,215 | 0.7% | Mar 13, 2009 | Universal Pictures |
| 50 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | - | - | - | $236,685 | 82 | $34,137,524 | 0.7% | Sep 23, 2005 | IMAX |
| 51 | The Merry Gentleman | - | - | - | $231,568 | 33 | $347,977 | 66.5% | May 1, 2009 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 52 | Confessions of a Shopaholic | - | - | - | $231,364 | 2,534 | $44,277,350 | 0.5% | Feb 13, 2009 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 53 | Goodbye Solo | - | - | - | $228,754 | 34 | $870,781 | 26.3% | Mar 27, 2009 | Roadside Attractions |
| 54 | Paris 36 | - | - | - | $223,391 | 52 | $851,540 | 26.2% | Apr 3, 2009 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 55 | Coraline | - | - | - | $213,038 | 2,320 | $75,286,229 | 0.3% | Feb 6, 2009 | Focus Features |
| 56 | Lemon Tree | - | - | - | $205,163 | 29 | $569,672 | 36% | Apr 17, 2009 | IFC Films |
| 57 | Little Ashes | - | - | - | $204,259 | 16 | $481,586 | 42.4% | May 8, 2009 | Regent Releasing |
| 58 | Lymelife | - | - | - | $192,384 | 35 | $421,307 | 45.7% | Apr 8, 2009 | Screen Media Films |
| 59 | Space Station 3D | - | - | - | $191,581 | 64 | $93,383,953 | 0.2% | Apr 19, 2002 | IMAX |
| 60 | Dolphins and Whales 3D: Tribes of the Ocean | - | - | - | $168,995 | 42 | $7,714,996 | 2.2% | Feb 15, 2008 | 3D Entertainment |
| 61 | Fly Me to the Moon 3D | - | - | - | $150,178 | 713 | $13,816,982 | 1.1% | Aug 15, 2008 | Summit Entertainment |
| 62 | Two Lovers | - | - | - | $148,687 | 148 | $3,149,034 | 4.7% | Feb 13, 2009 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 63 | American Violet | - | - | - | $145,028 | 61 | $554,434 | 26.2% | Apr 17, 2009 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 64 | The Girlfriend Experience | - | - | - | $143,948 | 48 | $695,840 | 20.7% | May 22, 2009 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 65 | Adoration | - | - | - | $132,665 | 20 | $294,244 | 45.1% | May 8, 2009 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 66 | Outrage | - | - | - | $119,880 | 18 | $287,198 | 41.7% | May 8, 2009 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 67 | Shall We Kiss? | - | - | - | $119,294 | 33 | $535,499 | 22.3% | Mar 27, 2009 | Music Box Films |
| 68 | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | - | - | - | $112,737 | 252 | $23,746,066 | 0.5% | Oct 5, 2007 | National Geographic Entertainment |
| 69 | Slumdog Millionaire | - | - | - | $110,625 | 2,943 | $141,319,928 | <0.1% | Nov 12, 2008 | - |
| 70 | Il Divo | - | - | - | $105,572 | 8 | $240,159 | 44% | Apr 24, 2009 | Music Box Films |
| 71 | Easy Virtue | - | - | - | $99,380 | 255 | $2,656,784 | 3.7% | May 22, 2009 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 72 | The Class | - | - | - | $97,022 | 126 | $3,766,810 | 2.6% | Dec 19, 2008 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 73 | Gomorrah | - | - | - | $91,203 | 50 | $1,579,146 | 5.8% | Dec 19, 2008 | IFC Films |
| 74 | Everlasting Moments | - | - | - | $90,801 | 30 | $610,825 | 14.9% | Mar 6, 2009 | IFC Films |
| 75 | Revanche | - | - | - | $84,398 | 10 | $258,388 | 32.7% | May 1, 2009 | Janus Films |
| 76 | Stomp! Shout! Scream! | - | - | - | $64,771 | 8 | $112,791 | 57.4% | Apr 10, 2009 | Indican Pictures |
| 77 | Push | - | - | - | $64,737 | 2,313 | $31,811,527 | 0.2% | Feb 6, 2009 | Summit Entertainment |
| 78 | Enlighten Up! | - | - | - | $64,573 | 12 | $246,649 | 26.2% | Sep 12, 2008 | Balcony Releasing |
| 79 | The Great Buck Howard | - | - | - | $61,655 | 76 | $750,587 | 8.2% | Mar 20, 2009 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 80 | Roving Mars | - | - | - | $58,039 | 27 | $10,407,978 | 0.6% | Jan 27, 2006 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 81 | U2 3D | - | - | - | $56,076 | 686 | $10,363,341 | 0.5% | Jan 23, 2008 | National Geographic Entertainment |
| 82 | The Cross | - | - | - | $47,729 | 221 | $741,557 | 6.4% | Mar 27, 2009 | 8x Entertainment |
| 83 | Not Forgotten | - | - | - | $47,639 | 4 | $53,744 | 88.6% | May 1, 2009 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 84 | Love N' Dancing | - | - | - | $46,276 | 35 | $47,812 | 96.8% | May 8, 2009 | Screen Media Films |
| 85 | Tokyo! | - | - | - | $40,086 | 18 | $351,059 | 11.4% | Mar 6, 2009 | Liberation Entertainment |
| 86 | Brothers at War | - | - | - | $37,362 | 18 | $153,148 | 24.4% | Mar 13, 2009 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 87 | Julia | - | - | - | $33,200 | 4 | $65,108 | 51% | May 8, 2009 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 88 | Tokyo Sonata | - | - | - | $30,347 | 10 | $278,356 | 10.9% | Mar 13, 2009 | Regent Releasing |
| 89 | Rolling | - | - | - | $30,328 | 4 | $103,318 | 29.4% | Apr 3, 2009 | Indican Pictures |
| 90 | Tulpan | - | - | - | $29,864 | 4 | $158,741 | 18.8% | Apr 1, 2009 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 91 | The Reader | - | - | - | $26,999 | 1,203 | $34,194,407 | <0.1% | Dec 10, 2008 | The Weinstein Company |
| 92 | Gigantic | - | - | - | $24,966 | 11 | $102,704 | 24.3% | Apr 3, 2009 | First Independent Pictures |
| 93 | O'Horten | - | - | - | $23,508 | 23 | $302,232 | 7.8% | May 22, 2009 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 94 | Treeless Mountain | - | - | - | $23,203 | 4 | $60,336 | 38.5% | Apr 22, 2009 | Oscilloscope |
| 95 | Three Monkeys | - | - | - | $20,160 | 3 | $41,343 | 48.8% | Mar 27, 2009 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 96 | The Boys | - | - | - | $19,875 | 5 | $55,513 | 35.8% | May 22, 2009 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 97 | Che: Part One/Che: Part Two | - | - | - | $19,596 | 39 | $1,497,109 | 1.3% | Dec 12, 2008 | IFC Films |
| 98 | Fados | - | - | - | $19,555 | 6 | $129,150 | 15.1% | Mar 6, 2009 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 99 | Hunger | - | - | - | $19,221 | 11 | $154,084 | 12.5% | Dec 5, 2008 | IFC Films |
| 100 | 12 | - | - | - | $18,815 | 20 | $125,120 | 15% | Mar 4, 2009 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 101 | Examined Life | - | - | - | $18,558 | 6 | $120,712 | 15.4% | Feb 25, 2009 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 102 | The Garden | - | - | - | $17,826 | 4 | $26,931 | 66.2% | Apr 24, 2009 | Oscilloscope |
| 103 | Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 | - | - | - | $17,502 | 13 | $268,431 | 6.5% | Nov 19, 2008 | Kino International |
| 104 | The Wrestler | - | - | - | $17,027 | 776 | $26,238,243 | <0.1% | Dec 17, 2008 | - |
| 105 | Jerichow | - | - | - | $16,532 | 3 | $60,379 | 27.4% | May 15, 2009 | The Cinema Guild |
| 106 | Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li | - | - | - | $15,784 | 1,164 | $8,742,261 | 0.2% | Feb 27, 2009 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 107 | The Legend of God's Gun | - | - | - | $15,017 | 8 | $243,768 | 6.2% | Jul 18, 2008 | Indican Pictures |
| 108 | A Wink and a Smile | - | - | - | $14,278 | 4 | $20,169 | 70.8% | May 1, 2009 | First Run |
| 109 | Big Man Japan 2008 Re-release | - | - | - | $13,028 | 5 | $40,796 | 31.9% | May 15, 2009 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 110 | Skills Like This | - | - | - | $12,488 | 7 | $63,163 | 19.8% | Mar 20, 2009 | Shadow Distribution |
| 111 | In a Dream | - | - | - | $11,742 | 4 | $54,640 | 21.5% | Apr 10, 2009 | International Film Circuit |
| 112 | Katyn | - | - | - | $10,792 | 2 | $118,095 | 9.1% | Feb 18, 2009 | Koch Lorber Films |
| 113 | Galapagos | - | - | - | $10,786 | 14 | $18,630,372 | <0.1% | Oct 29, 1999 | IMAX |
| 114 | The Song of Sparrows | - | - | - | $10,044 | 5 | $116,372 | 8.6% | Apr 3, 2009 | Regent Releasing |
| 115 | Z | - | - | - | $9,877 | 2 | $83,305 | 11.9% | Mar 13, 2009 | Rialto Pictures |
| 116 | Kabei: Our Mother | - | - | - | $9,712 | 1 | $14,416 | 67.4% | May 8, 2009 | Strand Releasing |
| 117 | Nursery University | - | - | - | $9,592 | 4 | $26,042 | 36.8% | Apr 24, 2009 | Variance Films |
| 118 | Play the Game | - | - | - | $8,816 | 55 | $659,483 | 1.3% | Feb 27, 2009 | Slowhand Cinema Releasing |
| 119 | Ballerina | - | - | - | $8,583 | 5 | $114,507 | 7.5% | Jan 16, 2009 | First Run |
| 120 | Bride Wars | - | - | - | $8,340 | 3,228 | $58,715,510 | <0.1% | Jan 9, 2009 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 121 | Throw Down Your Heart | - | - | - | $7,967 | 4 | $89,521 | 8.9% | Mar 13, 2009 | Argot Pictures |
| 122 | Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country | - | - | - | $7,812 | 3 | $51,672 | 15.1% | May 20, 2009 | Oscilloscope |
| 123 | Waltz with Bashir | - | - | - | $7,651 | 208 | $2,283,849 | 0.3% | Dec 25, 2008 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 124 | The Skeptic | - | - | - | $6,671 | 2 | $6,671 | 100% | May 1, 2009 | IFC Films |
| 125 | Cherry Blossoms | - | - | - | $6,575 | 8 | $104,589 | 6.3% | Jan 16, 2009 | Strand Releasing |
| 126 | Coyote County Loser | - | - | - | $4,981 | 2 | $24,375 | 20.4% | Mar 20, 2009 | Roebuck Media |
| 127 | Home | - | - | - | $4,615 | 3 | $9,478 | 48.7% | Apr 23, 2009 | Monterey Media |
| 128 | The New Twenty | - | - | - | $4,586 | 1 | $17,625 | 26% | Mar 20, 2009 | Argot Pictures |
| 129 | The Death Factory Bloodletting | - | - | - | $3,918 | 1 | $4,638 | 84.5% | May 15, 2009 | Nocturnal Features |
| 130 | The Wild Child | - | - | - | $3,706 | 2 | $65,051 | 5.7% | Nov 7, 2008 | The Film Desk |
| 131 | The Golden Boys | - | - | - | $2,876 | 20 | $43,600 | 6.6% | Apr 17, 2009 | Roadside Attractions |
| 132 | One Day You'll Understand | - | - | - | $2,613 | 7 | $145,642 | 1.8% | Oct 31, 2008 | Kino International |
| 133 | Absurdistan | - | - | - | $2,604 | 3 | $39,683 | 6.6% | Feb 6, 2009 | First Run |
| 134 | Sleep Dealer | - | - | - | $2,485 | 18 | $80,136 | 3.1% | Apr 17, 2009 | Maya Entertainment |
| 135 | Our City Dreams | - | - | - | $2,240 | 3 | $34,972 | 6.4% | Feb 6, 2009 | First Run |
| 136 | Alien Trespass | - | - | - | $2,089 | 40 | $104,526 | 2% | Apr 3, 2009 | Roadside Attractions |
| 137 | Of Time and the City | - | - | - | $1,889 | 2 | $32,677 | 5.8% | Jan 21, 2009 | Strand Releasing |
| 138 | Pressure Cooker | - | - | - | $1,500 | 2 | $44,803 | 3.3% | May 27, 2009 | - |
| 139 | The Mysteries of Pittsburgh | - | - | - | $1,317 | 20 | $80,283 | 1.6% | Apr 10, 2009 | - |
| 140 | Made in U.S.A | - | - | - | $1,261 | 2 | $95,209 | 1.3% | Jan 9, 2009 | Rialto Pictures |
| 141 | A Secret | - | - | - | $409 | 11 | $623,558 | <0.1% | Sep 5, 2008 | Strand Releasing |
