| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Death Note: L Change the World | $2,585,024 | -16.8% | 342 | -46 | $7,558 | $18,661,058 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | The Glory of Team Batista | $1,145,898 | -28% | 284 | - | $4,034 | $9,782,893 | 3 | Toho | false | false |
| 3 | 4 | Flowers in the Shadow | $771,677 | -25.7% | 312 | - | $2,473 | $15,292,736 | 5 | Toho | false | false |
| 4 | 3 | Elizabeth: The Golden Age | $621,636 | -45.1% | 300 | - | $2,072 | $3,196,900 | 2 | Toho-Towa | false | false |
| 5 | 6 | Kabei: Our Mother | $582,713 | -34.7% | 326 | -1 | $1,787 | $14,734,424 | 5 | Shochiku | false | false |
| 6 | 7 | Earth | $529,222 | -28.9% | 254 | -2 | $2,083 | $20,771,406 | 7 | Gaga | false | false |
| 7 | 5 | Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium | $511,339 | -45.1% | 327 | +69 | $1,563 | $2,085,906 | 2 | Asmik Ace Entertainment | false | false |
| 8 | 8 | American Gangster | $440,513 | -36.2% | 290 | -1 | $1,519 | $8,335,884 | 4 | Toho-Towa | false | false |
| 9 | 9 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | $302,220 | -42.4% | 311 | - | $971 | $18,214,954 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 10 | 10 | The Chasing World | $235,447 | -16.6% | 48 | - | $4,905 | $2,042,051 | 4 | Phantom Film | false | false |
| 11 | - | Evening | $154,930 | - | 102 | - | $1,518 | $154,930 | 1 | Toshiba Entertainment | true | false |
| 12 | 11 | Kids | $136,679 | -36.2% | 223 | -7 | $612 | $2,769,232 | 4 | Toei Company | false | false |
| 13 | 15 | The Diving Bell and the Butterfly | $121,001 | +11.4% | 41 | +13 | $2,951 | $525,092 | 3 | Asmik Ace Entertainment | false | false |
| 14 | 14 | Lust, Caution | $97,992 | -24.2% | 64 | -11 | $1,531 | $1,529,168 | 4 | Wise Policy | false | false |
| 15 | 12 | Naoko | $97,769 | -47.5% | 121 | - | $808 | $450,743 | 2 | Nikkatsu | false | false |
| 16 | 13 | The Silver Season | $93,254 | -29.7% | 209 | -22 | $446 | $9,365,779 | 7 | Toho | false | false |
| 17 | 17 | Wild Hogs | $72,475 | -25.4% | 18 | +2 | $4,026 | $565,856 | 3 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 18 | 18 | Double Trouble | $59,802 | -32.5% | 73 | -46 | $819 | $1,250,286 | 4 | Cine Quanon | false | false |
| 19 | 20 | Kekkon shiyou yo | $54,419 | -36.6% | 76 | -5 | $716 | $942,878 | 4 | Shochiku | false | false |
| 20 | 22 | Bridge to Terabithia | $40,311 | -42.2% | 42 | -55 | $959 | $1,656,738 | 5 | - | false | false |
| 21 | 24 | The Kite Runner | $40,288 | +23.8% | 19 | +7 | $2,120 | $211,730 | 3 | Asmik Ace Entertainment | false | false |
| 22 | 16 | Mr. Bean's Holiday | $34,615 | -67.4% | 41 | -81 | $844 | $4,096,486 | 6 | Toho-Towa | false | false |
| 23 | 21 | Bee Movie | $31,588 | -59.6% | 33 | -47 | $957 | $2,172,319 | 5 | Asmik Ace Entertainment | false | false |
| 24 | - | Kisaragi | $29,944 | - | 24 | - | $1,247 | $3,879,422 | 37 | Toshiba Entertainment | false | false |
| 25 | 23 | Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens | $26,955 | -23.9% | 8 | +1 | $3,369 | $106,008 | 2 | Gaga | false | false |
| 26 | 19 | The Water Horse | $25,429 | -70.9% | 151 | -147 | $168 | $1,870,486 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 27 | 29 | The Counterfeiters | $17,168 | +71.2% | 7 | +4 | $2,452 | $306,984 | 6 | N/A | false | false |
| 28 | - | Blades of Glory | $12,575 | - | 6 | - | $2,095 | $636,093 | 10 | Gaga | false | false |
| 29 | 28 | Mister Lonely | $12,067 | +12.4% | 2 | +1 | $6,033 | $91,981 | 4 | Gaga | false | false |
| 30 | 30 | Reign Over Me | $4,367 | -40.3% | 10 | -1 | $436 | $535,787 | 10 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 31 | 31 | Resident Evil: Extinction | $38 | -51.9% | 1 | - | $38 | $24,648,565 | 17 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
