| Est. Rank | Rank | Diff | Release
| Est. Gross | Actual | Diff | % Diff | Theaters | Estimated Total | Actual | Weekend | Distributor
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| 1 | 1 | - | Burn After Reading | $19,404,000 | $19,128,001 | -$275,999 | -1.4% | 2,651 | $19,404,000 | $19,128,001 | 1 | Focus Features | - |
| 2 | 2 | - | The Family That Preys | $18,020,000 | $17,381,218 | -$638,782 | -3.5% | 2,070 | $18,020,000 | $17,381,218 | 1 | Lionsgate | - |
| 3 | 3 | - | Righteous Kill | $16,500,000 | $16,288,361 | -$211,639 | -1.3% | 3,152 | $16,500,000 | $16,288,361 | 1 | Overture Films | - |
| 4 | 4 | - | The Women | $10,088,000 | $10,115,210 | +$27,210 | +0.3% | 2,962 | $10,088,000 | $10,115,210 | 1 | Picturehouse | - |
| 5 | 6 | +1 | The House Bunny | $4,300,000 | $4,154,427 | -$145,573 | -3.4% | 2,763 | $42,154,000 | $42,008,459 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - |
| 6 | 5 | -1 | Tropic Thunder | $4,180,000 | $4,183,405 | +$3,405 | <0.1% | 2,927 | $102,971,000 | $102,974,069 | 5 | DreamWorks | - |
| 7 | 7 | - | The Dark Knight | $4,015,000 | $4,128,153 | +$113,153 | +2.8% | 2,191 | $517,680,000 | $517,792,764 | 9 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 8 | 8 | - | Bangkok Dangerous | $2,400,000 | $2,592,656 | +$192,656 | +8% | 2,654 | $12,531,000 | $12,723,787 | 2 | Lionsgate | - |
| 9 | 9 | - | Traitor | $2,132,000 | $2,131,639 | -$361 | <0.1% | 2,014 | $20,735,000 | $20,734,170 | 3 | Overture Films | - |
| 10 | 10 | - | Death Race | $2,017,000 | $2,056,415 | +$39,415 | +2% | 2,007 | $33,193,000 | $33,232,495 | 4 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 11 | 11 | - | Babylon A.D. | $1,770,000 | $1,864,585 | +$94,585 | +5.3% | 2,062 | $20,320,000 | $20,415,057 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 12 | 12 | - | Mamma Mia! | $1,745,000 | $1,827,985 | +$82,985 | +4.8% | 1,517 | - | $139,401,320 | 9 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 13 | 13 | - | Disaster Movie | $1,620,000 | $1,565,854 | -$54,146 | -3.3% | 1,802 | $12,710,000 | $12,655,988 | 3 | Lionsgate | - |
| 14 | 14 | - | Fly Me to the Moon 3D | $1,346,000 | $1,495,243 | +$149,243 | +11.1% | 698 | $9,854,000 | $10,003,617 | 5 | Summit Entertainment | - |
| 15 | 15 | - | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | $1,252,000 | $1,264,481 | +$12,481 | +1% | 726 | $18,008,000 | $18,020,252 | 5 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - |
| 16 | 16 | - | Journey to the Center of the Earth | $1,095,000 | $1,127,360 | +$32,360 | +3% | 751 | $98,044,000 | $98,076,533 | 10 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 17 | 17 | - | Pineapple Express | $1,075,000 | $1,101,252 | +$26,252 | +2.4% | 1,030 | $86,008,000 | $86,034,248 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - |
| 18 | 18 | - | Mirrors | $900,000 | $896,265 | -$3,735 | -0.4% | 1,008 | $29,141,000 | $29,137,157 | 5 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 19 | 19 | - | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | $820,000 | $881,447 | +$61,447 | +7.5% | 1,005 | $33,858,000 | $33,919,298 | 5 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 20 | 20 | - | The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor | $604,000 | $678,720 | +$74,720 | +12.4% | 750 | $101,521,000 | $101,596,445 | 7 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 21 | 21 | - | The Longshots | $602,000 | $598,972 | -$3,028 | -0.5% | 858 | $10,716,000 | $10,712,886 | 4 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - |
| 22 | 22 | - | WALL·E | $510,000 | $540,926 | +$30,926 | +6.1% | 504 | $220,060,000 | $220,090,317 | 12 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - |
| 23 | 23 | - | Step Brothers | $400,000 | $416,581 | +$16,581 | +4.1% | 454 | $100,109,000 | $100,125,730 | 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - |
| 24 | 25 | +1 | The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 | $375,000 | $388,182 | +$13,182 | +3.5% | 645 | $43,492,000 | $43,504,854 | 6 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 25 | 27 | +2 | Elegy | $265,000 | $266,657 | +$1,657 | +0.6% | 136 | $2,775,000 | $2,776,475 | 6 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | - |
| 26 | 28 | +2 | Bottle Shock | $234,000 | $219,117 | -$14,883 | -6.4% | 250 | $3,663,000 | $3,647,982 | 6 | Freestyle Releasing | - |
| 27 | 32 | +5 | Tell No One | $215,000 | $166,727 | -$48,273 | -22.5% | 99 | $5,075,000 | $5,027,201 | 11 | Music Box Films | - |
| 28 | 31 | +3 | Transsiberian | $188,000 | $167,052 | -$20,948 | -11.1% | 154 | $1,612,000 | $1,590,791 | 9 | First Look International | - |
| 29 | 33 | +4 | Frozen River | $177,000 | $162,044 | -$14,956 | -8.4% | 86 | $1,424,000 | $1,409,327 | 7 | Sony Pictures Classics | - |
| 30 | 35 | +5 | Proud American | $135,000 | - | - | - | 750 | $135,000 | - | 1 | Slowhand Cinema Releasing | - |
| 31 | 36 | +5 | College | $124,000 | $115,543 | -$8,457 | -6.8% | 418 | $4,609,000 | $4,600,628 | 3 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - |
| 32 | 37 | +5 | Hamlet 2 | $110,000 | $110,532 | +$532 | +0.5% | 168 | $4,783,000 | $4,784,111 | 4 | Focus Features | - |
| 33 | 38 | +5 | Hellboy II: The Golden Army | $104,000 | $103,830 | -$170 | -0.2% | 161 | $75,755,000 | $75,754,670 | 10 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 34 | 42 | +8 | I Served the King of England | $83,700 | $80,719 | -$2,981 | -3.6% | 36 | $259,000 | $256,006 | 3 | Sony Pictures Classics | - |
| 35 | 41 | +6 | Wanted | $82,000 | $82,485 | +$485 | +0.6% | 146 | $134,294,000 | $134,294,280 | 12 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 36 | 46 | +10 | Everybody Wants to Be Italian | $66,300 | $58,213 | -$8,087 | -12.2% | 73 | $330,000 | $322,099 | 2 | Roadside Attractions | - |
| 37 | 47 | +10 | Towelhead | $53,000 | $52,823 | -$177 | -0.3% | 4 | $53,000 | $52,823 | 1 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) | - |
| 38 | 50 | +12 | Greetings from the Shore | $46,300 | $40,527 | -$5,773 | -12.5% | 31 | $46,300 | $40,527 | 1 | Freestyle Releasing | - |
| 39 | 57 | +18 | Beer for My Horses | $27,500 | $23,937 | -$3,563 | -13% | 41 | $545,000 | $541,041 | 6 | Roadside Attractions | - |
| 40 | 76 | +36 | Sukiyaki Western Django | $12,600 | $12,495 | -$105 | -0.8% | 3 | $34,800 | $34,671 | 3 | First Look International | - |
| 41 | 90 | +49 | I.O.U.S.A. | $4,850 | $4,816 | -$34 | -0.7% | 5 | $759,000 | $723,541 | 4 | Roadside Attractions | - |
