| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Death Race | $97,808 | - | 45 | - | $2,173 | $97,808 | 1 | Paramount Pictures International | true | false |
| 2 | - | In Bruges | $60,940 | - | 33 | - | $1,846 | $89,297 | 1 | Hoyts Distribution | true | false |
| 3 | 2 | Nights in Rodanthe | $51,194 | -34.9% | 40 | - | $1,279 | $162,788 | 2 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 4 | 4 | Young@Heart | $48,555 | -23.6% | 44 | +1 | $1,103 | $353,777 | 3 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 5 | 3 | Pineapple Express | $41,672 | -38.1% | 45 | +2 | $926 | $338,525 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 6 | 1 | Saw V | $38,091 | -51.7% | 33 | +1 | $1,154 | $146,422 | 2 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 7 | - | The Children of Huang Shi | $34,480 | - | 27 | - | $1,277 | $34,480 | 1 | 20th Century Fox International | true | false |
| 8 | 5 | Burn After Reading | $21,127 | -50.1% | 22 | -19 | $960 | $358,096 | 4 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 9 | 6 | How to Lose Friends & Alienate People | $19,667 | -50.4% | 35 | -5 | $561 | $181,537 | 3 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 10 | 7 | Brideshead Revisited | $19,016 | -49.4% | 53 | -5 | $358 | $177,633 | 3 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 11 | 20 | Earth | $16,883 | +223.2% | 18 | +2 | $937 | $311,660 | 12 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 12 | 11 | The Band's Visit | $16,623 | -29.9% | 20 | +3 | $831 | $66,983 | 2 | Madman Entertainment | false | false |
| 13 | 9 | Max Payne | $15,746 | -47.6% | 36 | -3 | $437 | $333,222 | 4 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 14 | 8 | Traitor | $15,681 | -57% | 36 | -3 | $435 | $64,207 | 2 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 15 | 12 | Body of Lies | $13,190 | -42.5% | 24 | -14 | $549 | $396,312 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 16 | 13 | Journey to the Center of the Earth | $12,945 | -22.6% | 33 | - | $392 | $867,529 | 7 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 17 | 14 | WALL·E | $10,610 | -36.4% | 64 | -1 | $165 | $2,006,758 | 8 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 18 | 16 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua | $10,293 | -23.9% | 34 | +1 | $302 | $463,721 | 6 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 19 | 10 | The Duchess | $10,061 | -57.7% | 29 | -3 | $346 | $377,383 | 5 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 20 | 18 | Mamma Mia! | $8,647 | +0.7% | 29 | -3 | $298 | $4,483,444 | 18 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 21 | 17 | The Nightmare Before Christmas 2009 3D Release | $4,492 | -49.8% | 3 | - | $1,497 | $30,092 | 3 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 22 | 22 | Space Chimps | $3,786 | -12.6% | 30 | +8 | $126 | $252,664 | 7 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 23 | 19 | Choke | $3,724 | -46.5% | 3 | - | $1,241 | $13,207 | 2 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 24 | 21 | Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan | $2,154 | -57.5% | 13 | -6 | $165 | $198,890 | 7 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
| 25 | 28 | The Rocket Post 2008 Re-release | $1,984 | +0.7% | 6 | +3 | $330 | $36,458 | 8 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
| 26 | 24 | The Counterfeiters | $1,662 | -40.9% | 18 | - | $92 | $220,589 | 9 | Madman Entertainment | false | false |
| 27 | 25 | Irina Palm | $1,396 | -47.8% | 6 | -3 | $232 | $10,006 | 3 | Arkles Entertainment | false | false |
| 28 | 34 | Then She Found Me | $1,233 | +13.7% | 5 | +1 | $246 | $422,223 | 11 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
| 29 | 29 | The House Bunny | $1,229 | -29.5% | 6 | -4 | $204 | $436,875 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 30 | 30 | Frozen River | $937 | -37.2% | 1 | - | $937 | $12,012 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 31 | 32 | The Dark Knight | $924 | -25.5% | 1 | -1 | $924 | $4,613,980 | 16 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 32 | 26 | The Edge of Love | $801 | -68.2% | 7 | -25 | $114 | $170,980 | 6 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 33 | 38 | The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor | $582 | -15% | 5 | - | $116 | $878,775 | 9 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 34 | 41 | Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day | $476 | -3.6% | 6 | -3 | $79 | $399,610 | 14 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 35 | - | Fashion | $369 | - | 2 | - | $184 | $369 | 1 | MG Distribution | true | false |
| 36 | 49 | Paris | $361 | +68.7% | 1 | -1 | $361 | $105,403 | 12 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 37 | 45 | Prague 2008 Re-release | $272 | -15.5% | 3 | -2 | $90 | $77,842 | 13 | Arkles Entertainment | false | false |
| 38 | 46 | The Orphanage | $230 | -21.8% | 1 | - | $230 | $10,087 | 7 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 39 | 36 | Jinx Sister | $198 | -75.6% | 5 | -4 | $39 | $4,114 | 3 | Arkles Entertainment | false | false |
| 40 | 33 | Step Brothers | $145 | -87.7% | 3 | -3 | $48 | $510,689 | 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 41 | 48 | Closing the Ring | $67 | -71% | 1 | -2 | $67 | $114,598 | 15 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
| 42 | 51 | A Secret | $28 | +115.4% | 2 | -5 | $14 | $38,969 | 9 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 43 | 42 | Rise of the Footsoldier 2008 Re-release | $27 | -94.4% | 2 | -4 | $13 | $11,039 | 4 | Arkles Entertainment | false | false |
