| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Gran Torino | $1,097,755 | -10.8% | 209 | +10 | $5,252 | $4,902,210 | 3 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | Slumdog Millionaire | $832,423 | -5.5% | 140 | +18 | $5,945 | $6,881,535 | 8 | Icon Film Distribution | false | false |
| 3 | - | Transporter 3 | $772,526 | - | 186 | - | $4,153 | $772,526 | 1 | Icon Film Distribution | true | false |
| 4 | - | Changeling | $658,805 | - | 132 | - | $4,990 | $658,805 | 1 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | true | false |
| 5 | 3 | Bride Wars | $537,935 | -31.7% | 250 | -31 | $2,151 | $6,812,337 | 4 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 6 | 4 | Valkyrie | $460,669 | -40.9% | 231 | -1 | $1,994 | $3,516,938 | 3 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 7 | 7 | Role Models | $323,102 | -34.4% | 155 | -23 | $2,084 | $3,854,450 | 4 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 8 | 5 | Underworld: Rise of the Lycans | $321,934 | -42.3% | 145 | -2 | $2,220 | $2,640,754 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 9 | 9 | Australia | $285,774 | -18.7% | 186 | -17 | $1,536 | $24,090,640 | 11 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 10 | 6 | Hotel for Dogs | $252,039 | -52.5% | 165 | -12 | $1,527 | $3,504,105 | 4 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 11 | 8 | Revolutionary Road | $227,987 | -42.2% | 147 | +18 | $1,550 | $1,664,396 | 3 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 12 | 10 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | $226,825 | -31.1% | 172 | -22 | $1,318 | $10,607,772 | 7 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 13 | 12 | Twilight | $206,841 | -26.3% | 121 | -11 | $1,709 | $13,626,795 | 10 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 14 | 15 | Marley & Me | $189,906 | -25.2% | 133 | -33 | $1,427 | $6,414,732 | 6 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 15 | 16 | Milk | $177,092 | -25.2% | 50 | - | $3,541 | $650,322 | 2 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 16 | 18 | Doubt | $143,499 | -32.8% | 110 | +2 | $1,304 | $1,358,191 | 4 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 17 | 13 | Yes Man | $131,506 | -51.4% | 123 | -56 | $1,069 | $9,085,600 | 6 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 18 | - | Ghost Town | $128,923 | - | 177 | - | $728 | $157,176 | - | Paramount Pictures International | - | false |
| 19 | - | Pride and Glory | $125,898 | - | 87 | - | $1,447 | $125,898 | 1 | Roadshow Films | true | false |
| 20 | 11 | Bolt | $97,622 | -67% | 117 | -66 | $834 | $7,611,037 | 6 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 21 | 14 | Bedtime Stories | $90,166 | -64.9% | 124 | -43 | $727 | $10,627,387 | 7 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 22 | 17 | The Spirit | $59,651 | -72.4% | 136 | -5 | $438 | $368,503 | 2 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 23 | 27 | Frost/Nixon | $53,543 | +113.3% | 40 | +8 | $1,338 | $1,234,626 | 7 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 24 | 24 | I've Loved You So Long | $44,099 | -24.2% | 29 | +1 | $1,520 | $1,198,654 | 7 | Palace Films | false | false |
| 25 | 20 | Seven Pounds | $42,614 | -70.8% | 63 | -93 | $676 | $3,969,594 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 26 | 19 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $33,337 | -81.1% | 65 | -76 | $512 | $14,666,671 | 9 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 27 | 25 | The Class | $30,457 | -36.6% | 11 | - | $2,768 | $168,944 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 28 | 23 | The Tale of Despereaux | $17,457 | -71.1% | 39 | -54 | $447 | $1,508,908 | 5 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 29 | 30 | Wild Ocean | $14,984 | -6.2% | 2 | - | $7,492 | $1,029,236 | 34 | IMAX | false | false |
| 30 | - | Man on Wire | $12,449 | - | 6 | - | $2,074 | $322,236 | 17 | Madman Entertainment | false | false |
| 31 | 28 | Luck by Chance | $11,457 | -44.2% | 9 | - | $1,273 | $41,605 | 2 | - | false | false |
| 32 | 32 | The Dark Knight | $6,035 | -28.5% | 5 | - | $1,207 | $39,854,100 | 30 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 33 | 31 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | $4,880 | -58% | 13 | -11 | $375 | $5,569,654 | 7 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 34 | 34 | Fly Me to the Moon 3D | $4,780 | -29.4% | 2 | - | $2,390 | $447,135 | 21 | IMAX | false | false |
| 35 | - | Gonzo | $3,932 | - | 2 | - | $1,966 | $49,993 | 16 | Madman Entertainment | false | false |
| 36 | 41 | Igor | $2,770 | +50.2% | 10 | +4 | $277 | $225,751 | 5 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 37 | 38 | Four Christmases | $2,732 | +21.3% | 6 | +2 | $455 | $4,938,100 | 10 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 38 | 43 | U2 3D | $2,666 | +60.5% | 1 | - | $2,666 | $1,036,851 | 44 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 39 | 35 | Bustin' Down the Door | $2,395 | -53.4% | 4 | -6 | $598 | $62,367 | 4 | Madman Entertainment | false | false |
| 40 | - | Repo! The Genetic Opera | $2,303 | - | 1 | - | $2,303 | $2,309 | 1 | Hoyts Distribution | true | false |
| 41 | 48 | City of Ember | $2,103 | +362.2% | 6 | +1 | $350 | $317,841 | 9 | Icon Film Distribution | false | false |
| 42 | 40 | Haunted Castle | $1,787 | -16.5% | 2 | - | $893 | $3,554,161 | 386 | IMAX | false | false |
| 43 | 45 | Dinosaurs: Giants of Patagonia | $1,390 | -9.2% | 2 | - | $695 | $2,053,899 | 88 | IMAX | false | false |
| 44 | 44 | Santa vs. the Snowman 3D | $1,294 | -17.8% | 1 | - | $1,294 | $1,575,636 | 325 | IMAX | false | false |
| 45 | - | Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure | $1,119 | - | 1 | - | $1,119 | $4,014,003 | 380 | N/A | false | false |
| 46 | - | Antarctica | $1,090 | - | 1 | - | $1,090 | $3,940,100 | - | IMAX | - | false |
| 47 | 46 | Before the Rains | $1,069 | -4.2% | 2 | - | $534 | $33,584 | 5 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 48 | 42 | Dolphins and Whales 3D: Tribes of the Ocean | $825 | -52.4% | 1 | - | $825 | $589,427 | 48 | IMAX | false | false |
| 49 | - | Deep Sea | $800 | - | 1 | - | $800 | $3,440,889 | 154 | IMAX | false | false |
| 50 | 37 | Victory | $444 | -83.6% | 3 | -5 | $148 | $4,845 | 2 | Saini Enterprises | false | false |
| 51 | 33 | Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk | $431 | -93.6% | 1 | - | $431 | $341,712 | 34 | IMAX | false | false |
| 52 | 47 | In Bruges | $288 | -60.7% | 2 | +1 | $144 | $2,514,294 | 24 | Icon Film Distribution | false | false |
| 53 | 39 | African Adventure: Safari in the Okavango | $179 | -92% | 1 | - | $179 | $741,974 | 99 | IMAX | false | false |
