| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Valkyrie | $171,405 | - | 60 | - | $2,856 | $171,405 | 1 | 20th Century Fox International | true | false |
| 2 | - | Slumdog Millionaire | $165,512 | - | 20 | - | $8,275 | $241,853 | 1 | Hoyts Distribution | true | false |
| 3 | 1 | Gran Torino | $70,056 | -29.8% | 32 | -2 | $2,189 | $243,596 | 2 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 4 | 3 | Twilight | $55,174 | -28.3% | 53 | -1 | $1,041 | $1,712,985 | 7 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 5 | 2 | Bride Wars | $51,991 | -42.2% | 49 | -2 | $1,061 | $379,375 | 3 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 6 | 5 | Revolutionary Road | $40,141 | -42.8% | 45 | - | $892 | $299,416 | 3 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 7 | 4 | Role Models | $37,906 | -46.5% | 40 | - | $947 | $141,718 | 2 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 8 | - | Sex Drive | $35,525 | - | 42 | - | $845 | $35,525 | 1 | Hoyts Distribution | true | false |
| 9 | 9 | Seven Pounds | $27,570 | -53.8% | 44 | -2 | $626 | $506,645 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 10 | 6 | Hotel for Dogs | $23,507 | -66.4% | 53 | -1 | $443 | $414,941 | 4 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 11 | 13 | Australia | $23,272 | -27.6% | 47 | -19 | $495 | $1,097,026 | 7 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 12 | 12 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | $22,580 | -41.2% | 55 | - | $410 | $922,917 | 7 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 13 | 8 | Bolt | $19,435 | -68.5% | 53 | -2 | $366 | $944,574 | 6 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | - | Milk | $18,033 | - | 7 | - | $2,576 | $18,033 | 1 | Paramount Pictures International | true | false |
| 15 | 10 | Yes Man | $13,511 | -68.8% | 33 | -16 | $409 | $996,089 | 6 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 16 | 11 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $12,239 | -71.1% | 56 | -15 | $218 | $1,881,525 | 8 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 17 | 15 | Doubt | $11,617 | -41.7% | 20 | - | $580 | $152,239 | 4 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 18 | 16 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | $11,065 | -41.7% | 22 | -7 | $502 | $364,603 | 7 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
| 19 | 14 | Bedtime Stories | $10,290 | -61.5% | 36 | -8 | $285 | $740,034 | 7 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 20 | 17 | Man on Wire | $9,591 | -8.6% | 19 | +1 | $504 | $49,371 | 2 | Madman Entertainment | false | false |
| 21 | 18 | Female Agents | $6,373 | -27.3% | 14 | - | $455 | $40,807 | 3 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 22 | 20 | High School Musical 3: Senior Year | $3,113 | -60.7% | 18 | -11 | $172 | $1,269,878 | 10 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 23 | 21 | Quantum of Solace | $2,989 | -52.9% | 12 | - | $249 | $2,735,797 | 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 24 | 19 | The Tale of Despereaux | $2,809 | -65.4% | 23 | -4 | $122 | $134,678 | 5 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 25 | 24 | Frost/Nixon | $2,600 | -28.2% | 8 | - | $325 | $102,486 | 7 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 26 | 23 | The Visitor | $2,563 | -30.1% | 11 | - | $233 | $235,790 | 10 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 27 | 22 | Young@Heart | $2,237 | -56.9% | 12 | -3 | $186 | $678,103 | 16 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 28 | 25 | Luck by Chance | $1,774 | -42% | 2 | - | $887 | $6,789 | 2 | - | false | false |
| 29 | - | The Map Reader | $1,564 | - | 4 | - | $391 | $1,564 | 1 | Arkles Entertainment | true | false |
| 30 | 26 | In Bruges | $1,552 | -41.9% | 8 | -1 | $194 | $374,150 | 14 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 31 | - | Journey to the Center of the Earth | $835 | - | 2 | - | $417 | $1,019,785 | 20 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 32 | 30 | My Brother is an Only Child | $708 | -39% | 6 | +1 | $118 | $15,887 | 4 | Arkles Entertainment | false | false |
| 33 | 35 | Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan | $703 | +55.2% | 1 | -1 | $703 | $211,300 | 20 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
| 34 | 39 | Irina Palm | $659 | +114% | 5 | +2 | $131 | $39,214 | 16 | Arkles Entertainment | false | false |
| 35 | 37 | The Rocket Post 2008 Re-release | $630 | +65.8% | 1 | - | $630 | $50,307 | 21 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
| 36 | 29 | The Dark Knight | $623 | -47.5% | 1 | - | $623 | $4,622,700 | 29 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 37 | 28 | The Children of Huang Shi | $465 | -68.2% | 4 | -4 | $116 | $167,400 | 14 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 38 | 32 | Earth | $440 | -36.4% | 4 | -3 | $110 | $402,600 | 25 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 39 | 31 | Frozen River | $395 | -55.1% | 1 | - | $395 | $23,189 | 16 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 40 | 38 | Bella | $376 | +10.6% | 1 | - | $376 | $100,230 | 64 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
| 41 | - | CC2C | $324 | - | 1 | - | $324 | $35,695 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 42 | - | 4 | $122 | - | 1 | - | $122 | $151,980 | 39 | Arkles Entertainment | false | false |
| 43 | - | Prague 2008 Re-release | $37 | - | 1 | - | $37 | $78,002 | 26 | Arkles Entertainment | false | false |
| 44 | 27 | The Spirit | $14 | -99.3% | 1 | -9 | $14 | $155,462 | 5 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
