| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Watchmen | $539,655 | - | 85 | - | $6,348 | $539,655 | 1 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | true | false |
| 2 | - | Marley & Me | $505,004 | - | 88 | - | $5,738 | $609,088 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 3 | 1 | Slumdog Millionaire | $447,987 | -27.7% | 48 | +3 | $9,333 | $2,350,087 | 4 | Cinéart | false | false |
| 4 | 3 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | $210,979 | -39.1% | 91 | +1 | $2,318 | $3,485,771 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 5 | 2 | Bolt | $196,868 | -65.1% | 126 | - | $1,562 | $2,888,807 | 4 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 4 | Spy of Orange | $109,732 | -59.1% | 102 | -4 | $1,075 | $1,840,667 | 5 | A-Film Distribution | false | false |
| 7 | 7 | Valkyrie | $90,390 | -50.6% | 90 | -7 | $1,004 | $3,451,007 | 7 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 8 | 5 | Frogs and Toads | $87,969 | -63.5% | 106 | +3 | $829 | $1,022,707 | 4 | A-Film Distribution | false | false |
| 9 | 6 | Hotel for Dogs | $83,188 | -61.2% | 58 | -1 | $1,434 | $690,162 | 3 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 10 | 9 | Traitor | $55,097 | -49.5% | 25 | - | $2,203 | $236,753 | 2 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 11 | 12 | Friday the 13th | $53,111 | -44.8% | 35 | +1 | $1,517 | $538,338 | 4 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 12 | 8 | Yes Man | $52,469 | -58.8% | 58 | -22 | $904 | $3,719,800 | 9 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 13 | 13 | Winter in Wartime | $45,129 | -46.6% | 76 | - | $593 | $7,528,212 | 15 | Benelux Film Distributors | false | false |
| 14 | 20 | Milk | $40,131 | -13.2% | 21 | - | $1,911 | $435,009 | 7 | A-Film Distribution | false | false |
| 15 | 15 | Australia | $38,582 | -40.4% | 50 | -16 | $771 | $4,222,238 | 12 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 16 | 10 | New in Town | $36,348 | -63.3% | 43 | -7 | $845 | $695,798 | 4 | RCV Film Distribution | false | false |
| 17 | 21 | Gomorrah | $29,320 | -32.4% | 23 | -1 | $1,274 | $576,439 | 6 | Cinemien | false | false |
| 18 | 11 | The Tale of Despereaux | $28,723 | -70.5% | 67 | -2 | $428 | $852,719 | 5 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 19 | 22 | Il Divo | $26,912 | -5.4% | 23 | +10 | $1,170 | $69,818 | 2 | Cinemien | false | false |
| 20 | - | The Wrestler | $23,779 | - | 24 | - | $990 | $247,409 | 4 | Wild Bunch Distribution | false | false |
| 21 | 16 | The Pink Panther 2 | $17,785 | -72.5% | 29 | -12 | $613 | $357,347 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 22 | - | Stella | $9,630 | - | 5 | - | $1,926 | $9,630 | 1 | Benelux Film Distributors | true | false |
| 23 | 24 | Rachel Getting Married | $4,790 | -42.9% | 2 | - | $2,395 | $15,539 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 24 | 26 | Seven Pounds | $1,600 | -66.8% | 1 | -3 | $1,600 | $826,954 | 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 25 | - | Rumba | $523 | - | 2 | - | $261 | $523 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 26 | - | Winter Silence | $486 | - | 4 | - | $121 | $486 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
