| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Slumdog Millionaire | $172,713 | -35.7% | - | - | - | $1,590,195 | 3 | N/A | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | Taken | $146,166 | -19.8% | - | - | - | $542,737 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 3 | - | The Reader | $137,564 | - | - | - | - | $178,333 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 4 | 3 | Departures | $101,100 | -31.8% | - | - | - | $1,515,572 | 5 | N/A | false | false |
| 5 | - | The Pink Panther 2 | $84,730 | - | - | - | - | $102,719 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Sony Pictures Releasing (WDSSPR) | true | false |
| 6 | - | The Unborn | $73,614 | - | - | - | - | $73,614 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 7 | 4 | Underworld: Rise of the Lycans | $57,188 | -55.1% | - | - | - | $304,573 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Sony Pictures Releasing (WDSSPR) | false | false |
| 8 | - | A Frozen Flower | $46,389 | - | - | - | - | $62,456 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 9 | - | Milarepa 2009 Re-release | $13,737 | - | - | - | - | $15,132 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 10 | 6 | Friday the 13th | $11,350 | -66.9% | - | - | - | $306,654 | 3 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 5 | Watchmen | $11,093 | -72.3% | - | - | - | $648,733 | 4 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 7 | Make It Happen | $9,095 | -63.8% | - | - | - | $63,782 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 13 | - | Personal Effects | $7,470 | - | - | - | - | $8,178 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 14 | 8 | Ip Man | $6,097 | -72% | - | - | - | $764,281 | 5 | N/A | false | false |
| 15 | - | Shakariki! | $5,835 | - | - | - | - | $6,874 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 16 | 15 | Young@Heart | $3,033 | -16.9% | - | - | - | $12,173 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 17 | 10 | Confessions of a Shopaholic | $2,986 | -83.3% | - | - | - | $828,714 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Sony Pictures Releasing (WDSSPR) | false | false |
| 18 | 12 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | $2,315 | -55.5% | - | - | - | $2,328,845 | 7 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 19 | 11 | The Homeless Student | $2,262 | -83% | - | - | - | $17,446 | 2 | Long Shong Entertainment Multimedia Company | false | false |
| 20 | 16 | He's Just Not That Into You | $618 | -73.7% | - | - | - | $1,282,755 | 7 | ARM Distribution | false | false |
| 21 | 9 | Dragonball Evolution | $552 | -97.2% | - | - | - | $174,310 | 3 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
