| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 2 | Monsters vs. Aliens | $24,346 | -42.1% | 13 | - | $1,872 | $87,653 | 2 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | - | I Love You, Man | $20,331 | - | 4 | - | $5,082 | $35,405 | 1 | United International Pictures | true | false |
| 3 | - | Dreamland | $14,027 | - | 2 | - | $7,013 | $24,167 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 4 | 1 | Fast & Furious | $13,557 | -75.9% | 5 | +1 | $2,711 | $109,321 | 2 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 3 | Paul Blart: Mall Cop | $6,183 | -62% | 3 | -1 | $2,061 | $76,164 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 6 | 4 | Knowing | $3,288 | -71.2% | 3 | -1 | $1,096 | $64,891 | 3 | Sam Film | false | false |
| 7 | - | Franklin and the Turtle Lake Treasure 2009 Re-release | $3,237 | - | 6 | - | $539 | $4,422 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 8 | - | Push | $2,750 | - | 3 | - | $916 | $4,510 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 9 | 7 | Slumdog Millionaire | $2,375 | -11.9% | 1 | -1 | $2,375 | $268,895 | 13 | Myndform | false | false |
| 10 | - | Dragonball Evolution | $1,215 | - | 2 | - | $607 | $2,540 | 1 | 20th Century Fox International | true | false |
| 11 | 9 | The Baader Meinhof Complex | $1,175 | -51.3% | 1 | - | $1,175 | $5,992 | 2 | Sam Film | false | false |
| 12 | 8 | Watchmen | $1,155 | -54.7% | 2 | -1 | $577 | $124,215 | 5 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 15 | Race to Witch Mountain | $897 | -24.2% | 2 | -2 | $448 | $31,529 | 4 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | 6 | Choke | $756 | -74.8% | 1 | - | $756 | $5,605 | 2 | Sena | false | false |
| 15 | 10 | The Boy in the Striped Pajamas | $603 | -73% | 1 | - | $603 | $9,240 | 3 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 16 | 5 | Marley & Me | $597 | -83.6% | 1 | -1 | $597 | $95,203 | 6 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 17 | 12 | The Reader | $503 | -76.3% | 1 | - | $503 | $53,422 | 10 | Sena | false | false |
| 18 | 11 | Duplicity | $489 | -77.6% | 1 | - | $489 | $27,041 | 4 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 19 | 16 | Gran Torino | $373 | -66% | 1 | - | $373 | $63,772 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 20 | 13 | The Blue Elephant | $371 | -74.5% | 2 | -2 | $185 | $13,181 | 4 | Sena | false | false |
