| Est. Rank | Rank | Diff | Release
| Est. Gross | Actual | Diff | % Diff | Theaters | Estimated Total | Actual | Weekend | Distributor
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| 1 | 1 | - | Hannah Montana: The Movie | $34,000,000 | $32,324,487 | -$1,675,513 | -4.9% | 3,118 | $34,000,000 | $32,324,487 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - |
| 2 | 2 | - | Fast & Furious | $28,783,000 | $27,237,905 | -$1,545,095 | -5.4% | 3,472 | $118,042,000 | $116,497,095 | 2 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 3 | 3 | - | Monsters vs. Aliens | $22,617,000 | $21,812,253 | -$804,747 | -3.6% | 4,136 | $141,009,000 | $140,203,799 | 3 | DreamWorks | - |
| 4 | 4 | - | Observe and Report | $11,140,000 | $11,017,334 | -$122,666 | -1.1% | 2,727 | $11,140,000 | $11,017,334 | 1 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 5 | 5 | - | Knowing | $6,670,000 | $6,433,433 | -$236,567 | -3.5% | 2,925 | $68,006,000 | $67,769,550 | 4 | Summit Entertainment | - |
| 6 | 6 | - | I Love You, Man | $6,412,000 | $6,280,790 | -$131,210 | -2% | 2,643 | $58,997,000 | $58,865,219 | 4 | DreamWorks | - |
| 7 | 7 | - | The Haunting in Connecticut | $5,710,000 | $5,901,215 | +$191,215 | +3.3% | 2,721 | $46,297,000 | $46,488,580 | 3 | Lionsgate | - |
| 8 | 8 | - | Dragonball Evolution | $4,650,000 | $4,756,488 | +$106,488 | +2.3% | 2,181 | $4,650,000 | $4,756,488 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 9 | 9 | - | Adventureland | $3,433,000 | $3,353,618 | -$79,382 | -2.3% | 1,876 | $11,450,000 | $11,370,909 | 2 | Miramax | - |
| 10 | 10 | - | Duplicity | $2,997,000 | $2,995,850 | -$1,150 | <0.1% | 1,965 | $36,848,000 | $36,847,445 | 4 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 11 | 11 | - | Race to Witch Mountain | $2,000,000 | $1,908,670 | -$91,330 | -4.6% | 2,172 | $62,056,000 | $61,964,133 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - |
| 12 | 12 | - | Sunshine Cleaning | $1,804,000 | $1,733,473 | -$70,527 | -3.9% | 598 | $7,223,000 | $7,152,730 | 5 | Overture Films | - |
| 13 | 13 | - | Taken | $1,125,000 | $1,083,022 | -$41,978 | -3.7% | 872 | $141,146,000 | $141,107,779 | 11 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 14 | 14 | - | 12 Rounds | $775,000 | $796,632 | +$21,632 | +2.8% | 908 | $10,740,000 | $10,757,296 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 15 | 16 | +1 | The Last House on the Left | $558,000 | $591,850 | +$33,850 | +6.1% | 623 | $31,701,000 | $31,735,585 | 5 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 16 | 17 | +1 | Watchmen | $555,000 | $554,430 | -$570 | -0.1% | 453 | $106,418,000 | $106,418,446 | 6 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 17 | 18 | +1 | Sin Nombre | $324,000 | $333,187 | +$9,187 | +2.8% | 65 | $798,000 | $806,681 | 4 | Focus Features | - |
| 18 | 19 | +1 | Under the Sea 3D | $320,000 | $299,048 | -$20,952 | -6.5% | 43 | - | $5,338,400 | 9 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 19 | 20 | +1 | Slumdog Millionaire | $280,000 | $282,366 | +$2,366 | +0.8% | 306 | $140,750,000 | $140,751,191 | 22 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | - |
| 20 | 21 | +1 | Hotel for Dogs | $245,000 | $234,307 | -$10,693 | -4.4% | 347 | $71,980,000 | $71,969,926 | 13 | DreamWorks | - |
| 21 | 23 | +2 | Madea Goes to Jail | $210,000 | $203,779 | -$6,221 | -3% | 326 | $90,306,000 | $90,299,408 | 8 | Lionsgate | - |
| 22 | 22 | - | Gran Torino | $205,000 | $217,091 | +$12,091 | +5.9% | 237 | $146,518,000 | $146,563,703 | 18 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 23 | 24 | +1 | Coraline | $175,000 | $176,876 | +$1,876 | +1.1% | 233 | $74,545,000 | $74,544,177 | 10 | Focus Features | - |
| 24 | 26 | +2 | He's Just Not That Into You | $144,000 | $141,350 | -$2,650 | -1.8% | 156 | $93,112,000 | $93,141,888 | 10 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 25 | 27 | +2 | The Class | $129,000 | $114,242 | -$14,758 | -11.4% | 115 | $3,463,000 | $3,447,678 | 17 | Sony Pictures Classics | - |
| 26 | 32 | +6 | Sugar | $115,000 | $99,510 | -$15,490 | -13.5% | 18 | $200,000 | $184,885 | 2 | Sony Pictures Classics | - |
| 27 | 29 | +2 | The Reader | $110,000 | $105,107 | -$4,893 | -4.4% | 132 | $34,011,000 | $34,006,517 | 18 | The Weinstein Company | - |
| 28 | 30 | +2 | Push | $106,000 | $101,824 | -$4,176 | -3.9% | 162 | $31,509,000 | $31,505,155 | 10 | Summit Entertainment | - |
| 29 | 33 | +4 | Valentino: The Last Emperor | $92,000 | $91,392 | -$608 | -0.7% | 12 | $305,000 | $304,458 | 4 | Truly Indie | - |
| 30 | 36 | +6 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | $86,000 | $83,380 | -$2,620 | -3% | 156 | $127,396,000 | $127,394,283 | 16 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 31 | 38 | +7 | Paris 36 | $71,900 | $66,435 | -$5,465 | -7.6% | 20 | $382,000 | $376,600 | 2 | Sony Pictures Classics | - |
| 32 | 37 | +5 | Goodbye Solo | $67,500 | $66,567 | -$933 | -1.4% | 11 | $162,000 | $160,762 | 3 | Roadside Attractions | - |
| 33 | 41 | +8 | The Cross | $55,800 | $52,943 | -$2,857 | -5.1% | 49 | $602,000 | $599,615 | 3 | 8x Entertainment | - |
| 34 | 53 | +19 | Defiance | $29,000 | $28,762 | -$238 | -0.8% | 47 | $28,553,000 | $28,551,977 | 15 | Paramount Vantage | - |
| 35 | 54 | +19 | Lymelife | $29,000 | $27,758 | -$1,242 | -4.3% | 4 | $29,000 | $32,444 | 1 | Screen Media Films | - |
| 36 | 57 | +21 | Play the Game | $28,000 | $25,869 | -$2,131 | -7.6% | 42 | $335,000 | $332,756 | 7 | Slowhand Cinema Releasing | - |
| 37 | 66 | +29 | Fanboys | $15,300 | $14,773 | -$527 | -3.4% | 32 | $672,000 | $671,054 | 10 | The Weinstein Company | - |
| 38 | 72 | +34 | Milk | $10,400 | $9,697 | -$703 | -6.8% | 13 | $31,839,000 | $31,838,002 | 20 | Focus Features | - |
| 39 | 74 | +35 | Enlighten Up! | $10,200 | $9,413 | -$787 | -7.7% | 1 | $71,500 | $70,755 | 31 | Balcony Releasing | - |
| 40 | 73 | +33 | Crossing Over | $9,170 | $9,620 | +$450 | +4.9% | 21 | $446,000 | $446,232 | 7 | The Weinstein Company | - |
| 41 | 107 | +66 | Valkyrie | $1,500 | $702 | -$798 | -53.2% | 7 | $83,079,000 | $83,077,470 | 16 | United Artists | - |
