| TW | LW | Total | %± LW | Share | Releases | #1 Release
| Gross | % of Total | Week | Distributor
| New This Week
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|---|
| 2 | 1 | $27,091,162 | -68.7% | 18.1% | 6 | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | $26,408,288 | 97.5% | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 3 | 2 | $15,061,921 | -33.5% | 10.1% | 7 | Ghosts of Girlfriends Past | $10,258,141 | 68.1% | 2 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 4 | 3 | $7,802,116 | -36.7% | 5.2% | 4 | The Soloist | $3,949,430 | 50.6% | 3 | DreamWorks | - |
| 5 | 4 | $6,560,266 | -45.6% | 4.4% | 1 | Obsessed | $6,560,266 | 100% | 3 | Screen Gems | - |
| 6 | 5 | $5,362,705 | -50.2% | 3.6% | 5 | Fighting | $2,010,075 | 37.5% | 3 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 7 | 6 | $5,043,095 | -42.3% | 3.4% | 5 | Earth | $2,666,219 | 52.9% | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - |
| 8 | 8 | $4,459,779 | +615.1% | 3% | 4 | Next Day Air | $4,111,043 | 92.2% | 1 | Summit Entertainment | - |
| 9 | 10 | $563,659 | +78.3% | 0.4% | 9 | Rudo y Cursi | $211,460 | 37.5% | 1 | Sony Pictures Classics | - |
| 10 | 7 | $472,577 | -76.2% | 0.3% | 3 | The Haunting in Connecticut | $188,101 | 39.8% | 7 | Lionsgate | - |
| 11 | 9 | $290,093 | -31.6% | 0.2% | 1 | Sunshine Cleaning | $290,093 | 100% | 9 | Overture Films | - |
| 12 | 12 | $283,909 | -2.6% | 0.2% | 1 | Is Anybody There? | $283,909 | 100% | 4 | - | - |
| 13 | 13 | $226,886 | -17% | 0.2% | 1 | Paul Blart: Mall Cop | $226,886 | 100% | 17 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - |
| 14 | 11 | $208,644 | -29.3% | 0.1% | 3 | Sin Nombre | $126,528 | 60.6% | 8 | Focus Features | - |
| 15 | 14 | $131,028 | -35% | <0.1% | 1 | Adventureland | $131,028 | 100% | 6 | Miramax | - |
| 16 | 17 | $91,650 | +19.7% | <0.1% | 1 | Valentino: The Last Emperor | $91,650 | 100% | 8 | Truly Indie | - |
| 17 | 15 | $90,848 | -34.9% | <0.1% | 2 | The Merry Gentleman | $66,223 | 72.9% | 2 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | - |
| 18 | 21 | $89,717 | +68.8% | <0.1% | 4 | Outrage | $32,589 | 36.3% | 1 | Magnolia Pictures | - |
| 19 | 16 | $86,221 | -13.7% | <0.1% | 6 | Lemon Tree | $46,054 | 53.4% | 4 | IFC Films | - |
| 20 | 35 | $78,395 | +749.1% | <0.1% | 3 | Little Ashes | $73,394 | 93.6% | 1 | Regent Releasing | - |
| 21 | 20 | $72,220 | +31.5% | <0.1% | 2 | Lymelife | $45,588 | 63.1% | 5 | Screen Media Films | - |
| 22 | 19 | $52,912 | -9.6% | <0.1% | 3 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | $24,993 | 47.2% | 190 | IMAX | - |
| 23 | 27 | $42,042 | +45.5% | <0.1% | 3 | Goodbye Solo | $40,813 | 97.1% | 7 | Roadside Attractions | - |
| 24 | 18 | $40,758 | -37.8% | <0.1% | 2 | Il Divo | $21,713 | 53.3% | 3 | Music Box Films | - |
| 25 | 22 | $33,207 | -37.5% | <0.1% | 1 | Anvil: The Story of Anvil | $33,207 | 100% | 5 | Abramorama | - |
| 26 | 23 | $28,019 | -36.8% | <0.1% | 2 | Slumdog Millionaire | $24,353 | 86.9% | 26 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | - |
| 27 | 25 | $24,472 | -27.9% | <0.1% | 3 | Stomp! Shout! Scream! | $15,906 | 65% | 5 | Indican Pictures | - |
| 28 | 26 | $23,459 | -19.9% | <0.1% | 2 | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | $13,304 | 56.7% | 84 | National Geographic Entertainment | - |
| 29 | 24 | $22,699 | -38% | <0.1% | 1 | Dolphins and Whales 3D: Tribes of the Ocean | $22,699 | 100% | 65 | 3D Entertainment | - |
| 30 | 29 | $16,215 | -0.7% | <0.1% | 1 | Revanche | $16,215 | 100% | 2 | Janus Films | - |
| 31 | 30 | $15,634 | +8.4% | <0.1% | 1 | Enlighten Up! | $15,634 | 100% | 35 | Balcony Releasing | - |
| 32 | 28 | $14,993 | -20.8% | <0.1% | 4 | Tulpan | $7,958 | 53.1% | 6 | Zeitgeist Films | - |
| 33 | 33 | $7,191 | -39.3% | <0.1% | 1 | Tokyo! | $7,191 | 100% | 10 | Liberation Entertainment | - |
| 34 | 38 | $7,075 | +23.1% | <0.1% | 4 | A Wink and a Smile | $3,928 | 55.5% | 2 | First Run | - |
| 35 | 32 | $5,272 | -58% | <0.1% | 2 | Treeless Mountain | $3,102 | 58.8% | 3 | Oscilloscope | - |
| 36 | 45 | $5,133 | +105.3% | <0.1% | 3 | Kabei: Our Mother | $3,072 | 59.8% | 1 | Strand Releasing | - |
| 37 | 31 | $4,366 | -67.8% | <0.1% | 3 | The Reader | $4,366 | 100% | 22 | The Weinstein Company | - |
| 38 | 37 | $3,906 | -42.9% | <0.1% | 1 | The Cross | $3,906 | 100% | 7 | 8x Entertainment | - |
| 39 | 49 | $3,701 | +151.4% | <0.1% | 1 | Z | $3,701 | 100% | 9 | Rialto Pictures | - |
| 40 | 39 | $3,580 | -32.9% | <0.1% | 1 | Gigantic | $3,580 | 100% | 6 | First Independent Pictures | - |
| 41 | 41 | $3,514 | +10% | <0.1% | 1 | Skills Like This | $3,514 | 100% | 8 | Shadow Distribution | - |
| 42 | 34 | $3,078 | -71.8% | <0.1% | 1 | Not Forgotten | $3,078 | 100% | 2 | Anchor Bay Films | - |
| 43 | 43 | $2,867 | -4.7% | <0.1% | 1 | Nursery University | $2,867 | 100% | 3 | Variance Films | - |
| 45 | 48 | $1,481 | -0.1% | <0.1% | 1 | Play the Game | $1,481 | 100% | 11 | Slowhand Cinema Releasing | - |
| 46 | 36 | $1,208 | -82.8% | <0.1% | 1 | Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 | $1,208 | 100% | 25 | Kino International | - |
| 47 | 44 | $1,192 | -58.3% | <0.1% | 1 | Throw Down Your Heart | $1,192 | 100% | 9 | Argot Pictures | - |
| 48 | 47 | $1,170 | -26.3% | <0.1% | 1 | Home | $1,170 | 100% | 3 | Monterey Media | - |
| 49 | 40 | $976 | -81.3% | <0.1% | 1 | In a Dream | $976 | 100% | 5 | International Film Circuit | - |
| 50 | 46 | $391 | -76.6% | <0.1% | 1 | The Wild Child | $391 | 100% | 27 | The Film Desk | - |
| 51 | 50 | $345 | -53.1% | <0.1% | 1 | The Mysteries of Pittsburgh | $345 | 100% | 5 | Peace Arch Entertainment Group | - |
