| Est. Rank | Rank | Diff | Release
| Est. Gross | Actual | Diff | % Diff | Theaters | Estimated Total | Actual | Weekend | Distributor
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| 1 | 1 | - | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | $30,100,000 | $30,304,648 | +$204,648 | +0.7% | 3,119 | $30,100,000 | $30,304,648 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - |
| 2 | 2 | - | The Informant! | $10,545,000 | $10,464,314 | -$80,686 | -0.8% | 2,505 | $10,545,000 | $10,464,314 | 1 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 3 | 3 | - | I Can Do Bad All by Myself | $10,060,000 | $9,877,436 | -$182,564 | -1.8% | 2,255 | $37,932,000 | $37,749,545 | 2 | Lionsgate | - |
| 4 | 4 | - | Love Happens | $8,456,000 | $8,057,010 | -$398,990 | -4.7% | 1,898 | $8,456,000 | $8,057,010 | 1 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 5 | 5 | - | Jennifer's Body | $6,800,000 | $6,868,397 | +$68,397 | +1% | 2,702 | $6,800,000 | $6,868,397 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 6 | 6 | - | 9 | $5,458,000 | $5,563,134 | +$105,134 | +1.9% | 2,060 | $22,794,000 | $22,918,077 | 2 | Focus Features | - |
| 7 | 7 | - | Inglourious Basterds | $3,603,000 | $3,818,142 | +$215,142 | +6% | 2,519 | $109,901,000 | $110,116,807 | 5 | The Weinstein Company | - |
| 8 | 8 | - | All About Steve | $3,400,000 | $3,373,212 | -$26,788 | -0.8% | 2,159 | $26,678,000 | $26,651,633 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 9 | 9 | - | Sorority Row | $2,489,000 | $2,499,758 | +$10,758 | +0.4% | 2,591 | $8,870,000 | $8,880,742 | 2 | Summit Entertainment | - |
| 10 | 10 | - | The Final Destination | $2,375,000 | $2,388,473 | +$13,473 | +0.6% | 1,805 | $62,392,000 | $62,405,206 | 4 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 11 | 11 | - | Whiteout | $2,060,000 | $2,131,043 | +$71,043 | +3.4% | 2,745 | $8,483,000 | $8,553,633 | 2 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 12 | 12 | - | Julie & Julia | $1,900,000 | $1,914,186 | +$14,186 | +0.7% | 2,003 | $88,446,000 | $88,460,267 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - |
| 13 | 13 | - | District 9 | $1,850,000 | $1,913,150 | +$63,150 | +3.4% | 1,558 | $111,622,000 | $111,685,356 | 6 | TriStar Pictures | - |
| 14 | 15 | +1 | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | $1,365,000 | $1,377,943 | +$12,943 | +0.9% | 1,361 | $146,177,000 | $146,189,915 | 7 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 15 | 14 | -1 | Gamer | $1,300,000 | $1,413,921 | +$113,921 | +8.8% | 1,605 | $18,884,000 | $18,997,783 | 3 | Lionsgate | - |
| 16 | 16 | - | The Time Traveler's Wife | $1,025,000 | $1,029,388 | +$4,388 | +0.4% | 1,372 | $60,821,000 | $60,825,021 | 6 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 17 | 17 | - | Halloween II | $741,000 | $751,894 | +$10,894 | +1.5% | 1,038 | $31,466,000 | $31,477,782 | 4 | Dimension Films | - |
| 18 | 18 | - | Extract | $665,000 | $667,284 | +$2,284 | +0.3% | 937 | $10,135,000 | $10,137,866 | 3 | Miramax | - |
| 19 | 19 | - | 500 Days of Summer | $635,000 | $644,418 | +$9,418 | +1.5% | 608 | $31,032,000 | $31,041,803 | 10 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | - |
| 20 | 23 | +3 | The September Issue | $406,000 | $404,475 | -$1,525 | -0.4% | 115 | $1,936,000 | $1,934,144 | 4 | Roadside Attractions | - |
| 21 | 26 | +5 | G-Force | $305,000 | $311,976 | +$6,976 | +2.3% | 526 | $117,197,000 | $117,204,428 | 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - |
| 22 | 27 | +5 | My One and Only | $299,000 | $281,964 | -$17,036 | -5.7% | 202 | $1,558,000 | $1,540,957 | 5 | Freestyle Releasing | - |
| 23 | 28 | +5 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | $265,000 | $279,016 | +$14,016 | +5.3% | 293 | $195,014,000 | $195,028,506 | 12 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 24 | 31 | +7 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | $245,000 | $254,295 | +$9,295 | +3.8% | 325 | $401,476,000 | $401,485,117 | 13 | DreamWorks | - |
| 25 | 32 | +7 | Aliens in the Attic | $215,000 | $221,817 | +$6,817 | +3.2% | 313 | $24,435,000 | $24,442,224 | 8 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 26 | 34 | +8 | Bright Star | $190,000 | $189,703 | -$297 | -0.2% | 19 | $207,000 | $206,649 | 1 | Apparition | - |
| 27 | 35 | +8 | Ponyo | $176,000 | $188,536 | +$12,536 | +7.1% | 329 | $14,644,000 | $14,656,787 | 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - |
| 28 | 39 | +11 | It Might Get Loud | $119,000 | $102,377 | -$16,623 | -14% | 62 | $962,000 | $945,200 | 6 | Sony Pictures Classics | - |
| 29 | 40 | +11 | Star Trek | $105,000 | $100,316 | -$4,684 | -4.5% | 129 | $257,609,000 | $257,604,001 | 20 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 30 | 41 | +11 | Taking Woodstock | $86,200 | $85,622 | -$578 | -0.7% | 157 | $7,367,000 | $7,366,736 | 4 | Focus Features | - |
| 31 | 42 | +11 | Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | $83,000 | $81,333 | -$1,667 | -2% | 119 | $177,032,000 | $177,030,388 | 18 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 32 | 43 | +11 | The Hurt Locker | $69,000 | $72,193 | +$3,193 | +4.6% | 109 | $12,399,000 | $12,402,612 | 13 | Summit Entertainment | - |
| 33 | 45 | +12 | Amreeka | $58,100 | $61,176 | +$3,076 | +5.3% | 21 | $186,000 | $189,225 | 3 | National Geographic Entertainment | - |
| 34 | 47 | +13 | Adam | $58,000 | $58,542 | +$542 | +0.9% | 85 | $2,121,000 | $2,121,118 | 8 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | - |
| 35 | 51 | +16 | Bandslam | $38,000 | $37,995 | -$5 | <0.1% | 58 | $5,205,000 | $5,205,343 | 6 | Summit Entertainment | - |
| 36 | 57 | +21 | The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard | $25,000 | $24,817 | -$183 | -0.7% | 80 | $15,051,000 | $15,050,529 | 6 | Paramount Vantage | - |
| 37 | 61 | +24 | Big Fan | $20,000 | $19,220 | -$780 | -3.9% | 14 | $141,000 | $140,419 | 4 | First Independent Pictures | - |
| 38 | 62 | +24 | The Other Man | $16,600 | $18,550 | +$1,950 | +11.7% | 11 | $87,600 | $89,482 | 2 | Image Entertainment | - |
| 39 | 71 | +32 | No Impact Man: The Documentary | $15,500 | $13,773 | -$1,727 | -11.1% | 7 | $34,800 | $33,053 | 2 | Oscilloscope | - |
| 40 | 75 | +35 | 35 Shots of Rum | $10,600 | $9,576 | -$1,024 | -9.7% | 1 | $13,800 | $12,786 | 1 | The Cinema Guild | - |
| 41 | 73 | +32 | Fuel | $10,000 | $12,386 | +$2,386 | +23.9% | 4 | $10,000 | $12,386 | 1 | N/A | - |
| 42 | 80 | +38 | White on Rice | $9,200 | $8,515 | -$685 | -7.4% | 4 | $20,200 | $19,485 | 2 | Variance Films | - |
| 43 | 85 | +42 | Broken Hill | $8,100 | $7,057 | -$1,043 | -12.9% | 25 | $51,100 | $50,076 | 2 | Audience Alliance Motion Picture Studios (AAMPS) | - |
| 44 | 86 | +42 | Unmistaken Child | $3,000 | $7,003 | +$4,003 | +133.4% | 3 | $247,000 | $257,847 | 16 | Oscilloscope | - |
