| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Up | $364,540 | -6.2% | 85 | -2 | $4,288 | $2,795,980 | 5 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | G-Force | $269,586 | +3.8% | 74 | - | $3,643 | $1,155,173 | 3 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | - | Couples Retreat | $236,064 | - | 41 | - | $5,757 | $236,064 | 1 | United International Pictures | true | false |
| 4 | 3 | Year One | $145,533 | -33.8% | 52 | +1 | $2,798 | $939,657 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 5 | - | Fighting | $129,474 | - | 33 | - | $3,923 | $129,474 | 1 | Roadshow Films | true | false |
| 6 | 4 | 500 Days of Summer | $112,321 | -32.5% | 52 | +1 | $2,160 | $380,704 | 2 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 7 | 6 | Aliens in the Attic | $105,980 | +19% | 50 | - | $2,119 | $524,252 | 4 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 8 | - | An Education | $95,679 | - | 28 | - | $3,417 | $139,912 | 1 | Paramount Pictures International | true | false |
| 9 | 5 | Fame | $95,207 | -33.6% | 57 | +1 | $1,670 | $684,716 | 3 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 10 | 7 | In the Loop | $48,357 | -7% | 13 | -1 | $3,719 | $164,848 | 2 | Madman Entertainment | false | false |
| 11 | 11 | Shorts | $39,028 | -2.2% | 33 | -1 | $1,182 | $184,565 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 12 | 10 | The Young Victoria | $26,643 | -37.5% | 35 | -4 | $761 | $655,816 | 6 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 13 | 14 | Inglourious Basterds | $19,354 | -24.9% | 26 | +1 | $744 | $1,164,338 | 8 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | 9 | Funny People | $18,541 | -58.3% | 32 | -7 | $579 | $400,156 | 4 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | 13 | The September Issue | $16,783 | -36.9% | 16 | +1 | $1,048 | $270,761 | 5 | Madman Entertainment | false | false |
| 16 | 15 | District 9 | $15,158 | -39.6% | 27 | -3 | $561 | $1,794,901 | 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 17 | 8 | The Founding of a Republic | $15,023 | -67.3% | 3 | - | $5,007 | $85,201 | 2 | Vendetta Films | false | false |
| 18 | 17 | Samson & Delilah | $10,824 | -6.9% | 5 | - | $2,164 | $82,510 | 2 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 19 | - | North Face | $10,524 | - | 11 | - | $956 | $77,305 | 3 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 20 | 12 | The Taking of Pelham 123 | $8,797 | -68% | 20 | -16 | $439 | $434,228 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 21 | - | Coco Before Chanel | $8,513 | - | 7 | - | $1,216 | $514,028 | 10 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 22 | 16 | Disgrace | $7,637 | -37.7% | 17 | -2 | $449 | $78,439 | 3 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 23 | 20 | The Secret of Moonacre | $7,457 | -20.4% | 22 | -4 | $338 | $41,927 | 3 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 24 | - | Sunshine Cleaning | $4,280 | - | 19 | - | $225 | $435,782 | 9 | Madman Entertainment | false | false |
| 25 | 18 | Chéri | $4,143 | -62% | 17 | -9 | $243 | $114,438 | 4 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 26 | - | Is Anybody There? | $3,981 | - | 12 | - | $331 | $106,364 | 5 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
| 27 | 19 | Do Knot Disturb | $3,887 | -60.7% | 1 | -2 | $3,887 | $20,219 | 2 | - | false | false |
| 28 | - | Departures | $3,778 | - | 10 | - | $377 | $148,301 | 8 | Madman Entertainment | false | false |
| 29 | - | Seraphine | $3,603 | - | 10 | - | $360 | $139,752 | 7 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 30 | - | Moon | $3,466 | - | 2 | - | $1,733 | $57,470 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 31 | - | The Strength of Water | $3,383 | - | 12 | - | $281 | $151,268 | 7 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
| 32 | - | Wake Up Sid | $3,289 | - | 2 | - | $1,644 | $9,319 | 2 | Mind Blowing Films | false | false |
| 33 | - | The Ugly Truth | $2,606 | - | 12 | - | $217 | $892,763 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 34 | - | The Limits of Control | $1,657 | - | 1 | - | $1,657 | $8,788 | 2 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 35 | - | Ponyo | $1,305 | - | 2 | - | $652 | $52,247 | 3 | Madman Entertainment | false | false |
| 36 | - | Separation City | $1,275 | - | 6 | - | $212 | $408,117 | 10 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 37 | - | Lemon Tree | $1,232 | - | 2 | - | $616 | $6,987 | 2 | - | false | false |
| 38 | - | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | $1,203 | - | 5 | - | $240 | $4,351,004 | 13 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 39 | - | The Hangover | $1,014 | - | 4 | - | $253 | $2,308,553 | 18 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 40 | - | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | $964 | - | 4 | - | $241 | $4,024,380 | 15 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 41 | - | Tidal Wave | $817 | - | 1 | - | $817 | $5,155 | 3 | Madman Entertainment | false | false |
| 42 | - | Paris 36 | $754 | - | 2 | - | $377 | $16,114 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 43 | - | The Cove | $476 | - | 3 | - | $158 | $29,375 | 6 | Madman Entertainment | false | false |
| 44 | - | Every Little Step | $454 | - | 1 | - | $454 | $14,428 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 45 | - | Dil Bole Hadippa | $436 | - | 1 | - | $436 | $54,914 | 4 | Forum Hungary | false | false |
| 46 | - | Accident | $351 | - | 1 | - | $351 | $15,928 | 4 | - | false | false |
| 47 | - | Orphan | $327 | - | 3 | - | $109 | $158,194 | 7 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 48 | - | Trail of the Panda 2009 Re-release | $319 | - | 1 | - | $319 | $2,820 | 4 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 49 | - | Easy Virtue | $230 | - | 1 | - | $230 | $682,133 | 20 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
| 50 | - | Bride Flight | $137 | - | 2 | - | $68 | $196,921 | 16 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
