| Est. Rank | Rank | Diff | Release
| Est. Gross | Actual | Diff | % Diff | Theaters | Estimated Total | Actual | Weekend | Distributor
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| 1 | 1 | - | A Christmas Carol | $31,000,000 | $30,051,075 | -$948,925 | -3.1% | 3,683 | $31,000,000 | $30,051,075 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - |
| 2 | 2 | - | This Is It | $14,000,000 | $13,157,944 | -$842,056 | -6% | 3,481 | $57,855,000 | $57,013,286 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - |
| 3 | 3 | - | The Men Who Stare at Goats | $13,309,000 | $12,706,654 | -$602,346 | -4.5% | 2,443 | $13,309,000 | $12,706,654 | 1 | Overture Films | - |
| 4 | 4 | - | The Fourth Kind | $12,521,000 | $12,231,160 | -$289,840 | -2.3% | 2,527 | $12,521,000 | $12,231,160 | 1 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 5 | 5 | - | Paranormal Activity | $8,600,000 | $8,278,605 | -$321,395 | -3.7% | 2,558 | $97,430,000 | $97,108,475 | 7 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 6 | 6 | - | The Box | $7,855,000 | $7,571,417 | -$283,583 | -3.6% | 2,635 | $7,855,000 | $7,571,417 | 1 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 7 | 7 | - | Couples Retreat | $6,428,000 | $6,129,045 | -$298,955 | -4.7% | 2,857 | $95,980,000 | $95,680,555 | 5 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 8 | 8 | - | Law Abiding Citizen | $6,172,000 | $6,003,737 | -$168,263 | -2.7% | 2,474 | $60,873,000 | $60,704,335 | 4 | Overture Films | - |
| 9 | 9 | - | Where the Wild Things Are | $4,225,000 | $4,177,249 | -$47,751 | -1.1% | 2,756 | $69,268,000 | $69,220,584 | 4 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 10 | 10 | - | Astro Boy | $2,588,000 | $2,626,103 | +$38,103 | +1.5% | 1,918 | $15,073,000 | $15,110,804 | 3 | Summit Entertainment | - |
| 11 | 11 | - | Saw VI | $2,000,000 | $2,031,944 | +$31,944 | +1.6% | 2,091 | $26,220,000 | $26,252,386 | 3 | Lionsgate | - |
| 12 | 14 | +2 | The Stepfather | $1,875,000 | $1,800,133 | -$74,867 | -4% | 1,424 | $27,490,000 | $27,415,203 | 4 | Screen Gems | - |
| 13 | 13 | - | Amelia | $1,800,000 | $1,806,626 | +$6,626 | +0.4% | 1,030 | $11,340,000 | $11,346,336 | 3 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | - |
| 14 | 12 | -2 | Precious | $1,800,000 | $1,872,458 | +$72,458 | +4% | 18 | $1,800,000 | $1,872,458 | 1 | Lionsgate | - |
| 15 | 15 | - | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | $1,350,000 | $1,316,832 | -$33,168 | -2.5% | 1,126 | $121,061,000 | $121,027,663 | 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - |
| 16 | 16 | - | Zombieland | $1,350,000 | $1,295,685 | -$54,315 | -4% | 1,100 | $73,650,000 | $73,506,107 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - |
| 17 | 17 | - | Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant | $1,123,000 | $1,143,905 | +$20,905 | +1.9% | 1,421 | $12,967,000 | $12,988,080 | 3 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 18 | 18 | - | A Serious Man | $899,000 | $863,750 | -$35,250 | -3.9% | 262 | $5,868,000 | $5,833,069 | 6 | Focus Features | - |
| 19 | 19 | - | An Education | $666,000 | $592,407 | -$73,593 | -11% | 83 | $2,381,000 | $2,307,837 | 5 | Sony Pictures Classics | - |
| 20 | 21 | +1 | The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day | $431,000 | $427,919 | -$3,081 | -0.7% | 105 | $1,247,000 | $1,244,450 | 2 | Apparition | - |
| 21 | 23 | +2 | Good Hair | $224,000 | $205,601 | -$18,399 | -8.2% | 137 | $3,847,000 | $3,828,300 | 5 | Roadside Attractions | - |
| 22 | 22 | - | Inglourious Basterds | $195,000 | $206,530 | +$11,530 | +5.9% | 284 | $119,862,000 | $119,873,433 | 12 | The Weinstein Company | - |
| 23 | 25 | +2 | Capitalism: A Love Story | $162,000 | $162,478 | +$478 | +0.3% | 217 | $14,024,000 | $14,024,598 | 7 | Overture Films | - |
| 24 | 27 | +3 | New York, I Love You | $140,000 | $132,008 | -$7,992 | -5.7% | 61 | $1,242,000 | $1,233,784 | 4 | Vivendi Entertainment | - |
| 25 | 34 | +9 | 9 | $90,500 | $99,607 | +$9,107 | +10.1% | 126 | $31,497,000 | $31,506,416 | 9 | Focus Features | - |
| 26 | 40 | +14 | Bright Star | $76,700 | $70,280 | -$6,420 | -8.4% | 86 | $4,258,000 | $4,252,058 | 8 | Apparition | - |
| 27 | 41 | +14 | (Untitled) | $64,600 | $59,474 | -$5,126 | -7.9% | 25 | $111,000 | $106,169 | 3 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | - |
| 28 | 44 | +16 | The September Issue | $44,500 | $42,604 | -$1,896 | -4.3% | 30 | $3,672,000 | $3,670,280 | 11 | Roadside Attractions | - |
| 29 | 52 | +23 | Gentlemen Broncos | $34,900 | $30,553 | -$4,347 | -12.5% | 12 | $52,600 | $48,271 | 2 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | - |
| 30 | 51 | +21 | More Than a Game | $33,300 | $31,506 | -$1,794 | -5.4% | 74 | $889,000 | $887,029 | 6 | Lionsgate | - |
| 31 | 59 | +28 | Fame | $19,200 | $18,154 | -$1,046 | -5.4% | 61 | $22,345,000 | $22,343,650 | 7 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - |
| 32 | 60 | +28 | Halloween II | $16,100 | $16,540 | +$440 | +2.7% | 55 | $33,268,000 | $33,268,563 | 11 | Dimension Films | - |
| 33 | 62 | +29 | La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet | $14,000 | $14,000 | $0 | - | 1 | $21,200 | $21,220 | 1 | Zipporah Films | - |
| 34 | 70 | +36 | Splinterheads | $12,000 | $10,515 | -$1,485 | -12.4% | 1 | $12,000 | $10,515 | 1 | Paladin | - |
| 35 | 74 | +39 | Passport to Love | $10,900 | $8,458 | -$2,442 | -22.4% | 4 | $164,000 | $161,671 | 5 | Variance Films | - |
| 36 | 78 | +42 | That Evening Sun | $8,900 | $7,330 | -$1,570 | -17.6% | 1 | $8,900 | $7,330 | 1 | Freestyle Releasing | - |
| 37 | 84 | +47 | White on Rice | $4,600 | $4,058 | -$542 | -11.8% | 2 | $57,600 | $57,580 | 9 | Variance Films | - |
| 38 | 102 | +64 | Adventures of Power | $1,800 | $1,509 | -$291 | -16.2% | 3 | $13,800 | $13,487 | 5 | Variance Films | - |
