| Rank | Release
| Weekly | Weekend | % of Week | Weekdays | % of Week | Theaters | Week | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Tropic Thunder | $38,534,928 | $25,812,796 | 67% | $12,722,132 | 33% | 3,319 | 2 | DreamWorks | - | false |
| 2 | The Dark Knight | $24,171,604 | $16,379,293 | 67.8% | $7,792,311 | 32.2% | 3,508 | 5 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 3 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | $19,337,598 | $14,611,273 | 75.6% | $4,726,325 | 24.4% | 3,452 | 1 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 4 | Pineapple Express | $15,395,534 | $9,808,295 | 63.7% | $5,587,239 | 36.3% | 3,003 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - | false |
| 5 | Mirrors | $15,200,403 | $11,161,074 | 73.4% | $4,039,329 | 26.6% | 2,664 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 6 | The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor | $11,703,240 | $8,205,720 | 70.1% | $3,497,520 | 29.9% | 3,363 | 3 | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 7 | Mamma Mia! | $10,237,595 | $6,096,250 | 59.6% | $4,141,345 | 40.4% | 2,771 | 5 | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 8 | The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 | $9,294,517 | $5,785,250 | 62.2% | $3,509,267 | 37.8% | 2,603 | 3 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 9 | Step Brothers | $7,396,332 | $4,807,904 | 65% | $2,588,428 | 35% | 2,369 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - | false |
| 10 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | $5,566,474 | $3,755,575 | 67.5% | $1,810,899 | 32.5% | 692 | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - | false |
| 11 | Journey to the Center of the Earth | $5,028,301 | $3,348,341 | 66.6% | $1,679,960 | 33.4% | 1,266 | 6 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 12 | WALL·E | $2,992,833 | $1,836,332 | 61.4% | $1,156,501 | 38.6% | 1,165 | 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 13 | Fly Me to the Moon 3D | $2,749,592 | $1,900,523 | 69.1% | $849,069 | 30.9% | 452 | 1 | Summit Entertainment | - | false |
| 14 | Hancock | $2,411,591 | $1,720,241 | 71.3% | $691,350 | 28.7% | 1,030 | 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - | false |
| 15 | Swing Vote | $1,608,005 | $1,137,385 | 70.7% | $470,620 | 29.3% | 960 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 16 | Space Chimps | $1,180,984 | $775,152 | 65.6% | $405,832 | 34.4% | 612 | 5 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 17 | Brideshead Revisited | $1,148,645 | $740,030 | 64.4% | $408,615 | 35.6% | 501 | 4 | Miramax | - | false |
| 18 | Henry Poole Is Here | $1,147,786 | $805,219 | 70.2% | $342,567 | 29.8% | 527 | 1 | Overture Films | - | false |
| 19 | The Rocker | $1,050,412 | - | - | - | - | 2,627 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 20 | Hellboy II: The Golden Army | $776,840 | $541,150 | 69.7% | $235,690 | 30.3% | 481 | 6 | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 21 | Bottle Shock | $575,104 | $392,440 | 68.2% | $182,664 | 31.8% | 117 | 3 | Freestyle Releasing | - | false |
| 22 | Wanted | $563,345 | $368,835 | 65.5% | $194,510 | 34.5% | 367 | 8 | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 23 | I.O.U.S.A. | $538,441 | - | - | - | - | 358 | - | Roadside Attractions | - | false |
| 24 | Iron Man | $512,993 | $341,178 | 66.5% | $171,815 | 33.5% | 315 | 16 | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 25 | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | $465,978 | $202,909 | 43.5% | $263,069 | 56.5% | 45 | 46 | National Geographic Entertainment | - | false |
| 26 | Singh Is King | $464,555 | $348,577 | 75% | $115,978 | 25% | 108 | 3 | Studio 18 | - | false |
| 27 | Kung Fu Panda | $455,558 | $283,677 | 62.3% | $171,881 | 37.7% | 264 | 11 | DreamWorks | - | false |
| 28 | Bachna Ae Haseeno | $424,313 | $322,431 | 76% | $101,882 | 24% | 71 | 1 | Yash Raj Films | - | false |
| 29 | Tell No One | $398,508 | $275,387 | 69.1% | $123,121 | 30.9% | 96 | 8 | Music Box Films | - | false |
| 30 | The X Files: I Want to Believe | $338,588 | $252,450 | 74.6% | $86,138 | 25.4% | 262 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 31 | Sex and the City | $337,343 | $190,078 | 56.4% | $147,265 | 43.6% | 258 | 12 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 32 | You Don't Mess with the Zohan | $336,533 | $222,716 | 66.2% | $113,817 | 33.8% | 239 | 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - | false |
| 33 | Man on Wire | $332,866 | $214,348 | 64.4% | $118,518 | 35.6% | 69 | 4 | Magnolia Pictures | - | false |
| 34 | Get Smart | $331,879 | $210,345 | 63.4% | $121,534 | 36.6% | 178 | 9 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 35 | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | $288,564 | $191,324 | 66.3% | $97,240 | 33.7% | 184 | 14 | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 36 | The Incredible Hulk | $274,695 | $180,120 | 65.6% | $94,575 | 34.4% | 228 | 10 | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 37 | The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian | $216,085 | $139,547 | 64.6% | $76,538 | 35.4% | 201 | 14 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 38 | Kit Kittredge: An American Girl | $210,336 | $124,596 | 59.2% | $85,740 | 40.8% | 226 | 9 | Picturehouse | - | false |
| 39 | American Teen | $169,199 | $102,542 | 60.6% | $66,657 | 39.4% | 105 | 4 | Paramount Vantage | - | false |
| 40 | The Love Guru | $165,493 | $110,718 | 66.9% | $54,775 | 33.1% | 151 | 9 | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 41 | God Tussi Great Ho | $163,756 | $121,432 | 74.2% | $42,324 | 25.8% | 69 | 1 | Eros Worldwide | - | false |
| 42 | Dolphins and Whales 3D: Tribes of the Ocean | $155,858 | $103,905 | 66.7% | $51,953 | 33.3% | 14 | 27 | 3D Entertainment | - | false |
| 43 | Transsiberian | $135,219 | $92,483 | 68.4% | $42,736 | 31.6% | 32 | 5 | First Look International | - | false |
| 44 | Beer for My Horses | $113,829 | $91,273 | 80.2% | $22,556 | 19.8% | 73 | 2 | Roadside Attractions | - | false |
| 45 | Meet Dave | $93,640 | $64,206 | 68.6% | $29,434 | 31.4% | 124 | 6 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 46 | Frozen River | $89,636 | $59,664 | 66.6% | $29,972 | 33.4% | 15 | 3 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 47 | The Happening | $86,900 | $61,429 | 70.7% | $25,471 | 29.3% | 65 | 10 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 48 | Elegy | $86,737 | $54,539 | 62.9% | $32,198 | 37.1% | 6 | 2 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | - | false |
| 49 | Deep Sea | $83,590 | $39,409 | 47.2% | $44,181 | 52.8% | 8 | 129 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 50 | The Wackness | $79,691 | $41,032 | 51.5% | $38,659 | 48.5% | 114 | 8 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 51 | Hell Ride | $63,760 | $44,439 | 69.7% | $19,321 | 30.3% | 36 | 2 | Third Rail Releasing | - | false |
| 52 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | $63,353 | $47,702 | 75.3% | $15,651 | 24.7% | 2 | 152 | IMAX | - | false |
| 53 | Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan | $59,309 | $36,219 | 61.1% | $23,090 | 38.9% | 55 | 11 | Picturehouse | - | false |
| 54 | What Happens in Vegas | $57,703 | $35,630 | 61.8% | $22,073 | 38.2% | 59 | 15 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 55 | U2 3D | $52,191 | $28,839 | 55.3% | $23,352 | 44.7% | 5 | 31 | National Geographic Entertainment | - | false |
| 56 | Roving Mars | $46,466 | $23,998 | 51.6% | $22,468 | 48.4% | 5 | 134 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 57 | Space Station 3D | $46,234 | $34,169 | 73.9% | $12,065 | 26.1% | 9 | 331 | IMAX | - | false |
| 58 | Encounters at the End of the World | $45,937 | $28,617 | 62.3% | $17,320 | 37.7% | 32 | 11 | THINKFilm | - | false |
| 59 | Gonzo | $45,602 | $27,555 | 60.4% | $18,047 | 39.6% | 38 | 7 | Magnolia Pictures | - | false |
| 60 | Brick Lane | $33,083 | $20,621 | 62.3% | $12,462 | 37.7% | 22 | 9 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 61 | A Girl Cut in Two | $31,657 | $18,658 | 58.9% | $12,999 | 41.1% | 2 | 1 | IFC Films | - | false |
| 62 | The Visitor | $29,233 | $18,093 | 61.9% | $11,140 | 38.1% | 32 | 19 | Overture Films | - | false |
| 63 | The Edge of Heaven | $27,472 | $18,294 | 66.6% | $9,178 | 33.4% | 12 | 14 | Strand Releasing | - | false |
| 64 | The Last Mistress | $27,412 | $18,305 | 66.8% | $9,107 | 33.2% | 25 | 8 | IFC Films | - | false |
| 65 | Up the Yangtze | $27,389 | $15,735 | 57.4% | $11,654 | 42.6% | 15 | 17 | Zeitgeist Films | - | false |
| 66 | When Did You Last See Your Father? | $27,062 | $18,326 | 67.7% | $8,736 | 32.3% | 29 | 11 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 67 | The Legend of God's Gun | $21,158 | $19,296 | 91.2% | $1,862 | 8.8% | 6 | 5 | Indican Pictures | - | false |
| 68 | Sixty Six 2008 Re-release | $19,949 | $13,804 | 69.2% | $6,145 | 30.8% | 11 | 3 | First Independent Pictures | - | false |
| 69 | The Children of Huang Shi | $17,700 | $11,285 | 63.8% | $6,415 | 36.2% | 19 | 13 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 70 | Boy A | $17,159 | $10,728 | 62.5% | $6,431 | 37.5% | 10 | 5 | The Weinstein Company | - | false |
| 71 | Kenny | $17,062 | $19,987 | 117.1% | $-2,925 | - | 2 | 9 | Xenon Pictures | - | false |
| 72 | Horton Hears a Who! | $16,085 | $8,403 | 52.2% | $7,682 | 47.8% | 31 | 23 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 73 | The Fall | $14,706 | $8,419 | 57.2% | $6,287 | 42.8% | 13 | 15 | Roadside Attractions | - | false |
| 74 | Roman de gare | $13,816 | $10,094 | 73.1% | $3,722 | 26.9% | 17 | 17 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | - | false |
| 75 | Sky Kids | $12,573 | $6,845 | 54.4% | $5,728 | 45.6% | 1 | 1 | Dark Coast Pictures | - | false |
| 76 | In Search of a Midnight Kiss | $12,168 | $7,301 | 60% | $4,867 | 40% | 7 | 3 | IFC Films | - | false |
| 77 | A Man Named Pearl | $12,023 | $8,772 | 73% | $3,251 | 27% | 5 | 51 | Tentmakers Entertainment | - | false |
| 78 | Bustin' Down the Door | $10,207 | $6,880 | 67.4% | $3,327 | 32.6% | 8 | 4 | Screen Media Films | - | false |
| 79 | La Traviata | $9,969 | $9,969 | 100% | $0 | - | 3 | 27 | Emerging Pictures | - | false |
| 80 | Louise Bourgeois | $9,352 | $5,052 | 54% | $4,300 | 46% | 1 | 9 | Zeitgeist Films | - | false |
| 81 | Galapagos | $8,858 | $7,393 | 83.5% | $1,465 | 16.5% | 2 | 460 | IMAX | - | false |
| 82 | Priceless | $8,711 | $5,095 | 58.5% | $3,616 | 41.5% | 5 | 21 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | - | false |
| 83 | My Winnipeg | $8,173 | $5,439 | 66.6% | $2,734 | 33.4% | 7 | 10 | IFC Films | - | false |
| 84 | Emma Smith: My Story | $7,345 | $413 | 5.6% | $6,932 | 94.4% | 5 | 19 | Candlelight Media Group | - | false |
| 85 | XXY | $7,269 | $4,449 | 61.2% | $2,820 | 38.8% | 2 | 16 | Film Movement | - | false |
| 86 | The Singing Revolution | $6,988 | $1,791 | 25.6% | $5,197 | 74.4% | 4 | 37 | Abramorama | - | false |
| 87 | Chris & Don: A Love Story | $6,897 | $4,246 | 61.6% | $2,651 | 38.4% | 5 | 10 | Zeitgeist Films | - | false |
| 88 | Patti Smith: Dream of Life | $6,703 | $6,703 | 100% | $0 | - | 1 | 3 | Palm Pictures | - | false |
| 89 | Beautiful Losers | $6,324 | $2,539 | 40.2% | $3,785 | 59.8% | 1 | 2 | Sidetrack Films | - | false |
| 90 | Water Lilies | $6,020 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 20 | Koch Lorber Films | - | false |
| 91 | Nim's Island | $5,944 | $3,276 | 55.1% | $2,668 | 44.9% | 17 | 20 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 92 | Il trittico dell'amore | $5,895 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 16 | Emerging Pictures | - | false |
| 93 | Young@Heart | $5,343 | $3,459 | 64.7% | $1,884 | 35.3% | 9 | 20 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | - | false |
| 94 | What We Do Is Secret | $5,223 | $3,263 | 62.5% | $1,960 | 37.5% | 3 | 2 | Peace Arch Entertainment Group | - | false |
| 95 | Alexandra | $5,178 | $3,276 | 63.3% | $1,902 | 36.7% | 4 | 22 | The Cinema Guild | - | false |
| 96 | Before the Rains | $5,140 | $2,948 | 57.4% | $2,192 | 42.6% | 9 | 15 | Roadside Attractions | - | false |
| 97 | Then She Found Me | $5,111 | $3,276 | 64.1% | $1,835 | 35.9% | 5 | 17 | THINKFilm | - | false |
| 98 | Flight of the Red Balloon | $4,760 | $2,450 | 51.5% | $2,310 | 48.5% | 8 | 20 | IFC Films | - | false |
| 99 | The Grocer's Son | $4,287 | $2,555 | 59.6% | $1,732 | 40.4% | 4 | 11 | Film Movement | - | false |
| 100 | Baghead | $3,853 | $2,359 | 61.2% | $1,494 | 38.8% | 5 | 10 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 101 | Savage Grace | $3,826 | $2,497 | 65.3% | $1,329 | 34.7% | 7 | 13 | IFC Films | - | false |
| 102 | Stealing America: Vote by Vote | $3,610 | $2,178 | 60.3% | $1,432 | 39.7% | 3 | 3 | Direct Cinema Limited | - | false |
| 103 | Haunted Castle | $3,235 | $1,535 | 47.4% | $1,700 | 52.6% | 1 | 391 | nWave Pictures | - | false |
| 104 | The Counterfeiters | $3,103 | $2,287 | 73.7% | $816 | 26.3% | 4 | 26 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 105 | Yella | $2,594 | $2,052 | 79.1% | $542 | 20.9% | 1 | 14 | The Cinema Guild | - | false |
| 106 | Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired | $2,412 | $1,263 | 52.4% | $1,149 | 47.6% | 5 | 6 | THINKFilm | - | false |
| 107 | Kabluey | $2,397 | $1,552 | 64.8% | $845 | 35.2% | 3 | 7 | Regent Releasing | - | false |
| 108 | Elsa & Fred | $2,258 | $1,292 | 57.2% | $966 | 42.8% | 4 | 8 | Mitropoulos Films | - | false |
| 109 | Bab'Aziz: The Prince That Contemplated His Soul | $2,205 | $1,467 | 66.5% | $738 | 33.5% | 1 | 28 | Typecast Releasing | - | false |
| 110 | Contempt 2008 Re-release | $1,963 | $688 | 35% | $1,275 | 65% | 1 | 23 | Rialto Pictures | - | false |
| 111 | America the Beautiful | $1,893 | $591 | 31.2% | $1,302 | 68.8% | 1 | 15 | First Independent Pictures | - | false |
| 112 | Ripple Effect | $1,680 | $1,194 | 71.1% | $486 | 28.9% | 4 | 9 | Monterey Media | - | false |
| 113 | Bigger Stronger Faster* | $1,666 | $902 | 54.1% | $764 | 45.9% | 3 | 12 | Magnolia Pictures | - | false |
| 114 | On the Other Hand, Death | $1,355 | $888 | 65.5% | $467 | 34.5% | 2 | 5 | Regent Releasing | - | false |
| 115 | The Sensation of Sight | $1,249 | $882 | 70.6% | $367 | 29.4% | 4 | 41 | Monterey Media | - | false |
| 116 | Last Year at Marienbad | $1,111 | $1,111 | 100% | $0 | - | 1 | 31 | Rialto Pictures | - | false |
| 117 | Girls Rock! | $1,039 | $753 | 72.5% | $286 | 27.5% | 3 | 24 | Shadow Distribution | - | false |
| 118 | Constantine's Sword | $1,037 | $564 | 54.4% | $473 | 45.6% | 2 | 18 | First Run | - | false |
| 119 | Jellyfish | $844 | $844 | 100% | $0 | - | 1 | 20 | Zeitgeist Films | - | false |
| 120 | Am Limit | $837 | $479 | 57.2% | $358 | 42.8% | 1 | 10 | First Run | - | false |
| 121 | My Father My Lord | $751 | $452 | 60.2% | $299 | 39.8% | 1 | 14 | Kino International | - | false |
| 122 | Yiddish Theater: A Love Story | $645 | $445 | 69% | $200 | 31% | 1 | 40 | New Love Films | - | false |
| 123 | Monsieur Verdoux | $567 | $322 | 56.8% | $245 | 43.2% | 1 | 23 | The Film Desk | - | false |
| 124 | The Order of Myths | $429 | $228 | 53.2% | $201 | 46.8% | 1 | 4 | The Cinema Guild | - | false |
| 125 | The Rise and Fall of Miss Thang | $401 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | Lavender House Films | - | false |
| 126 | I Can No Longer Hear the Guitar | $360 | $360 | 100% | $0 | - | 1 | 26 | The Film Desk | - | false |
| 127 | Murder.com | $273 | $273 | 100% | $0 | - | 2 | 6 | Regent Releasing | - | false |
| 128 | Battle for Haditha | $182 | $182 | 100% | $0 | - | 1 | 16 | Lafayette Films | - | false |
| - | OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | Music Box Films | - | false |
| - | Days and Clouds | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | Film Movement | - | false |
| - | La Rondine | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | Emerging Pictures | - | false |
| - | CSNY/Déjà Vu | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | Roadside Attractions | - | false |
| - | Holding Trevor | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | Regent Releasing | - | false |
| - | A Jihad for Love | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | First Run | - | false |
| - | Love and Honor | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | Eleven Arts | - | false |
| - | Bloodline | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | Cinema Libre Studio | - | false |
| - | A Lawyer Walks Into a Bar... | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25 | Indican Pictures | - | false |
| - | Love Comes Lately | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | Kino International | - | false |
| - | Dare Not Walk Alone | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | Indican Pictures | - | false |
| - | Tuya's Marriage | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | Music Box Films | - | false |
