| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Friday the 13th | $47,177,191 | - | 3,105 | - | $15,193 | $47,177,191 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | He's Just Not That Into You | $26,074,208 | -26.5% | 3,175 | - | $8,212 | $61,542,676 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 3 | 2 | Taken | $25,078,147 | -2.1% | 3,109 | -75 | $8,066 | $83,752,899 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 4 | 3 | Coraline | $22,098,798 | +9.2% | 2,320 | +21 | $9,525 | $42,334,719 | 2 | Focus Features | false | false |
| 5 | - | Confessions of a Shopaholic | $20,635,271 | - | 2,507 | - | $8,231 | $20,635,271 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | true | false |
| 6 | 5 | Paul Blart: Mall Cop | $15,565,053 | +21.5% | 2,965 | -204 | $5,249 | $114,379,553 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 7 | - | The International | $12,567,284 | - | 2,364 | - | $5,316 | $12,567,284 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 8 | 4 | The Pink Panther 2 | $12,352,612 | -7.3% | 3,245 | +2 | $3,806 | $25,673,606 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 9 | 7 | Slumdog Millionaire | $10,573,800 | +12.8% | 1,634 | -90 | $6,471 | $89,969,715 | 15 | - | false | false |
| 10 | 6 | Push | $9,238,388 | -25.5% | 2,313 | - | $3,994 | $21,632,816 | 2 | Summit Entertainment | false | false |
| 11 | 8 | Gran Torino | $8,653,073 | -4.9% | 2,303 | -402 | $3,757 | $130,796,445 | 10 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 12 | 10 | Hotel for Dogs | $7,241,130 | +10.5% | 2,207 | -527 | $3,280 | $63,210,091 | 5 | DreamWorks | false | false |
| 13 | 9 | The Uninvited | $5,332,165 | -27.8% | 1,803 | -541 | $2,957 | $24,697,928 | 3 | DreamWorks | false | false |
| 14 | 13 | The Reader | $3,420,712 | +7.2% | 742 | -120 | $4,610 | $20,368,826 | 11 | The Weinstein Company | false | false |
| 15 | 11 | Underworld: Rise of the Lycans | $3,204,631 | -39.8% | 1,224 | -818 | $2,618 | $44,285,328 | 4 | Screen Gems | false | false |
| 16 | 15 | The Wrestler | $2,824,269 | -3.9% | 667 | -87 | $4,234 | $19,727,053 | 10 | - | false | false |
| 17 | 14 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | $2,334,316 | -22.1% | 909 | -569 | $2,568 | $122,979,089 | 9 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 18 | 12 | New in Town | $1,973,329 | -53% | 1,022 | -919 | $1,930 | $14,796,632 | 3 | Lionsgate Films | false | false |
| 19 | 16 | My Bloody Valentine | $1,903,850 | -28.8% | 532 | -139 | $3,578 | $50,904,611 | 5 | Lionsgate Films | false | false |
| 20 | 17 | Revolutionary Road | $1,498,515 | -33.8% | 511 | -424 | $2,932 | $20,830,812 | 8 | Paramount Vantage | false | false |
| 21 | 20 | Milk | $1,388,572 | -9.4% | 387 | -214 | $3,588 | $27,053,491 | 13 | Focus Features | false | false |
| 22 | - | Under the Sea 3D | $1,150,965 | - | 49 | - | $23,489 | $1,150,965 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 23 | 19 | Defiance | $1,040,260 | -43.7% | 442 | -416 | $2,353 | $26,692,588 | 8 | Paramount Vantage | false | false |
| 24 | 26 | Twilight | $1,031,652 | +57.7% | 460 | +134 | $2,242 | $188,953,963 | 13 | Summit Entertainment | false | false |
| 25 | 23 | Doubt | $1,017,480 | <0.1% | 326 | -75 | $3,121 | $30,415,467 | 10 | Miramax | false | false |
| 26 | 22 | Frost/Nixon | $816,760 | -21.2% | 270 | -208 | $3,025 | $16,733,006 | 11 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 27 | 21 | Inkheart | $701,379 | -53.4% | 391 | -784 | $1,793 | $15,859,639 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 28 | 18 | Bride Wars | $685,313 | -63.1% | 449 | -648 | $1,526 | $57,288,778 | 6 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 29 | - | Billu | $624,933 | - | 70 | - | $8,927 | $624,933 | 1 | Eros Worldwide | true | false |
| 30 | 43 | Bolt | $593,799 | +344.6% | 284 | +152 | $2,090 | $113,736,787 | 13 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 31 | 27 | Marley & Me | $556,553 | -3.2% | 334 | -116 | $1,666 | $141,224,874 | 9 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 32 | 24 | Last Chance Harvey | $511,927 | -36.5% | 248 | -200 | $2,064 | $13,537,779 | 9 | Overture Films | false | false |
| 33 | 28 | Yes Man | $413,794 | -16.8% | 291 | -54 | $1,421 | $96,845,692 | 9 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 34 | 35 | The Class | $328,423 | +30.8% | 35 | +8 | $9,383 | $974,849 | 9 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 35 | 25 | Notorious | $307,053 | -61.8% | 158 | -282 | $1,943 | $36,697,417 | 5 | - | false | false |
| 36 | 31 | Bedtime Stories | $302,408 | +2.2% | 166 | -99 | $1,821 | $109,280,782 | 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 37 | 34 | The Tale of Despereaux | $293,195 | +5.7% | 255 | -21 | $1,149 | $50,523,480 | 9 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 38 | 29 | The Unborn | $280,475 | -41.7% | 177 | -211 | $1,584 | $42,373,510 | 6 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 39 | 32 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $232,336 | -20.8% | 182 | -58 | $1,276 | $179,885,151 | 15 | DreamWorks | false | false |
| 40 | 37 | The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2009: Live Action | $202,754 | -5.3% | 46 | +5 | $4,407 | $416,959 | 2 | Shorts International | false | false |
| 41 | 33 | Valkyrie | $200,441 | -31.1% | 162 | -96 | $1,237 | $82,304,247 | 9 | United Artists | false | false |
| 42 | 40 | Rachel Getting Married | $196,907 | +1.8% | 87 | -8 | $2,263 | $12,150,105 | 20 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 43 | 38 | Waltz with Bashir | $191,036 | -10.6% | 46 | - | $4,152 | $1,476,025 | 9 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 44 | 30 | The Dark Knight | $173,722 | -60.4% | 152 | -36 | $1,142 | $533,090,262 | 31 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 45 | - | Two Lovers | $140,547 | - | 7 | - | $20,078 | $140,547 | 1 | Magnolia Pictures | true | false |
| 46 | - | Gomorrah | $133,885 | - | 5 | - | $26,777 | $144,290 | 9 | IFC Films | false | false |
| 47 | 42 | Australia | $132,480 | -25.2% | 110 | -68 | $1,204 | $49,363,999 | 13 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 48 | 39 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | $128,294 | -35.7% | 98 | -98 | $1,309 | $79,160,875 | 10 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 49 | 36 | Fanboys | $112,284 | -49.1% | 41 | -3 | $2,738 | $332,711 | 2 | The Weinstein Company | false | false |
| 50 | 47 | Space Station 3D | $99,907 | +39% | 11 | +2 | $9,082 | $77,756,369 | 357 | IMAX | false | false |
| 51 | 45 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | $92,694 | +24% | 8 | +1 | $11,586 | $27,565,054 | 178 | IMAX | false | false |
| 52 | 48 | I've Loved You So Long | $88,662 | +23.8% | 60 | +32 | $1,477 | $2,832,095 | 17 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 53 | 46 | Che: Part One/Che: Part Two | $69,727 | -4.5% | 20 | +3 | $3,486 | $1,026,430 | 10 | IFC Films | false | false |
| 54 | 49 | Wendy and Lucy | $63,341 | <0.1% | 15 | -5 | $4,222 | $391,522 | 11 | Oscilloscope | false | false |
| 55 | 51 | Dolphins and Whales 3D: Tribes of the Ocean | $62,152 | +20.1% | 7 | -3 | $8,878 | $5,492,686 | 53 | 3D Entertainment | false | false |
| 56 | 50 | Fly Me to the Moon 3D | $55,795 | +1.6% | 11 | - | $5,072 | $12,913,001 | 27 | Summit Entertainment | false | false |
| 57 | 52 | Let the Right One In | $54,217 | +8.5% | 33 | +5 | $1,642 | $1,954,031 | 17 | Magnolia Pictures | false | false |
| 58 | 56 | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | $49,265 | +35.8% | 15 | - | $3,284 | $20,828,376 | 72 | National Geographic Entertainment | false | false |
| 59 | 57 | Roving Mars | $48,908 | +57.8% | 7 | - | $6,986 | $10,046,511 | 160 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 60 | 54 | Frozen River | $41,508 | +2.6% | 25 | - | $1,660 | $2,438,178 | 29 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 61 | 77 | Outlander | $25,614 | +531.8% | 34 | +19 | $753 | $132,480 | 4 | Third Rail Releasing | false | false |
| 62 | 62 | Deep Sea | $23,773 | +79.7% | 5 | -1 | $4,754 | $37,443,885 | 155 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 63 | 58 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | $18,515 | -22.7% | 7 | -8 | $2,645 | $23,216,709 | 27 | - | false | false |
| 64 | 60 | The Secret Life of Bees | $17,215 | -4.9% | 15 | +2 | $1,147 | $37,763,431 | 18 | - | false | false |
| 65 | 44 | Luck by Chance | $16,827 | -81.4% | 17 | -32 | $989 | $354,855 | 3 | Adlabs Films | false | false |
| 66 | 55 | Synecdoche, New York | $15,343 | -62% | 11 | -14 | $1,394 | $3,039,212 | 17 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 67 | 68 | Our City Dreams | $13,231 | +55.2% | 1 | - | $13,231 | $26,059 | 2 | First Run | false | false |
| 68 | 65 | Medicine for Melancholy | $10,156 | -7.1% | 2 | +1 | $5,078 | $37,680 | 3 | IFC Films | false | false |
| 69 | 85 | Were the World Mine | $8,752 | +411.5% | 3 | +2 | $2,917 | $117,598 | 16 | - | false | false |
| 70 | 84 | Owl and the Sparrow | $8,465 | +372.4% | 2 | +1 | $4,232 | $40,166 | 5 | Wave Releasing | false | false |
| 71 | 86 | Made in U.S.A | $6,204 | +560% | 1 | - | $6,204 | $60,113 | 6 | Rialto Pictures | false | false |
| 72 | - | Ballerina | $6,030 | - | 1 | - | $6,030 | $12,763 | 5 | First Run | false | false |
| 73 | 59 | Crips and Bloods: Made in America | $6,016 | -69.4% | 2 | +1 | $3,008 | $44,075 | 4 | Argot Pictures | false | false |
| 74 | 61 | Service | $5,566 | -59% | 2 | - | $2,783 | $37,938 | 3 | Regent Releasing | false | false |
| 75 | - | How About You | $5,542 | - | 2 | - | $2,771 | $65,965 | 14 | Strand Releasing | false | false |
| 76 | - | Of Time and the City | $5,534 | - | 2 | - | $2,767 | $28,766 | 5 | Strand Releasing | false | false |
| 77 | 63 | Dev.D | $5,032 | -60.1% | 4 | - | $1,258 | $17,646 | 2 | UTV Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 78 | 73 | Donkey Punch | $4,877 | -15.3% | 2 | -2 | $2,438 | $19,367 | 4 | Magnolia Pictures | false | false |
| 79 | 80 | The Secrets | $4,663 | +64.1% | 2 | - | $2,331 | $71,115 | 13 | Monterey Media | false | false |
| 80 | 74 | U2 3D | $4,462 | -20.5% | 2 | -1 | $2,231 | $9,701,627 | 57 | National Geographic Entertainment | false | false |
| 81 | - | Ciao | $4,415 | - | 1 | - | $4,415 | $37,806 | 11 | Regent Releasing | false | false |
| 82 | - | Cherry Blossoms | $3,831 | - | 2 | - | $1,915 | $9,545 | 5 | Strand Releasing | false | false |
| 83 | 64 | Chocolate | $3,665 | -67.2% | 2 | -5 | $1,832 | $14,845 | 2 | Magnolia Pictures | false | false |
| 84 | 69 | Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 | $3,515 | -56.2% | 2 | -3 | $1,757 | $83,726 | 14 | Kino International | false | false |
| 85 | - | Katyn | $3,062 | - | 1 | - | $3,062 | $3,062 | 1 | Koch Lorber Films | true | false |
| 86 | 91 | A Man Named Pearl | $2,750 | +605.1% | 4 | -1 | $687 | $207,992 | 77 | Tentmakers Entertainment | false | false |
| 87 | 66 | Blessed Is the Match | $2,696 | -74.8% | 2 | -1 | $1,348 | $18,654 | 4 | Balcony Releasing | false | false |
| 88 | - | Coyote County Loser | $2,440 | - | 1 | - | $2,440 | $3,190 | - | Roebuck Media | - | false |
| 89 | 78 | The Wild Child | $1,809 | -37.8% | 1 | - | $1,809 | $40,627 | 15 | The Film Desk | false | false |
| 90 | 71 | Trouble the Water | $1,711 | -73% | 3 | -1 | $570 | $508,264 | 26 | Zeitgeist Films | false | false |
| 91 | - | Lola Montès | $956 | - | 1 | - | $956 | $106,082 | 19 | Rialto Pictures | false | false |
| 92 | 94 | Monsieur Verdoux | $830 | +385.4% | 1 | - | $830 | $43,912 | 49 | The Film Desk | false | false |
| 93 | - | I.O.U.S.A. | $821 | - | 1 | - | $821 | $819,272 | 26 | Roadside Attractions | false | false |
| 94 | 82 | Absurdistan | $734 | -71% | 1 | - | $734 | $3,263 | 2 | First Run | false | false |
| 95 | 75 | A Secret | $634 | -86.5% | 1 | -3 | $634 | $604,642 | 24 | Strand Releasing | false | false |
| 96 | 87 | Stranded | $623 | -19% | 1 | - | $623 | $85,776 | 18 | Zeitgeist Films | false | false |
| 97 | 67 | The Secret of the Grain | $138 | -98.4% | 1 | -2 | $138 | $72,805 | 9 | IFC Films | false | false |
| 98 | 89 | Momma's Man | $117 | -79.5% | 1 | - | $117 | $99,873 | 26 | Kino International | false | false |
