| TW | LW | Total | %± LW | Share | Releases | #1 Release
| Gross | % of Total | Week | Distributor
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| 1 | 4 | $96,763,675 | +613.6% | 46.3% | 3 | Fast & Furious | $89,259,190 | 92.2% | 1 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 2 | 1 | $57,627,003 | -35.8% | 27.6% | 3 | Monsters vs. Aliens | $46,201,324 | 80.2% | 2 | DreamWorks | - |
| 3 | 2 | $13,604,112 | -53.3% | 6.5% | 2 | The Haunting in Connecticut | $12,897,732 | 94.8% | 2 | Lionsgate | - |
| 4 | 3 | $11,528,183 | -38.7% | 5.5% | 4 | Knowing | $11,262,503 | 97.7% | 3 | Summit Entertainment | - |
| 5 | 21 | $8,086,782 | +6,524.2% | 3.9% | 2 | Adventureland | $8,017,291 | 99.1% | 1 | Miramax | - |
| 6 | 5 | $5,649,517 | -46.6% | 2.7% | 5 | 12 Rounds | $3,238,803 | 57.3% | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 7 | 6 | $5,206,280 | -32.9% | 2.5% | 3 | Race to Witch Mountain | $5,018,954 | 96.4% | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - |
| 8 | 7 | $2,866,966 | -48.5% | 1.4% | 6 | Watchmen | $1,435,351 | 50.1% | 5 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 9 | 9 | $2,582,147 | +44.5% | 1.2% | 2 | Sunshine Cleaning | $2,523,700 | 97.7% | 4 | Overture Films | - |
| 10 | 8 | $827,674 | -54% | 0.4% | 3 | Slumdog Millionaire | $723,360 | 87.4% | 22 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | - |
| 11 | 15 | $630,251 | +99.2% | 0.3% | 7 | Paris 36 | $310,165 | 49.2% | 1 | Sony Pictures Classics | - |
| 12 | 11 | $572,343 | -4.9% | 0.3% | 3 | Coraline | $290,062 | 50.7% | 9 | Focus Features | - |
| 13 | 10 | $571,860 | -49.2% | 0.3% | 1 | Paul Blart: Mall Cop | $571,860 | 100% | 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - |
| 14 | 13 | $390,534 | -5.3% | 0.2% | 4 | Two Lovers | $249,668 | 63.9% | 8 | Magnolia Pictures | - |
| 15 | 12 | $330,598 | -35% | 0.2% | 3 | The Reader | $286,030 | 86.5% | 18 | The Weinstein Company | - |
| 16 | 19 | $255,314 | +51.2% | 0.1% | 2 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | $165,216 | 64.7% | 185 | IMAX | - |
| 17 | 17 | $242,297 | -15.7% | 0.1% | 6 | Gomorrah | $112,237 | 46.3% | 16 | IFC Films | - |
| 18 | 16 | $194,828 | -35.3% | <0.1% | 1 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | $194,828 | 100% | 16 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 19 | 14 | $144,643 | -64% | <0.1% | 1 | The Cross | $144,643 | 100% | 2 | 8x Entertainment | - |
| 20 | 26 | $105,891 | +106% | <0.1% | 3 | Alien Trespass | $62,153 | 58.7% | 1 | Roadside Attractions | - |
| 21 | 24 | $93,669 | +53.6% | <0.1% | 1 | Valentino: The Last Emperor | $93,669 | 100% | 4 | Truly Indie | - |
| 22 | 32 | $82,656 | +279.7% | <0.1% | 1 | Play the Game | $82,656 | 100% | 6 | Slowhand Cinema Releasing | - |
| 23 | 18 | $69,064 | -69.1% | <0.1% | 1 | Fired Up! | $69,064 | 100% | 7 | Screen Gems | - |
| 24 | 29 | $60,274 | +54.8% | <0.1% | 1 | Shall We Kiss? | $60,274 | 100% | 2 | Music Box Films | - |
| 25 | 22 | $54,672 | -43.1% | <0.1% | 2 | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | $50,099 | 91.6% | 79 | National Geographic Entertainment | - |
| 26 | 23 | $48,758 | -27% | <0.1% | 1 | Dolphins and Whales 3D: Tribes of the Ocean | $48,758 | 100% | 60 | 3D Entertainment | - |
| 27 | 36 | $45,811 | +299.7% | <0.1% | 2 | Bart Got a Room | $42,194 | 92.1% | 1 | Anchor Bay Films | - |
| 28 | 25 | $41,591 | -26.4% | <0.1% | 3 | Tokyo Sonata | $29,560 | 71.1% | 4 | Regent Releasing | - |
| 29 | 27 | $36,405 | -14% | <0.1% | 1 | Wendy and Lucy | $36,405 | 100% | 18 | Oscilloscope | - |
| 30 | 31 | $33,115 | +19.1% | <0.1% | 1 | Tokyo! | $33,115 | 100% | 5 | Liberation Entertainment | - |
| 31 | 20 | $32,166 | -80.5% | <0.1% | 1 | Defiance | $32,166 | 100% | 15 | Paramount Vantage | - |
| 32 | 45 | $22,642 | +257.1% | <0.1% | 2 | Enlighten Up! | $21,776 | 96.2% | 30 | Balcony Releasing | - |
| 33 | 28 | $19,654 | -52.1% | <0.1% | 1 | Brothers at War | $19,654 | 100% | 4 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | - |
| 34 | 33 | $19,535 | +9.7% | <0.1% | 4 | Tulpan | $13,424 | 68.7% | 2 | Zeitgeist Films | - |
| 35 | 39 | $16,074 | +55.8% | <0.1% | 2 | Made in U.S.A | $8,796 | 54.7% | 13 | Rialto Pictures | - |
| 36 | 30 | $15,837 | -47.1% | <0.1% | 4 | Ballerina | $10,779 | 68.1% | 12 | First Run | - |
| 37 | 40 | $15,778 | +78.9% | <0.1% | 2 | Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 | $14,184 | 89.9% | 21 | Kino International | - |
| 38 | 35 | $13,730 | +2.8% | <0.1% | 3 | Cherry Blossoms | $10,210 | 74.4% | 12 | Strand Releasing | - |
| 41 | 46 | $10,184 | +89.5% | <0.1% | 1 | Skills Like This | $10,184 | 100% | 3 | Shadow Distribution | - |
| 43 | 37 | $8,860 | -22.1% | <0.1% | 2 | Katyn | $7,455 | 84.1% | 8 | Koch Lorber Films | - |
| 44 | 38 | $7,515 | -33.5% | <0.1% | 1 | Guest of Cindy Sherman | $7,515 | 100% | 2 | Trela Media | - |
| 45 | 34 | $4,946 | -70.5% | <0.1% | 1 | Valkyrie | $4,946 | 100% | 16 | United Artists | - |
| 46 | 41 | $4,686 | -41.9% | <0.1% | 1 | Lymelife | $4,686 | 100% | 1 | Screen Media Films | - |
| 48 | 44 | $4,122 | -35.7% | <0.1% | 1 | Mancora | $4,122 | 100% | 3 | Maya Entertainment | - |
| 50 | 43 | $3,142 | -53.7% | <0.1% | 2 | The Secrets | $2,993 | 95.3% | 20 | Monterey Media | - |
| 52 | 48 | $1,290 | +38% | <0.1% | 1 | The Betrayal | $1,290 | 100% | 20 | The Cinema Guild | - |
| 53 | 42 | $122 | -98.3% | <0.1% | 1 | Throw Down Your Heart | $122 | 100% | 4 | Argot Pictures | - |
