| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Obsessed | $34,802,334 | - | 2,514 | - | $13,843 | $34,802,334 | 1 | Screen Gems | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | 17 Again | $13,837,621 | -51.1% | 3,255 | - | $4,251 | $42,142,459 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 3 | - | Fighting | $13,333,340 | - | 2,309 | - | $5,774 | $13,333,340 | 1 | Universal Pictures | true | false |
| 4 | - | The Soloist | $12,508,138 | - | 2,024 | - | $6,179 | $12,508,138 | 1 | DreamWorks | true | false |
| 5 | 8 | Earth | $12,017,017 | +112.8% | 1,804 | - | $6,661 | $17,664,049 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 3 | Monsters vs. Aliens | $10,311,538 | -37.4% | 3,358 | -304 | $3,070 | $176,604,542 | 5 | DreamWorks | false | false |
| 7 | 2 | State of Play | $8,995,195 | -50.7% | 2,807 | +4 | $3,204 | $27,228,200 | 2 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 5 | Fast & Furious | $7,880,215 | -46.5% | 3,566 | -108 | $2,209 | $147,042,315 | 4 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 4 | Hannah Montana: The Movie | $7,564,222 | -52% | 3,231 | +113 | $2,341 | $66,782,138 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 6 | Crank: High Voltage | $3,687,632 | -59.6% | 2,223 | - | $1,658 | $12,805,205 | 2 | Lionsgate Films | false | false |
| 11 | 10 | I Love You, Man | $2,713,334 | -40.6% | 1,563 | -639 | $1,735 | $68,570,273 | 6 | DreamWorks | false | false |
| 12 | 9 | Knowing | $2,527,415 | -45.3% | 1,860 | -545 | $1,358 | $77,364,765 | 6 | Summit Entertainment | false | false |
| 13 | 7 | Observe and Report | $2,449,455 | -57.7% | 2,010 | -717 | $1,218 | $22,874,896 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 14 | 11 | The Haunting in Connecticut | $1,904,447 | -51.7% | 1,675 | -580 | $1,136 | $54,614,672 | 5 | Lionsgate Films | false | false |
| 15 | 15 | Sunshine Cleaning | $830,413 | -39.2% | 638 | -4 | $1,301 | $10,012,383 | 7 | Overture Films | false | false |
| 16 | 13 | Adventureland | $767,783 | -58.7% | 581 | -831 | $1,321 | $15,360,509 | 4 | Miramax | false | false |
| 17 | 14 | Duplicity | $591,945 | -60.3% | 610 | -642 | $970 | $40,019,995 | 6 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 18 | 16 | Race to Witch Mountain | $514,467 | -46.6% | 591 | -525 | $870 | $64,482,666 | 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 19 | 17 | Taken | $474,427 | -36.6% | 450 | -159 | $1,054 | $142,727,019 | 13 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 20 | 19 | Under the Sea 3D | $448,259 | -0.9% | 43 | - | $10,424 | $6,538,393 | 11 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 21 | 18 | Paul Blart: Mall Cop | $434,016 | -25% | 342 | -61 | $1,269 | $145,227,856 | 15 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 22 | 29 | Gran Torino | $386,144 | +127% | 348 | +163 | $1,109 | $147,208,215 | 20 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 23 | 12 | Dragonball Evolution | $375,388 | -82.8% | 500 | -1,681 | $750 | $8,810,619 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 24 | - | The Informers | $300,000 | - | 482 | - | $622 | $300,000 | 1 | Senator Distribution | true | true |
| 25 | 21 | Sin Nombre | $291,643 | -19.6% | 83 | +3 | $3,513 | $1,581,081 | 6 | Focus Features | false | false |
| 26 | 24 | Hotel for Dogs | $232,947 | -22.5% | 276 | -59 | $844 | $72,637,068 | 15 | DreamWorks | false | false |
| 27 | 20 | The Last House on the Left | $194,605 | -47.7% | 229 | -109 | $849 | $32,513,620 | 7 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 28 | 25 | He's Just Not That Into You | $185,768 | -36.1% | 232 | -76 | $800 | $93,678,294 | 12 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 29 | 26 | Watchmen | $181,061 | -36.8% | 145 | -91 | $1,248 | $107,117,216 | 8 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 30 | 46 | Is Anybody There? | $167,673 | +169.6% | 54 | +48 | $3,105 | $229,870 | 2 | - | false | false |
| 31 | 43 | Confessions of a Shopaholic | $139,399 | +104.6% | 176 | +103 | $792 | $44,036,119 | 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 32 | - | Tyson | $130,535 | - | 11 | - | $11,866 | $130,535 | 1 | Sony Pictures Classics | true | false |
| 33 | 30 | Sugar | $126,423 | -13% | 51 | +3 | $2,478 | $489,456 | 4 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 34 | 22 | 12 Rounds | $122,835 | -62.2% | 223 | -186 | $550 | $11,514,734 | 5 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 35 | 31 | Valentino: The Last Emperor | $120,019 | -12.6% | 29 | +8 | $4,138 | $619,255 | 7 | Truly Indie | false | false |
| 36 | 28 | Coraline | $109,114 | -46.6% | 141 | -56 | $773 | $74,956,313 | 12 | Focus Features | false | false |
| 37 | 27 | Slumdog Millionaire | $106,393 | -52.8% | 131 | -81 | $812 | $141,206,357 | 25 | - | false | false |
| 38 | 23 | American Violet | $95,639 | -68.7% | 58 | -3 | $1,648 | $401,182 | 2 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false | false |
| 39 | 44 | Paris 36 | $84,073 | +23.6% | 36 | - | $2,335 | $554,459 | 4 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 40 | 33 | Push | $79,481 | -30.9% | 93 | -48 | $854 | $31,746,790 | 12 | Summit Entertainment | false | false |
| 41 | 39 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | $79,480 | -1.2% | 7 | +3 | $11,354 | $28,515,741 | 188 | IMAX | false | false |
| 42 | 47 | Fly Me to the Moon 3D | $72,158 | +17.6% | 8 | -1 | $9,019 | $13,627,395 | 37 | Summit Entertainment | false | false |
| 43 | 35 | Every Little Step | $71,789 | -30.8% | 8 | - | $8,973 | $175,582 | 2 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 44 | 51 | Anvil | $68,002 | +39.6% | 12 | +6 | $5,666 | $167,697 | 3 | Abramorama | false | false |
| 45 | 34 | Two Lovers | $67,552 | -40.3% | 56 | -26 | $1,206 | $2,959,914 | 11 | Magnolia Pictures | false | false |
| 46 | 70 | Defiance | $62,612 | +257.9% | 102 | +72 | $613 | $28,644,813 | 18 | Paramount Vantage | false | false |
| 47 | 50 | Lymelife | $58,715 | +4.2% | 25 | +12 | $2,348 | $156,943 | 4 | Screen Media Films | false | false |
| 48 | 40 | Space Station 3D | $58,186 | -25.2% | 6 | -3 | $9,697 | $78,580,126 | 367 | IMAX | false | false |
| 49 | 36 | The Class | $51,875 | -48.4% | 64 | -36 | $810 | $3,660,552 | 19 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 50 | 42 | Shall We Kiss? | $48,116 | -32.9% | 28 | -4 | $1,718 | $336,694 | 5 | Music Box Films | false | false |
| 51 | 45 | Gomorrah | $44,277 | -29.7% | 40 | -6 | $1,106 | $1,470,464 | 19 | IFC Films | false | false |
| 52 | 59 | Dolphins and Whales 3D: Tribes of the Ocean | $41,529 | +36.1% | 8 | - | $5,191 | $5,959,125 | 63 | 3D Entertainment | false | false |
| 53 | 37 | Tera Mera Ki Rishta | $40,764 | -49.7% | 17 | - | $2,397 | $271,942 | 3 | Eros Worldwide | false | false |
| 54 | 49 | Goodbye Solo | $39,879 | -32.2% | 15 | +2 | $2,658 | $281,158 | 5 | Roadside Attractions | false | false |
| 55 | 56 | The Cross | $34,390 | -13.5% | 35 | -14 | $982 | $691,490 | 5 | 8x Entertainment | false | false |
| 56 | 48 | The Great Buck Howard | $32,914 | -44.7% | 44 | -18 | $748 | $656,620 | 6 | Magnolia Pictures | false | false |
| 57 | 54 | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | $30,913 | -26.9% | 11 | - | $2,810 | $21,372,438 | 82 | National Geographic Entertainment | false | false |
| 58 | 38 | The Reader | $30,579 | -62.1% | 55 | -50 | $555 | $34,167,408 | 21 | The Weinstein Company | false | false |
| 59 | 52 | Everlasting Moments | $28,691 | -36.5% | 24 | -5 | $1,195 | $462,538 | 8 | IFC Films | false | false |
| 60 | 57 | Tokyo! | $23,566 | -38.1% | 18 | - | $1,309 | $301,060 | 8 | Liberation Entertainment | false | false |
| 61 | - | Il Divo | $22,176 | - | 2 | - | $11,088 | $22,176 | 1 | Music Box Films | true | false |
| 62 | 62 | Roving Mars | $21,889 | -20.5% | 5 | - | $4,377 | $10,308,832 | 170 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 63 | 55 | The Wrestler | $20,979 | -47.8% | 33 | -23 | $635 | $26,221,216 | 20 | - | false | false |
| 64 | 106 | Throw Down Your Heart | $17,640 | +822.1% | 2 | +1 | $8,820 | $36,208 | 7 | Argot Pictures | false | false |
| 65 | 63 | Wendy and Lucy | $17,119 | -34% | 10 | -15 | $1,711 | $865,695 | 21 | Oscilloscope | false | false |
| 66 | - | April Showers | $16,880 | - | 18 | - | $937 | $16,880 | 1 | Cinedigm Entertainment Group | true | false |
| 67 | 58 | Bride Wars | $16,501 | -48.6% | 26 | -16 | $634 | $58,707,170 | 16 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 68 | 66 | Lemon Tree | $15,705 | -30.5% | 2 | - | $7,852 | $38,295 | 2 | IFC Films | false | false |
| 69 | - | Nursery University | $15,617 | - | 1 | - | $15,617 | $15,617 | 1 | Variance Films | true | false |
| 70 | 78 | Rolling | $15,200 | +25.8% | 4 | +1 | $3,800 | $46,597 | 4 | Indican Pictures | false | false |
| 71 | 67 | Tokyo Sonata | $13,960 | -28.3% | 8 | +1 | $1,745 | $211,556 | 7 | Regent Releasing | false | false |
| 72 | 82 | Gigantic | $12,662 | +17.3% | 9 | +7 | $1,406 | $57,362 | 4 | First Independent Pictures | false | false |
| 73 | 53 | Sleep Dealer | $12,604 | -72.1% | 7 | -11 | $1,800 | $57,783 | 2 | Maya Entertainment | false | false |
| 74 | 80 | Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li | $12,097 | +1.7% | 12 | -7 | $1,008 | $8,726,477 | 9 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 75 | 85 | Examined Life | $11,787 | +25.7% | 6 | - | $1,964 | $92,154 | 10 | Zeitgeist Films | false | false |
| 76 | 68 | Hunger | $10,678 | -44.5% | 11 | +1 | $970 | $128,559 | 21 | IFC Films | false | false |
| 77 | 75 | Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 | $10,556 | -20.2% | 8 | -4 | $1,319 | $233,520 | 24 | Kino International | false | false |
| 78 | 72 | In a Dream | $8,117 | -47.6% | 4 | - | $2,029 | $38,232 | 3 | International Film Circuit | false | false |
| 79 | 89 | Stomp! Shout! Scream! | $8,025 | +5.2% | 3 | +1 | $2,675 | $20,397 | 3 | Indican Pictures | false | false |
| 80 | 61 | The Golden Boys | $7,950 | -73% | 11 | -9 | $722 | $37,436 | 2 | Roadside Attractions | false | false |
| 81 | 99 | Treeless Mountain | $7,823 | +205.2% | 1 | - | $7,823 | $10,386 | 2 | Oscilloscope | false | false |
| 82 | - | Jazz in the Diamond District | $7,634 | - | 1 | - | $7,634 | $7,634 | 1 | Truly Indie | true | false |
| 83 | 90 | 12 | $7,613 | +11.3% | 13 | +6 | $585 | $100,232 | 9 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 84 | 91 | Fados | $7,606 | +18.3% | 3 | - | $2,535 | $73,928 | 8 | Zeitgeist Films | false | false |
| 85 | 71 | The Mysteries of Pittsburgh | $7,598 | -55.4% | 5 | -6 | $1,519 | $78,966 | 3 | - | false | false |
| 86 | 76 | The Song of Sparrows | $7,591 | -42.4% | 5 | +2 | $1,518 | $53,384 | 4 | Regent Releasing | false | false |
| 87 | 64 | Che: Part One/Che: Part Two | $7,422 | -67.4% | 10 | -13 | $742 | $1,477,513 | 20 | IFC Films | false | false |
| 88 | 84 | Marley & Me | $7,391 | -21.5% | 15 | -6 | $492 | $143,153,751 | 19 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 89 | - | Mutant Chronicles | $6,820 | - | 2 | - | $3,410 | $6,820 | 1 | Magnolia Pictures | true | false |
| 90 | 77 | Perestroika | $6,763 | -45.4% | 1 | - | $6,763 | $26,064 | 6 | Strand Releasing | false | false |
| 91 | 86 | U2 3D | $6,526 | -28% | 6 | +1 | $1,087 | $9,818,824 | 67 | National Geographic Entertainment | false | false |
| 92 | - | The Bride & The Grooms | $5,995 | - | 15 | - | $399 | $5,995 | 1 | Sumbadhat Productions | true | false |
| 93 | - | The Garden | $5,862 | - | 1 | - | $5,862 | $5,862 | 1 | Oscilloscope | true | false |
| 94 | 93 | Katyn | $5,825 | +20.5% | 2 | - | $2,912 | $105,528 | 11 | Koch Lorber Films | false | false |
| 95 | 79 | Play the Game | $5,776 | -52.2% | 6 | -7 | $962 | $368,517 | 9 | Slowhand Cinema Releasing | false | false |
| 96 | 97 | The Legend of God's Gun | $4,927 | +53.2% | 2 | +1 | $2,463 | $212,825 | 41 | Indican Pictures | false | false |
| 97 | 94 | Waltz with Bashir | $4,715 | -1.8% | 14 | -8 | $336 | $2,276,198 | 19 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 98 | 81 | Ballerina | $4,032 | -64.7% | 3 | -1 | $1,344 | $99,897 | 15 | First Run | false | false |
| 99 | 74 | Enlighten Up! | $3,267 | -77.7% | 2 | -1 | $1,633 | $94,602 | 33 | Balcony Releasing | false | false |
| 100 | 104 | Coyote County Loser | $3,148 | +53.9% | 2 | +1 | $1,574 | $19,394 | 6 | Roebuck Media | false | false |
| 101 | - | Z | $3,102 | - | 1 | - | $3,102 | $47,406 | 7 | Rialto Pictures | false | false |
| 102 | 88 | Tulpan | $2,874 | -63.4% | 1 | -2 | $2,874 | $39,602 | 5 | Zeitgeist Films | false | false |
| 103 | 73 | Royal Kill | $2,606 | -82.8% | 1 | -2 | $2,606 | $50,090 | 3 | 21st Century Film Production | false | false |
| 104 | 105 | Just Another Love Story | $2,439 | +24.4% | 2 | +1 | $1,219 | $45,835 | 16 | Koch Lorber Films | false | false |
| 105 | 83 | Skills Like This | $2,137 | -78.9% | 3 | -4 | $712 | $44,838 | 6 | Shadow Distribution | false | false |
| 106 | 103 | Let the Right One In | $2,113 | -8.6% | 3 | - | $704 | $2,122,065 | 27 | Magnolia Pictures | false | false |
| 107 | 95 | Miss March | $2,060 | -52.7% | 6 | -6 | $343 | $4,543,320 | 7 | - | false | false |
| 108 | 112 | Cherry Blossoms | $1,732 | +45.8% | 2 | - | $866 | $92,732 | 15 | Strand Releasing | false | false |
| 109 | 107 | How About You | $1,234 | -25% | 1 | - | $1,234 | $78,234 | 24 | Strand Releasing | false | false |
| 110 | 98 | Alien Trespass | $1,162 | -56.6% | 5 | - | $232 | $80,161 | 4 | Roadside Attractions | false | false |
| 111 | 108 | A Secret | $1,039 | -35.8% | 1 | - | $1,039 | $623,149 | 34 | Strand Releasing | false | false |
| 112 | 96 | Absurdistan | $586 | -85.7% | 1 | -2 | $586 | $35,374 | 12 | First Run | false | false |
| 113 | - | Made in U.S.A | $526 | - | 2 | - | $263 | $81,105 | 16 | Rialto Pictures | false | false |
| 114 | - | Service | $414 | - | 1 | - | $414 | $63,372 | 13 | Regent Releasing | false | false |
| 115 | - | Our City Dreams | $371 | - | 1 | - | $371 | $32,732 | 12 | First Run | false | false |
| 116 | - | Tru Loved | $288 | - | 1 | - | $288 | $8,331 | 28 | Regent Releasing | false | false |
| 117 | 126 | Home | $226 | +1,030% | 1 | - | $226 | $246 | 2 | Monterey Media | false | false |
| 118 | 101 | Winter of Frozen Dreams | $192 | -91.9% | 1 | - | $192 | $8,321 | 3 | Monterey Media | false | false |
