| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | $102,624,147 | - | 4,099 | - | $25,036 | $102,624,147 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | true | false |
| 2 | - | Ghosts of Girlfriends Past | $19,796,245 | - | 3,175 | - | $6,235 | $19,796,245 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 3 | 1 | Obsessed | $14,844,976 | -57.3% | 2,514 | - | $5,904 | $49,647,310 | 2 | Screen Gems | false | false |
| 4 | 2 | 17 Again | $7,619,634 | -44.9% | 3,255 | - | $2,340 | $49,762,093 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 5 | 4 | The Soloist | $7,387,609 | -40.9% | 2,033 | +9 | $3,633 | $19,895,747 | 2 | DreamWorks | false | false |
| 6 | 6 | Monsters vs. Aliens | $6,909,110 | -33% | 2,626 | -732 | $2,631 | $183,513,652 | 6 | DreamWorks | false | false |
| 7 | 5 | Earth | $5,933,974 | -50.6% | 1,804 | - | $3,289 | $23,598,023 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 3 | Fighting | $5,109,680 | -61.7% | 2,312 | +3 | $2,210 | $18,443,020 | 2 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 9 | Hannah Montana: The Movie | $4,886,614 | -35.4% | 2,819 | -412 | $1,733 | $71,668,752 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 7 | State of Play | $4,840,265 | -46.2% | 2,445 | -362 | $1,979 | $32,068,465 | 3 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | - | Star Trek | $4,000,000 | - | 3,849 | - | $1,039 | $4,000,000 | - | Paramount Pictures | - | true |
| 12 | 8 | Fast & Furious | $3,502,430 | -55.6% | 2,547 | -1,019 | $1,375 | $150,544,745 | 5 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | - | Battle for Terra | $1,343,997 | - | 1,159 | - | $1,159 | $1,343,997 | 1 | Lionsgate Films | true | false |
| 14 | 19 | Taken | $1,021,619 | +115.3% | 494 | +44 | $2,068 | $143,748,638 | 14 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 15 | 11 | I Love You, Man | $1,017,731 | -62.5% | 685 | -878 | $1,485 | $69,588,004 | 7 | DreamWorks | false | false |
| 16 | 12 | Knowing | $733,569 | -71% | 822 | -1,038 | $892 | $78,098,334 | 7 | Summit Entertainment | false | false |
| 17 | 10 | Crank: High Voltage | $714,559 | -80.6% | 724 | -1,499 | $986 | $13,519,764 | 3 | Lionsgate Films | false | false |
| 18 | 15 | Sunshine Cleaning | $595,237 | -28.3% | 471 | -167 | $1,263 | $10,607,620 | 8 | Overture Films | false | false |
| 19 | 14 | The Haunting in Connecticut | $522,753 | -72.6% | 603 | -1,072 | $866 | $55,137,425 | 6 | Lionsgate Films | false | false |
| 20 | 20 | Under the Sea 3D | $485,868 | +8.4% | 45 | +2 | $10,797 | $7,024,261 | 12 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 21 | 13 | Observe and Report | $436,069 | -82.2% | 501 | -1,509 | $870 | $23,310,965 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 22 | 30 | Is Anybody There? | $393,625 | +134.8% | 122 | +68 | $3,226 | $623,495 | 3 | - | false | false |
| 23 | 34 | 12 Rounds | $337,318 | +174.6% | 159 | -64 | $2,121 | $11,852,052 | 6 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 24 | 21 | Paul Blart: Mall Cop | $335,461 | -22.7% | 297 | -45 | $1,129 | $145,563,317 | 16 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 25 | 16 | Adventureland | $276,689 | -64% | 202 | -379 | $1,369 | $15,637,198 | 5 | Miramax | false | false |
| 26 | 22 | Gran Torino | $265,545 | -31.2% | 275 | -73 | $965 | $147,473,760 | 21 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 27 | 25 | Sin Nombre | $258,562 | -11.3% | 87 | +4 | $2,971 | $1,839,643 | 7 | Focus Features | false | false |
| 28 | 17 | Duplicity | $234,265 | -60.4% | 279 | -331 | $839 | $40,254,260 | 7 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 29 | 23 | Dragonball Evolution | $200,801 | -46.5% | 153 | -347 | $1,312 | $9,011,420 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 30 | 18 | Race to Witch Mountain | $185,034 | -64% | 250 | -341 | $740 | $64,667,700 | 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 31 | 26 | Hotel for Dogs | $147,389 | -36.7% | 200 | -76 | $736 | $72,784,457 | 16 | DreamWorks | false | false |
| 32 | 27 | The Last House on the Left | $133,695 | -31.3% | 163 | -66 | $820 | $32,647,315 | 8 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 33 | 35 | Valentino: The Last Emperor | $117,786 | -1.9% | 27 | -2 | $4,362 | $737,041 | 8 | Truly Indie | false | false |
| 34 | 33 | Sugar | $111,562 | -11.8% | 45 | -6 | $2,479 | $601,018 | 5 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 35 | 32 | Tyson | $109,995 | -15.7% | 13 | +2 | $8,461 | $240,530 | 2 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 36 | 28 | He's Just Not That Into You | $105,800 | -43% | 152 | -80 | $696 | $93,784,094 | 13 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 37 | 31 | Confessions of a Shopaholic | $102,463 | -26.5% | 154 | -22 | $665 | $44,138,582 | 12 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 38 | - | The Merry Gentleman | $99,093 | - | 24 | - | $4,128 | $99,093 | 1 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | true | false |
| 39 | 39 | Paris 36 | $96,746 | +15.1% | 52 | +16 | $1,860 | $651,205 | 5 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 40 | 29 | Watchmen | $92,470 | -48.9% | 90 | -55 | $1,027 | $107,209,686 | 9 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 41 | 38 | American Violet | $90,062 | -5.8% | 45 | -13 | $2,001 | $491,244 | 3 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false | false |
| 42 | 43 | Every Little Step | $79,916 | +11.3% | 12 | +4 | $6,659 | $255,498 | 3 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 43 | - | The Limits of Control | $79,776 | - | 3 | - | $26,592 | $79,776 | 1 | Focus Features | true | false |
| 44 | 47 | Lymelife | $78,926 | +34.4% | 35 | +10 | $2,255 | $234,866 | 5 | Screen Media Films | false | false |
| 45 | 44 | Anvil | $76,342 | +12.3% | 16 | +4 | $4,771 | $244,039 | 4 | Abramorama | false | false |
| 46 | 36 | Coraline | $71,748 | -34.2% | 111 | -30 | $646 | $75,028,061 | 13 | Focus Features | false | false |
| 47 | 41 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | $67,653 | -14.9% | 7 | - | $9,664 | $28,583,394 | 189 | IMAX | false | false |
| 48 | 45 | Two Lovers | $58,924 | -12.8% | 31 | -25 | $1,900 | $3,018,838 | 12 | Magnolia Pictures | false | false |
| 49 | 52 | Dolphins and Whales 3D: Tribes of the Ocean | $57,127 | +37.6% | 8 | - | $7,140 | $6,016,252 | 64 | 3D Entertainment | false | false |
| 50 | 48 | Space Station 3D | $56,273 | -3.3% | 8 | +2 | $7,034 | $78,636,400 | 368 | IMAX | false | false |
| 51 | 37 | Slumdog Millionaire | $56,060 | -47.3% | 72 | -59 | $778 | $141,262,417 | 26 | - | false | false |
| 52 | 68 | Lemon Tree | $53,298 | +239.4% | 11 | +9 | $4,845 | $91,593 | 3 | IFC Films | false | false |
| 53 | 42 | Fly Me to the Moon 3D | $52,769 | -26.9% | 8 | - | $6,596 | $13,680,164 | 38 | Summit Entertainment | false | false |
| 54 | 50 | Shall We Kiss? | $49,797 | +3.5% | 33 | +5 | $1,509 | $386,491 | 6 | Music Box Films | false | false |
| 55 | 49 | The Class | $47,228 | -9% | 52 | -12 | $908 | $3,707,780 | 20 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 56 | 40 | Push | $46,119 | -42% | 73 | -20 | $631 | $31,792,909 | 13 | Summit Entertainment | false | false |
| 57 | 51 | Gomorrah | $42,713 | -3.5% | 37 | -3 | $1,154 | $1,513,177 | 20 | IFC Films | false | false |
| 58 | 61 | Il Divo | $42,646 | +92.3% | 5 | +3 | $8,529 | $64,822 | 2 | Music Box Films | false | false |
| 59 | 54 | Goodbye Solo | $37,204 | -6.7% | 13 | -2 | $2,861 | $318,362 | 6 | Roadside Attractions | false | false |
| 60 | 59 | Everlasting Moments | $32,789 | +14.3% | 26 | +2 | $1,261 | $495,327 | 9 | IFC Films | false | false |
| 61 | 57 | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | $29,152 | -5.7% | 11 | - | $2,650 | $21,401,590 | 83 | National Geographic Entertainment | false | false |
| 62 | 79 | Stomp! Shout! Scream! | $25,994 | +223.9% | 8 | +5 | $3,249 | $46,391 | 4 | Indican Pictures | false | false |
| 63 | 56 | The Great Buck Howard | $24,788 | -24.7% | 32 | -12 | $774 | $681,408 | 7 | Magnolia Pictures | false | false |
| 64 | - | Revanche | $23,949 | - | 3 | - | $7,983 | $23,949 | 1 | Janus Films | true | false |
| 65 | 58 | The Reader | $20,878 | -31.7% | 35 | -20 | $596 | $34,188,286 | 22 | The Weinstein Company | false | false |
| 66 | 62 | Roving Mars | $20,683 | -5.5% | 5 | - | $4,136 | $10,329,515 | 171 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 67 | 99 | Enlighten Up! | $19,187 | +487.3% | 3 | +1 | $6,395 | $113,789 | 34 | Balcony Releasing | false | false |
| 68 | 60 | Tokyo! | $18,139 | -23% | 10 | -8 | $1,813 | $319,199 | 9 | Liberation Entertainment | false | false |
| 69 | 91 | U2 3D | $18,128 | +177.8% | 6 | - | $3,021 | $9,836,952 | 68 | National Geographic Entertainment | false | false |
| 70 | 74 | Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li | $13,350 | +10.4% | 13 | +1 | $1,026 | $8,739,827 | 10 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 71 | - | Three Monkeys | $13,267 | - | 2 | - | $6,633 | $18,877 | 6 | Zeitgeist Films | false | false |
| 72 | 55 | The Cross | $12,905 | -62.5% | 29 | -6 | $445 | $704,395 | 6 | 8x Entertainment | false | false |
| 73 | 71 | Tokyo Sonata | $11,978 | -14.2% | 6 | -2 | $1,996 | $223,348 | 8 | Regent Releasing | false | false |
| 74 | 63 | The Wrestler | $11,721 | -44.1% | 21 | -12 | $558 | $26,232,937 | 21 | - | false | false |
| 75 | - | Not Forgotten | $11,638 | - | 1 | - | $11,638 | $11,638 | 1 | Anchor Bay Films | true | false |
| 76 | 70 | Rolling | $10,345 | -31.9% | 2 | -2 | $5,172 | $56,942 | 5 | Indican Pictures | false | false |
| 77 | 83 | 12 | $9,900 | +30% | 10 | -3 | $990 | $110,132 | 10 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 78 | 75 | Examined Life | $9,496 | -19.4% | 5 | -1 | $1,899 | $101,666 | 11 | Zeitgeist Films | false | false |
| 79 | 77 | Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 | $9,159 | -13.2% | 6 | -2 | $1,526 | $242,679 | 25 | Kino International | false | false |
| 80 | 78 | In a Dream | $9,055 | +11.6% | 4 | - | $2,263 | $47,287 | 4 | International Film Circuit | false | false |
| 81 | 93 | The Garden | $8,597 | +46.7% | 4 | +3 | $2,149 | $14,459 | 2 | Oscilloscope | false | false |
| 82 | 81 | Treeless Mountain | $8,569 | +9.5% | 2 | +1 | $4,284 | $18,955 | 3 | Oscilloscope | false | false |
| 83 | 76 | Hunger | $8,297 | -22.3% | 2 | -9 | $4,148 | $136,856 | 22 | IFC Films | false | false |
| 84 | 72 | Gigantic | $7,572 | -40.2% | 10 | +1 | $757 | $64,934 | 5 | First Independent Pictures | false | false |
| 85 | 87 | Che: Part One/Che: Part Two | $6,881 | -7.3% | 9 | -1 | $764 | $1,484,394 | 21 | IFC Films | false | false |
| 86 | 96 | The Legend of God's Gun | $6,012 | +22% | 2 | - | $3,006 | $218,837 | 42 | Indican Pictures | false | false |
| 87 | 67 | Bride Wars | $5,960 | -63.9% | 15 | -11 | $397 | $58,713,130 | 17 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 88 | 84 | Fados | $5,095 | -33% | 6 | +3 | $849 | $79,136 | 9 | Zeitgeist Films | false | false |
| 89 | 64 | Throw Down Your Heart | $4,822 | -72.7% | 2 | - | $2,411 | $41,030 | 8 | Argot Pictures | false | false |
| 90 | 69 | Nursery University | $4,706 | -69.9% | 2 | +1 | $2,353 | $20,323 | 2 | Variance Films | false | false |
| 91 | 97 | Waltz with Bashir | $4,091 | -13.2% | 4 | -10 | $1,022 | $2,280,289 | 20 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 92 | 86 | The Song of Sparrows | $4,085 | -46.2% | 2 | -3 | $2,042 | $55,198 | 5 | Regent Releasing | false | false |
| 93 | 98 | Ballerina | $4,058 | +0.6% | 2 | -1 | $2,029 | $103,955 | 16 | First Run | false | false |
| 94 | 105 | Skills Like This | $3,732 | +74.6% | 5 | +2 | $746 | $48,570 | 7 | Shadow Distribution | false | false |
| 95 | - | A Wink and a Smile | $3,077 | - | 1 | - | $3,077 | $3,077 | 1 | First Run | true | false |
| 96 | 108 | Cherry Blossoms | $2,729 | +57.6% | 1 | -1 | $2,729 | $95,322 | 16 | Strand Releasing | false | false |
| 97 | 117 | Home | $2,525 | +1,017.3% | 3 | +2 | $841 | $2,771 | 3 | Monterey Media | false | false |
| 98 | - | The Wild Child | $2,314 | - | 2 | - | $1,157 | $54,227 | 26 | The Film Desk | false | false |
| 99 | 102 | Tulpan | $2,196 | -23.6% | 1 | - | $2,196 | $41,798 | 6 | Zeitgeist Films | false | false |
| 100 | 101 | Z | $2,113 | -31.9% | 1 | - | $2,113 | $49,519 | 8 | Rialto Pictures | false | false |
| 101 | 95 | Play the Game | $1,877 | -67.5% | - | - | - | $370,394 | 10 | Slowhand Cinema Releasing | false | false |
| 102 | - | The Skeptic | $1,872 | - | 1 | - | $1,872 | $1,872 | 1 | IFC Films | true | false |
| 103 | 80 | The Golden Boys | $1,627 | -79.5% | 4 | -7 | $406 | $39,063 | 3 | Roadside Attractions | false | false |
| 104 | - | Of Time and the City | $1,463 | - | 2 | - | $731 | $32,251 | 16 | Strand Releasing | false | false |
| 105 | 85 | The Mysteries of Pittsburgh | $972 | -87.2% | 1 | -4 | $972 | $79,938 | 4 | - | false | false |
| 106 | - | One Day You'll Understand | $716 | - | 1 | - | $716 | $118,759 | 27 | Kino International | false | false |
| 107 | 112 | Absurdistan | $708 | +20.8% | 2 | +1 | $354 | $36,082 | 13 | First Run | false | false |
| 108 | 110 | Alien Trespass | $672 | -42.2% | 2 | -3 | $336 | $80,833 | 5 | Roadside Attractions | false | false |
| 109 | 111 | A Secret | $409 | -60.6% | 1 | - | $409 | $623,558 | 35 | Strand Releasing | false | false |
