Domestic Box Office For 2008
Key:Estimated
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Dark Knight | $533,345,358 | 4,366 | $158,411,483 | 29.7% | 4,366 | Jul 18 | Mar 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | $317,101,119 | 4,264 | $100,137,835 | 31.6% | 4,260 | May 22 | Oct 16 | Paramount Pictures |
| 2 | Iron Man | $318,604,126 | 4,154 | $98,618,668 | 31% | 4,105 | May 2 | Oct 2 | Paramount Pictures |
| 7 | Twilight | $192,769,854 | 3,649 | $69,637,740 | 36.1% | 3,419 | Nov 21 | Apr 2 | Summit Entertainment |
| 9 | Quantum of Solace | $168,368,427 | 3,501 | $67,528,882 | 40.1% | 3,451 | Nov 14 | Jan 25 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 8 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $180,010,950 | 4,065 | $63,106,589 | 35.1% | 4,056 | Nov 7 | Feb 26 | DreamWorks |
| 5 | WALL·E | $223,808,164 | 3,992 | $63,087,526 | 28.2% | 3,992 | Jun 27 | Jan 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 4 | Hancock | $227,946,274 | 3,965 | $62,603,879 | 27.5% | 3,965 | Jul 2 | Sep 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 6 | Kung Fu Panda | $215,434,591 | 4,136 | $60,239,130 | 28% | 4,114 | Jun 6 | Oct 9 | DreamWorks |
| 11 | Sex and the City | $152,647,258 | 3,325 | $57,038,404 | 37.4% | 3,285 | May 30 | Sep 18 | Warner Bros. |
| 17 | The Incredible Hulk | $134,806,913 | 3,508 | $55,414,050 | 41.1% | 3,505 | Jun 13 | Sep 4 | Universal Pictures |
| 15 | The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian | $141,621,490 | 3,929 | $55,034,805 | 38.9% | 3,929 | May 16 | Sep 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 18 | Wanted | $134,508,551 | 3,185 | $50,927,085 | 37.9% | 3,175 | Jun 27 | Sep 18 | Universal Pictures |
| 10 | Horton Hears a Who! | $154,529,439 | 3,961 | $45,012,998 | 29.1% | 3,954 | Mar 14 | Sep 4 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 33 | High School Musical 3: Senior Year | $90,559,416 | 3,626 | $42,030,184 | 46.4% | 3,623 | Oct 24 | Feb 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 25 | The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor | $102,491,776 | 3,778 | $40,457,770 | 39.5% | 3,760 | Aug 1 | Sep 25 | Universal Pictures |
| 39 | Cloverfield | $80,048,433 | 3,411 | $40,058,229 | 50% | 3,411 | Jan 18 | Apr 10 | Paramount Pictures |
| 19 | Get Smart | $130,319,208 | 3,915 | $38,683,480 | 29.7% | 3,911 | Jun 20 | Nov 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 29 | You Don't Mess with the Zohan | $100,018,837 | 3,466 | $38,531,374 | 38.5% | 3,462 | Jun 6 | Sep 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 14 | Marley & Me | $143,153,751 | 3,505 | $36,357,586 | 25.4% | 3,480 | Dec 25 | Apr 30 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 31 | 10,000 BC | $94,784,201 | 3,454 | $35,867,488 | 37.8% | 3,410 | Mar 7 | Jun 19 | Warner Bros. |
| 42 | Hellboy II: The Golden Army | $75,986,503 | 3,212 | $34,539,115 | 45.5% | 3,204 | Jul 11 | Sep 18 | Universal Pictures |
| 48 | Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert | $65,281,781 | 687 | $31,117,834 | 47.7% | 683 | Feb 1 | May 15 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 21 | Four Christmases | $120,146,040 | 3,540 | $31,069,826 | 25.9% | 3,310 | Nov 26 | Feb 12 | Warner Bros. |
| 28 | Step Brothers | $100,468,793 | 3,182 | $30,940,732 | 30.8% | 3,094 | Jul 25 | Sep 21 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 49 | The Happening | $64,506,874 | 2,986 | $30,517,109 | 47.3% | 2,986 | Jun 13 | Sep 18 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 40 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | $79,366,978 | 3,560 | $30,480,153 | 38.4% | 3,560 | Dec 12 | Apr 2 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 54 | Saw V | $56,746,769 | 3,084 | $30,053,954 | 53% | 3,060 | Oct 24 | Dec 11 | Lionsgate Films |
| 32 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua | $94,514,402 | 3,239 | $29,300,465 | 31% | 3,215 | Oct 3 | Feb 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 27 | Eagle Eye | $101,440,743 | 3,614 | $29,150,721 | 28.7% | 3,510 | Sep 26 | Jan 8 | DreamWorks |
| 13 | Mamma Mia! | $144,290,968 | 3,194 | $27,751,240 | 19.2% | 2,976 | Jul 18 | Nov 6 | Universal Pictures |
| 24 | Bedtime Stories | $110,101,975 | 3,684 | $27,450,296 | 24.9% | 3,681 | Dec 25 | Mar 12 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 38 | Jumper | $80,172,128 | 3,430 | $27,354,808 | 34.1% | 3,428 | Feb 14 | Jul 10 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 20 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | $127,509,326 | 2,988 | $26,853,816 | 21.1% | 2,988 | Dec 25 | Apr 23 | Paramount Pictures |
| 22 | Bolt | $114,053,579 | 3,654 | $26,223,128 | 23% | 3,651 | Nov 21 | Feb 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 23 | Tropic Thunder | $110,515,313 | 3,473 | $25,812,796 | 23.4% | 3,319 | Aug 13 | Nov 13 | DreamWorks |
| 36 | 21 | $81,159,365 | 2,952 | $24,105,943 | 29.7% | 2,648 | Mar 28 | May 18 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 34 | Pineapple Express | $87,341,380 | 3,072 | $23,245,025 | 26.6% | 3,072 | Aug 6 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 41 | 27 Dresses | $76,808,654 | 3,074 | $23,007,725 | 30% | 3,057 | Jan 18 | May 29 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 43 | Vantage Point | $72,266,306 | 3,163 | $22,874,936 | 31.7% | 3,149 | Feb 22 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 45 | Fool's Gold | $70,231,041 | 3,125 | $21,589,295 | 30.7% | 3,125 | Feb 8 | May 29 | Warner Bros. |
| 56 | The Forbidden Kingdom | $52,075,270 | 3,151 | $21,401,121 | 41.1% | 3,151 | Apr 18 | Jun 19 | Lionsgate Films |
| 35 | Valkyrie | $83,077,833 | 2,838 | $21,027,007 | 25.3% | 2,711 | Dec 25 | Apr 16 | United Artists |
| 26 | Journey to the Center of the Earth | $101,704,370 | 2,830 | $21,018,141 | 20.7% | 2,811 | Jul 11 | Dec 11 | Warner Bros. |
| 55 | The Strangers | $52,597,610 | 2,477 | $20,997,985 | 39.9% | 2,466 | May 30 | Jul 24 | Rogue Pictures |
| 65 | Prom Night | $43,869,350 | 2,821 | $20,804,941 | 47.4% | 2,700 | Apr 11 | May 29 | Screen Gems |
| 37 | What Happens in Vegas | $80,277,646 | 3,255 | $20,172,474 | 25.1% | 3,215 | May 9 | Sep 18 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 68 | Meet the Browns | $41,975,388 | 2,016 | $20,082,809 | 47.8% | 2,006 | Mar 21 | May 8 | Lionsgate Films |
| 47 | Role Models | $67,294,270 | 2,798 | $19,167,085 | 28.5% | 2,792 | Nov 7 | Jan 29 | Universal Pictures |
| 52 | Burn After Reading | $60,355,347 | 2,657 | $19,128,001 | 31.7% | 2,651 | Sep 12 | Dec 25 | Focus Features |
| 44 | The Spiderwick Chronicles | $71,195,053 | 3,847 | $19,004,058 | 26.7% | 3,847 | Feb 14 | May 8 | Paramount Pictures |
| 53 | Step Up 2: The Streets | $58,017,783 | 2,528 | $18,908,826 | 32.6% | 2,470 | Feb 14 | May 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 64 | Speed Racer | $43,945,766 | 3,606 | $18,561,337 | 42.2% | 3,606 | May 9 | Aug 7 | Warner Bros. |
| 74 | Meet the Spartans | $38,233,676 | 2,643 | $18,505,530 | 48.4% | 2,605 | Jan 25 | May 1 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 30 | Yes Man | $97,690,976 | 3,434 | $18,262,471 | 18.7% | 3,434 | Dec 19 | Apr 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 66 | Rambo | $42,754,105 | 2,764 | $18,203,876 | 42.6% | 2,751 | Jan 25 | Mar 27 | Lionsgate Films |
| 50 | Forgetting Sarah Marshall | $63,172,463 | 2,872 | $17,725,330 | 28.1% | 2,798 | Apr 18 | Jul 10 | Universal Pictures |
| 76 | First Sunday | $37,931,869 | 2,213 | $17,714,821 | 46.7% | 2,213 | Jan 11 | Feb 24 | Screen Gems |
| 70 | Max Payne | $40,689,393 | 3,381 | $17,639,849 | 43.4% | 3,376 | Oct 17 | Jan 15 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 51 | Baby Mama | $60,494,212 | 2,627 | $17,407,110 | 28.8% | 2,543 | Apr 25 | Jul 24 | Universal Pictures |
| 78 | The Family That Preys | $37,105,289 | 2,070 | $17,381,218 | 46.8% | 2,070 | Sep 12 | Oct 23 | Lionsgate Films |
| 71 | Righteous Kill | $40,081,410 | 3,152 | $16,288,361 | 40.6% | 3,152 | Sep 12 | - | Overture Films |
| 67 | Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins | $42,436,517 | 2,387 | $16,207,730 | 38.2% | 2,387 | Feb 8 | Apr 3 | Universal Pictures |
| 83 | Semi-Pro | $33,479,698 | 3,121 | $15,200,000 | - | 3,121 | Feb 29 | May 1 | New Line Cinema |
| 73 | Lakeview Terrace | $39,263,506 | 2,574 | $15,004,672 | 38.2% | 2,464 | Sep 19 | Nov 2 | Screen Gems |
| 75 | Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay | $38,108,728 | 2,545 | $14,908,404 | 39.1% | 2,510 | Apr 25 | Jul 17 | Warner Bros. |
| 46 | Seven Pounds | $69,951,824 | 2,758 | $14,851,136 | 21.2% | 2,758 | Dec 19 | Jan 25 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 58 | Australia | $49,554,002 | 2,721 | $14,800,723 | 29.9% | 2,642 | Nov 26 | Mar 26 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 61 | Made of Honor | $46,012,734 | 2,816 | $14,756,850 | 32.1% | 2,729 | May 2 | Jun 29 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 81 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | $35,161,554 | 3,452 | $14,611,273 | 41.6% | 3,452 | Aug 15 | Nov 13 | Warner Bros. |
| 59 | The House Bunny | $48,237,389 | 2,763 | $14,533,702 | 30.1% | 2,714 | Aug 22 | Oct 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 91 | Quarantine | $31,691,811 | 2,463 | $14,211,321 | 44.8% | 2,461 | Oct 10 | Nov 16 | Screen Gems |
| 88 | The Love Guru | $32,235,793 | 3,012 | $13,907,130 | 43.1% | 3,012 | Jun 20 | Aug 28 | Paramount Pictures |
| 62 | College Road Trip | $45,610,425 | 2,706 | $13,601,419 | 29.8% | 2,706 | Mar 7 | Jul 31 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 69 | Nights in Rodanthe | $41,850,659 | 2,704 | $13,418,454 | 32.1% | 2,704 | Sep 26 | Jan 15 | Warner Bros. |
| 60 | Nim's Island | $48,006,762 | 3,518 | $13,210,579 | 27.5% | 3,513 | Apr 4 | Aug 28 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 72 | Body of Lies | $39,394,666 | 2,714 | $12,884,416 | 32.7% | 2,710 | Oct 10 | Jan 15 | Warner Bros. |
| 95 | Leatherheads | $31,373,938 | 2,798 | $12,682,595 | 40.4% | 2,769 | Apr 4 | Jun 5 | Universal Pictures |
| 79 | Death Race | $36,316,032 | 2,586 | $12,621,090 | 34.8% | 2,532 | Aug 22 | Oct 16 | Universal Pictures |
| 102 | One Missed Call | $26,890,041 | 2,240 | $12,511,473 | 46.5% | 2,240 | Jan 4 | Mar 13 | Warner Bros. |
| 104 | Street Kings | $26,418,667 | 2,469 | $12,469,631 | 47.2% | 2,467 | Apr 11 | Jul 17 | - |
| 94 | The Eye | $31,418,697 | 2,470 | $12,425,776 | 39.5% | 2,436 | Feb 1 | Apr 10 | Lionsgate Films |
| 90 | Transporter 3 | $31,715,062 | 2,626 | $12,063,452 | 38% | 2,626 | Nov 26 | Jan 1 | Lionsgate Films |
| 99 | Untraceable | $28,687,835 | 2,368 | $11,354,069 | 39.6% | 2,368 | Jan 25 | Mar 6 | Screen Gems |
| 92 | Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist | $31,487,293 | 2,421 | $11,311,751 | 35.9% | 2,421 | Oct 3 | Nov 16 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 96 | Mirrors | $30,691,439 | 2,664 | $11,161,074 | 36.4% | 2,664 | Aug 15 | Nov 23 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 63 | The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 | $44,089,964 | 2,714 | $10,678,430 | 24.2% | 2,707 | Aug 6 | Nov 13 | Warner Bros. |
| 77 | The Secret Life of Bees | $37,770,162 | 1,630 | $10,527,799 | 27.9% | 1,591 | Oct 17 | Feb 26 | - |
| 108 | W. | $25,534,493 | 2,050 | $10,505,668 | 41.1% | 2,030 | Oct 17 | Dec 4 | Lionsgate Films |
| 106 | Shutter | $25,928,550 | 2,756 | $10,447,559 | 40.3% | 2,753 | Mar 21 | Jun 26 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 86 | Drillbit Taylor | $32,862,104 | 3,061 | $10,309,986 | 31.4% | 3,056 | Mar 21 | Jun 19 | Paramount Pictures |
| 101 | The Women | $26,902,075 | 2,995 | $10,115,210 | 37.6% | 2,962 | Sep 12 | Nov 20 | Picturehouse |
| 57 | The Tale of Despereaux | $50,877,145 | 3,107 | $10,103,675 | 19.9% | 3,104 | Dec 19 | Mar 5 | Universal Pictures |
| 93 | Zack and Miri Make a Porno | $31,457,946 | 2,735 | $10,065,630 | 32% | 2,735 | Oct 31 | Jan 29 | The Weinstein Company |
| 114 | The X Files: I Want to Believe | $20,982,478 | 3,185 | $10,021,753 | 47.8% | 3,185 | Jul 25 | Oct 9 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 87 | Definitely, Maybe | $32,241,649 | 2,220 | $9,764,270 | 30.3% | 2,204 | Feb 14 | Apr 10 | Universal Pictures |
| 107 | Superhero Movie | $25,881,068 | 2,965 | $9,510,297 | 36.7% | 2,960 | Mar 28 | Jul 24 | - |
| 113 | Babylon A.D. | $22,532,572 | 3,425 | $9,484,627 | 42.1% | 3,390 | Aug 29 | Nov 16 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 109 | Never Back Down | $24,850,922 | 2,729 | $8,603,195 | 34.6% | 2,729 | Mar 14 | Jun 5 | Summit Entertainment |
| 119 | My Best Friend's Girl | $19,219,250 | 2,636 | $8,265,357 | 43% | 2,604 | Sep 19 | Oct 23 | Lionsgate Films |
| 103 | The Other Boleyn Girl | $26,814,957 | 1,212 | $8,203,061 | 30.6% | 1,166 | Feb 29 | Apr 20 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 122 | The Ruins | $17,432,844 | 2,814 | $8,003,421 | 45.9% | 2,812 | Apr 4 | Jun 19 | DreamWorks |
| 110 | Traitor | $23,530,831 | 2,108 | $7,868,465 | 33.4% | 2,054 | Aug 27 | Nov 25 | Overture Films |
| 118 | Igor | $19,528,602 | 2,341 | $7,803,347 | 40% | 2,339 | Sep 19 | Jan 22 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 126 | Bangkok Dangerous | $15,298,133 | 2,654 | $7,783,266 | 50.9% | 2,650 | Sep 5 | Oct 23 | Lionsgate Films |
| 115 | Mad Money | $20,668,843 | 2,470 | $7,736,452 | 37.4% | 2,470 | Jan 18 | May 18 | Overture Films |
| 97 | Space Chimps | $30,105,968 | 2,538 | $7,181,374 | 23.9% | 2,511 | Jul 18 | Nov 23 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 123 | 88 Minutes | $17,213,467 | 2,168 | $6,957,216 | 40.4% | 2,168 | Apr 18 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 84 | Fireproof | $33,456,317 | 905 | $6,836,036 | 20.4% | 839 | Sep 26 | Jan 29 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 117 | The Spirit | $19,806,188 | 2,509 | $6,463,278 | 32.6% | 2,509 | Dec 25 | Jan 22 | Lionsgate Films |
| 125 | Pride and Glory | $15,740,721 | 2,585 | $6,262,396 | 39.8% | 2,585 | Oct 24 | Dec 11 | Warner Bros. |
| 124 | Swing Vote | $16,289,867 | 2,213 | $6,230,669 | 38.2% | 2,213 | Aug 1 | Oct 16 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 98 | The Bank Job | $30,060,660 | 1,613 | $5,935,256 | 19.7% | 1,603 | Mar 7 | Jun 5 | Lionsgate Films |
| 128 | Disaster Movie | $14,190,901 | 2,642 | $5,836,973 | 41.1% | 2,642 | Aug 29 | Oct 23 | Lionsgate Films |
| 131 | The Haunting of Molly Hartley | $13,559,812 | 2,652 | $5,423,315 | 40% | 2,652 | Oct 31 | Feb 5 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 138 | Soul Men | $12,082,391 | 2,048 | $5,401,605 | 44.7% | 2,044 | Nov 7 | Feb 5 | - |
| 139 | Meet Dave | $11,803,254 | 3,011 | $5,251,918 | 44.5% | 3,011 | Jul 11 | Oct 9 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 132 | Ghost Town | $13,367,624 | 1,512 | $5,012,315 | 37.5% | 1,505 | Sep 19 | Nov 13 | DreamWorks |
| 142 | Doomsday | $11,008,770 | 1,938 | $4,926,565 | 44.8% | 1,936 | Mar 14 | Apr 10 | Rogue Pictures |
| 158 | Over Her Dead Body | $7,563,670 | 1,977 | $4,600,000 | - | 1,977 | Feb 1 | Mar 16 | New Line Cinema |
| 146 | The Express | $9,793,406 | 2,810 | $4,562,675 | 46.6% | 2,808 | Oct 10 | Nov 6 | Universal Pictures |
| 143 | Stop-Loss | $10,915,744 | 1,305 | $4,555,117 | 41.7% | 1,291 | Mar 28 | Jun 19 | Paramount Pictures |
| 152 | Punisher: War Zone | $8,050,977 | 2,508 | $4,271,451 | 53.1% | 2,508 | Dec 5 | Dec 24 | Lionsgate Films |
| 134 | The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything | $12,981,269 | 1,340 | $4,251,320 | 32.7% | 1,337 | Jan 11 | Mar 6 | Universal Pictures |
| 141 | Be Kind Rewind | $11,175,164 | 810 | $4,100,000 | - | 808 | Feb 22 | May 1 | New Line Cinema |
| 147 | Smart People | $9,511,289 | 1,119 | $4,092,465 | 43% | 1,106 | Apr 11 | Jun 5 | Miramax |
| 140 | The Longshots | $11,537,046 | 2,089 | $4,080,687 | 35.4% | 2,089 | Aug 22 | Nov 25 | - |
| 160 | How She Move | $7,070,641 | 1,531 | $3,957,471 | 56% | 1,531 | Jan 25 | Mar 27 | Paramount Vantage |
| 161 | An American Carol | $7,013,191 | 1,639 | $3,810,000 | - | 1,639 | Oct 3 | Nov 12 | Vivendi Entertainment |
| 145 | Penelope | $10,011,996 | 1,207 | $3,802,144 | 38% | 1,196 | Feb 29 | Jun 5 | Summit Entertainment |
| 111 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | $23,216,709 | 726 | $3,755,575 | 16.2% | 692 | Aug 15 | Feb 19 | - |
| 150 | Sex Drive | $8,402,485 | 2,421 | $3,607,164 | 42.9% | 2,421 | Oct 17 | Dec 4 | Summit Entertainment |
| 159 | Nothing Like the Holidays | $7,503,736 | 1,671 | $3,531,664 | 47.1% | 1,671 | Dec 12 | Jan 29 | Overture Films |
| 153 | Miracle at St. Anna | $7,919,117 | 1,185 | $3,477,996 | 43.9% | 1,185 | Sep 26 | Nov 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 151 | Cadillac Records | $8,195,551 | 701 | $3,445,559 | 42% | 687 | Dec 5 | Jan 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 133 | Religulous | $13,011,160 | 568 | $3,409,643 | 26.2% | 502 | Oct 1 | Dec 18 | Lionsgate Films |
| 172 | In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale | $4,775,656 | 1,632 | $3,265,000 | - | 1,632 | Jan 11 | Jan 24 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 154 | City of Ember | $7,873,007 | 2,023 | $3,129,473 | 39.7% | 2,022 | Oct 10 | Jan 15 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 162 | Strange Wilderness | $6,575,282 | 1,211 | $3,001,719 | 45.7% | 1,208 | Feb 1 | Mar 6 | Paramount Classics |
| 156 | Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed | $7,720,487 | 1,052 | $2,970,848 | 38.5% | 1,052 | Apr 18 | Oct 19 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 136 | Under the Same Moon | $12,590,147 | 454 | $2,769,655 | 22% | 266 | Mar 19 | Jul 17 | The Weinstein Company |
| 164 | The Rocker | $6,409,528 | 2,784 | $2,636,048 | 41.1% | 2,784 | Aug 20 | Oct 16 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 137 | Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day | $12,313,694 | 539 | $2,490,942 | 20.2% | 535 | Mar 7 | May 22 | Focus Features |
| 166 | Run Fatboy Run | $6,003,262 | 1,133 | $2,340,743 | 39% | 1,133 | Mar 28 | May 22 | Picturehouse |
| 174 | Deception | $4,598,506 | 2,001 | $2,312,146 | 50.3% | 2,001 | Apr 25 | Jun 26 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 175 | Flash of Genius | $4,442,377 | 1,098 | $2,251,075 | 50.7% | 1,098 | Oct 3 | Oct 23 | Universal Pictures |
| 173 | College | $4,694,636 | 2,124 | $2,153,109 | 45.9% | 2,123 | Aug 29 | Nov 13 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 176 | Witless Protection | $4,161,625 | 1,354 | $2,116,692 | 50.9% | 1,333 | Feb 22 | Mar 20 | Lionsgate Films |
| 185 | Blindness | $3,351,751 | 1,690 | $1,950,260 | 58.2% | 1,690 | Oct 3 | Oct 16 | Miramax |
| 130 | Fly Me to the Moon 3D | $13,816,982 | 713 | $1,900,523 | 13.8% | 452 | Aug 15 | May 28 | Summit Entertainment |
| 179 | Charlie Bartlett | $3,951,699 | 1,122 | $1,836,256 | 46.5% | 1,122 | Feb 22 | May 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 169 | Shine a Light | $5,505,267 | 277 | $1,488,081 | 27% | 276 | Apr 4 | Jun 19 | Paramount Vantage |
| 89 | Milk | $31,841,299 | 882 | $1,453,844 | 4.6% | 36 | Nov 26 | Apr 16 | Focus Features |
| 191 | How to Lose Friends & Alienate People | $2,778,752 | 1,750 | $1,430,294 | 51.5% | 1,750 | Oct 3 | Dec 11 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 190 | Choke | $2,926,565 | 435 | $1,319,286 | 45.1% | 435 | Sep 26 | Nov 23 | - |
| 184 | Jodhaa Akbar | $3,440,718 | 125 | $1,300,000 | 37.8% | 100 | Feb 15 | Apr 13 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 199 | Singh Is King | $2,159,376 | 112 | $1,154,528 | 53.5% | 112 | Aug 7 | Aug 24 | Studio 18 |
| 144 | U2 3D | $10,363,341 | 686 | $946,000 | - | 61 | Jan 23 | Aug 26 | National Geographic Entertainment |
| 201 | Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi | $2,078,956 | 83 | $920,995 | 44.3% | 83 | Dec 12 | Jan 15 | Yash Raj Films |
| 204 | Henry Poole Is Here | $1,836,515 | 527 | $805,219 | 43.8% | 527 | Aug 15 | Oct 23 | Overture Films |
| 210 | Race | $1,367,024 | 96 | $802,254 | 58.7% | 96 | Mar 21 | Apr 13 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 193 | Ghajini | $2,430,627 | 83 | $766,859 | 31.5% | 83 | Dec 24 | Jan 29 | Adlabs Films |
| 213 | Friendship | $1,243,910 | 74 | $645,604 | 51.9% | 74 | Nov 14 | Dec 11 | Yash Raj Films |
| 224 | U Me Aur Hum | $1,028,191 | 89 | $642,923 | 62.5% | 89 | Apr 11 | Apr 27 | Eros Worldwide |
| 225 | Sarkar Raj | $1,009,065 | 70 | $642,523 | 63.7% | 70 | Jun 6 | Jun 29 | Eros Worldwide |
| 211 | Funny Games | $1,294,919 | 288 | $544,833 | 42.1% | 286 | Mar 14 | May 1 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 240 | Delgo | $694,782 | 2,160 | $511,920 | 73.7% | 2,160 | Dec 12 | Dec 18 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 85 | Doubt | $33,446,470 | 1,287 | $507,226 | 1.5% | 15 | Dec 12 | Apr 9 | Miramax |
| 80 | Changeling | $35,739,802 | 1,896 | $489,015 | 1.4% | 15 | Oct 24 | Jan 8 | Universal Pictures |
| 247 | Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights - Hollywood to the Heartland | $603,894 | 962 | $464,170 | 76.9% | 962 | Feb 8 | Feb 28 | Picturehouse |
| 155 | In Bruges | $7,800,824 | 232 | $459,575 | 5.9% | 28 | Feb 8 | Jun 26 | Focus Features |
| 171 | Hamlet 2 | $4,886,216 | 1,597 | $439,925 | 9% | 103 | Aug 22 | Oct 2 | Focus Features |
| 216 | The Nightmare Before Christmas 2009 3D Release | $1,109,188 | 284 | $398,411 | 35.9% | 284 | Oct 24 | Nov 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 226 | Cassandra's Dream | $973,018 | 107 | $361,901 | 37.2% | 107 | Jan 18 | Feb 21 | The Weinstein Company |
| 16 | Slumdog Millionaire | $141,319,928 | 2,943 | $360,018 | 0.3% | 10 | Nov 12 | May 28 | - |
| 163 | Brideshead Revisited | $6,432,256 | 501 | $339,616 | 5.3% | 33 | Jul 25 | Sep 25 | Miramax |
| 252 | Nobel Son | $540,382 | 893 | $333,912 | 61.8% | 893 | Dec 5 | Dec 24 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 260 | Bhoothnath | $476,032 | 64 | $330,246 | 69.4% | 64 | May 9 | May 22 | Eros Worldwide |
| 249 | House | $575,048 | 363 | $327,445 | 56.9% | 363 | Nov 7 | Dec 24 | Roadside Attractions |
| 242 | Heroes | $655,538 | 60 | $326,425 | 49.8% | 60 | Oct 24 | Nov 6 | Eros Worldwide |
| 239 | Bachna Ae Haseeno | $702,166 | 71 | $322,431 | 45.9% | 71 | Aug 15 | Sep 4 | Yash Raj Films |
| 258 | Krazzy 4 | $487,215 | 59 | $322,426 | 66.2% | 59 | Apr 11 | Apr 27 | Eros Worldwide |
| 266 | Tashan | $457,380 | 75 | $301,226 | 65.9% | 75 | Apr 25 | May 11 | Yash Raj Films |
| 135 | Rachel Getting Married | $12,796,841 | 391 | $293,369 | 2.3% | 9 | Oct 3 | Apr 23 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 256 | Kismat Konnection | $490,154 | 62 | $282,122 | 57.6% | 62 | Jul 18 | Aug 7 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 177 | Bottle Shock | $4,078,607 | 401 | $278,075 | 6.8% | 48 | Aug 6 | Dec 11 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 12 | Gran Torino | $148,095,302 | 3,045 | $271,720 | 0.2% | 6 | Dec 12 | Jun 18 | Warner Bros. |
| 250 | Yuvvraaj | $570,090 | 77 | $264,362 | 46.4% | 77 | Nov 21 | Dec 11 | Eros Worldwide |
| 149 | The Boy in the Striped Pajamas | $9,046,156 | 679 | $253,085 | 2.8% | 17 | Nov 7 | Jan 22 | Miramax |
| 116 | Appaloosa | $20,211,394 | 1,290 | $248,847 | 1.2% | 14 | Sep 19 | Jan 22 | Warner Bros. |
| 290 | One Two Three | $274,589 | 42 | $246,724 | 89.9% | 42 | Mar 28 | Apr 3 | Eros Worldwide |
| 227 | Diary of the Dead | $958,961 | 48 | $232,576 | 24.3% | 42 | Feb 15 | May 1 | Third Rail Releasing |
| 121 | Kit Kittredge: An American Girl | $17,657,973 | 1,849 | $220,297 | 1.2% | 5 | Jun 20 | Oct 9 | Picturehouse |
| 241 | Beer for My Horses | $666,045 | 91 | $209,253 | 31.4% | 91 | Aug 8 | Nov 9 | Roadside Attractions |
| 246 | Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na | $604,037 | 40 | $205,203 | 34% | 33 | Jul 4 | Aug 7 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 105 | The Wrestler | $26,238,243 | 776 | $202,714 | 0.8% | 4 | Dec 17 | May 14 | - |
| 261 | The Legend of Drona | $475,104 | 90 | $199,329 | 42% | 90 | Oct 2 | Oct 16 | Eros Worldwide |
| 277 | Everybody Wants to Be Italian | $351,416 | 98 | $197,861 | 56.3% | 98 | Sep 5 | Oct 16 | Roadside Attractions |
| 218 | What Just Happened | $1,090,947 | 88 | $192,508 | 17.6% | 36 | Oct 17 | Dec 18 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 279 | Billy: The Early Years | $347,328 | 282 | $192,042 | 55.3% | 282 | Oct 10 | Oct 23 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
