Domestic Box Office For 2008
Key:Estimated
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | Defiance | $28,644,813 | 1,793 | $123,513 | 0.4% | 2 | Dec 31 | Apr 30 | Paramount Vantage |
| 465 | Good | $27,276 | 8 | $9,508 | 34.9% | 2 | Dec 31 | Jan 15 | THINKFilm |
| 112 | Revolutionary Road | $22,911,480 | 1,077 | $189,911 | 0.8% | 3 | Dec 26 | Apr 2 | Paramount Vantage |
| 14 | Marley & Me | $143,153,751 | 3,505 | $36,357,586 | 25.4% | 3,480 | Dec 25 | Apr 30 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 117 | The Spirit | $19,806,188 | 2,509 | $6,463,278 | 32.6% | 2,509 | Dec 25 | Jan 22 | Lionsgate Films |
| 195 | Waltz with Bashir | $2,283,849 | 208 | $50,021 | 2.2% | 5 | Dec 25 | May 14 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 24 | Bedtime Stories | $110,101,975 | 3,684 | $27,450,296 | 24.9% | 3,681 | Dec 25 | Mar 12 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 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 |
| 127 | Last Chance Harvey | $14,889,042 | 1,108 | $97,260 | 0.7% | 6 | Dec 25 | Apr 23 | Overture Films |
| 35 | Valkyrie | $83,077,833 | 2,838 | $21,027,007 | 25.3% | 2,711 | Dec 25 | Apr 16 | United Artists |
| 369 | The Secret of the Grain | $86,356 | 3 | $9,850 | 11.4% | 1 | Dec 24 | Mar 1 | IFC Films |
| 193 | Ghajini | $2,430,627 | 83 | $766,859 | 31.5% | 83 | Dec 24 | Jan 29 | Adlabs Films |
| 57 | The Tale of Despereaux | $50,877,145 | 3,107 | $10,103,675 | 19.9% | 3,104 | Dec 19 | Mar 5 | Universal Pictures |
| 180 | The Class | $3,766,810 | 126 | - | - | - | Dec 19 | Jun 11 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 30 | Yes Man | $97,690,976 | 3,434 | $18,262,471 | 18.7% | 3,434 | Dec 19 | Apr 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 207 | Gomorrah | $1,579,146 | 50 | $5,532 | 0.4% | 1 | Dec 19 | Jun 11 | IFC Films |
| 46 | Seven Pounds | $69,951,824 | 2,758 | $14,851,136 | 21.2% | 2,758 | Dec 19 | Jan 25 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 105 | The Wrestler | $26,238,243 | 776 | $202,714 | 0.8% | 4 | Dec 17 | May 14 | - |
| 159 | Nothing Like the Holidays | $7,503,736 | 1,671 | $3,531,664 | 47.1% | 1,671 | Dec 12 | Jan 29 | Overture Films |
| 240 | Delgo | $694,782 | 2,160 | $511,920 | 73.7% | 2,160 | Dec 12 | Dec 18 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 209 | Che: Part One/Che: Part Two | $1,497,109 | 39 | $61,070 | 4.1% | 2 | Dec 12 | May 21 | IFC Films |
| 201 | Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi | $2,078,956 | 83 | $920,995 | 44.3% | 83 | Dec 12 | Jan 15 | Yash Raj Films |
| 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 |
| 85 | Doubt | $33,446,470 | 1,287 | $507,226 | 1.5% | 15 | Dec 12 | Apr 9 | Miramax |
| 492 | Dark Streets | $16,815 | 18 | $10,958 | 65.2% | 18 | Dec 12 | Dec 18 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 424 | $9.99 | $52,384 | 4 | $478 | 0.9% | 1 | Dec 12 | Jan 21 | Regent Releasing |
| 447 | Timecrimes | $39,127 | 7 | $4,351 | 11.1% | 2 | Dec 12 | Jan 29 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 12 | Gran Torino | $148,095,302 | 3,045 | $271,720 | 0.2% | 6 | Dec 12 | Jun 18 | Warner Bros. |
| 573 | Where God Left His Shoes | $3,911 | 2 | $2,918 | 74.6% | 2 | Dec 12 | Dec 21 | IFC Films |
| 232 | Wendy and Lucy | $865,695 | 40 | $18,218 | 2.1% | 2 | Dec 10 | Apr 30 | Oscilloscope |
| 82 | The Reader | $34,194,407 | 1,203 | $168,051 | 0.5% | 8 | Dec 10 | May 13 | The Weinstein Company |
| 152 | Punisher: War Zone | $8,050,977 | 2,508 | $4,271,451 | 53.1% | 2,508 | Dec 5 | Dec 24 | Lionsgate Films |
| 328 | Hunger | $154,084 | 11 | $1,980 | 1.3% | 1 | Dec 5 | Jun 7 | IFC Films |
| 252 | Nobel Son | $540,382 | 893 | $333,912 | 61.8% | 893 | Dec 5 | Dec 24 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 540 | A Good Day to Be Black & Sexy | $8,629 | 1 | $6,141 | 71.2% | 1 | Dec 5 | Dec 11 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 120 | Frost/Nixon | $18,622,031 | 1,105 | $180,708 | 1% | 3 | Dec 5 | Mar 26 | Universal Pictures |
| 461 | Don Carlo | $27,834 | 5 | $27,834 | 100% | 5 | Dec 5 | Dec 7 | Emerging Pictures |
| 430 | Ciao | $49,494 | 3 | $2,672 | 5.4% | 1 | Dec 5 | Jun 11 | Regent Releasing |
| 151 | Cadillac Records | $8,195,551 | 701 | $3,445,559 | 42% | 687 | Dec 5 | Jan 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 607 | Rome & Jewel | $470 | 1 | $470 | 100% | 1 | Nov 28 | Nov 30 | Emerging Pictures |
| 90 | Transporter 3 | $31,715,062 | 2,626 | $12,063,452 | 38% | 2,626 | Nov 26 | Jan 1 | Lionsgate Films |
| 58 | Australia | $49,554,002 | 2,721 | $14,800,723 | 29.9% | 2,642 | Nov 26 | Mar 26 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 344 | The Secrets | $122,094 | 9 | $19,536 | 16% | 7 | Nov 26 | Apr 19 | Monterey Media |
| 379 | Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! | $80,037 | 45 | $42,399 | 53% | 45 | Nov 26 | Dec 7 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 89 | Milk | $31,841,299 | 882 | $1,453,844 | 4.6% | 36 | Nov 26 | Apr 16 | Focus Features |
| 21 | Four Christmases | $120,146,040 | 3,540 | $31,069,826 | 25.9% | 3,310 | Nov 26 | Feb 12 | Warner Bros. |
| 515 | Lake City | $12,767 | 2 | $9,355 | 73.3% | 1 | Nov 21 | Dec 18 | Screen Media Films |
| 441 | The Betrayal | $41,271 | 3 | $5,864 | 14.2% | 1 | Nov 21 | Apr 23 | The Cinema Guild |
| 206 | The Polar Express 2008 IMAX Release | $1,705,694 | 26 | $42,718 | 2.5% | 12 | Nov 21 | Jan 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 22 | Bolt | $114,053,579 | 3,654 | $26,223,128 | 23% | 3,651 | Nov 21 | Feb 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 250 | Yuvvraaj | $570,090 | 77 | $264,362 | 46.4% | 77 | Nov 21 | Dec 11 | Eros Worldwide |
| 544 | Special 2008 Re-release | $7,202 | 1 | $3,232 | 44.9% | 1 | Nov 21 | Dec 4 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 445 | I Can't Think Straight | $39,576 | 3 | $15,239 | 38.5% | 3 | Nov 21 | Sep 17 | Regent Releasing |
| 7 | Twilight | $192,769,854 | 3,649 | $69,637,740 | 36.1% | 3,419 | Nov 21 | Apr 2 | Summit Entertainment |
| 293 | Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 | $268,431 | 13 | $14,088 | 5.2% | 3 | Nov 19 | Jul 23 | Kino International |
| 448 | Familiar Strangers | $34,068 | 4 | $11,553 | 33.9% | 2 | Nov 14 | Mar 12 | Cavalier Films |
| 467 | The Dukes | $26,875 | 11 | $6,067 | 22.6% | 4 | Nov 14 | Dec 11 | - |
| 567 | House of the Sleeping Beauties | $4,509 | 1 | $1,535 | 34% | 1 | Nov 14 | Feb 1 | First Run |
| 220 | A Christmas Tale | $1,060,922 | 52 | $63,837 | 6% | 7 | Nov 14 | Feb 5 | IFC Films |
| 497 | Eden | $15,611 | 3 | $3,084 | 19.8% | 1 | Nov 14 | Feb 8 | Liberation Entertainment |
| 499 | The Beautiful Truth | $15,387 | 2 | $3,025 | 19.7% | 1 | Nov 14 | Jan 29 | Cinema Libre Studio |
| 9 | Quantum of Solace | $168,368,427 | 3,501 | $67,528,882 | 40.1% | 3,451 | Nov 14 | Jan 25 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 382 | How About You | $78,234 | 7 | $6,022 | 7.7% | 1 | Nov 14 | Apr 30 | Strand Releasing |
| 213 | Friendship | $1,243,910 | 74 | $645,604 | 51.9% | 74 | Nov 14 | Dec 11 | Yash Raj Films |
| 16 | Slumdog Millionaire | $141,319,928 | 2,943 | $360,018 | 0.3% | 10 | Nov 12 | May 28 | - |
| 527 | Otto; or, Up with Dead People | $11,295 | 2 | $3,456 | 30.6% | 1 | Nov 7 | Feb 5 | Strand Releasing |
| 401 | The Wild Child | $65,051 | 2 | $6,680 | 10.3% | 1 | Nov 7 | - | The Film Desk |
| 363 | Pray the Devil Back to Hell | $90,066 | 5 | $8,227 | 9.1% | 1 | Nov 7 | Apr 19 | Balcony Releasing |
| 8 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $180,010,950 | 4,065 | $63,106,589 | 35.1% | 4,056 | Nov 7 | Feb 26 | DreamWorks |
| 331 | Repo! The Genetic Opera | $146,750 | 11 | $53,684 | 36.6% | 8 | Nov 7 | Dec 11 | Lionsgate Films |
| 460 | The Alphabet Killer | $29,784 | 2 | $11,000 | 36.9% | 1 | Nov 7 | Dec 14 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 149 | The Boy in the Striped Pajamas | $9,046,156 | 679 | $253,085 | 2.8% | 17 | Nov 7 | Jan 22 | Miramax |
| 262 | JCVD | $470,691 | 28 | $20,119 | 4.3% | 2 | Nov 7 | Jan 18 | - |
| 550 | Ek Vivaah... Aisa Bhi | $6,437 | 7 | $6,437 | 100% | 7 | Nov 7 | Nov 9 | Eros Worldwide |
| 526 | Gardens of the Night | $11,436 | 1 | $3,072 | 26.9% | 1 | Nov 7 | Dec 18 | City Lights Pictures |
| 249 | House | $575,048 | 363 | $327,445 | 56.9% | 363 | Nov 7 | Dec 24 | Roadside Attractions |
| 138 | Soul Men | $12,082,391 | 2,048 | $5,401,605 | 44.7% | 2,044 | Nov 7 | Feb 5 | - |
| 47 | Role Models | $67,294,270 | 2,798 | $19,167,085 | 28.5% | 2,792 | Nov 7 | Jan 29 | Universal Pictures |
| 490 | The World Unseen | $17,808 | 3 | $9,031 | 50.7% | 3 | Nov 7 | Nov 27 | Regent Releasing |
| 269 | Santa vs. the Snowman 3D 2008 Re-release | $433,797 | 18 | $184 | <0.1% | 1 | Oct 31 | Jan 15 | IMAX |
| 477 | The Matador | $21,816 | 2 | $6,695 | 30.7% | 1 | Oct 31 | Dec 18 | City Lights Pictures |
| 320 | My Name Is Bruce | $173,066 | 4 | $16,432 | 9.5% | 1 | Oct 31 | Dec 14 | Image Entertainment |
| 332 | One Day You'll Understand | $145,642 | 7 | $19,198 | 13.2% | 3 | Oct 31 | Sep 17 | Kino International |
| 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 |
| 488 | Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father | $18,334 | 3 | $2,886 | 15.7% | 1 | Oct 31 | Nov 16 | Oscilloscope |
| 347 | The Other End of the Line | $115,592 | 91 | $59,078 | 51.1% | 91 | Oct 31 | Dec 11 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 314 | Fashion | $191,442 | 40 | $105,812 | 55.3% | 40 | Oct 31 | Nov 16 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 543 | Eden Lake | $7,321 | 10 | $5,824 | 79.6% | 10 | Oct 31 | Nov 6 | Third Rail Releasing |
| 343 | Were the World Mine | $123,789 | 4 | $864 | 0.7% | 1 | Oct 31 | Apr 19 | - |
| 506 | Splinter | $14,154 | 4 | $9,517 | 67.2% | 4 | Oct 31 | Nov 13 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 131 | The Haunting of Molly Hartley | $13,559,812 | 2,652 | $5,423,315 | 40% | 2,652 | Oct 31 | Feb 5 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 581 | Run for Your Life | $2,992 | 1 | $2,537 | 84.8% | 1 | Oct 29 | Nov 2 | Screen Media Films |
| 482 | The First Basket | $20,440 | 4 | $1,819 | 8.9% | 1 | Oct 29 | Dec 11 | - |
| 125 | Pride and Glory | $15,740,721 | 2,585 | $6,262,396 | 39.8% | 2,585 | Oct 24 | Dec 11 | Warner Bros. |
| 242 | Heroes | $655,538 | 60 | $326,425 | 49.8% | 60 | Oct 24 | Nov 6 | Eros Worldwide |
| 253 | Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom | $532,878 | 9 | $151,337 | 28.4% | 5 | Oct 24 | Dec 18 | - |
| 54 | Saw V | $56,746,769 | 3,084 | $30,053,954 | 53% | 3,060 | Oct 24 | Dec 11 | Lionsgate Films |
| 200 | Let the Right One In | $2,122,065 | 53 | $49,295 | 2.3% | 4 | Oct 24 | Apr 30 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 487 | Live Fast, Die Young | $18,335 | 1 | $9,841 | 53.7% | 1 | Oct 24 | - | - |
| 421 | Roadside Romeo | $55,202 | 29 | $41,770 | 75.7% | 29 | Oct 24 | Nov 2 | Yash Raj Films |
| 186 | I've Loved You So Long | $3,169,305 | 69 | $72,205 | 2.3% | 9 | Oct 24 | Apr 23 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 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 |
| 562 | God and Gays: Bridging the Gap | $5,095 | 2 | $1,460 | 28.7% | 2 | Oct 24 | Nov 20 | Indican Pictures |
| 80 | Changeling | $35,739,802 | 1,896 | $489,015 | 1.4% | 15 | Oct 24 | Jan 8 | Universal Pictures |
| 286 | Passengers | $292,437 | 125 | $172,544 | 59% | 125 | Oct 24 | Nov 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 596 | Ben X | $1,601 | 1 | $904 | 56.5% | 1 | Oct 24 | Oct 30 | Film Movement |
| 187 | Synecdoche, New York | $3,083,538 | 119 | $172,194 | 5.6% | 9 | Oct 24 | Mar 26 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 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 |
| 365 | Stranded | $89,473 | 7 | $3,077 | 3.4% | 1 | Oct 22 | Mar 12 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 385 | Fear(s) of the Dark | $77,876 | 8 | $6,103 | 7.8% | 1 | Oct 22 | Dec 21 | IFC Films |
| 474 | The Elephant King | $22,251 | 2 | $15,959 | 71.7% | 1 | Oct 17 | Oct 30 | Unison Films |
| 579 | Who Does She Think She Is? | $3,081 | 1 | $3,081 | 100% | 1 | Oct 17 | Oct 19 | Artistic License |
| 108 | W. | $25,534,493 | 2,050 | $10,505,668 | 41.1% | 2,030 | Oct 17 | Dec 4 | Lionsgate Films |
| 595 | Flashbacks of a Fool | $1,664 | 2 | $1,020 | 61.3% | 2 | Oct 17 | Oct 23 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 473 | Filth and Wisdom | $22,406 | 10 | $4,597 | 20.5% | 1 | Oct 17 | Nov 23 | IFC Films |
| 218 | What Just Happened | $1,090,947 | 88 | $192,508 | 17.6% | 36 | Oct 17 | Dec 18 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 288 | Morning Light | $275,497 | 55 | $129,295 | 46.9% | 55 | Oct 17 | Nov 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 77 | The Secret Life of Bees | $37,770,162 | 1,630 | $10,527,799 | 27.9% | 1,591 | Oct 17 | Feb 26 | - |
| 150 | Sex Drive | $8,402,485 | 2,421 | $3,607,164 | 42.9% | 2,421 | Oct 17 | Dec 4 | Summit Entertainment |
| 534 | Tru Loved | $9,467 | 4 | $1,678 | 17.7% | 2 | Oct 17 | Jun 17 | Regent Releasing |
| 70 | Max Payne | $40,689,393 | 3,381 | $17,639,849 | 43.4% | 3,376 | Oct 17 | Jan 15 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 486 | Saving Marriage | $18,720 | 2 | $8,044 | 43% | 2 | Oct 17 | Nov 13 | Regent Releasing |
| 466 | Frontrunners | $26,976 | 6 | $6,888 | 25.5% | 1 | Oct 15 | Oct 30 | Oscilloscope |
| 464 | Good Dick | $27,595 | 2 | $5,036 | 18.2% | 1 | Oct 10 | Nov 16 | Abramorama |
| 585 | Lower Learning | $2,804 | 1 | $2,550 | 90.9% | 1 | Oct 10 | Oct 16 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 309 | Call + Response | $215,185 | 17 | $41,346 | 19.2% | 12 | Oct 10 | - | Fair Trade Pictures |
| 592 | La león | $1,708 | 1 | $940 | 55% | 1 | Oct 10 | Oct 16 | Music Box Films |
| 345 | Lola Montès | $120,306 | 4 | $12,569 | 10.4% | 3 | Oct 10 | Mar 26 | Rialto Pictures |
| 552 | Choose Connor | $5,788 | 2 | $1,441 | 24.9% | 1 | Oct 10 | Nov 6 | Strand Releasing |
| 319 | Ashes of Time | $174,273 | 18 | $21,372 | 12.3% | 5 | Oct 10 | Jan 8 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 575 | Fraude: México 2006 | $3,637 | 5 | $2,369 | 65.1% | 5 | Oct 10 | Oct 23 | Maya Entertainment |
| 183 | Happy-Go-Lucky | $3,512,016 | 202 | $73,867 | 2.1% | 4 | Oct 10 | Jan 22 | Miramax |
| 91 | Quarantine | $31,691,811 | 2,463 | $14,211,321 | 44.8% | 2,461 | Oct 10 | Nov 16 | Screen Gems |
| 279 | Billy: The Early Years | $347,328 | 282 | $192,042 | 55.3% | 282 | Oct 10 | Oct 23 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 435 | Breakfast with Scot | $46,060 | 6 | $11,455 | 24.9% | 5 | Oct 10 | Apr 8 | Regent Releasing |
| 397 | Talento de barrio | $68,542 | 20 | $36,118 | 52.7% | 20 | Oct 10 | Nov 6 | Maya Entertainment |
| 154 | City of Ember | $7,873,007 | 2,023 | $3,129,473 | 39.7% | 2,022 | Oct 10 | Jan 15 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 556 | Nights and Weekends | $5,430 | 1 | $2,902 | 53.4% | 1 | Oct 10 | Oct 16 | IFC Films |
| 72 | Body of Lies | $39,394,666 | 2,714 | $12,884,416 | 32.7% | 2,710 | Oct 10 | Jan 15 | Warner Bros. |
| 146 | The Express | $9,793,406 | 2,810 | $4,562,675 | 46.6% | 2,808 | Oct 10 | Nov 6 | Universal Pictures |
| 598 | Fall of Hyperion | $1,093 | 1 | $656 | 60% | 1 | Oct 10 | Nov 20 | Regent Releasing |
| 597 | Ice Blues | $1,377 | 1 | $668 | 48.5% | 1 | Oct 10 | Nov 20 | Regent Releasing |
| 168 | RocknRolla | $5,700,626 | 826 | $144,701 | 2.5% | 7 | Oct 8 | Dec 25 | Warner Bros. |
| 400 | Allah Made Me Funny: Live in Concert | $66,903 | 14 | $38,867 | 58.1% | 14 | Oct 3 | Oct 16 | - |
| 498 | Six in Paris | $15,532 | 1 | $4,053 | 26.1% | 1 | Oct 3 | Nov 13 | New Yorker Films |
| 529 | The Pleasure of Being Robbed | $10,687 | 7 | $7,720 | 72.2% | 7 | Oct 3 | Oct 9 | IFC Films |
| 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) |
| 185 | Blindness | $3,351,751 | 1,690 | $1,950,260 | 58.2% | 1,690 | Oct 3 | Oct 16 | Miramax |
| 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 |
| 175 | Flash of Genius | $4,442,377 | 1,098 | $2,251,075 | 50.7% | 1,098 | Oct 3 | Oct 23 | Universal Pictures |
| 161 | An American Carol | $7,013,191 | 1,639 | $3,810,000 | - | 1,639 | Oct 3 | Nov 12 | Vivendi Entertainment |
| 135 | Rachel Getting Married | $12,796,841 | 391 | $293,369 | 2.3% | 9 | Oct 3 | Apr 23 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 32 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua | $94,514,402 | 3,239 | $29,300,465 | 31% | 3,215 | Oct 3 | Feb 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 261 | The Legend of Drona | $475,104 | 90 | $199,329 | 42% | 90 | Oct 2 | Oct 16 | Eros Worldwide |
| 386 | Ballast | $77,556 | 5 | $8,572 | 11.1% | 1 | Oct 1 | Dec 11 | Alluvial Film Company |
| 133 | Religulous | $13,011,160 | 568 | $3,409,643 | 26.2% | 502 | Oct 1 | Dec 18 | Lionsgate Films |
| 27 | Eagle Eye | $101,440,743 | 3,614 | $29,150,721 | 28.7% | 3,510 | Sep 26 | Jan 8 | DreamWorks |
| 413 | Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story | $60,332 | 10 | $10,939 | 18.1% | 2 | Sep 26 | Nov 9 | InterPositive Media |
| 530 | Whaledreamers | $10,584 | 6 | $1,827 | 17.3% | 6 | Sep 26 | Dec 7 | Monterey Media |
| 555 | The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela | $5,597 | 2 | $2,700 | 48.2% | 2 | Sep 26 | Jun 25 | Regent Releasing |
| 294 | The Lucky Ones | $266,967 | 425 | $183,088 | 68.6% | 425 | Sep 26 | Oct 2 | Lionsgate Films |
| 190 | Choke | $2,926,565 | 435 | $1,319,286 | 45.1% | 435 | Sep 26 | Nov 23 | - |
| 84 | Fireproof | $33,456,317 | 905 | $6,836,036 | 20.4% | 839 | Sep 26 | Jan 29 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 377 | Humboldt County | $82,357 | 9 | $25,933 | 31.5% | 9 | Sep 26 | Nov 6 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 439 | All Roads Lead Home | $43,907 | 46 | $31,785 | 72.4% | 46 | Sep 26 | Oct 9 | Waldo West Productions |
| 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 |
| 69 | Nights in Rodanthe | $41,850,659 | 2,704 | $13,418,454 | 32.1% | 2,704 | Sep 26 | Jan 15 | Warner Bros. |
| 119 | My Best Friend's Girl | $19,219,250 | 2,636 | $8,265,357 | 43% | 2,604 | Sep 19 | Oct 23 | Lionsgate Films |
| 118 | Igor | $19,528,602 | 2,341 | $7,803,347 | 40% | 2,339 | Sep 19 | Jan 22 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 116 | Appaloosa | $20,211,394 | 1,290 | $248,847 | 1.2% | 14 | Sep 19 | Jan 22 | Warner Bros. |
| 238 | Forever Strong | $719,556 | 259 | - | - | - | Sep 19 | Nov 9 | Crane Movie Company |
| 553 | Fraulein | $5,715 | 1 | $2,449 | 42.9% | 1 | Sep 19 | Oct 30 | Film Movement |
| 458 | Walking on Dead Fish | $30,328 | 4 | $10,524 | 34.7% | 1 | Sep 19 | Nov 13 | Variance Films |
| 388 | A Thousand Years of Good Prayers | $76,806 | 7 | $10,321 | 13.4% | 2 | Sep 19 | Oct 30 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 537 | Elite Squad | $8,744 | 1 | $3,604 | 41.2% | 1 | Sep 19 | Oct 2 | IFC Films |
| 338 | Hounddog | $131,961 | 11 | $13,744 | 10.4% | 11 | Sep 19 | Dec 17 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 73 | Lakeview Terrace | $39,263,506 | 2,574 | $15,004,672 | 38.2% | 2,464 | Sep 19 | Nov 2 | Screen Gems |
| 306 | Battle in Seattle | $224,169 | 40 | $46,903 | 20.9% | 8 | Sep 19 | Dec 7 | Redwood Palms Pictures |
| 132 | Ghost Town | $13,367,624 | 1,512 | $5,012,315 | 37.5% | 1,505 | Sep 19 | Nov 13 | DreamWorks |
| 539 | Amexicano | $8,655 | 1 | $2,746 | 31.7% | 1 | Sep 19 | Dec 18 | Maya Entertainment |
| 129 | The Duchess | $13,848,978 | 1,207 | $190,426 | 1.4% | 7 | Sep 19 | Dec 11 | Paramount Vantage |
| 444 | Loins of Punjab Presents | $39,891 | 8 | $14,850 | 37.2% | 4 | Sep 12 | Nov 9 | Emerging Pictures |
| 52 | Burn After Reading | $60,355,347 | 2,657 | $19,128,001 | 31.7% | 2,651 | Sep 12 | Dec 25 | Focus Features |
| 101 | The Women | $26,902,075 | 2,995 | $10,115,210 | 37.6% | 2,962 | Sep 12 | Nov 20 | Picturehouse |
| 442 | Moving Midway | $40,864 | 4 | $6,539 | 16% | 2 | Sep 12 | Jan 1 | First Run |
| 299 | Enlighten Up! | $246,649 | 12 | $11,799 | 4.8% | 1 | Sep 12 | Jun 28 | Balcony Releasing |
| 78 | The Family That Preys | $37,105,289 | 2,070 | $17,381,218 | 46.8% | 2,070 | Sep 12 | Oct 23 | Lionsgate Films |
| 359 | Greetings from the Shore | $96,314 | 31 | $40,527 | 42.1% | 31 | Sep 12 | Oct 23 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 274 | Towelhead | $372,124 | 100 | $52,823 | 14.2% | 4 | Sep 12 | Oct 23 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 71 | Righteous Kill | $40,081,410 | 3,152 | $16,288,361 | 40.6% | 3,152 | Sep 12 | - | Overture Films |
| 339 | Proud American | $131,357 | 750 | $135,000 | - | 750 | Sep 12 | Sep 21 | Slowhand Cinema Releasing |
| 126 | Bangkok Dangerous | $15,298,133 | 2,654 | $7,783,266 | 50.9% | 2,650 | Sep 5 | Oct 23 | Lionsgate Films |
| 373 | Save Me | $83,397 | 5 | $6,992 | 8.4% | 1 | Sep 5 | Jan 22 | First Run |
| 426 | Surfer, Dude | $52,132 | 69 | $5,971 | 11.5% | 1 | Sep 5 | Sep 21 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 481 | Shoot the Piano Player | $20,615 | 1 | $10,466 | 50.8% | 1 | Sep 5 | Sep 11 | Janus Films |
| 517 | Jake's Corner | $12,522 | 8 | $12,522 | 100% | 8 | Sep 5 | Sep 7 | Emerging Pictures |
| 277 | Everybody Wants to Be Italian | $351,416 | 98 | $197,861 | 56.3% | 98 | Sep 5 | Oct 16 | Roadside Attractions |
| 390 | August Evening | $74,759 | 4 | $3,296 | 4.4% | 1 | Sep 5 | Jan 8 | Maya Entertainment |
| 384 | Ping Pong Playa | $77,907 | 14 | $30,797 | 39.5% | 9 | Sep 5 | Oct 9 | IFC Films |
| 244 | A Secret | $623,558 | 11 | $37,135 | 6% | 3 | Sep 5 | May 7 | Strand Releasing |
