Domestic Box Office For 2008
Key:Estimated
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 144 | U2 3D | $10,363,341 | 686 | $946,000 | - | 61 | Jan 23 | Aug 26 | National Geographic Entertainment |
| 534 | Tru Loved | $9,467 | 4 | $1,678 | 17.7% | 2 | Oct 17 | Jun 17 | Regent Releasing |
| 157 | Dolphins and Whales 3D: Tribes of the Ocean | $7,714,996 | 42 | $41,695 | 0.5% | 4 | Feb 15 | May 6 | 3D Entertainment |
| 435 | Breakfast with Scot | $46,060 | 6 | $11,455 | 24.9% | 5 | Oct 10 | Apr 8 | Regent Releasing |
| 424 | $9.99 | $52,384 | 4 | $478 | 0.9% | 1 | Dec 12 | Jan 21 | Regent Releasing |
| 196 | The Fall | $2,266,905 | 111 | $79,611 | 3.5% | 9 | May 9 | Jan 7 | Roadside Attractions |
| 300 | The Legend of God's Gun | $243,768 | 8 | $15,096 | 6.2% | 3 | Jul 18 | Nov 22 | Indican Pictures |
| 332 | One Day You'll Understand | $145,642 | 7 | $19,198 | 13.2% | 3 | Oct 31 | Sep 17 | Kino International |
| 445 | I Can't Think Straight | $39,576 | 3 | $15,239 | 38.5% | 3 | Nov 21 | Sep 17 | Regent Releasing |
| 293 | Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 | $268,431 | 13 | $14,088 | 5.2% | 3 | Nov 19 | Jul 23 | Kino International |
| 299 | Enlighten Up! | $246,649 | 12 | $11,799 | 4.8% | 1 | Sep 12 | Jun 28 | Balcony Releasing |
| 555 | The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela | $5,597 | 2 | $2,700 | 48.2% | 2 | Sep 26 | Jun 25 | Regent Releasing |
| 478 | Antarctica | $21,679 | 2 | $798 | 3.7% | 1 | Aug 29 | Jun 18 | Regent Releasing |
| 12 | Gran Torino | $148,095,302 | 3,045 | $271,720 | 0.2% | 6 | Dec 12 | Jun 18 | Warner Bros. |
| 207 | Gomorrah | $1,579,146 | 50 | $5,532 | 0.4% | 1 | Dec 19 | Jun 11 | IFC Films |
| 430 | Ciao | $49,494 | 3 | $2,672 | 5.4% | 1 | Dec 5 | Jun 11 | Regent Releasing |
| 180 | The Class | $3,766,810 | 126 | - | - | - | Dec 19 | Jun 11 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 328 | Hunger | $154,084 | 11 | $1,980 | 1.3% | 1 | Dec 5 | Jun 7 | IFC Films |
| 16 | Slumdog Millionaire | $141,319,928 | 2,943 | $360,018 | 0.3% | 10 | Nov 12 | May 28 | - |
| 130 | Fly Me to the Moon 3D | $13,816,982 | 713 | $1,900,523 | 13.8% | 452 | Aug 15 | May 28 | Summit Entertainment |
| 209 | Che: Part One/Che: Part Two | $1,497,109 | 39 | $61,070 | 4.1% | 2 | Dec 12 | May 21 | IFC Films |
| 105 | The Wrestler | $26,238,243 | 776 | $202,714 | 0.8% | 4 | Dec 17 | May 14 | - |
| 195 | Waltz with Bashir | $2,283,849 | 208 | $50,021 | 2.2% | 5 | Dec 25 | May 14 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 82 | The Reader | $34,194,407 | 1,203 | $168,051 | 0.5% | 8 | Dec 10 | May 13 | The Weinstein Company |
| 244 | A Secret | $623,558 | 11 | $37,135 | 6% | 3 | Sep 5 | May 7 | Strand Releasing |
| 200 | Let the Right One In | $2,122,065 | 53 | $49,295 | 2.3% | 4 | Oct 24 | Apr 30 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 232 | Wendy and Lucy | $865,695 | 40 | $18,218 | 2.1% | 2 | Dec 10 | Apr 30 | Oscilloscope |
| 382 | How About You | $78,234 | 7 | $6,022 | 7.7% | 1 | Nov 14 | Apr 30 | Strand Releasing |
| 14 | Marley & Me | $143,153,751 | 3,505 | $36,357,586 | 25.4% | 3,480 | Dec 25 | Apr 30 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 100 | Defiance | $28,644,813 | 1,793 | $123,513 | 0.4% | 2 | Dec 31 | Apr 30 | Paramount Vantage |
| 441 | The Betrayal | $41,271 | 3 | $5,864 | 14.2% | 1 | Nov 21 | Apr 23 | The Cinema Guild |
| 127 | Last Chance Harvey | $14,889,042 | 1,108 | $97,260 | 0.7% | 6 | Dec 25 | Apr 23 | Overture Films |
| 135 | Rachel Getting Married | $12,796,841 | 391 | $293,369 | 2.3% | 9 | Oct 3 | Apr 23 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 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 |
| 186 | I've Loved You So Long | $3,169,305 | 69 | $72,205 | 2.3% | 9 | Oct 24 | Apr 23 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 344 | The Secrets | $122,094 | 9 | $19,536 | 16% | 7 | Nov 26 | Apr 19 | Monterey Media |
| 343 | Were the World Mine | $123,789 | 4 | $864 | 0.7% | 1 | Oct 31 | Apr 19 | - |
| 363 | Pray the Devil Back to Hell | $90,066 | 5 | $8,227 | 9.1% | 1 | Nov 7 | Apr 19 | Balcony Releasing |
| 89 | Milk | $31,841,299 | 882 | $1,453,844 | 4.6% | 36 | Nov 26 | Apr 16 | Focus Features |
| 35 | Valkyrie | $83,077,833 | 2,838 | $21,027,007 | 25.3% | 2,711 | Dec 25 | Apr 16 | United Artists |
| 254 | Trouble the Water | $520,151 | 15 | $28,606 | 5.5% | 3 | Aug 22 | Apr 9 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 85 | Doubt | $33,446,470 | 1,287 | $507,226 | 1.5% | 15 | Dec 12 | Apr 9 | Miramax |
| 7 | Twilight | $192,769,854 | 3,649 | $69,637,740 | 36.1% | 3,419 | Nov 21 | Apr 2 | Summit Entertainment |
| 112 | Revolutionary Road | $22,911,480 | 1,077 | $189,911 | 0.8% | 3 | Dec 26 | Apr 2 | Paramount Vantage |
| 340 | Alexandra | $128,222 | 4 | $9,401 | 7.3% | 1 | Mar 26 | Apr 2 | The Cinema Guild |
| 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 |
| 30 | Yes Man | $97,690,976 | 3,434 | $18,262,471 | 18.7% | 3,434 | Dec 19 | Apr 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 120 | Frost/Nixon | $18,622,031 | 1,105 | $180,708 | 1% | 3 | Dec 5 | Mar 26 | Universal Pictures |
| 345 | Lola Montès | $120,306 | 4 | $12,569 | 10.4% | 3 | Oct 10 | Mar 26 | Rialto Pictures |
| 58 | Australia | $49,554,002 | 2,721 | $14,800,723 | 29.9% | 2,642 | Nov 26 | Mar 26 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 187 | Synecdoche, New York | $3,083,538 | 119 | $172,194 | 5.6% | 9 | Oct 24 | Mar 26 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 192 | Frozen River | $2,511,476 | 96 | $70,234 | 2.8% | 7 | Aug 1 | Mar 19 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 305 | Sixty Six 2008 Re-release | $224,614 | 17 | $9,359 | 4.2% | 2 | Aug 1 | Mar 12 | First Independent Pictures |
| 365 | Stranded | $89,473 | 7 | $3,077 | 3.4% | 1 | Oct 22 | Mar 12 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 24 | Bedtime Stories | $110,101,975 | 3,684 | $27,450,296 | 24.9% | 3,681 | Dec 25 | Mar 12 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 358 | Momma's Man | $100,435 | 9 | $11,072 | 11% | 1 | Aug 22 | Mar 12 | Kino International |
| 448 | Familiar Strangers | $34,068 | 4 | $11,553 | 33.9% | 2 | Nov 14 | Mar 12 | Cavalier Films |
| 514 | I Can No Longer Hear the Guitar | $12,876 | 1 | - | - | - | Feb 25 | Mar 8 | The Film Desk |
| 278 | Teeth | $347,578 | 16 | $29,521 | 8.5% | 4 | Jan 18 | Mar 7 | Roadside Attractions |
| 1 | The Dark Knight | $533,345,358 | 4,366 | $158,411,483 | 29.7% | 4,366 | Jul 18 | Mar 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 57 | The Tale of Despereaux | $50,877,145 | 3,107 | $10,103,675 | 19.9% | 3,104 | Dec 19 | Mar 5 | Universal Pictures |
| 189 | Man on Wire | $2,962,242 | 93 | $51,392 | 1.7% | 2 | Jul 25 | Mar 5 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 233 | I.O.U.S.A. | $821,046 | 358 | $61,313 | 7.5% | 18 | Aug 22 | Mar 2 | Roadside Attractions |
| 369 | The Secret of the Grain | $86,356 | 3 | $9,850 | 11.4% | 1 | Dec 24 | Mar 1 | IFC Films |
| 77 | The Secret Life of Bees | $37,770,162 | 1,630 | $10,527,799 | 27.9% | 1,591 | Oct 17 | Feb 26 | - |
| 360 | Louise Bourgeois | $95,865 | 4 | $9,220 | 9.6% | 1 | Jun 25 | Feb 26 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 8 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $180,010,950 | 4,065 | $63,106,589 | 35.1% | 4,056 | Nov 7 | Feb 26 | DreamWorks |
| 22 | Bolt | $114,053,579 | 3,654 | $26,223,128 | 23% | 3,651 | Nov 21 | Feb 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 111 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | $23,216,709 | 726 | $3,755,575 | 16.2% | 692 | Aug 15 | Feb 19 | - |
| 21 | Four Christmases | $120,146,040 | 3,540 | $31,069,826 | 25.9% | 3,310 | Nov 26 | Feb 12 | Warner Bros. |
| 497 | Eden | $15,611 | 3 | $3,084 | 19.8% | 1 | Nov 14 | Feb 8 | Liberation Entertainment |
| 165 | Tell No One | $6,177,192 | 112 | $169,707 | 2.7% | 8 | Jul 2 | Feb 8 | Music Box Films |
| 138 | Soul Men | $12,082,391 | 2,048 | $5,401,605 | 44.7% | 2,044 | Nov 7 | Feb 5 | - |
| 220 | A Christmas Tale | $1,060,922 | 52 | $63,837 | 6% | 7 | Nov 14 | Feb 5 | IFC Films |
| 383 | Love Comes Lately | $78,079 | 6 | $14,610 | 18.7% | 6 | Jun 13 | Feb 5 | Kino International |
| 527 | Otto; or, Up with Dead People | $11,295 | 2 | $3,456 | 30.6% | 1 | Nov 7 | Feb 5 | Strand Releasing |
| 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 |
| 131 | The Haunting of Molly Hartley | $13,559,812 | 2,652 | $5,423,315 | 40% | 2,652 | Oct 31 | Feb 5 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 32 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua | $94,514,402 | 3,239 | $29,300,465 | 31% | 3,215 | Oct 3 | Feb 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 567 | House of the Sleeping Beauties | $4,509 | 1 | $1,535 | 34% | 1 | Nov 14 | Feb 1 | First Run |
| 193 | Ghajini | $2,430,627 | 83 | $766,859 | 31.5% | 83 | Dec 24 | Jan 29 | Adlabs Films |
| 47 | Role Models | $67,294,270 | 2,798 | $19,167,085 | 28.5% | 2,792 | Nov 7 | Jan 29 | 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 |
| 499 | The Beautiful Truth | $15,387 | 2 | $3,025 | 19.7% | 1 | Nov 14 | Jan 29 | Cinema Libre Studio |
| 447 | Timecrimes | $39,127 | 7 | $4,351 | 11.1% | 2 | Dec 12 | Jan 29 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 84 | Fireproof | $33,456,317 | 905 | $6,836,036 | 20.4% | 839 | Sep 26 | Jan 29 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 159 | Nothing Like the Holidays | $7,503,736 | 1,671 | $3,531,664 | 47.1% | 1,671 | Dec 12 | Jan 29 | Overture Films |
| 46 | Seven Pounds | $69,951,824 | 2,758 | $14,851,136 | 21.2% | 2,758 | Dec 19 | Jan 25 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 9 | Quantum of Solace | $168,368,427 | 3,501 | $67,528,882 | 40.1% | 3,451 | Nov 14 | Jan 25 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 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. |
| 183 | Happy-Go-Lucky | $3,512,016 | 202 | $73,867 | 2.1% | 4 | Oct 10 | Jan 22 | Miramax |
| 149 | The Boy in the Striped Pajamas | $9,046,156 | 679 | $253,085 | 2.8% | 17 | Nov 7 | Jan 22 | Miramax |
| 373 | Save Me | $83,397 | 5 | $6,992 | 8.4% | 1 | Sep 5 | Jan 22 | First Run |
| 262 | JCVD | $470,691 | 28 | $20,119 | 4.3% | 2 | Nov 7 | Jan 18 | - |
| 465 | Good | $27,276 | 8 | $9,508 | 34.9% | 2 | Dec 31 | Jan 15 | THINKFilm |
| 201 | Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi | $2,078,956 | 83 | $920,995 | 44.3% | 83 | Dec 12 | Jan 15 | Yash Raj Films |
| 72 | Body of Lies | $39,394,666 | 2,714 | $12,884,416 | 32.7% | 2,710 | Oct 10 | Jan 15 | Warner Bros. |
| 269 | Santa vs. the Snowman 3D 2008 Re-release | $433,797 | 18 | $184 | <0.1% | 1 | Oct 31 | Jan 15 | IMAX |
| 70 | Max Payne | $40,689,393 | 3,381 | $17,639,849 | 43.4% | 3,376 | Oct 17 | Jan 15 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 69 | Nights in Rodanthe | $41,850,659 | 2,704 | $13,418,454 | 32.1% | 2,704 | Sep 26 | Jan 15 | Warner Bros. |
| 154 | City of Ember | $7,873,007 | 2,023 | $3,129,473 | 39.7% | 2,022 | Oct 10 | Jan 15 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 390 | August Evening | $74,759 | 4 | $3,296 | 4.4% | 1 | Sep 5 | Jan 8 | Maya Entertainment |
| 27 | Eagle Eye | $101,440,743 | 3,614 | $29,150,721 | 28.7% | 3,510 | Sep 26 | Jan 8 | DreamWorks |
| 319 | Ashes of Time | $174,273 | 18 | $21,372 | 12.3% | 5 | Oct 10 | Jan 8 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 80 | Changeling | $35,739,802 | 1,896 | $489,015 | 1.4% | 15 | Oct 24 | Jan 8 | Universal Pictures |
| 5 | WALL·E | $223,808,164 | 3,992 | $63,087,526 | 28.2% | 3,992 | Jun 27 | Jan 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 206 | The Polar Express 2008 IMAX Release | $1,705,694 | 26 | $42,718 | 2.5% | 12 | Nov 21 | Jan 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 151 | Cadillac Records | $8,195,551 | 701 | $3,445,559 | 42% | 687 | Dec 5 | Jan 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 90 | Transporter 3 | $31,715,062 | 2,626 | $12,063,452 | 38% | 2,626 | Nov 26 | Jan 1 | Lionsgate Films |
| 442 | Moving Midway | $40,864 | 4 | $6,539 | 16% | 2 | Sep 12 | Jan 1 | First Run |
| 407 | The Order of Myths | $62,645 | 3 | $7,056 | 11.3% | 1 | Jul 25 | Jan 1 | The Cinema Guild |
| 52 | Burn After Reading | $60,355,347 | 2,657 | $19,128,001 | 31.7% | 2,651 | Sep 12 | Dec 25 | Focus Features |
| 333 | Sky Kids | $144,680 | 17 | $6,845 | 4.7% | 1 | Aug 15 | Dec 25 | Dark Coast Pictures |
| 168 | RocknRolla | $5,700,626 | 826 | $144,701 | 2.5% | 7 | Oct 8 | Dec 25 | Warner Bros. |
| 245 | I Served the King of England | $617,403 | 38 | $53,218 | 8.6% | 8 | Aug 29 | Dec 25 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 249 | House | $575,048 | 363 | $327,445 | 56.9% | 363 | Nov 7 | Dec 24 | Roadside Attractions |
| 152 | Punisher: War Zone | $8,050,977 | 2,508 | $4,271,451 | 53.1% | 2,508 | Dec 5 | Dec 24 | Lionsgate Films |
| 252 | Nobel Son | $540,382 | 893 | $333,912 | 61.8% | 893 | Dec 5 | Dec 24 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 573 | Where God Left His Shoes | $3,911 | 2 | $2,918 | 74.6% | 2 | Dec 12 | Dec 21 | IFC Films |
| 385 | Fear(s) of the Dark | $77,876 | 8 | $6,103 | 7.8% | 1 | Oct 22 | Dec 21 | IFC Films |
| 270 | A Girl Cut in Two | $409,658 | 21 | $18,658 | 4.6% | 2 | Aug 15 | Dec 21 | IFC Films |
| 253 | Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom | $532,878 | 9 | $151,337 | 28.4% | 5 | Oct 24 | Dec 18 | - |
| 539 | Amexicano | $8,655 | 1 | $2,746 | 31.7% | 1 | Sep 19 | Dec 18 | Maya Entertainment |
| 240 | Delgo | $694,782 | 2,160 | $511,920 | 73.7% | 2,160 | Dec 12 | Dec 18 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 515 | Lake City | $12,767 | 2 | $9,355 | 73.3% | 1 | Nov 21 | Dec 18 | Screen Media Films |
| 218 | What Just Happened | $1,090,947 | 88 | $192,508 | 17.6% | 36 | Oct 17 | Dec 18 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 526 | Gardens of the Night | $11,436 | 1 | $3,072 | 26.9% | 1 | Nov 7 | Dec 18 | City Lights Pictures |
| 477 | The Matador | $21,816 | 2 | $6,695 | 30.7% | 1 | Oct 31 | Dec 18 | City Lights Pictures |
| 492 | Dark Streets | $16,815 | 18 | $10,958 | 65.2% | 18 | Dec 12 | Dec 18 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 133 | Religulous | $13,011,160 | 568 | $3,409,643 | 26.2% | 502 | Oct 1 | Dec 18 | Lionsgate Films |
| 338 | Hounddog | $131,961 | 11 | $13,744 | 10.4% | 11 | Sep 19 | Dec 17 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 460 | The Alphabet Killer | $29,784 | 2 | $11,000 | 36.9% | 1 | Nov 7 | Dec 14 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 320 | My Name Is Bruce | $173,066 | 4 | $16,432 | 9.5% | 1 | Oct 31 | Dec 14 | Image Entertainment |
| 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. |
| 386 | Ballast | $77,556 | 5 | $8,572 | 11.1% | 1 | Oct 1 | Dec 11 | Alluvial Film Company |
| 54 | Saw V | $56,746,769 | 3,084 | $30,053,954 | 53% | 3,060 | Oct 24 | Dec 11 | Lionsgate Films |
| 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. |
| 540 | A Good Day to Be Black & Sexy | $8,629 | 1 | $6,141 | 71.2% | 1 | Dec 5 | Dec 11 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 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) |
| 331 | Repo! The Genetic Opera | $146,750 | 11 | $53,684 | 36.6% | 8 | Nov 7 | Dec 11 | Lionsgate Films |
| 347 | The Other End of the Line | $115,592 | 91 | $59,078 | 51.1% | 91 | Oct 31 | Dec 11 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 177 | Bottle Shock | $4,078,607 | 401 | $278,075 | 6.8% | 48 | Aug 6 | Dec 11 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 455 | Yella | $30,647 | 2 | $7,767 | 25.3% | 2 | May 16 | Dec 11 | The Cinema Guild |
| 250 | Yuvvraaj | $570,090 | 77 | $264,362 | 46.4% | 77 | Nov 21 | Dec 11 | Eros Worldwide |
| 213 | Friendship | $1,243,910 | 74 | $645,604 | 51.9% | 74 | Nov 14 | Dec 11 | Yash Raj Films |
| 336 | Flow: For Love of Water | $142,569 | 11 | $3,644 | 2.6% | 1 | Mar 21 | Dec 11 | Oscilloscope |
| 467 | The Dukes | $26,875 | 11 | $6,067 | 22.6% | 4 | Nov 14 | Dec 11 | - |
| 129 | The Duchess | $13,848,978 | 1,207 | $190,426 | 1.4% | 7 | Sep 19 | Dec 11 | Paramount Vantage |
| 461 | Don Carlo | $27,834 | 5 | $27,834 | 100% | 5 | Dec 5 | Dec 7 | Emerging Pictures |
| 306 | Battle in Seattle | $224,169 | 40 | $46,903 | 20.9% | 8 | Sep 19 | Dec 7 | Redwood Palms Pictures |
| 530 | Whaledreamers | $10,584 | 6 | $1,827 | 17.3% | 6 | Sep 26 | Dec 7 | Monterey Media |
| 379 | Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! | $80,037 | 45 | $42,399 | 53% | 45 | Nov 26 | Dec 7 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 108 | W. | $25,534,493 | 2,050 | $10,505,668 | 41.1% | 2,030 | Oct 17 | Dec 4 | Lionsgate Films |
| 361 | The Pool | $95,102 | 8 | $7,736 | 8.1% | 1 | Sep 3 | Dec 4 | Vitagraph Films |
| 544 | Special 2008 Re-release | $7,202 | 1 | $3,232 | 44.9% | 1 | Nov 21 | Dec 4 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 150 | Sex Drive | $8,402,485 | 2,421 | $3,607,164 | 42.9% | 2,421 | Oct 17 | Dec 4 | Summit Entertainment |
| 607 | Rome & Jewel | $470 | 1 | $470 | 100% | 1 | Nov 28 | Nov 30 | Emerging Pictures |
| 490 | The World Unseen | $17,808 | 3 | $9,031 | 50.7% | 3 | Nov 7 | Nov 27 | Regent Releasing |
| 501 | Cthulhu | $15,213 | 3 | $1,438 | 9.5% | 1 | Aug 22 | Nov 27 | Regent Releasing |
| 312 | My Father My Lord | $203,708 | 9 | $24,096 | 11.8% | 6 | May 16 | Nov 27 | Kino International |
| 110 | Traitor | $23,530,831 | 2,108 | $7,868,465 | 33.4% | 2,054 | Aug 27 | Nov 25 | Overture Films |
| 288 | Morning Light | $275,497 | 55 | $129,295 | 46.9% | 55 | Oct 17 | Nov 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 140 | The Longshots | $11,537,046 | 2,089 | $4,080,687 | 35.4% | 2,089 | Aug 22 | Nov 25 | - |
| 389 | America the Beautiful | $76,173 | 5 | $6,760 | 8.9% | 1 | May 9 | Nov 23 | First Independent Pictures |
| 97 | Space Chimps | $30,105,968 | 2,538 | $7,181,374 | 23.9% | 2,511 | Jul 18 | Nov 23 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 96 | Mirrors | $30,691,439 | 2,664 | $11,161,074 | 36.4% | 2,664 | Aug 15 | Nov 23 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 190 | Choke | $2,926,565 | 435 | $1,319,286 | 45.1% | 435 | Sep 26 | Nov 23 | - |
| 350 | Days and Clouds | $112,102 | 4 | $16,707 | 14.9% | 2 | Jul 11 | Nov 23 | Film Movement |
| 473 | Filth and Wisdom | $22,406 | 10 | $4,597 | 20.5% | 1 | Oct 17 | Nov 23 | IFC Films |
| 295 | The Grocer's Son | $264,889 | 7 | $10,587 | 4% | 1 | Jun 6 | Nov 20 | Film Movement |
| 337 | Baghead | $140,106 | 18 | $8,640 | 6.2% | 2 | Jun 13 | Nov 20 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 101 | The Women | $26,902,075 | 2,995 | $10,115,210 | 37.6% | 2,962 | Sep 12 | Nov 20 | Picturehouse |
| 425 | Dare Not Walk Alone | $52,166 | 3 | $9,259 | 17.7% | 3 | Apr 25 | Nov 20 | Indican Pictures |
| 562 | God and Gays: Bridging the Gap | $5,095 | 2 | $1,460 | 28.7% | 2 | Oct 24 | Nov 20 | Indican Pictures |
| 598 | Fall of Hyperion | $1,093 | 1 | $656 | 60% | 1 | Oct 10 | Nov 20 | Regent Releasing |
| 434 | XXY | $48,334 | 2 | $3,241 | 6.7% | 1 | May 2 | Nov 20 | Film Movement |
| 321 | In Search of a Midnight Kiss | $172,605 | 11 | $13,385 | 7.8% | 2 | Aug 1 | Nov 20 | IFC Films |
| 597 | Ice Blues | $1,377 | 1 | $668 | 48.5% | 1 | Oct 10 | Nov 20 | Regent Releasing |
| 464 | Good Dick | $27,595 | 2 | $5,036 | 18.2% | 1 | Oct 10 | Nov 16 | Abramorama |
| 113 | Babylon A.D. | $22,532,572 | 3,425 | $9,484,627 | 42.1% | 3,390 | Aug 29 | Nov 16 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 488 | Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father | $18,334 | 3 | $2,886 | 15.7% | 1 | Oct 31 | Nov 16 | Oscilloscope |
| 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 |
| 91 | Quarantine | $31,691,811 | 2,463 | $14,211,321 | 44.8% | 2,461 | Oct 10 | Nov 16 | Screen Gems |
| 314 | Fashion | $191,442 | 40 | $105,812 | 55.3% | 40 | Oct 31 | Nov 16 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 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. |
| 486 | Saving Marriage | $18,720 | 2 | $8,044 | 43% | 2 | Oct 17 | Nov 13 | Regent Releasing |
| 197 | Transsiberian | $2,206,405 | 154 | $34,615 | 1.6% | 2 | Jul 18 | Nov 13 | First Look International |
| 23 | Tropic Thunder | $110,515,313 | 3,473 | $25,812,796 | 23.4% | 3,319 | Aug 13 | Nov 13 | DreamWorks |
| 506 | Splinter | $14,154 | 4 | $9,517 | 67.2% | 4 | Oct 31 | Nov 13 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 217 | Brick Lane | $1,095,398 | 49 | $47,124 | 4.3% | 7 | Jun 20 | Nov 13 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 182 | Elegy | $3,581,642 | 142 | $104,168 | 2.9% | 6 | Aug 8 | Nov 13 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 458 | Walking on Dead Fish | $30,328 | 4 | $10,524 | 34.7% | 1 | Sep 19 | Nov 13 | Variance Films |
| 173 | College | $4,694,636 | 2,124 | $2,153,109 | 45.9% | 2,123 | Aug 29 | Nov 13 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 81 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | $35,161,554 | 3,452 | $14,611,273 | 41.6% | 3,452 | Aug 15 | Nov 13 | Warner Bros. |
| 498 | Six in Paris | $15,532 | 1 | $4,053 | 26.1% | 1 | Oct 3 | Nov 13 | New Yorker Films |
| 212 | Gonzo | $1,252,100 | 59 | $191,942 | 15.3% | 26 | Jul 4 | Nov 13 | Magnolia Pictures |
