| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Avatar | - | - | - | $394,896 | 12 | $1,131,489 | Dec 18 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 11 | Mr. Bjarnfreðarson | - | - | - | $229,205 | 17 | $608,508 | Dec 26 | - | false |
| 129 | Quantum of Solace | - | - | - | $14,662 | 9 | $415,259 | Nov 7 | Sena | false |
| 2 | The Hangover | - | - | - | $358,300 | 6 | $409,414 | Jun 10 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 3 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | - | - | - | $333,276 | 4 | $337,563 | Jul 22 | - | false |
| 7 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | - | - | - | $263,799 | 8 | $326,528 | Jul 15 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 4 | Jóhannes | - | - | - | $325,032 | 9 | $325,032 | Oct 16 | Myndform | false |
| 5 | Angels & Demons | - | - | - | $287,459 | 6 | $287,459 | May 15 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 8 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | - | - | - | $256,456 | 14 | $277,222 | Jul 1 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 16 | Yes Man | - | - | - | $171,607 | 7 | $276,217 | Dec 25 | Sam Film | false |
| 6 | Slumdog Millionaire | - | - | - | $272,317 | 3 | $272,317 | Jan 16 | Myndform | false |
| 9 | 2012 | - | - | - | $244,004 | 9 | $244,004 | Nov 13 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 10 | The Girl Who Played with Fire | - | - | - | $234,258 | 5 | $234,258 | Oct 2 | - | false |
| 14 | The Proposal | - | - | - | $208,081 | 6 | $229,159 | Jul 29 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 15 | Inglourious Basterds | - | - | - | $190,712 | 5 | $226,081 | Aug 26 | United International Pictures | false |
| 12 | Up | - | - | - | $217,901 | 10 | $224,274 | Aug 28 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 17 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | - | - | - | $168,284 | 8 | $213,912 | Jun 24 | United International Pictures | false |
| 13 | The Big Rescue | - | - | - | $211,833 | 8 | $211,833 | Sep 25 | - | false |
| 19 | Brüno | - | - | - | $152,935 | 6 | $184,024 | Jul 10 | - | false |
| 59 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | - | - | - | $55,504 | 6 | $173,660 | Dec 26 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 18 | Monsters vs. Aliens | - | - | - | $160,780 | 13 | $160,780 | Apr 3 | United International Pictures | false |
| 64 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | - | - | - | $49,833 | 9 | $160,769 | Nov 28 | Sam Film | false |
| 25 | Bolt | - | - | - | $116,278 | 6 | $159,231 | Dec 25 | Sam Film | false |
| 22 | A Christmas Carol | - | - | - | $138,259 | 11 | $148,749 | Nov 20 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 20 | Fast & Furious | - | - | - | $143,757 | 5 | $145,551 | Apr 3 | United International Pictures | false |
| 26 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | - | - | - | $114,393 | 6 | $144,903 | Nov 25 | - | false |
| 21 | The Ugly Truth | - | - | - | $141,607 | 5 | $144,517 | Sep 18 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 29 | Public Enemies | - | - | - | $112,617 | 5 | $141,273 | Aug 5 | United International Pictures | false |
| 23 | Terminator Salvation | - | - | - | $128,371 | 6 | $128,371 | Jun 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 30 | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | - | - | - | $109,288 | 7 | $126,349 | May 1 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 24 | Watchmen | - | - | - | $121,687 | 6 | $124,215 | Mar 13 | United International Pictures | false |
| 28 | Dreamland | - | - | - | $113,098 | 3 | $123,238 | Apr 8 | - | false |
| 31 | G-Force | - | - | - | $100,305 | 5 | $121,676 | Aug 7 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 27 | 17 Again | - | - | - | $114,173 | 4 | $114,173 | Apr 17 | - | false |
| 37 | I Love You, Man | - | - | - | $92,399 | 4 | $107,473 | Apr 10 | United International Pictures | false |
| 34 | He's Just Not That Into You | - | - | - | $98,181 | 4 | $102,923 | Feb 20 | Myndform | false |
| 33 | Star Trek | - | - | - | $98,771 | 5 | $101,352 | May 8 | United International Pictures | false |
| 108 | Four Christmases | - | - | - | $23,296 | 4 | $99,651 | Dec 5 | Myndform | false |
| 32 | A Mother's Courage: Talking Back to Autism | - | - | - | $98,823 | 4 | $98,823 | Jan 9 | Sena | false |
| 84 | Twilight | - | - | - | $36,269 | 5 | $97,358 | Dec 5 | Sam Film | false |
| 35 | Marley & Me | - | - | - | $96,210 | 4 | $96,672 | Mar 6 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 47 | Australia | - | - | - | $76,522 | 6 | $96,238 | Dec 26 | Sena | false |
| 36 | My Bloody Valentine | - | - | - | $95,533 | 3 | $95,533 | Jan 30 | Myndform | false |
| 42 | Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | - | - | - | $84,140 | 6 | $92,573 | May 20 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 40 | My Sister's Keeper | - | - | - | $85,154 | 3 | $92,493 | Jul 8 | - | false |
| 44 | District 9 | - | - | - | $81,613 | 4 | $92,214 | Sep 18 | - | false |
| 38 | Paul Blart: Mall Cop | - | - | - | $91,699 | 4 | $92,203 | Mar 27 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 39 | Law Abiding Citizen | - | - | - | $85,399 | 3 | $91,672 | Nov 6 | - | false |
| 41 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | - | - | - | $84,158 | 4 | $85,687 | Feb 6 | Sam Film | false |
| 43 | This Is It | - | - | - | $82,956 | 3 | $82,956 | Oct 28 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 45 | Zombieland | - | - | - | $80,548 | 4 | $80,548 | Oct 23 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 46 | Role Models | - | - | - | $80,381 | 4 | $80,381 | Jan 23 | Sam Film | false |
| 58 | Taken | - | - | - | $56,108 | 2 | $79,691 | Dec 19 | Myndform | false |
| 55 | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | - | - | - | $60,034 | 5 | $75,827 | Aug 12 | United International Pictures | false |
| 48 | Knowing | - | - | - | $74,799 | 4 | $74,799 | Mar 27 | Sam Film | false |
| 49 | Bedtime Stories | - | - | - | $74,325 | 6 | $74,325 | Jan 16 | Sam Film | false |
| 50 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua | - | - | - | $73,652 | 6 | $74,028 | Feb 13 | Sam Film | false |
| 60 | Skoppa og Skrítla | - | - | - | $55,034 | 6 | $72,537 | Dec 26 | Sena | false |
| 114 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | - | - | - | $19,735 | 6 | $72,248 | Dec 11 | Sena | false |
| 57 | Drag Me to Hell | - | - | - | $56,796 | 3 | $70,994 | Aug 19 | - | false |
| 51 | Couples Retreat | - | - | - | $64,116 | 5 | $64,116 | Oct 23 | United International Pictures | false |
| 52 | Gran Torino | - | - | - | $63,188 | 4 | $63,772 | Mar 6 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 53 | Year One | - | - | - | $62,074 | 6 | $62,074 | Jun 19 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 54 | The Final Destination | - | - | - | $61,958 | 4 | $61,958 | Sep 11 | - | false |
| 56 | Confessions of a Shopaholic | - | - | - | $57,165 | 5 | $60,193 | Feb 27 | Sam Film | false |
| 121 | The Princess and the Frog | - | - | - | $15,470 | 5 | $59,711 | Dec 26 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 61 | Bride Wars | - | - | - | $54,169 | 4 | $54,169 | Feb 6 | Sena | false |
| 62 | The Reader | - | - | - | $53,422 | 1 | $53,422 | Feb 6 | Sena | false |
| 71 | Ghosts of Girlfriends Past | - | - | - | $42,325 | 4 | $52,314 | Jun 10 | - | false |
| 63 | Fame | - | - | - | $51,943 | 5 | $51,943 | Oct 9 | - | false |
| 65 | Surrogates | - | - | - | $48,289 | 5 | $49,123 | Oct 2 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 66 | Hatid i bae | - | - | - | $47,259 | 8 | $47,259 | Nov 6 | - | false |
| 78 | Old Dogs | - | - | - | $38,233 | 5 | $46,773 | Dec 11 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 74 | The Last House on the Left | - | - | - | $40,169 | 3 | $46,390 | May 22 | - | false |
| 68 | RocknRolla | - | - | - | $44,915 | 3 | $46,289 | Jan 9 | Sam Film | false |
| 79 | Observe and Report | - | - | - | $37,205 | 4 | $46,212 | Apr 24 | - | false |
| 67 | Valkyrie | - | - | - | $45,803 | 3 | $45,803 | Jan 30 | Sena | false |
| 69 | Fanboys | - | - | - | $44,151 | 2 | $44,580 | Feb 13 | Sena | false |
| 85 | Crank: High Voltage | - | - | - | $34,401 | 3 | $44,498 | Apr 24 | - | false |
| 70 | Reykjavik Whale Watching Massacre | - | - | - | $43,476 | 5 | $43,476 | Sep 4 | - | false |
| 77 | Ninja Assassin | - | - | - | $39,454 | 3 | $42,313 | Dec 4 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 83 | Paranormal Activity | - | - | - | $36,282 | 2 | $41,905 | Nov 6 | - | false |
| 72 | Funny People | - | - | - | $40,817 | 3 | $41,729 | Sep 25 | United International Pictures | false |
| 176 | Body of Lies | - | - | - | $800 | 5 | $40,757 | Nov 21 | Sam Film | false |
| 73 | The Taking of Pelham 123 | - | - | - | $40,609 | 4 | $40,609 | Aug 19 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 75 | The International | - | - | - | $39,910 | 5 | $39,910 | Feb 27 | Sena | false |
| 76 | The Tale of Despereaux | - | - | - | $39,732 | 5 | $39,732 | Feb 27 | Myndform | false |
| 174 | Zack and Miri Make a Porno | - | - | - | $968 | 3 | $37,890 | Nov 28 | Sena | false |
| 80 | The True Story of Puss'N Boots | - | - | - | $37,133 | 5 | $37,133 | May 1 | - | false |
| 81 | The Pink Panther 2 | - | - | - | $36,804 | 4 | $36,804 | Feb 20 | Sena | false |
| 82 | Adventureland | - | - | - | $36,497 | 2 | $36,497 | May 29 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 90 | Transporter 3 | - | - | - | $32,300 | 2 | $35,416 | Jan 2 | Myndform | false |
| 86 | Friday the 13th | - | - | - | $34,229 | 3 | $34,229 | Feb 13 | Sam Film | false |
| 110 | Inkheart | - | - | - | $23,082 | 4 | $33,700 | Dec 26 | Myndform | false |
| 87 | Gamer | - | - | - | $33,583 | 3 | $33,583 | Oct 16 | - | false |
| 88 | State of Play | - | - | - | $33,224 | 3 | $33,224 | Apr 17 | United International Pictures | false |
| 89 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | - | - | - | $32,380 | 1 | $32,380 | Jan 30 | Sena | false |
| 91 | Race to Witch Mountain | - | - | - | $31,529 | 5 | $31,529 | Mar 20 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 92 | Changeling | - | - | - | $31,495 | 3 | $31,495 | Jan 9 | Sam Film | false |
| 93 | Hotel for Dogs | - | - | - | $29,609 | 3 | $31,159 | Feb 6 | Myndform | false |
| 116 | Julie & Julia | - | - | - | $17,115 | 2 | $30,141 | Dec 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 94 | Hannah Montana: The Movie | - | - | - | $29,143 | 4 | $29,143 | May 13 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 95 | Underworld: Rise of the Lycans | - | - | - | $27,912 | 3 | $27,912 | Jan 23 | Sena | false |
| 96 | Seven Pounds | - | - | - | $27,823 | 4 | $27,823 | Jan 9 | Sena | false |
| 100 | A Serious Man | - | - | - | $25,655 | 1 | $27,641 | Nov 20 | - | false |
| 136 | Whatever Works | - | - | - | $12,547 | 1 | $27,641 | Nov 27 | - | false |
| 97 | Open Season 2 | - | - | - | $27,605 | 6 | $27,605 | Jan 30 | Sena | false |
| 106 | The Boat That Rocked | - | - | - | $24,047 | 3 | $27,373 | May 8 | United International Pictures | false |
| 99 | Coraline | - | - | - | $26,198 | 3 | $27,221 | May 29 | United International Pictures | false |
| 105 | The Hurt Locker | - | - | - | $24,063 | 2 | $27,130 | Jul 8 | - | false |
| 98 | Duplicity | - | - | - | $27,041 | 4 | $27,041 | Mar 20 | United International Pictures | false |
| 101 | Defiance | - | - | - | $25,543 | 3 | $25,543 | Feb 20 | Sam Film | false |
| 109 | Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard | - | - | - | $23,270 | 2 | $25,462 | Dec 4 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 104 | Orphan | - | - | - | $24,342 | 3 | $24,985 | Oct 9 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 112 | New in Town | - | - | - | $22,852 | 4 | $24,833 | May 1 | - | false |
| 102 | The Wrestler | - | - | - | $24,761 | 1 | $24,761 | Feb 13 | Sena | false |
| 103 | Revolutionary Road | - | - | - | $24,359 | 2 | $24,359 | Jan 23 | Myndform | false |
| 107 | Fighting | - | - | - | $23,915 | 2 | $23,915 | Jul 22 | United International Pictures | false |
| 113 | The Spirit | - | - | - | $21,128 | 3 | $23,908 | Jan 2 | Sam Film | false |
| 111 | Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure | - | - | - | $22,973 | 5 | $23,722 | Oct 16 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 130 | Toy Story 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $14,165 | 2 | $22,911 | Oct 30 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 119 | God Bless Iceland | - | - | - | $15,824 | 3 | $22,015 | Oct 9 | - | false |
| 115 | The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard | - | - | - | $17,633 | 2 | $19,895 | Aug 19 | - | false |
| 137 | Sorority Row | - | - | - | $12,386 | 2 | $18,945 | Dec 11 | - | false |
| 124 | The Unborn | - | - | - | $14,997 | 3 | $18,277 | Mar 27 | United International Pictures | false |
| 125 | Management | - | - | - | $14,962 | 2 | $17,631 | Jun 3 | - | false |
| 117 | Milk | - | - | - | $17,036 | 1 | $17,036 | Feb 20 | - | false |
| 118 | Jennifer's Body | - | - | - | $16,653 | 3 | $16,653 | Sep 25 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 123 | Let the Right One In | - | - | - | $15,247 | 1 | $15,808 | Apr 17 | - | false |
| 120 | The Box | - | - | - | $15,628 | 2 | $15,628 | Nov 27 | - | false |
| 122 | Love Happens | - | - | - | $15,446 | 2 | $15,542 | Nov 20 | - | false |
| 126 | Broken Embraces | - | - | - | $14,802 | 1 | $14,802 | Oct 16 | - | false |
| 127 | 9 | - | - | - | $14,763 | 2 | $14,763 | Oct 9 | - | false |
| 128 | Bandslam | - | - | - | $14,701 | 3 | $14,701 | Sep 11 | - | false |
| 132 | The Time Traveler's Wife | - | - | - | $13,448 | 2 | $14,593 | Aug 19 | - | false |
| 157 | City of Ember | - | - | - | $5,532 | 3 | $13,745 | Dec 12 | Sam Film | false |
| 131 | Killshot | - | - | - | $13,478 | 2 | $13,478 | Mar 20 | Sena | false |
| 133 | The Blue Elephant | - | - | - | $13,181 | 6 | $13,181 | Mar 20 | Sena | false |
| 139 | Franklin and the Turtle Lake Treasure 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $11,853 | 6 | $13,038 | Apr 8 | - | false |
| 134 | Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! | - | - | - | $12,946 | 5 | $12,946 | Oct 23 | - | false |
| 177 | Appaloosa | - | - | - | $244 | 1 | $12,764 | Nov 28 | Myndform | false |
| 135 | Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans | - | - | - | $12,726 | 2 | $12,726 | Dec 11 | - | false |
| 162 | The Informant! | - | - | - | $4,770 | 2 | $12,589 | Oct 30 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 138 | Halloween II | - | - | - | $12,334 | 2 | $12,334 | Sep 4 | - | false |
| 179 | Pride and Glory | - | - | - | $86 | 2 | $12,160 | Nov 21 | Myndform | false |
| 141 | Crossing Over | - | - | - | $10,067 | 2 | $11,964 | Aug 5 | Sena | false |
| 145 | Funny Games | - | - | - | $9,080 | 1 | $10,930 | Aug 5 | - | false |
| 140 | The Haunting in Connecticut | - | - | - | $10,775 | 2 | $10,775 | Sep 25 | - | false |
| 146 | Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach | - | - | - | $8,942 | 2 | $10,303 | Jul 15 | - | false |
| 143 | Unstable Fables: The Goldilocks and the 3 Bears Show | - | - | - | $9,865 | 5 | $10,080 | Jun 12 | - | false |
| 142 | Pandorum | - | - | - | $10,042 | 2 | $10,042 | Nov 20 | - | false |
| 149 | Push | - | - | - | $7,921 | 3 | $9,681 | Apr 8 | - | false |
| 144 | The Boy in the Striped Pajamas | - | - | - | $9,240 | 1 | $9,240 | Mar 27 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 147 | Doubt | - | - | - | $8,730 | 2 | $8,730 | Jan 30 | Sam Film | false |
| 148 | Beyond a Reasonable Doubt | - | - | - | $8,683 | 2 | $8,709 | Sep 11 | - | false |
| 168 | Saw V | - | - | - | $2,982 | 2 | $8,111 | Dec 12 | Myndform | false |
| 159 | Antichrist | - | - | - | $5,294 | 1 | $7,942 | Sep 28 | - | false |
| 150 | The Baader Meinhof Complex | - | - | - | $7,623 | 1 | $7,694 | Apr 3 | Sam Film | false |
| 151 | My Life in Ruins | - | - | - | $7,018 | 1 | $7,018 | Nov 13 | - | false |
| 153 | District 13: Ultimatum | - | - | - | $6,060 | 1 | $6,900 | Jul 17 | - | false |
| 152 | Coco Before Chanel | - | - | - | $6,303 | 1 | $6,303 | Nov 27 | - | false |
| 154 | The September Issue | - | - | - | $5,964 | 1 | $5,964 | Sep 4 | - | false |
| 155 | Frost/Nixon | - | - | - | $5,907 | 1 | $5,907 | Feb 13 | - | false |
| 163 | Tyson | - | - | - | $4,639 | 1 | $5,837 | Jun 24 | - | false |
| 156 | Choke | - | - | - | $5,605 | 1 | $5,605 | Apr 3 | Sena | false |
| 158 | Last Chance Harvey | - | - | - | $5,457 | 1 | $5,457 | Mar 13 | - | false |
| 180 | Igor | - | - | - | $64 | 5 | $5,336 | Nov 21 | Sena | false |
| 160 | Arn: The Knight Templar | - | - | - | $5,211 | 1 | $5,211 | Mar 20 | - | false |
| 161 | Bionicle: The Legend Reborn | - | - | - | $4,883 | 5 | $4,883 | Sep 25 | - | false |
| 164 | Horsemen | - | - | - | $4,561 | 1 | $4,561 | Nov 13 | - | false |
| 165 | Saw VI | - | - | - | $4,462 | 1 | $4,462 | Dec 11 | - | false |
| 166 | More Than a Game | - | - | - | $3,127 | 1 | $3,969 | Nov 6 | - | false |
| 170 | Dragonball Evolution | - | - | - | $2,610 | 2 | $3,935 | Apr 10 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 167 | Extract | - | - | - | $3,045 | 1 | $3,045 | Dec 4 | - | false |
| 173 | Capitalism: A Love Story | - | - | - | $1,907 | 1 | $2,941 | Oct 23 | - | false |
| 169 | Anvil | - | - | - | $2,652 | 1 | $2,652 | Dec 11 | - | false |
| 175 | Extreme Movie | - | - | - | $930 | 2 | $2,374 | Jul 29 | - | false |
| 172 | Vampire Killers | - | - | - | $1,983 | 2 | $2,302 | Jun 24 | - | false |
| 171 | Elegy | - | - | - | $1,989 | 1 | $1,989 | Mar 13 | - | false |
| 178 | Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired | - | - | - | $88 | 1 | $1,000 | Oct 30 | - | false |
