| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Friday the 13th | $40,570,365 | - | 3,105 | - | $13,066 | $40,570,365 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | He's Just Not That Into You | $19,518,465 | -29.8% | 3,175 | - | $6,147 | $54,986,933 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 3 | 2 | Taken | $18,985,260 | -7.6% | 3,109 | -75 | $6,106 | $77,660,012 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 4 | - | Confessions of a Shopaholic | $15,066,360 | - | 2,507 | - | $6,009 | $15,066,360 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | true | false |
| 5 | 3 | Coraline | $14,783,157 | -12.3% | 2,320 | +21 | $6,372 | $35,019,078 | 2 | Focus Features | false | false |
| 6 | 5 | Paul Blart: Mall Cop | $10,983,319 | +0.9% | 2,965 | -204 | $3,704 | $109,797,819 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 7 | - | The International | $9,331,739 | - | 2,364 | - | $3,947 | $9,331,739 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 8 | 4 | The Pink Panther 2 | $8,513,476 | -26.5% | 3,245 | +2 | $2,623 | $21,834,470 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 9 | 7 | Slumdog Millionaire | $7,284,808 | +1.5% | 1,634 | -90 | $4,458 | $86,680,723 | 14 | - | false | false |
| 10 | 6 | Push | $6,863,022 | -31.9% | 2,313 | - | $2,967 | $19,257,450 | 2 | Summit Entertainment | false | false |
| 11 | 8 | Gran Torino | $6,488,047 | -9.3% | 2,303 | -402 | $2,817 | $128,631,419 | 10 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 12 | 10 | Hotel for Dogs | $4,351,535 | -23.8% | 2,207 | -527 | $1,971 | $60,320,496 | 5 | DreamWorks | false | false |
| 13 | 9 | The Uninvited | $4,347,464 | -30.6% | 1,803 | -541 | $2,411 | $23,713,227 | 3 | DreamWorks | false | false |
| 14 | 11 | Underworld: Rise of the Lycans | $2,382,933 | -41.6% | 1,224 | -818 | $1,946 | $43,463,630 | 4 | Screen Gems | false | false |
| 15 | 14 | The Reader | $2,209,080 | -2.9% | 742 | -120 | $2,977 | $19,157,194 | 10 | The Weinstein Company | false | false |
| 16 | 15 | The Wrestler | $1,848,627 | -16.3% | 667 | -87 | $2,771 | $18,751,411 | 9 | - | false | false |
| 17 | 13 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | $1,611,370 | -30% | 909 | -569 | $1,772 | $122,256,143 | 8 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 18 | 16 | My Bloody Valentine | $1,553,385 | -16.3% | 532 | -139 | $2,919 | $50,554,146 | 5 | Lionsgate | false | false |
| 19 | 12 | New in Town | $1,474,885 | -54.3% | 1,022 | -919 | $1,443 | $14,298,188 | 3 | Lionsgate | false | false |
| 20 | 17 | Revolutionary Road | $987,212 | -40.9% | 511 | -424 | $1,931 | $20,319,509 | 8 | Paramount Vantage | false | false |
| 21 | 21 | Milk | $878,057 | -22% | 387 | -214 | $2,268 | $26,542,976 | 12 | Focus Features | false | false |
| 22 | 19 | Defiance | $714,404 | -48.7% | 442 | -416 | $1,616 | $26,366,732 | 7 | Paramount Vantage | false | false |
| 23 | 26 | Twilight | $693,397 | +44.3% | 460 | +134 | $1,507 | $188,615,708 | 13 | Summit Entertainment | false | false |
| 24 | - | Under the Sea 3D | $661,185 | - | 49 | - | $13,493 | $661,185 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 25 | 23 | Doubt | $624,614 | -13.6% | 326 | -75 | $1,915 | $30,022,601 | 10 | Miramax | false | false |
| 26 | 22 | Frost/Nixon | $515,780 | -33.2% | 270 | -208 | $1,910 | $16,432,026 | 11 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 27 | - | Billu | $512,124 | - | 70 | - | $7,316 | $512,124 | 1 | Eros Worldwide | true | false |
| 28 | 18 | Bride Wars | $493,050 | -67.1% | 449 | -648 | $1,098 | $57,096,515 | 6 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 29 | 20 | Inkheart | $455,017 | -63.1% | 391 | -784 | $1,163 | $15,613,277 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 30 | 27 | Marley & Me | $392,147 | -13.9% | 334 | -116 | $1,174 | $141,060,468 | 8 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 31 | 43 | Bolt | $383,556 | +245% | 284 | +152 | $1,350 | $113,526,544 | 13 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 32 | 25 | Last Chance Harvey | $346,184 | -39.9% | 248 | -200 | $1,395 | $13,372,036 | 8 | Overture Films | false | false |
| 33 | 29 | Yes Man | $285,931 | -22.4% | 291 | -54 | $982 | $96,717,829 | 9 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 34 | 28 | The Unborn | $238,065 | -39.6% | 177 | -211 | $1,345 | $42,331,100 | 6 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 35 | 24 | Notorious | $227,599 | -63.8% | 158 | -282 | $1,440 | $36,617,963 | 5 | - | false | false |
| 36 | 36 | The Class | $219,958 | +21.8% | 35 | +8 | $6,284 | $866,384 | 9 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 37 | 32 | Bedtime Stories | $198,853 | -18.7% | 166 | -99 | $1,197 | $109,177,227 | 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 38 | 33 | The Tale of Despereaux | $181,050 | -19% | 255 | -21 | $710 | $50,411,335 | 9 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 39 | 31 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $155,635 | -37% | 182 | -58 | $855 | $179,808,450 | 15 | DreamWorks | false | false |
| 40 | 34 | Valkyrie | $129,409 | -37.3% | 162 | -96 | $798 | $82,233,215 | 8 | United Artists | false | false |
| 41 | 38 | The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2009: Live Action | $128,604 | -14.4% | 46 | +5 | $2,795 | $342,809 | 2 | Shorts International | false | false |
| 42 | 30 | The Dark Knight | $127,645 | -63.9% | 152 | -36 | $839 | $533,044,185 | 31 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 43 | 41 | Rachel Getting Married | $124,494 | -6.4% | 87 | -8 | $1,430 | $12,077,692 | 20 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 44 | 40 | Waltz with Bashir | $113,639 | -17.5% | 46 | - | $2,470 | $1,405,707 | 8 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 45 | - | Two Lovers | $94,986 | - | 7 | - | $13,569 | $94,986 | 1 | Magnolia Pictures | true | false |
| 46 | 42 | Australia | $89,264 | -29.9% | 110 | -68 | $811 | $49,320,783 | 12 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 47 | 39 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | $85,783 | -41.9% | 98 | -98 | $875 | $79,118,364 | 10 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 48 | - | Gomorrah | $77,700 | - | 5 | - | $15,540 | $88,105 | 9 | IFC Films | false | false |
| 49 | 37 | Fanboys | $74,599 | -56.5% | 41 | -3 | $1,819 | $295,026 | 2 | The Weinstein Company | false | false |
| 50 | 47 | I've Loved You So Long | $57,075 | +34.1% | 60 | +32 | $951 | $2,800,508 | 17 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 51 | 51 | Dolphins and Whales 3D: Tribes of the Ocean | $44,886 | +46.8% | 7 | -3 | $6,412 | $5,475,420 | 53 | 3D Entertainment | false | false |
| 52 | 45 | Che: Part One/Che: Part Two | $40,412 | -23.2% | 20 | +3 | $2,020 | $997,115 | 10 | IFC Films | false | false |
| 53 | 56 | Space Station 3D | $39,087 | +47.1% | 11 | +2 | $3,553 | $77,695,548 | 357 | IMAX | false | false |
| 54 | 46 | Wendy and Lucy | $39,016 | -12.3% | 15 | -5 | $2,601 | $367,197 | 10 | Oscilloscope | false | false |
| 55 | 54 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | $37,210 | +36.2% | 8 | +1 | $4,651 | $27,509,570 | 178 | IMAX | false | false |
| 56 | 52 | Fly Me to the Moon 3D | $36,683 | +20.4% | 11 | - | $3,334 | $12,893,889 | 27 | Summit Entertainment | false | false |
| 57 | 49 | Let the Right One In | $34,776 | +7.6% | 33 | +5 | $1,053 | $1,934,590 | 17 | Magnolia Pictures | false | false |
| 58 | 53 | Frozen River | $26,516 | -9.9% | 25 | - | $1,060 | $2,423,186 | 29 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 59 | 50 | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | $24,691 | -19.7% | 15 | - | $1,646 | $20,803,802 | 72 | National Geographic Entertainment | false | false |
| 60 | 57 | Roving Mars | $22,677 | +14.5% | 7 | - | $3,239 | $10,020,280 | 160 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 61 | 77 | Outlander | $20,057 | +703.9% | 34 | +19 | $589 | $126,923 | 4 | Third Rail Releasing | false | false |
| 62 | 65 | Deep Sea | $13,461 | +77.2% | 5 | -1 | $2,692 | $37,433,573 | 155 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 63 | 44 | Luck by Chance | $13,364 | -83.1% | 17 | -32 | $786 | $351,392 | 3 | Adlabs Films | false | false |
| 64 | 58 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | $12,440 | -29.9% | 7 | -8 | $1,777 | $23,210,634 | 27 | - | false | false |
| 65 | 63 | The Secret Life of Bees | $10,531 | +20.8% | 15 | +2 | $702 | $37,756,747 | 18 | - | false | false |
| 66 | 68 | Medicine for Melancholy | $8,275 | +34% | 2 | +1 | $4,137 | $35,799 | 3 | IFC Films | false | false |
| 67 | 55 | Synecdoche, New York | $8,152 | -69.5% | 11 | -14 | $741 | $3,032,021 | 17 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 68 | 85 | Were the World Mine | $6,295 | +415.1% | 4 | +2 | $1,573 | $114,716 | 16 | - | false | false |
| 69 | 71 | Our City Dreams | $5,981 | +47.5% | 1 | - | $5,981 | $18,809 | 2 | First Run | false | false |
| 70 | 83 | Owl and the Sparrow | $5,198 | +254.8% | 2 | +1 | $2,599 | $36,899 | 5 | Wave Releasing | false | false |
| 71 | 61 | Dev.D | $4,142 | -62.2% | 4 | - | $1,035 | $16,756 | 2 | UTV Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 72 | - | Made in U.S.A | $3,829 | - | 1 | - | $3,829 | $57,738 | 6 | Rialto Pictures | false | false |
| 73 | - | Ballerina | $3,549 | - | 1 | - | $3,549 | $10,282 | 5 | First Run | false | false |
| 74 | 74 | Donkey Punch | $3,169 | -13.5% | 2 | -2 | $1,584 | $17,659 | 4 | Magnolia Pictures | false | false |
| 75 | - | Of Time and the City | $3,142 | - | 2 | - | $1,571 | $26,374 | 4 | Strand Releasing | false | false |
| 76 | - | How About You | $3,118 | - | 2 | - | $1,559 | $63,541 | 14 | Strand Releasing | false | false |
| 77 | 76 | U2 3D | $3,062 | -7.6% | 2 | - | $1,531 | $9,700,227 | 56 | National Geographic Entertainment | false | false |
| 78 | 59 | Crips and Bloods: Made in America | $2,928 | -79.1% | 2 | +1 | $1,464 | $40,987 | 4 | Argot Pictures | false | false |
| 79 | 79 | The Secrets | $2,757 | +19.7% | 2 | - | $1,378 | $69,209 | 12 | Monterey Media | false | false |
| 80 | 60 | Chocolate | $2,182 | -80.5% | 2 | -5 | $1,091 | $13,362 | 2 | Magnolia Pictures | false | false |
| 81 | - | Cherry Blossoms | $2,065 | - | 2 | - | $1,032 | $7,779 | 5 | Strand Releasing | false | false |
| 82 | 66 | Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 | $2,003 | -69% | 2 | -3 | $1,001 | $83,078 | 13 | Kino International | false | false |
| 83 | 64 | Blessed Is the Match | $1,697 | -78.9% | 2 | -1 | $848 | $17,655 | 3 | Balcony Releasing | false | false |
| 84 | 72 | Trouble the Water | $1,420 | -64.1% | 3 | -1 | $473 | $507,887 | 26 | Zeitgeist Films | false | false |
| 85 | 80 | The Wild Child | $1,216 | -43.4% | 1 | - | $1,216 | $40,034 | 15 | The Film Desk | false | false |
| 86 | 70 | A Secret | $634 | -84.9% | 1 | -3 | $634 | $604,642 | 24 | Strand Releasing | false | false |
| 87 | 86 | Stranded | $623 | -0.2% | 1 | - | $623 | $85,776 | 17 | Zeitgeist Films | false | false |
| 88 | - | Lola Montès | $603 | - | 1 | - | $603 | $105,729 | 19 | Rialto Pictures | false | false |
| 89 | 84 | Absurdistan | $568 | -60.6% | 1 | - | $568 | $3,097 | 2 | First Run | false | false |
| 90 | 90 | A Man Named Pearl | $450 | +54.1% | 4 | -1 | $112 | $205,692 | 77 | Tentmakers Entertainment | false | false |
| 91 | - | I.O.U.S.A. | $364 | - | 1 | - | $364 | $818,815 | 26 | Roadside Attractions | false | false |
| 92 | - | The Betrayal | $343 | - | 2 | - | $171 | $17,457 | 13 | The Cinema Guild | false | false |
| 93 | 67 | The Secret of the Grain | $114 | -98.2% | 1 | -2 | $114 | $72,781 | 8 | IFC Films | false | false |
