| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | $70,052,004 | - | 4,096 | - | $17,102 | $70,052,004 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | true | false |
| 2 | - | Terminator Salvation | $51,943,726 | - | 3,530 | - | $14,714 | $65,316,217 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 3 | - | Star Trek | $29,380,384 | - | 4,053 | - | $7,249 | $191,014,403 | 3 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | - | Angels & Demons | $27,413,992 | - | 3,527 | - | $7,772 | $87,524,618 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 5 | - | Dance Flick | $12,622,450 | - | 2,450 | - | $5,152 | $12,622,450 | 1 | Paramount Pictures | true | false |
| 6 | - | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | $9,910,686 | - | 3,183 | - | $3,113 | $165,164,423 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 7 | - | Ghosts of Girlfriends Past | $4,767,809 | - | 2,255 | - | $2,114 | $46,906,154 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 8 | - | Obsessed | $2,424,470 | - | 1,603 | - | $1,512 | $66,332,824 | 5 | Screen Gems | false | false |
| 9 | - | Monsters vs. Aliens | $2,060,680 | - | 1,434 | - | $1,437 | $193,706,544 | 9 | DreamWorks | false | false |
| 10 | - | 17 Again | $1,292,506 | - | 1,107 | - | $1,167 | $60,601,427 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 11 | - | The Soloist | $1,112,075 | - | 654 | - | $1,700 | $29,507,907 | 5 | DreamWorks | false | false |
| 12 | - | Next Day Air | $780,280 | - | 542 | - | $1,439 | $9,092,382 | 3 | Summit Entertainment | false | false |
| 13 | - | Earth | $656,239 | - | 619 | - | $1,060 | $30,602,070 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | - | Hannah Montana: The Movie | $616,109 | - | 628 | - | $981 | $77,002,329 | 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | - | The Brothers Bloom | $495,527 | - | 52 | - | $9,529 | $618,915 | 2 | Summit Entertainment | false | false |
| 16 | - | Fast & Furious | $419,585 | - | 378 | - | $1,110 | $153,616,625 | 8 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 17 | - | State of Play | $382,285 | - | 278 | - | $1,375 | $36,284,540 | 6 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 18 | - | Race to Witch Mountain | $377,099 | - | 310 | - | $1,216 | $65,402,038 | 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 19 | - | Under the Sea 3D | $336,057 | - | 40 | - | $8,401 | $8,391,540 | 15 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 20 | - | Rudo y Cursi | $320,865 | - | 134 | - | $2,394 | $1,216,084 | 3 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 21 | - | I Love You, Man | $280,327 | - | 274 | - | $1,023 | $71,109,289 | 10 | DreamWorks | false | false |
| 22 | - | Is Anybody There? | $251,046 | - | 136 | - | $1,845 | $1,570,207 | 6 | - | false | false |
| 23 | - | Summer Hours | $245,812 | - | 27 | - | $9,104 | $320,549 | 2 | IFC Films | false | false |
| 24 | - | Knowing | $238,984 | - | 264 | - | $905 | $79,209,705 | 10 | Summit Entertainment | false | false |
| 25 | - | Sunshine Cleaning | $214,818 | - | 147 | - | $1,461 | $11,528,108 | 11 | Overture Films | false | false |
| 26 | - | Every Little Step | $211,182 | - | 59 | - | $3,579 | $739,074 | 6 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 27 | - | The Girlfriend Experience | $204,112 | - | 30 | - | $6,803 | $204,112 | 1 | Magnolia Pictures | true | false |
| 28 | - | Management | $196,296 | - | 110 | - | $1,784 | $704,454 | 2 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false | false |
| 29 | - | Paul Blart: Mall Cop | $190,192 | - | 194 | - | $980 | $146,336,178 | 19 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 30 | - | Fighting | $179,585 | - | 253 | - | $709 | $22,700,585 | 5 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 31 | - | Taken | $173,722 | - | 154 | - | $1,128 | $144,783,869 | 17 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 32 | - | Observe and Report | $171,909 | - | 38 | - | $4,523 | $23,633,997 | 7 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 33 | - | Dragonball Evolution | $160,852 | - | 42 | - | $3,829 | $9,313,987 | 7 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 34 | - | Easy Virtue | $143,038 | - | 10 | - | $14,303 | $143,038 | 1 | Sony Pictures Classics | true | false |
| 35 | - | Gran Torino | $142,865 | - | 203 | - | $703 | $147,957,193 | 24 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 36 | - | Sin Nombre | $113,567 | - | 62 | - | $1,831 | $2,287,690 | 10 | Focus Features | false | false |
| 37 | - | Valentino: The Last Emperor | $99,339 | - | 34 | - | $2,921 | $1,093,405 | 10 | Truly Indie | false | false |
| 38 | - | 12 Rounds | $95,056 | - | 29 | - | $3,277 | $12,187,944 | 9 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 39 | - | Tyson | $73,020 | - | 41 | - | $1,780 | $616,144 | 5 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 40 | - | Sugar | $71,112 | - | 46 | - | $1,545 | $839,069 | 8 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 41 | - | Goodbye Solo | $69,383 | - | 26 | - | $2,668 | $509,912 | 9 | Roadside Attractions | false | false |
| 42 | - | Anvil | $56,115 | - | 21 | - | $2,672 | $444,666 | 7 | Abramorama | false | false |
| 43 | - | Lemon Tree | $52,022 | - | 18 | - | $2,890 | $259,276 | 6 | IFC Films | false | false |
| 44 | - | Adventureland | $51,780 | - | 69 | - | $750 | $16,025,394 | 8 | Miramax | false | false |
| 45 | - | Duplicity | $50,815 | - | 66 | - | $769 | $40,559,930 | 10 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 46 | - | Hotel for Dogs | $48,733 | - | 101 | - | $482 | $73,023,275 | 19 | DreamWorks | false | false |
| 47 | - | The Limits of Control | $48,407 | - | 20 | - | $2,420 | $268,914 | 4 | Focus Features | false | false |
| 48 | - | Outrage | $45,503 | - | 13 | - | $3,500 | $133,079 | 3 | Magnolia Pictures | false | false |
| 49 | - | Coraline | $40,369 | - | 49 | - | $823 | $75,169,351 | 16 | Focus Features | false | false |
| 50 | - | Little Ashes | $36,789 | - | 11 | - | $3,344 | $212,346 | 3 | Regent Releasing | false | false |
| 51 | - | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | $34,446 | - | 8 | - | $4,305 | $28,753,180 | 192 | IMAX | false | false |
| 52 | - | O'Horten | $33,325 | - | 8 | - | $4,165 | $33,325 | 1 | Sony Pictures Classics | true | false |
| 53 | - | Fly Me to the Moon 3D | $31,289 | - | 6 | - | $5,214 | $13,804,259 | 41 | Summit Entertainment | false | false |
| 54 | - | Space Station 3D | $28,962 | - | 9 | - | $3,218 | $78,772,305 | 371 | IMAX | false | false |
| 55 | - | Paris 36 | $26,441 | - | 33 | - | $801 | $784,935 | 8 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 56 | - | Shall We Kiss? | $25,213 | - | 26 | - | $969 | $461,225 | 9 | Music Box Films | false | false |
| 57 | - | Lymelife | $24,838 | - | 21 | - | $1,182 | $356,475 | 7 | Screen Media Films | false | false |
| 58 | - | Adoration | $24,733 | - | 18 | - | $1,374 | $136,806 | 3 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 59 | - | The Boys | $19,875 | - | 5 | - | $3,975 | $19,875 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | true | false |
| 60 | - | Watchmen | $19,512 | - | 45 | - | $433 | $107,503,316 | 12 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 61 | - | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | $17,315 | - | 9 | - | $1,923 | $21,485,942 | 86 | National Geographic Entertainment | false | false |
| 62 | - | He's Just Not That Into You | $16,618 | - | 22 | - | $755 | $93,923,965 | 16 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 63 | - | Il Divo | $15,280 | - | 6 | - | $2,546 | $132,224 | 5 | Music Box Films | false | false |
| 64 | - | Everlasting Moments | $14,750 | - | 18 | - | $819 | $556,505 | 12 | IFC Films | false | false |
| 65 | - | Confessions of a Shopaholic | $14,533 | - | 30 | - | $484 | $44,268,860 | 15 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 66 | - | Stomp! Shout! Scream! | $12,970 | - | 5 | - | $2,594 | $89,510 | 7 | Indican Pictures | false | false |
| 67 | - | U2 3D | $12,841 | - | 4 | - | $3,210 | $9,878,065 | 70 | National Geographic Entertainment | false | false |
| 68 | - | The Merry Gentleman | $12,592 | - | 11 | - | $1,144 | $235,452 | 4 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false | false |
| 69 | - | Revanche | $12,174 | - | 6 | - | $2,029 | $87,840 | 4 | Janus Films | false | false |
| 70 | - | Not Forgotten | $10,758 | - | 4 | - | $2,689 | $47,639 | 4 | Anchor Bay Films | false | false |
| 71 | - | Fados | $10,745 | - | 4 | - | $2,686 | $95,844 | 12 | Zeitgeist Films | false | false |
| 72 | - | Two Lovers | $9,888 | - | 15 | - | $659 | $3,109,037 | 15 | Magnolia Pictures | false | false |
| 73 | - | Gigantic | $9,246 | - | 7 | - | $1,320 | $86,294 | 8 | First Independent Pictures | false | false |
| 74 | - | Rolling | $8,241 | - | 2 | - | $4,120 | $80,174 | 8 | Indican Pictures | false | false |
| 75 | - | The Legend of God's Gun | $8,005 | - | 3 | - | $2,668 | $231,067 | 45 | Indican Pictures | false | false |
| 76 | - | Tulpan | $7,541 | - | 3 | - | $2,513 | $71,695 | 8 | Zeitgeist Films | false | false |
| 77 | - | Roving Mars | $7,237 | - | 5 | - | $1,447 | $10,367,192 | 174 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 78 | - | Battle for Terra | $7,170 | - | 14 | - | $512 | $1,616,466 | 4 | Lionsgate | false | false |
| 79 | - | Enlighten Up! | $7,078 | - | 6 | - | $1,179 | $160,181 | 37 | Balcony Releasing | false | false |
| 80 | - | Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country | $6,820 | - | 1 | - | $6,820 | $9,152 | 1 | Oscilloscope | true | false |
| 81 | - | Tokyo Sonata | $6,516 | - | 5 | - | $1,303 | $244,175 | 11 | Regent Releasing | false | false |
| 82 | - | The Class | $6,471 | - | 11 | - | $588 | $3,758,677 | 23 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 83 | - | Slumdog Millionaire | $6,141 | - | 10 | - | $614 | $141,319,195 | 28 | - | false | false |
| 84 | - | The Cross | $5,454 | - | 5 | - | $1,090 | $741,557 | 9 | 8x Entertainment | false | false |
| 85 | - | Gomorrah | $5,327 | - | 28 | - | $190 | $1,562,286 | 23 | IFC Films | false | false |
| 86 | - | Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 | $4,915 | - | 7 | - | $702 | $252,405 | 27 | Kino International | false | false |
| 87 | - | The Great Buck Howard | $4,662 | - | 10 | - | $466 | $719,357 | 10 | Magnolia Pictures | false | false |
| 88 | - | The Song of Sparrows | $4,387 | - | 1 | - | $4,387 | $64,731 | 8 | Regent Releasing | false | false |
| 89 | - | Jerichow | $4,177 | - | 1 | - | $4,177 | $17,173 | 2 | The Cinema Guild | false | false |
| 90 | - | Julia | $4,150 | - | 1 | - | $4,150 | $33,918 | 3 | Magnolia Pictures | false | false |
| 91 | - | Treeless Mountain | $3,720 | - | 2 | - | $1,860 | $34,625 | 5 | Oscilloscope | false | false |
| 92 | - | American Violet | $3,502 | - | 4 | - | $875 | $547,252 | 6 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false | false |
| 93 | - | Galapagos | $2,723 | - | 1 | - | $2,723 | $17,500,261 | 500 | IMAX | false | false |
| 94 | - | Three Monkeys | $2,486 | - | 3 | - | $828 | $26,812 | 9 | Zeitgeist Films | false | false |
| 95 | - | Skills Like This | $2,437 | - | 5 | - | $487 | $57,955 | 10 | Shadow Distribution | false | false |
| 96 | - | Cherry Blossoms | $2,209 | - | 2 | - | $1,104 | $99,833 | 19 | Strand Releasing | false | false |
| 97 | - | 12 | $2,004 | - | 5 | - | $400 | $119,587 | 12 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 98 | - | The Garden | $1,928 | - | 2 | - | $964 | $23,820 | 5 | Oscilloscope | false | false |
| 99 | - | Tokyo! | $1,925 | - | 4 | - | $481 | $341,083 | 12 | Liberation Entertainment | false | false |
| 100 | - | Kabei: Our Mother | $1,908 | - | 1 | - | $1,908 | $10,140 | 3 | Strand Releasing | false | false |
| 101 | - | Brothers at War | $1,836 | - | 4 | - | $459 | $151,728 | 11 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false | false |
| 102 | - | Big Man Japan 2008 Re-release | $1,796 | - | 1 | - | $1,796 | $13,304 | 2 | Magnolia Pictures | false | false |
| 103 | - | Hunger | $1,762 | - | 5 | - | $352 | $148,042 | 25 | IFC Films | false | false |
| 104 | - | Sleep Dealer | $1,130 | - | 1 | - | $1,130 | $60,554 | 6 | Maya Entertainment | false | false |
| 105 | - | Ballerina | $1,071 | - | 2 | - | $535 | $107,867 | 19 | First Run | false | false |
| 106 | - | Absurdistan | $1,058 | - | 2 | - | $529 | $38,376 | 16 | First Run | false | false |
| 107 | - | Examined Life | $850 | - | 3 | - | $283 | $109,454 | 13 | Zeitgeist Films | false | false |
| 108 | - | Made in U.S.A | $735 | - | 1 | - | $735 | $82,366 | 20 | Rialto Pictures | false | false |
| 109 | - | The Death Factory Bloodletting | $720 | - | 1 | - | $720 | $4,638 | - | Nocturnal Features | - | false |
| 110 | - | Service | $537 | - | 1 | - | $537 | $63,909 | 17 | Regent Releasing | false | false |
| 111 | - | Alien Trespass | $406 | - | 3 | - | $135 | $82,250 | 8 | Roadside Attractions | false | false |
| 112 | - | In a Dream | $146 | - | 1 | - | $146 | $49,960 | 7 | International Film Circuit | false | false |
