| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Valkyrie | $1,373,355 | - | 232 | - | $5,919 | $1,413,217 | 1 | 20th Century Fox International | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | Bride Wars | $1,369,193 | -35.5% | 287 | +1 | $4,770 | $4,766,673 | 2 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 3 | - | Gran Torino | $1,255,775 | - | 150 | - | $8,371 | $1,435,874 | 1 | Roadshow Films | true | false |
| 4 | - | Underworld: Rise of the Lycans | $1,139,768 | - | 147 | - | $7,753 | $1,139,768 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 5 | 8 | Hotel for Dogs | $836,794 | +16.9% | 180 | +4 | $4,648 | $2,284,838 | 2 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 6 | 5 | Slumdog Millionaire | $833,685 | +4.8% | 72 | +8 | $11,578 | $4,473,070 | 6 | Icon Film Distribution | false | false |
| 7 | 2 | Role Models | $740,792 | -39.1% | 179 | +1 | $4,138 | $2,621,098 | 2 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 8 | 11 | Australia | $594,134 | -1% | 248 | -22 | $2,395 | $24,014,246 | 9 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 9 | - | Revolutionary Road | $584,898 | - | 145 | - | $4,033 | $584,898 | 1 | Paramount Pictures International | true | false |
| 10 | 4 | Bolt | $556,786 | -30.2% | 240 | -45 | $2,319 | $7,180,444 | 4 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 7 | Bedtime Stories | $505,178 | -30.3% | 215 | -59 | $2,349 | $10,462,786 | 5 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 3 | Yes Man | $504,033 | -41.1% | 215 | -30 | $2,344 | $8,748,255 | 4 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 13 | 9 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | $495,182 | -29% | 211 | -29 | $2,346 | $10,147,395 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 14 | 10 | Marley & Me | $432,324 | -32.5% | 208 | -12 | $2,078 | $5,919,694 | 4 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 15 | 6 | Seven Pounds | $377,179 | -49.2% | 234 | -26 | $1,611 | $3,547,168 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 16 | 13 | Twilight | $323,066 | -21.3% | 156 | -24 | $2,070 | $13,481,800 | 8 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 17 | 12 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $266,101 | -38.9% | 200 | -38 | $1,330 | $15,010,562 | 7 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 18 | 14 | Doubt | $222,756 | -30.5% | 68 | +2 | $3,275 | $809,028 | 2 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 19 | 16 | The Wrestler | $164,488 | -34.6% | 50 | - | $3,289 | $595,110 | 2 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
| 20 | 15 | The Tale of Despereaux | $152,763 | -40.1% | 174 | -19 | $877 | $1,394,655 | 3 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 21 | 21 | I've Loved You So Long | $69,895 | -25.2% | 26 | +1 | $2,688 | $993,302 | 5 | Palace Films | false | false |
| 22 | 18 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | $69,726 | -44.6% | 53 | -10 | $1,315 | $16,095,320 | 5 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
| 23 | - | The Class | $45,455 | - | 11 | - | $4,132 | $55,403 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 24 | 22 | Quantum of Solace | $37,854 | -57% | 40 | -35 | $946 | $10,918,911 | 10 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 25 | 23 | Frost/Nixon | $31,554 | -58% | 33 | -24 | $956 | $1,155,680 | 5 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 26 | - | The Grocer's Son | $29,620 | - | 1 | - | $29,620 | $343,860 | 17 | Jump Street Films | false | false |
| 27 | 26 | Wild Ocean | $27,987 | -4.9% | 2 | - | $13,993 | $414,752 | 32 | IMAX | false | false |
| 28 | 35 | The Dark Knight | $14,202 | +201.9% | 5 | +3 | $2,840 | $39,834,100 | 28 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 29 | 28 | Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk | $12,295 | -25.9% | 1 | - | $12,295 | $315,297 | 32 | IMAX | false | false |
| 30 | 30 | Fly Me to the Moon 3D | $10,221 | +8.5% | 2 | - | $5,110 | $443,410 | 19 | IMAX | false | false |
| 31 | 32 | Santa vs. the Snowman 3D | $6,467 | -31% | 1 | - | $6,467 | $1,521,087 | 323 | IMAX | false | false |
| 32 | 31 | Four Christmases | $5,530 | -41.2% | 12 | -12 | $460 | $4,931,001 | 8 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 33 | - | U2 3D | $4,846 | - | 1 | - | $4,846 | $998,957 | 42 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 34 | 24 | Igor | $4,226 | -87.5% | 17 | -88 | $248 | $221,928 | 3 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 35 | 33 | Burn After Reading | $2,926 | -67% | 13 | -6 | $225 | $6,493,756 | 15 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 36 | 34 | Before the Rains | $2,676 | -65.8% | 2 | -1 | $1,338 | $27,705 | 3 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 37 | 36 | Haunted Castle | $2,424 | -12.3% | 1 | - | $2,424 | $3,437,744 | 384 | IMAX | false | false |
| 38 | 37 | African Adventure: Safari in the Okavango | $2,017 | +0.1% | 1 | - | $2,017 | $721,734 | 97 | IMAX | false | false |
| 39 | 27 | Bustin' Down the Door | $1,272 | -94% | 1 | -4 | $1,272 | $44,239 | 2 | Madman Entertainment | false | false |
| 40 | - | Welcome to the Sticks | $1,077 | - | 1 | - | $1,077 | $610,400 | 21 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
| 41 | - | Caramel | $914 | - | 1 | - | $914 | $484,522 | 19 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
