| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Changeling | $1,998,477 | - | 301 | - | $6,639 | $2,475,175 | 1 | Toho-Towa | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | $1,994,648 | -35.9% | 407 | -19 | $4,900 | $16,755,895 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 3 | 2 | 20th Century Boys 2: The Last Hope | $1,949,405 | -30% | 374 | - | $5,212 | $25,697,336 | 4 | Toho | false | false |
| 4 | - | Seven Pounds | $1,820,434 | - | 326 | - | $5,584 | $1,820,434 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 5 | 3 | Brass Knuckle Boys | $1,406,932 | -37.5% | 280 | - | $5,024 | $5,623,965 | 2 | Toei Company | false | false |
| 6 | 4 | Mamma Mia! | $1,403,417 | -26.8% | 340 | +4 | $4,127 | $21,354,501 | 4 | Toho-Towa | false | false |
| 7 | 5 | Penguins in the sky - Asahiyama zoo | $797,203 | -24.5% | 252 | - | $3,163 | $6,359,994 | 3 | Herald Film Company | false | false |
| 8 | - | Departures | $627,874 | - | 182 | - | $3,449 | $35,995,278 | 24 | Shochiku | false | false |
| 9 | 6 | Quantum of Solace | $525,197 | -42.7% | 340 | -5 | $1,544 | $19,969,965 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 10 | 7 | Pandemic | $477,536 | -46.9% | 324 | - | $1,473 | $19,591,891 | 6 | Toho | false | false |
| 11 | 8 | High School Musical 3: Senior Year | $455,692 | -32% | 196 | - | $2,324 | $4,176,203 | 3 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 9 | Street Kings | $218,548 | -63.5% | 194 | - | $1,126 | $1,362,110 | 2 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 13 | - | Friday the 13th | $81,080 | - | 64 | - | $1,266 | $631,030 | 2 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 14 | 12 | Revolutionary Road | $4,070 | -95.9% | 17 | -242 | $239 | $4,102,399 | 5 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 15 | 14 | Hell Ride | $1,717 | +50% | 17 | +5 | $101 | $172,650 | 6 | - | false | false |
| 16 | 13 | Before the Devil Knows You're Dead | $1,613 | -39.1% | 2 | -2 | $806 | $379,022 | 20 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 17 | - | Dragon Wars: D-War | $1,060 | - | 3 | - | $353 | $844,556 | 13 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
