| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Gran Torino | $24,318 | - | 7 | - | $3,474 | $24,318 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | Slumdog Millionaire | $15,273 | -24.3% | 6 | - | $2,545 | $219,943 | 6 | N/A | false | false |
| 3 | 2 | Stranded | $11,162 | -36.2% | 8 | - | $1,395 | $59,750 | 3 | N/A | false | false |
| 4 | - | Hotel for Dogs | $7,345 | - | 6 | - | $1,224 | $7,345 | 1 | Paramount Pictures International | true | false |
| 5 | 3 | Seven Pounds | $7,053 | -29.8% | 6 | - | $1,175 | $59,651 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
| 6 | 4 | Bride Wars | $5,313 | -43.2% | 4 | -1 | $1,328 | $52,040 | 3 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 7 | 6 | Saw V | $4,777 | -33.3% | 5 | - | $955 | $14,033 | 2 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 5 | Coraline | $4,264 | -41.3% | 5 | -2 | $852 | $12,823 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 9 | 7 | Reasons for Not Falling in Love | $3,510 | -48.5% | 4 | - | $877 | $11,989 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 10 | 8 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | $3,456 | -23.9% | 4 | - | $864 | $209,137 | 8 | N/A | false | false |
| 11 | - | Hunting and Gathering | $2,518 | - | 2 | - | $1,259 | $2,518 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 12 | 9 | The Pink Panther 2 | $2,403 | -45.5% | 5 | - | $480 | $92,204 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 13 | - | Free Style | $1,571 | - | 5 | - | $314 | $1,571 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 14 | 13 | U2 3D | $1,242 | -44.1% | 1 | - | $1,242 | $38,658 | 7 | N/A | false | false |
| 15 | 10 | Death Defying Acts | $908 | -76.8% | 3 | -1 | $302 | $5,670 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 16 | 16 | Revolutionary Road | $840 | -35% | 1 | -1 | $840 | $43,446 | 8 | N/A | false | false |
| 17 | 11 | Bedtime Stories | $837 | -71.4% | 4 | - | $209 | $121,172 | 8 | N/A | false | false |
| 18 | 20 | In Bruges | $619 | -6.9% | 1 | - | $619 | $28,023 | 7 | N/A | false | false |
| 19 | 18 | Changeling | $556 | -47.3% | 1 | - | $556 | $122,030 | 10 | N/A | false | false |
| 20 | 14 | Milk | $496 | -72.4% | 2 | -1 | $248 | $44,932 | 7 | N/A | false | false |
| 21 | 17 | Doubt | $480 | -57% | 2 | - | $240 | $47,233 | 10 | N/A | false | false |
| 22 | 24 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $287 | -17.1% | 3 | - | $95 | $267,101 | 16 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 23 | 23 | Che: Part One | $285 | -32.6% | 1 | - | $285 | $31,402 | 9 | N/A | false | false |
| 24 | 15 | Wild Child | $257 | -80.2% | 4 | - | $64 | $6,094 | 3 | N/A | false | false |
| 25 | 21 | The Tale of Despereaux | $201 | -64% | 2 | -1 | $100 | $15,802 | 5 | N/A | false | false |
| 26 | 22 | Valkyrie | $76 | -85.4% | 1 | - | $76 | $85,432 | 9 | N/A | false | false |
| 27 | 19 | Marley & Me | $69 | -90.7% | 1 | -1 | $69 | $88,101 | 7 | N/A | false | false |
