| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Monsters vs. Aliens | $386,206 | - | 116 | - | $3,329 | $386,206 | 1 | United International Pictures | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | Paul Blart: Mall Cop | $236,551 | -45.1% | 31 | +2 | $7,630 | $747,818 | 2 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | 2 | Slumdog Millionaire | $188,972 | -44.9% | 47 | - | $4,020 | $4,681,935 | 13 | Pathé | false | false |
| 4 | 4 | The Reader | $177,498 | -0.3% | 47 | +43 | $3,776 | $1,344,590 | 7 | Ascot Elite Entertainment Group | false | false |
| 5 | 3 | Gran Torino | $139,863 | -45.4% | 47 | -6 | $2,975 | $2,173,550 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 6 | - | Knowing | $107,026 | - | 11 | - | $9,729 | $117,839 | 1 | Ascot Elite Entertainment Group | true | false |
| 7 | 6 | Will You Marry Us? | $76,266 | -47.6% | 31 | - | $2,460 | $459,197 | 3 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 7 | Duplicity | $72,470 | -49.5% | 14 | -1 | $5,176 | $260,002 | 2 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 9 | 8 | Marley & Me | $57,012 | -57.2% | 37 | -16 | $1,540 | $1,378,244 | 5 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 10 | 11 | Che: Part One | $44,756 | -36% | 11 | -1 | $4,068 | $276,538 | 13 | Ascot Elite Entertainment Group | false | false |
| 11 | - | The Duchess | $44,513 | - | 7 | - | $6,359 | $153,446 | 21 | Pathé | false | false |
| 12 | 9 | Coco | $44,110 | -62.2% | 13 | -1 | $3,393 | $379,432 | 3 | JMH Distribution | false | false |
| 13 | 5 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua | $42,453 | -72.3% | 49 | -4 | $866 | $319,394 | 12 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | 10 | Confessions of a Shopaholic | $42,090 | -50% | 19 | -8 | $2,215 | $534,974 | 6 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | - | Safari | $38,070 | - | 7 | - | $5,438 | $42,552 | 1 | Pathé | true | false |
| 16 | 13 | Milk | $27,445 | -49% | 19 | -3 | $1,444 | $850,531 | 11 | Ascot Elite Entertainment Group | false | false |
| 17 | 12 | Mid-August Lunch | $27,229 | -54.1% | 11 | -1 | $2,475 | $312,912 | 18 | Xenix Filmdistribution | false | false |
| 18 | - | Let the Right One In | $19,560 | - | 8 | - | $2,445 | $19,988 | 1 | Ascot Elite Entertainment Group | true | false |
| 19 | 20 | Home | $19,375 | -43.7% | 11 | - | $1,761 | $979,020 | 25 | Filmcoopi | false | false |
| 20 | 16 | Red Cliff | $16,896 | -61.9% | 8 | - | $2,112 | $73,749 | 2 | Ascot Elite Entertainment Group | false | false |
| 21 | 22 | Last Chance Harvey | $13,833 | -57.8% | 10 | -3 | $1,383 | $127,750 | 3 | Ascot Elite Entertainment Group | false | false |
| 22 | 17 | Hotel for Dogs | $13,075 | -69% | 31 | +29 | $421 | $937,916 | 9 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 23 | 23 | The Unborn | $9,840 | -69% | 11 | -5 | $894 | $246,805 | 4 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 24 | 21 | Watchmen | $9,688 | -71.8% | 8 | -7 | $1,211 | $605,706 | 5 | N/A | false | false |
| 25 | - | Revolutionary Road | $7,571 | - | 5 | - | $1,514 | $2,263,937 | 12 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 26 | 18 | The Pink Panther 2 | $6,594 | -82.2% | 10 | -15 | $659 | $337,600 | 7 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 27 | 26 | The International | $5,552 | -76.2% | 7 | -5 | $793 | $760,481 | 8 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 28 | - | Changeling | $574 | - | 1 | - | $574 | $1,460,706 | 21 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
