| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Angels & Demons | $269,820 | - | 80 | - | $3,372 | $269,820 | 1 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | true | false |
| 2 | - | Ghosts of Girlfriends Past | $174,642 | - | 46 | - | $3,796 | $174,642 | 1 | NuMetro Distribution | true | false |
| 3 | 1 | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | $103,600 | -38.4% | 80 | - | $1,295 | $908,123 | 3 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 4 | 2 | Hannah Montana: The Movie | $78,402 | -23.3% | 66 | - | $1,187 | $479,330 | 3 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 4 | White Wedding | $64,980 | -17.9% | 39 | - | $1,666 | $336,194 | 3 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 3 | Star Trek | $56,592 | -40.2% | 43 | - | $1,316 | $179,742 | 2 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 5 | 17 Again | $49,970 | -32.1% | 55 | -1 | $908 | $932,927 | 5 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 8 | 7 | Coraline | $31,235 | -10% | 23 | - | $1,358 | $74,632 | 2 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 6 | Fast & Furious | $25,115 | -51.2% | 51 | -12 | $492 | $1,616,556 | 6 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 12 | Slumdog Millionaire | $15,281 | -19.1% | 18 | -2 | $848 | $1,067,127 | 11 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | - | The Unborn | $14,428 | - | 15 | - | $961 | $14,428 | 1 | United International Pictures | true | false |
| 12 | 10 | Hotel for Dogs | $12,998 | -40.2% | 22 | -15 | $590 | $290,169 | 5 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 9 | Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li | $12,180 | -53.1% | 30 | - | $406 | $46,661 | 2 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 14 | 8 | I Love You, Man | $11,120 | -66.4% | 26 | -20 | $427 | $264,569 | 4 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | 14 | Zack and Miri Make a Porno | $10,345 | -43.6% | 22 | - | $470 | $37,861 | 2 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 16 | 13 | Monsters vs. Aliens | $9,909 | -47.1% | 23 | -18 | $430 | $1,331,628 | 7 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 17 | 11 | The International | $9,397 | -51.4% | 14 | -4 | $671 | $172,666 | 4 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 18 | 16 | The Reader | $8,131 | -24% | 10 | - | $813 | $262,029 | 8 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 19 | 17 | Milk | $7,966 | -20% | 10 | - | $796 | $95,280 | 4 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 20 | 18 | Two Lovers | $5,428 | -45.3% | 8 | -2 | $678 | $46,040 | 3 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 21 | 15 | Marley & Me | $4,515 | -73.6% | 16 | -26 | $282 | $1,366,779 | 9 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 22 | 21 | Gran Torino | $3,304 | -34% | 8 | -1 | $413 | $261,866 | 8 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 23 | 20 | Dragonball Evolution | $2,161 | -59% | 11 | -8 | $196 | $293,010 | 6 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 24 | - | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | $1,426 | - | 3 | - | $475 | $685,513 | 12 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
