| Est. Rank | Rank | Diff | Release
| Est. Gross | Actual | Diff | % Diff | Theaters | Estimated Total | Actual | Weekend | Distributor
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| 1 | 1 | - | Watchmen | $55,655,000 | $55,214,334 | -$440,666 | -0.8% | 3,611 | $55,655,000 | $55,214,334 | 1 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 2 | 2 | - | Madea Goes to Jail | $8,800,000 | $8,532,412 | -$267,588 | -3% | 2,151 | $76,505,000 | $76,237,739 | 3 | Lionsgate Films | - |
| 3 | 3 | - | Taken | $7,450,000 | $7,334,814 | -$115,186 | -1.5% | 3,016 | $118,049,000 | $117,933,922 | 6 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 4 | 4 | - | Slumdog Millionaire | $6,925,000 | $6,808,383 | -$116,617 | -1.7% | 2,890 | $125,441,000 | $125,324,813 | 17 | - | - |
| 5 | 5 | - | Paul Blart: Mall Cop | $4,200,000 | $4,146,316 | -$53,684 | -1.3% | 2,558 | $133,643,000 | $133,588,995 | 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - |
| 6 | 6 | - | He's Just Not That Into You | $4,020,000 | $4,017,326 | -$2,674 | <0.1% | 2,445 | $84,647,000 | $84,644,583 | 5 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 7 | 7 | - | Coraline | $3,313,000 | $3,255,852 | -$57,148 | -1.7% | 1,959 | $65,680,000 | $65,627,777 | 5 | Focus Features | - |
| 8 | 8 | - | Confessions of a Shopaholic | $3,121,000 | $3,100,298 | -$20,702 | -0.7% | 2,290 | $38,356,000 | $38,335,114 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - |
| 9 | 9 | - | Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience | $2,785,000 | $2,832,454 | +$47,454 | +1.7% | 1,276 | $16,791,000 | $16,838,775 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - |
| 10 | 10 | - | Fired Up! | $2,600,000 | $2,478,381 | -$121,619 | -4.7% | 1,798 | $13,360,000 | $13,238,432 | 3 | Screen Gems | - |
| 11 | 11 | - | Gran Torino | $2,100,000 | $2,036,359 | -$63,641 | -3% | 1,520 | $141,676,000 | $141,612,344 | 13 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 12 | 12 | - | The Reader | $2,086,000 | $1,925,918 | -$160,082 | -7.7% | 1,175 | $30,021,000 | $29,860,949 | 13 | The Weinstein Company | - |
| 13 | 14 | +1 | Friday the 13th | $1,500,000 | $1,444,126 | -$55,874 | -3.7% | 1,705 | $63,341,000 | $63,285,318 | 4 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 14 | 13 | -1 | Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li | $1,365,000 | $1,485,028 | +$120,028 | +8.8% | 1,164 | $7,132,000 | $7,252,297 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 15 | 15 | - | The International | $1,350,000 | $1,330,046 | -$19,954 | -1.5% | 1,184 | $23,761,000 | $23,740,662 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - |
| 16 | 16 | - | The Pink Panther 2 | $1,300,000 | $1,291,517 | -$8,483 | -0.7% | 1,219 | $34,600,000 | $34,590,360 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - |
| 17 | 17 | - | Push | $1,125,000 | $1,139,887 | +$14,887 | +1.3% | 1,142 | $29,635,000 | $29,649,680 | 5 | Summit Entertainment | - |
| 18 | 18 | - | Hotel for Dogs | $1,110,000 | $1,076,641 | -$33,359 | -3% | 1,120 | $69,250,000 | $69,216,612 | 8 | DreamWorks | - |
| 19 | 19 | - | The Wrestler | $785,000 | $744,172 | -$40,828 | -5.2% | 677 | $24,753,000 | $24,711,985 | 12 | - | - |
| 20 | 20 | - | Milk | $598,000 | $582,593 | -$15,407 | -2.6% | 447 | $31,154,000 | $31,111,155 | 15 | Focus Features | - |
| 21 | 22 | +1 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | $465,000 | $440,082 | -$24,918 | -5.4% | 401 | $126,127,000 | $126,101,980 | 11 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 22 | 21 | -1 | The Uninvited | $455,000 | $450,235 | -$4,765 | -1% | 458 | $27,672,000 | $27,667,395 | 6 | DreamWorks | - |
| 23 | 23 | - | Two Lovers | $380,000 | $383,444 | +$3,444 | +0.9% | 93 | $1,085,000 | $1,089,091 | 4 | Magnolia Pictures | - |
| 24 | 26 | +2 | Doubt | $358,000 | $340,182 | -$17,818 | -5% | 312 | $32,458,000 | $32,440,264 | 13 | Miramax | - |
| 25 | 25 | - | Twilight | $346,000 | $349,985 | +$3,985 | +1.2% | 398 | $190,688,000 | $190,691,803 | 16 | Summit Entertainment | - |
| 26 | 27 | +1 | The Class | $308,000 | $293,001 | -$14,999 | -4.9% | 88 | $2,032,000 | $2,016,717 | 12 | Sony Pictures Classics | - |
| 27 | 28 | +1 | New in Town | $270,000 | $272,534 | +$2,534 | +0.9% | 330 | $16,272,000 | $16,274,421 | 6 | Lionsgate Films | - |
| 28 | 31 | +3 | Under the Sea 3D | $269,000 | $242,987 | -$26,013 | -9.7% | 46 | - | $2,801,936 | 4 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 29 | 33 | +4 | Revolutionary Road | $230,000 | $219,592 | -$10,408 | -4.5% | 235 | $22,333,000 | $22,322,313 | 11 | Paramount Vantage | - |
| 30 | 32 | +2 | Frost/Nixon | $227,000 | $224,875 | -$2,125 | -0.9% | 266 | $18,246,000 | $18,243,471 | 14 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 31 | 34 | +3 | Defiance | $210,000 | $209,810 | -$190 | <0.1% | 249 | $28,022,000 | $28,021,658 | 10 | Paramount Vantage | - |
| 32 | 38 | +6 | Gomorrah | $142,000 | $133,879 | -$8,121 | -5.7% | 28 | $591,000 | $582,799 | 12 | IFC Films | - |
| 33 | 39 | +6 | Valkyrie | $125,000 | $122,126 | -$2,874 | -2.3% | 238 | $82,862,000 | $82,858,975 | 11 | United Artists | - |
| 34 | 40 | +6 | Waltz with Bashir | $83,800 | $87,535 | +$3,735 | +4.5% | 129 | $2,029,000 | $2,032,913 | 11 | Sony Pictures Classics | - |
| 35 | 42 | +7 | Wendy and Lucy | $57,300 | $54,996 | -$2,304 | -4% | 33 | $561,000 | $558,993 | 13 | Oscilloscope | - |
| 36 | 44 | +8 | Crossing Over | $43,600 | $47,687 | +$4,087 | +9.4% | 12 | $148,000 | $151,818 | 2 | The Weinstein Company | - |
| 37 | 45 | +8 | Everlasting Moments | $41,500 | $40,443 | -$1,057 | -2.5% | 5 | $41,500 | $40,443 | 1 | IFC Films | - |
| 38 | 50 | +12 | My Bloody Valentine | $33,000 | $32,229 | -$771 | -2.3% | 78 | $51,529,000 | $51,527,787 | 8 | Lionsgate Films | - |
| 39 | 48 | +9 | Fanboys | $30,100 | $33,401 | +$3,301 | +11% | 45 | $541,000 | $544,428 | 5 | The Weinstein Company | - |
| 40 | 58 | +18 | Tokyo! | $21,500 | $23,030 | +$1,530 | +7.1% | 1 | $21,500 | $23,030 | 1 | Liberation Entertainment | - |
| 41 | 66 | +25 | 12 | $13,000 | $12,042 | -$958 | -7.4% | 5 | $14,100 | $13,200 | 1 | Sony Pictures Classics | - |
| 42 | 75 | +33 | Explicit Ills | $9,600 | $9,125 | -$475 | -4.9% | 1 | $9,600 | $9,125 | 1 | - | - |
| 43 | 72 | +29 | Outlander | $9,300 | $9,744 | +$444 | +4.8% | 46 | $160,000 | $160,641 | 7 | Third Rail Releasing | - |
