| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | - | - | - | $26,911,489 | 546 | $35,471,617 | Dec 5 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 2 | Four Christmases | - | - | - | $11,121,081 | 434 | $15,868,934 | Nov 26 | Entertainment Film Distributors | false |
| 3 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | - | - | - | $9,478,643 | 467 | $10,900,889 | Dec 12 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 4 | Twilight | - | - | - | $9,411,947 | 447 | $16,305,715 | Dec 19 | Contender Entertainment Group | false |
| 5 | Yes Man | - | - | - | $6,482,975 | 434 | $15,009,401 | Dec 26 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 6 | Bedtime Stories | - | - | - | $5,546,740 | 461 | $12,886,242 | Dec 26 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 7 | Changeling | - | - | - | $4,881,591 | 359 | $7,565,982 | Nov 28 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 8 | Inkheart | - | - | - | $4,597,990 | 415 | $5,781,992 | Dec 12 | Entertainment Film Distributors | false |
| 9 | Quantum of Solace | - | - | - | $4,325,794 | 800 | $80,805,643 | Oct 31 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 10 | Australia | - | - | - | $4,092,706 | 463 | $11,410,879 | Dec 26 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 11 | Transporter 3 | - | - | - | $3,656,724 | 322 | $3,736,278 | Dec 5 | Icon Film Distribution Australia | false |
| 12 | The Tale of Despereaux | - | - | - | $2,580,526 | 414 | $3,727,089 | Dec 19 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 13 | Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi | - | - | - | $1,937,446 | 60 | $2,178,914 | Dec 12 | Yash Raj Films | false |
| 14 | Body of Lies | - | - | - | $1,030,637 | 393 | $4,419,345 | Nov 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 15 | Mamma Mia! | - | - | - | $919,746 | 523 | $90,584,310 | - | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 16 | Lakeview Terrace | - | - | - | $783,649 | 202 | $806,022 | Dec 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 17 | Ghajini | - | - | - | $707,479 | 51 | $1,059,429 | Dec 25 | Adlabs Films | false |
| 18 | My Best Friend's Girl | - | - | - | $444,462 | 354 | $3,158,855 | Nov 21 | Lionsgate | false |
| 19 | Saw V | - | - | - | $426,767 | 367 | $10,436,769 | Oct 24 | Lionsgate | false |
| 20 | The Children | - | - | - | $354,954 | 132 | $354,954 | Dec 5 | Vertigo Films | false |
| 21 | Waltz with Bashir | - | - | - | $354,825 | 55 | $1,038,720 | Nov 21 | Artificial Eye | false |
| 22 | A Bunch of Amateurs 2008 Re-release | - | - | - | $354,319 | 186 | $56,160 | Nov 11 | Entertainment Film Distributors | false |
| 23 | Quarantine | - | - | - | $316,782 | 269 | $1,542,213 | Nov 21 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 24 | What Just Happened | - | - | - | $305,421 | 239 | $590,148 | Nov 28 | Pathé | false |
| 25 | The Secret Life of Bees | - | - | - | $259,169 | 69 | $299,600 | Dec 5 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 26 | Ghost Town | - | - | - | $240,423 | 345 | $10,292,743 | Oct 24 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 27 | Stone of Destiny | - | - | - | $234,149 | 40 | $234,149 | Dec 19 | Odeon Sky Filmworks | false |
| 28 | Zack and Miri Make a Porno | - | - | - | $230,244 | 340 | $3,663,335 | Nov 14 | Entertainment Film Distributors | false |
| 29 | Dean Spanley 2008 Re-release | - | - | - | $208,238 | 55 | $291,446 | Dec 12 | Icon Film Distribution Australia | false |
| 30 | Burn After Reading | - | - | - | $190,519 | 396 | $12,712,811 | Oct 17 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 31 | White Christmas 2008 Re-release | - | - | - | $169,697 | 27 | $169,697 | Dec 12 | Park Circus | false |
| 32 | The Nightmare Before Christmas 2009 3D Release | - | - | - | $164,166 | 33 | $202,551 | Nov 28 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 33 | Gonzo | - | - | - | $116,867 | 17 | $185,597 | Dec 19 | Optimum Releasing | false |
| 34 | Friendship | - | - | - | $90,366 | 43 | $1,422,954 | Nov 14 | Yash Raj Films | false |
| 35 | Kisses | - | - | - | $82,690 | 12 | $28,128 | Nov 21 | Element Films | false |
| 36 | The Baader Meinhof Complex | - | - | - | $77,390 | 57 | $615,979 | Nov 14 | Momentum Pictures | false |
| 37 | A.R.O.G | - | - | - | $75,425 | 3 | $82,753 | Dec 12 | Maxximum Film und Kunst GmbH | false |
| 38 | Julia | - | - | - | $74,012 | 17 | $82,041 | Dec 5 | Chelsea Films | false |
| 39 | Summer | - | - | - | $55,490 | 13 | $59,447 | Dec 5 | Vertigo Films | false |
| 40 | Pride and Glory | - | - | - | $54,739 | 258 | $1,787,773 | Nov 7 | Entertainment Film Distributors | false |
| 41 | Igor | - | - | - | $52,980 | 446 | $6,731,993 | Oct 10 | Momentum Pictures | false |
| 42 | Choke | - | - | - | $51,039 | 45 | $255,500 | Nov 21 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 43 | The House Bunny | - | - | - | $43,764 | 346 | $5,378,284 | Oct 10 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 44 | North Face | - | - | - | $40,574 | 4 | $78,021 | Dec 12 | Metrodome Distribution | false |
| 45 | Bicycle Thieves 2008 Re-release | - | - | - | $40,251 | 12 | $57,867 | Dec 19 | Park Circus | false |
| 46 | Far North | - | - | - | $38,945 | 17 | $73,877 | Dec 26 | Soda Pictures | false |
| 47 | The Flight Before Christmas | - | - | - | $37,590 | 20 | $87,853 | Nov 28 | Magma Films | false |
| 48 | The Dark Knight | - | - | - | $33,387 | 510 | $62,816,327 | Jul 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 49 | The Boy in the Striped Pajamas | - | - | - | $32,401 | 201 | $7,162,900 | Sep 12 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 50 | Silambattam | - | - | - | $31,247 | 3 | $32,346 | Dec 19 | Ayngaran International | false |
| 51 | The Duchess | - | - | - | $30,423 | 426 | $11,869,300 | Sep 5 | Pathé | false |
| 52 | Rivales | - | - | - | $29,594 | 12 | $37,724 | Dec 5 | Optimum Releasing | false |
| 53 | Lorna's Silence | - | - | - | $27,440 | 8 | $49,580 | Nov 28 | New Wave Films | false |
| 54 | La Bohème | - | - | - | $27,165 | 4 | $55,293 | Dec 19 | Axiom Films | false |
| 55 | Yuvvraaj | - | - | - | $26,615 | 44 | $314,876 | Nov 21 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 56 | Conversations with My Gardener | - | - | - | $20,982 | 4 | $41,111 | Nov 21 | Cinefile World | false |
| 57 | Lemon Tree | - | - | - | $20,606 | 9 | $20,606 | Dec 12 | Unanimous Pictures | false |
| 58 | Blindness | - | - | - | $20,533 | 50 | $148,900 | Nov 21 | Pathé | false |
| 59 | Flawless | - | - | - | $18,421 | 42 | $42,294 | Nov 28 | Metrodome Distribution | false |
| 60 | Max Payne | - | - | - | $16,545 | 373 | $3,818,126 | Nov 14 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 61 | The Express | - | - | - | $14,718 | 76 | $14,718 | Dec 5 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 62 | The Man from London | - | - | - | $12,307 | 2 | $13,957 | Dec 12 | Artificial Eye | false |
| 63 | Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! | - | - | - | $10,902 | 15 | $31,008 | Nov 28 | UTV Motion Pictures | false |
| 64 | Patti Smith: Dream of Life | - | - | - | $9,472 | 6 | $29,597 | Dec 5 | Verve Pictures | false |
| 65 | Gumnaam: The Mystery | - | - | - | $9,314 | 6 | $9,314 | Dec 5 | - | false |
| 66 | Let it Rain | - | - | - | $9,098 | 19 | $251,439 | Nov 7 | Artificial Eye | false |
| 67 | Gardens in Autumn 2008 Re-release | - | - | - | $6,910 | 1 | $14,589 | Dec 26 | Artificial Eye | false |
| 68 | Caught in the Act | - | - | - | $4,729 | 6 | $4,729 | Dec 5 | Miracle Communications Ltd. | false |
| 69 | A Streetcar Named Desire 2008 Re-release | - | - | - | $3,643 | 2 | $42,818 | Nov 14 | British Film Institute (BFI) | false |
| 70 | Eagle Eye | - | - | - | $3,510 | 362 | $5,531,081 | Oct 17 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 71 | Man on Wire | - | - | - | $3,347 | 43 | $1,583,002 | Aug 1 | Icon Film Distribution Australia | false |
| 72 | Mum & Dad | - | - | - | $2,698 | 11 | $2,698 | Dec 26 | Revolver Entertainment | false |
| 73 | Trouble the Water | - | - | - | $2,615 | 1 | $2,615 | Dec 5 | ICA Films | false |
| 74 | The Girl in the Park | - | - | - | $2,362 | 1 | $2,362 | Dec 5 | Unanimous Pictures | false |
| 75 | The Zone | - | - | - | $2,182 | 7 | $57,298 | Oct 17 | Soda Pictures | false |
| 76 | Love Letters and Live Wires | - | - | - | $2,056 | 18 | $13,433 | Sep 19 | British Film Institute (BFI) | false |
| 77 | Then She Found Me | - | - | - | $1,698 | 60 | $212,111 | Sep 19 | Chelsea Films | false |
| 78 | Fear(s) of the Dark | - | - | - | $1,666 | 4 | $13,893 | Oct 24 | Metrodome Distribution | false |
| 79 | OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies | - | - | - | $1,612 | 2 | $30,639 | Nov 7 | ICA Films | false |
| 80 | Trade | - | - | - | $1,578 | 3 | $1,578 | Dec 12 | Lionsgate | false |
| 81 | Somers Town | - | - | - | $1,002 | 62 | $986,005 | Aug 22 | Optimum Releasing | false |
| 82 | Quiet Chaos | - | - | - | $699 | 12 | $118,274 | Oct 24 | New Wave Films | false |
| 83 | The Fall | - | - | - | $648 | 8 | $122,480 | Oct 3 | Momentum Pictures | false |
| 84 | Young@Heart | - | - | - | $603 | 4 | $11,980 | Oct 17 | Yume Pictures | false |
| 85 | Love and Honor | - | - | - | $533 | 1 | $533 | Dec 12 | ICA Films | false |
| 86 | Alexandra | - | - | - | $405 | 3 | $29,532 | Sep 26 | Artificial Eye | false |
| 87 | The Lost City 2008 Re-release | - | - | - | $382 | 1 | $382 | Dec 5 | Lionsgate | false |
| 88 | 'Tis Autumn: The Search for Jackie Paris | - | - | - | $151 | 1 | $1,871 | Nov 21 | Verve Pictures | false |
