| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Slumdog Millionaire | - | - | - | $17,233,448 | 449 | $52,213,042 | Jan 9 | Pathé | false |
| 2 | Role Models | - | - | - | $9,579,464 | 353 | $12,119,463 | Jan 9 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 3 | Bride Wars | - | - | - | $8,311,676 | 413 | $10,598,856 | Jan 9 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 4 | Yes Man | - | - | - | $8,242,832 | 434 | $15,009,401 | Dec 26 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 5 | Australia | - | - | - | $7,006,895 | 463 | $11,410,879 | Dec 26 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 6 | Bedtime Stories | - | - | - | $6,232,539 | 461 | $12,886,242 | Dec 26 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 7 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | - | - | - | $6,021,451 | 546 | $35,471,617 | Dec 5 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 8 | My Bloody Valentine | - | - | - | $5,848,250 | 198 | $10,150,007 | Jan 16 | Lionsgate | false |
| 9 | Seven Pounds | - | - | - | $5,670,985 | 402 | $8,147,094 | Jan 16 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 10 | The Reader | - | - | - | $5,206,413 | 260 | $8,469,233 | Jan 2 | Entertainment Film Distributors | false |
| 11 | Twilight | - | - | - | $5,146,201 | 447 | $16,305,715 | Dec 19 | Contender Entertainment Group | false |
| 12 | Defiance | - | - | - | $5,059,055 | 328 | $5,584,810 | Jan 9 | Momentum Pictures | false |
| 13 | Valkyrie | - | - | - | $4,135,321 | 455 | $9,552,207 | Jan 23 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 14 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua | - | - | - | $3,230,330 | 437 | $5,497,724 | Jan 16 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 15 | The Spirit | - | - | - | $3,170,237 | 422 | $3,245,399 | Jan 1 | Lionsgate | false |
| 16 | The Wrestler | - | - | - | $2,633,852 | 277 | $3,734,050 | Jan 16 | Optimum Releasing | false |
| 17 | Underworld: Rise of the Lycans | - | - | - | $2,129,830 | 339 | $3,687,631 | Jan 23 | Entertainment Film Distributors | false |
| 18 | Sex Drive | - | - | - | $2,085,458 | 256 | $2,211,079 | Jan 9 | Entertainment One | false |
| 19 | Che: Part One | - | - | - | $1,700,317 | 96 | $1,968,517 | Jan 2 | Optimum Releasing | false |
| 20 | Frost/Nixon | - | - | - | $1,449,820 | 307 | $2,788,581 | Jan 23 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 21 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | - | - | - | $1,177,180 | 467 | $10,900,889 | Dec 12 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 22 | Four Christmases | - | - | - | $1,148,219 | 434 | $15,868,934 | Nov 26 | Entertainment Film Distributors | false |
| 23 | Inkheart | - | - | - | $932,191 | 415 | $5,781,992 | Dec 12 | Entertainment Film Distributors | false |
| 24 | The Tale of Despereaux | - | - | - | $902,333 | 414 | $3,727,089 | Dec 19 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 25 | High School Musical 3: Senior Year | - | - | - | $841,087 | 493 | $33,900,140 | Oct 24 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 26 | Milk | - | - | - | $796,761 | 131 | $1,973,899 | Jan 23 | Momentum Pictures | false |
| 27 | Changeling | - | - | - | $685,112 | 359 | $7,565,982 | Nov 28 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 28 | CC2C | - | - | - | $672,051 | 61 | $708,286 | Jan 16 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 29 | Quantum of Solace | - | - | - | $540,437 | 800 | $80,805,643 | Oct 31 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 30 | Ghajini | - | - | - | $349,475 | 51 | $1,059,429 | Dec 25 | Adlabs Films | false |
| 31 | Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi | - | - | - | $238,068 | 60 | $2,178,914 | Dec 12 | Yash Raj Films | false |
| 32 | Rachel Getting Married | - | - | - | $207,601 | 31 | $477,379 | Jan 23 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 33 | Body of Lies | - | - | - | $202,623 | 393 | $4,419,345 | Nov 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 34 | Villu | - | - | - | $193,691 | 13 | $194,993 | Jan 16 | Ayngaran International | false |
| 35 | My Best Friend's Girl | - | - | - | $160,143 | 354 | $3,158,855 | Nov 21 | Lionsgate | false |
| 36 | Waltz with Bashir | - | - | - | $147,384 | 55 | $1,038,720 | Nov 21 | Artificial Eye | false |
| 37 | I've Loved You So Long | - | - | - | $100,388 | 43 | $1,796,602 | Sep 26 | Lionsgate | false |
| 38 | The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 | - | - | - | $99,357 | 102 | $99,357 | Jan 2 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 39 | A Bunch of Amateurs 2008 Re-release | - | - | - | $82,083 | 186 | $56,160 | Nov 11 | Entertainment Film Distributors | false |
| 40 | Transporter 3 | - | - | - | $79,525 | 322 | $3,736,278 | Dec 5 | Icon Film Distribution Australia | false |
| 41 | Igor | - | - | - | $73,065 | 446 | $6,731,993 | Oct 10 | Momentum Pictures | false |
| 42 | Dean Spanley 2008 Re-release | - | - | - | $64,524 | 55 | $291,446 | Dec 12 | Icon Film Distribution Australia | false |
| 43 | Gonzo | - | - | - | $59,964 | 17 | $185,597 | Dec 19 | Optimum Releasing | false |
| 44 | Burn After Reading | - | - | - | $59,055 | 396 | $12,712,811 | Oct 17 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 45 | A Christmas Tale | - | - | - | $56,806 | 7 | $94,454 | Jan 16 | New Wave Films | false |
| 46 | Notorious 2008 Re-release | - | - | - | $49,705 | 2 | $57,460 | Jan 16 | British Film Institute (BFI) | false |
| 47 | The Baader Meinhof Complex | - | - | - | $39,044 | 57 | $615,979 | Nov 14 | Momentum Pictures | false |
| 48 | City of Ember | - | - | - | $37,277 | 367 | $2,468,399 | Oct 10 | Entertainment Film Distributors | false |
| 49 | Far North | - | - | - | $34,932 | 17 | $73,877 | Dec 26 | Soda Pictures | false |
| 50 | Clubbed | - | - | - | $30,843 | 30 | $30,843 | Jan 16 | Route One Releasing | false |
| 51 | Hunger | - | - | - | $27,187 | 73 | $1,200,337 | Oct 31 | Pathé | false |
| 52 | The Secret Life of Bees | - | - | - | $26,831 | 69 | $299,600 | Dec 5 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 53 | Mamma Mia! | - | - | - | $24,827 | 523 | $90,584,310 | - | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 54 | Choke | - | - | - | $24,389 | 45 | $255,500 | Nov 21 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 55 | Lakeview Terrace | - | - | - | $22,373 | 202 | $806,022 | Dec 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 56 | Brideshead Revisited | - | - | - | $21,778 | 256 | $2,115,490 | Oct 3 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 57 | Gomorrah | - | - | - | $21,736 | 44 | $1,386,619 | Oct 10 | Optimum Releasing | false |
| 58 | La Bohème | - | - | - | $20,053 | 4 | $55,293 | Dec 19 | Axiom Films | false |
| 59 | Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia | - | - | - | $18,698 | 2 | $18,698 | Jan 2 | Park Circus | false |
| 60 | North Face | - | - | - | $17,766 | 4 | $78,021 | Dec 12 | Metrodome Distribution | false |
| 61 | The Duchess | - | - | - | $12,168 | 426 | $11,869,300 | Sep 5 | Pathé | false |
| 62 | Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 2008 Re-release | - | - | - | $10,762 | 1 | $12,098 | Jan 2 | British Film Institute (BFI) | false |
| 63 | Lorna's Silence | - | - | - | $10,698 | 8 | $49,580 | Nov 28 | New Wave Films | false |
| 64 | Of Time and the City | - | - | - | $10,083 | 25 | $363,004 | Oct 31 | British Film Institute (BFI) | false |
| 65 | Quiet Chaos | - | - | - | $9,855 | 12 | $118,274 | Oct 24 | New Wave Films | false |
| 66 | Patti Smith: Dream of Life | - | - | - | $8,911 | 6 | $29,597 | Dec 5 | Verve Pictures | false |
| 67 | Gardens in Autumn 2008 Re-release | - | - | - | $7,679 | 1 | $14,589 | Dec 26 | Artificial Eye | false |
| 68 | Let it Rain | - | - | - | $7,371 | 19 | $251,439 | Nov 7 | Artificial Eye | false |
| 69 | A.R.O.G | - | - | - | $7,328 | 3 | $82,753 | Dec 12 | Maxximum Film und Kunst GmbH | false |
| 70 | Kisses | - | - | - | $7,093 | 12 | $28,128 | Nov 21 | Element Films | false |
| 71 | Summer Holiday | - | - | - | $6,906 | 1 | $6,906 | Jan 16 | - | false |
| 72 | Bicycle Thieves 2008 Re-release | - | - | - | $6,755 | 12 | $57,867 | Dec 19 | Park Circus | false |
| 73 | Julia | - | - | - | $6,337 | 17 | $82,041 | Dec 5 | Chelsea Films | false |
| 74 | The Flight Before Christmas | - | - | - | $5,818 | 20 | $87,853 | Nov 28 | Magma Films | false |
| 75 | Hansel and Gretel | - | - | - | $5,405 | 1 | $6,404 | Jan 16 | - | false |
| 76 | A Streetcar Named Desire 2008 Re-release | - | - | - | $4,962 | 2 | $42,818 | Nov 14 | British Film Institute (BFI) | false |
| 77 | Summer | - | - | - | $3,957 | 13 | $59,447 | Dec 5 | Vertigo Films | false |
| 78 | Rivales | - | - | - | $3,488 | 12 | $37,724 | Dec 5 | Optimum Releasing | false |
| 79 | Zack and Miri Make a Porno | - | - | - | $2,268 | 340 | $3,663,335 | Nov 14 | Entertainment Film Distributors | false |
| 80 | Hannah Takes the Stairs 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $2,054 | 1 | $2,054 | Jan 9 | ICA Films | false |
| 81 | What Just Happened | - | - | - | $1,864 | 239 | $590,148 | Nov 28 | Pathé | false |
| 82 | The Man from London | - | - | - | $1,650 | 2 | $13,957 | Dec 12 | Artificial Eye | false |
| 83 | Alexandra | - | - | - | $1,425 | 3 | $29,532 | Sep 26 | Artificial Eye | false |
| 84 | Stuck | - | - | - | $1,290 | 5 | $1,290 | Jan 9 | - | false |
| 85 | Silambattam | - | - | - | $1,099 | 3 | $32,346 | Dec 19 | Ayngaran International | false |
| 86 | The Nightmare Before Christmas 2009 3D Release | - | - | - | $990 | 33 | $202,551 | Nov 28 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 87 | Flawless | - | - | - | $606 | 42 | $42,294 | Nov 28 | Metrodome Distribution | false |
| 88 | The Zone | - | - | - | $439 | 7 | $57,298 | Oct 17 | Soda Pictures | false |
| 89 | Unrelated | - | - | - | $193 | 7 | $154,463 | Sep 19 | New Wave Films | false |
| 90 | 'Tis Autumn: The Search for Jackie Paris | - | - | - | $13 | 1 | $1,871 | Nov 21 | Verve Pictures | false |
