Domestic Box Office For January 2009
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Blart: Mall Cop | $146,336,178 | 3,206 | $31,832,636 | 21.8% | 3,144 | Jan 16 | May 25 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 2 | Taken | $145,000,989 | 3,184 | $24,717,037 | 17% | 3,183 | Jan 30 | Jul 5 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 3 | Hotel for Dogs | $73,034,460 | 3,271 | $17,012,212 | 23.3% | 3,271 | Jan 16 | May 28 | DreamWorks |
| 4 | Bride Wars | $58,715,510 | 3,228 | $21,058,173 | 35.9% | 3,226 | Jan 9 | May 10 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 5 | My Bloody Valentine | $51,545,952 | 2,534 | $21,241,456 | 41.2% | 2,534 | Jan 16 | Mar 12 | Lionsgate |
| 6 | Underworld: Rise of the Lycans | $45,802,315 | 2,942 | $20,828,511 | 45.5% | 2,942 | Jan 23 | Mar 1 | Screen Gems |
| 7 | The Unborn | $42,670,410 | 2,359 | $19,810,585 | 46.4% | 2,357 | Jan 9 | Mar 5 | Universal Pictures |
| 8 | Notorious | $36,843,682 | 1,641 | $20,497,596 | 55.6% | 1,638 | Jan 16 | Apr 2 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 9 | The Uninvited | $28,596,818 | 2,344 | $10,325,824 | 36.1% | 2,344 | Jan 30 | Apr 2 | DreamWorks |
| 10 | Inkheart | $17,303,424 | 2,655 | $7,601,379 | 43.9% | 2,655 | Jan 23 | Apr 9 | Warner Bros. |
| 11 | New in Town | $16,734,283 | 1,941 | $6,741,530 | 40.3% | 1,941 | Jan 30 | Mar 26 | Lionsgate |
| 12 | Not Easily Broken | $10,572,742 | 725 | $5,314,278 | 50.3% | 724 | Jan 9 | Feb 8 | Screen Gems |
| 13 | CC2C | $921,738 | 130 | $629,921 | 68.3% | 130 | Jan 16 | Feb 12 | Warner Bros. |
| 14 | Luck by Chance | $356,019 | 57 | $217,439 | 61.1% | 57 | Jan 30 | Feb 26 | Adlabs Films |
| 15 | Outlander | $166,003 | 81 | $59,581 | 35.9% | 81 | Jan 23 | Mar 12 | Third Rail Releasing |
| 16 | Ballerina | $114,507 | 5 | $2,656 | 2.3% | 1 | Jan 16 | Jun 25 | First Run |
| 17 | Medicine for Melancholy | $111,551 | 7 | $12,625 | 11.3% | 1 | Jan 30 | Apr 23 | IFC Films |
| 18 | Cherry Blossoms | $104,589 | 8 | $3,322 | 3.2% | 1 | Jan 16 | Jun 25 | Strand Releasing |
| 19 | Made in U.S.A | $95,209 | 2 | $11,147 | 11.7% | 1 | Jan 9 | Aug 20 | Rialto Pictures |
| 20 | Crips and Bloods: Made in America | $70,219 | 4 | $10,537 | 15% | 1 | Jan 23 | Apr 2 | Argot Pictures |
| 21 | Service | $64,536 | 4 | $12,824 | 19.9% | 2 | Jan 30 | Jun 18 | Regent Releasing |
| 22 | Silent Light | $60,200 | 1 | $11,967 | 19.9% | 1 | Jan 7 | Feb 9 | Palisades Tartan |
| 23 | Owl and the Sparrow | $47,071 | 4 | $9,475 | 20.1% | 3 | Jan 16 | Apr 5 | Wave Releasing |
| 24 | Just Another Love Story | $45,835 | 3 | $3,470 | 7.6% | 1 | Jan 9 | Apr 30 | Koch Lorber Films |
| 25 | Of Time and the City | $32,677 | 2 | $5,595 | 17.1% | 1 | Jan 21 | May 14 | Strand Releasing |
| 26 | Donkey Punch | $19,367 | 4 | $4,744 | 24.5% | 2 | Jan 23 | Feb 19 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 27 | Blessed Is the Match | $18,654 | 3 | $3,316 | 17.8% | 1 | Jan 28 | Feb 9 | Balcony Releasing |
| 28 | Killshot | $18,643 | 5 | $10,741 | 57.6% | 5 | Jan 23 | Feb 5 | The Weinstein Company |
| 29 | Between Love & Goodbye | $18,480 | 2 | $6,674 | 36.1% | 1 | Jan 30 | Apr 23 | Embrem Entertainment |
| 30 | Yonkers Joe | $8,286 | 2 | $2,073 | 25% | 2 | Jan 9 | Jan 29 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 31 | The Village Barbershop | $2,359 | 2 | $89 | 3.8% | 1 | Jan 16 | Apr 9 | Monterey Media |
| 32 | Dog Eat Dog | $80 | 1 | $80 | 100% | 1 | Jan 23 | Jan 25 | IFC Films |
