| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 8 | Departures | $3,583,099 | +470.7% | 189 | +7 | $18,958 | $42,997,788 | 25 | Shochiku | false | false |
| 2 | 1 | Changeling | $1,892,425 | -5.3% | 301 | - | $6,287 | $7,251,238 | 2 | Toho-Towa | false | false |
| 3 | 3 | 20th Century Boys 2: The Last Hope | $1,737,488 | -10.9% | 374 | - | $4,645 | $28,825,366 | 5 | Toho | false | false |
| 4 | 2 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | $1,736,431 | -12.9% | 352 | -55 | $4,933 | $20,918,297 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 5 | - | Australia | $1,542,441 | - | 369 | - | $4,180 | $1,542,441 | 1 | 20th Century Fox International | true | false |
| 6 | 4 | Seven Pounds | $1,284,085 | -29.5% | 326 | - | $3,938 | $5,141,527 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 7 | 6 | Mamma Mia! | $1,186,169 | -15.5% | 340 | - | $3,488 | $24,603,320 | 5 | Toho-Towa | false | false |
| 8 | 5 | Brass Knuckle Boys | $1,131,463 | -19.6% | 280 | - | $4,040 | $8,183,600 | 3 | Toei Company | false | false |
| 9 | 7 | Penguins in the sky - Asahiyama zoo | $666,438 | -16.4% | 251 | -1 | $2,655 | $7,921,018 | 4 | Herald Film Company | false | false |
| 10 | 11 | High School Musical 3: Senior Year | $373,320 | -18.1% | 196 | - | $1,904 | $4,969,956 | 4 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 9 | Quantum of Solace | $372,209 | -29.1% | 336 | -4 | $1,107 | $20,897,844 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 12 | - | Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li | $187,710 | - | 109 | - | $1,722 | $187,710 | 1 | Gaga | true | false |
| 13 | 12 | Street Kings | $126,843 | -42% | 194 | - | $653 | $1,745,320 | 3 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 14 | 13 | Friday the 13th | $40,986 | -49.4% | 64 | - | $640 | $742,798 | 3 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 15 | 16 | Before the Devil Knows You're Dead | $1,563 | -3.1% | 2 | - | $781 | $382,629 | 21 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 16 | 15 | Hell Ride | $773 | -55% | 12 | -5 | $64 | $176,520 | 7 | - | false | false |
| 17 | 17 | Dragon Wars: D-War | $286 | -73% | 3 | - | $95 | $845,909 | 14 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 18 | 14 | Revolutionary Road | $246 | -94% | 2 | -15 | $123 | $4,181,251 | 6 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
