| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 2 | Monsters vs. Aliens | - | - | - | $110,390,917 | 4,136 | $198,351,526 | Mar 27 | DreamWorks | false |
| 131 | Twilight | - | - | - | $8,255 | 3,649 | $192,769,854 | Nov 21 | Summit Entertainment | false |
| 1 | Fast & Furious | - | - | - | $147,042,315 | 3,674 | $155,064,265 | Apr 3 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 28 | Gran Torino | - | - | - | $1,318,379 | 3,045 | $148,095,302 | Dec 12 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 24 | Paul Blart: Mall Cop | - | - | - | $2,586,148 | 3,206 | $146,336,178 | Jan 16 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 21 | Taken | - | - | - | $5,262,566 | 3,184 | $145,000,989 | Jan 30 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 68 | Marley & Me | - | - | - | $144,984 | 3,505 | $143,153,751 | Dec 25 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 26 | Slumdog Millionaire | - | - | - | $1,654,680 | 2,943 | $141,319,928 | Nov 12 | - | false |
| 42 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | - | - | - | $439,031 | 2,988 | $127,509,326 | Dec 25 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 23 | Watchmen | - | - | - | $3,326,810 | 3,611 | $107,509,799 | Mar 6 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 145 | Yes Man | - | - | - | $4,772 | 3,434 | $97,690,976 | Dec 19 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 31 | He's Just Not That Into You | - | - | - | $1,077,231 | 3,175 | $93,953,653 | Feb 6 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 47 | Space Station 3D | - | - | - | $324,194 | 64 | $93,383,953 | Apr 19 | IMAX | false |
| 29 | Madea Goes to Jail | - | - | - | $1,278,444 | 2,203 | $90,508,336 | Feb 20 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 128 | Valkyrie | - | - | - | $8,618 | 2,838 | $83,077,833 | Dec 25 | United Artists | false |
| 7 | Knowing | - | - | - | $29,130,920 | 3,337 | $79,957,634 | Mar 20 | Summit Entertainment | false |
| 3 | Hannah Montana: The Movie | - | - | - | $66,782,138 | 3,231 | $79,576,189 | Apr 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 148 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | - | - | - | $2,966 | 3,560 | $79,366,978 | Dec 12 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 32 | Coraline | - | - | - | $954,664 | 2,320 | $75,286,229 | Feb 6 | Focus Features | false |
| 30 | Hotel for Dogs | - | - | - | $1,232,254 | 3,271 | $73,034,460 | Jan 16 | DreamWorks | false |
| 6 | I Love You, Man | - | - | - | $29,238,802 | 2,829 | $71,440,011 | Mar 20 | DreamWorks | false |
| 5 | Obsessed | - | - | - | $34,802,334 | 2,634 | $68,261,644 | Apr 24 | Screen Gems | false |
| 17 | Race to Witch Mountain | - | - | - | $10,228,717 | 3,268 | $67,172,594 | Mar 13 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 57 | Friday the 13th | - | - | - | $211,816 | 3,105 | $65,002,019 | Feb 13 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 4 | 17 Again | - | - | - | $42,142,459 | 3,255 | $64,167,069 | Apr 17 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 56 | Bride Wars | - | - | - | $216,783 | 3,228 | $58,715,510 | Jan 9 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 8 | The Haunting in Connecticut | - | - | - | $28,985,115 | 2,732 | $55,389,516 | Mar 27 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 36 | Confessions of a Shopaholic | - | - | - | $577,187 | 2,534 | $44,277,350 | Feb 13 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 14 | Duplicity | - | - | - | $13,078,000 | 2,579 | $40,572,825 | Mar 20 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 9 | State of Play | - | - | - | $27,228,200 | 2,807 | $37,017,955 | Apr 17 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 152 | Notorious | - | - | - | $2,022 | 1,641 | $36,843,682 | Jan 16 | - | false |
| 25 | Under the Sea 3D | - | - | - | $2,159,242 | 108 | $36,262,926 | Feb 13 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 34 | The Reader | - | - | - | $619,524 | 1,203 | $34,194,407 | Dec 10 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 40 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | - | - | - | $512,112 | 82 | $34,137,524 | Sep 23 | IMAX | false |
| 75 | Doubt | - | - | - | $90,889 | 1,287 | $33,446,470 | Dec 12 | Miramax | false |
| 22 | The Last House on the Left | - | - | - | $3,537,500 | 2,402 | $32,752,215 | Mar 13 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 11 | Earth | - | - | - | $17,664,049 | 1,804 | $32,011,576 | Apr 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 92 | Milk | - | - | - | $44,634 | 882 | $31,841,299 | Nov 26 | Focus Features | false |
| 37 | Push | - | - | - | $573,533 | 2,313 | $31,811,527 | Feb 6 | Summit Entertainment | false |
| 16 | The Soloist | - | - | - | $12,508,138 | 2,090 | $31,720,158 | Apr 24 | DreamWorks | false |
| 62 | Defiance | - | - | - | $162,479 | 1,793 | $28,644,813 | Dec 31 | Paramount Vantage | false |
| 121 | The Uninvited | - | - | - | $12,237 | 2,344 | $28,596,818 | Jan 30 | DreamWorks | false |
| 53 | The Wrestler | - | - | - | $235,819 | 776 | $26,238,243 | Dec 17 | - | false |
| 10 | Observe and Report | - | - | - | $22,874,896 | 2,727 | $24,007,324 | Apr 10 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 58 | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | - | - | - | $192,396 | 252 | $23,746,066 | Oct 5 | National Geographic Entertainment | false |
| 13 | Fighting | - | - | - | $13,333,340 | 2,312 | $23,091,010 | Apr 24 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 115 | Revolutionary Road | - | - | - | $16,250 | 1,077 | $22,911,480 | Dec 26 | Paramount Vantage | false |
| 150 | Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience | - | - | - | $2,500 | 1,276 | $19,162,740 | Feb 27 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 160 | Galapagos | - | - | - | $756 | 14 | $18,630,372 | Oct 29 | IMAX | false |
| 77 | Inkheart | - | - | - | $81,542 | 2,655 | $17,303,424 | Jan 23 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 69 | Fired Up! | - | - | - | $132,840 | 1,811 | $17,231,291 | Feb 20 | Screen Gems | false |
| 12 | Adventureland | - | - | - | $15,360,509 | 1,876 | $16,044,025 | Apr 3 | Miramax | false |
| 64 | Last Chance Harvey | - | - | - | $158,680 | 1,108 | $14,889,042 | Dec 25 | Overture Films | false |
| 51 | Fly Me to the Moon 3D | - | - | - | $256,429 | 713 | $13,816,982 | Aug 15 | Summit Entertainment | false |
| 15 | Crank: High Voltage | - | - | - | $12,805,205 | 2,223 | $13,684,249 | Apr 17 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 133 | Rachel Getting Married | - | - | - | $7,797 | 391 | $12,796,841 | Oct 3 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 20 | 12 Rounds | - | - | - | $5,427,514 | 2,331 | $12,234,694 | Mar 27 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 19 | Sunshine Cleaning | - | - | - | $7,331,516 | 642 | $12,062,558 | Mar 13 | Overture Films | false |
| 73 | Roving Mars | - | - | - | $106,808 | 27 | $10,407,978 | Jan 27 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 99 | U2 3D | - | - | - | $35,380 | 686 | $10,363,341 | Jan 23 | National Geographic Entertainment | false |
| 18 | Dragonball Evolution | - | - | - | $8,810,619 | 2,181 | $9,362,785 | Apr 10 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 63 | Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li | - | - | - | $159,691 | 1,164 | $8,742,261 | Feb 27 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 60 | Dolphins and Whales 3D: Tribes of the Ocean | - | - | - | $173,117 | 42 | $7,714,996 | Feb 15 | 3D Entertainment | false |
| 93 | Miss March | - | - | - | $44,359 | 1,742 | $4,543,320 | Mar 13 | - | false |
| 35 | The Class | - | - | - | $594,311 | 126 | $3,766,810 | Dec 19 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 119 | I've Loved You So Long | - | - | - | $12,733 | 69 | $3,169,305 | Oct 24 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 33 | Two Lovers | - | - | - | $724,996 | 148 | $3,149,034 | Feb 13 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 27 | Sin Nombre | - | - | - | $1,380,965 | 87 | $2,536,665 | Mar 20 | Focus Features | false |
| 87 | Waltz with Bashir | - | - | - | $51,080 | 208 | $2,283,849 | Dec 25 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 118 | Let the Right One In | - | - | - | $12,779 | 53 | $2,122,065 | Oct 24 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 55 | Is Anybody There? | - | - | - | $229,870 | 165 | $2,026,756 | Apr 17 | - | false |
| 39 | Valentino: The Last Emperor | - | - | - | $517,278 | 38 | $1,755,134 | Mar 18 | Truly Indie | false |
| 59 | Every Little Step | - | - | - | $175,582 | 70 | $1,725,141 | Apr 17 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 46 | Gomorrah | - | - | - | $380,953 | 50 | $1,579,146 | Dec 19 | IFC Films | false |
| 74 | Che: Part One/Che: Part Two | - | - | - | $104,493 | 39 | $1,497,109 | Dec 12 | IFC Films | false |
| 41 | Sugar | - | - | - | $489,456 | 51 | $1,082,124 | Apr 3 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 70 | Tyson | - | - | - | $130,535 | 56 | $887,918 | Apr 24 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 52 | Goodbye Solo | - | - | - | $236,953 | 34 | $870,781 | Mar 27 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 71 | Wendy and Lucy | - | - | - | $120,214 | 40 | $865,695 | Dec 10 | Oscilloscope | false |
| 38 | Paris 36 | - | - | - | $554,459 | 52 | $851,540 | Apr 3 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 45 | The Great Buck Howard | - | - | - | $397,294 | 76 | $750,587 | Mar 20 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 43 | The Cross | - | - | - | $404,325 | 221 | $741,557 | Mar 27 | 8x Entertainment | false |
| 81 | Fanboys | - | - | - | $62,400 | 45 | $688,529 | Feb 6 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 61 | Anvil | - | - | - | $167,697 | 27 | $667,911 | Apr 10 | Abramorama | false |
| 67 | Play the Game | - | - | - | $150,506 | 55 | $659,483 | Feb 27 | Slowhand Cinema Releasing | false |
| 126 | A Secret | - | - | - | $9,598 | 11 | $623,558 | Sep 5 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 54 | Everlasting Moments | - | - | - | $232,517 | 30 | $610,825 | Mar 6 | IFC Films | false |
| 96 | Lemon Tree | - | - | - | $38,295 | 29 | $569,672 | Apr 17 | IFC Films | false |
| 44 | American Violet | - | - | - | $401,182 | 61 | $554,434 | Apr 17 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 48 | Shall We Kiss? | - | - | - | $308,887 | 33 | $535,499 | Mar 27 | Music Box Films | false |
| 162 | Trouble the Water | - | - | - | $699 | 15 | $520,151 | Aug 22 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 91 | Crossing Over | - | - | - | $45,350 | 42 | $455,654 | Feb 27 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 65 | Lymelife | - | - | - | $156,941 | 35 | $421,307 | Apr 8 | Screen Media Films | false |
| 66 | Tokyo! | - | - | - | $156,865 | 18 | $351,059 | Mar 6 | Liberation Entertainment | false |
| 49 | The Informers | - | - | - | $300,000 | 482 | $300,000 | Apr 24 | Senator Distribution | false |
| 72 | Tokyo Sonata | - | - | - | $107,751 | 10 | $278,356 | Mar 13 | Regent Releasing | false |
| 50 | Tera Mera Ki Rishta | - | - | - | $271,942 | 17 | $271,942 | Apr 10 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 80 | Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 | - | - | - | $68,769 | 13 | $268,431 | Nov 19 | Kino International | false |
| 82 | Enlighten Up! | - | - | - | $61,376 | 12 | $246,649 | Sep 12 | Balcony Releasing | false |
| 132 | The Legend of God's Gun | - | - | - | $8,143 | 8 | $243,768 | Jul 18 | Indican Pictures | false |
| 106 | Il Divo | - | - | - | $22,176 | 8 | $240,159 | Apr 24 | Music Box Films | false |
| 95 | Tulpan | - | - | - | $38,361 | 4 | $158,741 | Apr 1 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 76 | Hunger | - | - | - | $85,301 | 11 | $154,084 | Dec 5 | IFC Films | false |
| 101 | Brothers at War | - | - | - | $31,364 | 18 | $153,148 | Mar 13 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 144 | One Day You'll Understand | - | - | - | $4,779 | 7 | $145,642 | Oct 31 | Kino International | false |
| 104 | Fados | - | - | - | $25,055 | 6 | $129,150 | Mar 6 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 157 | Alexandra | - | - | - | $1,262 | 4 | $128,222 | Mar 26 | The Cinema Guild | false |
| 89 | 12 | - | - | - | $48,764 | 20 | $125,120 | Mar 4 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 149 | Were the World Mine | - | - | - | $2,944 | 4 | $123,789 | Oct 31 | - | false |
| 129 | The Secrets | - | - | - | $8,483 | 9 | $122,094 | Nov 26 | Monterey Media | false |
| 100 | Examined Life | - | - | - | $33,728 | 6 | $120,712 | Feb 25 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 103 | Katyn | - | - | - | $25,748 | 2 | $118,095 | Feb 18 | Koch Lorber Films | false |
| 86 | The Song of Sparrows | - | - | - | $53,384 | 5 | $116,372 | Apr 3 | Regent Releasing | false |
| 94 | Ballerina | - | - | - | $38,463 | 5 | $114,507 | Jan 16 | First Run | false |
| 107 | Stomp! Shout! Scream! | - | - | - | $20,397 | 8 | $112,791 | Apr 10 | Indican Pictures | false |
| 122 | Medicine for Melancholy | - | - | - | $12,235 | 7 | $111,551 | Jan 30 | IFC Films | false |
| 112 | Cherry Blossoms | - | - | - | $18,650 | 8 | $104,589 | Jan 16 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 78 | Alien Trespass | - | - | - | $80,161 | 40 | $104,526 | Apr 3 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 90 | Rolling | - | - | - | $46,597 | 4 | $103,318 | Apr 3 | Indican Pictures | false |
| 84 | Gigantic | - | - | - | $57,362 | 11 | $102,704 | Apr 3 | First Independent Pictures | false |
| 123 | Made in U.S.A | - | - | - | $12,038 | 2 | $95,209 | Jan 9 | Rialto Pictures | false |
| 143 | Pray the Devil Back to Hell | - | - | - | $4,844 | 5 | $90,066 | Nov 7 | Balcony Releasing | false |
| 105 | Throw Down Your Heart | - | - | - | $24,211 | 4 | $89,521 | Mar 13 | Argot Pictures | false |
| 120 | Z | - | - | - | $12,478 | 2 | $83,305 | Mar 13 | Rialto Pictures | false |
| 79 | The Mysteries of Pittsburgh | - | - | - | $78,966 | 20 | $80,283 | Apr 10 | - | false |
| 83 | Sleep Dealer | - | - | - | $57,783 | 18 | $80,136 | Apr 17 | Maya Entertainment | false |
| 147 | How About You | - | - | - | $2,986 | 7 | $78,234 | Nov 14 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 165 | Crips and Bloods: Made in America | - | - | - | $312 | 4 | $70,219 | Jan 23 | Argot Pictures | false |
| 154 | The Wild Child | - | - | - | $1,577 | 2 | $65,051 | Nov 7 | The Film Desk | false |
| 163 | Monsieur Verdoux | - | - | - | $671 | 2 | $64,636 | Mar 14 | The Film Desk | false |
| 156 | Service | - | - | - | $1,277 | 4 | $64,536 | Jan 30 | Regent Releasing | false |
| 102 | Skills Like This | - | - | - | $29,705 | 7 | $63,163 | Mar 20 | Shadow Distribution | false |
| 124 | Treeless Mountain | - | - | - | $10,386 | 4 | $60,336 | Apr 22 | Oscilloscope | false |
| 97 | In a Dream | - | - | - | $38,232 | 4 | $54,640 | Apr 10 | International Film Circuit | false |
| 85 | Bart Got a Room | - | - | - | $53,760 | 11 | $53,760 | Apr 3 | Anchor Bay Films | false |
| 88 | Royal Kill | - | - | - | $50,090 | 5 | $50,090 | Apr 10 | 21st Century Film Production | false |
| 164 | Ciao | - | - | - | $352 | 3 | $49,494 | Dec 5 | Regent Releasing | false |
| 146 | Owl and the Sparrow | - | - | - | $4,439 | 4 | $47,071 | Jan 16 | Wave Releasing | false |
| 136 | Just Another Love Story | - | - | - | $7,354 | 3 | $45,835 | Jan 9 | Koch Lorber Films | false |
| 98 | The Golden Boys | - | - | - | $37,436 | 20 | $43,600 | Apr 17 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 153 | Three Monkeys | - | - | - | $1,602 | 3 | $41,343 | Mar 27 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 141 | The Betrayal | - | - | - | $5,740 | 3 | $41,271 | Nov 21 | The Cinema Guild | false |
| 113 | Absurdistan | - | - | - | $17,839 | 3 | $39,683 | Feb 6 | First Run | false |
| 169 | 13B: Fear Has a New Address | - | - | - | $254 | 6 | $36,594 | Mar 6 | Adlabs Films | false |
| 155 | Our City Dreams | - | - | - | $1,509 | 3 | $34,972 | Feb 6 | First Run | false |
| 159 | Of Time and the City | - | - | - | $961 | 2 | $32,677 | Jan 21 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 168 | Super Capers: The Origins of Ed and the Missing Bullion | - | - | - | $260 | 80 | $30,955 | Mar 20 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 109 | American Swing | - | - | - | $19,551 | 2 | $30,156 | Mar 27 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 127 | Mancora | - | - | - | $8,648 | 2 | $29,697 | Mar 20 | Maya Entertainment | false |
| 111 | Léon Morin, Priest | - | - | - | $18,872 | 1 | $27,567 | Apr 17 | Rialto Pictures | false |
| 110 | Guest of Cindy Sherman | - | - | - | $18,975 | 1 | $27,052 | Mar 27 | Trela Media | false |
| 140 | The Garden | - | - | - | $5,862 | 4 | $26,931 | Apr 24 | Oscilloscope | false |
| 108 | Perestroika | - | - | - | $19,825 | 1 | $26,064 | Mar 20 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 116 | Nursery University | - | - | - | $15,617 | 4 | $26,042 | Apr 24 | Variance Films | false |
| 134 | Coyote County Loser | - | - | - | $7,740 | 2 | $24,375 | Mar 20 | Roebuck Media | false |
| 137 | Between Love & Goodbye | - | - | - | $6,866 | 2 | $18,480 | Jan 30 | Embrem Entertainment | false |
| 161 | The New Twenty | - | - | - | $728 | 1 | $17,625 | Mar 20 | Argot Pictures | false |
| 114 | April Showers | - | - | - | $16,880 | 18 | $16,880 | Apr 24 | Cinedigm Entertainment Group | false |
| 142 | The Education of Charlie Banks | - | - | - | $5,163 | 3 | $15,078 | Mar 27 | Anchor Bay Films | false |
| 166 | Carmen and Geoffrey | - | - | - | $296 | 1 | $14,130 | Mar 13 | First Run | false |
| 117 | The Escapist | - | - | - | $13,439 | 2 | $13,439 | Apr 3 | IFC Films | false |
| 125 | The River Within | - | - | - | $9,811 | 1 | $9,811 | Apr 3 | Inspired Life | false |
| 170 | Home | - | - | - | $246 | 3 | $9,478 | Apr 23 | Monterey Media | false |
| 167 | Tru Loved | - | - | - | $288 | 4 | $9,467 | Oct 17 | Regent Releasing | false |
| 130 | Winter of Frozen Dreams | - | - | - | $8,321 | 1 | $8,321 | Apr 10 | Monterey Media | false |
| 151 | Spinning Into Butter | - | - | - | $2,304 | 4 | $8,064 | Mar 27 | Screen Media Films | false |
| 135 | Jazz in the Diamond District | - | - | - | $7,634 | 1 | $7,634 | Apr 24 | Truly Indie | false |
| 138 | Mutant Chronicles | - | - | - | $6,820 | 2 | $6,820 | Apr 24 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 139 | The Bride & The Grooms | - | - | - | $5,995 | 15 | $5,995 | Apr 24 | Sumbadhat Productions | false |
| 171 | The Village Barbershop | - | - | - | $159 | 2 | $2,359 | Jan 16 | Monterey Media | false |
| 158 | America Betrayed | - | - | - | $1,136 | 1 | $1,311 | Mar 27 | First Run | false |
