Daily Top Movies
| Rank | Movies List | Dist. | Gross | Cumulative Gross |
| 1 | Marley & Me | 20th Century Fox Distribution | $5,448,910 | $106,664,046 |
| 2 | Bedtime Stories | Buena Vista Pictures Distribution | $4,394,089 | $85,539,168 |
| 3 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Paramount Pictures | $4,367,852 | $79,297,086 |
| 4 | Valkyrie | MGM Distribution Company | $3,158,296 | $60,743,921 |
| 5 | Yes Man | Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution | $3,084,274 | $79,507,388 |
| 6 | Seven Pounds | Sony Pictures Releasing | $2,134,375 | $60,147,298 |
| 7 | The Tale of Despereaux | Universal Pictures | $1,638,230 | $43,661,775 |
| 8 | Doubt | Miramax Films | $1,200,195 | $18,705,481 |
| 9 | Slumdog Millionaire | Fox Searchlight Pictures | $1,180,218 | $28,676,598 |
| 10 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | 20th Century Fox Distribution | $1,128,047 | $74,424,256 |
Weekend Top Movies
| This Wk | Last Wk | Movies List | Dist. | Weekend Gross | Cumulative Gross | Rlse Wks | # of Theaters |
| 1 | 1 | Marley & Me | 20th Century Fox Distribution | $24,263,763 | $106,664,046 | 2 | 3505 |
| 2 | 2 | Bedtime Stories | Buena Vista Pictures Distribution | $20,501,339 | $85,539,168 | 2 | 3684 |
| 3 | 3 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Paramount Pictures | $18,691,248 | $79,297,086 | 2 | 2988 |
| 4 | 4 | Valkyrie | MGM Distribution Company | $14,094,617 | $60,743,921 | 2 | 2778 |
| 5 | 5 | Yes Man | Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution | $13,910,477 | $79,507,388 | 3 | 3434 |
| 6 | 6 | Seven Pounds | Sony Pictures Releasing | $10,068,518 | $60,147,298 | 3 | 2758 |
| 7 | 7 | The Tale of Despereaux | Universal Pictures | $6,939,295 | $43,661,775 | 3 | 3091 |
| 8 | 8 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | 20th Century Fox Distribution | $5,049,698 | $74,424,256 | 4 | 2337 |
| 9 | 10 | Doubt | Miramax Films | $5,000,893 | $18,705,481 | 4 | 1287 |
| 10 | 13 | Slumdog Millionaire | Fox Searchlight Pictures | $4,690,769 | $28,676,598 | 8 | 612 |
| 11 | 12 | Twilight | Summit Entertainment, LLC | $4,648,642 | $176,922,850 | 7 | 1888 |
| 12 | 14 | Bolt | Buena Vista Pictures Distribution | $3,291,944 | $109,917,145 | 7 | 1729 |
| 13 | 9 | The Spirit | Lionsgate | $3,259,898 | $17,743,738 | 2 | 2508 |
| 14 | 15 | Gran Torino | Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution | $2,936,423 | $9,820,554 | 4 | 84 |
| 15 | 11 | Four Christmases | Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution | $2,811,390 | $118,189,834 | 6 | 2307 |
| 16 | 16 | Milk | Focus Features | $1,888,510 | $17,157,994 | 6 | 309 |
| 17 | 22 | The Reader | The Weinstein Company | $1,598,472 | $3,553,578 | 4 | 398 |
| 18 | 18 | Frost/Nixon | Universal Pictures | $1,400,484 | $6,291,176 | 5 | 205 |
| 19 | 19 | Australia | 20th Century Fox Distribution | $1,163,169 | $46,686,713 | 6 | 765 |
| 20 | 17 | Quantum Of Solace | Sony Pictures Releasing | $1,130,055 | $166,820,413 | 8 | 891 |
| 21 | 29 | Revolutionary Road | Paramount Vantage | $985,961 | $1,375,749 | 2 | 38 |
| 22 | 20 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | DreamWorks, Paramount Pictures | $958,397 | $177,016,810 | 9 | 707 |
| 23 | 23 | The Wrestler | Fox Searchlight Pictures | $437,815 | $1,762,043 | 3 | 18 |
| 24 | 25 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua | Buena Vista Pictures Distribution | $320,336 | $93,778,953 | 14 | 283 |
| 25 | 21 | Ghajini | N/A | $288,075 | $2,192,682 | 2 | 83 |
| 26 | 28 | Role Models | Universal Pictures | $247,050 | $66,703,740 | 9 | 270 |
| 27 | 27 | High School Musical 3: Senior Year | Buena Vista Pictures Distribution | $243,418 | $90,224,290 | 11 | 295 |
| 28 | 26 | Cadillac Records | Sony Pictures Releasing | $205,855 | $8,134,217 | 5 | 180 |
| 29 | 33 | Rachel Getting Married | Sony Pictures Classics | $166,733 | $10,307,424 | 14 | 67 |
| 30 | 24 | Nothing Like the Holidays | Overture Films | $155,967 | $7,405,784 | 4 | 308 |
| 31 | - | Defiance | Paramount Vantage | $123,513 | $200,614 | 1 | 2 |
| 32 | 35 | Last Chance Harvey | Overture Films | $102,206 | $350,947 | 2 | 6 |
| 33 | 37 | The Boy in the Striped Pajamas | Miramax Films | $95,845 | $8,854,137 | 9 | 93 |
| 34 | 42 | Let the Right One In | Magnet | $92,012 | $1,483,912 | 11 | 37 |
| 35 | 38 | I've Loved You So Long | Sony Pictures Classics | $89,378 | $2,355,979 | 11 | 42 |
| 36 | 36 | Body of Lies | Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution | $81,623 | $39,315,385 | 13 | 182 |
| 37 | 39 | Changeling | Universal Pictures | $80,040 | $35,707,327 | 11 | 125 |
| 38 | 32 | Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi | Yash Raj Films (YRF) | $72,537 | $2,040,699 | 4 | 45 |
| 39 | 49 | Happy-Go-Lucky | Miramax Films | $70,229 | $3,310,429 | 13 | 59 |
| 40 | 53 | Zack and Miri Make a Porno | Dimension Films, The Weinstein Company | $67,517 | $31,300,810 | 10 | 102 |
| 41 | 43 | The Dark Knight | Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution | $65,140 | $531,001,578 | 25 | 75 |
| 42 | 45 | The Secret Life of Bees | Fox Searchlight Pictures | $62,044 | $37,525,311 | 12 | 84 |
| 43 | 31 | The Polar Express | Warner Bros. Pictures International | $61,688 | $1,702,505 | 7 | 18 |
| 44 | 46 | Fireproof | Samuel Goldwyn Films, Affirm Films | $56,806 | $33,256,544 | 15 | 87 |
| 45 | 44 | Waltz with Bashir | Sony Pictures Classics | $53,564 | $159,254 | 2 | 5 |
| 46 | 41 | Deep Sea 3D | Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution | $50,396 | $37,313,859 | 149 | 8 |
| 47 | 50 | Synecdoche, New York | Sony Pictures Classics | $44,825 | $2,705,849 | 11 | 39 |
| 48 | 47 | Nights in Rodanthe | Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution | $42,171 | $41,802,381 | 15 | 85 |
| 49 | 40 | A Christmas Tale | IFC Films | $40,756 | $992,052 | 8 | 34 |
| 50 | 51 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | MGM Distribution Company, The Weinstein Company | $40,424 | $22,830,692 | 21 | 25 |
| 51 | 52 | Che Part One | IFC Films | $35,484 | $218,470 | 4 | 2 |
| 52 | 56 | Wendy and Lucy | Oscilloscope Pictures | $24,938 | $111,329 | 4 | 4 |
| 53 | 69 | Soul Men | MGM Distribution Company | $13,823 | $12,035,761 | 9 | 9 |
| 54 | 57 | Max Payne | 20th Century Fox Distribution | $11,458 | $40,677,229 | 12 | 27 |
| 55 | 60 | Roving Mars | Buena Vista Pictures Distribution | $10,971 | $9,862,017 | 154 | 6 |
| 56 | 68 | Man on Wire | Magnolia Pictures, Discovery Channel Productions | $10,919 | $2,942,990 | 24 | 5 |
| 57 | 59 | City of Ember | Fox Walden | $10,122 | $7,862,312 | 13 | 23 |
| 58 | 61 | The Secret of the Grain | IFC Films | $9,864 | $35,097 | 2 | 1 |
| 59 | - | Good | ThinkFilm | $9,508 | $13,561 | 1 | 2 |
| 60 | 65 | JCVD | Peace Arch Entertainment Group | $8,786 | $448,991 | 9 | 8 |
| 61 | 64 | WALL-E | Buena Vista Pictures Distribution | $7,148 | $223,806,889 | 28 | 23 |
| 62 | - | Antarctica | Regent Releasing | $6,033 | $16,312 | 15 | 1 |
| 63 | 63 | Appaloosa | Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution | $5,278 | $20,080,574 | 16 | 15 |
| 64 | 58 | Igor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM) | $3,176 | $19,450,397 | 16 | 34 |
| 65 | - | Ciao | Regent Releasing | $3,138 | $22,944 | 5 | 3 |
| 66 | - | Sixty Six | Universal Pictures, First Independent Pictures | $2,461 | $223,526 | 19 | 1 |
| 67 | 74 | Timecrimes | Magnolia Pictures, Magnet | $1,785 | $22,494 | 4 | 3 |
| 68 | 77 | Ashes of Time Redux | Sony Pictures Classics | $270 | $173,526 | 13 | 2 |