| Preliminary results in the U.S. and Canada, based on studio projections: |
| Movie (studio) | 3-day gross (millions) | Total (millions) | Weeks |
|
| 1 | Friday the 13th (Warner Bros.) | $42.2 | $42.2 | 1 |
|
| 2 | He’s Just Not That Into You (Warner Bros.) | 19.6 | 55.1 | 2 |
|
| 3 | Taken (20th Century Fox) | 19.3 | 77.9 | 3 |
|
| 4 | Confessions of a Shopaholic (Disney) | 15.4 | 15.4 | 1 |
|
| 5 | Coraline (Focus) | 15.3 | 35.6 | 2 |
|
| 6 | Paul Blart: Mall Cop (Sony/Columbia) | 11.7 | 110.5 | 5 |
|
| 7 | The International (Sony/Columbia) | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1 |
|
| 8 | Pink Panther 2 (Sony/MGM) | 9.0 | 22.3 | 2 |
|
| 9 | Slumdog Millionaire (Fox Searchlight) | 7.2 | 86.5 | 14 |
|
| 10 | Push (Summit Ent.) | 6.9 | 19.3 | 2 |
