After a few weeks of relatively disappointing Box Office returns G.I Joe: Rise of the Cobra brought fans of all ages to the theaters. The long awaited movie (after all for over 40 years there hasn’t been a cooler action figure than G.I. Joe) pulled in massive crowds to make over $56 million. Julie & Julia came in a distant second at $20 million, which isn’t surprising for a movie with talent like Meryl Streep and Stanley Tucci. G-Force once again beat out Harry Potter. It seems like the wizard has already started on his descent out of theaters which seems surprising considering the run of movies like The Hangover and Ice Age, both of which dropped out of the top ten for the first time this week.
| TW | LW | Title (click to view) | Studio | Weekend Gross | % Change | Total Gross | Week # |
| 1 | N | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | Par. | $56,200,000 | – | $56,200,000 | 1 |
| 2 | N | Julie & Julia | Sony | $20,100,000 | – | $20,100,000 | 1 |
| 3 | 3 | G-Force | BV | $9,804,000 | -44.0% | $86,116,000 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | WB | $8,880,000 | -50.4% | $273,800,000 | 4 |
| 5 | 1 | Funny People | Uni. | $7,866,000 | -65.3% | $40,417,000 | 2 |
| 6 | 4 | The Ugly Truth | Sony | $7,000,000 | -46.9% | $69,088,000 | 3 |
| 7 | N | A Perfect Getaway | Uni. | $5,765,000 | – | $5,765,000 | 1 |
| 8 | 5 | Aliens in the Attic | Fox | $4,000,000 | -50.1% | $16,293,000 | 2 |
| 9 | 6 | Orphan | WB | $3,730,000 | -50.4% | $34,822,000 | 3 |
| 10 | 12 | (500) Days of Summer | FoxS | $3,725,000 | +34.1% | $12,343,000 | 4 |
| 11 | 8 | The Hangover | WB | $3,400,000 | -34.5% | $262,010,000 | 10 |
| 12 | 10 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | P/DW | $3,000,000 | -36.0% | $393,701,000 | 7 |
Source: BoxOfficeMojo.com