| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 2 | A Christmas Carol | $2,488,279 | -9.4% | 434 | -52 | $5,733 | $25,829,976 | 6 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | - | Where the Wild Things Are | $1,424,412 | - | 491 | - | $2,901 | $1,424,412 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 3 | 4 | Planet 51 | $1,232,262 | -50.6% | 421 | +1 | $2,926 | $4,089,136 | 4 | Entertainment Film Distributors | false | false |
| 4 | 1 | Paranormal Activity | $1,222,533 | -59.7% | 399 | +1 | $3,063 | $14,024,164 | 3 | Icon Film Distribution | false | false |
| 5 | 3 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $1,208,874 | -54.8% | 458 | -43 | $2,639 | $40,291,138 | 4 | Entertainment One | false | false |
| 6 | 7 | Nativity! | $1,075,835 | -5% | 405 | +52 | $2,656 | $4,312,946 | 3 | Entertainment One | false | false |
| 7 | 5 | Law Abiding Citizen | $974,658 | -40.7% | 461 | +104 | $2,114 | $7,623,550 | 3 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 8 | 6 | 2012 | $760,322 | -47.5% | 361 | -62 | $2,106 | $30,091,627 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 9 | 8 | The Box | $402,364 | -48.6% | 288 | -8 | $1,397 | $1,630,253 | 2 | Icon Film Distribution | false | false |
| 10 | 10 | A Serious Man | $210,728 | -35.6% | 100 | +20 | $2,107 | $2,152,754 | 4 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 11 | 9 | The Descent: Part 2 | $151,207 | -70.7% | 267 | -31 | $566 | $945,999 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 12 | - | Harry Brown | $120,358 | - | 159 | - | $756 | $6,518,335 | 1 | Lionsgate Films | true | false |
| 13 | 12 | Up | $118,427 | -47.5% | 252 | -133 | $469 | $55,166,581 | 9 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | - | Carriers | $111,544 | - | 101 | - | $1,104 | $111,544 | 1 | Paramount Pictures International | true | false |
| 15 | - | Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year | $108,587 | - | 35 | - | $3,102 | $108,587 | 1 | Yash Raj Films | true | false |
| 16 | 11 | Me and Orson Welles | $98,240 | -64.2% | 161 | -26 | $610 | $557,602 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 17 | 14 | Fantastic Mr. Fox | $69,405 | -53.8% | 193 | -153 | $359 | $14,135,139 | 8 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 18 | - | The Stepfather | $64,544 | - | 80 | - | $806 | $64,544 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
