| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Avatar | $184,284 | +18.3% | 18 | - | $10,238 | $428,434 | 2 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 2 | - | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | $75,345 | - | 10 | - | $7,534 | $75,345 | 1 | 20th Century Fox International | true | false |
| 3 | - | Land of the Lost | $13,787 | - | 5 | - | $2,757 | $13,787 | 1 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | true | false |
| 4 | 2 | 2012 | $11,297 | -24.7% | 8 | +1 | $1,412 | $724,841 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 5 | - | Whiteout | $10,148 | - | 3 | - | $3,382 | $10,148 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 6 | 3 | A Christmas Carol | $9,137 | +21.2% | 4 | -2 | $2,284 | $119,889 | 4 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 5 | Inglourious Basterds | $3,384 | -33.2% | 4 | -2 | $846 | $11,381 | 2 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | - | Julie & Julia | $3,131 | - | 4 | - | $782 | $3,131 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 9 | 4 | The Time Traveler's Wife | $384 | -94.1% | 2 | -2 | $192 | $10,866 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
