| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Avatar | $848,450 | -13.1% | 118 | -3 | $7,190 | $4,128,410 | 3 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | Paranormal Activity | $95,800 | -32% | 37 | -1 | $2,589 | $361,276 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 3 | 3 | The Princess and the Frog | $70,692 | -6.3% | 41 | -4 | $1,724 | $680,469 | 5 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | 5 | Old Dogs | $63,827 | -10.7% | 30 | - | $2,127 | $179,826 | 2 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | - | 9 | $48,436 | - | 26 | - | $1,862 | $48,436 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 6 | 4 | 2012 | $45,320 | -39.2% | 30 | -10 | $1,510 | $4,057,784 | 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 7 | - | Zombieland | $36,624 | - | 30 | - | $1,220 | $36,624 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 8 | 6 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $31,170 | -49.1% | 24 | -26 | $1,298 | $2,446,254 | 6 | N/A | false | false |
| 9 | 8 | Happy-Go-Lucky | $9,454 | -14.4% | 3 | - | $3,151 | $46,033 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
| 10 | 9 | The Reader | $5,891 | -33.7% | 4 | - | $1,472 | $87,013 | 5 | N/A | false | false |
| 11 | 7 | Planet 51 | $5,312 | -56.6% | 8 | -13 | $664 | $262,293 | 6 | N/A | false | false |
| 12 | 10 | Whiteout | $3,562 | -1% | 7 | -1 | $508 | $147,011 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 13 | 12 | Inglourious Basterds | $2,720 | -20.7% | 1 | - | $2,720 | $900,805 | 13 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | 11 | A Christmas Carol | $1,924 | -45.3% | 2 | -5 | $962 | $728,147 | 9 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | 13 | The Merry Widow | $1,677 | -36% | 1 | -1 | $1,677 | $18,646 | 4 | Transeuropa | false | false |
| 16 | 14 | I've Loved You So Long | $1,082 | -22.2% | 1 | - | $1,082 | $61,919 | 7 | Transeuropa | false | false |
