| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Avatar | $73,761 | -15.8% | 14 | - | $5,268 | $362,080 | 3 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | It's Complicated | $14,728 | -28% | 9 | - | $1,636 | $49,532 | 2 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | - | Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard | $9,223 | - | 6 | - | $1,537 | $10,430 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 4 | 7 | Paranormal Activity | $3,580 | -10.5% | 5 | - | $716 | $46,074 | 6 | N/A | false | false |
| 5 | 3 | 2012 | $3,289 | -39.8% | 7 | -1 | $469 | $259,045 | 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 6 | 5 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $2,381 | -50.2% | 5 | - | $476 | $101,330 | 5 | N/A | false | false |
| 7 | 8 | Couples Retreat | $2,178 | -9.7% | 7 | - | $311 | $105,728 | 8 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 4 | A Christmas Carol | $2,077 | -58.1% | 5 | - | $415 | $67,518 | 7 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 6 | Planet 51 | $1,765 | -59.2% | 7 | - | $252 | $28,866 | 5 | N/A | false | false |
| 10 | - | Garfield's Fun Fest | $1,375 | - | 2 | - | $687 | $5,045 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 11 | 9 | Zombieland | $1,153 | -38.3% | 4 | -2 | $288 | $29,129 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 12 | 15 | Gamer | $862 | +111.8% | 2 | - | $431 | $6,208 | 5 | N/A | false | false |
| 13 | 16 | Julie & Julia | $689 | +78.5% | 2 | -1 | $344 | $20,139 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 14 | 17 | Broken Embraces | $566 | +56.4% | 5 | - | $113 | $36,130 | 9 | N/A | false | false |
| 15 | 11 | My Life in Ruins | $273 | -69.8% | 5 | - | $54 | $46,416 | 9 | N/A | false | false |
| 16 | 12 | Love Happens | $237 | -73.3% | 3 | - | $79 | $19,381 | 7 | N/A | false | false |
| 17 | 20 | North Face | $232 | +23.4% | 2 | - | $116 | $1,061 | 3 | N/A | false | false |
| 18 | 14 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | $184 | -64% | 3 | -2 | $61 | $33,603 | 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 19 | 21 | Red Cliff | $138 | -18.8% | 1 | - | $138 | $5,781 | 7 | N/A | false | false |
