| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Avatar | $101,181 | -5.7% | 11 | - | $9,198 | $528,384 | 3 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 2 | - | Sherlock Holmes | $65,151 | - | 7 | - | $9,307 | $85,511 | 1 | - | true | false |
| 3 | 2 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | $50,615 | -32.9% | 10 | - | $5,061 | $190,191 | 2 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 4 | - | Black Lightning | $26,172 | - | 5 | - | $5,234 | $29,527 | 1 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | true | false |
| 5 | 4 | Couples Retreat | $13,817 | -3.8% | 6 | -1 | $2,302 | $137,506 | 5 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 6 | 3 | A Christmas Carol | $9,417 | -41.6% | 8 | - | $1,177 | $243,969 | 7 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 7 | 5 | Everybody's Fine | $8,255 | -19.1% | 4 | - | $2,063 | $38,830 | 3 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 8 | 7 | 2012 | $3,987 | -38% | 1 | -3 | $3,987 | $547,793 | 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 9 | 6 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $3,625 | -46.4% | 2 | -3 | $1,812 | $329,295 | 6 | ACME | false | false |
| 10 | 8 | Sorority Row | $3,054 | -44% | 4 | - | $763 | $13,085 | 2 | ACME | false | false |
| 11 | 10 | Personal Effects | $1,905 | -27.5% | 2 | - | $952 | $7,077 | 2 | ACME | false | false |
| 12 | 9 | Antikiller D.K. | $1,312 | -55.4% | 2 | -2 | $656 | $22,987 | 4 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 13 | - | Whatever Works | $1,022 | - | 1 | - | $1,022 | $18,919 | 16 | ACME | false | false |
| 14 | 16 | Broken Embraces | $900 | +76.8% | 1 | - | $900 | $55,368 | 12 | ACME | false | false |
| 15 | 14 | The Flight Before Christmas | $492 | -6.8% | 5 | - | $98 | $28,762 | 8 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 16 | 15 | Zombieland | $439 | -15.6% | 1 | -1 | $439 | $26,586 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 17 | 12 | The World is Big and Salvation Lurks Around the Corner | $403 | -44.3% | 1 | - | $403 | $15,669 | 10 | N/A | false | false |
| 18 | 19 | Looking for Eric | $390 | +28.7% | 1 | - | $390 | $1,260 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 19 | 11 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | $207 | -77.4% | 1 | -2 | $207 | $317,194 | 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 20 | 17 | Blood Creek | $175 | -59% | 1 | - | $175 | $14,759 | 4 | ACME | false | false |
