| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Avatar | $1,676,994 | -5.7% | 85 | +9 | $19,729 | $13,390,764 | 5 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 2 | 3 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | $304,796 | -9.7% | 85 | +14 | $3,585 | $3,011,248 | 4 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 3 | 4 | The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest | $268,655 | -19.6% | 64 | -18 | $4,197 | $8,618,927 | 8 | Nordisk Film | false | false |
| 4 | 2 | Sherlock Holmes | $263,478 | -24.8% | 55 | -3 | $4,790 | $2,195,182 | 4 | Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB | false | false |
| 5 | - | Nine | $120,435 | - | 54 | - | $2,230 | $120,933 | 1 | United International Pictures | true | false |
| 6 | 8 | Planet 51 | $105,619 | +3.5% | 65 | -2 | $1,624 | $233,330 | 2 | Scanbox Entertainment | false | false |
| 7 | 5 | Did You Hear About the Morgans? | $99,997 | -43.2% | 40 | - | $2,499 | $392,319 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 8 | 6 | The Men Who Stare at Goats | $87,138 | -30.5% | 11 | - | $7,921 | $259,911 | 2 | Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB | false | false |
| 9 | 7 | Vågn | $84,326 | -27.6% | 25 | - | $3,373 | $644,645 | 4 | Nordisk Film | false | false |
| 10 | 9 | Coco Before Chanel | $80,757 | -15.7% | 49 | +11 | $1,648 | $1,002,594 | 6 | Filmcompagniet | false | false |
| 11 | 10 | The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus | $54,043 | -22.1% | 12 | - | $4,503 | $498,226 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 12 | - | The White Ribbon | $45,669 | - | 4 | - | $11,417 | $47,257 | 1 | Camera Film | true | false |
| 13 | 11 | Max Manus: Man of War | $35,723 | -31.5% | 14 | -1 | $2,551 | $116,170 | 2 | Nordisk Film | false | false |
| 14 | 12 | SuperBrother | $26,840 | -14.5% | 53 | -5 | $506 | $464,141 | 5 | Nordisk Film | false | false |
| 15 | 13 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $25,504 | -10.5% | 22 | +3 | $1,159 | $3,893,208 | 9 | Nordisk Film | false | false |
| 16 | 14 | The Concert | $18,514 | -17.9% | 6 | - | $3,085 | $126,719 | 4 | Camera Film | false | false |
| 17 | 16 | Paranormal Activity | $15,941 | -7.8% | 15 | -2 | $1,062 | $944,498 | 7 | Filmcompagniet | false | false |
| 18 | 18 | Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard | $11,674 | +5.5% | 25 | - | $466 | $475,748 | 7 | Scanbox Entertainment | false | false |
| 19 | - | Up | $10,156 | - | 15 | - | $677 | $6,892,692 | 16 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 20 | 20 | 2012 | $8,382 | -1.8% | 4 | +1 | $2,095 | $3,976,578 | 10 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
