| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Avatar | $70,348 | -18% | 11 | - | $6,395 | $842,707 | 5 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 2 | - | It's Complicated | $28,855 | - | 6 | - | $4,809 | $29,325 | 1 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | true | false |
| 3 | 2 | Sherlock Holmes | $22,916 | -47.1% | 7 | - | $3,273 | $205,053 | 3 | - | false | false |
| 4 | 3 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | $20,062 | -32.7% | 10 | +1 | $2,006 | $273,032 | 4 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 5 | - | Ninja Assassin | $13,590 | - | 6 | - | $2,265 | $14,203 | 1 | - | true | false |
| 6 | 5 | The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus | $9,098 | -42% | 5 | - | $1,819 | $31,981 | 2 | ACME | false | false |
| 7 | 4 | Daybreakers | $8,251 | -57.4% | 6 | - | $1,375 | $37,152 | 2 | ACME | false | false |
| 8 | - | The Box | $7,223 | - | 4 | - | $1,805 | $7,223 | 1 | ACME | true | false |
| 9 | 6 | Black Lightning | $5,740 | -49.5% | 5 | - | $1,148 | $62,764 | 3 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 10 | 7 | Couples Retreat | $2,134 | -57.3% | 4 | -2 | $533 | $152,892 | 7 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 11 | 11 | A Christmas Carol | $1,403 | -26% | 4 | - | $350 | $250,110 | 9 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 12 | - | In the Loop | $1,198 | - | 1 | - | $1,198 | $1,198 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 13 | 8 | Everybody's Fine | $1,042 | -71.4% | 3 | -1 | $347 | $48,787 | 5 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 14 | 9 | 2012 | $1,016 | -52.9% | 1 | -1 | $1,016 | $548,944 | 10 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 15 | 13 | Shrink | $691 | -10.6% | 1 | - | $691 | $1,969 | 2 | ACME | false | false |
| 16 | 17 | Golden Door 2010 Re-release | $397 | +20.3% | 1 | - | $397 | $981 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 17 | 14 | The World is Big and Salvation Lurks Around the Corner | $391 | -42.2% | 1 | - | $391 | $17,339 | 12 | N/A | false | false |
| 18 | - | Antichrist | $318 | - | 1 | - | $318 | $20,072 | 8 | ACME | false | false |
| 19 | 20 | The Flight Before Christmas | $89 | -25.2% | 1 | - | $89 | $28,838 | 10 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 20 | 19 | Antikiller D.K. | $84 | -65.6% | 2 | +1 | $42 | $23,885 | 6 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
