| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Avatar | $82,199 | -0.7% | 14 | - | $5,871 | $784,309 | 6 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | Sherlock Holmes | $26,097 | -27.3% | 6 | - | $4,349 | $153,366 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 3 | - | Did You Hear About the Morgans? | $24,389 | - | 6 | - | $4,064 | $24,389 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 4 | 3 | Old Dogs | $12,089 | -25.7% | 5 | - | $2,417 | $40,641 | 2 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 4 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | $11,431 | -4.7% | 6 | -1 | $1,905 | $28,237 | 2 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 6 | 5 | It's Complicated | $6,010 | -40.9% | 9 | - | $667 | $108,900 | 5 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 6 | Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard | $4,767 | -22.1% | 6 | - | $794 | $42,939 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
| 8 | 7 | 2012 | $1,851 | -39.6% | 7 | - | $264 | $271,767 | 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 9 | 8 | The Box | $1,704 | -29.7% | 2 | - | $852 | $5,395 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 10 | 13 | Planet 51 | $1,595 | +16.7% | 7 | - | $227 | $36,710 | 8 | N/A | false | false |
| 11 | 9 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $1,303 | -44.5% | 5 | - | $260 | $111,408 | 8 | N/A | false | false |
| 12 | 11 | A Christmas Carol | $908 | -44.8% | 5 | - | $181 | $76,786 | 10 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 12 | Paranormal Activity | $704 | -56.6% | 5 | - | $140 | $57,806 | 9 | N/A | false | false |
| 14 | 16 | The Flight Before Christmas | $651 | -26.4% | 3 | - | $217 | $11,601 | 7 | N/A | false | false |
| 15 | 10 | Couples Retreat | $618 | -69.1% | 7 | - | $88 | $113,812 | 11 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 16 | 15 | Garfield's Fun Fest | $612 | -32% | 2 | - | $306 | $9,611 | 5 | N/A | false | false |
| 17 | 14 | Drag Me to Hell | $561 | -56.3% | 2 | - | $280 | $9,786 | 10 | N/A | false | false |
| 18 | 19 | Broken Embraces | $410 | -14% | 5 | - | $82 | $37,695 | 12 | N/A | false | false |
| 19 | 18 | Love Happens | $334 | -32% | 3 | - | $111 | $22,068 | 10 | N/A | false | false |
| 20 | 20 | Zombieland | $246 | -39.6% | 4 | -2 | $61 | $31,520 | 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 21 | 22 | The Countess | $214 | -24.1% | 1 | - | $214 | $3,950 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 22 | 17 | Julie & Julia | $198 | -68.5% | 2 | -1 | $99 | $24,388 | 10 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 23 | 26 | Red Cliff | $131 | +263.9% | 1 | - | $131 | $6,188 | 10 | N/A | false | false |
| 24 | 23 | My Life in Ruins | $46 | -63.8% | 5 | - | $9 | $47,078 | 12 | N/A | false | false |
