| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Avatar | $723,642 | -11.5% | 93 | -5 | $7,781 | $9,942,335 | 6 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 2 | 3 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | $230,256 | -14.8% | 67 | - | $3,436 | $558,292 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 3 | - | Empty Barrels | $196,513 | - | 60 | - | $3,275 | $1,220,293 | 3 | N/A | false | false |
| 4 | 2 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | $177,161 | -35.2% | 76 | -14 | $2,331 | $2,783,987 | 5 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 5 | 4 | Sherlock Holmes | $159,728 | -26.8% | 46 | -13 | $3,472 | $2,770,125 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 6 | - | Ploddy the Police Car Makes a Splash | $128,033 | - | 68 | - | $1,882 | $987,420 | 3 | Nordisk Film | false | false |
| 7 | 6 | It's Complicated | $102,718 | -14.6% | 50 | - | $2,054 | $1,432,868 | 5 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 5 | The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest | $96,687 | -20.6% | 30 | -12 | $3,222 | $4,984,873 | 9 | Nordisk Film | false | false |
| 9 | 7 | Up in the Air | $72,865 | -29.9% | 26 | - | $2,802 | $228,985 | 2 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 8 | The Men Who Stare at Goats | $44,501 | -31.6% | 13 | -3 | $3,423 | $290,111 | 3 | Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB | false | false |
| 11 | - | Planet 51 | $35,875 | - | 44 | - | $815 | $35,875 | 1 | Scanbox Entertainment | true | false |
| 12 | 10 | The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus | $22,376 | -18.3% | 10 | - | $2,237 | $299,151 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 13 | 12 | Paranormal Activity | $21,283 | -3.7% | 15 | +2 | $1,418 | $694,335 | 8 | Svensk Filmindustri (SF) | false | false |
| 14 | 11 | The White Ribbon | $19,110 | -14.4% | 8 | +3 | $2,388 | $222,782 | 5 | Arthouse | false | false |
| 15 | 9 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $15,399 | -44.6% | 12 | -6 | $1,283 | $4,435,355 | 10 | Nordisk Film | false | false |
| 16 | 14 | New York, I Love You | $9,918 | -30.3% | 8 | -1 | $1,239 | $175,369 | 5 | Svensk Filmindustri (SF) | false | false |
| 17 | 15 | Casanegra | $9,348 | -32.5% | 6 | -2 | $1,558 | $31,448 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 18 | 13 | Twigson | $8,627 | -39.4% | 8 | -7 | $1,078 | $4,194,926 | 15 | Scanbox Entertainment | false | false |
| 19 | 17 | Lourdes | $7,359 | -31.6% | 5 | - | $1,471 | $93,789 | 5 | Fidalgo | false | false |
| 20 | 16 | 2012 | $6,966 | -38.5% | 9 | -2 | $774 | $4,089,821 | 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 21 | 21 | Zombieland | $1,208 | -39.3% | 8 | - | $151 | $402,767 | 14 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
