| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Avatar | $71,078 | -10.3% | 14 | - | $5,077 | $993,111 | 8 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 2 | - | Up in the Air | $13,450 | - | 5 | - | $2,690 | $16,735 | 1 | United International Pictures | true | false |
| 3 | 3 | Sherlock Holmes | $11,258 | -37.8% | 6 | - | $1,876 | $193,920 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 4 | 4 | The Princess and the Frog | $10,837 | -28.2% | 6 | - | $1,806 | $32,619 | 2 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 2 | Did You Hear About the Morgans? | $10,716 | -41.9% | 6 | - | $1,786 | $66,506 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 6 | - | Nine | $9,766 | - | 4 | - | $2,441 | $9,766 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 7 | 5 | Old Dogs | $4,651 | -49.8% | 5 | - | $930 | $62,074 | 4 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 6 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | $4,264 | -32.9% | 6 | - | $710 | $41,181 | 4 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 9 | 7 | Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard | $3,556 | -22% | 6 | - | $592 | $50,736 | 6 | N/A | false | false |
| 10 | 8 | It's Complicated | $2,053 | -48.1% | 9 | - | $228 | $114,233 | 7 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 21 | Garfield's Fun Fest | $1,070 | +822.4% | 2 | - | $535 | $10,649 | 7 | N/A | false | false |
| 12 | 9 | The Box | $948 | -30.9% | 2 | - | $474 | $8,957 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
| 13 | 10 | Paranormal Activity | $707 | -45.7% | 5 | - | $141 | $57,772 | 11 | N/A | false | false |
| 14 | 11 | Planet 51 | $701 | -38.4% | 7 | - | $100 | $37,022 | 10 | N/A | false | false |
| 15 | 12 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $690 | -33.4% | 5 | - | $138 | $108,778 | 10 | N/A | false | false |
| 16 | 14 | 2012 | $492 | -42% | 4 | -2 | $123 | $274,271 | 13 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 17 | 18 | The Countess | $322 | +7.7% | 1 | - | $322 | $4,639 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
| 18 | 15 | The Flight Before Christmas | $284 | -48.6% | 3 | - | $94 | $11,997 | 9 | N/A | false | false |
| 19 | 17 | Broken Embraces | $282 | -27.1% | 5 | - | $56 | $36,758 | 14 | N/A | false | false |
| 20 | 13 | Couples Retreat | $181 | -79% | 7 | - | $25 | $109,958 | 13 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 21 | 23 | Drag Me to Hell | $180 | +520.7% | 2 | - | $90 | $11,470 | 12 | N/A | false | false |
| 22 | 24 | North Face | $167 | +735% | 2 | - | $83 | $1,603 | 8 | N/A | false | false |
| 23 | 20 | Julie & Julia | $130 | +1.6% | 2 | - | $65 | $24,832 | 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 24 | 16 | Zombieland | $78 | -84% | 2 | -3 | $39 | $32,331 | 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 25 | 22 | A Christmas Carol | $71 | -29% | 5 | -1 | $14 | $73,381 | 12 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 26 | 25 | Gamer | $42 | +250% | 2 | - | $21 | $10,037 | 10 | N/A | false | false |
| 27 | 19 | Love Happens | $25 | -84.8% | 3 | - | $8 | $21,419 | 12 | N/A | false | false |
