| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Avatar | - | - | - | $13,753,111 | 503 | $147,646,580 | Dec 18 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 2 | A Christmas Carol | - | - | - | $10,057,958 | 486 | $32,201,450 | Nov 6 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 3 | Paranormal Activity | - | - | - | $9,243,069 | 399 | $16,027,045 | Nov 27 | Icon Film Distribution Australia | false |
| 4 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | - | - | - | $8,251,536 | 504 | $43,409,449 | Nov 20 | Entertainment One | false |
| 5 | Law Abiding Citizen | - | - | - | $6,355,981 | 461 | $9,877,854 | Nov 27 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 6 | Planet 51 | - | - | - | $5,237,781 | 421 | $7,368,928 | Nov 20 | Entertainment Film Distributors | false |
| 7 | Nativity! | - | - | - | $4,554,251 | 410 | $8,412,353 | Nov 27 | Entertainment One | false |
| 8 | 2012 | - | - | - | $4,277,553 | 480 | $31,052,159 | Nov 13 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 9 | Where the Wild Things Are | - | - | - | $2,849,987 | 495 | $4,269,987 | Dec 11 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 10 | St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold | - | - | - | $2,564,784 | 428 | $10,877,138 | Dec 18 | Entertainment Film Distributors | false |
| 11 | The Box | - | - | - | $1,964,101 | 296 | $1,964,101 | Dec 4 | Icon Film Distribution Australia | false |
| 12 | A Serious Man | - | - | - | $1,174,687 | 100 | $2,403,412 | Nov 20 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 13 | The Descent: Part 2 | - | - | - | $945,999 | 298 | $945,999 | - | Warner Bros. | false |
| 14 | Harry Brown | - | - | - | $839,301 | 354 | $6,649,562 | Dec 13 | Lionsgate | false |
| 15 | Me and Orson Welles | - | - | - | $557,602 | 187 | $557,602 | Dec 4 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 16 | De Dana Dan | - | - | - | $276,793 | 48 | $785,343 | Nov 27 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 17 | Carriers | - | - | - | $111,544 | 101 | $111,544 | Dec 11 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 18 | Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year | - | - | - | $108,587 | 35 | $108,587 | Dec 11 | Yash Raj Films | false |
| 19 | Nine | - | - | - | $71,833 | 384 | $4,573,141 | Nov 25 | Entertainment Film Distributors | false |
| 20 | Vettaikaaran | - | - | - | $70,483 | 12 | $70,483 | Dec 18 | - | false |
| 21 | Fantastic Mr. Fox | - | - | - | $70,023 | 489 | $12,423,788 | - | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 22 | The Stepfather | - | - | - | $64,544 | 80 | $64,544 | Nov 20 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
