| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Avatar | $4,657,745 | - | 656 | - | $7,100 | $13,333,207 | 2 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 2 | - | Hachi: A Dog's Tale | $841,425 | - | 176 | - | $4,780 | $841,425 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 3 | - | Couples Retreat | $776,468 | - | 166 | - | $4,677 | $776,468 | 1 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | true | false |
| 4 | 1 | 2012 | $513,359 | -32.2% | 327 | -130 | $1,569 | $24,283,817 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 5 | - | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $509,467 | - | 404 | - | $1,261 | $25,991,256 | 6 | Paris Filmes | false | false |
| 6 | - | Xuxa and the Mystery of the Little Ugly Princess | $432,349 | - | 227 | - | $1,904 | $432,349 | 1 | PlayArte Pictures | true | false |
| 7 | 2 | The Princess and the Frog | $311,384 | -40% | 197 | -8 | $1,580 | $2,686,529 | 3 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | - | Paranormal Activity | $286,115 | - | 176 | - | $1,625 | $4,729,237 | 4 | PlayArte Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | - | New York, I Love You | $77,512 | - | 17 | - | $4,559 | $219,764 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 10 | - | Broken Embraces | $77,497 | - | 34 | - | $2,279 | $1,068,784 | 4 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 11 | - | Management | $28,095 | - | 15 | - | $1,873 | $314,130 | 3 | N/A | false | false |
| 12 | - | Planet 51 | $25,390 | - | 90 | - | $282 | $2,152,622 | 5 | N/A | false | false |
| 13 | - | From Beginning to End | $23,636 | - | 13 | - | $1,818 | $365,094 | 5 | N/A | false | false |
| 14 | 3 | Julie & Julia | $22,581 | -36.7% | 18 | -12 | $1,254 | $1,033,617 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 15 | - | 500 Days of Summer | $17,353 | - | 21 | - | $826 | $1,203,119 | 8 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 16 | - | Coco Before Chanel | $14,257 | - | 10 | - | $1,425 | $806,709 | 9 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 17 | - | Inglourious Basterds | $11,079 | - | 11 | - | $1,007 | $5,025,460 | 12 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 18 | - | The Private Lives of Pippa Lee | $8,708 | - | 8 | - | $1,088 | $59,037 | 2 | PlayArte Pictures | false | false |
| 19 | - | Smoke Gets in Your Eyes | $7,624 | - | 9 | - | $847 | $171,633 | 4 | PlayArte Pictures | false | false |
| 20 | 6 | A Christmas Carol | $4,933 | +36.5% | 17 | - | $290 | $3,114,203 | 8 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 21 | - | Law Abiding Citizen | $4,760 | - | 8 | - | $595 | $2,055,059 | 8 | N/A | false | false |
| 22 | 4 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | $3,523 | -38.7% | 22 | -17 | $160 | $7,789,718 | 13 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 23 | - | A Perfect Getaway | $3,288 | - | 8 | - | $411 | $169,556 | 5 | N/A | false | false |
| 24 | 7 | Surrogates | $2,408 | -2.1% | 6 | -4 | $401 | $1,858,602 | 10 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 25 | - | Fantastic Mr. Fox | $1,933 | - | 3 | - | $644 | $36,359 | 4 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 26 | 5 | The Assailant | $1,838 | -63.7% | 5 | -12 | $367 | $2,162,411 | 9 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 27 | 8 | Saw VI | $1,263 | -28.6% | 8 | -1 | $157 | $1,850,022 | 8 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 28 | - | Now Boarding | $886 | - | 5 | - | $177 | $177,627 | 3 | Europa Filmes | false | false |
| 29 | - | The Dolphin: Story of a Dreamer | $840 | - | 7 | - | $120 | $293,000 | 12 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 30 | - | The Soloist | $825 | - | 5 | - | $165 | $246,392 | 8 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 31 | - | The Rebound | $81 | - | 5 | - | $16 | $1,053,363 | 11 | N/A | false | false |
