| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Avatar | $975,811 | -10.1% | 121 | -3 | $8,064 | $2,673,426 | 2 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 2 | - | Paranormal Activity | $140,961 | - | 38 | - | $3,709 | $164,321 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 3 | 4 | The Princess and the Frog | $75,451 | -9.4% | 45 | -4 | $1,676 | $569,129 | 4 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | 2 | 2012 | $74,501 | -20% | 40 | -11 | $1,862 | $3,976,786 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 5 | - | Old Dogs | $71,441 | - | 30 | - | $2,381 | $71,441 | 1 | Walt Disney Pictures | true | false |
| 6 | 3 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $61,207 | -34.2% | 50 | -14 | $1,224 | $2,420,744 | 5 | N/A | false | false |
| 7 | 5 | Planet 51 | $12,238 | -45.8% | 21 | -1 | $582 | $254,625 | 5 | N/A | false | false |
| 8 | 7 | Happy-Go-Lucky | $11,048 | +14.7% | 3 | - | $3,682 | $33,431 | 3 | N/A | false | false |
| 9 | 6 | The Reader | $8,881 | -9.3% | 4 | -9 | $2,220 | $79,406 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
| 10 | 8 | Whiteout | $3,598 | -60.4% | 8 | -5 | $449 | $143,051 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 11 | 9 | A Christmas Carol | $3,517 | -49.6% | 7 | -5 | $502 | $739,791 | 8 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 11 | Inglourious Basterds | $3,429 | +23.3% | 1 | - | $3,429 | $915,185 | 12 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 10 | The Merry Widow | $2,620 | -42% | 2 | -3 | $1,310 | $16,880 | 3 | Transeuropa | false | false |
| 14 | 12 | I've Loved You So Long | $1,391 | -45.1% | 1 | -2 | $1,391 | $61,779 | 6 | Transeuropa | false | false |
