| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Avatar | - | - | - | $5,712,068 | 92 | $12,414,961 | Dec 17 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 2 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | - | - | - | $1,889,264 | 83 | $2,767,787 | Dec 24 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 3 | Sherlock Holmes | - | - | - | $1,831,450 | 76 | $2,690,356 | Dec 24 | Roadshow Films | false |
| 4 | The Lovely Bones | - | - | - | $1,566,428 | 63 | $2,388,913 | Dec 24 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 5 | Paranormal Activity | - | - | - | $847,799 | 47 | $936,092 | Dec 31 | Icon Film Distribution Australia | false |
| 6 | It's Complicated | - | - | - | $716,677 | 58 | $1,566,305 | Jan 21 | United International Pictures | false |
| 7 | Tooth Fairy | - | - | - | $707,734 | 63 | $836,728 | Jan 14 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 8 | The Princess and the Frog | - | - | - | $557,614 | 61 | $592,956 | Dec 31 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 9 | Old Dogs | - | - | - | $495,308 | 46 | $526,415 | Jan 7 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 10 | Fantastic Mr. Fox | - | - | - | $484,184 | 48 | $610,630 | Jan 7 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 11 | Up in the Air | - | - | - | $401,164 | 30 | $616,624 | Jan 14 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 12 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | - | - | - | $388,805 | 38 | $987,505 | Dec 17 | Rialto Distribution | false |
| 13 | Whip It | - | - | - | $153,404 | 39 | $155,129 | Jan 7 | Roadshow Films | false |
| 14 | Nine | - | - | - | $133,168 | 30 | $428,256 | Jan 28 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 15 | Invictus | - | - | - | $114,008 | 46 | $348,222 | Jan 28 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 16 | 3 Idiots | - | - | - | $113,317 | 5 | $176,577 | Dec 24 | Mind Blowing Films | false |
| 17 | Creation | - | - | - | $81,620 | 23 | $122,624 | Dec 24 | Icon Film Distribution Australia | false |
| 18 | Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant | - | - | - | $81,318 | 26 | $81,318 | Jan 7 | United International Pictures | false |
| 19 | Where the Wild Things Are | - | - | - | $74,824 | 48 | $892,855 | Dec 3 | Roadshow Films | false |
| 20 | Mid-August Lunch | - | - | - | $59,245 | 11 | $112,809 | Jan 7 | Rialto Distribution | false |
| 21 | The Time Traveler's Wife | - | - | - | $47,440 | 45 | $618,569 | Dec 3 | Roadshow Films | false |
| 22 | Planet 51 | - | - | - | $40,363 | 46 | $293,963 | Dec 10 | Hoyts Distribution | false |
| 23 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | - | - | - | $36,165 | 93 | $4,386,377 | Nov 19 | Hoyts Distribution | false |
| 24 | Julie & Julia | - | - | - | $22,549 | 67 | $1,370,503 | Oct 22 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 25 | Five Minutes of Heaven | - | - | - | $19,959 | 8 | $31,683 | Dec 17 | Madman Entertainment | false |
| 26 | Whatever Works | - | - | - | $19,291 | 10 | $19,291 | Jan 7 | Hopscotch Films | false |
| 27 | Bodyguards and Assassins | - | - | - | $17,950 | 3 | $17,950 | Dec 31 | - | false |
| 28 | Veer | - | - | - | $17,187 | 3 | $18,997 | Jan 21 | - | false |
| 29 | Bandslam | - | - | - | $15,468 | 48 | $83,017 | Dec 17 | Hoyts Distribution | false |
| 30 | Amelia | - | - | - | $15,245 | 33 | $123,193 | Dec 10 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 31 | Coco Before Chanel | - | - | - | $13,636 | 13 | $585,372 | Aug 6 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 32 | Under the Mountain | - | - | - | $12,592 | 47 | $192,258 | Dec 10 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 33 | Noodle | - | - | - | $12,039 | 13 | $21,337 | Jan 21 | - | false |
| 34 | In the Loop | - | - | - | $11,746 | 28 | $351,070 | Oct 1 | Madman Entertainment | false |
| 35 | Surrogates | - | - | - | $11,613 | 47 | $590,531 | Oct 22 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 36 | Chance Pe Dance | - | - | - | $10,104 | 2 | $10,104 | Jan 14 | Mind Blowing Films | false |
| 37 | A Christmas Carol | - | - | - | $10,043 | 71 | $521,597 | Nov 5 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 38 | Valentino: The Last Emperor | - | - | - | $9,663 | 10 | $71,527 | Nov 26 | Hopscotch Films | false |
| 39 | Pyaar Impossible | - | - | - | $9,035 | 2 | $9,035 | Jan 7 | Forum Hungary | false |
| 40 | The First Day of the Rest of Your Life | - | - | - | $8,871 | 14 | $67,669 | Dec 10 | Rialto Distribution | false |
| 41 | My Sister's Keeper | - | - | - | $8,090 | 46 | $931,721 | Nov 5 | Roadshow Films | false |
| 42 | The Storm Warriors | - | - | - | $7,264 | 7 | $78,106 | Dec 10 | Vendetta Films | false |
| 43 | Looking for Eric | - | - | - | $6,920 | 28 | $116,836 | Nov 26 | Icon Film Distribution Australia | false |
| 44 | Cold Souls | - | - | - | $6,256 | 2 | $6,256 | Jan 14 | Madman Entertainment | false |
| 45 | Zombieland | - | - | - | $5,210 | 46 | $468,424 | Dec 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 46 | Broken Embraces | - | - | - | $5,171 | 6 | $20,454 | Jan 28 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 47 | Mary and Max | - | - | - | $4,935 | 11 | $54,595 | Nov 26 | Icon Film Distribution Australia | false |
| 48 | 2012 | - | - | - | $4,742 | 78 | $2,057,977 | Nov 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 49 | The Informant! | - | - | - | $4,352 | 12 | $85,576 | Dec 5 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 50 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | - | - | - | $3,709 | 72 | $501,916 | Nov 26 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 51 | Departures | - | - | - | $3,314 | 16 | $197,585 | Aug 20 | Madman Entertainment | false |
| 52 | I'm Not Harry Jenson. | - | - | - | $3,249 | 18 | $6,196 | Jan 28 | Rialto Distribution | false |
| 53 | Rann | - | - | - | $1,146 | 1 | $1,146 | Jan 28 | - | false |
| 54 | The Strength of Water | - | - | - | $676 | 17 | $163,650 | Aug 27 | Hopscotch Films | false |
| 55 | G-Force | - | - | - | $128 | 74 | $1,261,251 | Sep 24 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 56 | What Just Happened | - | - | - | $72 | 8 | $17,816 | Nov 19 | Hopscotch Films | false |
| 57 | Tyson | - | - | - | $31 | 9 | $22,871 | Oct 22 | Hopscotch Films | false |
