| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Spanish Movie | $3,249,559 | - | 388 | - | $8,375 | $3,249,559 | 1 | 20th Century Fox International | true | false |
| 2 | 2 | Planet 51 | $2,994,010 | -31.1% | 509 | - | $5,882 | $8,062,048 | 2 | DeAPlaneta | false | false |
| 3 | 1 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $2,661,494 | -48.3% | 629 | -7 | $4,231 | $25,758,555 | 3 | Aurum Films | false | false |
| 4 | - | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | $1,783,708 | - | 488 | - | $3,655 | $1,783,708 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 5 | 3 | 2012 | $1,507,860 | -31.2% | 471 | -95 | $3,201 | $19,420,816 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 6 | - | Old Dogs | $1,391,503 | - | 325 | - | $4,281 | $1,391,503 | 1 | Walt Disney Pictures | true | false |
| 7 | 4 | Cell 211 | $1,127,809 | -5.6% | 219 | -1 | $5,149 | $9,559,819 | 5 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 8 | 6 | Paranormal Activity | $629,610 | -36.7% | 205 | - | $3,071 | $1,900,058 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 9 | 7 | The Dancer and the Thief | $473,104 | -26% | 199 | -1 | $2,377 | $1,361,075 | 2 | Notro Films | false | false |
| 10 | 5 | A Christmas Carol | $472,424 | -57.8% | 293 | -134 | $1,612 | $7,045,743 | 4 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | - | Sorority Row | $446,333 | - | 211 | - | $2,115 | $446,333 | 1 | Aurum Films | true | false |
| 12 | 9 | Agora | $192,419 | -41.8% | 150 | -114 | $1,282 | $31,166,573 | 9 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 13 | - | In the Loop | $141,557 | - | 35 | - | $4,044 | $141,557 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 14 | 8 | Amelia | $104,921 | -71.7% | 160 | -141 | $655 | $1,644,943 | 3 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 15 | 11 | The Girl Who Played with Fire | $83,466 | -43.5% | 74 | -54 | $1,127 | $7,772,456 | 7 | Vértigo Films | false | false |
| 16 | 13 | Whatever Works | $61,518 | -15.5% | 31 | -3 | $1,984 | $5,974,071 | 10 | TriPictures | false | false |
| 17 | 12 | Julie & Julia | $39,295 | -63.8% | 58 | -59 | $677 | $2,516,812 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 18 | 22 | The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus | $22,710 | +1.4% | 16 | -6 | $1,419 | $1,207,268 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
