| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Avatar | $18,146,954 | +4.1% | 726 | - | $24,995 | $43,311,261 | 2 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard | $3,524,233 | -15.4% | 925 | - | $3,809 | $29,535,905 | 4 | Europa Filmes | false | false |
| 3 | - | It's Complicated | $1,687,499 | - | 363 | - | $4,648 | $1,687,499 | 1 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | true | false |
| 4 | - | [Rec]² | $1,631,938 | - | 251 | - | $6,501 | $1,631,938 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 5 | 3 | Wolf | $1,351,734 | <0.1% | 500 | -22 | $2,703 | $6,133,739 | 3 | Pathé | false | false |
| 6 | 4 | RTT | $1,261,609 | -0.9% | 494 | -31 | $2,553 | $6,292,121 | 3 | StudioCanal | false | false |
| 7 | - | Solomon Kane | $1,188,432 | - | 310 | - | $3,833 | $1,188,432 | 1 | Metropolitan Filmexport | true | false |
| 8 | 5 | A Christmas Carol | $958,983 | -9.7% | 485 | -47 | $1,977 | $11,612,332 | 5 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 6 | The Last Flight | $655,569 | -37.9% | 304 | -52 | $2,156 | $2,063,617 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 10 | - | Tetro | $646,638 | - | 113 | - | $5,722 | $646,638 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 11 | 8 | Eleanor's Secret | $525,993 | -37% | 220 | +5 | $2,390 | $1,854,262 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 12 | 7 | Paranormal Activity | $504,474 | -41.6% | 245 | - | $2,059 | $9,617,547 | 4 | Wild Bunch Distribution | false | false |
| 13 | 9 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $484,551 | -34.5% | 319 | -208 | $1,518 | $39,210,470 | 6 | N/A | false | false |
| 14 | 11 | 2012 | $450,450 | -20.9% | 254 | -106 | $1,773 | $43,117,955 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 15 | - | No One Knows About Persian Cats | $393,483 | - | 87 | - | $4,522 | $393,483 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 16 | 10 | Where the Wild Things Are | $342,036 | -47.3% | 271 | -7 | $1,262 | $1,279,784 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 17 | - | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | $305,079 | - | 526 | - | $579 | $305,079 | 1 | 20th Century Fox International | true | false |
| 18 | - | The Soloist | $150,153 | - | 65 | - | $2,310 | $150,153 | 1 | StudioCanal | true | false |
| 19 | 21 | Zombieland | $8,744 | -81.7% | 19 | -22 | $460 | $2,611,917 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
