| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Avatar | $138,829 | - | 18 | - | $7,712 | $165,111 | 1 | 20th Century Fox International | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | The Flight Before Christmas | $42,751 | -41.4% | 8 | - | $5,343 | $228,653 | 3 | N/A | false | false |
| 3 | 2 | Paranormal Activity | $15,978 | -64.7% | 6 | - | $2,663 | $80,947 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 4 | 4 | Old Dogs | $15,330 | -40.7% | 6 | - | $2,555 | $52,645 | 2 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 6 | Love Happens | $10,401 | -31.2% | 5 | - | $2,080 | $36,706 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 6 | 3 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $10,116 | -62.3% | 12 | - | $843 | $343,496 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
| 7 | 5 | 2012 | $6,658 | -57.8% | 10 | -5 | $665 | $462,619 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 8 | 7 | A Christmas Carol | $3,386 | -64.3% | 13 | - | $260 | $99,545 | 5 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 8 | Zombieland | $3,286 | -64.1% | 5 | - | $657 | $31,990 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 10 | 10 | Whip It | $2,036 | -43.5% | 4 | - | $509 | $15,732 | 3 | N/A | false | false |
| 11 | 11 | Broken Embraces | $1,635 | -52.1% | 2 | - | $817 | $49,218 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
| 12 | 13 | The Time Traveler's Wife | $611 | -73.5% | 6 | - | $101 | $32,382 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 13 | 14 | The Limits of Control | $563 | -67.3% | 1 | - | $563 | $9,925 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
