| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Avatar | $737,729 | -36.9% | 92 | +1 | $8,018 | $2,687,154 | 2 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 2 | - | The Lovely Bones | $303,062 | - | 63 | - | $4,810 | $303,062 | 1 | Paramount Pictures International | true | false |
| 3 | - | Sherlock Holmes | $301,513 | - | 76 | - | $3,967 | $301,513 | 1 | Roadshow Films | true | false |
| 4 | - | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | $257,780 | - | 83 | - | $3,105 | $257,780 | 1 | 20th Century Fox International | true | false |
| 5 | 13 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $48,418 | +245.9% | 31 | +22 | $1,561 | $62,310 | 2 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 6 | 2 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $34,209 | -66% | 79 | +4 | $433 | $4,100,709 | 6 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 7 | 3 | Where the Wild Things Are | $29,676 | -69.1% | 48 | - | $618 | $747,212 | 4 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 8 | - | 3 Idiots | $24,931 | - | 4 | - | $6,232 | $24,931 | 1 | Mind Blowing Films | true | false |
| 9 | 5 | The Time Traveler's Wife | $14,763 | -74.2% | 38 | -7 | $388 | $519,133 | 4 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 10 | 4 | Planet 51 | $12,031 | -80% | 41 | -5 | $293 | $216,670 | 3 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 11 | - | Creation | $10,226 | - | 20 | - | $511 | $10,226 | 1 | Icon Film Distribution | true | false |
| 12 | 16 | Julie & Julia | $8,513 | -27.5% | 13 | -9 | $654 | $1,296,132 | 10 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 13 | 8 | Under the Mountain | $8,388 | -77.4% | 47 | +1 | $178 | $166,192 | 3 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | 7 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | $7,379 | -81.3% | 45 | -12 | $163 | $471,246 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 15 | 6 | Zombieland | $7,279 | -82.4% | 29 | -13 | $251 | $442,010 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 16 | 9 | Bandslam | $5,348 | -82.3% | 45 | -3 | $118 | $55,717 | 2 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 17 | 10 | 2012 | $4,786 | -83.6% | 16 | -13 | $299 | $1,996,723 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 18 | 12 | Amelia | $4,666 | -76.5% | 26 | -6 | $179 | $97,913 | 3 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 19 | 14 | A Christmas Carol | $4,600 | -65.7% | 25 | -1 | $184 | $498,630 | 8 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 20 | 15 | The Storm Warriors | $3,431 | -73.1% | 7 | - | $490 | $64,476 | 3 | Vendetta Films | false | false |
| 21 | 17 | My Sister's Keeper | $2,092 | -79.4% | 20 | -2 | $104 | $893,990 | 8 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 22 | 24 | Five Minutes of Heaven | $1,768 | -58.7% | 8 | +1 | $221 | $7,200 | 2 | Madman Entertainment | false | false |
| 23 | 37 | Coco Before Chanel | $1,248 | +251.5% | 4 | - | $312 | $556,848 | 21 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 24 | 19 | The Informant! | $1,196 | -87.3% | 8 | -3 | $149 | $77,489 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 25 | 23 | Looking for Eric | $1,153 | -74% | 9 | -9 | $128 | $104,261 | 5 | Icon Film Distribution | false | false |
| 26 | 30 | In the Loop | $959 | -8.8% | 3 | -9 | $319 | $329,368 | 13 | Madman Entertainment | false | false |
| 27 | 29 | Mary and Max | $620 | -61.8% | 4 | -4 | $155 | $45,871 | 5 | Icon Film Distribution | false | false |
| 28 | 26 | Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year | $365 | -88.5% | 1 | -2 | $365 | $15,462 | 3 | Forum Hungary | false | false |
| 29 | 32 | A Heavenly Vintage | $327 | -65% | 4 | -8 | $81 | $131,413 | 7 | Icon Film Distribution | false | false |
| 30 | 34 | De Dana Dan | $150 | -81.9% | 1 | - | $150 | $46,009 | 5 | - | false | false |
| 31 | 31 | The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus | $117 | -88.8% | 2 | -7 | $58 | $247,882 | 8 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
