| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Avatar | $8,678,976 | +12.1% | 580 | -10 | $14,963 | $43,510,199 | 3 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | Sherlock Holmes | $4,192,180 | +23.4% | 308 | - | $13,610 | $11,568,544 | 2 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 3 | 3 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | $2,988,243 | +1.8% | 365 | +2 | $8,186 | $10,116,734 | 2 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 4 | 4 | Old Dogs | $1,670,695 | +54.1% | 271 | - | $6,164 | $4,253,797 | 2 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 7 | The Lovely Bones | $1,409,181 | +348.2% | 178 | -52 | $7,916 | $2,092,872 | 2 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 6 | 5 | Did You Hear About the Morgans? | $1,252,049 | +25.6% | 208 | +12 | $6,019 | $3,535,347 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 7 | - | The Princess and the Frog | $1,041,812 | - | 229 | - | $4,549 | $1,076,751 | 1 | Walt Disney Pictures | true | false |
| 8 | - | Fantastic Mr. Fox | $600,241 | - | 221 | - | $2,716 | $716,323 | 7 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 9 | 8 | Bright Star | $466,086 | +64.7% | 65 | - | $7,170 | $1,237,931 | 2 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
| 10 | 6 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $362,132 | -16.9% | 196 | -115 | $1,847 | $33,567,249 | 7 | - | false | false |
| 11 | 9 | 3 Idiots | $228,067 | -13.8% | 20 | - | $11,403 | $727,618 | 2 | Mind Blowing Films | false | false |
| 12 | 15 | Nowhere Boy | $162,155 | +79.7% | 33 | - | $4,913 | $432,984 | 2 | Icon Film Distribution Australia | false | false |
| 13 | 10 | Paranormal Activity | $152,343 | -33.3% | 175 | -83 | $870 | $7,462,624 | 5 | Icon Film Distribution Australia | false | false |
| 14 | 11 | Where the Wild Things Are | $140,385 | -35.1% | 208 | -43 | $674 | $5,402,283 | 5 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 15 | 12 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | $134,162 | -30.2% | 204 | -99 | $657 | $7,031,707 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 16 | 16 | Broken Embraces | $129,155 | +54.9% | 23 | -1 | $5,615 | $467,321 | 3 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 17 | 13 | Planet 51 | $87,796 | -37.9% | 170 | -35 | $516 | $2,411,588 | 4 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 18 | 14 | 2012 | $63,451 | -51.4% | 59 | -105 | $1,075 | $18,123,801 | 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 19 | - | Mao's Last Dancer | $51,183 | - | 38 | - | $1,346 | $13,520,893 | 14 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 20 | 18 | The Informant! | $50,175 | -0.8% | 35 | -20 | $1,433 | $1,216,264 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
