| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Avatar | $180,191 | +7.5% | 8 | - | $22,523 | $791,802 | 4 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | Sherlock Holmes | $62,556 | +7.3% | 8 | - | $7,819 | $134,630 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 3 | 3 | 2012 | $30,853 | -1.9% | 8 | - | $3,856 | $1,042,394 | 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 4 | - | Old Dogs | $25,847 | - | 4 | - | $6,461 | $25,847 | 1 | Walt Disney Pictures | true | false |
| 5 | - | Ninja Assassin | $14,607 | - | 5 | - | $2,921 | $14,607 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 6 | 4 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | $12,008 | -15.6% | 4 | - | $3,002 | $53,705 | 3 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 7 | 7 | A Christmas Carol | $10,558 | +6.6% | 1 | - | $10,558 | $280,644 | 8 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 5 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $9,344 | -26.6% | 8 | - | $1,168 | $528,098 | 7 | - | false | false |
| 9 | 6 | Love Happens | $8,690 | -13.3% | 2 | - | $4,345 | $38,393 | 3 | N/A | false | false |
| 10 | 8 | The Princess and the Frog | $7,699 | -8.1% | 2 | - | $3,849 | $18,320 | 2 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 11 | Couples Retreat | $5,192 | +3.2% | 4 | -2 | $1,298 | $91,915 | 7 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 10 | Case 39 | $4,599 | -11.1% | 5 | -1 | $919 | $90,242 | 7 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 9 | The Stepfather | $1,642 | -68.6% | 4 | - | $410 | $19,271 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 14 | 13 | Halloween II | $1,571 | +8.2% | 2 | - | $785 | $49,067 | 11 | N/A | false | false |
| 15 | 14 | Management | $1,445 | +32.1% | 1 | -1 | $1,445 | $40,535 | 11 | N/A | false | false |
| 16 | 12 | Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant | $1,375 | -45% | 3 | -1 | $458 | $29,216 | 5 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 17 | 16 | Orphan | $646 | +38.3% | 1 | - | $646 | $119,269 | 15 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 18 | 17 | The Ugly Truth | $155 | -10.4% | 1 | - | $155 | $206,351 | 16 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
