| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 2 | Avatar | $295,460 | -28.6% | 72 | +11 | $4,103 | $3,066,344 | 4 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 2 | - | Sherlock Holmes | $293,046 | - | 48 | - | $6,105 | $293,046 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 3 | 1 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | $245,653 | -44.7% | 50 | - | $4,913 | $874,077 | 2 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 4 | 3 | [Rec]² | $97,219 | -23.3% | 26 | - | $3,739 | $291,511 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 5 | 5 | Paranormal Activity | $74,564 | -35.3% | 25 | - | $2,982 | $548,157 | 3 | N/A | false | false |
| 6 | 4 | The Princess and the Frog | $54,052 | -57% | 40 | - | $1,351 | $611,174 | 3 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 6 | Couples Retreat | $26,604 | -57.4% | 26 | - | $1,023 | $285,282 | 3 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 8 | 7 | Zombieland | $14,916 | -76.1% | 25 | -1 | $596 | $108,588 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 9 | - | The Soloist | $13,662 | - | 5 | - | $2,732 | $13,662 | 1 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | true | false |
| 10 | - | I've Loved You So Long | $3,959 | - | 6 | - | $659 | $32,871 | 3 | N/A | false | false |
| 11 | - | Smother | $3,243 | - | 16 | - | $202 | $154,101 | 11 | N/A | false | false |
| 12 | 16 | A Christmas Carol | $1,544 | +9.7% | 40 | - | $38 | $519,788 | 8 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 13 | Whiteout | $282 | -88.5% | 18 | - | $15 | $204,447 | 8 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 14 | 11 | Planet 51 | $161 | -94.3% | 35 | - | $4 | $555,260 | 8 | N/A | false | false |
| 15 | 9 | 2012 | $137 | -97.3% | 1 | -12 | $137 | $2,970,237 | 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
