| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Avatar | $85,818 | -15.2% | 11 | - | $7,801 | $697,823 | 4 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | Sherlock Holmes | $43,332 | -33.5% | 7 | - | $6,190 | $163,404 | 2 | - | false | false |
| 3 | 3 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | $29,825 | -41.1% | 9 | -1 | $3,313 | $243,850 | 3 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 4 | - | Daybreakers | $19,386 | - | 6 | - | $3,231 | $19,386 | 1 | ACME | true | false |
| 5 | - | The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus | $15,675 | - | 5 | - | $3,135 | $15,675 | 1 | ACME | true | false |
| 6 | 4 | Black Lightning | $11,364 | -56.6% | 5 | - | $2,272 | $52,039 | 2 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 7 | 5 | Couples Retreat | $4,999 | -63.8% | 6 | - | $833 | $148,152 | 6 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 8 | 7 | Everybody's Fine | $3,645 | -55.8% | 4 | - | $911 | $45,676 | 4 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 9 | 8 | 2012 | $2,158 | -45.9% | 2 | +1 | $1,079 | $546,513 | 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 10 | 9 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $1,947 | -46.3% | 1 | -1 | $1,947 | $330,976 | 7 | ACME | false | false |
| 11 | 6 | A Christmas Carol | $1,896 | -79.9% | 4 | -4 | $474 | $246,857 | 8 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 12 | 11 | Personal Effects | $931 | -51.1% | 2 | - | $465 | $9,146 | 3 | ACME | false | false |
| 13 | - | Shrink | $773 | - | 1 | - | $773 | $773 | 1 | ACME | true | false |
| 14 | 17 | The World is Big and Salvation Lurks Around the Corner | $676 | +67.7% | 1 | - | $676 | $16,935 | 11 | N/A | false | false |
| 15 | 18 | Looking for Eric | $402 | +3.1% | 1 | - | $402 | $1,948 | 3 | N/A | false | false |
| 16 | - | The Informant! | $353 | - | 1 | - | $353 | $10,610 | 8 | - | false | false |
| 17 | - | Golden Door 2010 Re-release | $330 | - | 1 | - | $330 | $330 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 18 | 20 | Blood Creek | $284 | +62.3% | 1 | - | $284 | $15,011 | 5 | ACME | false | false |
| 19 | 12 | Antikiller D.K. | $244 | -81.4% | 1 | -1 | $244 | $23,562 | 5 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 20 | 15 | The Flight Before Christmas | $119 | -75.8% | 1 | -4 | $119 | $28,728 | 9 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
