| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | The Junior Olsen Gang and the Master Thief | $626,499 | - | 84 | - | $7,458 | $716,230 | 1 | Nordisk Film | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | Avatar | $624,962 | -13.6% | 81 | -12 | $7,715 | $10,967,338 | 7 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 3 | 2 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | $175,775 | -23.7% | 56 | -11 | $3,138 | $780,991 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 4 | - | Did You Hear About the Morgans? | $153,663 | - | 35 | - | $4,390 | $153,663 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 5 | 3 | Empty Barrels | $125,564 | -36.1% | 55 | -5 | $2,282 | $1,423,828 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
| 6 | 4 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | $118,941 | -32.9% | 47 | -29 | $2,530 | $2,947,010 | 6 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 7 | 5 | Sherlock Holmes | $109,796 | -31.3% | 45 | -1 | $2,439 | $2,950,291 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 8 | 6 | Ploddy the Police Car Makes a Splash | $102,352 | -20.1% | 60 | -8 | $1,705 | $1,120,187 | 4 | Nordisk Film | false | false |
| 9 | 7 | It's Complicated | $78,983 | -23.1% | 55 | +5 | $1,436 | $1,592,313 | 6 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 8 | The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest | $78,371 | -18.9% | 30 | - | $2,612 | $5,121,119 | 10 | Nordisk Film | false | false |
| 11 | - | Where the Wild Things Are | $73,846 | - | 30 | - | $2,461 | $225,561 | 2 | Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB | false | false |
| 12 | - | Precious | $45,591 | - | 10 | - | $4,559 | $45,591 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 13 | 9 | Up in the Air | $39,353 | -46% | 20 | -6 | $1,967 | $312,591 | 3 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | 10 | The Men Who Stare at Goats | $32,744 | -26.4% | 13 | - | $2,518 | $341,505 | 4 | Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB | false | false |
| 15 | 11 | Planet 51 | $21,858 | -39.1% | 37 | -7 | $590 | $67,685 | 2 | Scanbox Entertainment | false | false |
| 16 | 12 | The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus | $17,447 | -22% | 10 | - | $1,744 | $328,351 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 17 | 14 | The White Ribbon | $14,539 | -23.9% | 8 | - | $1,817 | $253,071 | 6 | Arthouse | false | false |
| 18 | 15 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $12,017 | -22% | 10 | -2 | $1,201 | $4,456,569 | 11 | Nordisk Film | false | false |
| 19 | 13 | Paranormal Activity | $8,575 | -59.7% | 10 | -5 | $857 | $713,275 | 9 | Svensk Filmindustri (SF) | false | false |
| 20 | - | Everyone Else | $7,960 | - | 3 | - | $2,653 | $16,581 | 1 | Arthouse | true | false |
| 21 | 18 | Twigson | $6,567 | -23.9% | 6 | -2 | $1,094 | $4,202,665 | 16 | Scanbox Entertainment | false | false |
| 22 | 16 | New York, I Love You | $5,030 | -49.3% | 3 | -5 | $1,676 | $186,934 | 6 | Svensk Filmindustri (SF) | false | false |
| 23 | 17 | Casanegra | $4,548 | -51.3% | 4 | -2 | $1,137 | $41,328 | 3 | N/A | false | false |
| 24 | 20 | 2012 | $1,511 | -78.3% | 6 | -3 | $251 | $4,095,543 | 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 25 | 21 | Zombieland | $339 | -71.9% | 8 | - | $42 | $404,027 | 15 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
