| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 3 | Avatar | $189,776 | -10.3% | 57 | -7 | $3,329 | $11,124,630 | 11 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 2 | 4 | Shutter Island | $146,759 | -22.1% | 43 | - | $3,413 | $424,523 | 2 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 3 | 2 | Valentine's Day | $139,953 | -39% | 48 | - | $2,915 | $1,197,510 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 4 | - | From Paris with Love | $85,681 | - | 40 | - | $2,142 | $85,681 | 1 | Hoyts Distribution | true | false |
| 5 | 1 | Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief | $82,450 | -93.5% | 60 | -1 | $1,374 | $517,944 | 3 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 6 | 7 | Bright Star | $54,799 | -11.5% | 28 | +2 | $1,957 | $173,207 | 2 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
| 7 | 5 | It's Complicated | $50,267 | -28.5% | 56 | - | $897 | $1,397,186 | 6 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | - | Crazy Heart | $48,972 | - | 22 | - | $2,226 | $48,972 | 1 | 20th Century Fox International | true | false |
| 9 | 9 | Precious | $35,896 | -21.6% | 38 | +5 | $944 | $347,051 | 4 | Icon Film Distribution Australia | false | false |
| 10 | 6 | The Wolfman | $35,120 | -50% | 42 | - | $836 | $322,137 | 3 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 10 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $23,023 | +1% | 35 | - | $657 | $655,112 | 11 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 12 | 11 | Toy Story 2009 Re-release | $19,083 | -12.1% | 17 | - | $1,122 | $47,311 | 2 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | - | 9 | $17,579 | - | 14 | - | $1,255 | $17,579 | 1 | Madman Entertainment | true | false |
| 14 | 8 | My Name Is Khan | $17,242 | -64.4% | 11 | -1 | $1,567 | $215,109 | 3 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 15 | 13 | Up in the Air | $12,790 | -26.7% | 25 | - | $511 | $574,630 | 7 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 16 | 14 | Nine | $9,995 | -40.8% | 24 | -5 | $416 | $410,638 | 57 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 17 | 16 | Sherlock Holmes | $9,033 | -42.6% | 36 | -4 | $250 | $2,686,560 | 10 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 18 | 17 | The Lovely Bones | $8,662 | -33.5% | 39 | - | $222 | $2,383,616 | 10 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 19 | 18 | Invictus | $8,238 | -20.3% | 45 | +7 | $183 | $324,479 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 20 | 19 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | $7,819 | -23.3% | 38 | -4 | $205 | $2,707,231 | 10 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 21 | 20 | Tooth Fairy | $6,951 | -17% | 28 | -4 | $248 | $820,610 | 7 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 22 | 12 | Edge of Darkness | $6,587 | -65.5% | 19 | -22 | $346 | $221,195 | 4 | Icon Film Distribution Australia | false | false |
| 23 | 15 | Did You Hear About the Morgans? | $6,546 | -60.9% | 23 | -22 | $284 | $253,935 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 24 | 22 | Max Manus: Man of War | $5,097 | -19.5% | 12 | - | $424 | $14,381 | 2 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 25 | 23 | Fantastic Mr. Fox | $4,556 | -9.8% | 21 | +3 | $216 | $552,149 | 8 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 26 | - | Karthik Calling Karthik | $2,973 | - | 3 | - | $991 | $2,973 | 1 | - | true | false |
| 27 | 27 | The Princess and the Frog | $2,911 | +19.5% | 15 | -2 | $194 | $592,956 | 9 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 28 | 25 | Little Big Soldier | $1,870 | -49.6% | 3 | -1 | $623 | $12,902 | 3 | Vendetta Films | false | false |
| 29 | - | Teen Patti | $1,720 | - | 2 | - | $860 | $1,720 | 1 | Mind Blowing Films | true | false |
| 30 | 30 | Silent Wedding | $1,637 | -8% | 5 | +2 | $327 | $9,404 | 3 | Vendetta Films | false | false |
| 31 | 28 | Old Dogs | $1,551 | -25.2% | 15 | +4 | $103 | $526,415 | 8 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 32 | 31 | Paranormal Activity | $1,550 | -8.1% | 7 | - | $221 | $909,149 | 9 | Icon Film Distribution Australia | false | false |
| 33 | 26 | Balibo | $1,113 | -69.7% | 5 | - | $222 | $6,083 | 2 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 34 | - | Mid-August Lunch | $952 | - | 6 | - | $158 | $112,809 | 8 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 35 | 32 | Astro Boy | $921 | -44.8% | 8 | -6 | $115 | $172,634 | 6 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 36 | 29 | An Education | $775 | -62.4% | 4 | - | $193 | $602,260 | 21 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 37 | 36 | The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus | $775 | +6.6% | 1 | - | $775 | $251,741 | 17 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 38 | 21 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $729 | -90.6% | 2 | - | $364 | $4,286,447 | 15 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 39 | 33 | The Time Traveler's Wife | $660 | -55.8% | 10 | - | $66 | $618,834 | 13 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
