| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $279,818 | -58% | 93 | +2 | $3,008 | $3,595,862 | 3 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 2 | - | Where the Wild Things Are | $222,703 | - | 48 | - | $4,639 | $223,270 | 1 | Roadshow Films | true | false |
| 3 | - | Zombieland | $166,921 | - | 46 | - | $3,628 | $166,921 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 4 | - | The Time Traveler's Wife | $163,519 | - | 45 | - | $3,633 | $170,561 | 1 | Roadshow Films | true | false |
| 5 | 2 | 2012 | $108,921 | -48% | 74 | +7 | $1,471 | $1,821,160 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 6 | 3 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | $85,204 | -36.5% | 72 | - | $1,183 | $257,060 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 7 | 4 | The Invention of Lying | $60,194 | -50.6% | 36 | - | $1,672 | $253,503 | 2 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 6 | My Sister's Keeper | $31,557 | -50.5% | 37 | -8 | $852 | $845,118 | 5 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 9 | 7 | A Christmas Carol | $31,285 | -35.3% | 47 | -12 | $665 | $445,189 | 5 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | - | The Informant! | $26,313 | - | 12 | - | $2,192 | $26,313 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 11 | 8 | Julie & Julia | $23,035 | -40.7% | 46 | - | $500 | $1,250,043 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 12 | 10 | Looking for Eric | $16,600 | -24% | 28 | +3 | $592 | $79,354 | 2 | Icon Film Distribution | false | false |
| 13 | 13 | An Education | $8,975 | -22.5% | 19 | -3 | $472 | $550,026 | 9 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 14 | 12 | De Dana Dan | $8,367 | -39.5% | 3 | - | $2,789 | $34,476 | 2 | - | false | false |
| 15 | 9 | Verdi: Aida | $7,987 | -70.6% | 6 | -7 | $1,331 | $52,534 | 2 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 16 | 15 | Flame & Citron | $7,127 | -25.7% | 12 | - | $593 | $71,266 | 3 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 17 | 11 | The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus | $5,805 | -67.1% | 12 | -8 | $483 | $241,696 | 5 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 18 | 17 | Valentino: The Last Emperor | $5,167 | -25.8% | 9 | -1 | $574 | $50,391 | 2 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
| 19 | 16 | A Serious Man | $4,465 | -41.8% | 2 | - | $2,232 | $25,891 | 3 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 20 | - | Paa | $3,944 | - | 2 | - | $1,972 | $3,944 | 1 | - | true | false |
| 21 | 14 | A Heavenly Vintage | $3,805 | -60.4% | 20 | -11 | $190 | $125,459 | 4 | Icon Film Distribution | false | false |
| 22 | 20 | Mary and Max | $3,606 | -20.9% | 11 | +3 | $327 | $37,948 | 2 | Icon Film Distribution | false | false |
| 23 | 18 | In the Loop | $3,293 | -41.9% | 18 | -5 | $182 | $326,540 | 10 | Madman Entertainment | false | false |
| 24 | - | The Cake Eaters | $2,372 | - | 12 | - | $197 | $2,372 | 1 | Arkles Entertainment | true | false |
| 25 | 19 | Away We Go | $2,287 | -59.5% | 6 | -3 | $381 | $48,879 | 4 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 26 | 26 | Coco Before Chanel | $2,091 | +149.2% | 8 | +1 | $261 | $558,467 | 18 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 27 | 21 | Surrogates | $2,005 | -52% | 12 | -1 | $167 | $569,862 | 7 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 28 | 23 | What Just Happened | $1,343 | -58.1% | 8 | +2 | $167 | $15,171 | 3 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
| 29 | 32 | City of Life and Death | $1,302 | +106.3% | 3 | +1 | $434 | $2,595 | 2 | - | false | false |
| 30 | 30 | Adam | $886 | +29.5% | 3 | - | $295 | $8,210 | 3 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 31 | 24 | Departures | $762 | -58.8% | 10 | -3 | $76 | $181,870 | 16 | Madman Entertainment | false | false |
| 32 | 25 | The Young Victoria | $586 | -51.8% | 8 | -14 | $73 | $747,509 | 14 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 33 | 27 | Moon | $582 | -29.8% | 2 | - | $291 | $82,393 | 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 34 | 34 | Che: Part One | $462 | -0.2% | 1 | - | $462 | $1,264 | 2 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 35 | - | Disgrace | $392 | - | 1 | - | $392 | $94,896 | 11 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 36 | 22 | Kurbaan | $382 | -89.9% | 1 | -2 | $382 | $19,987 | 3 | Mind Blowing Films | false | false |
| 37 | 38 | Che: Part Two | $190 | -28.3% | 1 | - | $190 | $600 | 2 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 38 | 39 | Is Anybody There? | $176 | -32.8% | 1 | -1 | $176 | $119,894 | 13 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
| 39 | 35 | The Strength of Water | $43 | -90.2% | 1 | -3 | $43 | $157,885 | 15 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
