| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Avatar | $1,169,159 | - | 91 | - | $12,847 | $1,217,039 | 1 | 20th Century Fox International | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $100,686 | -38.6% | 75 | -13 | $1,342 | $4,029,802 | 5 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 3 | 2 | Where the Wild Things Are | $95,949 | -35.9% | 48 | - | $1,998 | $626,438 | 3 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 4 | 7 | Planet 51 | $60,113 | -9.3% | 46 | - | $1,306 | $157,384 | 2 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 5 | 3 | The Time Traveler's Wife | $57,222 | -45.1% | 45 | - | $1,271 | $470,670 | 3 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 6 | 4 | Zombieland | $41,438 | -54.7% | 42 | -1 | $986 | $414,275 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 7 | 8 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | $39,441 | -36.5% | 57 | -8 | $691 | $428,421 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 8 | 5 | Under the Mountain | $37,088 | -45.4% | 46 | - | $806 | $137,757 | 2 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | - | Bandslam | $30,221 | - | 48 | - | $629 | $30,221 | 1 | Hoyts Distribution | true | false |
| 10 | 6 | 2012 | $29,105 | -57% | 29 | -36 | $1,003 | $1,988,315 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 11 | - | Puccini: Turandot | $26,412 | - | 15 | - | $1,760 | $26,412 | 1 | Rialto Distribution | true | false |
| 12 | 9 | Amelia | $19,886 | -50.8% | 32 | -1 | $621 | $85,042 | 2 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 13 | - | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $13,998 | - | 9 | - | $1,555 | $13,998 | 1 | Rialto Distribution | true | false |
| 14 | 12 | A Christmas Carol | $13,422 | -41% | 26 | -6 | $516 | $488,699 | 7 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | 10 | The Storm Warriors | $12,758 | -56.8% | 7 | - | $1,822 | $55,249 | 2 | Vendetta Films | false | false |
| 16 | 15 | Julie & Julia | $11,745 | -22.5% | 22 | -10 | $533 | $1,289,097 | 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 17 | 14 | My Sister's Keeper | $10,173 | -38.1% | 22 | -5 | $462 | $890,058 | 7 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 18 | 11 | The Invention of Lying | $9,721 | -59.9% | 15 | -15 | $648 | $326,433 | 4 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 19 | 13 | The Informant! | $9,425 | -49.6% | 11 | - | $856 | $72,360 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 20 | - | Summer Hours | $8,901 | - | 4 | - | $2,225 | $74,763 | 9 | Palace Films | false | false |
| 21 | 17 | Morris: A Life with Bells On | $7,578 | -38.7% | 17 | -1 | $445 | $22,395 | 2 | Arkles Entertainment | false | false |
| 22 | 16 | The First Day of the Rest of Your Life | $5,363 | -58% | 14 | +3 | $383 | $42,664 | 2 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 23 | 18 | Looking for Eric | $4,431 | -53.3% | 18 | - | $246 | $101,210 | 4 | Icon Film Distribution | false | false |
| 24 | - | Five Minutes of Heaven | $4,278 | - | 7 | - | $611 | $4,278 | 1 | Madman Entertainment | true | false |
| 25 | 23 | A Serious Man | $3,384 | +4% | 4 | +2 | $846 | $35,227 | 5 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 26 | 19 | Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year | $3,175 | -57.1% | 3 | -1 | $1,058 | $13,870 | 2 | Forum Hungary | false | false |
| 27 | - | Up | $2,233 | - | 3 | - | $744 | $2,948,653 | 15 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 28 | 24 | Valentino: The Last Emperor | $1,839 | -40.8% | 4 | -5 | $459 | $59,112 | 4 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
| 29 | 26 | Mary and Max | $1,623 | -30.9% | 8 | +1 | $202 | $44,753 | 4 | Icon Film Distribution | false | false |
| 30 | 28 | In the Loop | $1,051 | -46.9% | 12 | +3 | $87 | $329,074 | 12 | Madman Entertainment | false | false |
| 31 | 25 | The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus | $1,044 | -60.4% | 9 | -5 | $116 | $248,920 | 7 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 32 | 29 | A Heavenly Vintage | $934 | -50.1% | 12 | -4 | $77 | $130,644 | 6 | Icon Film Distribution | false | false |
| 33 | 32 | The Cake Eaters | $916 | -43.4% | 9 | -5 | $101 | $7,820 | 3 | Arkles Entertainment | false | false |
| 34 | 20 | De Dana Dan | $828 | -87.1% | 1 | -3 | $828 | $45,523 | 4 | - | false | false |
| 35 | 33 | Departures | $654 | -35% | 10 | +5 | $65 | $184,446 | 18 | Madman Entertainment | false | false |
| 36 | - | G-Force | $612 | - | 3 | - | $204 | $1,235,100 | 13 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 37 | 31 | Coco Before Chanel | $355 | -79.1% | 4 | -1 | $88 | $558,220 | 20 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 38 | 41 | Disgrace | $342 | +3,320% | 2 | +1 | $171 | $95,352 | 13 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 39 | 34 | What Just Happened | $220 | -73.7% | 2 | -3 | $110 | $17,000 | 5 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
| 40 | - | Surrogates | $209 | - | 3 | - | $69 | $568,467 | 9 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 41 | 40 | The Strength of Water | $113 | +841.7% | 1 | - | $113 | $157,408 | 17 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
| 42 | 37 | Is Anybody There? | $26 | -75.7% | 2 | +1 | $13 | $119,378 | 15 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
