| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Avatar | $979,447 | -29.8% | 129 | - | $7,592 | $3,235,946 | 2 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 2 | - | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | $574,511 | - | 124 | - | $4,633 | $574,511 | 1 | 20th Century Fox International | true | false |
| 3 | - | Sherlock Holmes | $485,420 | - | 62 | - | $7,829 | $485,420 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 4 | - | It's Complicated | $178,824 | - | 69 | - | $2,591 | $178,824 | 1 | United International Pictures | true | false |
| 5 | 3 | The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest | $141,721 | -34.8% | 53 | -29 | $2,673 | $3,952,996 | 5 | Nordisk Film | false | false |
| 6 | 2 | Magic Silver | $54,840 | -78.1% | 50 | -45 | $1,096 | $4,294,783 | 7 | Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB | false | false |
| 7 | - | The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus | $43,234 | - | 10 | - | $4,323 | $43,234 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 8 | 6 | 2012 | $37,342 | -46.6% | 35 | -10 | $1,066 | $3,928,889 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 9 | 5 | A Christmas Carol | $33,841 | -58.3% | 36 | -4 | $940 | $1,447,450 | 8 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 4 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $32,949 | -60.6% | 33 | -25 | $998 | $4,310,952 | 6 | Nordisk Film | false | false |
| 11 | 7 | Paranormal Activity | $27,198 | -48.6% | 13 | -12 | $2,092 | $549,611 | 4 | Svensk Filmindustri (SF) | false | false |
| 12 | - | The White Ribbon | $23,381 | - | 10 | - | $2,338 | $35,961 | 1 | Arthouse | true | false |
| 13 | - | New York, I Love You | $19,248 | - | 13 | - | $1,480 | $26,131 | 1 | Svensk Filmindustri (SF) | true | false |
| 14 | 8 | Twigson | $13,838 | -45.1% | 20 | -13 | $691 | $4,204,873 | 11 | Scanbox Entertainment | false | false |
| 15 | - | Lourdes | $10,507 | - | 5 | - | $2,101 | $10,507 | 1 | Fidalgo | true | false |
| 16 | 10 | Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard | $5,430 | -65.4% | 14 | -15 | $387 | $130,387 | 4 | Scanbox Entertainment | false | false |
| 17 | 9 | In the Loop | $4,528 | -76.1% | 4 | -2 | $1,132 | $93,136 | 3 | N/A | false | false |
| 18 | 11 | Up | $3,733 | -70.3% | 7 | -10 | $533 | $4,682,639 | 14 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 19 | 13 | Rafiki | $2,062 | -64.2% | 10 | -10 | $206 | $400,918 | 9 | Svensk Filmindustri (SF) | false | false |
| 20 | 12 | A Serious Man | $1,917 | -70.7% | 3 | -5 | $639 | $339,165 | 8 | Svensk Filmindustri (SF) | false | false |
| 21 | 18 | Julie & Julia | $1,358 | -52.5% | 6 | -4 | $226 | $1,036,203 | 13 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 22 | 16 | Seraphine | $1,177 | -70.2% | 1 | -2 | $1,177 | $43,586 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
| 23 | 14 | Law Abiding Citizen | $653 | -88.5% | 2 | -2 | $326 | $508,255 | 8 | N/A | false | false |
| 24 | 17 | Zombieland | $522 | -85.6% | 2 | -7 | $261 | $397,736 | 10 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
