| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Avatar | $175,590 | - | 18 | - | $9,755 | $810,707 | 3 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 2 | - | It's Complicated | $50,488 | - | 8 | - | $6,311 | $164,472 | 2 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | - | Planet 51 | $46,615 | - | 10 | - | $4,661 | $100,165 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 4 | - | The Flight Before Christmas | $38,185 | - | 8 | - | $4,773 | $425,297 | 5 | N/A | false | false |
| 5 | - | Old Dogs | $21,099 | - | 6 | - | $3,516 | $125,392 | 4 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | - | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $8,652 | - | 12 | - | $721 | $386,761 | 6 | N/A | false | false |
| 7 | - | Love Happens | $7,265 | - | 5 | - | $1,453 | $65,030 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
| 8 | - | Paranormal Activity | $6,803 | - | 6 | - | $1,133 | $112,344 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
| 9 | - | Capitalism: A Love Story | $4,031 | - | 1 | - | $4,031 | $11,034 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 10 | 1 | 2012 | $3,939 | -46% | 4 | -2 | $984 | $480,479 | 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 11 | - | Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky | $3,126 | - | 1 | - | $3,126 | $9,056 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 12 | - | Broken Embraces | $2,223 | - | 2 | - | $1,111 | $57,298 | 6 | N/A | false | false |
| 13 | - | Whip It | $2,216 | - | 4 | - | $554 | $24,567 | 5 | N/A | false | false |
