| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Avatar | $86,249 | +16.9% | 14 | - | $6,160 | $507,490 | 4 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 2 | - | Sherlock Holmes | $43,665 | - | 6 | - | $7,277 | $46,559 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 3 | 2 | It's Complicated | $14,023 | -4.8% | 9 | - | $1,558 | $76,893 | 3 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | 3 | Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard | $11,585 | +25.6% | 6 | - | $1,930 | $28,427 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 5 | 8 | A Christmas Carol | $4,316 | +107.8% | 5 | - | $863 | $71,834 | 8 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 5 | 2012 | $3,483 | +5.9% | 7 | - | $497 | $264,670 | 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 7 | 4 | Paranormal Activity | $3,326 | -7.1% | 5 | - | $665 | $54,203 | 7 | N/A | false | false |
| 8 | 9 | Planet 51 | $2,644 | +49.8% | 7 | - | $377 | $32,981 | 6 | N/A | false | false |
| 9 | 7 | Couples Retreat | $2,353 | +8% | 7 | - | $336 | $109,636 | 9 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 6 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $2,274 | -4.5% | 5 | - | $454 | $105,629 | 6 | N/A | false | false |
| 11 | 12 | Gamer | $1,499 | +73.9% | 2 | - | $749 | $9,259 | 6 | N/A | false | false |
| 12 | 10 | Garfield's Fun Fest | $1,446 | +5.2% | 2 | - | $723 | $7,545 | 3 | N/A | false | false |
| 13 | 13 | Julie & Julia | $1,282 | +86.1% | 3 | +1 | $427 | $22,640 | 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 14 | - | The Flight Before Christmas | $818 | - | 3 | - | $272 | $9,597 | 5 | N/A | false | false |
| 15 | 11 | Zombieland | $696 | -39.6% | 5 | +1 | $139 | $30,623 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 16 | 16 | Love Happens | $651 | +174.7% | 3 | - | $217 | $20,557 | 8 | N/A | false | false |
| 17 | 14 | Broken Embraces | $271 | -52.1% | 5 | - | $54 | $36,401 | 10 | N/A | false | false |
| 18 | 15 | My Life in Ruins | $206 | -24.5% | 5 | - | $41 | $46,823 | 10 | N/A | false | false |
| 19 | - | Drag Me to Hell | $162 | - | 2 | - | $81 | $7,891 | 8 | N/A | false | false |
| 20 | 17 | North Face | $71 | -69.4% | 2 | - | $35 | $1,225 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
| 21 | 18 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | $30 | -83.7% | 3 | - | $10 | $34,020 | 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 22 | 19 | Red Cliff | $30 | -78.3% | 1 | - | $30 | $5,915 | 8 | N/A | false | false |
| 23 | - | The Ambulance | $26 | - | 4 | - | $6 | $4,660 | 7 | N/A | false | false |
| 24 | - | Surrogates | $24 | - | 4 | - | $6 | $41,702 | 11 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 25 | - | Wait for Me and I Will Not Come | $6 | - | 7 | - | $0 | $107,289 | 13 | N/A | false | false |
