| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Avatar | $82,789 | -4% | 14 | - | $5,913 | $649,797 | 5 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | Sherlock Holmes | $35,904 | -17.8% | 6 | - | $5,984 | $110,318 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 3 | - | Old Dogs | $16,271 | - | 5 | - | $3,254 | $19,602 | 1 | Walt Disney Pictures | true | false |
| 4 | - | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | $12,000 | - | 7 | - | $1,714 | $13,050 | 1 | 20th Century Fox International | true | false |
| 5 | 3 | It's Complicated | $10,174 | -27.4% | 9 | - | $1,130 | $96,632 | 4 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 4 | Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard | $6,120 | -47.2% | 6 | - | $1,020 | $36,685 | 3 | N/A | false | false |
| 7 | 6 | 2012 | $3,066 | -12% | 7 | - | $438 | $268,964 | 10 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 8 | - | The Box | $2,423 | - | 2 | - | $1,211 | $2,634 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 9 | 10 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $2,346 | +3.2% | 5 | - | $469 | $109,165 | 7 | N/A | false | false |
| 10 | 9 | Couples Retreat | $1,997 | -15.1% | 7 | - | $285 | $112,546 | 10 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 5 | A Christmas Carol | $1,646 | -61.9% | 5 | - | $329 | $75,264 | 9 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 7 | Paranormal Activity | $1,622 | -51.2% | 5 | - | $324 | $56,393 | 8 | N/A | false | false |
| 13 | 8 | Planet 51 | $1,367 | -48.3% | 7 | - | $195 | $34,819 | 7 | N/A | false | false |
| 14 | 19 | Drag Me to Hell | $1,283 | +692% | 2 | - | $641 | $9,225 | 9 | N/A | false | false |
| 15 | 12 | Garfield's Fun Fest | $900 | -37.8% | 2 | - | $450 | $8,974 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
| 16 | 14 | The Flight Before Christmas | $884 | +8.1% | 3 | - | $294 | $10,620 | 6 | N/A | false | false |
| 17 | 13 | Julie & Julia | $629 | -50.9% | 3 | - | $209 | $24,004 | 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 18 | 16 | Love Happens | $491 | -24.6% | 3 | - | $163 | $21,517 | 9 | N/A | false | false |
| 19 | 17 | Broken Embraces | $477 | +76% | 5 | - | $95 | $37,033 | 11 | N/A | false | false |
| 20 | 15 | Zombieland | $407 | -41.5% | 6 | +1 | $67 | $31,117 | 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 21 | 11 | Gamer | $318 | -78.8% | 2 | - | $159 | $10,503 | 7 | N/A | false | false |
| 22 | - | The Countess | $282 | - | 1 | - | $282 | $3,566 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 23 | 18 | My Life in Ruins | $127 | -38.3% | 5 | - | $25 | $47,011 | 11 | N/A | false | false |
| 24 | 20 | North Face | $93 | +31% | 2 | - | $46 | $1,382 | 5 | N/A | false | false |
| 25 | 23 | The Ambulance | $51 | +96.2% | 4 | - | $12 | $4,829 | 8 | N/A | false | false |
| 26 | 22 | Red Cliff | $36 | +20% | 1 | - | $36 | $6,015 | 9 | N/A | false | false |
