| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Avatar | $105,660 | -1.6% | 9 | - | $11,740 | $990,778 | 6 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | It's Complicated | $40,922 | -29.2% | 7 | - | $5,846 | $116,001 | 2 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | - | The Book of Eli | $39,797 | - | 6 | - | $6,632 | $39,797 | 1 | Jaguar Film International Distribution | true | false |
| 4 | - | Up in the Air | $25,331 | - | 6 | - | $4,221 | $25,331 | 1 | United International Pictures | true | false |
| 5 | 3 | Nine | $21,935 | -35% | 6 | - | $3,655 | $66,450 | 2 | Italian International Film | false | false |
| 6 | 4 | Sherlock Holmes | $15,535 | -28.2% | 5 | - | $3,107 | $286,787 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 7 | 6 | Agora | $12,171 | -21.6% | 6 | - | $2,028 | $95,729 | 4 | Italian International Film | false | false |
| 8 | 5 | Ninja Assassin | $8,242 | -47.7% | 4 | -2 | $2,060 | $55,377 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 9 | 7 | Law Abiding Citizen | $7,277 | -43.7% | 4 | - | $1,819 | $23,232 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 10 | 8 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | $6,686 | -28.5% | 3 | - | $2,228 | $87,604 | 5 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 11 | 11 | 2012 | $1,364 | -55.4% | 5 | - | $272 | $978,257 | 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
