| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Avatar | $6,635,763 | +19.1% | 678 | -83 | $9,787 | $89,147,018 | 6 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | Oceans | $3,370,799 | -7.3% | 303 | +1 | $11,124 | $10,481,328 | 2 | Gaga | false | false |
| 3 | - | About Her Brother | $2,535,917 | - | 303 | - | $8,369 | $2,535,917 | 1 | Shochiku | true | false |
| 4 | - | Golden Slumber | $2,104,842 | - | 307 | - | $6,856 | $2,104,842 | 1 | Toho | true | false |
| 5 | - | Samurai Sentai Shinkenger vs. Go-onger Ginmaku Bang! | $1,608,263 | - | 140 | - | $11,487 | $1,608,263 | 1 | Toei Company | true | false |
| 6 | - | The Lovely Bones | $1,469,176 | - | 305 | - | $4,816 | $1,908,388 | 1 | United International Pictures | true | false |
| 7 | - | Paranormal Activity | $1,102,918 | - | 160 | - | $6,893 | $1,102,918 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 8 | 4 | Goodbye, Someday | $1,066,675 | -24.9% | 180 | - | $5,925 | $4,781,440 | 2 | Asmik Ace Entertainment | false | false |
| 9 | 5 | The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus | $881,610 | -37.4% | 233 | - | $3,783 | $3,768,102 | 2 | Showgate | false | false |
| 10 | 3 | Surrogates | $774,230 | -47.3% | 319 | - | $2,427 | $3,898,662 | 2 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 6 | Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II | $773,041 | -34.1% | 336 | -73 | $2,300 | $39,537,265 | 7 | Toho | false | false |
| 12 | 7 | Yu-Gi-Oh! Bonds Beyond Time | $614,858 | -44.9% | 124 | - | $4,958 | $2,017,928 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 13 | 8 | Where the Wild Things Are | $598,260 | -34.2% | 526 | -11 | $1,137 | $4,835,265 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 14 | 9 | Bandage | $517,223 | -32.1% | 214 | - | $2,416 | $4,462,725 | 3 | Toho | false | false |
| 15 | 10 | Up | $492,259 | -34.8% | 371 | -98 | $1,326 | $51,920,149 | 9 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 16 | 17 | Julie & Julia | $21,968 | +28% | 9 | +5 | $2,440 | $845,799 | 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 17 | 16 | 2012 | $13,209 | -62.8% | 19 | -27 | $695 | $42,596,474 | 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
