| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Shutter Island | $2,915,514 | - | 442 | - | $6,596 | $3,663,346 | 1 | Paramount Pictures International | true | false |
| 2 | - | District 9 | $1,763,335 | - | 204 | - | $8,643 | $1,763,335 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 3 | - | My Darling Is a Foreigner | $1,308,066 | - | 250 | - | $5,232 | $1,308,066 | 1 | Toho | true | false |
| 4 | 2 | Avatar | $1,018,311 | -25.2% | 436 | -15 | $2,335 | $162,664,539 | 16 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 5 | 1 | Doraemon The Movie: Nobita's Great Battle of the Mermaid King | $830,464 | -52.4% | 366 | - | $2,269 | $31,875,950 | 6 | Toho | false | false |
| 6 | 3 | Sherlock Holmes | $820,355 | -35.2% | 436 | -11 | $1,881 | $21,372,092 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 7 | 6 | Soranin | $697,724 | -29.7% | 108 | - | $6,460 | $2,723,184 | 2 | Asmik Ace Entertainment | false | false |
| 8 | 4 | Eiga Purikyua ôru sutâzu DX 2: Kibou no hikari Reinbô jueru o mamore! | $633,879 | -40.6% | 162 | +2 | $3,912 | $10,985,751 | 4 | Toei Company | false | false |
| 9 | 5 | Liar Game: The Final Stage | $526,043 | -49.5% | 283 | - | $1,858 | $23,791,329 | 6 | Toho | false | false |
| 10 | - | Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II | $385,073 | - | 295 | - | $1,305 | $42,694,088 | 17 | Toho | false | false |
| 11 | 9 | Nine | $295,970 | -35.6% | 314 | - | $942 | $6,973,466 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
| 12 | 7 | G-Force | $283,229 | -48% | 347 | -6 | $816 | $6,641,125 | 4 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 10 | The Hurt Locker | $262,320 | -36.3% | 110 | +1 | $2,384 | $7,338,978 | 6 | N/A | false | false |
| 14 | 8 | Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant | $210,308 | -56.3% | 335 | -2 | $627 | $6,436,885 | 4 | Toho-Towa | false | false |
| 15 | 13 | Up in the Air | $125,271 | -34.7% | 31 | - | $4,041 | $2,013,252 | 4 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 16 | 15 | Did You Hear About the Morgans? | $40,036 | -62.9% | 132 | -91 | $303 | $3,102,843 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 17 | - | Moon | $24,890 | - | 2 | - | $12,445 | $24,890 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 18 | 16 | Armored | $7,348 | -78.8% | 30 | - | $244 | $203,905 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 19 | 17 | Julie & Julia | $2,673 | -43.4% | 11 | - | $243 | $1,113,066 | 18 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
