Domestic Box Office For Jan 16, 2010
| TD | YD | Release | Distributor | Daily | %± YD | %± LW | Theaters | Avg | To Date | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Avatar | Twentieth Century Fox | $17,254,108 | +66% | -18.9% | 3,285 | $5,252 | $478,115,377 | 30 |
| 2 | 1 | The Book of Eli | Warner Bros. | $11,780,279 | +0.9% | - | 3,111 | $3,786 | $23,453,249 | 2 |
| 3 | 3 | The Lovely Bones | DreamWorks | $6,353,511 | +11.1% | +41,426.2% | 2,563 | $2,478 | $12,540,191 | 37 |
| 4 | 5 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | Twentieth Century Fox | $5,267,865 | +117.7% | -34.6% | 3,296 | $1,598 | $188,779,317 | 25 |
| 5 | 4 | Sherlock Holmes | Warner Bros. | $4,118,208 | +45.5% | -43.8% | 3,173 | $1,297 | $177,142,144 | 23 |
| 6 | 6 | The Spy Next Door | Lionsgate | $4,053,013 | +68.1% | - | 2,924 | $1,386 | $6,463,811 | 2 |
| 7 | 7 | It's Complicated | Universal Pictures | $3,421,440 | +47.1% | -29.8% | 2,670 | $1,281 | $86,298,775 | 23 |
| 8 | 8 | Leap Year | Universal Pictures | $2,398,955 | +30.8% | -37.8% | 2,512 | $954 | $15,933,885 | 9 |
| 9 | 9 | The Blind Side | Warner Bros. | $2,354,376 | +49.3% | -31.8% | 2,408 | $977 | $225,141,023 | 58 |
| 10 | 11 | Up in the Air | Paramount Pictures | $2,340,235 | +54.1% | -27.4% | 2,107 | $1,110 | $61,231,684 | 44 |
| 11 | 10 | Daybreakers | Lionsgate | $2,003,489 | +28.2% | -64.3% | 2,523 | $794 | $22,754,273 | 9 |
| 12 | 13 | The Princess and the Frog | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | $1,244,407 | +151.7% | -44.5% | 1,777 | $700 | $95,268,154 | 53 |
| 13 | 12 | Youth in Revolt | - | $1,097,467 | +14.2% | -56.2% | 1,873 | $585 | $11,197,484 | 9 |
| 14 | 14 | The Young Victoria | Apparition | $399,470 | +57.8% | -22.7% | 418 | $955 | $5,807,301 | 30 |
| 15 | 15 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | Summit Entertainment | $384,824 | +54.1% | -49.2% | 724 | $531 | $291,934,933 | 58 |
| 16 | 16 | A Single Man | The Weinstein Company | $359,499 | +62.1% | +128.2% | 219 | $1,641 | $3,027,742 | 37 |
| 17 | 17 | Invictus | Warner Bros. | $337,117 | +53.5% | -56.6% | 602 | $559 | $34,725,815 | 37 |
| 18 | 18 | Crazy Heart | Fox Searchlight Pictures | $284,165 | +72.8% | +42.1% | 47 | $6,046 | $1,876,170 | 32 |
| 19 | 19 | Nine | The Weinstein Company | $243,508 | +53.5% | -64.3% | 422 | $577 | $17,969,051 | 30 |
| 20 | 21 | 2012 | Sony Pictures Releasing | $184,904 | +64.8% | +10.5% | 373 | $495 | $164,520,813 | 65 |
| 21 | 22 | Planet 51 | Sony Pictures Releasing | $167,185 | +99.5% | +323.9% | 371 | $450 | $39,952,603 | 58 |
| 22 | 20 | Did You Hear About the Morgans? | Sony Pictures Releasing | $164,305 | +35.1% | -75.9% | 521 | $315 | $29,175,917 | 30 |
| 23 | 23 | 3 Idiots | Reliance Big Pictures | $137,743 | +104.8% | -49.5% | 120 | $1,147 | $5,932,309 | 25 |
| 24 | 24 | Precious | Lionsgate | $99,266 | +68.6% | -50.2% | 228 | $435 | $44,677,903 | 72 |
| 25 | 25 | Fantastic Mr. Fox | Twentieth Century Fox | $84,228 | +94.3% | -34.3% | 196 | $429 | $19,852,169 | 65 |
| 26 | 31 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | Sony Pictures Releasing | $58,363 | +114.2% | -38.9% | 192 | $303 | $124,670,761 | 121 |
| 27 | 26 | Couples Retreat | Universal Pictures | $53,235 | +43.2% | -20.5% | 169 | $315 | $108,875,240 | 100 |
| 28 | 27 | Brothers | Lionsgate | $49,990 | +36.4% | -67.2% | 174 | $287 | $28,435,947 | 44 |
| 29 | 30 | Ninja Assassin | Warner Bros. | $48,090 | +46.6% | +64.5% | 206 | $233 | $37,739,419 | 53 |
| 30 | 29 | The Road | - | $47,681 | +36.8% | -55.5% | 145 | $328 | $7,575,784 | 53 |
| 31 | 28 | Chance Pe Dance | UTV Motion Pictures | $44,395 | +27% | - | 68 | $652 | $79,340 | 2 |
| 32 | 34 | Under the Sea 3D | Warner Bros. | $42,969 | +130.3% | +49.3% | 28 | $1,534 | $19,609,290 | 338 |
| 33 | 32 | Where the Wild Things Are | Warner Bros. | $42,670 | +84.8% | -45.4% | 185 | $230 | $76,943,680 | 93 |
| 34 | 33 | The Men Who Stare at Goats | Overture Films | $27,416 | +33.2% | -47.2% | 142 | $193 | $32,268,831 | 72 |
| 35 | 35 | Law Abiding Citizen | Overture Films | $24,357 | +34.3% | -48.3% | 125 | $194 | $73,199,445 | 93 |
| 36 | 36 | The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day | Apparition | $10,115 | +21.8% | -58% | 50 | $202 | $10,133,677 | 79 |
| 37 | 37 | Me and Orson Welles | Freestyle Releasing | $9,304 | +55.6% | -42.1% | 20 | $465 | $1,054,973 | 53 |
| 38 | 39 | Astro Boy | Summit Entertainment | $6,482 | +133% | -69.2% | 54 | $120 | $19,537,098 | 86 |
| 39 | 38 | The Maid | Elephant Eye Films | $4,715 | +58.5% | +27.2% | 11 | $428 | $514,976 | 93 |
| 40 | 41 | Paranormal Activity | Paramount Pictures | $2,326 | +34.5% | -81.3% | 52 | $44 | $107,915,190 | 114 |
| 41 | 42 | The Little Traitor | N/A | $1,503 | +137.8% | - | 1 | $1,503 | $99,066 | 86 |
| 42 | 40 | 44 Inch Chest 2010 Re-release | Image Entertainment | $1,196 | -37.3% | - | 1 | $1,196 | $3,102 | 2 |
| 43 | 43 | Mystery Team | Roadside Attractions | $675 | +70% | - | 1 | $675 | $54,813 | 142 |
| 44 | 45 | The Slammin' Salmon | Anchor Bay Films | $234 | +185.4% | -41.5% | 1 | $234 | $40,679 | 37 |
| 45 | 44 | Bitch Slap | Freestyle Releasing | $216 | -40.2% | -95.9% | 2 | $108 | $17,365 | 9 |
| 46 | 46 | That Evening Sun | Freestyle Releasing | $125 | +60.3% | - | 1 | $125 | $48,313 | 72 |
| 47 | 47 | The September Issue | Roadside Attractions | $120 | +87.5% | - | 2 | $60 | $3,818,436 | 142 |