| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total
| Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Sherlock Holmes | - | - | - | $22,777,578 | 308 | $3,398,092 | 14.9% | 308 | Dec 24 | - | Roadshow Films | false |
| 2 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | - | - | - | $19,791,144 | 365 | $2,935,754 | 14.8% | 363 | Dec 24 | - | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 3 | Old Dogs | - | - | - | $8,383,867 | 271 | $1,084,284 | 12.9% | 271 | Dec 24 | - | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 4 | Paranormal Activity | - | - | - | $7,818,643 | 265 | $2,480,813 | 31.7% | 265 | Dec 4 | - | Icon Film Distribution Australia | false |
| 5 | The Lovely Bones | - | - | - | $6,089,234 | 230 | $314,392 | 5.2% | 230 | Dec 24 | - | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 6 | The Princess and the Frog | - | - | - | $5,830,322 | 229 | $1,041,812 | 17.9% | 229 | Dec 31 | - | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 7 | Where the Wild Things Are | - | - | - | $5,693,853 | 263 | $1,442,462 | 25.3% | 263 | Dec 3 | - | Roadshow Films | false |
| 8 | Did You Hear About the Morgans? | - | - | - | $5,471,538 | 208 | $996,597 | 18.2% | 196 | Dec 24 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 9 | Planet 51 | - | - | - | $2,581,551 | 205 | $582,389 | 22.6% | 204 | Dec 10 | - | Hoyts Distribution | false |
| 10 | Bright Star | - | - | - | $2,568,097 | 66 | $282,912 | 11% | 65 | Dec 24 | - | Hopscotch Films | false |
| 11 | Zombieland | - | - | - | $2,467,594 | 153 | $790,052 | 32% | 153 | Dec 3 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 12 | The Informant! | - | - | - | $1,216,264 | 56 | $326,092 | 26.8% | 56 | Dec 3 | - | Warner Bros. | false |
| 13 | 3 Idiots | - | - | - | $994,639 | 20 | $264,502 | 26.6% | 20 | Dec 24 | - | Mind Blowing Films | false |
| 14 | Nowhere Boy | - | - | - | $807,879 | 36 | $90,217 | 11.2% | 33 | Dec 24 | - | Icon Film Distribution Australia | false |
| 15 | Broken Embraces | - | - | - | $679,307 | 24 | $113,871 | 16.8% | 22 | Dec 17 | - | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 16 | 9 | - | - | - | $187,680 | 70 | $97,982 | 52.2% | 70 | Dec 10 | - | Madman Entertainment | false |
| 17 | Away We Go | - | - | - | $154,707 | 42 | $81,824 | 52.9% | 42 | Dec 10 | - | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 18 | The French Kissers | - | - | - | $57,539 | 16 | $25,373 | 44.1% | 16 | Dec 26 | - | Palace Films | false |
| 19 | Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year | - | - | - | $47,300 | 12 | $47,300 | 100% | 12 | Dec 10 | - | Mind Blowing Films | false |
| 20 | Paa | - | - | - | $22,869 | 9 | $22,869 | 100% | 9 | Dec 3 | - | - | false |
