| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 2012 | - | - | - | $9,015,935 | 550 | $25,652,732 | Nov 13 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 2 | Avatar | - | - | - | $8,181,945 | 656 | $57,778,619 | Dec 18 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 3 | The Princess and the Frog | - | - | - | $3,034,614 | 205 | $4,075,122 | Dec 11 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 4 | Hachi: A Dog's Tale | - | - | - | $1,360,792 | 181 | $3,502,608 | Dec 25 | - | false |
| 5 | Couples Retreat | - | - | - | $1,329,023 | 171 | $3,476,031 | Dec 25 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 6 | Xuxa and the Mystery of the Little Ugly Princess | - | - | - | $1,015,928 | 227 | $4,718,615 | Dec 25 | PlayArte Pictures | false |
| 7 | Julie & Julia | - | - | - | $700,304 | 53 | $1,261,620 | Nov 27 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 8 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | - | - | - | $579,069 | 744 | $30,613,742 | Nov 20 | Paris Filmes | false |
| 9 | A Christmas Carol | - | - | - | $489,880 | 120 | $3,007,754 | Nov 6 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 10 | Paranormal Activity | - | - | - | $417,536 | 176 | $4,895,433 | Dec 4 | PlayArte Pictures | false |
| 11 | Up | - | - | - | $286,502 | 329 | $10,528,510 | Sep 4 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 12 | The Assailant | - | - | - | $158,590 | 145 | $2,019,443 | Oct 30 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 13 | Broken Embraces | - | - | - | $114,677 | 34 | $1,367,858 | Dec 4 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 14 | New York, I Love You | - | - | - | $110,693 | 20 | $493,291 | Dec 18 | - | false |
| 15 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | - | - | - | $106,715 | 256 | $7,801,829 | Oct 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 16 | Saw VI | - | - | - | $98,828 | 204 | $1,733,289 | Nov 6 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 17 | Surrogates | - | - | - | $89,519 | 118 | $1,838,881 | Oct 23 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 18 | Management | - | - | - | $41,405 | 19 | $483,303 | Dec 11 | - | false |
| 19 | From Beginning to End | - | - | - | $31,431 | 16 | $386,049 | Nov 27 | - | false |
| 20 | Planet 51 | - | - | - | $29,256 | 172 | $2,254,074 | Nov 27 | - | false |
| 21 | The Private Lives of Pippa Lee | - | - | - | $12,998 | 8 | $81,660 | Dec 18 | PlayArte Pictures | false |
| 22 | Coco Before Chanel | - | - | - | $11,469 | 19 | $938,301 | Oct 30 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 23 | The Ugly Truth | - | - | - | $11,263 | 164 | $7,286,581 | Sep 18 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 24 | Smoke Gets in Your Eyes | - | - | - | $9,880 | 10 | $197,319 | Dec 4 | PlayArte Pictures | false |
| 25 | 500 Days of Summer | - | - | - | $9,323 | 39 | $1,265,032 | Nov 6 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 26 | District 9 | - | - | - | $6,418 | 211 | $2,606,642 | Oct 16 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 27 | Fantastic Mr. Fox | - | - | - | $3,629 | 8 | $42,645 | Dec 4 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 28 | A Perfect Getaway | - | - | - | $3,355 | 31 | $170,396 | Nov 27 | - | false |
| 29 | Easy Virtue | - | - | - | $1,480 | 6 | $201,042 | Oct 23 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 30 | Now Boarding | - | - | - | $886 | 5 | $177,627 | Dec 11 | Europa Filmes | false |
| 31 | Soul Power | - | - | - | $657 | 1 | $4,671 | Dec 18 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 32 | Time of Fear | - | - | - | $525 | 186 | $1,469,181 | Oct 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 33 | The Rebound | - | - | - | $81 | 85 | $1,053,363 | Oct 16 | - | false |
