| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Avatar | - | - | - | $4,309,204 | 129 | $14,646,667 | Dec 18 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 2 | The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest | - | - | - | $2,985,073 | 115 | $5,253,667 | Nov 27 | Nordisk Film | false |
| 3 | Magic Silver | - | - | - | $1,708,663 | 125 | $4,330,869 | Nov 13 | Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB | false |
| 4 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | - | - | - | $1,180,294 | 124 | $3,519,023 | Dec 26 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 5 | Sherlock Holmes | - | - | - | $1,030,181 | 62 | $3,196,245 | Dec 26 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 6 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | - | - | - | $965,825 | 100 | $4,400,247 | Nov 20 | Nordisk Film | false |
| 7 | 2012 | - | - | - | $913,248 | 90 | $4,101,063 | Nov 13 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 8 | A Christmas Carol | - | - | - | $614,696 | 76 | $1,470,082 | Nov 6 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 9 | Paranormal Activity | - | - | - | $545,906 | 25 | $716,219 | Dec 4 | Svensk Filmindustri (SF) | false |
| 10 | It's Complicated | - | - | - | $405,310 | 69 | $1,833,896 | Dec 26 | United International Pictures | false |
| 11 | The Girl Who Played with Fire | - | - | - | $243,010 | 114 | $7,848,798 | Sep 18 | Nordisk Film | false |
| 12 | Twigson | - | - | - | $226,576 | 125 | $4,202,665 | Oct 16 | Scanbox Entertainment | false |
| 13 | Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard | - | - | - | $133,400 | 40 | $142,592 | Dec 4 | Scanbox Entertainment | false |
| 14 | In the Loop | - | - | - | $97,683 | 10 | $102,704 | Dec 11 | - | false |
| 15 | The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus | - | - | - | $94,070 | 10 | $373,871 | Dec 26 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 16 | Up | - | - | - | $82,329 | 107 | $4,587,163 | Sep 25 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 17 | Law Abiding Citizen | - | - | - | $80,911 | 25 | $508,255 | Nov 6 | - | false |
| 18 | A Serious Man | - | - | - | $80,336 | 12 | $350,701 | Nov 6 | Svensk Filmindustri (SF) | false |
| 19 | The Angel | - | - | - | $73,447 | 55,881 | $1,356,190 | Oct 2 | Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB | false |
| 20 | Rafiki | - | - | - | $59,603 | 45 | $415,006 | Oct 30 | Svensk Filmindustri (SF) | false |
| 21 | Julie & Julia | - | - | - | $50,648 | 31 | $1,040,420 | Oct 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 22 | New York, I Love You | - | - | - | $50,282 | 13 | $190,126 | Dec 26 | Svensk Filmindustri (SF) | false |
| 23 | The White Ribbon | - | - | - | $48,877 | 10 | $269,985 | Dec 26 | Arthouse | false |
| 24 | Seraphine | - | - | - | $43,586 | 7 | $43,586 | Dec 4 | - | false |
| 25 | The Final Destination | - | - | - | $41,311 | 12 | $72,538 | Nov 27 | Svensk Filmindustri (SF) | false |
| 26 | Fame | - | - | - | $40,879 | 83,897 | $1,161,386 | Oct 16 | Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB | false |
| 27 | This Is It | - | - | - | $39,644 | 60 | $2,055,305 | Oct 28 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 28 | Couples Retreat | - | - | - | $32,389 | 26 | $227,482 | Nov 13 | United International Pictures | false |
| 29 | Lourdes | - | - | - | $22,019 | 6 | $93,789 | Dec 26 | Fidalgo | false |
| 30 | Zombieland | - | - | - | $13,028 | 12 | $409,805 | Oct 23 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 31 | Terribly Happy | - | - | - | $5,983 | 5 | $31,753 | Nov 20 | Nordisk Film | false |
