| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Avatar | - | - | - | $14,656,585 | 590 | $103,866,237 | - | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 2 | Valentine's Day | - | - | - | $12,811,594 | 373 | $14,478,430 | Feb 11 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 3 | Shutter Island | - | - | - | $5,259,137 | 250 | $9,515,631 | Feb 18 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 4 | Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief | - | - | - | $3,658,255 | 229 | $4,567,200 | Feb 11 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 5 | The Wolfman | - | - | - | $3,433,232 | 246 | $3,774,847 | Feb 11 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 6 | Edge of Darkness | - | - | - | $3,008,179 | 205 | $3,008,179 | Feb 4 | Icon Film Distribution Australia | false |
| 7 | It's Complicated | - | - | - | $2,748,441 | 304 | $14,187,266 | Jan 7 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 8 | The Blind Side | - | - | - | $2,611,727 | 226 | $12,273,902 | Feb 25 | Roadshow Films | false |
| 9 | Invictus | - | - | - | $2,595,861 | 262 | $6,432,362 | Jan 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 10 | Law Abiding Citizen | - | - | - | $2,522,016 | 194 | $4,479,603 | Jan 28 | Roadshow Films | false |
| 11 | Up in the Air | - | - | - | $2,444,213 | 191 | $7,481,902 | Jan 14 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 12 | Daybreakers | - | - | - | $2,119,165 | 135 | $2,119,165 | Feb 4 | Hoyts Distribution | false |
| 13 | Bran Nue Dae | - | - | - | $1,768,335 | 234 | $4,979,727 | - | Roadshow Films | false |
| 14 | Tooth Fairy | - | - | - | $1,317,492 | 243 | $9,475,680 | Jan 14 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 15 | From Paris with Love | - | - | - | $1,151,789 | 157 | $1,743,558 | Feb 18 | Hoyts Distribution | false |
| 16 | Sherlock Holmes | - | - | - | $1,043,444 | 308 | $22,777,578 | Dec 24 | Roadshow Films | false |
| 17 | The Hurt Locker | - | - | - | $986,208 | 76 | $5,226,567 | Feb 18 | Roadshow Films | false |
| 18 | Precious | - | - | - | $803,770 | 50 | $1,223,232 | Feb 4 | Icon Film Distribution Australia | false |
| 19 | My Name Is Khan | - | - | - | $785,538 | 37 | $785,538 | Feb 11 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 20 | The Road | - | - | - | $705,913 | 66 | $1,135,520 | Jan 28 | Icon Film Distribution Australia | false |
| 21 | Nine | - | - | - | $639,872 | 133 | $2,164,990 | Jan 21 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 22 | Crazy Heart | - | - | - | $415,525 | 76 | $873,124 | Feb 18 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 23 | Bright Star | - | - | - | $273,656 | 66 | $2,568,097 | Dec 24 | Hopscotch Films | false |
| 24 | A Single Man | - | - | - | $235,216 | 30 | $1,380,617 | - | Icon Film Distribution Australia | false |
| 25 | Toy Story 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $128,273 | 125 | $871,836 | Jan 21 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 26 | Celine: Through the Eyes of the World | - | - | - | $119,274 | 45 | $119,274 | Feb 18 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 27 | In the Loop | - | - | - | $84,808 | 25 | $382,300 | Jan 21 | Madman Entertainment | false |
| 28 | Antarctica | - | - | - | $57,527 | 2 | $4,075,362 | Dec 1 | IMAX | false |
| 29 | A Prophet | - | - | - | $45,909 | 11 | $49,865 | Feb 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 30 | The Princess and the Frog | - | - | - | $32,389 | 229 | $5,830,322 | Dec 31 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 31 | Fantastic Mr. Fox | - | - | - | $29,662 | 222 | $3,494,007 | - | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 32 | The Lovely Bones | - | - | - | $26,131 | 230 | $6,089,234 | Dec 24 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 33 | The Ultimate Wave Tahiti | - | - | - | $22,390 | 2 | $22,390 | Feb 18 | IMAX | false |
| 34 | North Face | - | - | - | $3,913 | 2 | $3,913 | Feb 18 | Rialto Distribution | false |
