| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Avatar | - | - | - | $49,936,622 | 840 | $170,640,248 | Dec 23 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 2 | About Her Brother | - | - | - | $14,707,370 | 305 | $19,969,473 | Jan 30 | Shochiku | false |
| 3 | Oceans | - | - | - | $12,830,836 | 303 | $25,545,132 | Jan 22 | Gaga | false |
| 4 | Golden Slumber | - | - | - | $8,955,672 | 307 | $11,060,514 | Jan 30 | Toho | false |
| 5 | Invictus | - | - | - | $7,280,604 | 319 | $8,623,873 | Feb 5 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 6 | Goodbye, Someday | - | - | - | $5,817,816 | 180 | $10,599,256 | Jan 23 | Asmik Ace Entertainment | false |
| 7 | The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya | - | - | - | $5,001,440 | 29 | $7,479,561 | Feb 6 | - | false |
| 8 | The Lovely Bones | - | - | - | $4,915,546 | 306 | $6,823,934 | Jan 29 | United International Pictures | false |
| 9 | The Negotiator: The Movie | - | - | - | $4,340,825 | 303 | $5,401,427 | Feb 11 | Toei Company | false |
| 10 | Paranormal Activity | - | - | - | $4,187,051 | 161 | $5,289,969 | Jan 30 | - | false |
| 11 | Valentine's Day | - | - | - | $3,544,241 | 288 | $3,837,335 | Feb 12 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 12 | Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief | - | - | - | $3,352,511 | 562 | $14,725,558 | Feb 26 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 13 | Samurai Sentai Shinkenger vs. Go-onger Ginmaku Bang! | - | - | - | $3,340,336 | 174 | $4,948,599 | Jan 30 | Toei Company | false |
| 14 | Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II | - | - | - | $3,099,860 | 409 | $42,694,088 | Dec 19 | Toho | false |
| 15 | The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus | - | - | - | $2,805,731 | 233 | $6,573,833 | Jan 23 | Showgate | false |
| 16 | It's Complicated | - | - | - | $2,802,631 | 286 | $4,464,526 | Feb 19 | Toho-Towa | false |
| 17 | The Fallen Angel | - | - | - | $2,720,502 | 154 | $4,122,770 | Feb 20 | - | false |
| 18 | Coraline | - | - | - | $1,657,257 | 130 | $2,401,658 | Feb 19 | Gaga | false |
| 19 | Rinco's Restaurant | - | - | - | $1,563,234 | 156 | $1,563,234 | Feb 6 | Toho | false |
| 20 | Surrogates | - | - | - | $1,110,555 | 319 | $5,009,217 | Jan 23 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 21 | Saru Lock the Movie | - | - | - | $993,703 | 226 | $3,101,844 | Feb 27 | Showgate | false |
| 22 | Sergeant Keroro the Super Movie: Creation! Ultimate Keroro, Wonder Space-Time Island De Arimasu!! | - | - | - | $662,651 | 144 | $1,420,199 | Feb 27 | - | false |
| 23 | Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha the Movie 1st | - | - | - | $332,541 | 19 | $2,444,050 | Jan 23 | - | false |
| 24 | Julie & Julia | - | - | - | $154,939 | 15 | $1,144,317 | Dec 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 25 | 2012 | - | - | - | $30,395 | 612 | $42,626,869 | Nov 20 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
