| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Avatar | - | - | - | $2,508,209 | 129 | $14,646,667 | Dec 18 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 2 | Shutter Island | - | - | - | $1,166,641 | 57 | $2,499,231 | Feb 19 | United International Pictures | false |
| 3 | The Junior Olsen Gang and the Master Thief | - | - | - | $1,119,841 | 84 | $2,124,685 | Jan 29 | Nordisk Film | false |
| 4 | The Princess and the Frog | - | - | - | $1,005,450 | 97 | $1,623,931 | Feb 19 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 5 | Valentine's Day | - | - | - | $760,675 | 25 | $884,268 | Feb 12 | Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB | false |
| 6 | The Wolfman | - | - | - | $663,507 | 65 | $772,728 | Feb 12 | United International Pictures | false |
| 7 | Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief | - | - | - | $585,760 | 64 | $722,839 | Feb 12 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 8 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | - | - | - | $446,259 | 67 | $1,385,169 | Jan 15 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 9 | Fantastic Mr. Fox | - | - | - | $394,045 | 63 | $474,967 | Feb 5 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 10 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | - | - | - | $328,941 | 124 | $3,519,023 | Dec 26 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 11 | Precious | - | - | - | $282,085 | 12 | $394,361 | Jan 29 | - | false |
| 12 | Did You Hear About the Morgans? | - | - | - | $270,339 | 36 | $448,229 | Jan 29 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 13 | Sherlock Holmes | - | - | - | $261,393 | 62 | $3,196,245 | Dec 26 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 14 | Empty Barrels | - | - | - | $253,728 | 60 | $1,672,496 | Jan 8 | - | false |
| 15 | Ploddy the Police Car Makes a Splash | - | - | - | $250,022 | 68 | $1,523,670 | Jan 8 | Nordisk Film | false |
| 16 | It's Complicated | - | - | - | $244,801 | 69 | $1,833,896 | Dec 26 | United International Pictures | false |
| 17 | Invictus | - | - | - | $211,989 | 20 | $211,989 | Feb 5 | Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB | false |
| 18 | The Road | - | - | - | $203,525 | 22 | $311,700 | Feb 19 | Scanbox Entertainment | false |
| 19 | A Single Man | - | - | - | $141,896 | 6 | $208,043 | Feb 12 | Svensk Filmindustri (SF) | false |
| 20 | The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest | - | - | - | $132,548 | 115 | $5,253,667 | Nov 27 | Nordisk Film | false |
| 21 | East End Angels | - | - | - | $129,192 | 52 | $617,868 | Feb 26 | Nordisk Film | false |
| 22 | Where the Wild Things Are | - | - | - | $98,755 | 30 | $324,316 | Jan 22 | Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB | false |
| 23 | Up in the Air | - | - | - | $91,221 | 26 | $403,812 | Jan 15 | United International Pictures | false |
| 24 | Daybreakers | - | - | - | $69,403 | 22 | $69,403 | Feb 5 | Nordisk Film | false |
| 25 | The Men Who Stare at Goats | - | - | - | $65,153 | 16 | $406,658 | Jan 8 | Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB | false |
| 26 | Fish Tank | - | - | - | $61,134 | 12 | $104,203 | Feb 19 | Arthouse | false |
| 27 | Crazy Heart | - | - | - | $51,922 | 33 | $257,005 | Feb 26 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 28 | The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus | - | - | - | $40,583 | 10 | $373,871 | Dec 26 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 29 | Nine | - | - | - | $33,540 | 15 | $33,540 | Feb 5 | - | false |
| 30 | Planet 51 | - | - | - | $28,924 | 44 | $96,609 | Jan 22 | Scanbox Entertainment | false |
| 31 | The White Ribbon | - | - | - | $16,914 | 10 | $269,985 | Dec 26 | Arthouse | false |
| 32 | Everyone Else | - | - | - | $8,926 | 3 | $25,507 | Jan 29 | Arthouse | false |
| 33 | Zombieland | - | - | - | $5,778 | 12 | $409,805 | Oct 23 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 34 | 2012 | - | - | - | $5,520 | 90 | $4,101,063 | Nov 13 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 35 | New York, I Love You | - | - | - | $3,192 | 13 | $190,126 | Dec 26 | Svensk Filmindustri (SF) | false |
| 36 | Paranormal Activity | - | - | - | $2,944 | 25 | $716,219 | Dec 4 | Svensk Filmindustri (SF) | false |
