| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Avatar | - | - | - | $47,146,158 | 590 | $103,866,237 | - | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 2 | Sherlock Holmes | - | - | - | $14,357,770 | 308 | $22,777,578 | Dec 24 | Roadshow Films | false |
| 3 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | - | - | - | $12,803,338 | 365 | $19,791,144 | Dec 24 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 4 | It's Complicated | - | - | - | $11,065,346 | 304 | $14,187,266 | Jan 7 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 5 | Tooth Fairy | - | - | - | $7,979,230 | 243 | $9,475,680 | Jan 14 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 6 | Old Dogs | - | - | - | $5,800,765 | 271 | $8,383,867 | Dec 24 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 7 | The Princess and the Frog | - | - | - | $5,762,994 | 229 | $5,830,322 | Dec 31 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 8 | The Lovely Bones | - | - | - | $4,887,849 | 230 | $6,089,234 | Dec 24 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 9 | Up in the Air | - | - | - | $4,520,200 | 191 | $7,481,902 | Jan 14 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 10 | Bran Nue Dae | - | - | - | $4,484,129 | 234 | $4,979,727 | - | Roadshow Films | false |
| 11 | Invictus | - | - | - | $3,479,076 | 262 | $6,432,362 | Jan 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 12 | Fantastic Mr. Fox | - | - | - | $3,348,263 | 222 | $3,494,007 | - | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 13 | Did You Hear About the Morgans? | - | - | - | $3,188,240 | 208 | $5,471,538 | Dec 24 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 14 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | - | - | - | $1,959,813 | 530 | $35,164,930 | - | - | false |
| 15 | Law Abiding Citizen | - | - | - | $1,644,144 | 194 | $4,479,603 | Jan 28 | Roadshow Films | false |
| 16 | Bright Star | - | - | - | $1,522,596 | 66 | $2,568,097 | Dec 24 | Hopscotch Films | false |
| 17 | Nine | - | - | - | $1,485,159 | 133 | $2,164,990 | Jan 21 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 18 | Toy Story 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $743,563 | 125 | $871,836 | Jan 21 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 19 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | - | - | - | $590,239 | 343 | $7,487,784 | Nov 26 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 20 | Mao's Last Dancer | - | - | - | $538,322 | 267 | $14,008,032 | Oct 1 | Roadshow Films | false |
| 21 | Nowhere Boy | - | - | - | $537,050 | 36 | $807,879 | Dec 24 | Icon Film Distribution Australia | false |
| 22 | Paranormal Activity | - | - | - | $508,362 | 265 | $7,818,643 | Dec 4 | Icon Film Distribution Australia | false |
| 23 | 3 Idiots | - | - | - | $495,088 | 20 | $994,639 | Dec 24 | Mind Blowing Films | false |
| 24 | Where the Wild Things Are | - | - | - | $431,955 | 263 | $5,693,853 | Dec 3 | Roadshow Films | false |
| 25 | The Road | - | - | - | $429,607 | 66 | $1,135,520 | Jan 28 | Icon Film Distribution Australia | false |
| 26 | Broken Embraces | - | - | - | $341,141 | 24 | $679,307 | Dec 17 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 27 | Planet 51 | - | - | - | $257,759 | 205 | $2,581,551 | Dec 10 | Hoyts Distribution | false |
| 28 | In the Loop | - | - | - | $205,148 | 25 | $382,300 | Jan 21 | Madman Entertainment | false |
| 29 | 2012 | - | - | - | $63,451 | 405 | $18,123,801 | Nov 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 30 | Dinosaurs Alive | - | - | - | $63,363 | 2 | $638,150 | Aug 27 | IMAX | false |
| 31 | An Education | - | - | - | $63,273 | 53 | $1,491,386 | Oct 22 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 32 | Veer | - | - | - | $57,168 | 11 | $57,168 | Jan 21 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 33 | The Informant! | - | - | - | $50,175 | 56 | $1,216,264 | Dec 3 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 34 | Precious | - | - | - | $42,764 | 50 | $1,223,232 | Feb 4 | Icon Film Distribution Australia | false |
| 35 | Chance Pe Dance | - | - | - | $27,705 | 12 | $27,705 | Jan 14 | Mind Blowing Films | false |
| 36 | Peaceful Times | - | - | - | $25,744 | 1 | $25,744 | Jan 14 | Potential Films | false |
| 37 | Dulha Mil Gaya | - | - | - | $20,420 | 5 | $20,420 | Jan 7 | Saini Enterprises | false |
| 38 | Pyaar Impossible | - | - | - | $20,082 | 8 | $20,082 | Jan 7 | Mind Blowing Films | false |
| 39 | Mitti | - | - | - | $6,103 | 4 | $6,103 | Jan 7 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 40 | A Heavenly Vintage | - | - | - | $872 | 2 | $872 | Jan 14 | Icon Film Distribution Australia | false |
