| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Avatar | - | - | - | $10,351,025 | 101 | $25,008,139 | Dec 18 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 2 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | - | - | - | $1,728,657 | 100 | $3,845,768 | Dec 25 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 3 | Sherlock Holmes | - | - | - | $1,668,556 | 60 | $2,731,318 | Dec 25 | Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB | false |
| 4 | The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest | - | - | - | $1,659,667 | 127 | $9,034,083 | Nov 27 | Nordisk Film | false |
| 5 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | - | - | - | $661,593 | 72 | $1,839,028 | Jan 21 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 6 | Did You Hear About the Morgans? | - | - | - | $576,213 | 40 | $640,252 | Jan 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 7 | Coco Before Chanel | - | - | - | $571,327 | 54 | $1,178,721 | Dec 11 | Filmcompagniet | false |
| 8 | Vågn | - | - | - | $488,797 | 25 | $768,660 | Dec 25 | Nordisk Film | false |
| 9 | It's Complicated | - | - | - | $461,850 | 40 | $1,162,159 | Jan 21 | United International Pictures | false |
| 10 | The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus | - | - | - | $421,363 | 12 | $751,736 | Dec 25 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 11 | Nine | - | - | - | $373,032 | 54 | $551,998 | Jan 14 | United International Pictures | false |
| 12 | The Men Who Stare at Goats | - | - | - | $369,674 | 11 | $372,971 | Jan 7 | Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB | false |
| 13 | Planet 51 | - | - | - | $320,512 | 67 | $369,770 | Jan 7 | Scanbox Entertainment | false |
| 14 | The Woman Who Dreamed of a Man | - | - | - | $199,060 | 30 | $255,976 | Jan 21 | Nordisk Film | false |
| 15 | The White Ribbon | - | - | - | $153,387 | 5 | $223,242 | Jan 14 | Camera Film | false |
| 16 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | - | - | - | $145,250 | 65 | $3,912,934 | Nov 20 | Nordisk Film | false |
| 17 | SuperBrother | - | - | - | $144,688 | 73 | $478,866 | Dec 18 | Nordisk Film | false |
| 18 | Max Manus: Man of War | - | - | - | $134,439 | 15 | $142,693 | Jan 7 | Nordisk Film | false |
| 19 | Up in the Air | - | - | - | $131,227 | 16 | $696,273 | Jan 28 | United International Pictures | false |
| 20 | The Road | - | - | - | $129,759 | 17 | $605,425 | Jan 28 | Scanbox Entertainment | false |
| 21 | The Concert | - | - | - | $125,993 | 7 | $188,542 | Dec 25 | Camera Film | false |
| 22 | Daybreakers | - | - | - | $87,799 | 7 | $89,242 | Jan 21 | Nordisk Film | false |
| 23 | Paranormal Activity | - | - | - | $78,396 | 36 | $944,498 | Dec 4 | Filmcompagniet | false |
| 24 | 2012 | - | - | - | $66,604 | 74 | $3,990,300 | Nov 13 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 25 | Whatever Works | - | - | - | $61,306 | 11 | $63,523 | Jan 1 | Filmcompagniet | false |
| 26 | Old Dogs | - | - | - | $58,787 | 15 | $141,986 | Dec 25 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 27 | Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard | - | - | - | $58,537 | 52 | $475,748 | Dec 4 | Scanbox Entertainment | false |
| 28 | Everything Will Be Fine | - | - | - | $45,859 | 17 | $116,875 | Jan 28 | Filmcompagniet | false |
| 29 | Up | - | - | - | $38,096 | 106 | $6,892,692 | Oct 2 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 30 | Sin Nombre | - | - | - | $21,671 | 3 | $121,807 | Dec 4 | Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB | false |
| 31 | The Girl Who Played with Fire | - | - | - | $7,502 | 125 | $11,922,845 | Sep 18 | Nordisk Film | false |
| 32 | Couples Retreat | - | - | - | $6,292 | 20 | $305,175 | Dec 4 | United International Pictures | false |
| 33 | The Stepfather | - | - | - | $4,286 | 2 | $7,154 | Jan 28 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 34 | Zombieland | - | - | - | $617 | 20 | $405,960 | Oct 23 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
