| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Avatar | - | - | - | $10,046,118 | 70 | $23,135,165 | Dec 17 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 2 | Sherlock Holmes | - | - | - | $1,742,765 | 41 | $3,190,592 | Dec 24 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 3 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | - | - | - | $856,770 | 34 | $896,739 | Dec 31 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 4 | Bodyguards and Assassins | - | - | - | $654,822 | 55 | $2,138,798 | Dec 18 | Lark Films Distribution | false |
| 5 | Hachi: A Dog's Tale | - | - | - | $522,401 | 31 | $543,178 | Jan 7 | Golden Scene | false |
| 6 | The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus | - | - | - | $466,712 | 22 | $591,525 | Jan 21 | Panasia Films | false |
| 7 | [Rec]² | - | - | - | $391,766 | 32 | $394,106 | Jan 7 | Edko Films | false |
| 8 | Black Ransom | - | - | - | $339,557 | 28 | $339,557 | Jan 7 | Newport Entertainment | false |
| 9 | Paranormal Activity | - | - | - | $320,345 | 29 | $323,836 | Jan 14 | Intercontinental Film Distributors (HK) | false |
| 10 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | - | - | - | $318,887 | 33 | $801,626 | Dec 24 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 11 | New York, I Love You | - | - | - | $299,369 | 17 | $299,369 | Dec 31 | Panasia Films | false |
| 12 | Confucius | - | - | - | $281,536 | 44 | $505,069 | Jan 28 | Intercontinental Film Distributors (HK) | false |
| 13 | King of Triads | - | - | - | $277,750 | 26 | $329,456 | Jan 21 | Newport Entertainment | false |
| 14 | Ciqing shidai | - | - | - | $268,151 | 35 | $268,151 | Dec 29 | Lark Films Distribution | false |
| 15 | Old Dogs | - | - | - | $188,477 | 12 | $191,837 | Jan 7 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 16 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | - | - | - | $154,843 | 65 | $1,897,556 | Dec 17 | Golden Scene | false |
| 17 | Invictus | - | - | - | $150,944 | 9 | $170,814 | Jan 14 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 18 | Everybody's Fine | - | - | - | $148,038 | 16 | $187,570 | Jan 21 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 19 | The Men Who Stare at Goats | - | - | - | $116,993 | 6 | $120,103 | Jan 14 | Lark Films Distribution | false |
| 20 | Edge of Darkness | - | - | - | $110,676 | 33 | $205,633 | Jan 28 | Deltamac Co. | false |
| 21 | The Box | - | - | - | $108,056 | 28 | $109,522 | Jan 14 | Deltamac Co. | false |
| 22 | Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky | - | - | - | $99,610 | 6 | $103,547 | Jan 7 | Deltamac Co. | false |
| 23 | Gokusen: The Movie | - | - | - | $55,093 | 8 | $58,485 | Jan 14 | Panasia Films | false |
| 24 | The Descent 2010 Re-release | - | - | - | $38,729 | 12 | $78,974 | Jan 28 | Panasia Films | false |
| 25 | Broken Embraces | - | - | - | $31,943 | 4 | $89,222 | Jan 28 | Edko Films | false |
| 26 | An Education | - | - | - | $31,515 | 2 | $69,255 | Jan 21 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 27 | KJ: Music and Life | - | - | - | $24,810 | 2 | $81,734 | Dec 10 | - | false |
| 28 | A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop | - | - | - | $22,017 | 15 | $89,352 | Dec 24 | Edko Films | false |
| 29 | The Storm Warriors | - | - | - | $19,504 | 101 | $1,991,978 | Dec 10 | - | false |
| 30 | Seraphine | - | - | - | $19,246 | 2 | $25,880 | Jan 21 | Edko Films | false |
| 31 | Whip It | - | - | - | $16,460 | 5 | $16,460 | Jan 14 | Edko Films | false |
| 32 | Empire of Silver | - | - | - | $10,863 | 5 | $19,036 | Jan 28 | Edko Films | false |
| 33 | A Prophet | - | - | - | $9,262 | 3 | $23,497 | Jan 28 | - | false |
| 34 | The Best of Times 2010 Re-release | - | - | - | $4,590 | 5 | $4,590 | Jan 14 | Panasia Films | false |
| 35 | Crows Zero II | - | - | - | $215 | 1 | $326 | Jan 14 | - | false |
