| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Avatar | - | - | - | $61,655,433 | 840 | $170,640,248 | Dec 23 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 2 | Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II | - | - | - | $18,966,357 | 409 | $42,694,088 | Dec 19 | Toho | false |
| 3 | Up | - | - | - | $15,024,891 | 664 | $51,920,149 | Dec 5 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 4 | One Piece: Strong World | - | - | - | $11,640,207 | 194 | $48,192,309 | Dec 12 | Toei Company | false |
| 5 | Oceans | - | - | - | $9,900,317 | 303 | $25,545,132 | Jan 22 | Gaga | false |
| 6 | Free and Easy 20: Final | - | - | - | $5,132,123 | 176 | $7,114,146 | Dec 26 | Shochiku | false |
| 7 | This Is It | - | - | - | $5,010,521 | 323 | $57,073,792 | Oct 28 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 8 | Goodbye, Someday | - | - | - | $4,781,440 | 180 | $10,599,256 | Jan 23 | Asmik Ace Entertainment | false |
| 9 | Where the Wild Things Are | - | - | - | $4,561,947 | 537 | $4,835,265 | Jan 15 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 10 | Bandage | - | - | - | $4,462,725 | 214 | $4,462,725 | Jan 16 | Toho | false |
| 11 | 2012 | - | - | - | $4,249,481 | 612 | $42,626,869 | Nov 20 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 12 | The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus | - | - | - | $3,768,102 | 233 | $6,573,833 | Jan 23 | Showgate | false |
| 13 | Kamen Rider Movie War 2010: Kamen Rider vs. Kamen Rider W & Decade | - | - | - | $3,669,976 | 293 | $16,035,761 | Dec 12 | Toei Company | false |
| 14 | Surrogates | - | - | - | $3,492,278 | 319 | $5,009,217 | Jan 23 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 15 | A Tale of Ululu's Wonderful Forest | - | - | - | $2,746,790 | 324 | $5,509,441 | Dec 19 | Toho | false |
| 16 | A Good Husband | - | - | - | $2,582,517 | 241 | $2,582,517 | Jan 16 | Toei Company | false |
| 17 | About Her Brother | - | - | - | $2,535,917 | 305 | $19,969,473 | Jan 30 | Shochiku | false |
| 18 | Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva | - | - | - | $2,439,880 | 311 | $6,112,698 | Dec 19 | Toho | false |
| 19 | Golden Slumber | - | - | - | $2,104,842 | 307 | $11,060,514 | Jan 30 | Toho | false |
| 20 | Yu-Gi-Oh! Bonds Beyond Time | - | - | - | $2,017,928 | 124 | $2,017,928 | Jan 23 | - | false |
| 21 | Samurai Sentai Shinkenger vs. Go-onger Ginmaku Bang! | - | - | - | $1,608,263 | 174 | $4,948,599 | Jan 30 | Toei Company | false |
| 22 | The Lovely Bones | - | - | - | $1,469,176 | 306 | $6,823,934 | Jan 29 | United International Pictures | false |
| 23 | Public Enemies | - | - | - | $1,322,129 | 328 | $7,842,138 | Dec 12 | Toho-Towa | false |
| 24 | The Fourth Kind | - | - | - | $1,262,717 | 238 | $5,064,696 | Dec 18 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 25 | Higanjima: Escape from Vampire Island | - | - | - | $1,247,050 | 111 | $1,247,050 | Jan 9 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 26 | Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends - The Movie | - | - | - | $1,235,516 | 135 | $6,161,665 | Dec 12 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 27 | Paranormal Activity | - | - | - | $1,102,918 | 161 | $5,289,969 | Jan 30 | - | false |
| 28 | Space Battleship Yamato Resurrection | - | - | - | $781,166 | 213 | $4,319,940 | Dec 12 | Toho | false |
| 29 | Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha the Movie 1st | - | - | - | $658,809 | 19 | $2,444,050 | Jan 23 | - | false |
| 30 | Gekijouban Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works | - | - | - | $400,773 | 12 | $400,773 | Jan 23 | The Klockworx | false |
| 31 | Julie & Julia | - | - | - | $325,797 | 15 | $1,144,317 | Dec 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 32 | Himitsu kessha Takano Tsume The Movie 3 | - | - | - | $292,467 | 29 | $292,467 | Jan 16 | Toei Company | false |
| 33 | Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure | - | - | - | $247,780 | 162 | $1,447,806 | Nov 23 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
