| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Avatar | - | - | - | $457,515,793 | 3,461 | $749,766,139 | Dec 18 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 2 | Alice in Wonderland | - | - | - | $299,459,690 | 3,739 | $334,191,110 | Mar 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 3 | Shutter Island | - | - | - | $121,618,636 | 3,356 | $128,012,934 | Feb 19 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 4 | Valentine's Day | - | - | - | $109,904,690 | 3,665 | $110,485,654 | Feb 12 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 5 | Sherlock Holmes | - | - | - | $106,400,716 | 3,626 | $209,028,679 | Dec 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 6 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | - | - | - | $98,405,096 | 3,747 | $219,614,612 | Dec 23 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 7 | The Book of Eli | - | - | - | $94,058,047 | 3,111 | $94,835,059 | Jan 15 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 8 | Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief | - | - | - | $86,304,133 | 3,396 | $88,768,303 | Feb 12 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 9 | Dear John | - | - | - | $79,417,160 | 3,062 | $80,014,842 | Feb 5 | Screen Gems | false |
| 10 | It's Complicated | - | - | - | $72,351,325 | 2,955 | $112,735,375 | Dec 25 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 11 | The Wolfman | - | - | - | $61,969,125 | 3,223 | $61,979,680 | Feb 12 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 12 | The Blind Side | - | - | - | $58,653,131 | 3,407 | $255,959,475 | Nov 20 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 13 | Tooth Fairy | - | - | - | $58,344,633 | 3,345 | $60,022,256 | Jan 22 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 14 | How to Train Your Dragon | - | - | - | $57,883,758 | 4,060 | $217,581,231 | Mar 26 | DreamWorks | false |
| 15 | Up in the Air | - | - | - | $50,134,877 | 2,218 | $83,823,381 | Dec 4 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 16 | The Lovely Bones | - | - | - | $43,795,809 | 2,638 | $44,114,232 | Dec 11 | DreamWorks | false |
| 17 | Cop Out | - | - | - | $43,730,789 | 3,150 | $44,875,481 | Feb 26 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 18 | Edge of Darkness | - | - | - | $43,238,893 | 3,066 | $43,313,890 | Jan 29 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 19 | The Bounty Hunter | - | - | - | $41,617,393 | 3,118 | $67,061,228 | Mar 19 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 20 | Legion | - | - | - | $40,168,080 | 2,476 | $40,168,080 | Jan 22 | Screen Gems | false |
| 21 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid | - | - | - | $39,469,281 | 3,083 | $64,003,625 | Mar 19 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 22 | The Crazies | - | - | - | $37,907,383 | 2,479 | $39,123,589 | Feb 26 | Overture Films | false |
| 23 | Crazy Heart | - | - | - | $37,488,513 | 1,361 | $39,464,306 | Dec 16 | - | false |
| 24 | When in Rome | - | - | - | $32,469,067 | 2,456 | $32,680,633 | Jan 29 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 25 | Green Zone | - | - | - | $31,549,470 | 3,004 | $35,053,660 | Mar 12 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 26 | Daybreakers | - | - | - | $30,101,577 | 2,523 | $30,101,577 | Jan 8 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 27 | The Princess and the Frog | - | - | - | $28,354,907 | 3,475 | $104,400,899 | Nov 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 28 | She's Out of My League | - | - | - | $26,783,009 | 2,958 | $32,010,860 | Mar 12 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 29 | Brooklyn's Finest | - | - | - | $26,491,906 | 1,939 | $27,163,593 | Mar 5 | Overture Films | false |
| 30 | Leap Year | - | - | - | $25,918,920 | 2,512 | $25,918,920 | Jan 8 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 31 | The Spy Next Door | - | - | - | $24,307,086 | 2,924 | $24,307,086 | Jan 15 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 32 | From Paris with Love | - | - | - | $24,077,427 | 2,722 | $24,077,427 | Feb 5 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 33 | Hot Tub Time Machine | - | - | - | $18,418,318 | 2,771 | $50,287,556 | Mar 26 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 34 | Remember Me | - | - | - | $17,610,682 | 2,215 | $19,068,240 | Mar 12 | Summit Entertainment | false |
| 35 | Our Family Wedding | - | - | - | $17,584,148 | 1,609 | $20,255,281 | Mar 12 | - | false |
| 36 | Youth in Revolt | - | - | - | $15,281,286 | 1,873 | $15,281,286 | Jan 8 | - | false |
| 37 | Repo Men | - | - | - | $12,329,935 | 2,521 | $13,794,835 | Mar 19 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 38 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | - | - | - | $12,110,050 | 4,124 | $296,623,634 | Nov 20 | Summit Entertainment | false |
| 39 | Extraordinary Measures | - | - | - | $12,068,313 | 2,549 | $12,068,313 | Jan 22 | CBS Films | false |
| 40 | Invictus | - | - | - | $10,814,231 | 2,170 | $37,491,364 | Dec 11 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 41 | Nine | - | - | - | $9,832,212 | 1,412 | $19,676,965 | Dec 18 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 42 | The Ghost Writer | - | - | - | $9,733,271 | 819 | $15,541,549 | Feb 19 | Summit Entertainment | false |
| 43 | Did You Hear About the Morgans? | - | - | - | $9,200,041 | 2,718 | $29,580,087 | Dec 18 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 44 | The Young Victoria | - | - | - | $8,857,874 | 476 | $11,001,272 | Dec 18 | Apparition | false |
| 45 | A Single Man | - | - | - | $7,819,869 | 354 | $9,176,000 | Dec 11 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 46 | The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus | - | - | - | $6,929,561 | 607 | $7,689,607 | Dec 25 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 47 | The Last Station | - | - | - | $6,067,566 | 354 | $6,617,867 | Jan 15 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 48 | The Last Song | - | - | - | $5,125,103 | 2,794 | $62,950,384 | Mar 31 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 49 | Precious | - | - | - | $4,998,535 | 1,003 | $47,566,524 | Nov 6 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 50 | An Education | - | - | - | $4,908,334 | 763 | $12,574,914 | Oct 9 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 51 | My Name Is Khan | - | - | - | $3,994,714 | 125 | $4,018,771 | Feb 12 | - | false |
| 52 | To Save a Life | - | - | - | $3,769,224 | 441 | $3,777,210 | Jan 22 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 53 | 2012 | - | - | - | $3,763,166 | 3,444 | $166,112,167 | Nov 13 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 54 | 3 Idiots | - | - | - | $3,268,210 | 156 | $6,532,874 | Dec 23 | Reliance Big Pictures | false |
| 55 | Broken Embraces | - | - | - | $3,177,706 | 202 | $5,014,305 | Nov 20 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 56 | Old Dogs | - | - | - | $2,955,052 | 3,425 | $49,492,060 | Nov 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 57 | Planet 51 | - | - | - | $2,783,781 | 3,035 | $42,194,060 | Nov 20 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 58 | The Hurt Locker | - | - | - | $2,705,895 | 535 | $17,017,811 | Jun 26 | Summit Entertainment | false |
| 59 | Fantastic Mr. Fox | - | - | - | $2,339,553 | 2,304 | $21,002,919 | Nov 13 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 60 | Brothers | - | - | - | $2,321,378 | 2,088 | $28,544,157 | Dec 4 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 61 | Clash of the Titans | - | - | - | $2,275,716 | 3,802 | $163,214,888 | Apr 2 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 62 | The White Ribbon | - | - | - | $2,035,796 | 106 | $2,222,862 | Dec 30 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 63 | Under the Sea 3D | - | - | - | $1,879,237 | 108 | $36,262,926 | Feb 13 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 64 | The Road | - | - | - | $1,798,592 | 396 | $8,117,000 | Nov 25 | - | false |
| 65 | The Runaways | - | - | - | $1,739,664 | 244 | $3,573,673 | Mar 19 | Apparition | false |
| 66 | Greenberg | - | - | - | $1,478,894 | 186 | $4,234,170 | Mar 19 | Focus Features | false |
| 67 | Hubble | - | - | - | $1,406,500 | 151 | $52,522,904 | Mar 19 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 68 | A Prophet | - | - | - | $1,369,142 | 83 | $2,087,720 | Feb 26 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 69 | Chloe | - | - | - | $1,100,754 | 350 | $3,075,255 | Mar 26 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 70 | The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2010: Live Action | - | - | - | $1,000,083 | 95 | $1,018,169 | Feb 19 | Shorts International | false |
| 71 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | - | - | - | $987,790 | 82 | $34,137,524 | Sep 23 | IMAX | false |
| 72 | A Christmas Carol | - | - | - | $966,812 | 3,683 | $137,855,863 | Nov 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 73 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | - | - | - | $959,578 | 3,119 | $124,870,275 | Sep 18 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 74 | Where the Wild Things Are | - | - | - | $931,488 | 3,735 | $77,233,467 | Oct 16 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 75 | Space Station 3D | - | - | - | $926,312 | 64 | $93,383,953 | Apr 19 | IMAX | false |
| 76 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | - | - | - | $912,200 | 202 | $10,095,170 | Mar 19 | Music Box Films | false |
| 77 | Couples Retreat | - | - | - | $907,480 | 3,074 | $109,204,945 | Oct 9 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 78 | Ninja Assassin | - | - | - | $819,418 | 2,503 | $38,122,883 | Nov 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 79 | Law Abiding Citizen | - | - | - | $593,500 | 2,890 | $73,357,727 | Oct 16 | Overture Films | false |
| 80 | Veer | - | - | - | $527,193 | 92 | $527,193 | Jan 22 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 81 | Preacher's Kid | - | - | - | $508,267 | 109 | $515,065 | Jan 29 | 8x Entertainment | false |
| 82 | Armored | - | - | - | $490,636 | 1,919 | $15,988,876 | Dec 4 | Screen Gems | false |
| 83 | North Face | - | - | - | $471,530 | 36 | $711,421 | Jan 29 | Music Box Films | false |
| 84 | The Men Who Stare at Goats | - | - | - | $451,258 | 2,453 | $32,428,195 | Nov 6 | Overture Films | false |
| 85 | Ajami | - | - | - | $447,522 | 23 | $622,403 | Feb 3 | Kino International | false |
| 86 | The Messenger | - | - | - | $434,154 | 50 | $1,109,660 | Nov 13 | Oscilloscope | false |
| 87 | The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day | - | - | - | $433,404 | 524 | $10,273,188 | Oct 30 | Apparition | false |
| 88 | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | - | - | - | $356,307 | 252 | $23,746,066 | Oct 5 | National Geographic Entertainment | false |
| 89 | Me and Orson Welles | - | - | - | $339,800 | 134 | $1,190,003 | Nov 25 | Freestyle Releasing | false |
| 90 | Fish Tank | - | - | - | $324,540 | 15 | $374,675 | Jan 15 | IFC Films | false |
| 91 | The Art of the Steal | - | - | - | $318,566 | 34 | $544,890 | Feb 26 | IFC Films | false |
| 92 | Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans | - | - | - | $313,541 | 96 | $1,702,112 | Nov 20 | First Look International | false |
| 93 | The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers | - | - | - | $299,200 | 12 | $453,993 | Jan 29 | First Run | false |
| 94 | Creation | - | - | - | $293,919 | 12 | $341,323 | Jan 22 | Newmarket Films | false |
| 95 | Deep Sea | - | - | - | $293,636 | 47 | $46,412,757 | Mar 3 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 96 | Dolphins and Whales 3D: Tribes of the Ocean | - | - | - | $287,935 | 42 | $7,714,996 | Feb 15 | 3D Entertainment | false |
| 97 | Karthik Calling Karthik | - | - | - | $286,409 | 70 | $286,409 | Feb 26 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 98 | Frozen | - | - | - | $246,176 | 106 | $246,176 | Feb 5 | Anchor Bay Films | false |
| 99 | Mother | - | - | - | $240,099 | 38 | $551,509 | Mar 12 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 100 | The Yellow Handkerchief | - | - | - | $199,607 | 29 | $318,623 | Feb 26 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 101 | That Evening Sun | - | - | - | $183,494 | 10 | $281,350 | Nov 6 | Freestyle Releasing | false |
| 102 | Astro Boy | - | - | - | $173,196 | 3,020 | $19,551,067 | Oct 23 | Summit Entertainment | false |
| 103 | Chance Pe Dance | - | - | - | $168,643 | 68 | $168,643 | Jan 15 | UTV Motion Pictures | false |
| 104 | Formosa Betrayed | - | - | - | $167,039 | 16 | $225,341 | Feb 26 | Screen Media Films | false |
| 105 | La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet | - | - | - | $161,168 | 25 | $567,493 | Nov 4 | Zipporah Films | false |
| 106 | The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry | - | - | - | $147,742 | 135 | $1,355,079 | Sep 18 | Five & Two Pictures | false |
| 107 | The Weathered Underground | - | - | - | $137,747 | 22 | $140,091 | Jan 26 | Indican Pictures | false |
| 108 | Coco Before Chanel | - | - | - | $136,611 | 307 | $6,113,834 | Sep 25 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 109 | The Girl on the Train | - | - | - | $135,209 | 10 | $208,023 | Jan 22 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 110 | A Serious Man | - | - | - | $130,332 | 262 | $9,228,768 | Oct 2 | Focus Features | false |
| 111 | The Secret of Kells | - | - | - | $126,510 | 37 | $676,775 | Mar 5 | GKIDS | false |
| 112 | Paranormal Activity | - | - | - | $125,965 | 2,712 | $107,918,810 | Sep 25 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 113 | Red Cliff | - | - | - | $124,151 | 42 | $627,047 | Nov 18 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 114 | Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 | - | - | - | $120,333 | 9 | $151,644 | Feb 5 | IFC Films | false |
| 115 | A Town Called Panic | - | - | - | $117,402 | 10 | $165,509 | Dec 16 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 116 | Blood Done Sign My Name | - | - | - | $109,383 | 95 | $109,383 | Feb 19 | Paladin | false |
| 117 | City Island | - | - | - | $107,152 | 269 | $6,671,036 | Mar 19 | Anchor Bay Films | false |
| 118 | Terribly Happy | - | - | - | $106,478 | 9 | $170,943 | Feb 5 | Oscilloscope | false |
| 119 | Saint John of Las Vegas | - | - | - | $102,645 | 14 | $102,645 | Jan 29 | IndieVest Pictures | false |
| 120 | The Good Guy | - | - | - | $100,688 | 9 | $100,688 | Feb 19 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 121 | House | - | - | - | $93,586 | 7 | $209,765 | Jan 15 | Janus Films | false |
| 122 | Vincere | - | - | - | $91,008 | 36 | $619,162 | Mar 19 | IFC Films | false |
| 123 | The Maid | - | - | - | $90,376 | 19 | $576,608 | Oct 16 | Elephant Eye Films | false |
| 124 | The Fourth Kind | - | - | - | $89,320 | 2,530 | $25,486,040 | Nov 6 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 125 | Crazy on the Outside | - | - | - | $88,335 | 75 | $88,335 | Jan 8 | Freestyle Releasing | false |
| 126 | The Private Lives of Pippa Lee | - | - | - | $82,568 | 26 | $337,356 | Nov 27 | Screen Media Films | false |
| 127 | Until the Light Takes Us | - | - | - | $77,925 | 3 | $130,441 | Dec 4 | Variance Films | false |
| 128 | U2 3D | - | - | - | $72,816 | 686 | $10,363,341 | Jan 23 | National Geographic Entertainment | false |
| 129 | Sweetgrass | - | - | - | $71,558 | 9 | $207,473 | Jan 6 | The Cinema Guild | false |
| 130 | The Boat That Rocked | - | - | - | $68,361 | 883 | $8,017,917 | Nov 13 | Focus Features | false |
| 131 | Prodigal Sons | - | - | - | $58,671 | 11 | $73,544 | Feb 26 | First Run | false |
| 132 | Ran 2010 Re-release | - | - | - | $56,698 | 4 | $124,673 | Feb 5 | Rialto Pictures | false |
| 133 | Mid-August Lunch | - | - | - | $51,796 | 23 | $675,299 | Mar 17 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 134 | Defendor | - | - | - | $44,462 | 4 | $44,462 | Feb 19 | Darius Films | false |
| 135 | Waking Sleeping Beauty | - | - | - | $42,108 | 5 | $80,741 | Mar 26 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 136 | 44 Inch Chest 2010 Re-release | - | - | - | $39,033 | 5 | $39,033 | Jan 15 | Image Entertainment | false |
| 137 | Amelia | - | - | - | $38,510 | 1,070 | $14,246,488 | Oct 23 | - | false |
| 138 | Killing Kasztner | - | - | - | $38,227 | 5 | $112,313 | Oct 23 | Sky Island Films | false |
| 139 | Harlan: In the Shadow of Jew Suess | - | - | - | $37,859 | 5 | $54,305 | Mar 3 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 140 | District 13: Ultimatum | - | - | - | $36,084 | 9 | $36,136 | Feb 5 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 141 | Mystery Team | - | - | - | $35,701 | 4 | $89,442 | Aug 28 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 142 | 35 Shots of Rum | - | - | - | $34,926 | 5 | $177,511 | Sep 16 | The Cinema Guild | false |
| 143 | The Yes Men Fix the World | - | - | - | $33,261 | 16 | $194,533 | Sep 25 | Shadow Distribution | false |
| 144 | The Red Baron 2010 Re-release | - | - | - | $31,189 | 19 | $37,189 | Mar 19 | Monterey Media | false |
| 145 | Seraphine | - | - | - | $28,258 | 24 | $884,613 | Jun 5 | Music Box Films | false |
| 146 | The Box | - | - | - | $26,698 | 2,635 | $15,051,977 | Nov 6 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 147 | Eyes Wide Open | - | - | - | $26,258 | 1 | $26,258 | Feb 5 | New American Vision | false |
| 148 | Ca$h | - | - | - | $24,603 | 43 | $46,488 | Mar 26 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 149 | Galapagos | - | - | - | $23,711 | 14 | $18,630,372 | Oct 29 | IMAX | false |
| 150 | See What I'm Saying: The Deaf Entertainers Documentary | - | - | - | $23,063 | 21 | $118,206 | Mar 19 | Worldplay | false |
| 151 | Happy Tears | - | - | - | $22,464 | 15 | $22,464 | Feb 19 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 152 | The Sun 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $21,280 | 4 | $77,303 | Nov 18 | Lorber Films | false |
| 153 | Videocracy | - | - | - | $20,598 | 1 | $23,720 | Feb 12 | Kino International | false |
| 154 | The Korean | - | - | - | $20,279 | 2 | $20,279 | Feb 5 | Indican Pictures | false |
| 155 | The Horse Boy | - | - | - | $19,117 | 5 | $156,612 | Sep 30 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 156 | The Eclipse | - | - | - | $17,670 | 12 | $133,411 | Mar 26 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 157 | Bitch Slap | - | - | - | $17,365 | 3 | $17,365 | Jan 8 | Freestyle Releasing | false |
| 158 | The Polar Express 2009 IMAX Release | - | - | - | $16,722 | 21 | $514,354 | Nov 6 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 159 | The End of Poverty? | - | - | - | $15,925 | 5 | $57,805 | Nov 13 | Cinema Libre Studio | false |
| 160 | The Wedding Song | - | - | - | $15,428 | 4 | $31,160 | Oct 9 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 161 | Off and Running | - | - | - | $15,305 | 1 | $18,262 | Jan 29 | First Run | false |
| 162 | The Little Traitor | - | - | - | $14,933 | 5 | $402,088 | Oct 23 | - | false |
| 163 | October Country | - | - | - | $14,885 | 4 | $26,185 | Feb 12 | International Film Circuit | false |
| 164 | Police, Adjective | - | - | - | $14,782 | 8 | $53,206 | Dec 23 | IFC Films | false |
| 165 | The Exploding Girl | - | - | - | $14,207 | 3 | $25,572 | Mar 12 | Oscilloscope | false |
| 166 | Four Seasons Lodge | - | - | - | $13,184 | 3 | $58,334 | Nov 11 | First Run | false |
| 167 | Good Hair | - | - | - | $12,624 | 466 | $4,157,223 | Oct 9 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 168 | Lbs. | - | - | - | $12,492 | 1 | $29,866 | Mar 26 | Truly Indie | false |
| 169 | The Beaches of Agnès | - | - | - | $12,269 | 7 | $239,711 | Jul 2 | The Cinema Guild | false |
| 170 | Bluebeard | - | - | - | $11,976 | 3 | $33,490 | Mar 26 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 171 | Toe to Toe | - | - | - | $11,901 | 2 | $21,648 | Feb 26 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 172 | The Damned United | - | - | - | $11,630 | 45 | $449,865 | Oct 9 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 173 | Children of Invention | - | - | - | $11,183 | 2 | $11,183 | Mar 12 | - | false |
| 174 | Waiting for Armageddon | - | - | - | $10,501 | 1 | $10,501 | Jan 8 | First Run | false |
| 175 | Wonderful World | - | - | - | $9,309 | 4 | $9,309 | Jan 8 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 176 | Shanghai Red 2010 Re-release | - | - | - | $8,659 | 3 | $30,353 | Feb 12 | Indican Pictures | false |
| 177 | Amreeka | - | - | - | $8,264 | 40 | $627,436 | Sep 4 | National Geographic Entertainment | false |
| 178 | Small Change | - | - | - | $8,026 | 2 | $38,296 | Nov 24 | The Film Desk | false |
| 179 | The Missing Person | - | - | - | $7,874 | 3 | $17,896 | Nov 20 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 180 | The Cove | - | - | - | $7,699 | 56 | $857,005 | Jul 31 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 181 | Tales from the Script | - | - | - | $7,535 | 1 | $7,535 | Mar 12 | First Run | false |
| 182 | Dreamkiller | - | - | - | $7,271 | 3 | $15,514 | Feb 19 | Delaware Pictures | false |
| 183 | Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love | - | - | - | $7,118 | 7 | $172,225 | Jun 12 | Shadow Distribution | false |
| 184 | The Harimaya Bridge | - | - | - | $6,893 | 3 | $54,473 | Mar 12 | Eleven Arts | false |
| 185 | Dancing Across Borders | - | - | - | $6,564 | 5 | $66,166 | Mar 26 | First Run | false |
| 186 | Under Our Skin | - | - | - | $6,418 | 6 | $98,548 | Jun 19 | Shadow Distribution | false |
| 187 | Misconceptions | - | - | - | $6,173 | 2 | $6,892 | Jan 22 | Regent Releasing | false |
| 188 | Stolen | - | - | - | $6,067 | 2 | $7,943 | Mar 12 | IFC Films | false |
| 189 | Mississippi Mermaid | - | - | - | $5,512 | 1 | $33,216 | Jul 10 | The Film Desk | false |
| 190 | Crude | - | - | - | $5,465 | 7 | $170,295 | Sep 9 | First Run | false |
| 191 | Watercolors | - | - | - | $5,394 | 2 | $6,305 | Jan 22 | Regent Releasing | false |
| 192 | Beeswax | - | - | - | $5,151 | 3 | $46,590 | Aug 7 | The Cinema Guild | false |
| 193 | Departures | - | - | - | $4,935 | 27 | $1,498,210 | May 29 | Regent Releasing | false |
| 194 | Le combat dans l'île | - | - | - | $4,773 | 1 | $50,039 | Jun 12 | The Film Desk | false |
| 195 | Brutal Beauty: Tales of the Rose City Rollers | - | - | - | $4,744 | 2 | $9,677 | Jan 8 | Cinema Purgatorio | false |
| 196 | The September Issue | - | - | - | $4,695 | 143 | $3,820,067 | Aug 28 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 197 | Harmony and Me | - | - | - | $4,596 | 1 | $20,099 | Sep 18 | - | false |
| 198 | The Sun Behind the Clouds: Tibet's Struggle for Freedom | - | - | - | $4,446 | 4 | $67,095 | Mar 31 | Balcony Releasing | false |
| 199 | Big Fan | - | - | - | $4,295 | 15 | $234,540 | Aug 28 | First Independent Pictures | false |
| 200 | The Trouble with Terkel 2010 Re-release | - | - | - | $4,284 | 2 | $10,783 | Mar 26 | Indican Pictures | false |
