| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Avatar | $13,340,780 | - | 732 | - | $18,225 | $13,340,780 | 1 | 20th Century Fox International | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | Rabbit Without Ears 2 | $4,106,227 | -41.5% | 719 | +2 | $5,711 | $25,338,821 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 3 | 3 | The Princess and the Frog | $1,581,269 | -44.2% | 542 | - | $2,917 | $5,006,301 | 2 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | 2 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $1,408,012 | -54.1% | 668 | -68 | $2,107 | $32,499,301 | 4 | Concorde Filmverleih | false | false |
| 5 | 4 | 2012 | $542,101 | -62.8% | 465 | -172 | $1,165 | $36,066,400 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 6 | 5 | A Christmas Carol | $450,230 | -43.9% | 440 | -40 | $1,023 | $10,884,710 | 7 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | - | Lila, Lila | $323,330 | - | 237 | - | $1,364 | $323,330 | 1 | Falcom Media | true | false |
| 8 | 6 | Saw VI | $292,124 | -63.3% | 321 | -4 | $910 | $3,355,047 | 3 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false | false |
| 9 | 11 | The Flight Before Christmas | $280,908 | -28.2% | 425 | - | $660 | $5,089,691 | 7 | Universum Film (UFA) | false | false |
| 10 | - | Where the Wild Things Are | $233,976 | - | 212 | - | $1,103 | $233,976 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 11 | 12 | Planet 51 | $221,934 | -42.7% | 324 | +1 | $684 | $1,446,220 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 12 | 9 | Pope Joan | $207,996 | -49.7% | 402 | -59 | $517 | $25,488,110 | 9 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 13 | 13 | Whatever Works | $200,228 | -44% | 80 | -1 | $2,502 | $1,278,530 | 3 | Central Film | false | false |
| 14 | 10 | Law Abiding Citizen | $162,603 | -60.1% | 230 | -59 | $706 | $4,888,390 | 5 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 15 | 7 | Zombieland | $158,143 | -62.1% | 105 | - | $1,506 | $836,958 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 16 | 15 | Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard | $117,328 | -51.1% | 302 | -11 | $388 | $1,520,315 | 4 | TOBIS Film | false | false |
| 17 | 8 | Ninja Assassin | $117,289 | -71.9% | 157 | - | $747 | $654,718 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 18 | - | The White Ribbon | $92,948 | - | 92 | - | $1,010 | $4,047,264 | 10 | X Verleih AG | false | false |
| 19 | - | Paranormal Activity | $72,063 | - | 154 | - | $467 | $2,439,226 | 5 | N/A | false | false |
| 20 | 14 | G-Force | $70,912 | -71.8% | 292 | -156 | $242 | $16,001,862 | 10 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
