| TW | LW | Total | %± LW | Share | Releases | #1 Release
| Gross | % of Total | Week | Distributor
| New This Week
|
|---|
| 1 | 11 | $13,791,765 | +19,771.4% | 61.3% | 2 | Avatar | $13,753,111 | 99.7% | 1 | 20th Century Fox International | - |
| 2 | 5 | $3,366,244 | +173.2% | 15% | 3 | St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold | $2,564,784 | 76.2% | 1 | Entertainment Film Distributors | - |
| 3 | 1 | $1,663,394 | -36.2% | 7.4% | 2 | A Christmas Carol | $1,622,137 | 97.5% | 7 | Walt Disney Pictures | - |
| 4 | 2 | $1,499,838 | -34.4% | 6.7% | 2 | Nativity! | $935,041 | 62.3% | 4 | Entertainment One | - |
| 5 | 3 | $672,216 | -59.8% | 3% | 1 | Where the Wild Things Are | $672,216 | 100% | 2 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 6 | 4 | $595,589 | -63.3% | 2.6% | 2 | Paranormal Activity | $493,999 | 82.9% | 4 | Icon Film Distribution Australia | - |
| 7 | 6 | $496,370 | -54.3% | 2.2% | 1 | Law Abiding Citizen | $496,370 | 100% | 4 | Paramount Pictures International | - |
| 8 | 7 | $277,723 | -66.3% | 1.2% | 1 | 2012 | $277,723 | 100% | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - |
| 9 | 8 | $112,786 | -46.5% | 0.5% | 1 | A Serious Man | $112,786 | 100% | 5 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | - |
| 10 | 9 | $33,842 | -71.9% | 0.2% | 1 | Harry Brown | $33,842 | 100% | 2 | Lionsgate | - |
