| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Avatar | $4,026,656 | -13.5% | 634 | -22 | $6,351 | $20,884,063 | 3 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 2 | - | Lula, the Son of Brazil | $1,154,890 | - | 350 | - | $3,299 | $1,154,890 | 1 | Europa Filmes | true | false |
| 3 | 3 | Couples Retreat | $667,631 | -14% | 171 | +5 | $3,904 | $1,996,654 | 2 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 4 | 2 | Hachi: A Dog's Tale | $660,101 | -21.5% | 181 | +5 | $3,646 | $2,020,893 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 5 | 6 | Xuxa and the Mystery of the Little Ugly Princess | $438,648 | +1.5% | 222 | -5 | $1,975 | $1,454,576 | 2 | PlayArte Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 5 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $329,780 | -35.3% | 297 | -107 | $1,110 | $26,390,638 | 7 | Paris Filmes | false | false |
| 7 | 4 | 2012 | $323,063 | -37.1% | 229 | -98 | $1,410 | $24,968,041 | 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 8 | - | The Fourth Kind | $263,595 | - | 63 | - | $4,184 | $263,595 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 9 | 7 | The Princess and the Frog | $197,169 | -36.7% | 177 | -20 | $1,113 | $3,231,783 | 4 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 8 | Paranormal Activity | $117,484 | -58.9% | 111 | -65 | $1,058 | $4,978,142 | 5 | PlayArte Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 9 | New York, I Love You | $61,412 | -20.8% | 13 | -4 | $4,724 | $314,357 | 3 | N/A | false | false |
| 12 | 10 | Broken Embraces | $48,650 | -37.2% | 21 | -13 | $2,316 | $1,154,614 | 5 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 13 | 17 | Inglourious Basterds | $14,334 | +29.4% | 10 | -1 | $1,433 | $4,977,752 | 13 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 14 | 13 | From Beginning to End | $13,160 | -44.3% | 10 | -3 | $1,316 | $386,049 | 6 | N/A | false | false |
| 15 | 14 | Julie & Julia | $12,882 | -43% | 16 | -2 | $805 | $1,060,543 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 16 | 12 | Planet 51 | $12,850 | -49.4% | 56 | -34 | $229 | $2,169,338 | 6 | N/A | false | false |
| 17 | 15 | 500 Days of Summer | $10,973 | -36.8% | 17 | -4 | $645 | $1,206,062 | 9 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 18 | 16 | Coco Before Chanel | $8,969 | -37.1% | 6 | -4 | $1,494 | $812,890 | 10 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 19 | 11 | Management | $7,723 | -72.5% | 3 | -12 | $2,574 | $335,163 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
| 20 | 19 | Smoke Gets in Your Eyes | $7,220 | -5.3% | 9 | - | $802 | $181,109 | 5 | PlayArte Pictures | false | false |
| 21 | 20 | A Christmas Carol | $4,317 | -12.5% | 18 | +1 | $239 | $3,080,079 | 9 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 22 | 21 | Law Abiding Citizen | $3,214 | -32.5% | 8 | - | $401 | $2,033,626 | 9 | N/A | false | false |
| 23 | 22 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | $2,389 | -32.2% | 19 | -3 | $125 | $7,794,193 | 14 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 24 | 18 | The Private Lives of Pippa Lee | $2,253 | -74.1% | 6 | -2 | $375 | $65,580 | 3 | PlayArte Pictures | false | false |
| 25 | 25 | Fantastic Mr. Fox | $1,880 | -2.7% | 2 | -1 | $940 | $39,935 | 5 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 26 | 30 | The Soloist | $1,644 | +99.3% | 8 | +3 | $205 | $246,840 | 9 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 27 | 24 | Surrogates | $1,427 | -40.7% | 4 | -2 | $356 | $1,837,173 | 11 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 28 | 27 | Saw VI | $1,262 | <0.1% | 7 | -1 | $180 | $1,827,128 | 9 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 29 | 23 | A Perfect Getaway | $773 | -76.5% | 3 | -5 | $257 | $170,396 | 6 | N/A | false | false |
| 30 | 29 | The Dolphin: Story of a Dreamer | $317 | -62.3% | 5 | -2 | $63 | $289,656 | 13 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 31 | 26 | The Assailant | $63 | -96.6% | 2 | -3 | $31 | $2,134,436 | 10 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
