| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 2 | 2 | Sherlock Holmes | $151,586 | -32.2% | 34 | +8 | $4,458 | $843,129 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 17 | 17 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | $4,465 | +51.3% | 11 | +8 | $405 | $5,322,866 | 31 | Bontonfilm | false | false |
| 16 | 14 | Under the Sea 3D | $6,259 | -21.6% | 9 | +4 | $695 | $213,933 | 17 | 35 milim | false | false |
| 11 | 12 | Little Nicholas | $15,867 | +32.3% | 22 | +3 | $721 | $271,069 | 8 | 35 milim | false | false |
| 1 | 1 | Avatar | $644,015 | <0.1% | 37 | +1 | $17,405 | $7,447,906 | 7 | Bontonfilm | false | false |
| 5 | 7 | Planet 51 | $60,235 | +19.5% | 27 | +1 | $2,230 | $183,107 | 11 | Intersonic | false | false |
| 8 | 4 | Kawasaki's Rose | $49,486 | -35.1% | 31 | +1 | $1,596 | $481,982 | 6 | Bontonfilm | false | false |
| 15 | 11 | Couples Retreat | $6,677 | -46.5% | 17 | +1 | $392 | $157,164 | 5 | Bontonfilm | false | false |
| 6 | 6 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | $59,906 | +18.1% | 24 | - | $2,496 | $468,655 | 6 | Bontonfilm | false | false |
| 7 | 5 | The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus | $55,523 | -20% | 16 | -1 | $3,470 | $153,113 | 18 | Hollywood Classic Entertainment | false | false |
| 10 | 9 | The Princess and the Frog | $22,222 | +24.8% | 23 | -2 | $966 | $170,943 | 6 | Falcon | false | false |
| 19 | 15 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $3,338 | -47.6% | 9 | -4 | $370 | $1,150,950 | 10 | SPI International | false | false |
| 14 | 13 | 3 Seasons in Hell | $8,084 | -7.9% | 14 | -5 | $577 | $489,979 | 13 | Falcon | false | false |
| 13 | 8 | Fame | $8,204 | -54.3% | 15 | -7 | $546 | $125,055 | 4 | SPI International | false | false |
| 3 | - | Up in the Air | $94,111 | - | 24 | - | $3,921 | $95,092 | 1 | Bontonfilm | true | false |
| 4 | - | It's Complicated | $90,691 | - | 25 | - | $3,627 | $255,382 | - | Bontonfilm | - | false |
| 9 | - | The Fourth Kind | $37,620 | - | 21 | - | $1,791 | $37,620 | 1 | Hollywood Classic Entertainment | true | false |
| 12 | - | New York, I Love You | $13,448 | - | 8 | - | $1,681 | $13,448 | 1 | Palace Films | true | false |
| 18 | - | The White Ribbon | $3,448 | - | 6 | - | $574 | $14,391 | 3 | ArtCam | false | false |
