| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Avatar | $6,307,314 | -4.9% | 650 | -28 | $9,703 | $106,368,300 | 7 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | Oceans | $2,440,098 | -27.6% | 302 | -1 | $8,079 | $15,308,167 | 3 | Gaga | false | false |
| 3 | 3 | About Her Brother | $1,519,729 | -40.1% | 304 | +1 | $4,999 | $7,979,653 | 2 | Shochiku | false | false |
| 4 | - | Invictus | $1,432,591 | - | 319 | - | $4,490 | $1,750,936 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 5 | 4 | Golden Slumber | $1,411,334 | -32.9% | 307 | - | $4,597 | $5,560,931 | 2 | Toho | false | false |
| 6 | - | The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya | $982,343 | - | 24 | - | $40,930 | $982,343 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 7 | 5 | Samurai Sentai Shinkenger vs. Go-onger Ginmaku Bang! | $833,054 | -48.2% | 140 | - | $5,950 | $2,899,404 | 2 | Toei Company | false | false |
| 8 | 6 | The Lovely Bones | $785,789 | -46.5% | 306 | +1 | $2,567 | $4,352,297 | 2 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 8 | Goodbye, Someday | $776,577 | -27.2% | 180 | - | $4,314 | $7,401,433 | 3 | Asmik Ace Entertainment | false | false |
| 10 | 7 | Paranormal Activity | $717,376 | -35% | 161 | +1 | $4,455 | $2,885,370 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 11 | 9 | The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus | $557,288 | -36.8% | 233 | - | $2,391 | $5,422,610 | 3 | Showgate | false | false |
| 12 | - | Rinco's Restaurant | $447,451 | - | 156 | - | $2,868 | $447,451 | 1 | Toho | true | false |
| 13 | 11 | Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II | $437,527 | -43.4% | 336 | - | $1,302 | $41,747,275 | 8 | Toho | false | false |
| 14 | 10 | Surrogates | $357,604 | -53.8% | 319 | - | $1,121 | $5,009,217 | 3 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | - | Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha the Movie 1st | $332,541 | - | 19 | - | $17,502 | $2,444,050 | 3 | N/A | false | false |
| 16 | 16 | Julie & Julia | $13,758 | -37.4% | 10 | +1 | $1,375 | $902,585 | 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 17 | 17 | 2012 | $2,165 | -83.6% | 9 | -10 | $240 | $42,617,122 | 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
