| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | How to Train Your Dragon | $859,328 | +87.5% | 110 | - | $7,812 | $2,044,571 | 2 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | Alice in Wonderland | $410,177 | +63.8% | 105 | +1 | $3,906 | $4,368,533 | 5 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | 3 | Avatar | $358,170 | +62% | 30 | - | $11,939 | $23,119,832 | 16 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 4 | 4 | Green Zone | $193,801 | +19.1% | 35 | - | $5,537 | $516,870 | 2 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 5 | The Bounty Hunter | $185,915 | +87.7% | 20 | - | $9,295 | $400,163 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 6 | 6 | Submarino | $125,703 | +38.6% | 25 | - | $5,028 | $313,424 | 2 | Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB | false | false |
| 7 | 8 | The Ghost Writer | $110,939 | +36.9% | 31 | -1 | $3,578 | $280,040 | 2 | Filmcompagniet | false | false |
| 8 | 7 | The Lovely Bones | $84,572 | -4.6% | 51 | -3 | $1,658 | $832,745 | 4 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 10 | Shutter Island | $77,728 | +54.8% | 26 | -2 | $2,989 | $1,671,258 | 7 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 13 | Father of Four | $73,153 | +199.4% | 47 | +1 | $1,556 | $4,884,059 | 9 | Scanbox Entertainment | false | false |
| 11 | 9 | Parterapi | $70,500 | +23% | 50 | -4 | $1,410 | $1,781,434 | 6 | Nordisk Film | false | false |
| 12 | 12 | The Princess and the Frog | $57,259 | +100.2% | 63 | +7 | $908 | $2,282,906 | 8 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 11 | A Single Man | $42,821 | +11.7% | 10 | +1 | $4,282 | $443,261 | 5 | Filmcompagniet | false | false |
| 14 | - | Valhalla Rising | $31,028 | - | 5 | - | $6,205 | $43,144 | 1 | Scanbox Entertainment | true | false |
| 15 | 14 | Precious | $22,878 | +15% | 15 | +1 | $1,525 | $871,279 | 9 | Miracle Films | false | false |
| 16 | 17 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | $21,951 | +167.3% | 14 | -1 | $1,567 | $3,845,768 | 15 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 17 | - | From Paris with Love | $13,895 | - | 9 | - | $1,543 | $175,513 | 4 | Nordisk Film | false | false |
| 18 | 16 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | $12,670 | +45% | 23 | -12 | $550 | $1,821,253 | 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 19 | 19 | Invictus | $9,927 | +34.6% | 13 | +5 | $763 | $361,646 | 6 | Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB | false | false |
| 20 | 20 | A Prophet | $5,407 | -6.5% | 3 | - | $1,802 | $109,731 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 21 | 21 | The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus | $2,195 | -6.4% | 6 | -1 | $365 | $748,341 | 15 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 22 | 22 | Legion | $1,684 | +9.6% | 1 | - | $1,684 | $12,078 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
