| Est. Rank | Rank | Diff | Release
| Est. Gross | Actual | Diff | % Diff | Theaters | Estimated Total | Actual | Weekend | Distributor
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| 1 | 1 | - | Iron Man 2 | $53,000,000 | $52,041,005 | -$958,995 | -1.8% | 4,390 | $212,160,000 | $211,200,876 | 2 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 2 | 2 | - | Robin Hood | $37,114,000 | $36,063,385 | -$1,050,615 | -2.8% | 3,503 | $37,114,000 | $36,063,385 | 1 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 3 | 4 | +1 | Just Wright | $8,500,000 | $8,284,989 | -$215,011 | -2.5% | 1,831 | $8,500,000 | $8,284,989 | 1 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | - |
| 4 | 5 | +1 | How to Train Your Dragon | $5,120,000 | $5,003,536 | -$116,464 | -2.3% | 2,620 | - | $207,647,696 | 8 | DreamWorks | - |
| 5 | 6 | +1 | A Nightmare on Elm Street | $4,700,000 | $4,657,190 | -$42,810 | -0.9% | 3,075 | $56,109,000 | $56,066,595 | 3 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 6 | 7 | +1 | Date Night | $4,000,000 | $3,823,515 | -$176,485 | -4.4% | 2,481 | $86,699,000 | $86,522,622 | 6 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 7 | 8 | +1 | The Back-up Plan | $2,465,000 | $2,387,480 | -$77,520 | -3.1% | 2,497 | $34,202,000 | $34,124,782 | 4 | CBS Films | - |
| 8 | 9 | +1 | Furry Vengeance | $2,300,000 | $2,242,106 | -$57,894 | -2.5% | 2,695 | $15,147,000 | $15,089,070 | 3 | Summit Entertainment | - |
| 9 | 3 | -6 | Letters to Juliet | $1,375,000 | $13,540,486 | +$12,165,486 | +884.8% | 2,968 | $13,750,000 | $13,540,486 | 1 | Summit Entertainment | - |
| 10 | 10 | - | Clash of the Titans | $1,255,000 | $1,231,396 | -$23,604 | -1.9% | 1,300 | $160,151,000 | $160,127,747 | 7 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 11 | 11 | - | Death at a Funeral | $1,150,000 | $1,138,148 | -$11,852 | -1% | 1,062 | $40,500,000 | $40,495,964 | 5 | Screen Gems | - |
| 12 | 12 | - | Babies | $1,004,000 | $995,660 | -$8,340 | -0.8% | 543 | $3,900,000 | $3,881,216 | 2 | Focus Features | - |
| 13 | 13 | - | Oceans | $778,000 | $752,018 | -$25,982 | -3.3% | 973 | $17,695,000 | $17,669,450 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - |
| 14 | 14 | - | The Last Song | $547,000 | $544,414 | -$2,586 | -0.5% | 802 | $61,243,000 | $61,240,388 | 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - |
| 15 | 15 | - | Kick-Ass | $540,000 | $539,997 | -$3 | <0.1% | 609 | $46,620,000 | $46,616,232 | 5 | Lionsgate | - |
| 16 | 16 | - | The Losers | $475,000 | $458,406 | -$16,594 | -3.5% | 701 | $22,777,000 | $22,760,516 | 4 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 17 | 17 | - | City Island | $456,000 | $440,786 | -$15,214 | -3.3% | 253 | $3,622,000 | $3,607,188 | 9 | Anchor Bay Films | - |
| 18 | 20 | +2 | The Secret in Their Eyes | $415,000 | $368,338 | -$46,662 | -11.2% | 103 | $2,139,000 | $2,092,199 | 5 | Sony Pictures Classics | - |
| 19 | 18 | -1 | Alice in Wonderland | $410,000 | $440,202 | +$30,202 | +7.4% | 403 | $331,503,000 | $331,533,915 | 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - |
| 20 | 19 | -1 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid | $400,000 | $386,876 | -$13,124 | -3.3% | 468 | $61,991,000 | $61,978,694 | 9 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 21 | 21 | - | Avatar | $350,000 | $335,174 | -$14,826 | -4.2% | 279 | $748,483,000 | $748,468,373 | 22 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 22 | 23 | +1 | Hubble | $336,000 | $322,278 | -$13,722 | -4.1% | 48 | - | $5,744,851 | 9 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 23 | 26 | +3 | Please Give | $295,000 | $248,172 | -$46,828 | -15.9% | 49 | $782,000 | $735,467 | 3 | Sony Pictures Classics | - |
| 24 | 25 | +1 | Shutter Island | $265,000 | $292,367 | +$27,367 | +10.3% | 310 | $127,186,000 | $127,213,670 | 13 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 25 | 27 | +2 | She's Out of My League | $249,000 | $245,602 | -$3,398 | -1.4% | 206 | $31,588,000 | $31,584,722 | 10 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 26 | 29 | +3 | Exit Through the Gift Shop | $230,000 | $215,334 | -$14,666 | -6.4% | 45 | $1,284,000 | $1,269,786 | 5 | Producers Distribution Agency (PDA) | - |
| 27 | 30 | +3 | Princess Kaiulani | $185,000 | $186,995 | +$1,995 | +1.1% | 33 | $185,000 | $186,995 | 1 | Roadside Attractions | - |
| 28 | 31 | +3 | Why Did I Get Married Too? | $180,000 | $172,303 | -$7,697 | -4.3% | 281 | $59,690,000 | $59,681,385 | 7 | Lionsgate | - |
| 29 | 34 | +5 | The Ghost Writer | $132,000 | $116,995 | -$15,005 | -11.4% | 150 | $15,099,000 | $15,084,114 | 13 | Summit Entertainment | - |
| 30 | 38 | +8 | Mother and Child | $72,100 | $60,769 | -$11,331 | -15.7% | 24 | $130,900 | $119,616 | 2 | Sony Pictures Classics | - |
| 31 | 42 | +11 | Greenberg | $46,300 | $45,814 | -$486 | -1% | 77 | $4,152,200 | $4,155,310 | 9 | Focus Features | - |
| 32 | 47 | +15 | Letters to God | $34,000 | $25,588 | -$8,412 | -24.7% | 75 | $2,802,700 | $2,794,334 | 6 | Vivendi Entertainment | - |
| 33 | 45 | +12 | The Joneses | $29,800 | $26,739 | -$3,061 | -10.3% | 56 | $1,403,000 | $1,400,682 | 5 | Roadside Attractions | - |
| 34 | 48 | +14 | The Secret of Kells | $21,300 | $23,879 | +$2,579 | +12.1% | 23 | $458,300 | $460,924 | 11 | GKIDS | - |
| 35 | 65 | +30 | Best Worst Movie | $8,500 | $8,171 | -$329 | -3.9% | 1 | $18,900 | $18,604 | 4 | Abramorama | - |
| 36 | 76 | +40 | When You're Strange | $5,000 | $5,032 | +$32 | +0.6% | 3 | $218,700 | $219,743 | 6 | Abramorama | - |
| 37 | 82 | +45 | The Living Wake | $4,800 | $3,821 | -$979 | -20.4% | 1 | $4,800 | $3,821 | 1 | Mangusta Productions | - |
| 38 | 89 | +51 | Multiple Sarcasms | $2,500 | $2,603 | +$103 | +4.1% | 6 | $25,695 | $25,778 | 2 | MAC Releasing | - |
| 39 | 106 | +67 | Creation | $2,200 | $701 | -$1,499 | -68.1% | 1 | $340,500 | $339,015 | 17 | Newmarket Films | - |
