| Rank | Release
| Weekly | Weekend | % of Week | Weekdays | % of Week | Theaters | Week | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | A Nightmare on Elm Street | $39,360,171 | $32,902,299 | 83.6% | $6,457,872 | 16.4% | 3,332 | 1 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 2 | How to Train Your Dragon | $12,774,032 | $10,614,289 | 83.1% | $2,159,743 | 16.9% | 3,426 | 6 | DreamWorks | - | false |
| 3 | Date Night | $9,527,459 | $7,577,352 | 79.5% | $1,950,107 | 20.5% | 3,093 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 4 | The Back-up Plan | $9,362,714 | $7,255,762 | 77.5% | $2,106,952 | 22.5% | 3,280 | 2 | CBS Films | - | false |
| 5 | Furry Vengeance | $7,621,957 | $6,627,564 | 87% | $994,393 | 13% | 2,997 | 1 | Summit Entertainment | - | false |
| 6 | The Losers | $7,524,307 | $5,888,471 | 78.3% | $1,635,836 | 21.7% | 2,936 | 2 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 7 | Clash of the Titans | $7,447,321 | $5,855,368 | 78.6% | $1,591,953 | 21.4% | 2,737 | 5 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 8 | Kick-Ass | $6,063,813 | $4,515,940 | 74.5% | $1,547,873 | 25.5% | 2,542 | 3 | Lionsgate | - | false |
| 9 | Death at a Funeral | $5,446,008 | $4,123,105 | 75.7% | $1,322,903 | 24.3% | 2,271 | 3 | Screen Gems | - | false |
| 10 | Oceans | $3,630,376 | $2,564,843 | 70.6% | $1,065,533 | 29.4% | 1,210 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 11 | The Last Song | $2,822,902 | $2,255,782 | 79.9% | $567,120 | 20.1% | 2,276 | 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 12 | Alice in Wonderland | $1,936,787 | $1,478,225 | 76.3% | $458,562 | 23.7% | 1,050 | 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 13 | Hot Tub Time Machine | $1,554,632 | $1,125,651 | 72.4% | $428,981 | 27.6% | 1,112 | 6 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - | false |
| 14 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid | $1,134,203 | $981,535 | 86.5% | $152,668 | 13.5% | 1,166 | 7 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 15 | The Bounty Hunter | $1,076,645 | $846,334 | 78.6% | $230,311 | 21.4% | 891 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - | false |
| 16 | Why Did I Get Married Too? | $1,029,759 | $812,234 | 78.9% | $217,525 | 21.1% | 727 | 5 | Lionsgate | - | false |
| 17 | City Island | $980,995 | $733,901 | 74.8% | $247,094 | 25.2% | 269 | 7 | Anchor Bay Films | - | false |
| 18 | Avatar | $861,973 | $633,124 | 73.4% | $228,849 | 26.6% | 387 | 20 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 19 | Housefull | $800,587 | $642,156 | 80.2% | $158,431 | 19.8% | 82 | 1 | Eros Worldwide | - | false |
| 20 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $720,250 | $510,509 | 70.9% | $209,741 | 29.1% | 202 | 7 | Music Box Films | - | false |
| 21 | Hubble | $622,914 | $349,750 | 56.2% | $273,164 | 43.8% | 49 | 7 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 22 | The Ghost Writer | $479,261 | $351,698 | 73.4% | $127,563 | 26.6% | 336 | 11 | Summit Entertainment | - | false |
| 23 | The Secret in Their Eyes | $460,918 | $337,164 | 73.2% | $123,754 | 26.8% | 45 | 3 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 24 | Exit Through the Gift Shop | $274,900 | $186,262 | 67.8% | $88,638 | 32.2% | 20 | 3 | Producers Distribution Agency (PDA) | - | false |
| 25 | Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief | $247,316 | $197,785 | 80% | $49,531 | 20% | 265 | 12 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 26 | Harry Brown | $241,320 | $173,353 | 71.8% | $67,967 | 28.2% | 19 | 1 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | - | false |
| 27 | Shutter Island | $240,311 | $179,124 | 74.5% | $61,187 | 25.5% | 250 | 11 | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 28 | She's Out of My League | $206,494 | $143,142 | 69.3% | $63,352 | 30.7% | 243 | 8 | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 29 | Greenberg | $195,705 | $139,093 | 71.1% | $56,612 | 28.9% | 143 | 7 | Focus Features | - | false |
| 30 | The Joneses | $192,913 | $140,351 | 72.8% | $52,562 | 27.2% | 67 | 3 | Roadside Attractions | - | false |
| 31 | Iron Man | $192,025 | - | - | - | - | 1,105 | 105 | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 32 | Tooth Fairy | $190,669 | $160,397 | 84.1% | $30,272 | 15.9% | 186 | 15 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 33 | The Crazies | $169,952 | $132,353 | 77.9% | $37,599 | 22.1% | 197 | 10 | Overture Films | - | false |
| 34 | Please Give | $162,356 | $118,123 | 72.8% | $44,233 | 27.2% | 5 | 1 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 35 | Letters to God | $157,531 | $121,388 | 77.1% | $36,143 | 22.9% | 199 | 4 | Vivendi Entertainment | - | false |
| 36 | Cop Out | $138,900 | $114,429 | 82.4% | $24,471 | 17.6% | 141 | 10 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 37 | La Mission | $136,066 | $94,443 | 69.4% | $41,623 | 30.6% | 47 | 4 | Screen Media Films | - | false |
| 38 | The Perfect Game | $121,520 | $88,246 | 72.6% | $33,274 | 27.4% | 118 | 3 | IndustryWorks Pictures | - | false |
| 39 | The Runaways | $121,040 | $82,088 | 67.8% | $38,952 | 32.2% | 122 | 7 | Apparition | - | false |
| 40 | Green Zone | $103,040 | $73,855 | 71.7% | $29,185 | 28.3% | 133 | 8 | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 41 | Under the Sea 3D | $97,941 | $46,933 | 47.9% | $51,008 | 52.1% | 16 | 64 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 42 | Crazy Heart | $97,440 | $64,570 | 66.3% | $32,870 | 33.7% | 118 | 21 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | - | false |
| 43 | Our Family Wedding | $87,912 | $66,261 | 75.4% | $21,651 | 24.6% | 98 | 8 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | - | false |
| 44 | Brooklyn's Finest | $86,816 | $58,206 | 67% | $28,610 | 33% | 146 | 9 | Overture Films | - | false |
| 45 | Chloe | $81,771 | $52,494 | 64.2% | $29,277 | 35.8% | 68 | 6 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 46 | The City of Your Final Destination | $72,788 | $52,000 | 71.4% | $20,788 | 28.6% | 26 | 3 | Screen Media Films | - | false |
| 47 | Mid-August Lunch | $61,391 | $39,774 | 64.8% | $21,617 | 35.2% | 22 | 8 | Zeitgeist Films | - | false |
| 48 | Remember Me | $60,113 | $43,742 | 72.8% | $16,371 | 27.2% | 118 | 8 | Summit Entertainment | - | false |
| 49 | The Square 2010 Re-release | $59,598 | $42,383 | 71.1% | $17,215 | 28.9% | 24 | 4 | Apparition | - | false |
| 50 | North Face | $58,251 | $23,404 | 40.2% | $34,847 | 59.8% | 36 | 14 | Music Box Films | - | false |
| 51 | A Prophet | $55,886 | $35,932 | 64.3% | $19,954 | 35.7% | 52 | 10 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 52 | The Book of Eli | $55,803 | $39,242 | 70.3% | $16,561 | 29.7% | 77 | 16 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 53 | Touching Home | $54,456 | $47,382 | 87% | $7,074 | 13% | 3 | 1 | CFI Releasing | - | false |
| 54 | Vincere | $49,454 | $31,825 | 64.4% | $17,629 | 35.6% | 30 | 7 | IFC Films | - | false |
| 55 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | $41,512 | $17,479 | 42.1% | $24,033 | 57.9% | 3 | 241 | IMAX | - | false |
| 56 | The Last Station | $36,889 | $25,148 | 68.2% | $11,741 | 31.8% | 36 | 16 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 57 | The Secret of Kells | $35,524 | $24,568 | 69.2% | $10,956 | 30.8% | 37 | 9 | GKIDS | - | false |
| 58 | Valentine's Day | $32,522 | $23,644 | 72.7% | $8,878 | 27.3% | 59 | 12 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 59 | Broken Embraces | $28,332 | $19,780 | 69.8% | $8,552 | 30.2% | 24 | 24 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 60 | The Art of the Steal | $27,294 | $17,314 | 63.4% | $9,980 | 36.6% | 31 | 10 | IFC Films | - | false |
| 61 | Valley of the Heart's Delight | $25,808 | $17,848 | 69.2% | $7,960 | 30.8% | 8 | 4 | Indican Pictures | - | false |
| 62 | The Good the Bad the Weird | $24,721 | $16,978 | 68.7% | $7,743 | 31.3% | 5 | 2 | IFC Films | - | false |
| 63 | The Blind Side | $24,568 | $19,504 | 79.4% | $5,064 | 20.6% | 46 | 24 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 64 | When You're Strange | $23,461 | $12,898 | 55% | $10,563 | 45% | 5 | 4 | Abramorama | - | false |
| 65 | Mother | $22,998 | $15,166 | 65.9% | $7,832 | 34.1% | 25 | 8 | Magnolia Pictures | - | false |
| 66 | Deep Sea | $21,840 | $13,043 | 59.7% | $8,797 | 40.3% | 3 | 218 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 67 | Dolphins and Whales 3D: Tribes of the Ocean | $20,799 | $15,999 | 76.9% | $4,800 | 23.1% | 4 | 116 | 3D Entertainment | - | false |
| 68 | Ajami | $19,815 | $12,388 | 62.5% | $7,427 | 37.5% | 16 | 14 | Kino International | - | false |
| 69 | The Human Centipede (First Sequence) | $19,401 | $12,424 | 64% | $6,977 | 36% | 1 | 1 | IFC Films | - | false |
| 70 | The Warlords | $19,202 | $13,224 | 68.9% | $5,978 | 31.1% | 8 | 5 | Magnolia Pictures | - | false |
| 71 | The Girl on the Train | $18,714 | $13,394 | 71.6% | $5,320 | 28.4% | 9 | 15 | Strand Releasing | - | false |
| 72 | The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers | $17,775 | $13,118 | 73.8% | $4,657 | 26.2% | 9 | 14 | First Run | - | false |
| 73 | Sweetgrass | $16,730 | - | - | - | - | 9 | 18 | The Cinema Guild | - | false |
| 74 | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | $15,988 | $6,639 | 41.5% | $9,349 | 58.5% | 6 | 135 | National Geographic Entertainment | - | false |
| 75 | The White Ribbon | $15,604 | $9,307 | 59.6% | $6,297 | 40.4% | 22 | 19 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 76 | Dancing Across Borders | $15,077 | $9,641 | 64% | $5,436 | 36% | 5 | 6 | First Run | - | false |
| 77 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | $14,741 | $12,515 | 84.9% | $2,226 | 15.1% | 43 | 20 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 78 | The Eclipse | $11,850 | $8,829 | 74.5% | $3,021 | 25.5% | 9 | 6 | Magnolia Pictures | - | false |
| 79 | No One Knows About Persian Cats | $11,440 | $8,712 | 76.2% | $2,728 | 23.8% | 5 | 3 | IFC Films | - | false |
| 80 | The Yellow Handkerchief | $11,137 | $8,015 | 72% | $3,122 | 28% | 11 | 10 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | - | false |
| 81 | In My Sleep | $11,122 | $9,363 | 84.2% | $1,759 | 15.8% | 2 | 2 | Morning Star Pictures | - | false |
| 82 | The Good Heart | $9,578 | $5,955 | 62.2% | $3,623 | 37.8% | 5 | 1 | Magnolia Pictures | - | false |
| 83 | Fish Tank | $9,174 | $6,585 | 71.8% | $2,589 | 28.2% | 8 | 16 | IFC Films | - | false |
| 84 | The Messenger | $7,871 | $4,596 | 58.4% | $3,275 | 41.6% | 5 | 25 | Oscilloscope | - | false |
| 85 | The Harimaya Bridge | $6,581 | $4,619 | 70.2% | $1,962 | 29.8% | 2 | 8 | Eleven Arts | - | false |
| 86 | Le combat dans l'île | $6,498 | $3,240 | 49.9% | $3,258 | 50.1% | 1 | 47 | The Film Desk | - | false |
| 87 | Terribly Happy | $6,043 | $4,994 | 82.6% | $1,049 | 17.4% | 7 | 13 | Oscilloscope | - | false |
| 88 | Breaking Upwards | $6,003 | $4,019 | 67% | $1,984 | 33% | 5 | 5 | IFC Films | - | false |
| 89 | Everyone Else | $5,108 | $3,311 | 64.8% | $1,797 | 35.2% | 2 | 4 | The Cinema Guild | - | false |
| 90 | Creation | $4,347 | $2,338 | 53.8% | $2,009 | 46.2% | 2 | 15 | Newmarket Films | - | false |
| 91 | That Evening Sun | $4,286 | $3,060 | 71.4% | $1,226 | 28.6% | 4 | 26 | Freestyle Releasing | - | false |
| 92 | U2 3D | $4,213 | $2,556 | 60.7% | $1,657 | 39.3% | 2 | 120 | National Geographic Entertainment | - | false |
| 93 | House | $4,186 | $3,157 | 75.4% | $1,029 | 24.6% | 4 | 16 | Janus Films | - | false |
| 94 | Breath Made Visible: Anna Halprin | $4,156 | $2,180 | 52.4% | $1,976 | 47.6% | 1 | 5 | Argot Pictures | - | false |
| 95 | A Town Called Panic | $4,103 | $2,730 | 66.5% | $1,373 | 33.5% | 3 | 21 | Zeitgeist Films | - | false |
| 96 | Feed the Fish | $3,128 | $2,279 | 72.9% | $849 | 27.1% | 1 | 2 | Strand Releasing | - | false |
| 97 | Formosa Betrayed | $2,995 | $2,016 | 67.3% | $979 | 32.7% | 4 | 10 | Screen Media Films | - | false |
| 98 | The Sun Behind the Clouds: Tibet's Struggle for Freedom | $2,886 | $2,167 | 75.1% | $719 | 24.9% | 1 | 6 | Balcony Releasing | - | false |
| 99 | Fresh | $2,796 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | Ripple Effect Films | - | false |
| 100 | Mercy | $2,753 | $1,776 | 64.5% | $977 | 35.5% | 1 | 1 | IFC Films | - | false |
| 101 | Killing Kasztner | $2,629 | $1,824 | 69.4% | $805 | 30.6% | 2 | 28 | Sky Island Films | - | false |
| 102 | Best Worst Movie | $2,601 | $1,873 | 72% | $728 | 28% | 1 | 2 | Abramorama | - | false |
| 103 | Terkel in Trouble 2010 Re-release | $2,415 | $280 | 11.6% | $2,135 | 88.4% | 1 | 6 | Indican Pictures | - | false |
| 104 | The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus | $2,225 | $997 | 44.8% | $1,228 | 55.2% | 8 | 19 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 105 | Behind the Burly Q | $2,222 | $1,413 | 63.6% | $809 | 36.4% | 1 | 2 | First Run | - | false |
| 106 | 35 Shots of Rum | $2,083 | $1,237 | 59.4% | $846 | 40.6% | 2 | 34 | The Cinema Guild | - | false |
| 107 | Mississippi Mermaid | $2,058 | $2,058 | 100% | $0 | - | 1 | 43 | The Film Desk | - | false |
| 108 | Waking Sleeping Beauty | $1,627 | $1,058 | 65% | $569 | 35% | 1 | 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 109 | Paper Man | $1,606 | $1,606 | 100% | $0 | - | 3 | 2 | MPI Media Group | - | false |
| 110 | Harlan: In the Shadow of Jew Suess | $1,544 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 10 | Zeitgeist Films | - | false |
| 111 | Prodigal Sons | $1,355 | $864 | 63.8% | $491 | 36.2% | 2 | 10 | First Run | - | false |
| 112 | After.Life | $1,227 | $861 | 70.2% | $366 | 29.8% | 2 | 4 | Anchor Bay Films | - | false |
| 113 | Dreamkiller | $729 | $684 | 93.8% | $45 | 6.2% | 1 | 11 | Delaware Pictures | - | false |
| 114 | Ran 2010 Re-release | $651 | $571 | 87.7% | $80 | 12.3% | 4 | 13 | Rialto Pictures | - | false |
| 115 | My Name Is Khan | $567 | $491 | 86.6% | $76 | 13.4% | 1 | 12 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | - | false |
| 116 | The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry | $476 | $476 | 100% | $0 | - | 2 | 33 | Five & Two Pictures | - | false |
| 117 | An Education | $453 | $254 | 56.1% | $199 | 43.9% | 4 | 30 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 118 | Space Station 3D | $344 | $344 | 100% | $0 | - | 1 | 420 | IMAX | - | false |
| 119 | Home | $278 | $278 | 100% | $0 | - | 1 | 23 | Lorber Films | - | false |
| 120 | Promised Lands | $259 | $259 | 100% | $0 | - | 1 | 13 | The Film Desk | - | false |
| 121 | See What I'm Saying: The Deaf Entertainers Documentary | $252 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 7 | Worldplay | - | false |
| - | 2012: Time for Change | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | Mangusta Productions | - | false |
| - | The Headless Woman | - | - | - | - | - | - | 38 | Strand Releasing | - | false |
| - | Four Seasons Lodge | - | - | - | - | - | - | 26 | First Run | - | false |
| - | The Cartel | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | Moving Picture Institute | - | false |
| - | Toe to Toe | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | Strand Releasing | - | false |
| - | October Country | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | International Film Circuit | - | false |
| - | Bluebeard | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | Strand Releasing | - | false |
| - | Small Change | - | - | - | - | - | - | 24 | The Film Desk | - | false |
