| Rank | Release
| Weekly | Weekend | % of Week | Weekdays | % of Week | Theaters | Week | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps | $25,775,851 | $19,011,188 | 73.8% | $6,764,663 | 26.2% | 3,565 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 2 | The Town | $21,220,519 | $15,605,171 | 73.5% | $5,615,348 | 26.5% | 2,885 | 2 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 3 | Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole | $19,191,869 | $16,112,211 | 84% | $3,079,658 | 16% | 3,575 | 1 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 4 | Easy A | $13,314,472 | $10,600,497 | 79.6% | $2,713,975 | 20.4% | 2,856 | 2 | Screen Gems | - | false |
| 5 | You Again | $10,885,067 | $8,407,513 | 77.2% | $2,477,554 | 22.8% | 2,548 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 6 | Devil | $8,473,940 | $6,605,960 | 78% | $1,867,980 | 22% | 2,811 | 2 | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 7 | Resident Evil: Afterlife | $6,711,528 | $4,954,791 | 73.8% | $1,756,737 | 26.2% | 2,642 | 3 | Screen Gems | - | false |
| 8 | Alpha and Omega | $5,594,896 | $4,735,271 | 84.6% | $859,625 | 15.4% | 2,625 | 2 | Lionsgate | - | false |
| 9 | Takers | $2,113,945 | $1,622,302 | 76.7% | $491,643 | 23.3% | 1,413 | 5 | Screen Gems | - | false |
| 10 | Inception | $1,694,882 | $1,247,006 | 73.6% | $447,876 | 26.4% | 907 | 11 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 11 | The Other Guys | $1,283,540 | $992,812 | 77.4% | $290,728 | 22.6% | 1,047 | 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - | false |
| 12 | The American | $1,281,044 | $896,382 | 70% | $384,662 | 30% | 1,315 | 5 | Focus Features | - | false |
| 13 | Eat Pray Love | $1,054,418 | $704,613 | 66.8% | $349,805 | 33.2% | 855 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - | false |
| 14 | Machete | $900,574 | $642,832 | 71.4% | $257,742 | 28.6% | 682 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 15 | The Expendables | $779,092 | $564,081 | 72.4% | $215,011 | 27.6% | 852 | 7 | Lionsgate | - | false |
| 16 | Despicable Me | $719,840 | $582,585 | 80.9% | $137,255 | 19.1% | 610 | 12 | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 17 | Catfish | $672,472 | $452,580 | 67.3% | $219,892 | 32.7% | 57 | 2 | Rogue Pictures | - | false |
| 18 | Nanny McPhee Returns | $470,155 | $394,275 | 83.9% | $75,880 | 16.1% | 765 | 6 | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 19 | The Virginity Hit | $456,048 | $301,885 | 66.2% | $154,163 | 33.8% | 700 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - | false |
| 20 | Get Low | $449,455 | $317,164 | 70.6% | $132,291 | 29.4% | 354 | 9 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 21 | The Last Exorcism | $437,429 | $344,675 | 78.8% | $92,754 | 21.2% | 707 | 5 | Lionsgate | - | false |
| 22 | Mao's Last Dancer | $416,687 | $273,176 | 65.6% | $143,511 | 34.4% | 122 | 6 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | - | false |
| 23 | Toy Story 3 | $410,705 | $313,847 | 76.4% | $96,858 | 23.6% | 302 | 15 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 24 | The Switch | $409,834 | $293,433 | 71.6% | $116,401 | 28.4% | 511 | 6 | Miramax | - | false |
| 25 | Lottery Ticket | $368,247 | $306,318 | 83.2% | $61,929 | 16.8% | 370 | 6 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 26 | Dinner for Schmucks | $365,500 | $260,226 | 71.2% | $105,274 | 28.8% | 323 | 9 | DreamWorks | - | false |
| 27 | Never Let Me Go | $340,727 | $241,943 | 71% | $98,784 | 29% | 26 | 3 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | - | false |
| 28 | Going the Distance | $336,593 | $248,174 | 73.7% | $88,419 | 26.3% | 475 | 4 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 29 | Grown Ups | $300,476 | $234,667 | 78.1% | $65,809 | 21.9% | 230 | 14 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - | false |
| 30 | Hubble | $278,358 | $158,634 | 57% | $119,724 | 43% | 61 | 28 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 31 | Vampires Suck | $261,410 | $213,983 | 81.9% | $47,427 | 18.1% | 415 | 7 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 32 | Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore | $236,725 | $198,681 | 83.9% | $38,044 | 16.1% | 267 | 9 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 33 | You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger | $235,143 | $160,103 | 68.1% | $75,040 | 31.9% | 6 | 2 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 34 | The Sorcerer's Apprentice | $230,834 | $181,429 | 78.6% | $49,405 | 21.4% | 227 | 12 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 35 | Scott Pilgrim vs. the World | $227,270 | $158,440 | 69.7% | $68,830 | 30.3% | 233 | 7 | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 36 | Salt | $195,311 | $143,697 | 73.6% | $51,614 | 26.4% | 186 | 10 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - | false |
| 37 | Waiting for Superman | $192,734 | $139,033 | 72.1% | $53,701 | 27.9% | 4 | 1 | Paramount Vantage | - | false |
| 38 | The Twilight Saga: Eclipse | $168,613 | $124,409 | 73.8% | $44,204 | 26.2% | 224 | 14 | Summit Entertainment | - | false |
| 39 | Dabangg | $163,641 | $134,024 | 81.9% | $29,617 | 18.1% | 68 | 3 | Eros Worldwide | - | false |
| 40 | Buried | $139,083 | $100,268 | 72.1% | $38,815 | 27.9% | 11 | 1 | Lionsgate | - | false |
| 41 | The Girl Who Played with Fire | $135,059 | $85,290 | 63.2% | $49,769 | 36.8% | 119 | 12 | Music Box Films | - | false |
| 42 | Heartbreaker | $134,675 | $92,902 | 69% | $41,773 | 31% | 41 | 3 | IFC Films | - | false |
| 43 | Ramona and Beezus | $131,997 | $111,977 | 84.8% | $20,020 | 15.2% | 191 | 10 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 44 | Jack Goes Boating | $129,969 | $87,796 | 67.6% | $42,173 | 32.4% | 39 | 2 | Overture Films | - | false |
| 45 | Cairo Time | $120,139 | $78,736 | 65.5% | $41,403 | 34.5% | 76 | 8 | IFC Films | - | false |
| 46 | The Kids Are All Right | $118,082 | $84,025 | 71.2% | $34,057 | 28.8% | 107 | 12 | Focus Features | - | false |
| 47 | Like Dandelion Dust | $94,482 | $77,960 | 82.5% | $16,522 | 17.5% | 25 | 1 | Blue Collar Releasing | - | false |
| 48 | Flipped | $94,284 | $75,322 | 79.9% | $18,962 | 20.1% | 106 | 8 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 49 | Step Up 3D | $89,892 | $66,846 | 74.4% | $23,046 | 25.6% | 60 | 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 50 | Winter's Bone | $84,127 | $56,558 | 67.2% | $27,569 | 32.8% | 82 | 16 | Roadside Attractions | - | false |
| 51 | Howl | $71,747 | $51,185 | 71.3% | $20,562 | 28.7% | 6 | 1 | Oscilloscope | - | false |
| 52 | Enter the Void | $71,436 | $43,651 | 61.1% | $27,785 | 38.9% | 3 | 1 | IFC Films | - | false |
| 53 | Under the Sea 3D | $63,606 | $36,603 | 57.6% | $27,003 | 42.4% | 18 | 85 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 54 | The Tillman Story | $62,180 | $40,708 | 65.5% | $21,472 | 34.5% | 27 | 6 | The Weinstein Company | - | false |
| 55 | I'm Still Here | $51,306 | $31,996 | 62.4% | $19,310 | 37.6% | 39 | 3 | Magnolia Pictures | - | false |
| 56 | Avatar 2010 Special Edition | $51,220 | $33,844 | 66.1% | $17,376 | 33.9% | 29 | 5 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 57 | Piranha 3D | $48,939 | $35,280 | 72.1% | $13,659 | 27.9% | 66 | 6 | Dimension Films | - | false |
| 58 | Bran Nue Dae | $45,592 | $29,672 | 65.1% | $15,920 | 34.9% | 55 | 3 | Freestyle Releasing | - | false |
| 59 | Animal Kingdom | $42,834 | $28,195 | 65.8% | $14,639 | 34.2% | 45 | 7 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 60 | A Film Unfinished | $41,112 | $28,218 | 68.6% | $12,894 | 31.4% | 16 | 7 | Oscilloscope | - | false |
| 61 | I Am Love | $39,664 | $26,202 | 66.1% | $13,462 | 33.9% | 25 | 15 | Magnolia Pictures | - | false |
| 62 | What If... | $39,515 | $30,849 | 78.1% | $8,666 | 21.9% | 35 | 6 | Five & Two Pictures | - | false |
| 63 | The Concert | $37,725 | $23,538 | 62.4% | $14,187 | 37.6% | 18 | 9 | The Weinstein Company | - | false |
| 64 | Mademoiselle Chambon | $37,113 | $20,708 | 55.8% | $16,405 | 44.2% | 16 | 18 | Lorber Films | - | false |
| 65 | Predators | $35,689 | $22,923 | 64.2% | $12,766 | 35.8% | 36 | 12 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 66 | Space Station 3D | $33,669 | $19,583 | 58.2% | $14,086 | 41.8% | 3 | 441 | IMAX | - | false |
| 67 | Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould | $33,578 | $19,977 | 59.5% | $13,601 | 40.5% | 8 | 3 | Lorber Films | - | false |
| 68 | Knight and Day Original Release | $32,325 | $25,881 | 80.1% | $6,444 | 19.9% | 45 | 15 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 69 | Lovely, Still | $29,722 | $21,107 | 71% | $8,615 | 29% | 17 | 3 | Monterey Media | - | false |
| 70 | Last Train Home | $28,843 | $20,123 | 69.8% | $8,720 | 30.2% | 8 | 4 | Zeitgeist Films | - | false |
| 71 | Kings of Pastry | $28,804 | $19,632 | 68.2% | $9,172 | 31.8% | 5 | 3 | First Run | - | false |
| 72 | We Are Family | $27,733 | $20,865 | 75.2% | $6,868 | 24.8% | 24 | 4 | UTV Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 73 | A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop | $23,955 | $15,632 | 65.3% | $8,323 | 34.7% | 18 | 4 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 74 | Fool for Love | $23,939 | $18,159 | 75.9% | $5,780 | 24.1% | 7 | 3 | Variance Films | - | false |
| 75 | Lebanon | $23,401 | $13,606 | 58.1% | $9,795 | 41.9% | 16 | 8 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 76 | Leaves of Grass | $22,499 | $15,009 | 66.7% | $7,490 | 33.3% | 6 | 2 | First Look International | - | false |
| 77 | Metropolis 2010 Re-release | $20,349 | $5,913 | 29.1% | $14,436 | 70.9% | 5 | 21 | Kino International | - | false |
| 78 | The Wildest Dream | $19,740 | $13,712 | 69.5% | $6,028 | 30.5% | 15 | 8 | National Geographic Entertainment | - | false |
| 79 | Restrepo | $19,249 | $9,848 | 51.2% | $9,401 | 48.8% | 23 | 14 | National Geographic Entertainment | - | false |
| 80 | Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky | $17,424 | $13,007 | 74.6% | $4,417 | 25.4% | 14 | 16 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 81 | Soul Kitchen | $16,311 | $10,545 | 64.6% | $5,766 | 35.4% | 14 | 6 | IFC Films | - | false |
| 82 | The Salvation Poem | $15,326 | - | - | - | - | 7 | 5 | CanZion Films | - | false |
| 83 | Deep Sea | $15,259 | $10,620 | 69.6% | $4,639 | 30.4% | 3 | 239 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 84 | On the Bowery | $14,232 | $7,518 | 52.8% | $6,714 | 47.2% | 1 | 2 | Milestone | - | false |
| 85 | Cyrus | $13,808 | $8,181 | 59.2% | $5,627 | 40.8% | 14 | 15 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | - | false |
| 86 | The Extra Man | $12,628 | $9,668 | 76.6% | $2,960 | 23.4% | 14 | 9 | Magnolia Pictures | - | false |
| 87 | Mesrine: Killer Instinct 2010 Re-release | $12,055 | $7,566 | 62.8% | $4,489 | 37.2% | 10 | 5 | Music Box Films | - | false |
| 88 | My Dog Tulip | $11,051 | $7,389 | 66.9% | $3,662 | 33.1% | 3 | 5 | New Yorker Films | - | false |
| 89 | Exit Through the Gift Shop | $9,378 | $6,707 | 71.5% | $2,671 | 28.5% | 4 | 24 | Producers Distribution Agency (PDA) | - | false |
| 90 | The Romantics | $9,288 | $6,044 | 65.1% | $3,244 | 34.9% | 6 | 3 | Four of a Kind Productions | - | false |
| 91 | The Sicilian Girl 2010 Re-release | $8,821 | $5,644 | 64% | $3,177 | 36% | 6 | 9 | Music Box Films | - | false |
| 92 | Winnebago Man | $8,495 | $5,336 | 62.8% | $3,159 | 37.2% | 7 | 12 | Kino International | - | false |
| 93 | Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1 2010 Re-release | $8,432 | $5,491 | 65.1% | $2,941 | 34.9% | 7 | 4 | Music Box Films | - | false |
| 94 | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | $8,085 | $3,115 | 38.5% | $4,970 | 61.5% | 2 | 156 | National Geographic Entertainment | - | false |
| 95 | GasLand | $7,621 | $5,528 | 72.5% | $2,093 | 27.5% | 2 | 3 | International WOW Company | - | false |
| 96 | Wild Grass | $7,527 | $4,366 | 58% | $3,161 | 42% | 10 | 14 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 97 | The Secret in Their Eyes | $7,189 | $4,260 | 59.3% | $2,929 | 40.7% | 9 | 24 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 98 | The Cremaster Cycle 2010 Re-release | $6,981 | $3,468 | 49.7% | $3,513 | 50.3% | 2 | 25 | International Film Circuit | - | false |
| 99 | Breathless 2010 Re-release | $6,541 | $3,592 | 54.9% | $2,949 | 45.1% | 5 | 18 | Rialto Pictures | - | false |
| 100 | Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber | $6,024 | $3,702 | 61.4% | $2,322 | 38.6% | 3 | 3 | Vitagraph Films | - | false |
| 101 | Micmacs | $5,870 | $4,061 | 69.2% | $1,809 | 30.8% | 13 | 18 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 102 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $5,678 | $2,987 | 52.6% | $2,691 | 47.4% | 16 | 28 | Music Box Films | - | false |
| 103 | Undertow | $5,103 | $3,876 | 76% | $1,227 | 24% | 1 | 2 | The Film Collaborative | - | false |
| 104 | The Trial | $4,727 | $4,220 | 89.3% | $507 | 10.7% | 1 | 3 | Mountain Top Releasing | - | false |
| 105 | Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child | $4,700 | $4,700 | 100% | $0 | - | 4 | 11 | Arthouse Films | - | false |
| 106 | Solitary Man | $4,575 | $2,171 | 47.4% | $2,404 | 52.6% | 6 | 19 | Anchor Bay Films | - | false |
| 107 | Best Worst Movie | $4,526 | $1,316 | 29.1% | $3,210 | 70.9% | 1 | 23 | Abramorama | - | false |
| 108 | Enemies of the People | $4,521 | $4,011 | 88.7% | $510 | 11.3% | 5 | 9 | International Film Circuit | - | false |
| 109 | Agora | $4,496 | $991 | 22% | $3,505 | 78% | 2 | 18 | Newmarket Films | - | false |
| 110 | The Other City | $4,397 | $4,079 | 92.8% | $318 | 7.2% | 1 | 2 | Cabin Films | - | false |
| 111 | Countdown to Zero | $3,633 | $1,602 | 44.1% | $2,031 | 55.9% | 8 | 10 | Magnolia Pictures | - | false |
| 112 | Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?) | $3,533 | $1,525 | 43.2% | $2,008 | 56.8% | 2 | 3 | Lorber Films | - | false |
| 113 | Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno | $3,389 | $1,982 | 58.5% | $1,407 | 41.5% | 1 | 11 | Flicker Alley | - | false |
| 114 | Centurion | $3,075 | $1,793 | 58.3% | $1,282 | 41.7% | 4 | 5 | Magnolia Pictures | - | false |
| 115 | Ondine | $2,987 | $1,449 | 48.5% | $1,538 | 51.5% | 2 | 17 | Magnolia Pictures | - | false |
| 116 | John Rabe | $2,898 | $1,863 | 64.3% | $1,035 | 35.7% | 1 | 19 | Strand Releasing | - | false |
| 117 | Picture Me | $2,446 | $1,804 | 73.8% | $642 | 26.2% | 1 | 2 | Strand Releasing | - | false |
| 118 | La soga | $2,383 | $2,383 | 100% | $0 | - | 2 | 7 | 7-57 Releasing | - | false |
| 119 | The Disappearance of Alice Creed | $2,002 | $1,312 | 65.5% | $690 | 34.5% | 2 | 8 | Anchor Bay Films | - | false |
| 120 | See What I'm Saying: The Deaf Entertainers Documentary | $2,000 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 28 | Worldplay | - | false |
| 121 | Feed the Fish | $1,902 | $1,466 | 77.1% | $436 | 22.9% | 1 | 23 | Strand Releasing | - | false |
| 122 | Mother and Child | $1,693 | $1,000 | 59.1% | $693 | 40.9% | 2 | 21 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 123 | A Mother's Courage: Talking Back to Autism 2010 Re-release | $1,406 | $822 | 58.5% | $584 | 41.5% | 2 | 1 | First Run | - | false |
| 124 | Stonewall Uprising | $1,166 | $896 | 76.8% | $270 | 23.2% | 2 | 16 | First Run | - | false |
| 125 | Metal Messiah | $1,108 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | Wind Pixie Pictures | - | false |
| 126 | Hideaway | $972 | $656 | 67.5% | $316 | 32.5% | 2 | 3 | Strand Releasing | - | false |
| 127 | Le Amiche | $788 | $788 | 100% | $0 | - | 1 | 15 | The Film Desk | - | false |
| 128 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | $684 | $460 | 67.2% | $224 | 32.8% | 1 | 262 | IMAX | - | false |
| 129 | Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Undead | $596 | $459 | 77% | $137 | 23% | 1 | 17 | Indican Pictures | - | false |
| 130 | Please Give | $494 | $242 | 49% | $252 | 51% | 3 | 22 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 131 | The Milk of Sorrow | $478 | $392 | 82% | $86 | 18% | 1 | 5 | Olive Films | - | false |
| 132 | Orlando 2010 Re-release | $473 | $83 | 17.6% | $390 | 82.4% | 1 | 10 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 133 | Princess Kaiulani | $433 | $433 | 100% | $0 | - | 1 | 20 | Roadside Attractions | - | false |
| 134 | Monsieur Verdoux | $420 | $420 | 100% | $0 | - | 1 | 133 | The Film Desk | - | false |
| 135 | Dogtooth | $411 | $231 | 56.2% | $180 | 43.8% | 1 | 14 | Kino International | - | false |
| 136 | Cropsey | $356 | $356 | 100% | $0 | - | 1 | 17 | Cinema Purgatorio | - | false |
| 137 | Neshoba | $354 | $347 | 98% | $7 | 2% | 1 | 7 | First Run | - | false |
| 138 | House | $314 | $314 | 100% | $0 | - | 1 | 37 | Janus Films | - | false |
| 139 | Sweetgrass | $200 | $100 | 50% | $100 | 50% | 1 | 39 | The Cinema Guild | - | false |
| 140 | Altiplano | $190 | $190 | 100% | $0 | - | 1 | 6 | First Run | - | false |
| 141 | Promised Lands | $166 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 34 | The Film Desk | - | false |
| 142 | Salt of This Sea 2010 Re-release | $131 | $131 | 100% | $0 | - | 1 | 7 | Lorber Films | - | false |
| 143 | Sweethearts of the Prison Rodeo | $120 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | Cinema Purgatorio | - | false |
| 144 | The Freebie | $4 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | Phase 4 Films | - | false |
| - | Life During Wartime | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 10 | IFC Films | - | false |
| - | Army of Crime | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | Lorber Films | - | false |
| - | Alamar | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 12 | Film Movement | - | false |
| - | The Last Airbender | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| - | Two in the Wave | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | Lorber Films | - | false |
| - | The Nature of Existence | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | Walking Shadows | - | false |
| - | American Grindhouse | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | Lorber Films | - | false |
| - | The Fall of Night | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | Winter Star Productions | - | false |
| - | Brutal Beauty: Tales of the Rose City Rollers | - | - | - | - | - | - | 38 | Cinema Purgatorio | - | false |
| - | Fresh | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25 | Ripple Effect Films | - | false |
| - | Ran 2010 Re-release | - | - | - | - | - | - | 34 | Rialto Pictures | - | false |
| - | The Temptation of St. Tony | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | Olive Films | - | false |
| - | The Girl 2010 Re-release | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | Olive Films | - | false |