Avatar claims the top spot. Even with the east coast of it's domestic market snowed under Avatar still takes $270million worldwide. Expect it to stay there next week.
| TW | LW | Title (click to view) | Studio | Weekend Gross | % Change | Theater Count / Change | Average | Total Gross | Budget* | Week # |
| 1 | N | Avatar | Fox | $77,025,481 | - | 3,452 | - | $22,313 | $77,025,481 | - | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | The Princess and the Frog | BV | $12,185,949 | -49.7% | 3,475 | +41 | $3,507 | $44,717,721 | $105 | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | The Blind Side | WB | $10,021,280 | -33.4% | 3,407 | +19 | $2,941 | $164,725,525 | $29 | 5 |
| 4 | N | Did You Hear About the Morgans? | Sony | $6,616,571 | - | 2,718 | - | $2,434 | $6,616,571 | $58 | 1 |
| 5 | 4 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | Sum. | $4,407,598 | -44.6% | 3,035 | -600 | $1,452 | $274,598,319 | $50 | 5 |
| 6 | 3 | Invictus | WB | $4,203,171 | -51.2% | 2,125 | - | $1,978 | $15,877,956 | $60 | 2 |
| 7 | 5 | A Christmas Carol (2009) | BV | $3,443,464 | -49.6% | 2,070 | -332 | $1,664 | $130,813,354 | $200 | 7 |
| 8 | 11 | Up in the Air | Par. | $3,210,132 | +34.1% | 175 | +103 | $18,344 | $8,215,704 | $25 | 3 |
| 9 | 6 | Brothers | LGF | $2,889,121 | -42.4% | 2,009 | -79 | $1,438 | $22,350,518 | $26 | 3 |
| 10 | 7 | Old Dogs | BV | $2,340,575 | -46.9% | 2,630 | -460 | $890 | $43,625,471 | $35 | 4 |