| 1 | Higher Learning (Sony / Columbia) | Jan 13 - Jan 15, 1995 | $11,228,625 | 1,409 | $7,969 | 1 |
| 2 | Traffic (USA Films) | Jan 12 - Jan 14, 2001 | $11,439,903 | 1,527 | $7,492 | 2 |
| 3 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (Fox) | Jan 15 - Jan 17, 2010 | $11,619,949 | 3,296 | $3,525 | 4 |
| 4 | Bride Wars (Fox) | Jan 16 - Jan 18, 2009 | $11,651,068 | 3,228 | $3,609 | 2 |
| 5 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (Paramount) | Jan 13 - Jan 15, 2012 | $11,686,617 | 3,346 | $3,493 | 5 |
| 6 | A Beautiful Mind (Universal) | Jan 18 - Jan 20, 2002 | $11,749,466 | 2,225 | $5,281 | 3 |
| 7 | Good Morning, Vietnam (Disney) | Jan 15 - Jan 17, 1988 | $11,752,913 | 785 | $14,972 | 4 |
| 8 | Good Will Hunting (Miramax) | Jan 16 - Jan 18, 1998 | $11,757,488 | 1,819 | $6,464 | 7 |
| 9 | Just Married (Fox) | Jan 17 - Jan 19, 2003 | $11,872,045 | 2,769 | $4,287 | 2 |
| 10 | Philadelphia (TriStar) | Jan 14 - Jan 16, 1994 | $12,000,000 | 1,245 | $9,639 | 4 |
| 11 | White Noise (Universal) | Jan 14 - Jan 16, 2005 | $12,067,778 | 2,279 | $5,295 | 2 |
| 12 | Legends of the Fall (Sony / TriStar) | Jan 13 - Jan 15, 1995 | $12,369,904 | 2,005 | $6,170 | 4 |
| 13 | Hoodwinked (The Weinstein Company) | Jan 13 - Jan 15, 2006 | $12,401,574 | 2,394 | $5,180 | 1 |
| 14 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (New Line) | Jan 18 - Jan 20, 2002 | $12,473,709 | 3,266 | $3,819 | 5 |
| 15 | Elektra (Fox) | Jan 14 - Jan 16, 2005 | $12,805,071 | 3,204 | $3,997 | 1 |
| 16 | Last Holiday (Paramount) | Jan 13 - Jan 15, 2006 | $12,806,762 | 2,514 | $5,094 | 1 |
| 17 | Glory Road (Disney) | Jan 13 - Jan 15, 2006 | $13,595,107 | 2,222 | $6,118 | 1 |
| 18 | Racing Stripes (Warner Bros.) | Jan 14 - Jan 16, 2005 | $13,919,672 | 3,185 | $4,370 | 1 |
| 19 | The Bucket List (Warner Bros.) | Jan 18 - Jan 20, 2008 | $14,079,926 | 2,915 | $4,830 | 2 |
| 20 | In Good Company (Universal) | Jan 14 - Jan 16, 2005 | $14,291,070 | 1,566 | $9,126 | 3 |
| 21 | National Security (Sony / Columbia) | Jan 17 - Jan 19, 2003 | $14,370,402 | 2,729 | $5,266 | 1 |
| 22 | Next Friday (New Line) | Jan 14 - Jan 16, 2000 | $14,491,191 | 1,103 | $13,138 | 1 |
| 23 | Varsity Blues (Paramount) | Jan 15 - Jan 17, 1999 | $15,204,108 | 2,121 | $7,168 | 1 |
| 24 | Zero Dark Thirty (Sony / Columbia) | Jan 18 - Jan 20, 2013 | $15,797,612 | 2,946 | $5,362 | 5 |
| 25 | Kangaroo Jack (Warner Bros.) | Jan 17 - Jan 19, 2003 | $16,580,353 | 2,818 | $5,884 | 1 |
| 26 | The Lovely Bones (Paramount / DreamWorks) | Jan 15 - Jan 17, 2010 | $17,005,133 | 2,563 | $6,635 | 6 |
| 27 | Hotel for Dogs (Paramount / DreamWorks) | Jan 16 - Jan 18, 2009 | $17,011,368 | 3,271 | $5,201 | 1 |
| 28 | Night at the Museum (Fox) | Jan 12 - Jan 14, 2007 | $17,161,909 | 3,612 | $4,751 | 4 |
| 29 | Cast Away (Fox) | Jan 12 - Jan 14, 2001 | $17,245,979 | 3,048 | $5,658 | 4 |
| 30 | Beauty and the Beast 3D (Disney) | Jan 13 - Jan 15, 2012 | $17,751,905 | 2,625 | $6,763 | 1 |
| 31 | Snow Dogs (Disney) | Jan 18 - Jan 20, 2002 | $17,813,615 | 2,302 | $7,738 | 1 |
| 32 | The Dilemma (Universal) | Jan 14 - Jan 16, 2011 | $17,816,230 | 2,940 | $6,060 | 1 |
| 33 | Meet the Fockers (Universal) | Jan 14 - Jan 16, 2005 | $19,316,617 | 3,554 | $5,435 | 4 |
| 34 | Notorious (2009) (Fox Searchlight) | Jan 16 - Jan 18, 2009 | $20,497,424 | 1,638 | $12,514 | 1 |
| 35 | My Bloody Valentine 3D (Lionsgate) | Jan 16 - Jan 18, 2009 | $21,240,592 | 2,534 | $8,382 | 1 |
| 36 | Stomp the Yard (Sony / Screen Gems) | Jan 12 - Jan 14, 2007 | $21,833,806 | 2,051 | $10,645 | 1 |
| 37 | Gran Torino (Warner Bros.) | Jan 16 - Jan 18, 2009 | $21,978,797 | 2,972 | $7,395 | 2 |
| 38 | 27 Dresses (Fox) | Jan 18 - Jan 20, 2008 | $23,007,500 | 3,057 | $7,526 | 1 |
| 39 | Save the Last Dance (Paramount) | Jan 12 - Jan 14, 2001 | $23,446,105 | 2,230 | $10,514 | 1 |
| 40 | Coach Carter (Paramount) | Jan 14 - Jan 16, 2005 | $24,182,881 | 2,524 | $9,581 | 1 |
| 41 | Contraband (Universal) | Jan 13 - Jan 15, 2012 | $24,349,815 | 2,863 | $8,505 | 1 |
| 42 | Along Came Polly (Universal) | Jan 16 - Jan 18, 2004 | $27,721,215 | 2,984 | $9,290 | 1 |
| 43 | Mama (Universal) | Jan 18 - Jan 20, 2013 | $28,402,310 | 2,647 | $10,730 | 1 |
| 44 | Black Hawk Down (Sony / Columbia) | Jan 18 - Jan 20, 2002 | $28,612,570 | 3,101 | $9,227 | 1 |
| 45 | Titanic (Paramount) | Jan 16 - Jan 18, 1998 | $30,010,867 | 2,767 | $10,846 | 5 |
| 46 | Paul Blart: Mall Cop (Sony / Columbia) | Jan 16 - Jan 18, 2009 | $31,832,584 | 3,144 | $10,125 | 1 |
| 47 | The Book of Eli (Warner Bros.) | Jan 15 - Jan 17, 2010 | $32,789,494 | 3,111 | $10,540 | 1 |
| 48 | The Green Hornet (Sony / Columbia) | Jan 14 - Jan 16, 2011 | $33,526,876 | 3,584 | $9,355 | 1 |
| 49 | Cloverfield (Paramount) | Jan 18 - Jan 20, 2008 | $40,058,396 | 3,411 | $11,744 | 1 |
| 50 | Avatar (Fox) | Jan 15 - Jan 17, 2010 | $42,785,612 | 3,285 | $13,025 | 5 |
