| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $89,279 | +22.4% | 14 | -2 | $6,377 | $374,415 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $72,896 | +39.7% | 19 | - | $3,836 | $175,469 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 3 | 3 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $69,258 | +55.1% | 18 | +1 | $3,847 | $248,330 | 3 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 4 | 5 | The Parade | $53,878 | +100.8% | 11 | - | $4,898 | $215,523 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
| 5 | 4 | Puss in Boots | $53,613 | +48.2% | 15 | - | $3,574 | $679,372 | 6 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 6 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $33,541 | +42.3% | 14 | - | $2,395 | $246,177 | 4 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 7 | The Darkest Hour | $23,328 | +35.3% | 10 | - | $2,332 | $58,353 | 2 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 8 | - | Jack and Jill | $22,997 | - | 7 | - | $3,285 | $22,997 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 9 | 8 | New Year's Eve | $11,986 | -22.4% | 8 | -5 | $1,498 | $192,543 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 10 | - | A Monster in Paris | $10,716 | - | 9 | - | $1,190 | $10,716 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 11 | 9 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | $6,551 | +18.1% | 9 | -2 | $727 | $606,559 | 8 | N/A | false | false |
| 12 | 10 | A Little Bit of Heaven | $5,648 | +35.5% | 5 | - | $1,129 | $16,008 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 13 | 11 | Arthur Christmas | $3,656 | +2% | 14 | -5 | $261 | $167,312 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 14 | - | The Warrior's Way | $3,245 | - | 6 | - | $540 | $3,245 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 15 | 12 | The Help | $3,240 | +100.6% | 6 | -2 | $540 | $20,290 | 4 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 16 | 13 | Moneyball | $1,925 | +54.4% | 6 | -3 | $320 | $37,885 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
