| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $238,354 | -57.1% | 35 | -4 | $6,810 | $2,533,904 | 3 | Golden Village Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $228,189 | -53.7% | 29 | -13 | $7,868 | $4,605,852 | 4 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | - | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $190,597 | - | 17 | - | $11,211 | $249,019 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 4 | 3 | The Darkest Hour | $163,650 | -64.8% | 42 | -2 | $3,896 | $779,169 | 2 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 5 | 4 | Flying Swords of Dragon Gate | $99,951 | -68.1% | 26 | -4 | $3,844 | $598,676 | 2 | Golden Village Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | - | Courageous | $68,879 | - | 5 | - | $13,775 | $68,879 | 1 | Cathay-Keris Films | true | false |
| 7 | - | Petaling Street Warriors | $64,729 | - | 15 | - | $4,315 | $117,252 | 1 | Shaw Organisation | true | false |
| 8 | 5 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $62,859 | -73% | 26 | -11 | $2,417 | $2,216,874 | 4 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 9 | - | Special Forces | $60,127 | - | 6 | - | $10,021 | $78,842 | 1 | Shaw Organisation | true | false |
| 10 | 6 | We Bought a Zoo | $47,221 | -67.9% | 17 | -10 | $2,777 | $559,220 | 3 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 11 | 8 | War Horse | $38,151 | -36.4% | 14 | - | $2,725 | $125,680 | 2 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 7 | Turning Point 2 | $30,704 | -50.4% | 4 | - | $7,676 | $120,080 | 2 | Cathay-Keris Films | false | false |
| 13 | - | Machine Gun Preacher | $24,783 | - | 6 | - | $4,130 | $24,783 | 1 | Golden Village Pictures | true | false |
| 14 | 9 | Margin Call | $24,243 | -49.4% | 5 | - | $4,848 | $90,076 | 2 | Cathay-Keris Films | false | false |
| 15 | - | My Week with Marilyn | $21,109 | - | 7 | - | $3,015 | $21,109 | 1 | Golden Village Pictures | true | false |
| 16 | - | The Inbetweeners | $18,513 | - | 10 | - | $1,851 | $18,513 | 1 | Golden Village Pictures | true | false |
| 17 | 10 | New Year's Eve | $15,612 | -37.2% | 4 | -4 | $3,903 | $900,642 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 18 | 14 | The Artist | $5,735 | -32.2% | 2 | - | $2,867 | $40,647 | 3 | Cathay-Keris Films | false | false |
| 19 | 13 | Already Famous | $5,049 | -46.7% | 4 | - | $1,262 | $1,008,524 | 6 | Cathay-Keris Films | false | false |
| 20 | - | Sarah's Key | $3,165 | - | 2 | - | $1,582 | $3,165 | 1 | Cathay-Keris Films | true | false |
| 21 | 17 | You Are the Apple of My Eye | $2,331 | -59.4% | 1 | -1 | $2,331 | $2,266,350 | 9 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 22 | 15 | Horrid Henry: The Movie | $2,292 | -65.6% | 2 | -2 | $1,146 | $28,531 | 3 | Shaw Organisation | false | false |
| 23 | 16 | Puss in Boots | $1,819 | -68.6% | 1 | -1 | $1,819 | $2,299,761 | 7 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 24 | 22 | The Ides of March | $1,753 | +11.1% | 1 | - | $1,753 | $172,249 | 10 | Cathay-Keris Films | false | false |
| 25 | 19 | 50/50 | $1,513 | -48.8% | 1 | - | $1,513 | $170,846 | 6 | Cathay-Keris Films | false | false |
| 26 | 18 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | $1,321 | -63% | 1 | - | $1,321 | $2,177,996 | 7 | Shaw Organisation | false | false |
| 27 | 21 | The Muppets | $1,113 | -37.7% | 2 | +1 | $556 | $256,791 | 5 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
