| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | War Horse | $6,044,476 | - | 491 | - | $12,310 | $6,044,476 | 1 | Walt Disney Pictures | true | false |
| 2 | 3 | The Iron Lady | $2,282,382 | -31.3% | 460 | +22 | $4,961 | $7,934,708 | 2 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 3 | 2 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $2,150,285 | -35.6% | 457 | -61 | $4,705 | $35,405,741 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 4 | 1 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $2,104,654 | -38.7% | 444 | -73 | $4,740 | $23,556,207 | 3 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 5 | 4 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $1,603,115 | -37% | 432 | -41 | $3,710 | $15,128,012 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 6 | - | The Darkest Hour | $1,135,076 | - | 385 | - | $2,948 | $1,135,076 | 1 | 20th Century Fox International | true | false |
| 7 | 8 | The Artist | $1,055,049 | +8.6% | 112 | +6 | $9,420 | $2,893,456 | 3 | Entertainment Film Distributors | false | false |
| 8 | 5 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $1,044,470 | -26.6% | 494 | -10 | $2,114 | $19,095,294 | 5 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 9 | 6 | Puss in Boots | $1,040,955 | -26.5% | 482 | -19 | $2,159 | $19,909,854 | 6 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 10 | - | Shame | $820,214 | - | 114 | - | $7,194 | $820,214 | 1 | Momentum Pictures | true | false |
| 11 | 7 | Goon | $636,380 | -43.4% | 325 | -33 | $1,958 | $2,315,435 | 2 | Entertainment One | false | false |
| 12 | - | Margin Call | $202,234 | - | 53 | - | $3,815 | $202,234 | 1 | - | true | false |
| 13 | - | Nanban | $173,789 | - | 24 | - | $7,241 | $173,789 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 14 | 9 | New Year's Eve | $154,862 | -70.5% | 172 | -148 | $900 | $11,209,724 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 15 | 11 | Happy Feet Two | $113,726 | -47% | 240 | -92 | $473 | $8,160,787 | 7 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 16 | 10 | Hugo | $88,151 | -64.7% | 117 | -73 | $753 | $7,805,447 | 7 | Entertainment Film Distributors | false | false |
| 17 | 13 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | $61,646 | -58.5% | 78 | -48 | $790 | $47,766,123 | 9 | Entertainment One | false | false |
| 18 | 12 | Players | $50,391 | -70.2% | 34 | -15 | $1,482 | $298,530 | 2 | B4U Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 19 | 15 | Don 2 | $28,709 | -67.6% | 14 | -34 | $2,050 | $2,208,855 | 4 | Reliance Big Pictures | false | false |
| 20 | 14 | Arthur Christmas | $19,383 | -79.4% | 106 | -235 | $182 | $31,850,089 | 10 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 21 | 17 | My Week with Marilyn | $19,045 | -61% | 14 | -23 | $1,360 | $4,623,461 | 8 | Entertainment Film Distributors | false | false |
| 22 | 20 | The Lion King 2011 3D Release | $18,047 | -23% | 80 | -3 | $225 | $19,144,751 | 15 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 23 | 16 | The Smurfs | $14,561 | -75.7% | 64 | -87 | $227 | $28,118,099 | 23 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 24 | 28 | The Help | $13,266 | +62.1% | 8 | -1 | $1,658 | $6,499,136 | 12 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 25 | 18 | The Lady | $11,982 | -69.6% | 14 | -50 | $855 | $350,443 | 3 | Entertainment Film Distributors | false | false |
| 26 | 25 | The Adventures of Tintin | $9,878 | +1.6% | 29 | +4 | $340 | $25,134,911 | 12 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 27 | 19 | Dreams of a Life | $9,629 | -65.5% | 12 | -3 | $802 | $214,595 | 5 | Periscoop Film | false | false |
| 28 | 21 | Moneyball | $8,821 | -53.1% | 11 | - | $801 | $1,275,446 | 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 29 | - | Last Stop: Kurtulus | $8,555 | - | 2 | - | $4,277 | $8,555 | 1 | Kinostar Filmverleih | true | false |
| 30 | 35 | The Rum Diary | $6,778 | +39.8% | 4 | -1 | $1,694 | $2,492,520 | 10 | Entertainment Film Distributors | false | false |
| 31 | 39 | The Deep Blue Sea | $6,062 | +62.9% | 6 | - | $1,010 | $745,164 | 8 | Artificial Eye | false | false |
| 32 | 26 | The Ides of March | $5,895 | -34.7% | 5 | -3 | $1,179 | $4,731,759 | 12 | Entertainment One | false | false |
| 33 | 24 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | $5,853 | -46.2% | 3 | -2 | $1,951 | $21,669,149 | 18 | StudioCanal UK | false | false |
| 34 | 32 | Midnight in Paris | $5,618 | -21.8% | 8 | +3 | $702 | $4,245,364 | 15 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 35 | 22 | We Need to Talk About Kevin | $4,376 | -67.5% | 5 | - | $875 | $3,398,109 | 13 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 36 | - | Tatsumi | $4,243 | - | 5 | - | $848 | $4,243 | 1 | Soda Pictures | true | false |
| 37 | 37 | Johnny English Reborn | $4,211 | +2.6% | 10 | -2 | $421 | $31,602,899 | 15 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 38 | 33 | 50/50 | $3,458 | -50.8% | 5 | -4 | $691 | $2,357,318 | 8 | Lionsgate Films | false | false |
| 39 | 23 | Uchithanai Muharnthaal | $3,345 | -70.3% | 2 | -2 | $1,672 | $24,067 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 40 | 42 | Drive | $2,988 | +37.2% | 4 | +2 | $747 | $4,688,464 | 17 | Icon Film Distribution | false | false |
| 41 | 27 | Tower Heist | $2,845 | -66.3% | 6 | -3 | $474 | $7,060,653 | 11 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 42 | 41 | Another Earth | $2,665 | -9.4% | 4 | - | $666 | $363,659 | 6 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 43 | 29 | Margaret | $2,591 | -66.7% | 4 | -2 | $647 | $93,888 | 7 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 44 | 36 | The Awakening | $2,165 | -50.6% | 4 | -1 | $541 | $1,018,493 | 10 | StudioCanal UK | false | false |
| 45 | - | A Useful Life 2012 Re-release | $1,888 | - | 3 | - | $629 | $1,888 | 1 | Periscoop Film | true | false |
| 46 | 43 | Desi Boyz | $1,800 | +60.4% | 2 | +1 | $900 | $911,264 | 8 | Eros Worldwide | false | false |
| 47 | 40 | Weekend | $1,056 | -64.2% | 1 | -1 | $1,056 | $328,632 | 11 | Peccadillo Pictures | false | false |
| 48 | 31 | Wuthering Heights | $948 | -87.2% | 3 | -5 | $316 | $890,868 | 10 | Artificial Eye | false | false |
