| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | The Darkest Hour | $1,307,082 | - | 588 | - | $2,222 | $1,307,082 | 1 | 20th Century Fox International | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $1,068,866 | -39.7% | 847 | -230 | $1,261 | $7,999,237 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 3 | 2 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $809,110 | -42.5% | 743 | -201 | $1,088 | $10,788,329 | 4 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 4 | 4 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $421,670 | -23.5% | 410 | -102 | $1,028 | $6,955,702 | 5 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 5 | 5 | Puss in Boots | $416,291 | -20% | 379 | -103 | $1,098 | $15,504,596 | 7 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 6 | 3 | The Adventures of Tintin | $401,533 | -32.8% | 547 | -264 | $734 | $3,774,580 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 7 | 10 | We Bought a Zoo | $269,154 | +56.7% | 232 | +17 | $1,160 | $1,704,511 | 4 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 8 | 6 | J. Edgar | $228,899 | -31.7% | 158 | -14 | $1,448 | $755,433 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 9 | 8 | The Ward | $206,483 | -29.1% | 139 | -1 | $1,485 | $680,115 | 2 | Videocine | false | false |
| 10 | - | War Horse | $198,764 | - | 109 | - | $1,823 | $198,764 | 1 | Walt Disney Pictures | true | false |
| 11 | 7 | Immortals | $168,474 | -45.7% | 215 | -127 | $783 | $4,772,780 | 5 | Gussi Films | false | false |
| 12 | 9 | A Little Bit of Heaven | $161,166 | -29.6% | 130 | -69 | $1,239 | $1,036,852 | 3 | N/A | false | false |
| 13 | - | Seeking Justice | $156,852 | - | 130 | - | $1,206 | $156,852 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 14 | 16 | Tower Heist | $101,674 | +54.4% | 90 | +23 | $1,129 | $2,427,492 | 6 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 15 | - | The Rum Diary | $100,129 | - | 57 | - | $1,756 | $100,129 | 1 | Gussi Films | true | false |
| 16 | 11 | One Day | $96,645 | -37.5% | 66 | -3 | $1,464 | $346,679 | 2 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 17 | 12 | Sleep Tight | $94,003 | -30.3% | 138 | -8 | $681 | $908,179 | 5 | N/A | false | false |
| 18 | 13 | New Year's Eve | $69,088 | -38.8% | 85 | -38 | $812 | $2,446,461 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 19 | - | We Need to Talk About Kevin | $62,204 | - | 26 | - | $2,392 | $62,204 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 20 | 14 | The Skin I Live In | $57,971 | -25.1% | 68 | -27 | $852 | $960,393 | 7 | Videocine | false | false |
| 21 | 18 | The Thing | $57,957 | +75.5% | 80 | +30 | $724 | $443,866 | 8 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 22 | 20 | 30 Minutes or Less | $23,317 | -0.8% | 39 | +2 | $597 | $335,190 | 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 23 | 15 | Arthur Christmas | $22,620 | -68.5% | 73 | -107 | $309 | $3,345,426 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 24 | 28 | In a Better World | $13,415 | +1,045.6% | 15 | +13 | $894 | $76,979 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
| 25 | 17 | Love Life | $10,693 | -71.8% | 27 | -13 | $396 | $77,518 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 26 | 21 | The Conspirator | $8,758 | -57.7% | 13 | -24 | $673 | $137,833 | 3 | Gussi Films | false | false |
| 27 | 19 | Kidnapped | $4,721 | -85.6% | 22 | -28 | $214 | $64,609 | 2 | Gussi Films | false | false |
| 28 | 22 | The Muppets | $3,829 | -59.5% | 16 | -9 | $239 | $4,318,666 | 8 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 29 | 24 | Stake Land | $2,862 | -37.4% | 6 | +1 | $477 | $57,649 | 6 | N/A | false | false |
| 30 | 25 | Anonymous | $2,092 | -22.8% | 3 | -2 | $697 | $47,028 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 31 | 27 | Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky | $1,288 | -36.7% | 1 | -2 | $1,288 | $45,111 | 5 | N/A | false | false |
| 32 | 30 | When You're Strange | $888 | -23.3% | 1 | - | $888 | $9,893 | 5 | N/A | false | false |
| 33 | 31 | The Kid Who Lies | $810 | -19.9% | 3 | +1 | $270 | $2,561 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 34 | 29 | Lebanon | $789 | -32.4% | 2 | - | $394 | $5,720 | 3 | N/A | false | false |
| 35 | 32 | Jack and Jill | $514 | -48.8% | 3 | -3 | $171 | $8,608,588 | 10 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 36 | 35 | October | $275 | +137.1% | 1 | - | $275 | $1,470 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
| 37 | 34 | Aurora | $132 | -26.7% | 1 | - | $132 | $4,468 | 7 | N/A | false | false |
