| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $587,277 | - | 103 | - | $5,701 | $726,335 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 2 | - | Süskind | $335,895 | - | 112 | - | $2,999 | $350,169 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 3 | 5 | The Iron Lady | $273,033 | +3.1% | 52 | +3 | $5,250 | $717,251 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 4 | 2 | Nova Zembla | $257,831 | -28.9% | 110 | -2 | $2,343 | $10,206,180 | 9 | Benelux Film Distributors | false | false |
| 5 | 3 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $254,006 | -26.9% | 92 | -15 | $2,760 | $4,448,027 | 5 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 6 | 1 | The Darkest Hour | $228,627 | -38% | 69 | - | $3,313 | $686,480 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 7 | 8 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $193,842 | +0.1% | 114 | -4 | $1,700 | $5,790,297 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 8 | 7 | Puss in Boots | $192,999 | -1.8% | 142 | -21 | $1,359 | $5,203,581 | 7 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 9 | 4 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $183,270 | -31% | 85 | -17 | $2,156 | $3,948,440 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 10 | 9 | The Help | $151,289 | -15.4% | 73 | +3 | $2,072 | $1,275,987 | 4 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 6 | Manslaughter | $147,443 | -30.1% | 50 | - | $2,948 | $482,829 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 12 | 13 | Dolfje Weerwolfje | $86,067 | +10% | 122 | -5 | $705 | $2,455,173 | 8 | N/A | false | false |
| 13 | 10 | New Kids Nitro | $74,689 | -46.7% | 66 | -26 | $1,131 | $5,106,823 | 7 | N/A | false | false |
| 14 | - | The Inbetweeners | $71,143 | - | 15 | - | $4,742 | $114,448 | 1 | Entertainment One | true | false |
| 15 | 16 | Happy Feet Two | $63,590 | +21% | 90 | -24 | $706 | $2,459,531 | 9 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 16 | 12 | Trespass | $49,375 | -45.1% | 24 | +1 | $2,057 | $407,570 | 3 | Entertainment One | false | false |
| 17 | - | The Artist | $45,702 | - | 26 | - | $1,757 | $490,315 | 9 | Cinéart | false | false |
| 18 | 15 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | $44,020 | -25.5% | 26 | -4 | $1,693 | $844,501 | 6 | Entertainment One | false | false |
| 19 | 19 | Mega Mindy en de Snoepbaron | $43,662 | +14.7% | 89 | +1 | $490 | $927,418 | 5 | N/A | false | false |
| 20 | 14 | J. Edgar | $42,915 | -42.7% | 31 | - | $1,384 | $323,559 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
