| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | J. Edgar | $231,008 | -42.4% | 96 | +8 | $2,406 | $862,068 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | The Lion King 2011 3D Release | $137,930 | -46.3% | 87 | - | $1,585 | $447,178 | 2 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | 4 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $93,954 | -44.5% | 64 | -17 | $1,468 | $2,824,662 | 7 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 4 | 3 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $87,323 | -51.9% | 41 | -25 | $2,129 | $3,436,753 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 5 | - | My Week with Marilyn | $74,953 | - | 42 | - | $1,784 | $102,200 | 1 | Scanbox Entertainment | true | false |
| 6 | - | War Horse | $67,526 | - | 51 | - | $1,324 | $67,957 | 1 | Walt Disney Pictures | true | false |
| 7 | 7 | The Reunion | $36,861 | -45.1% | 26 | -5 | $1,417 | $6,619,936 | 16 | Nordisk Film | false | false |
| 8 | 5 | Excuse Me | $36,189 | -58.7% | 53 | -19 | $682 | $704,445 | 4 | Nordisk Film | false | false |
| 9 | - | Pina | $22,787 | - | 6 | - | $3,797 | $135,962 | 3 | N/A | false | false |
| 10 | 8 | The Inbetweeners | $20,901 | -65.2% | 21 | -13 | $995 | $411,701 | 4 | Nordisk Film | false | false |
| 11 | 9 | Real Steel | $16,999 | -71% | 24 | -18 | $708 | $520,252 | 4 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 11 | The Adventures of Tintin | $13,834 | -29.1% | 18 | +11 | $768 | $6,740,437 | 14 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 13 | 10 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $12,077 | -68.3% | 15 | -20 | $805 | $947,360 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 14 | - | This Must Be the Place | $11,103 | - | 6 | - | $1,850 | $81,790 | 3 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | - | In Time | $10,484 | - | 6 | - | $1,747 | $836,249 | 9 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 16 | - | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | $5,769 | - | 5 | - | $1,153 | $4,310,247 | 11 | Nordisk Film | false | false |
| 17 | - | Moneyball | $1,610 | - | 1 | - | $1,610 | $106,805 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
