| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Chronicle | $3,469,282 | - | 397 | - | $8,738 | $3,469,282 | 1 | 20th Century Fox International | true | false |
| 2 | - | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | $1,899,242 | - | 431 | - | $4,406 | $1,899,242 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 3 | 2 | The Descendants | $1,760,629 | -37.8% | 407 | +4 | $4,325 | $6,596,555 | 2 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 4 | 1 | War Horse | $1,407,421 | -57% | 492 | -18 | $2,860 | $24,255,866 | 4 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | - | Jack and Jill | $1,342,763 | - | 324 | - | $4,144 | $1,342,763 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 6 | - | Man on a Ledge | $1,103,227 | - | 389 | - | $2,836 | $1,103,227 | 1 | Entertainment One | true | false |
| 7 | 3 | The Grey | $824,482 | -52.1% | 348 | +3 | $2,369 | $3,495,914 | 2 | Entertainment Film Distributors | false | false |
| 8 | 4 | A Monster in Paris | $751,322 | -54.2% | 440 | +7 | $1,707 | $2,636,198 | 2 | Entertainment One | false | false |
| 9 | 5 | The Artist | $593,047 | -46.5% | 195 | +5 | $3,041 | $8,406,883 | 6 | Entertainment Film Distributors | false | false |
| 10 | - | Carnage | $472,574 | - | 112 | - | $4,219 | $472,574 | 1 | StudioCanal | true | false |
| 11 | 11 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $352,768 | -51.1% | 418 | -64 | $843 | $21,918,703 | 8 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 12 | 7 | Underworld: Awakening | $287,210 | -70.9% | 195 | -109 | $1,472 | $4,655,541 | 3 | Entertainment Film Distributors | false | false |
| 13 | 6 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $285,541 | -72.3% | 228 | -137 | $1,252 | $41,278,790 | 8 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 14 | 8 | The Iron Lady | $268,610 | -69.9% | 216 | -181 | $1,243 | $14,196,183 | 5 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 15 | 12 | Puss in Boots | $242,044 | -60.8% | 362 | -89 | $668 | $22,574,947 | 9 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 16 | 10 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $235,181 | -71.8% | 161 | -137 | $1,460 | $28,291,301 | 6 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 17 | - | Young Adult | $217,888 | - | 157 | - | $1,387 | $217,888 | 1 | Paramount Pictures International | true | false |
| 18 | 9 | The Sitter | $191,756 | -78% | 197 | -145 | $973 | $3,713,100 | 3 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 19 | - | Martha Marcy May Marlene | $174,259 | - | 100 | - | $1,742 | $174,259 | 1 | 20th Century Fox International | true | false |
| 20 | 14 | Agneepath | $142,972 | -73.8% | 44 | -8 | $3,249 | $943,488 | 2 | Eros Worldwide | false | false |
| 21 | 15 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $118,614 | -75.3% | 94 | -154 | $1,261 | $18,563,017 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 22 | 16 | Shame | $90,039 | -66.5% | 50 | -51 | $1,800 | $2,730,610 | 4 | Momentum Pictures | false | false |
| 23 | 13 | Haywire | $87,562 | -85.5% | 126 | -231 | $694 | $3,613,770 | 3 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 24 | 31 | The Adventures of Tintin | $72,632 | +523.3% | 104 | +88 | $698 | $25,754,427 | 15 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 25 | 18 | J. Edgar | $54,338 | -76.9% | 31 | -197 | $1,752 | $1,523,630 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 26 | 22 | Hugo | $52,920 | -10.1% | 91 | +12 | $581 | $8,298,798 | 10 | Entertainment Film Distributors | false | false |
| 27 | 17 | Polish Roulette | $52,103 | -79.2% | 39 | -1 | $1,335 | $356,411 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 28 | 21 | Coriolanus | $34,141 | -71.3% | 23 | -58 | $1,484 | $678,217 | 3 | Lionsgate Films | false | false |
| 29 | 23 | Happy Feet Two | $33,926 | -31.6% | 120 | -18 | $282 | $8,643,850 | 10 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 30 | 26 | Margin Call | $21,064 | -37.2% | 12 | +1 | $1,755 | $515,289 | 4 | - | false | false |
| 31 | 27 | Berlin Kaplani | $12,490 | -47.6% | 2 | -1 | $6,245 | $50,783 | 2 | Kinostar Filmverleih | false | false |
| 32 | 19 | Like Crazy | $12,347 | -91.6% | 29 | -75 | $425 | $251,119 | 2 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 33 | 25 | W.E. | $10,196 | -70.4% | 20 | -50 | $509 | $584,429 | 3 | StudioCanal | false | false |
| 34 | 32 | My Week with Marilyn | $8,634 | -23.3% | 9 | -2 | $959 | $4,887,400 | 11 | Entertainment Film Distributors | false | false |
| 35 | 20 | Intruders | $7,026 | -94.2% | 31 | -68 | $226 | $207,638 | 2 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 36 | - | Bombay Beach | $5,730 | - | 1 | - | $5,730 | $5,730 | 1 | Periscoop Film | true | false |
| 37 | 33 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | $5,260 | -32.9% | 1 | -1 | $5,260 | $22,417,455 | 21 | StudioCanal UK | false | false |
| 38 | 34 | House of Tolerance | $4,704 | -32.4% | 5 | - | $940 | $19,564 | 2 | The Works UK Distribution | false | false |
| 39 | 38 | We Need to Talk About Kevin | $3,401 | -34.7% | 3 | +1 | $1,133 | $3,505,916 | 16 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 40 | 42 | The Help | $3,029 | -15.3% | 5 | +1 | $605 | $6,706,258 | 15 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 41 | 41 | Midnight in Paris | $2,735 | -34.5% | 2 | - | $1,367 | $4,386,149 | 18 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 42 | 30 | Nanban | $2,689 | -81.6% | 2 | -2 | $1,344 | $340,011 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
| 43 | 36 | Dreams of a Life | $2,461 | -57.7% | 5 | -3 | $492 | $266,375 | 8 | Periscoop Film | false | false |
| 44 | 47 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | $1,938 | -8.4% | 3 | -6 | $646 | $48,806,194 | 12 | Entertainment One | false | false |
| 45 | 44 | New Year's Eve | $1,832 | -46.2% | 1 | -4 | $1,832 | $11,659,393 | 9 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 46 | 51 | The Deep Blue Sea | $1,794 | +96.5% | 2 | - | $897 | $791,086 | 11 | Artificial Eye | false | false |
| 47 | 45 | Moneyball | $1,748 | -46.7% | 4 | -4 | $437 | $1,294,645 | 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 48 | 43 | Johnny English Reborn | $1,729 | -51.1% | 17 | -3 | $101 | $32,637,968 | 18 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 49 | 24 | The Darkest Hour | $1,545 | -96.2% | 10 | -99 | $154 | $2,090,634 | 4 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 50 | 52 | Weekend | $1,417 | +135.8% | 4 | +2 | $354 | $345,545 | 14 | Peccadillo Pictures | false | false |
| 51 | 50 | Wuthering Heights | $1,088 | -33.7% | 2 | - | $544 | $949,106 | 13 | Artificial Eye | false | false |
| 52 | 29 | The Lion King 2011 3D Release | $657 | -96.4% | 3 | -67 | $219 | $19,578,622 | 18 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 53 | 40 | The Lady | $587 | -87.5% | 1 | -4 | $587 | $406,168 | 6 | Entertainment Film Distributors | false | false |
| 54 | - | Best Laid Plans | $573 | - | 4 | - | $143 | $573 | 1 | Vertigo Films | true | false |
| 55 | 46 | Arthur Christmas | $473 | -83.8% | 7 | -16 | $67 | $32,965,255 | 13 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 56 | 49 | The Nine Muses | $391 | -78.5% | 1 | - | $391 | $8,889 | 3 | New Wave Films | false | false |
| 57 | 35 | Patience | $245 | -96% | 1 | -1 | $245 | $13,612 | 2 | Soda Pictures | false | false |
