| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $410,205 | -51.5% | 164 | - | $2,501 | $2,007,218 | 2 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | - | The Iron Lady | $246,848 | - | 53 | - | $4,657 | $257,936 | 1 | Scanbox Entertainment | true | false |
| 3 | - | Chronicle | $154,506 | - | 116 | - | $1,331 | $154,698 | 1 | 20th Century Fox International | true | false |
| 4 | 2 | The Descendants | $135,183 | -25.2% | 47 | -2 | $2,876 | $471,733 | 2 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 5 | 4 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $94,105 | -20.7% | 41 | -12 | $2,295 | $2,964,901 | 7 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 6 | 5 | The Lion King 2011 3D Release | $77,422 | -29.3% | 56 | -27 | $1,382 | $1,278,709 | 4 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | - | War Horse | $75,882 | - | 66 | - | $1,149 | $75,882 | 1 | Walt Disney Pictures | true | false |
| 8 | 3 | The Dead Have It Easy | $52,080 | -61.3% | 42 | -53 | $1,240 | $736,330 | 3 | Svensk Filmindustri (SF) | false | false |
| 9 | 6 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | $44,172 | -36.4% | 27 | -15 | $1,636 | $186,844 | 2 | Svensk Filmindustri (SF) | false | false |
| 10 | 9 | Dolphin Tale | $43,023 | -28% | 20 | -3 | $2,151 | $129,027 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 11 | 10 | Happy Feet Two | $29,843 | -2% | 13 | -3 | $2,295 | $1,230,704 | 10 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 12 | 7 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $29,285 | -57.1% | 12 | -12 | $2,440 | $3,520,926 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 13 | 8 | J. Edgar | $25,736 | -57.4% | 15 | -17 | $1,715 | $337,831 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 14 | 12 | My Week with Marilyn | $12,870 | -51.3% | 17 | -7 | $757 | $373,371 | 4 | Scanbox Entertainment | false | false |
| 15 | 15 | The Secret World of Arrietty | $11,563 | -3.1% | 26 | +3 | $444 | $271,109 | 7 | Arthouse | false | false |
| 16 | 13 | Shame | $10,164 | -39.3% | 9 | -5 | $1,129 | $254,126 | 4 | Arthouse | false | false |
| 17 | 14 | Play | $6,440 | -48.7% | 16 | +1 | $402 | $40,514 | 2 | Arthouse | false | false |
| 18 | 16 | A Separation | $6,336 | -38.2% | 8 | -5 | $792 | $294,129 | 7 | Arthouse | false | false |
| 19 | 11 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $6,069 | -77.9% | 6 | -9 | $1,011 | $1,774,774 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 20 | 17 | Certified Copy | $5,073 | -47.5% | 4 | -3 | $1,268 | $356,547 | 7 | N/A | false | false |
| 21 | - | Into the Dark | $5,036 | - | 19 | - | $265 | $5,036 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 22 | 19 | Moneyball | $3,347 | -55.6% | 4 | -3 | $836 | $248,011 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 23 | 18 | Hysteria | $2,972 | -66.6% | 6 | +1 | $495 | $441,770 | 7 | Scanbox Entertainment | false | false |
| 24 | 20 | Drive | $2,926 | -50.7% | 3 | - | $975 | $899,673 | 16 | Svensk Filmindustri (SF) | false | false |
