| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance | $3,402,377 | - | 505 | - | $6,737 | $3,402,378 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | Jack and Jill | $1,333,380 | -44.3% | 300 | +5 | $4,444 | $4,713,054 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 3 | - | Hugo | $981,383 | - | 308 | - | $3,186 | $1,007,331 | 1 | Paramount Pictures International | true | false |
| 4 | - | The Iron Lady | $751,985 | - | 129 | - | $5,829 | $913,142 | 1 | Paris Filmes | true | false |
| 5 | 2 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | $315,796 | -78.5% | 202 | -133 | $1,563 | $5,116,433 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 6 | 6 | The Descendants | $203,551 | -55% | 123 | -20 | $1,654 | $3,331,228 | 4 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 7 | 3 | The Devil Inside | $202,050 | -71% | 218 | -46 | $926 | $2,910,167 | 3 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 8 | 5 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $178,365 | -62.4% | 129 | -85 | $1,382 | $3,744,963 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 9 | 9 | The Artist | $165,038 | -47.7% | 61 | +3 | $2,705 | $666,701 | 2 | Paris Filmes | false | false |
| 10 | - | Kings & Rats | $163,955 | - | 174 | - | $942 | $163,956 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 11 | 4 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 2012 3D Release | $147,641 | -77.2% | 115 | -65 | $1,283 | $1,076,408 | 2 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 12 | 8 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $139,866 | -60.4% | 259 | -105 | $540 | $25,075,891 | 7 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 13 | - | Moneyball | $128,691 | - | 35 | - | $3,676 | $128,691 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 14 | 11 | The Adventures of Tintin | $73,349 | -74% | 90 | -127 | $814 | $10,472,142 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 15 | 13 | The Music According to Antonio Carlos Jobim | $12,690 | -48.7% | 8 | -3 | $1,586 | $386,750 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 16 | 14 | Restless | $639 | -13.9% | 6 | +1 | $106 | $194,733 | 13 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 17 | 15 | Arthur Christmas | $261 | -41.6% | 2 | -1 | $130 | $2,909,422 | 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
