| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Puss in Boots | $669,881 | -17.9% | 128 | -30 | $5,233 | $2,351,391 | 2 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | - | This Means War | $222,106 | - | 120 | - | $1,850 | $238,569 | 1 | 20th Century Fox International | true | false |
| 3 | 3 | The Iron Lady | $218,523 | -8.1% | 89 | +11 | $2,455 | $1,257,175 | 3 | Scanbox Entertainment | false | false |
| 4 | 2 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $179,661 | -27.1% | 47 | -35 | $3,822 | $2,803,817 | 4 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | - | Thale | $114,585 | - | 98 | - | $1,169 | $120,273 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 6 | 4 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 2012 3D Release | $82,942 | -60.8% | 60 | - | $1,382 | $381,132 | 2 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 7 | 6 | The Descendants | $70,118 | -30.5% | 24 | -13 | $2,921 | $832,247 | 4 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 8 | 7 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $67,152 | +8% | 37 | +3 | $1,814 | $3,142,403 | 9 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 9 | 5 | Chronicle | $61,988 | -42.4% | 35 | -51 | $1,771 | $480,319 | 3 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 10 | - | Young Adult | $49,221 | - | 45 | - | $1,093 | $49,221 | 1 | United International Pictures | true | false |
| 11 | 11 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | $27,821 | -18.9% | 8 | -5 | $3,477 | $318,325 | 4 | Svensk Filmindustri (SF) | false | false |
| 12 | 9 | The Dead Have It Easy | $25,323 | -32.7% | 10 | -12 | $2,532 | $865,632 | 5 | Svensk Filmindustri (SF) | false | false |
| 13 | 10 | The Lion King 2011 3D Release | $23,601 | -32.5% | 29 | -7 | $813 | $1,391,416 | 6 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | 12 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $19,394 | -28.1% | 5 | -4 | $3,878 | $3,618,807 | 8 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 15 | 14 | Happy Feet Two | $15,811 | -17.9% | 10 | - | $1,581 | $1,278,354 | 12 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 16 | 13 | Dolphin Tale | $15,329 | -25.7% | 15 | -3 | $1,021 | $184,070 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 17 | 8 | War Horse | $14,628 | -68.6% | 39 | -44 | $375 | $209,505 | 3 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 18 | - | Big Miracle | $13,078 | - | 47 | - | $278 | $13,078 | 1 | United International Pictures | true | false |
| 19 | 16 | J. Edgar | $11,528 | -31.4% | 6 | -5 | $1,921 | $403,514 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 20 | 17 | The Snows of Kilimanjaro | $10,526 | -31.8% | 18 | -5 | $584 | $61,839 | 2 | Arthouse | false | false |
| 21 | 18 | Folk ved fjorden | $9,613 | -17% | 7 | +2 | $1,373 | $39,116 | 3 | N/A | false | false |
| 22 | 15 | Carnage | $7,939 | -53.6% | 12 | -14 | $661 | $43,730 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 23 | 19 | My Week with Marilyn | $3,871 | -59.3% | 10 | -7 | $387 | $406,370 | 6 | Scanbox Entertainment | false | false |
| 24 | 20 | Shame | $3,244 | -52% | 2 | -6 | $1,622 | $277,708 | 6 | Arthouse | false | false |
| 25 | 22 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $2,160 | -62.8% | 2 | -1 | $1,080 | $1,796,603 | 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
