| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | $270,101 | -17.3% | 53 | - | $5,096 | $1,628,545 | 3 | - | false | false |
| 2 | - | Hugo | $157,209 | - | 40 | - | $3,930 | $204,306 | 1 | United International Pictures | true | false |
| 3 | 2 | Underworld: Awakening | $96,961 | -23.4% | 35 | -1 | $2,770 | $298,290 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 4 | - | Chronicle | $57,815 | - | 27 | - | $2,141 | $57,815 | 1 | 20th Century Fox International | true | false |
| 5 | - | The Help | $24,287 | - | 16 | - | $1,517 | $28,764 | 1 | Walt Disney Pictures | true | false |
| 6 | 3 | Jack and Jill | $21,169 | -62% | 26 | - | $814 | $258,907 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 7 | 4 | The Descendants | $15,690 | -33.3% | 14 | - | $1,120 | $59,896 | 2 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 8 | 6 | Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close | $14,463 | -29% | 11 | - | $1,314 | $52,720 | 2 | - | false | false |
| 9 | - | The Artist | $14,203 | - | 8 | - | $1,775 | $14,203 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 10 | 5 | The Devil Inside | $13,892 | -36.9% | 25 | -2 | $555 | $326,628 | 4 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 7 | War Horse | $7,774 | -39.9% | 23 | -2 | $338 | $235,564 | 4 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 9 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 2012 3D Release | $4,343 | -25.9% | 10 | +1 | $434 | $225,641 | 4 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 13 | 8 | We Bought a Zoo | $3,526 | -46.5% | 19 | +2 | $185 | $355,877 | 6 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 14 | 11 | The Muppets | $1,567 | -57.6% | 18 | -3 | $87 | $1,305,511 | 7 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | 10 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $1,235 | -68.2% | 1 | -8 | $1,235 | $208,417 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 16 | 14 | The Adventures of Tintin | $335 | -46.1% | 3 | +2 | $111 | $519,367 | 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
