| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | This Life | $1,291,624 | +6.9% | 111 | - | $11,636 | $3,316,981 | 2 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | - | John Carter | $307,049 | - | 99 | - | $3,101 | $307,049 | 1 | Walt Disney Pictures | true | false |
| 3 | 2 | The Iron Lady | $218,459 | -28.5% | 80 | -18 | $2,730 | $1,391,612 | 3 | Scanbox Entertainment | false | false |
| 4 | 3 | The Descendants | $150,468 | -26% | 43 | -3 | $3,499 | $1,378,500 | 4 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 5 | - | Project X | $132,094 | - | 42 | - | $3,145 | $146,334 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 6 | 4 | Puss in Boots | $118,194 | -15.5% | 103 | +16 | $1,147 | $2,967,468 | 6 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 6 | The Artist | $85,596 | -23.2% | 41 | +7 | $2,087 | $714,230 | 5 | Scanbox Entertainment | false | false |
| 8 | - | Min søsters børn og guldgraverne | $84,706 | - | 73 | - | $1,160 | $3,362,641 | 6 | Filmcompagniet | false | false |
| 9 | 5 | This Means War | $75,495 | -35.4% | 49 | -6 | $1,540 | $483,502 | 3 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 10 | 7 | Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation | $61,906 | -33.2% | 43 | -21 | $1,439 | $499,030 | 3 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | - | Shame | $57,204 | - | 8 | - | $7,150 | $68,792 | 1 | Camera Film | true | false |
| 12 | - | Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close | $43,476 | - | 35 | - | $1,242 | $139,127 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 13 | - | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $40,148 | - | 17 | - | $2,361 | $2,709,015 | 7 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | 8 | Safe House | $37,822 | -27.3% | 15 | -6 | $2,521 | $487,651 | 4 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | - | Lærkevej - Til Døden os Skiller | $25,144 | - | 17 | - | $1,479 | $1,302,638 | 6 | Nordisk Film | false | false |
| 16 | 11 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $23,677 | -0.8% | 26 | +2 | $910 | $3,338,107 | 13 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 17 | 10 | The Devil Inside | $13,939 | -48.3% | 12 | -1 | $1,161 | $51,091 | 2 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 18 | 13 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | $13,906 | -21.2% | 15 | +2 | $927 | $367,703 | 5 | Filmcompagniet | false | false |
| 19 | 12 | J. Edgar | $11,078 | -45.8% | 15 | -8 | $738 | $1,862,861 | 8 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
