| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | This Life | $1,119,968 | -13.3% | 102 | -9 | $10,980 | $5,071,710 | 3 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | - | Hugo | $172,021 | - | 62 | - | $2,774 | $177,764 | 1 | United International Pictures | true | false |
| 3 | 2 | John Carter | $159,596 | -48% | 66 | -33 | $2,418 | $547,345 | 2 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | 3 | The Iron Lady | $148,120 | -32.2% | 69 | -11 | $2,146 | $1,675,507 | 4 | Scanbox Entertainment | false | false |
| 5 | 4 | The Descendants | $138,347 | -8.1% | 40 | -3 | $3,458 | $1,579,526 | 5 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 6 | - | The Ides of March | $124,088 | - | 37 | - | $3,353 | $133,312 | 1 | Filmcompagniet | true | false |
| 7 | - | Those Who Kill: Shadow of the Past | $95,956 | - | 66 | - | $1,453 | $134,502 | 1 | Filmcompagniet | true | false |
| 8 | 6 | Puss in Boots | $89,479 | -24.3% | 81 | -22 | $1,104 | $3,068,598 | 7 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 5 | Project X | $79,287 | -40% | 41 | -1 | $1,933 | $276,680 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 10 | 8 | Min søsters børn og guldgraverne | $65,051 | -23.2% | 59 | -14 | $1,102 | $3,437,860 | 7 | Filmcompagniet | false | false |
| 11 | 7 | The Artist | $61,950 | -27.6% | 36 | -5 | $1,720 | $818,814 | 6 | Scanbox Entertainment | false | false |
| 12 | 11 | Shame | $42,962 | -24.9% | 8 | - | $5,370 | $139,925 | 2 | Camera Film | false | false |
| 13 | 9 | This Means War | $40,970 | -45.7% | 16 | -33 | $2,560 | $544,825 | 4 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 14 | 10 | Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation | $27,321 | -55.9% | 17 | -26 | $1,607 | $558,322 | 4 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | - | The Grey | $26,634 | - | 12 | - | $2,219 | $26,634 | 1 | United International Pictures | true | false |
| 16 | 16 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $20,448 | -13.6% | 22 | -4 | $929 | $3,360,762 | 14 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 17 | 13 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $20,206 | -49.7% | 10 | -7 | $2,020 | $2,738,631 | 8 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 18 | 12 | Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close | $19,165 | -55.9% | 14 | -21 | $1,368 | $176,463 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 19 | 14 | Safe House | $18,958 | -49.9% | 6 | -9 | $3,159 | $518,639 | 5 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 20 | - | Le Havre | $16,408 | - | 5 | - | $3,281 | $16,408 | 1 | Camera Film | true | false |
