| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Chronicle | $456,801 | - | 76 | - | $6,010 | $504,956 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | John Carter | $355,865 | -35.5% | 90 | - | $3,954 | $1,064,434 | 2 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | 2 | Project X | $234,176 | -23.5% | 63 | +3 | $3,717 | $1,236,510 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 4 | 3 | Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close | $189,527 | -25.8% | 82 | +2 | $2,311 | $682,589 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 5 | 4 | Safe House | $185,030 | -24.9% | 55 | - | $3,364 | $1,891,213 | 4 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 6 | 5 | This Means War | $164,601 | -31.7% | 97 | -6 | $1,696 | $2,063,772 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 7 | 6 | Contraband | $116,814 | -31.6% | 48 | +1 | $2,433 | $388,946 | 2 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 8 | 7 | Cool Kids Don't Cry | $115,092 | -19.7% | 107 | +2 | $1,075 | $2,063,980 | 5 | N/A | false | false |
| 9 | 9 | The Muppets | $109,847 | -14.7% | 129 | -4 | $851 | $3,165,164 | 6 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | - | Wanderlust | $94,137 | - | 30 | - | $3,137 | $109,690 | 1 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | true | false |
| 11 | 10 | The Descendants | $91,860 | -21.8% | 61 | - | $1,505 | $2,382,810 | 7 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 12 | 8 | The Grey | $90,178 | -34.5% | 44 | - | $2,049 | $322,167 | 2 | Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) | false | false |
| 13 | 14 | Fairytale Tree the Movie | $76,531 | -10.2% | 108 | +3 | $708 | $1,063,316 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
| 14 | - | A Dangerous Method | $74,408 | - | 20 | - | $3,720 | $147,359 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 15 | 12 | Hugo | $58,173 | -38% | 47 | -5 | $1,237 | $1,302,996 | 5 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 16 | 11 | The Woman in Black | $56,081 | -45.2% | 51 | -2 | $1,099 | $768,852 | 4 | Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) | false | false |
| 17 | 13 | Man on a Ledge | $53,999 | -40% | 39 | -16 | $1,384 | $478,418 | 3 | Entertainment One | false | false |
| 18 | 18 | Tony 10 | $50,409 | +6% | 106 | +1 | $475 | $1,065,422 | 5 | N/A | false | false |
| 19 | 16 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | $48,391 | -34.6% | 66 | -7 | $733 | $1,621,815 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 20 | 15 | The Artist | $47,392 | -39.5% | 42 | -9 | $1,128 | $1,180,449 | 17 | Cinéart | false | false |
