| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | John Carter | $168,885 | -45.7% | 101 | +2 | $1,672 | $595,682 | 2 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | - | Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance | $123,350 | - | 42 | - | $2,936 | $123,350 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 3 | 3 | My Week with Marilyn | $73,531 | -31.2% | 37 | +1 | $1,987 | $236,339 | 2 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 4 | 2 | Underworld: Awakening | $66,606 | -45% | 41 | -6 | $1,624 | $613,516 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 5 | 4 | Contraband | $40,651 | -33.5% | 42 | -2 | $967 | $481,248 | 4 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 5 | The Vow | $37,766 | -29.2% | 39 | -4 | $968 | $1,250,505 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 7 | 6 | This Means War | $30,829 | -33.9% | 31 | -6 | $994 | $621,376 | 5 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 8 | 7 | Project X | $27,769 | -37.1% | 39 | -2 | $712 | $179,396 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 9 | 14 | Hugo | $27,397 | +21.8% | 29 | +2 | $944 | $927,209 | 10 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 10 | 8 | The Descendants | $26,422 | -33.4% | 46 | -4 | $574 | $1,211,191 | 8 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 11 | 9 | Headhunters | $21,159 | -46.6% | 36 | +2 | $587 | $74,104 | 2 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 12 | 11 | We Need to Talk About Kevin | $20,288 | -39.1% | 40 | -3 | $507 | $131,788 | 3 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
| 13 | 10 | The Artist | $19,520 | -47.1% | 18 | +2 | $1,084 | $306,914 | 6 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 14 | 12 | Jack and Jill | $15,012 | -44.8% | 27 | -1 | $556 | $220,108 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 15 | 17 | Safe House | $13,234 | -29.7% | 19 | -5 | $696 | $598,671 | 6 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 16 | 18 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $13,042 | -29.2% | 16 | -1 | $815 | $1,044,776 | 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 17 | 16 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | $10,696 | -43.2% | 27 | -3 | $396 | $1,212,767 | 9 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 18 | - | The Skin I Live In | $10,265 | - | 11 | - | $933 | $10,265 | 1 | Paramount Pictures International | true | false |
| 19 | 19 | Chronicle | $8,824 | -31.1% | 18 | -4 | $490 | $996,832 | 7 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 20 | 13 | The Devil Inside | $8,620 | -65.5% | 19 | -11 | $453 | $124,156 | 3 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 21 | 20 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | $8,146 | -35.1% | 19 | -7 | $428 | $675,675 | 9 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 22 | 21 | The Iron Lady | $8,038 | -34.8% | 37 | -4 | $217 | $1,679,156 | 12 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 23 | 32 | War Horse | $7,525 | +57.2% | 27 | +8 | $278 | $945,523 | 10 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 24 | - | Kahaani | $7,139 | - | 4 | - | $1,784 | $16,306 | 1 | Forum Hungary | true | false |
| 25 | - | In Search of Haydn | $6,738 | - | 13 | - | $518 | $6,738 | 1 | - | true | false |
| 26 | 15 | Wagner: Götterdämmerung | $6,357 | -68.7% | 12 | -10 | $529 | $38,770 | 2 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 27 | 25 | First Night | $4,893 | -49.5% | 15 | - | $326 | $19,255 | 2 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 28 | 29 | Moneyball | $4,275 | -34.4% | 8 | -3 | $534 | $150,011 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 29 | - | 3 5 Comedy of Errors | $4,153 | - | 7 | - | $593 | $4,153 | 1 | Rialto Distribution | true | false |
| 30 | 31 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $4,057 | -16% | 23 | +4 | $176 | $1,966,122 | 14 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 31 | 26 | The Ides of March | $3,737 | -53.9% | 24 | -13 | $155 | $202,629 | 5 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 32 | 36 | Happy Feet Two | $3,578 | +23.5% | 15 | +8 | $238 | $1,159,423 | 12 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 33 | 22 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 2012 3D Release | $3,455 | -70.4% | 11 | -15 | $314 | $368,877 | 6 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 34 | - | Martha Marcy May Marlene | $3,441 | - | 3 | - | $1,147 | $11,647 | 1 | 20th Century Fox International | true | false |
| 35 | 27 | Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close | $3,427 | -53.7% | 23 | -5 | $149 | $128,368 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 36 | 30 | Shame | $3,006 | -37.9% | 5 | - | $601 | $43,723 | 4 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 37 | 28 | The Muppets | $2,598 | -60.2% | 11 | -16 | $236 | $1,170,109 | 12 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 38 | 35 | Buried Secrets 2010 Re-release | $2,549 | -26.1% | 14 | - | $182 | $92,822 | 5 | Madman Entertainment | false | false |
| 39 | 34 | Midnight in Paris | $1,663 | -56.9% | 7 | -2 | $237 | $849,193 | 23 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 40 | 46 | The First Grader | $1,398 | +60% | 7 | +4 | $199 | $274,894 | 15 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 41 | 43 | J. Edgar | $1,099 | -10.4% | 11 | - | $99 | $106,633 | 7 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 42 | 38 | Sione's 2: Unfinished Business | $824 | -52.1% | 3 | - | $274 | $1,498,227 | 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 43 | 39 | A Few Best Men | $667 | -55.7% | 4 | -4 | $166 | $268,121 | 7 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 44 | 51 | Vincent Wants to Sea 2011 Re-release | $616 | +145.4% | 7 | -4 | $88 | $9,584 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
| 45 | 45 | We Bought a Zoo | $607 | -41.4% | 3 | -2 | $202 | $784,937 | 12 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 46 | 37 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $592 | -76.2% | 7 | -7 | $84 | $2,638,345 | 11 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 47 | 47 | Albert Nobbs | $565 | -29.1% | 3 | -3 | $188 | $207,681 | 12 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
| 48 | 42 | Killer Elite | $246 | -80.1% | 2 | -12 | $123 | $128,120 | 5 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 49 | 49 | Higher Ground 2011 Re-release | $170 | -44.6% | 1 | - | $170 | $1,637 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 50 | 52 | Dolphin Tale | $89 | -55.7% | 2 | -2 | $44 | $372,090 | 11 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
