| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | The Hunger Games | $664,567 | - | 69 | - | $9,631 | $790,993 | 1 | Nordisk Film | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | This Life | $642,802 | -42.6% | 99 | -3 | $6,492 | $6,187,959 | 4 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | 2 | Hugo | $91,036 | -47.1% | 63 | +1 | $1,445 | $322,549 | 2 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | - | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $89,519 | - | 47 | - | $1,904 | $89,653 | 1 | 20th Century Fox International | true | false |
| 5 | 4 | The Iron Lady | $74,791 | -49.5% | 54 | -15 | $1,385 | $1,841,437 | 5 | Scanbox Entertainment | false | false |
| 6 | 6 | The Ides of March | $64,991 | -47.6% | 39 | +2 | $1,666 | $251,241 | 2 | Filmcompagniet | false | false |
| 7 | - | Contraband | $59,876 | - | 34 | - | $1,761 | $60,279 | 1 | United International Pictures | true | false |
| 8 | 3 | John Carter | $58,233 | -63.5% | 49 | -17 | $1,188 | $653,170 | 3 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 5 | The Descendants | $49,236 | -64.4% | 30 | -10 | $1,641 | $1,675,174 | 6 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 10 | 8 | Puss in Boots | $47,857 | -46.5% | 58 | -23 | $825 | $3,125,350 | 8 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 9 | Project X | $30,436 | -61.6% | 31 | -10 | $981 | $328,076 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 12 | 11 | The Artist | $26,461 | -57.3% | 26 | -10 | $1,017 | $870,844 | 7 | Scanbox Entertainment | false | false |
| 13 | 12 | Shame | $25,363 | -41% | 8 | - | $3,170 | $184,434 | 3 | Camera Film | false | false |
| 14 | 13 | This Means War | $15,236 | -62.8% | 8 | -8 | $1,904 | $570,254 | 5 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 15 | 14 | Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation | $14,414 | -47.2% | 11 | -6 | $1,310 | $588,679 | 5 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 16 | 16 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $11,673 | -42.9% | 16 | -6 | $729 | $3,373,955 | 15 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 17 | 18 | Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close | $11,637 | -39.3% | 17 | +3 | $684 | $197,973 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 18 | 10 | Min søsters børn og guldgraverne | $11,548 | -82.2% | 23 | -36 | $502 | $3,459,925 | 8 | Filmcompagniet | false | false |
| 19 | 20 | Le Havre | $10,710 | -34.7% | 6 | +1 | $1,785 | $35,846 | 2 | Camera Film | false | false |
