| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | $1,723,862 | - | 203 | - | $8,491 | $2,390,330 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | Skyfall | $237,094 | -64.8% | 123 | -7 | $1,927 | $4,948,171 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 3 | 2 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 | $73,521 | -57.7% | 56 | -67 | $1,312 | $4,080,134 | 5 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 4 | 3 | The Intouchables | $20,242 | -64% | 35 | -5 | $578 | $900,575 | 8 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 5 | - | Love Is All You Need | $16,394 | - | 22 | - | $745 | $16,394 | 1 | Madman Entertainment | true | false |
| 6 | 4 | Argo | $13,402 | -56.8% | 38 | -12 | $352 | $871,729 | 8 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 7 | 6 | Monsieur Lazhar | $10,400 | -48.4% | 25 | +1 | $416 | $154,785 | 5 | Palace Films | false | false |
| 8 | 8 | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $7,760 | -55.5% | 26 | - | $298 | $116,560 | 3 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 9 | 12 | The Tempest | $7,556 | -22.6% | 12 | -13 | $629 | $25,257 | 2 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 10 | - | Khiladi 786 | $7,311 | - | 6 | - | $1,218 | $49,092 | 1 | - | true | false |
| 11 | 7 | Pitch Perfect | $6,719 | -64.3% | 21 | -9 | $319 | $1,769,796 | 11 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 14 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $4,723 | -27.6% | 33 | -4 | $143 | $2,917,189 | 13 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 13 | 11 | Hotel Transylvania | $4,546 | -53.8% | 22 | +10 | $206 | $1,978,645 | 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 14 | 17 | The Sapphires | $4,197 | -23.5% | 16 | -21 | $262 | $935,450 | 12 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
| 15 | 5 | Talaash: The Answer Lies Within | $4,102 | -86.7% | 7 | -6 | $586 | $173,190 | 3 | Mind Blowing Films | false | false |
| 16 | 10 | Back to 1942 | $3,866 | -65.7% | 3 | - | $1,288 | $53,674 | 3 | Incubate | false | false |
| 17 | 9 | Taken 2 | $3,401 | -79.9% | 20 | -15 | $170 | $2,587,554 | 10 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 18 | 37 | Alex Cross | $2,960 | +281.9% | 4 | -1 | $740 | $237,532 | 7 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 19 | 20 | Searching for Sugar Man | $2,675 | -25.6% | 12 | -1 | $222 | $217,630 | 10 | Madman Entertainment | false | false |
| 20 | 18 | I, Anna | $2,633 | -51.3% | 11 | -1 | $239 | $19,459 | 3 | Madman Entertainment | false | false |
| 21 | 22 | You've Been Trumped | $2,500 | -23.2% | 16 | -1 | $156 | $7,375 | 2 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 22 | 19 | The Angels' Share | $2,160 | -40.6% | 21 | -8 | $102 | $300,572 | 9 | Vendetta Films | false | false |
| 23 | 16 | Looper | $2,092 | -64.9% | 6 | -2 | $348 | $1,704,447 | 12 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 24 | 15 | Killing Them Softly | $1,620 | -73.4% | 7 | -5 | $231 | $343,825 | 9 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 25 | 25 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $1,388 | -49.3% | 9 | -8 | $154 | $764,125 | 12 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 26 | 13 | Arbitrage | $1,283 | -84.6% | 11 | -14 | $116 | $292,501 | 7 | Madman Entertainment | false | false |
| 27 | 21 | The Sessions | $1,136 | -65.8% | 7 | -7 | $162 | $112,241 | 6 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 28 | 29 | Hunky Dory | $1,028 | -49.3% | 11 | -8 | $93 | $7,077 | 3 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 29 | 24 | Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel | $1,022 | -63.7% | 5 | -5 | $204 | $78,798 | 5 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 30 | 34 | Derby Dogs | $885 | -27.1% | 6 | +1 | $147 | $159,220 | 12 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 31 | 32 | Crossfire Hurricane | $834 | -46.1% | 10 | - | $83 | $12,433 | 3 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 32 | 28 | Shadow Dancer | $721 | -68% | 2 | -4 | $360 | $55,803 | 8 | - | false | false |
| 33 | 26 | Robot & Frank | $372 | -84.6% | 3 | -6 | $124 | $43,419 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 34 | 30 | Safety Not Guaranteed | $319 | -82.5% | 3 | -5 | $106 | $145,804 | 10 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 35 | 40 | Hysteria | $177 | -54.8% | 2 | -1 | $88 | $561,840 | 15 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
