| Est. Rank | Rank | Diff | Release
| Est. Gross | Actual | Diff | % Diff | Theaters | Estimated Total | Actual | Weekend | Distributor
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| 1 | 1 | - | Ted | $54,100,000 | $54,415,205 | +$315,205 | +0.6% | 3,239 | $54,100,000 | $54,415,205 | 1 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 2 | 2 | - | Magic Mike | $39,155,000 | $39,127,170 | -$27,830 | <0.1% | 2,930 | $39,155,000 | $39,127,170 | 1 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 3 | 3 | - | Brave | $34,011,000 | $34,094,643 | +$83,643 | +0.2% | 4,164 | $131,685,000 | $131,768,334 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - |
| 4 | 4 | - | Madea's Witness Protection | $26,350,000 | $25,390,575 | -$959,425 | -3.6% | 2,161 | $26,350,000 | $25,390,575 | 1 | Lionsgate Films | - |
| 5 | 5 | - | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $11,815,000 | $11,840,276 | +$25,276 | +0.2% | 3,715 | $180,012,000 | $180,036,798 | 4 | DreamWorks | - |
| 6 | 6 | - | Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | $6,000,000 | $6,009,612 | +$9,612 | +0.2% | 3,109 | $29,034,000 | $29,043,805 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 7 | 8 | +1 | Prometheus | $4,925,000 | $4,921,254 | -$3,746 | <0.1% | 1,951 | $118,262,000 | $118,258,102 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 8 | 7 | -1 | Moonrise Kingdom | $4,873,000 | $4,926,837 | +$53,837 | +1.1% | 854 | $18,406,000 | $18,465,954 | 6 | Focus Features | - |
| 9 | 9 | - | Snow White and the Huntsman | $4,405,000 | $4,498,725 | +$93,725 | +2.1% | 2,337 | $145,591,000 | $145,684,645 | 5 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 10 | 11 | +1 | People Like Us | $4,306,000 | $4,255,423 | -$50,577 | -1.2% | 2,055 | $4,306,000 | $4,255,423 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - |
| 11 | 10 | -1 | The Avengers | $4,215,000 | $4,421,671 | +$206,671 | +4.9% | 1,757 | $606,298,000 | $606,504,744 | 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - |
| 12 | 12 | - | Men in Black³ | $2,900,000 | $2,978,821 | +$78,821 | +2.7% | 1,902 | $169,640,000 | $169,718,907 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - |
| 13 | 13 | - | Rock of Ages | $2,730,000 | $2,844,339 | +$114,339 | +4.2% | 2,405 | $34,912,000 | $35,025,906 | 3 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 14 | 14 | - | That's My Boy | $2,150,000 | $2,240,411 | +$90,411 | +4.2% | 2,363 | $34,300,000 | $34,419,159 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - |
| 15 | 15 | - | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $1,065,000 | $1,104,201 | +$39,201 | +3.7% | 534 | $40,386,000 | $40,425,095 | 9 | - | - |
| 16 | 17 | +1 | To Rome with Love | $750,000 | $692,300 | -$57,700 | -7.7% | 29 | $1,291,000 | $1,232,972 | 2 | Sony Pictures Classics | - |
| 17 | 18 | +1 | Battleship | $433,000 | $403,480 | -$29,520 | -6.8% | 308 | $63,898,000 | $63,869,050 | 7 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 18 | 19 | +1 | The Hunger Games | $404,000 | $397,145 | -$6,855 | -1.7% | 278 | $403,776,000 | $403,768,852 | 15 | Lionsgate Films | - |
| 19 | 21 | +2 | Safety Not Guaranteed | $380,000 | $379,324 | -$676 | -0.2% | 164 | $1,685,000 | $1,684,069 | 4 | FilmDistrict | - |
| 20 | 22 | +2 | Bernie | $322,000 | $322,981 | +$981 | +0.3% | 166 | $7,263,000 | $7,263,297 | 10 | Millennium Entertainment | - |
| 21 | 23 | +2 | The Intouchables | $316,000 | $312,716 | -$3,284 | -1% | 68 | $2,583,000 | $2,579,382 | 6 | The Weinstein Company | - |
| 22 | 26 | +4 | Your Sister's Sister | $228,000 | $225,311 | -$2,689 | -1.2% | 94 | $683,000 | $680,383 | 3 | IFC Films | - |
| 23 | 27 | +4 | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $169,000 | $169,702 | +$702 | +0.4% | 4 | $220,000 | $220,913 | 1 | - | - |
| 24 | 31 | +7 | Take This Waltz | $150,000 | $137,019 | -$12,981 | -8.7% | 30 | $150,000 | $137,019 | 1 | Magnolia Pictures | - |
| 25 | 28 | +3 | The Lorax | $149,000 | $154,535 | +$5,535 | +3.7% | 202 | - | $213,218,330 | 18 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 26 | 30 | +4 | The Dictator | $140,000 | $151,644 | +$11,644 | +8.3% | 130 | $59,082,000 | $59,093,676 | 7 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 27 | 32 | +5 | What to Expect When You're Expecting | $125,000 | $135,293 | +$10,293 | +8.2% | 203 | $40,126,000 | $40,135,980 | 7 | Lionsgate Films | - |
| 28 | 38 | +10 | The Cabin in the Woods | $108,000 | $76,435 | -$31,565 | -29.2% | 149 | $41,975,000 | $41,943,445 | 12 | Lionsgate Films | - |
| 29 | 35 | +6 | Outlaws | $103,000 | $103,540 | +$540 | +0.5% | 73 | $5,313,000 | $5,313,221 | 5 | Arc Entertainment | - |
| 30 | 37 | +7 | Hysteria | $80,800 | $79,153 | -$1,647 | -2% | 73 | $1,558,200 | $1,556,519 | 7 | Sony Pictures Classics | - |
| 31 | 44 | +13 | Peace, Love & Misunderstanding | $29,400 | $32,711 | +$3,311 | +11.3% | 42 | $508,200 | $514,864 | 4 | IFC Films | - |
| 32 | 49 | +17 | Headhunters | $25,000 | $25,846 | +$846 | +3.4% | 22 | $1,042,400 | $1,043,265 | 10 | Magnolia Pictures | - |
| 33 | 56 | +23 | Neil Young Journeys | $13,300 | $12,025 | -$1,275 | -9.6% | 3 | $13,300 | $12,025 | 1 | Sony Pictures Classics | - |
| 34 | 69 | +35 | Turn Me On, Dammit! | $5,200 | $4,950 | -$250 | -4.8% | 4 | $98,600 | $98,297 | 14 | New Yorker Films | - |
| 35 | 67 | +32 | Dark Horse | $4,200 | $5,981 | +$1,781 | +42.4% | 3 | $61,600 | $62,411 | 4 | - | - |
