| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Chronicle | $24,253 | - | 5 | - | $4,850 | $24,253 | 1 | 20th Century Fox International | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | Contraband | $21,195 | -46.3% | 5 | -1 | $4,239 | $184,794 | 3 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | 2 | The Grey | $12,785 | -6.7% | 3 | - | $4,261 | $39,874 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 4 | - | One for the Money | $11,125 | - | 5 | - | $2,225 | $11,125 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 5 | 3 | The Artist | $10,340 | -18.3% | 1 | - | $10,340 | $34,331 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 6 | 6 | The Muppets | $7,240 | -28.7% | 6 | - | $1,206 | $53,148 | 4 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 8 | Puss in Boots | $6,431 | -12% | 5 | -2 | $1,286 | $111,612 | 9 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 5 | Man on a Ledge | $6,100 | -40.4% | 3 | -2 | $2,033 | $21,640 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 9 | 4 | The Descendants | $5,950 | -42.8% | 3 | - | $1,983 | $41,206 | 3 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 10 | 9 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $5,760 | -18.3% | 3 | -1 | $1,920 | $104,366 | 8 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 11 | 10 | Underworld: Awakening | $4,075 | -36.2% | 3 | - | $1,358 | $32,108 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 12 | 11 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $3,998 | -2.4% | 5 | - | $799 | $230,252 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 13 | 7 | War Horse | $3,743 | -49.4% | 4 | +1 | $935 | $14,669 | 2 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | 14 | Sea Level | $3,170 | +45.9% | 3 | -1 | $1,056 | $24,335 | 6 | N/A | false | false |
| 15 | 13 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $1,743 | -35.7% | 2 | -2 | $871 | $241,501 | 8 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 16 | 12 | The Iron Lady | $1,509 | -51.9% | 1 | -1 | $1,509 | $36,378 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
| 17 | - | A Dangerous Method | $1,381 | - | 1 | - | $1,381 | $1,381 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 18 | 18 | Happy Feet Two | $1,105 | +40.2% | 1 | - | $1,105 | $45,366 | 11 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 19 | 16 | J. Edgar | $1,039 | -34.7% | 2 | -1 | $519 | $11,633 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 20 | 20 | Jack and Jill | $356 | +6.6% | 1 | - | $356 | $31,405 | 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
