| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | The Woman in Black | $4,969,142 | - | 412 | - | $12,061 | $4,969,142 | 1 | Momentum Pictures | true | false |
| 2 | - | The Muppets | $4,177,432 | - | 534 | - | $7,822 | $4,177,432 | 1 | Walt Disney Pictures | true | false |
| 3 | - | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 2012 3D Release | $2,408,365 | - | 369 | - | $6,526 | $2,408,365 | 1 | 20th Century Fox International | true | false |
| 4 | - | The Vow | $1,720,149 | - | 319 | - | $5,392 | $1,720,149 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 5 | 1 | Chronicle | $1,614,737 | -53.5% | 397 | - | $4,067 | $6,391,729 | 2 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 6 | 2 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | $1,422,898 | -25.1% | 445 | +14 | $3,197 | $3,813,606 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 7 | 3 | The Descendants | $1,170,991 | -33.5% | 346 | -61 | $3,384 | $8,980,722 | 3 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 8 | 4 | War Horse | $915,628 | -34.9% | 370 | -122 | $2,474 | $25,934,582 | 5 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 5 | Jack and Jill | $822,551 | -38.7% | 332 | +8 | $2,477 | $2,726,712 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 10 | 6 | Man on a Ledge | $661,885 | -40% | 351 | -38 | $1,885 | $2,535,991 | 2 | Entertainment One | false | false |
| 11 | 9 | The Artist | $409,826 | -30.9% | 175 | -20 | $2,341 | $9,249,869 | 7 | Entertainment Film Distributors | false | false |
| 12 | - | Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu | $381,670 | - | 53 | - | $7,201 | $381,670 | 1 | UTV Motion Pictures | true | false |
| 13 | 7 | The Grey | $364,491 | -55.8% | 228 | -120 | $1,598 | $4,382,461 | 3 | Entertainment Film Distributors | false | false |
| 14 | 8 | A Monster in Paris | $309,489 | -58.8% | 470 | +30 | $658 | $3,040,467 | 3 | Entertainment One | false | false |
| 15 | - | A Dangerous Method | $294,356 | - | 54 | - | $5,451 | $294,356 | 1 | Lionsgate | true | false |
| 16 | 10 | Carnage | $255,550 | -45.9% | 95 | -17 | $2,690 | $1,026,325 | 2 | StudioCanal | false | false |
| 17 | 15 | Puss in Boots | $241,424 | -0.3% | 176 | -186 | $1,371 | $22,850,136 | 10 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 18 | - | Big Miracle | $236,078 | - | 269 | - | $877 | $236,078 | 1 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | true | false |
| 19 | 11 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $209,880 | -40.5% | 341 | -77 | $615 | $22,169,361 | 9 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 20 | 19 | Martha Marcy May Marlene | $105,849 | -39.3% | 37 | -63 | $2,860 | $428,839 | 2 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 21 | 12 | Underworld: Awakening | $92,010 | -68% | 65 | -130 | $1,415 | $4,951,898 | 4 | Entertainment Film Distributors | false | false |
| 22 | 14 | The Iron Lady | $89,291 | -66.8% | 56 | -160 | $1,594 | $14,478,206 | 6 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 23 | 17 | Young Adult | $77,102 | -64.6% | 57 | -100 | $1,352 | $473,991 | 2 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 24 | 16 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $69,236 | -70.6% | 43 | -118 | $1,610 | $28,479,001 | 7 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 25 | 13 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $64,513 | -77.4% | 48 | -180 | $1,344 | $41,333,249 | 9 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 26 | 21 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $62,766 | -47.1% | 38 | -56 | $1,651 | $18,655,116 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 27 | 24 | The Adventures of Tintin | $53,134 | -26.8% | 116 | +12 | $458 | $25,808,804 | 16 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 28 | 20 | Agneepath | $52,955 | -63% | 20 | -24 | $2,647 | $1,084,886 | 3 | Eros Worldwide | false | false |
| 29 | 22 | Shame | $48,750 | -45.9% | 25 | -25 | $1,950 | $2,836,535 | 5 | Momentum Pictures | false | false |
| 30 | - | Casablanca 2011 Re-release | $36,396 | - | 17 | - | $2,140 | $36,396 | 1 | Park Circus | true | false |
| 31 | 28 | Coriolanus | $30,960 | -9.3% | 17 | -6 | $1,821 | $741,466 | 4 | Lionsgate | false | false |
| 32 | 25 | J. Edgar | $28,178 | -48.1% | 15 | -16 | $1,878 | $1,585,471 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 33 | 26 | Hugo | $27,227 | -48.6% | 41 | -50 | $664 | $8,304,638 | 11 | Entertainment Film Distributors | false | false |
| 34 | 18 | The Sitter | $24,669 | -87.1% | 56 | -141 | $440 | $3,834,680 | 4 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 35 | 29 | Happy Feet Two | $15,114 | -55.5% | 64 | -56 | $236 | $8,659,980 | 11 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 36 | 23 | Haywire | $9,766 | -88.8% | 11 | -115 | $887 | $3,682,205 | 4 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 37 | 30 | Margin Call | $8,668 | -58.8% | 6 | -6 | $1,444 | $539,613 | 5 | - | false | false |
| 38 | 34 | My Week with Marilyn | $7,049 | -18.4% | 7 | -2 | $1,007 | $4,895,285 | 12 | Entertainment Film Distributors | false | false |
| 39 | 37 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | $6,263 | +19.1% | 3 | +2 | $2,087 | $22,342,281 | 22 | StudioCanal UK | false | false |
| 40 | 53 | The Lady | $5,056 | +761.3% | 2 | +1 | $2,528 | $411,128 | 7 | Entertainment Film Distributors | false | false |
| 41 | 32 | Like Crazy | $3,927 | -68.2% | 2 | -27 | $1,963 | $263,350 | 3 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 42 | 41 | Midnight in Paris | $2,735 | - | 2 | - | $1,367 | $4,391,381 | 19 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 43 | 33 | W.E. | $2,388 | -76.6% | 6 | -14 | $398 | $598,046 | 4 | StudioCanal | false | false |
| 44 | 51 | Wuthering Heights | $2,091 | +92.2% | 2 | - | $1,045 | $951,655 | 14 | Artificial Eye | false | false |
| 45 | 40 | The Help | $2,079 | -31.4% | 3 | -2 | $693 | $6,718,860 | 16 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 46 | 43 | Dreams of a Life | $1,875 | -23.8% | 4 | -1 | $468 | $269,172 | 9 | Periscoop Film | false | false |
| 47 | - | Girl Model | $1,215 | - | 3 | - | $405 | $1,215 | 1 | Periscoop Film | true | false |
| 48 | 39 | We Need to Talk About Kevin | $953 | -72% | 1 | -2 | $953 | $3,496,823 | 17 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 49 | 57 | Patience | $913 | +272.7% | 1 | - | $913 | $14,474 | 3 | Soda Pictures | false | false |
| 50 | 47 | Moneyball | $735 | -58% | 2 | -2 | $367 | $1,296,157 | 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 51 | 56 | The Nine Muses | $692 | +77% | 1 | - | $692 | $9,885 | 4 | New Wave Films | false | false |
| 52 | 48 | Johnny English Reborn | $386 | -77.7% | 2 | -15 | $193 | $32,515,933 | 19 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 53 | 55 | Arthur Christmas | $238 | -49.7% | 14 | +7 | $17 | $33,061,075 | 14 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 54 | 50 | Weekend | $229 | -83.8% | 1 | -3 | $229 | $345,970 | 15 | Peccadillo Pictures | false | false |
| 55 | - | Older Than America | $32 | - | 4 | - | $8 | $32 | 1 | - | true | false |
