| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Puss in Boots | $478,844 | -28.5% | 111 | -17 | $4,313 | $3,489,162 | 3 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | - | Safe House | $292,950 | - | 141 | - | $2,077 | $294,844 | 1 | United International Pictures | true | false |
| 3 | 3 | The Iron Lady | $140,939 | -35.5% | 73 | -16 | $1,930 | $1,614,851 | 4 | Scanbox Entertainment | false | false |
| 4 | 2 | This Means War | $126,176 | -43.2% | 88 | -32 | $1,433 | $557,282 | 2 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 5 | 4 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $100,024 | -44.3% | 35 | -12 | $2,857 | $3,065,183 | 5 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 8 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $74,292 | +10.6% | 11 | -26 | $6,753 | $3,309,729 | 10 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 7 | - | The Ides of March | $73,622 | - | 51 | - | $1,443 | $77,383 | 1 | Svensk Filmindustri (SF) | true | false |
| 8 | - | Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance | $70,592 | - | 23 | - | $3,069 | $70,592 | 1 | Nordisk Film | true | false |
| 9 | 7 | The Descendants | $55,392 | -21% | 19 | -5 | $2,915 | $959,404 | 5 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 10 | - | The Artist | $43,493 | - | 29 | - | $1,499 | $54,119 | 1 | Scanbox Entertainment | true | false |
| 11 | 5 | Thale | $40,568 | -64.6% | 65 | -33 | $624 | $231,953 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 12 | 6 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 2012 3D Release | $33,967 | -59% | 29 | -31 | $1,171 | $483,862 | 3 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 13 | 9 | Chronicle | $28,663 | -53.8% | 20 | -15 | $1,433 | $557,793 | 4 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 14 | 15 | Happy Feet Two | $24,646 | +55.9% | 16 | +6 | $1,540 | $1,319,711 | 13 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 15 | 10 | Young Adult | $24,154 | -50.9% | 37 | -8 | $652 | $120,801 | 2 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 16 | 13 | The Lion King 2011 3D Release | $22,890 | -3% | 34 | +5 | $673 | $1,443,960 | 7 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 17 | 16 | Dolphin Tale | $20,619 | +34.5% | 17 | +2 | $1,212 | $237,884 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 18 | 11 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | $18,308 | -34.2% | 5 | -3 | $3,661 | $362,328 | 5 | Svensk Filmindustri (SF) | false | false |
| 19 | 12 | The Dead Have It Easy | $13,629 | -46.2% | 7 | -3 | $1,947 | $898,263 | 6 | Svensk Filmindustri (SF) | false | false |
| 20 | 14 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $12,913 | -33.4% | 4 | -1 | $3,228 | $3,648,750 | 9 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 21 | 20 | The Snows of Kilimanjaro | $8,204 | -22.1% | 16 | -2 | $512 | $83,709 | 3 | Arthouse | false | false |
| 22 | 19 | J. Edgar | $6,765 | -41.3% | 6 | - | $1,127 | $419,811 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 23 | 18 | Big Miracle | $6,033 | -53.9% | 45 | -2 | $134 | $34,010 | 2 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 24 | 17 | War Horse | $5,029 | -65.6% | 18 | -21 | $279 | $227,373 | 4 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
