| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Contraband | $163,645 | - | 45 | - | $3,636 | $163,645 | 1 | United International Pictures | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | The Vow | $134,589 | -40% | 48 | -2 | $2,803 | $974,400 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 3 | 2 | This Means War | $100,761 | -34.9% | 87 | -8 | $1,158 | $402,305 | 2 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 4 | - | Jack and Jill | $91,694 | - | 45 | - | $2,037 | $91,694 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 5 | 5 | The Descendants | $83,559 | -3.5% | 67 | -5 | $1,247 | $1,007,952 | 5 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 6 | 3 | Safe House | $62,848 | -38.3% | 48 | +1 | $1,309 | $471,363 | 3 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 4 | Chronicle | $50,437 | -44.4% | 66 | -2 | $764 | $922,974 | 4 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 8 | 6 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 2012 3D Release | $47,785 | -38.5% | 44 | -3 | $1,086 | $305,980 | 3 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 9 | - | Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close | $45,773 | - | 29 | - | $1,578 | $45,773 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 10 | 11 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | $38,748 | -14% | 36 | -19 | $1,076 | $1,131,952 | 6 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 8 | The Ides of March | $35,523 | -41.6% | 40 | - | $888 | $132,884 | 2 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 12 | 9 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $35,319 | -31.5% | 33 | -19 | $1,070 | $961,420 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 13 | 12 | The Artist | $32,184 | +0.7% | 11 | +3 | $2,925 | $136,806 | 3 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 14 | 10 | Moneyball | $28,927 | -39% | 22 | - | $1,314 | $98,268 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 15 | - | Exhibition on Screen: Leonardo from the National Gallery, London | $25,623 | - | 39 | - | $657 | $70,500 | - | Rialto Distribution | - | false |
| 16 | 7 | Killer Elite | $25,187 | -58.7% | 31 | -2 | $812 | $110,417 | 2 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 17 | - | The Enchanted Island, a Baroque pastiche | $21,845 | - | 22 | - | $992 | $21,845 | 1 | Rialto Distribution | true | false |
| 18 | 14 | Hugo | $21,748 | -14.6% | 29 | -10 | $749 | $831,181 | 7 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 19 | 13 | The Iron Lady | $20,173 | -22.1% | 33 | -18 | $611 | $1,617,419 | 9 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 20 | - | Shame | $13,275 | - | 5 | - | $2,655 | $13,275 | 1 | Paramount Pictures International | true | false |
| 21 | 36 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | $11,673 | +1,039.9% | 28 | +7 | $416 | $637,333 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 22 | 18 | The Adventures of Tintin | $10,984 | -19.8% | 29 | -22 | $378 | $4,428,060 | 9 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 23 | 23 | Buried Secrets 2010 Re-release | $10,904 | +6.6% | 20 | +8 | $545 | $65,852 | 2 | Madman Entertainment | false | false |
| 24 | 16 | Big Miracle | $9,434 | -54% | 34 | -1 | $277 | $37,597 | 2 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 25 | 22 | War Horse | $7,911 | -25.1% | 25 | -3 | $316 | $932,355 | 7 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 26 | 17 | Sione's 2: Unfinished Business | $7,499 | -48.3% | 11 | -9 | $681 | $1,507,115 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 27 | 27 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $4,943 | -16.8% | 20 | -1 | $247 | $1,962,791 | 11 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 28 | 19 | A Few Best Men | $4,367 | -66.6% | 13 | -31 | $335 | $264,148 | 4 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 29 | 26 | The Muppets | $4,190 | -31.3% | 17 | -18 | $246 | $1,159,839 | 9 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 30 | 24 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $4,005 | -47.6% | 19 | -6 | $210 | $2,663,944 | 8 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 31 | - | Jodi Breakers | $3,925 | - | 3 | - | $1,308 | $3,925 | 1 | Forum Hungary | true | false |
| 32 | 29 | Buck | $3,192 | -15.5% | 20 | +3 | $159 | $130,303 | 6 | Madman Entertainment | false | false |
| 33 | 31 | Midnight in Paris | $2,683 | +6.6% | 12 | -4 | $223 | $847,839 | 20 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 34 | - | Vincent Wants to Sea 2011 Re-release | $2,641 | - | 11 | - | $240 | $2,641 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 35 | 28 | J. Edgar | $2,624 | -37.9% | 14 | -8 | $187 | $98,159 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 36 | 39 | The First Grader | $2,377 | +182% | 4 | -2 | $594 | $272,389 | 12 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 37 | 34 | Anton Chekhov's the Duel | $2,190 | +15.4% | 8 | -4 | $273 | $68,846 | 8 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 38 | 35 | Dolphin Tale | $1,690 | -1% | 8 | -5 | $211 | $376,302 | 8 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 39 | 30 | Weekend | $1,563 | -50.4% | 7 | +1 | $223 | $22,664 | 3 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 40 | 32 | Albert Nobbs | $1,553 | -37.5% | 12 | - | $129 | $204,858 | 9 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
| 41 | 37 | Melancholia | $1,327 | +30.2% | 7 | +3 | $189 | $250,307 | 10 | Madman Entertainment | false | false |
| 42 | 33 | Happy Feet Two | $1,124 | -49.3% | 9 | -8 | $124 | $1,164,979 | 9 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 43 | - | Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya | $978 | - | 2 | - | $489 | $978 | 1 | Mind Blowing Films | true | false |
| 44 | 20 | Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu | $826 | -93% | 1 | -5 | $826 | $58,599 | 3 | Mind Blowing Films | false | false |
| 45 | 38 | We Bought a Zoo | $685 | -28.6% | 7 | -3 | $97 | $792,354 | 9 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 46 | - | Drive | $588 | - | 2 | - | $294 | $706,325 | 17 | N/A | false | false |
