| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Underworld: Awakening | $298,103 | - | 49 | - | $6,083 | $298,103 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | Contraband | $108,406 | -33.8% | 45 | - | $2,409 | $327,288 | 2 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | 2 | The Vow | $94,848 | -29.5% | 48 | - | $1,976 | $1,112,339 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 4 | 5 | The Descendants | $76,950 | -7.9% | 57 | -10 | $1,350 | $1,111,345 | 6 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 5 | 3 | This Means War | $71,730 | -28.8% | 80 | -7 | $896 | $509,542 | 3 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 6 | - | The Devil Inside | $62,685 | - | 30 | - | $2,089 | $62,685 | 1 | Paramount Pictures International | true | false |
| 7 | 13 | The Artist | $61,024 | +89.6% | 13 | +2 | $4,694 | $219,515 | 4 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 8 | - | Project X | $57,086 | - | 41 | - | $1,392 | $57,086 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 9 | 4 | Jack and Jill | $48,634 | -47% | 34 | -11 | $1,430 | $161,932 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 10 | 6 | Safe House | $46,438 | -26.1% | 47 | -1 | $988 | $544,728 | 4 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | - | We Need to Talk About Kevin | $44,920 | - | 39 | - | $1,151 | $44,920 | 1 | Hopscotch Films | true | false |
| 12 | 8 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 2012 3D Release | $41,961 | -12.2% | 42 | -2 | $999 | $352,917 | 4 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 13 | 18 | Hugo | $39,355 | +81% | 29 | - | $1,357 | $871,147 | 8 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 14 | 7 | Chronicle | $36,082 | -28.5% | 51 | -15 | $707 | $967,894 | 5 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 15 | 9 | Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close | $35,042 | -23.4% | 29 | - | $1,208 | $102,906 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 16 | 10 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | $34,788 | -10.2% | 32 | -4 | $1,087 | $1,171,185 | 7 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 17 | 12 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $31,117 | -11.9% | 27 | -6 | $1,152 | $999,337 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 18 | 11 | The Ides of March | $29,070 | -18.2% | 40 | - | $726 | $177,854 | 3 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 19 | 19 | The Iron Lady | $27,095 | +34.3% | 43 | +10 | $630 | $1,646,946 | 10 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 20 | 14 | Moneyball | $20,363 | -29.6% | 21 | -1 | $969 | $130,452 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 21 | 21 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | $17,616 | +50.9% | 28 | - | $629 | $655,174 | 7 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 22 | 22 | The Adventures of Tintin | $13,935 | +26.9% | 24 | -5 | $580 | $4,407,039 | 10 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 23 | 29 | The Muppets | $13,352 | +218.7% | 22 | +5 | $606 | $1,166,208 | 10 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 24 | 25 | War Horse | $12,309 | +55.6% | 26 | +1 | $473 | $941,537 | 8 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 25 | - | Exhibition on Screen: Leonardo from the National Gallery, London | $10,615 | - | 23 | - | $461 | $97,484 | - | Rialto Distribution | - | false |
| 26 | 20 | Shame | $10,466 | -21.2% | 6 | +1 | $1,744 | $29,334 | 2 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 27 | 27 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $9,401 | +90.2% | 19 | -1 | $494 | $1,967,088 | 12 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 28 | 17 | The Enchanted Island, a Baroque pastiche | $8,641 | -60.4% | 9 | -13 | $960 | $50,669 | 2 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 29 | 26 | Sione's 2: Unfinished Business | $5,530 | -26.3% | 8 | -3 | $691 | $1,503,062 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 30 | 16 | Killer Elite | $5,384 | -78.6% | 20 | -11 | $269 | $124,345 | 3 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 31 | - | Warrior | $4,507 | - | 5 | - | $901 | $10,846 | 1 | Roadshow Films | true | false |
| 32 | 35 | J. Edgar | $3,899 | +48.6% | 10 | -4 | $389 | $101,898 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 33 | 30 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $3,850 | -3.9% | 16 | -3 | $240 | $2,648,978 | 9 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 34 | 33 | Midnight in Paris | $3,631 | +35.3% | 11 | -1 | $330 | $846,548 | 21 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 35 | 42 | Happy Feet Two | $3,619 | +222% | 8 | -1 | $452 | $1,159,542 | 10 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 36 | - | National Theatre Live: Travelling Light | $3,456 | - | 15 | - | $230 | $3,456 | 1 | Rialto Distribution | true | false |
| 37 | 34 | Vincent Wants to Sea 2011 Re-release | $2,336 | -11.5% | 14 | +3 | $166 | $6,344 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 38 | 28 | A Few Best Men | $1,858 | -57.5% | 8 | -5 | $232 | $266,038 | 5 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 39 | 37 | Anton Chekhov's the Duel | $1,605 | -26.7% | 9 | +1 | $178 | $71,217 | 9 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 40 | 39 | Weekend | $1,489 | -4.7% | 5 | -2 | $297 | $25,354 | 4 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 41 | 40 | Albert Nobbs | $1,426 | -8.2% | 6 | -6 | $237 | $206,249 | 10 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
| 42 | 31 | Jodi Breakers | $1,417 | -63.9% | 3 | - | $472 | $7,599 | 2 | Forum Hungary | false | false |
| 43 | 36 | The First Grader | $1,084 | -54.4% | 2 | -2 | $542 | $271,539 | 13 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 44 | - | Singin' in the Rain 2012 Re-release | $864 | - | 1 | - | $864 | $864 | 1 | - | true | false |
| 45 | - | Higher Ground 2011 Re-release | $845 | - | 1 | - | $845 | $845 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 46 | 45 | We Bought a Zoo | $729 | +6.4% | 6 | -1 | $121 | $787,556 | 10 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 47 | - | Last Train Home 2011 Re-release | $298 | - | 1 | - | $298 | $21,389 | 16 | - | false | false |
| 48 | 38 | Dolphin Tale | $221 | -86.9% | 5 | -3 | $44 | $373,592 | 9 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 49 | 46 | Drive | $108 | -81.6% | 2 | - | $54 | $701,146 | 18 | N/A | false | false |
