| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Django Unchained | $3,952,635 | - | 330 | - | $11,977 | $4,228,741 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | Life of Pi | $1,949,497 | -35.1% | 422 | -130 | $4,619 | $23,970,239 | 4 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 3 | - | The Impossible | $1,309,037 | - | 168 | - | $7,791 | $1,370,082 | 1 | Hoyts Distribution | true | false |
| 4 | 2 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | $1,204,398 | -43.2% | 358 | -85 | $3,364 | $42,142,968 | 4 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 5 | 5 | Wreck-It Ralph | $1,183,564 | -27.6% | 285 | -105 | $4,152 | $22,624,585 | 5 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 4 | Les Misérables | $1,103,775 | -37.6% | 292 | +8 | $3,780 | $23,337,363 | 5 | - | false | false |
| 7 | 3 | This Is 40 | $967,711 | -51% | 212 | -20 | $4,564 | $3,903,338 | 2 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 8 | 6 | Gangster Squad | $738,211 | -54.2% | 204 | -1 | $3,618 | $6,401,851 | 3 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 9 | - | The Guilt Trip | $581,052 | - | 162 | - | $3,586 | $581,052 | 1 | Paramount Pictures International | true | false |
| 10 | 8 | Parental Guidance | $571,441 | -33.6% | 186 | -51 | $3,072 | $10,781,332 | 5 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 11 | - | Silver Linings Playbook | $551,782 | - | 222 | - | $2,485 | $551,782 | - | Roadshow Films | - | false |
| 12 | 10 | ParaNorman | $460,770 | -36.2% | 240 | -70 | $1,919 | $3,463,558 | 3 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 13 | 7 | Jack Reacher | $413,922 | -57.1% | 197 | -24 | $2,101 | $8,605,409 | 4 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 14 | 11 | Quartet | $403,077 | -27.9% | 117 | -12 | $3,445 | $6,598,191 | 5 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 15 | 9 | Hitchcock | $344,140 | -55.9% | 162 | -57 | $2,124 | $3,293,599 | 3 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 16 | 13 | Rise of the Guardians | $321,985 | -16.7% | 156 | -14 | $2,064 | $13,767,196 | 7 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 17 | 12 | Skyfall | $255,660 | -44.4% | 96 | -42 | $2,663 | $49,882,229 | 10 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 18 | 14 | Pitch Perfect | $126,081 | -14.4% | 52 | -29 | $2,424 | $13,012,944 | 9 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
