| TD | YD | Title (Click to View) | Studio | Daily Gross | % +/- YD / LW | Theaters / Avg | Gross To-Date | Day | | 8 | 9 | The Muppets | Buena Vista | $586,401 | -14% | +40% | 1,859 | $315 | $72,848,146 | 29 | | - | - | Drive (2011) | FilmDistrict | $8,911 | +16% | +30% | 56 | $159 | $34,769,654 | 97 | | - | - | The Rum Diary | FilmDistrict | $1,939 | -25% | -55% | 30 | $65 | $13,107,304 | 55 | | - | - | Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy | Focus Features | $51,772 | -9% | +98% | 16 | $3,236 | $1,044,045 | 13 | | 4 | 2 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | Fox | $3,509,797 | +0% | - | 3,726 | $942 | $32,972,568 | 6 | | 9 | 7 | The Sitter | Fox | $553,978 | -23% | -30% | 2,473 | $224 | $19,905,546 | 13 | | - | - | In Time | Fox | $16,611 | -40% | -59% | 273 | $61 | $36,804,906 | 55 | | 12 | 10 | The Descendants | Fox Searchlight | $384,822 | -14% | -5% | 835 | $461 | $29,874,831 | 36 | | - | - | Shame | Fox Searchlight | $38,140 | -22% | +10% | 50 | $763 | $1,367,255 | 20 | | - | - | Martha Marcy May Marlene | Fox Searchlight | $2,534 | -20% | -65% | 39 | $65 | $2,880,155 | 62 | | - | - | Cook County | Hannover House | $448 | -17% | - | 5 | $90 | $9,116 | 6 | | - | - | Pastorela | Lionsgate | $705 | -45% | -71% | 19 | $37 | $160,263 | 20 | | 1 | 3 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | Paramount | $8,921,045 | +429% | - | 3,448 | $2,587 | $26,015,359 | 6 | | 5 | - | The Adventures of Tintin | Paramount | $2,302,020 | - | - | 3,087 | $746 | $5,577,020 | 1 | | 11 | 6 | Hugo | Paramount | $507,511 | -30% | +7% | 1,487 | $341 | $41,015,413 | 29 | | 13 | 11 | Young Adult | Paramount | $351,843 | -17% | +1,020% | 986 | $357 | $5,034,154 | 13 | | - | - | Footloose (2011) | Paramount | $24,078 | -12% | +238% | 253 | $95 | $51,366,581 | 69 | | - | - | Paranormal Activity 3 | Paramount | $14,702 | -17% | -3% | 206 | $71 | $103,831,682 | 62 | | 15 | 16 | Puss in Boots | Paramount (DreamWorks) | $127,940 | +22% | +18% | 757 | $169 | $143,097,680 | 55 | | - | - | Like Crazy | Paramount Vantage | $8,765 | -17% | -60% | 100 | $88 | $3,324,718 | 55 | | - | - | The Way | Producers Distribution Agency | $13,020 | +3% | -22% | 93 | $140 | $4,024,995 | 76 | | - | 14 | Immortals | Relativity | $44,264 | -64% | -84% | 1,216 | $36 | $82,196,342 | 41 | | - | - | Margin Call | Roadside Attractions | $11,032 | -29% | -35% | 121 | $91 | $5,153,967 | 62 | | 2 | - | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) | Sony / Columbia | $5,065,496 | - | - | 2,914 | $1,738 | $5,065,496 | 1 | | 7 | 5 | Arthur Christmas | Sony / Columbia | $667,892 | -17% | +81% | 2,105 | $317 | $40,612,139 | 29 | | 16 | 13 | Jack and Jill | Sony / Columbia | $94,550 | -46% | -46% | 677 | $140 | $70,951,429 | 41 | | - | - | Moneyball | Sony / Columbia | $23,213 | +93% | +53% | 242 | $96 | $74,363,317 | 90 | | - | - | The Ides of March | Sony / Columbia | $9,160 | +18% | -26% | 141 | $65 | $40,592,290 | 76 | | 10 | 8 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 | Summit Entertainment | $515,186 | -26% | -21% | 1,822 | $283 | $268,192,542 | 34 | | - | - | 50/50 | Summit Entertainment | $8,801 | -6% | -5% | 111 | $79 | $34,991,598 | 83 | | - | - | The Three Musketeers (2011) | Summit Entertainment | $6,110 | -51% | -30% | 123 | $50 | $20,342,576 | 62 | | - | - | Courageous | TriStar | $23,505 | +56% | +35% | 187 | $126 | $33,567,619 | 83 | | - | 15 | Tower Heist | Universal | $43,890 | -58% | -78% | 418 | $105 | $76,062,755 | 48 | | 3 | 1 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | Warner Bros. | $4,283,299 | -17% | - | 3,703 | $1,157 | $54,008,573 | 6 | | 14 | 12 | Happy Feet Two | Warner Bros. | $133,151 | -47% | -48% | 760 | $175 | $59,501,523 | 34 | | - | - | Dolphin Tale | Warner Bros. | $39,036 | -31% | +139% | 250 | $156 | $71,466,204 | 90 | | - | 18 | J. Edgar | Warner Bros. | $36,364 | -38% | -74% | 455 | $80 | $35,870,872 | 43 | | - | - | The Polar Express (2011 re-issue) | Warner Bros. | $31,590 | +59% | +120% | 22 | $1,436 | $533,787 | 27 | | - | - | Born to Be Wild (IMAX) | Warner Bros. | $15,851 | +5% | +32% | 49 | $323 | $14,829,583 | 258 | | 6 | 4 | New Year's Eve | Warner Bros. (New Line) | $1,056,104 | -18% | +3% | 3,051 | $346 | $28,172,010 | 13 | | - | - | A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas | Warner Bros. (New Line) | $26,580 | -19% | -58% | 245 | $108 | $34,505,417 | 48 | | 17 | 17 | My Week with Marilyn | Weinstein Company | $73,911 | -19% | -18% | 244 | $303 | $6,339,965 | 29 | | - | - | The Artist | Weinstein Company | $39,607 | -15% | +10% | 17 | $2,330 | $1,455,091 | 27 |
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