| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $90,765 | - | 10 | - | $9,076 | $90,765 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 2 | - | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $71,684 | - | 10 | - | $7,168 | $194,805 | 2 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | - | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $27,207 | - | 7 | - | $3,886 | $58,349 | 2 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 4 | - | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | $24,949 | - | 9 | - | $2,772 | $544,867 | 6 | N/A | false | false |
| 5 | - | New Year's Eve | $23,224 | - | 7 | - | $3,317 | $99,947 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 6 | - | Seeking Justice | $16,862 | - | 6 | - | $2,810 | $54,430 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 7 | - | Arthur Christmas | $8,836 | - | 7 | - | $1,262 | $8,836 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 8 | - | Jack and Jill | $6,758 | - | 5 | - | $1,351 | $44,999 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 9 | - | In Time | $4,146 | - | 5 | - | $829 | $242,785 | 9 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 10 | - | Puss in Boots | $4,109 | - | 4 | - | $1,027 | $75,048 | 6 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | - | Happy Feet Two | $3,739 | - | 2 | - | $1,869 | $50,155 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 12 | - | Where Do We Go Now? | $3,582 | - | 5 | - | $716 | $3,582 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 13 | - | The Muppets | $3,452 | - | 4 | - | $863 | $3,452 | 1 | Walt Disney Pictures | true | false |
| 14 | - | Moneyball | $2,559 | - | 3 | - | $853 | $12,300 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 15 | - | The Adventures of Tintin | $1,735 | - | 2 | - | $867 | $178,613 | 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 16 | - | Real Steel | $1,454 | - | 2 | - | $727 | $161,992 | 12 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 17 | - | Tower Heist | $1,361 | - | 8 | - | $170 | $72,210 | 5 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 18 | - | Final Destination 5 | $928 | - | 1 | - | $928 | $338,625 | 14 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 19 | - | Johnny English Reborn | $400 | - | 3 | - | $133 | $69,758 | 11 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 20 | - | The Lion King 2011 3D Release | $187 | - | 1 | - | $187 | $140,459 | 10 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 21 | - | Cowboys & Aliens | $115 | - | 1 | - | $115 | $47,664 | 12 | United International Pictures | false | false |
