| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $495,528 | -17.9% | 102 | - | $4,858 | $2,595,819 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $242,605 | -48.9% | 89 | -20 | $2,725 | $2,319,274 | 4 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 3 | - | Real Steel | $226,614 | - | 63 | - | $3,597 | $247,341 | 1 | Walt Disney Pictures | true | false |
| 4 | - | Excuse Me | $181,654 | - | 72 | - | $2,522 | $184,624 | 1 | Nordisk Film | true | false |
| 5 | 3 | Happy Feet Two | $152,271 | -43.2% | 3 | -133 | $50,757 | $892,299 | 3 | Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB | false | false |
| 6 | - | The Inbetweeners | $147,633 | - | 41 | - | $3,600 | $152,207 | 1 | Nordisk Film | true | false |
| 7 | 4 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $118,327 | -21.4% | 53 | -26 | $2,232 | $729,891 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 8 | 5 | The Reunion | $92,715 | -22.1% | 37 | -7 | $2,505 | $6,372,013 | 13 | Nordisk Film | false | false |
| 9 | - | The Help | $72,773 | - | 32 | - | $2,274 | $1,694,204 | 8 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 6 | New Year's Eve | $52,119 | -44.9% | 38 | -10 | $1,371 | $863,997 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 11 | 7 | The Adventures of Tintin | $47,599 | -40.2% | 40 | - | $1,189 | $6,649,884 | 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 12 | 8 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | $37,102 | -31.7% | 26 | -7 | $1,427 | $4,245,191 | 8 | Nordisk Film | false | false |
| 13 | 9 | In Time | $34,564 | -31.4% | 11 | -14 | $3,142 | $755,465 | 6 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 14 | 10 | The Last Journey | $13,256 | -65.5% | 33 | -38 | $401 | $286,342 | 4 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | - | Drive | $13,235 | - | 4 | - | $3,308 | $1,261,009 | 17 | N/A | false | false |
| 16 | 18 | Hysteria | $11,303 | +50.4% | 14 | - | $807 | $183,800 | 6 | Scanbox Entertainment | false | false |
| 17 | 17 | Jane Eyre | $10,818 | +26.3% | 8 | +2 | $1,352 | $299,720 | 9 | Filmcompagniet | false | false |
| 18 | 12 | Larry Crowne | $10,068 | -45.4% | 8 | -1 | $1,258 | $78,993 | 3 | Filmcompagniet | false | false |
| 19 | - | A Separation | $9,672 | - | 3 | - | $3,224 | $90,925 | 9 | N/A | false | false |
| 20 | 15 | Tower Heist | $8,640 | -10.5% | 4 | +1 | $2,160 | $691,885 | 9 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 21 | 16 | Moneyball | $5,733 | -34% | 6 | -1 | $955 | $95,961 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 22 | 11 | Arthur Christmas | $2,934 | -88.2% | 15 | -20 | $195 | $1,054,525 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
