| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $74,746 | - | 10 | - | $7,474 | $283,882 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 2 | - | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $52,806 | - | 10 | - | $5,280 | $334,987 | 4 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | - | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $26,760 | - | 6 | - | $4,460 | $123,615 | 4 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 4 | - | The Darkest Hour | $24,882 | - | 7 | - | $3,554 | $64,749 | 2 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 5 | - | The Thing | $13,125 | - | 5 | - | $2,625 | $13,125 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 6 | - | New Year's Eve | $13,071 | - | 6 | - | $2,178 | $148,431 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 7 | - | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | $12,573 | - | 5 | - | $2,514 | $589,363 | 8 | N/A | false | false |
| 8 | - | Seeking Justice | $10,106 | - | 3 | - | $3,368 | $82,165 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
| 9 | - | Arthur Christmas | $8,078 | - | 7 | - | $1,154 | $30,350 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 10 | - | Where Do We Go Now? | $6,695 | - | 5 | - | $1,339 | $18,820 | 3 | N/A | false | false |
| 11 | - | Jack and Jill | $5,563 | - | 3 | - | $1,854 | $60,701 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 12 | - | Happy Feet Two | $3,339 | - | 1 | - | $3,339 | $59,389 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 13 | - | Puss in Boots | $2,964 | - | 6 | - | $494 | $85,001 | 8 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | - | The Muppets | $2,449 | - | 3 | - | $816 | $10,920 | 3 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | - | Tower Heist | $1,669 | - | 6 | - | $278 | $76,113 | 7 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 16 | - | Final Destination 5 | $1,554 | - | 1 | - | $1,554 | $341,593 | 16 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 17 | - | The Adventures of Tintin | $1,014 | - | 1 | - | $1,014 | $182,549 | 10 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 18 | - | In Time | $406 | - | 3 | - | $135 | $245,302 | 11 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 19 | - | Johnny English Reborn | $228 | - | 2 | - | $114 | $70,113 | 13 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 20 | - | Paranormal Activity 3 | $164 | - | 2 | - | $82 | $40,599 | 12 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 21 | - | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | $53 | - | 1 | - | $53 | $316,109 | 20 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
