| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $41,529 | -44.4% | 10 | - | $4,152 | $335,508 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $31,951 | -39.5% | 10 | - | $3,195 | $375,084 | 5 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | 3 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $17,082 | -36.2% | 6 | - | $2,847 | $143,930 | 5 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 4 | - | Day of the Falcon | $16,850 | - | 7 | - | $2,407 | $16,850 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 5 | 4 | The Darkest Hour | $10,375 | -58.3% | 5 | -2 | $2,075 | $78,348 | 3 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 6 | 7 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | $5,992 | -52.3% | 3 | -2 | $1,997 | $597,423 | 9 | N/A | false | false |
| 7 | 5 | The Thing | $4,797 | -63.5% | 4 | -1 | $1,199 | $19,634 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 8 | 10 | Where Do We Go Now? | $3,963 | -40.8% | 3 | -2 | $1,321 | $24,088 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
| 9 | 8 | Seeking Justice | $3,960 | -60.8% | 3 | - | $1,320 | $87,628 | 5 | N/A | false | false |
| 10 | 9 | Arthur Christmas | $3,863 | -52.2% | 5 | -2 | $772 | $35,398 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 11 | 6 | New Year's Eve | $3,512 | -73.1% | 2 | -4 | $1,756 | $153,450 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 12 | 11 | Jack and Jill | $2,138 | -61.6% | 3 | - | $712 | $63,648 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 13 | 13 | Puss in Boots | $1,029 | -65.3% | 4 | -2 | $257 | $86,640 | 9 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | 12 | Happy Feet Two | $538 | -83.9% | 1 | - | $538 | $60,314 | 7 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 15 | 15 | Tower Heist | $505 | -69.7% | 3 | -3 | $168 | $76,858 | 8 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 16 | 16 | Final Destination 5 | $355 | -77.2% | 1 | - | $355 | $342,370 | 17 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 17 | 20 | Paranormal Activity 3 | $230 | +40.2% | 2 | - | $115 | $40,849 | 13 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 18 | 19 | Johnny English Reborn | $60 | -73.7% | 1 | -1 | $60 | $70,197 | 14 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 19 | 17 | The Adventures of Tintin | $45 | -95.6% | 1 | - | $45 | $182,733 | 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 20 | 14 | The Muppets | $41 | -98.3% | 1 | -2 | $41 | $11,089 | 4 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 21 | 21 | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | $40 | -24.5% | 1 | - | $40 | $316,163 | 21 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 22 | 18 | In Time | $8 | -98% | 1 | -2 | $8 | $245,310 | 12 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
