| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | The Descendants | $2,729,489 | - | 278 | - | $9,818 | $2,729,489 | 1 | 20th Century Fox International | true | false |
| 2 | - | Jack and Jill | $1,638,951 | - | 343 | - | $4,778 | $1,638,951 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 3 | 1 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $1,214,663 | -41.4% | 430 | +8 | $2,824 | $9,004,516 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 4 | 3 | The Iron Lady | $613,620 | -37.7% | 253 | +29 | $2,425 | $4,039,780 | 3 | Wanda Visión S.A. | false | false |
| 5 | 2 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $535,041 | -52.3% | 433 | -45 | $1,235 | $1,893,937 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 6 | 6 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $356,872 | -26% | 293 | -7 | $1,217 | $7,485,161 | 6 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 7 | 4 | The Darkest Hour | $320,957 | -54.9% | 400 | +41 | $802 | $1,188,169 | 2 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 8 | 14 | The Artist | $301,056 | +23.5% | 57 | +4 | $5,281 | $2,169,439 | 6 | Alta Films | false | false |
| 9 | - | Frozen Silence | $252,503 | - | 173 | - | $1,459 | $252,503 | 1 | Alta Films | true | false |
| 10 | 7 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $221,817 | -43.1% | 161 | -61 | $1,377 | $9,165,100 | 6 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 11 | 9 | Drive | $217,038 | -39.4% | 157 | -14 | $1,382 | $2,458,486 | 4 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 5 | As Luck Would Have It | $216,196 | -59.1% | 232 | +6 | $931 | $878,406 | 2 | Alta Films | false | false |
| 13 | 10 | Puss in Boots | $201,483 | -36.1% | 240 | -13 | $839 | $20,964,179 | 9 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 14 | 8 | Immortals | $142,833 | -60.6% | 173 | -81 | $825 | $7,428,203 | 5 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | 15 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | $120,620 | -46.4% | 109 | -4 | $1,106 | $2,725,782 | 5 | DeAPlaneta | false | false |
| 16 | 11 | We Bought a Zoo | $101,877 | -66.3% | 187 | -100 | $544 | $2,303,297 | 4 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 17 | 16 | Paranormal Xperience 3D | $97,650 | -52% | 231 | -21 | $422 | $2,571,846 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 18 | 12 | A Few Best Men | $94,582 | -64.7% | 127 | -29 | $744 | $975,437 | 3 | DeAPlaneta | false | false |
| 19 | 18 | Snowflake, the White Gorilla | $90,653 | -23.2% | 131 | +19 | $692 | $1,375,140 | 5 | Filmax | false | false |
| 20 | - | Bunraku | $85,472 | - | 167 | - | $511 | $85,472 | 1 | TriPictures | true | false |
| 21 | 13 | Flypaper | $73,658 | -71% | 167 | -45 | $441 | $1,039,092 | 3 | - | false | false |
| 22 | 20 | Le Havre | $71,305 | -21.6% | 34 | +2 | $2,097 | $502,798 | 4 | Golem Distribución | false | false |
| 23 | - | Day of the Falcon | $54,724 | - | 63 | - | $868 | $54,724 | 1 | United International Pictures | true | false |
| 24 | 19 | The Collector | $54,246 | -53.1% | 74 | -5 | $733 | $195,894 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 25 | 17 | The Change-Up | $46,949 | -71.1% | 89 | -54 | $527 | $1,719,887 | 4 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 26 | - | The Lion King 2011 3D Release | $42,380 | - | 92 | - | $460 | $2,085,807 | 5 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 27 | - | Carnage | $30,022 | - | 31 | - | $968 | $3,842,671 | 10 | Alta Films | false | false |
| 28 | - | The Source | $28,548 | - | 20 | - | $1,427 | $562,700 | 7 | Vértigo Films | false | false |
| 29 | - | In Time | $27,306 | - | 26 | - | $1,050 | $7,614,246 | 8 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 30 | - | The Help | $25,644 | - | 45 | - | $569 | $4,450,692 | 13 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 31 | - | Real Steel | $21,683 | - | 41 | - | $528 | $5,199,972 | 8 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 32 | 21 | Arthur Christmas | $17,984 | -61.6% | 142 | -5 | $126 | $4,047,795 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 33 | - | A Separation | $11,954 | - | 10 | - | $1,195 | $593,828 | 16 | Golem Distribución | false | false |
| 34 | - | Maktub | $11,854 | - | 19 | - | $623 | $915,466 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 35 | - | Juan of the Dead | $11,544 | - | 39 | - | $296 | $64,301 | 2 | Avalon | false | false |
| 36 | - | The Sleeping Voice | $11,343 | - | 20 | - | $567 | $2,624,512 | 14 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 37 | - | Happy Feet Two | $10,815 | - | 25 | - | $432 | $2,508,654 | 8 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 38 | - | Melancholia | $8,825 | - | 8 | - | $1,103 | $899,983 | 12 | Golem Distribución | false | false |
| 39 | - | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | $8,113 | - | 31 | - | $261 | $25,651,269 | 10 | - | false | false |
| 40 | - | Don't Be Afraid of the Dark | $8,072 | - | 45 | - | $179 | $1,185,365 | 5 | TriPictures | false | false |
| 41 | - | A Dangerous Method | $7,891 | - | 11 | - | $717 | $3,314,516 | 9 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 42 | 22 | The Adventures of Tintin | $6,473 | -49.3% | 25 | -38 | $258 | $24,852,116 | 13 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 43 | - | No Rest for the Wicked | $6,080 | - | 22 | - | $276 | $5,276,136 | 18 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 44 | - | New Year's Eve | $5,417 | - | 20 | - | $270 | $2,722,494 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 45 | - | The Nutcracker: The Untold Story | $4,729 | - | 13 | - | $363 | $247,766 | 5 | N/A | false | false |
| 46 | - | Eva | $4,533 | - | 15 | - | $302 | $1,126,004 | 13 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 47 | - | Jane Eyre | $4,245 | - | 14 | - | $303 | $1,148,251 | 8 | N/A | false | false |
| 48 | - | The Skin I Live In | $4,095 | - | 11 | - | $372 | $5,999,111 | 21 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 49 | - | The Kid with a Bike | $2,998 | - | 7 | - | $428 | $622,497 | 13 | Wanda Visión S.A. | false | false |
| 50 | - | Fuga de cerebros 2 | $2,816 | - | 9 | - | $312 | $6,889,987 | 8 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 51 | - | Pina | $2,139 | - | 3 | - | $713 | $643,362 | 17 | Avalon | false | false |
| 52 | - | The Yellow Sea | $2,062 | - | 7 | - | $294 | $21,372 | 3 | N/A | false | false |
| 53 | - | The Conspirator | $1,797 | - | 6 | - | $299 | $1,491,811 | 8 | DeAPlaneta | false | false |
| 54 | - | Las olas | $1,648 | - | 7 | - | $235 | $12,488 | 2 | Barton Films | false | false |
| 55 | - | Route Irish | $1,218 | - | 2 | - | $609 | $40,386 | 5 | Alta Films | false | false |
| 56 | - | Margin Call | $1,199 | - | 3 | - | $399 | $2,448,181 | 14 | Wanda Visión S.A. | false | false |
| 57 | - | Vicky and the Treasure of the Gods | $1,005 | - | 18 | - | $55 | $552,306 | 8 | - | false | false |
| 58 | - | Eleanor's Secret 2010 Re-release | $942 | - | 2 | - | $471 | $150,857 | 18 | N/A | false | false |
| 59 | - | Winx Club 3D: Magical Adventure | $877 | - | 2 | - | $438 | $340,045 | 10 | N/A | false | false |
| 60 | - | Catalunya über alles! | $867 | - | 2 | - | $433 | $119,239 | 17 | N/A | false | false |
| 61 | - | Pepe & Rubianes | $798 | - | 2 | - | $399 | $35,544 | 5 | Alta Films | false | false |
| 62 | - | We Have a Pope | $731 | - | 3 | - | $243 | $611,645 | 12 | Vértigo Films | false | false |
| 63 | - | A Town Called Panic | $498 | - | 2 | - | $249 | $21,489 | 10 | N/A | false | false |
| 64 | - | Blackthorn | $429 | - | 5 | - | $85 | $539,546 | 30 | Alta Films | false | false |
| 65 | - | The Smurfs | $405 | - | 3 | - | $135 | $19,517,478 | 26 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 66 | - | A Cat in Paris | $265 | - | 2 | - | $132 | $59,745 | 14 | Barton Films | false | false |
| 67 | - | The Future | $219 | - | 1 | - | $219 | $19,466 | 6 | Golem Distribución | false | false |
| 68 | - | Attack the Block | $140 | - | 3 | - | $46 | $61,324 | 7 | Avalon | false | false |
| 69 | - | Another Year | $83 | - | 2 | - | $41 | $744,256 | 15 | Vértigo Films | false | false |
| 70 | - | La maleta mexicana | $69 | - | 1 | - | $69 | $6,746 | 12 | N/A | false | false |
| 71 | - | Buried Secrets 2010 Re-release | $47 | - | 1 | - | $47 | $315,023 | 13 | N/A | false | false |
| 72 | - | If Not Us, Who? | $14 | - | 1 | - | $14 | $19,704 | 9 | Golem Distribución | false | false |
| 73 | - | Tahrir 2011: The Good, the Bad, and the Politician | $14 | - | 1 | - | $14 | $625 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
