| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | War Horse | $4,989,550 | -17.5% | 513 | +22 | $9,726 | $15,018,734 | 2 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | - | Haywire | $1,866,300 | - | 379 | - | $4,924 | $1,866,300 | 1 | Paramount Pictures International | true | false |
| 3 | - | Underworld: Awakening | $1,736,145 | - | 297 | - | $5,845 | $1,736,145 | 1 | Entertainment Film Distributors | true | false |
| 4 | 3 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $1,490,144 | -30.7% | 409 | -48 | $3,643 | $38,369,739 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 5 | 2 | The Iron Lady | $1,479,367 | -35.2% | 473 | +13 | $3,127 | $11,159,311 | 3 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 6 | - | The Sitter | $1,418,394 | - | 355 | - | $3,995 | $1,418,394 | 1 | 20th Century Fox International | true | false |
| 7 | 4 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $1,270,301 | -39.6% | 380 | -64 | $3,342 | $25,997,917 | 4 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 8 | 7 | The Artist | $1,200,304 | +13.8% | 141 | +29 | $8,512 | $4,994,832 | 4 | Entertainment Film Distributors | false | false |
| 9 | 9 | Puss in Boots | $886,137 | -14.9% | 489 | +7 | $1,812 | $20,428,283 | 7 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 10 | 8 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $886,137 | -15.2% | 489 | -5 | $1,812 | $20,428,283 | 6 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 11 | 5 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $882,225 | -45% | 349 | -83 | $2,527 | $17,138,218 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 12 | - | J. Edgar | $643,790 | - | 259 | - | $2,485 | $643,790 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 13 | 10 | Shame | $518,039 | -36.8% | 118 | +4 | $4,390 | $1,839,539 | 2 | Momentum Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | - | W.E. | $284,984 | - | 172 | - | $1,656 | $284,984 | 1 | StudioCanal | true | false |
| 15 | 6 | The Darkest Hour | $268,522 | -76.3% | 301 | -84 | $892 | $1,889,759 | 2 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 16 | - | Coriolanus | $263,785 | - | 121 | - | $2,180 | $263,785 | 1 | Lionsgate Films | true | false |
| 17 | 11 | Goon | $124,005 | -80.5% | 175 | -150 | $708 | $2,737,991 | 3 | Entertainment One | false | false |
| 18 | 15 | Happy Feet Two | $95,549 | -16% | 190 | -50 | $502 | $8,378,986 | 8 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 19 | 20 | Arthur Christmas | $77,680 | +300.8% | 151 | +45 | $514 | $32,463,056 | 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 20 | 12 | Margin Call | $73,498 | -63.7% | 27 | -26 | $2,722 | $379,061 | 2 | - | false | false |
| 21 | 16 | Hugo | $73,206 | -17% | 92 | -25 | $795 | $8,001,457 | 8 | Entertainment Film Distributors | false | false |
| 22 | 13 | Nanban | $47,060 | -72.9% | 13 | -11 | $3,620 | $290,894 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 23 | 21 | My Week with Marilyn | $19,894 | +4.5% | 16 | +2 | $1,243 | $4,756,488 | 9 | Entertainment Film Distributors | false | false |
| 24 | 18 | Players | $19,416 | -61.5% | 9 | -25 | $2,157 | $342,867 | 3 | B4U Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 25 | 17 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | $17,793 | -71.1% | 37 | -41 | $480 | $47,806,144 | 10 | Entertainment One | false | false |
| 26 | 14 | New Year's Eve | $14,152 | -90.9% | 26 | -146 | $544 | $11,417,885 | 7 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 27 | 25 | The Lady | $11,621 | -3% | 8 | -6 | $1,452 | $377,535 | 4 | Entertainment Film Distributors | false | false |
| 28 | 33 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | $11,498 | +96.4% | 4 | +1 | $2,874 | $22,054,465 | 19 | StudioCanal UK | false | false |
| 29 | 26 | The Adventures of Tintin | $10,460 | +5.9% | 16 | -13 | $653 | $25,148,199 | 13 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 30 | - | L'Atalante | $9,505 | - | 3 | - | $3,168 | $9,505 | 1 | British Film Institute (BFI) | true | false |
| 31 | 19 | Don 2 | $9,338 | -67.5% | 6 | -8 | $1,556 | $2,233,312 | 5 | Reliance Big Pictures | false | false |
| 32 | 35 | We Need to Talk About Kevin | $8,393 | +91.8% | 5 | - | $1,678 | $3,426,664 | 14 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 33 | 24 | The Help | $8,314 | -37.3% | 5 | -3 | $1,662 | $6,536,976 | 13 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 34 | - | Vettai | $7,098 | - | 3 | - | $2,366 | $51,494 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 35 | 27 | Dreams of a Life | $4,847 | -49.7% | 5 | -7 | $969 | $238,391 | 6 | Periscoop Film | false | false |
| 36 | 37 | Johnny English Reborn | $3,432 | -18.5% | 11 | +1 | $312 | $32,138,323 | 16 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 37 | 34 | Midnight in Paris | $3,090 | -45% | 2 | -6 | $1,545 | $4,277,432 | 16 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 38 | 40 | Drive | $2,299 | -23.1% | 3 | -1 | $766 | $4,693,696 | 18 | Icon Film Distribution | false | false |
| 39 | 48 | Wuthering Heights | $2,256 | +138% | 3 | - | $752 | $916,939 | 11 | Artificial Eye | false | false |
| 40 | - | The Nine Muses | $2,128 | - | 1 | - | $2,128 | $2,128 | 1 | New Wave Films | true | false |
| 41 | 30 | The Rum Diary | $2,113 | -68.8% | 3 | -1 | $704 | $2,499,158 | 11 | Entertainment Film Distributors | false | false |
| 42 | 28 | Moneyball | $1,623 | -81.6% | 3 | -8 | $541 | $1,281,407 | 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 43 | 31 | The Deep Blue Sea | $1,508 | -75.1% | 2 | -4 | $754 | $765,527 | 9 | Artificial Eye | false | false |
| 44 | 47 | Weekend | $1,312 | +24.2% | 3 | +2 | $437 | $337,484 | 12 | Peccadillo Pictures | false | false |
| 45 | 46 | Desi Boyz | $784 | -56.4% | 1 | -1 | $784 | $928,010 | 9 | Eros Worldwide | false | false |
| 46 | 44 | The Awakening | $301 | -86.1% | 3 | -1 | $100 | $1,042,550 | 11 | StudioCanal UK | false | false |
