| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | John Carter | $551,447 | - | 90 | - | $6,127 | $570,697 | 1 | Walt Disney Pictures | true | false |
| 2 | 3 | Project X | $305,967 | -31.8% | 60 | - | $5,099 | $907,175 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 3 | - | Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close | $255,395 | - | 80 | - | $3,192 | $411,745 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 4 | 4 | Safe House | $246,241 | -43.3% | 55 | - | $4,477 | $1,635,865 | 3 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 5 | 2 | This Means War | $240,887 | -49.4% | 103 | +2 | $2,338 | $1,837,609 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 6 | - | Contraband | $170,755 | - | 47 | - | $3,633 | $218,241 | 1 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | true | false |
| 7 | 5 | Cool Kids Don't Cry | $143,386 | -61.7% | 105 | +1 | $1,365 | $1,908,002 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
| 8 | - | The Grey | $137,695 | - | 44 | - | $3,129 | $186,576 | 1 | Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) | true | false |
| 9 | 1 | The Muppets | $128,787 | -75% | 133 | -9 | $968 | $3,020,232 | 5 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 9 | The Descendants | $117,456 | -45.4% | 61 | -1 | $1,925 | $2,244,590 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 11 | 12 | The Woman in Black | $102,329 | -43.8% | 53 | +3 | $1,930 | $685,286 | 3 | Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) | false | false |
| 12 | 8 | Hugo | $93,782 | -59.4% | 52 | -2 | $1,803 | $1,215,211 | 4 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 13 | 11 | Man on a Ledge | $89,925 | -53.9% | 55 | -1 | $1,635 | $390,410 | 2 | Entertainment One | false | false |
| 14 | 7 | Fairytale Tree the Movie | $85,209 | -63.7% | 105 | -1 | $811 | $970,076 | 3 | N/A | false | false |
| 15 | 13 | The Artist | $78,301 | -42.6% | 51 | -5 | $1,535 | $1,093,803 | 16 | Cinéart | false | false |
| 16 | 6 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | $74,000 | -76.7% | 73 | -11 | $1,013 | $1,550,530 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 17 | 15 | The Iron Lady | $66,558 | -33.2% | 54 | +6 | $1,232 | $1,937,439 | 9 | N/A | false | false |
| 18 | 10 | Tony 10 | $47,570 | -77.2% | 105 | - | $453 | $999,527 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
| 19 | 20 | Shame | $37,261 | -35.3% | 20 | -2 | $1,863 | $555,221 | 5 | N/A | false | false |
| 20 | 14 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $32,471 | -75.6% | 73 | -7 | $444 | $6,846,147 | 13 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
