| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | The Intouchables | - | - | - | $52,107,708 | 889 | $166,126,377 | Nov 2 | Gaumont | false |
| 2 | Puss in Boots | - | - | - | $31,079,776 | 671 | $33,237,577 | Nov 30 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 3 | Hollywoo | - | - | - | $16,029,843 | 592 | $19,595,941 | Dec 7 | StudioCanal | false |
| 4 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | - | - | - | $15,115,454 | 616 | $20,133,828 | Dec 14 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 5 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | - | - | - | $11,408,082 | 602 | $18,202,712 | Dec 21 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 6 | Les Lyonnais | - | - | - | $8,527,331 | 442 | $9,706,275 | Nov 30 | - | false |
| 7 | Hugo | - | - | - | $8,045,318 | 700 | $9,600,362 | Dec 14 | Metropolitan Filmexport | false |
| 8 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | - | - | - | $6,246,865 | 760 | $31,131,910 | Nov 16 | - | false |
| 9 | Arthur Christmas | - | - | - | $5,381,111 | 567 | $7,352,342 | Nov 23 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 10 | In Time | - | - | - | $4,810,023 | 328 | $8,672,556 | Nov 23 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 11 | Happy Feet Two | - | - | - | $4,743,131 | 619 | $5,214,967 | Dec 7 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 12 | The Lady | - | - | - | $3,404,191 | 332 | $3,404,191 | Nov 30 | Europa Filmes | false |
| 13 | Delicacy | - | - | - | $3,394,652 | 387 | $6,001,283 | Dec 21 | StudioCanal | false |
| 14 | New Year's Eve | - | - | - | $3,294,213 | 350 | $4,437,377 | Dec 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 15 | Carnage | - | - | - | $2,795,006 | 280 | $2,795,006 | Dec 7 | Wild Bunch Distribution | false |
| 16 | Shame | - | - | - | $2,290,991 | 124 | $2,290,991 | Dec 7 | - | false |
| 17 | A Dangerous Method | - | - | - | $2,165,837 | 227 | $3,661,292 | Dec 21 | - | false |
| 18 | Le Havre | - | - | - | $2,112,915 | 264 | $3,502,247 | Dec 21 | Pyramide Distribution | false |
| 19 | The Adventures of Tintin | - | - | - | $1,947,797 | 935 | $53,970,688 | Oct 26 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 20 | Headwinds | - | - | - | $1,546,221 | 213 | $1,546,221 | Dec 14 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 21 | Immortals | - | - | - | $1,313,355 | 372 | $3,292,169 | Nov 23 | Metropolitan Filmexport | false |
| 22 | The Snows of Kilimanjaro | - | - | - | $1,246,213 | 246 | $4,037,368 | Nov 16 | Diaphana Distribution | false |
| 23 | The Change-Up | - | - | - | $613,963 | 157 | $638,979 | Dec 28 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 24 | Sleep Tight | - | - | - | $429,149 | 115 | $795,472 | Dec 28 | - | false |
| 25 | The Rum Diary | - | - | - | $413,911 | 160 | $413,911 | Nov 30 | Metropolitan Filmexport | false |
| 26 | Polisse | - | - | - | $382,482 | 571 | $19,798,008 | Oct 19 | - | false |
| 27 | The Art of Love | - | - | - | $370,120 | 140 | $1,142,302 | Nov 23 | Pyramide Distribution | false |
| 28 | My Worst Nightmare | - | - | - | $369,157 | 440 | $6,364,190 | Nov 9 | - | false |
| 29 | Tower Heist | - | - | - | $368,125 | 201 | $1,225,266 | Nov 23 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 30 | Day of the Falcon | - | - | - | $366,637 | 454 | $1,684,675 | Nov 23 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 31 | Texas Killing Fields | - | - | - | $340,951 | 106 | $354,843 | Dec 28 | Metropolitan Filmexport | false |
| 32 | The Adopted | - | - | - | $328,672 | 182 | $1,234,278 | Nov 23 | StudioCanal | false |
| 33 | The Inbetweeners | - | - | - | $304,715 | 132 | $304,715 | Dec 21 | - | false |
| 34 | The Guard | - | - | - | $303,245 | 121 | $303,245 | Dec 21 | - | false |
| 35 | Hysteria | - | - | - | $241,902 | 82 | $241,902 | Dec 14 | - | false |
| 36 | Contagion | - | - | - | $185,493 | 379 | $5,885,680 | Nov 9 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 37 | 17 Girls | - | - | - | $182,020 | 66 | $182,020 | Dec 14 | Diaphana Distribution | false |
| 38 | The Field of Enchantment | - | - | - | $164,189 | 222 | $164,189 | Dec 21 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 39 | De l'huile sur le feu | - | - | - | $131,577 | 100 | $131,577 | Dec 14 | UGC Distribution | false |
| 40 | Americano | - | - | - | $107,708 | 53 | $107,708 | Nov 30 | Bac Films | false |
| 41 | Moneyball | - | - | - | $76,980 | 174 | $983,965 | Nov 16 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 42 | Footnote | - | - | - | $65,282 | 50 | $65,282 | Nov 30 | - | false |
| 43 | Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai | - | - | - | $62,552 | 42 | $62,552 | Nov 30 | - | false |
| 44 | 30 Minutes or Less | - | - | - | $52,434 | 42 | $71,191 | Dec 28 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 45 | Snowtown | - | - | - | $36,823 | 15 | $38,323 | Dec 28 | - | false |
| 46 | Take Me Home Tonight | - | - | - | $11,226 | 31 | $11,226 | Dec 7 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 47 | Footloose 2011 Re-release | - | - | - | $4,812 | 8 | $4,812 | Dec 21 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 48 | The Alien Girl 2011 Re-release | - | - | - | $1,392 | 10 | $1,392 | Dec 7 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 49 | Kidnapped | - | - | - | $1,147 | 1 | $1,147 | Nov 30 | - | false |
