| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total
| Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | - | - | - | $20,998,519 | 388 | $6,586,846 | 31.4% | 386 | Jan 5 | - | Roadshow Films | false |
| 2 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | - | - | - | $20,341,322 | 368 | $1,259,111 | 6.2% | 265 | Jan 1 | - | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 3 | The Descendants | - | - | - | $15,947,488 | 229 | $2,367,843 | 14.8% | 189 | Jan 12 | - | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 4 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | - | - | - | $8,870,177 | 257 | $2,412,696 | 27.2% | 252 | Jan 12 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 5 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | - | - | - | $7,518,548 | 351 | $2,002,193 | 26.6% | 351 | Jan 19 | - | Warner Bros. | false |
| 6 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | - | - | - | $6,919,623 | 144 | $1,492,336 | 21.6% | 144 | Jan 19 | - | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 7 | Underworld: Awakening | - | - | - | $6,498,996 | 214 | $2,864,463 | 44.1% | 214 | Jan 26 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 8 | A Few Best Men | - | - | - | $5,401,857 | 244 | $1,955,734 | 36.2% | 242 | Jan 26 | - | Icon Film Distribution Australia | false |
| 9 | J. Edgar | - | - | - | $2,037,881 | 90 | $813,706 | 39.9% | 90 | Jan 26 | - | Warner Bros. | false |
| 10 | The Darkest Hour | - | - | - | $1,317,231 | 156 | $658,043 | 50% | 156 | Jan 19 | - | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 11 | Young Adult | - | - | - | $567,761 | 58 | $247,919 | 43.7% | 57 | Jan 19 | - | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 12 | Agneepath | - | - | - | $297,474 | 14 | $297,474 | 100% | 14 | Jan 26 | - | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 13 | Faust | - | - | - | $88,701 | 26 | $88,701 | 100% | 26 | Jan 19 | - | Sharmill Films | false |
| 14 | Nanban | - | - | - | $79,112 | 7 | $79,112 | 100% | 7 | Jan 12 | - | - | false |
| 15 | The Metropolitan Opera HD Live: Handel: Rodelinda | - | - | - | $77,599 | 20 | $77,599 | 100% | 20 | Jan 5 | - | Sharmill Films | false |
| 16 | National Theatre Live: Collaborators | - | - | - | $72,519 | 17 | $72,519 | 100% | 17 | Jan 12 | - | Sharmill Films | false |
| 17 | Players | - | - | - | $46,864 | 12 | $46,864 | 100% | 12 | Jan 5 | - | - | false |
