| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor | New This Week | Estimated | 
|---|
| 1 | - | Puss in Boots | $3,116,080 | - | 750 | - | $4,154 | $12,195,981 | 2 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false | 
| 2 | - | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | $1,288,021 | - | 610 | - | $2,111 | $33,241,891 | 5 | Paris Filmes | false | false | 
| 3 | - | New Year's Eve | $425,712 | - | 165 | - | $2,580 | $1,618,840 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false | 
| 4 | 1 | Arthur Christmas | $218,167 | -44.7% | 216 | -20 | $1,010 | $2,515,640 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false | 
| 5 | - | Killer Elite | $217,812 | - | 141 | - | $1,544 | $1,904,916 | 3 | N/A | false | false | 
| 6 | - | The Muppets | $151,845 | - | 254 | - | $597 | $2,003,311 | 3 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false | 
| 7 | - | One Day | $64,577 | - | 34 | - | $1,899 | $655,704 | 3 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false | 
| 8 | 2 | Restless | $4,430 | -52% | 7 | -1 | $632 | $152,253 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false | 
| 9 | 3 | Zookeeper | $868 | -25.5% | 7 | -2 | $124 | $5,510,322 | 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false | 
| 10 | 4 | Friends with Benefits | $306 | -63.5% | 2 | -2 | $153 | $7,036,266 | 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false | 
| 11 | - | The Guard | $235 | - | 1 | - | $235 | $25,186 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false | 
| 12 | - | The Smurfs | $168 | - | 3 | - | $56 | $32,848,601 | 20 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |