| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $51,367 | - | 9 | - | $5,707 | $51,367 | 1 | United International Pictures | true | false |
| 2 | - | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $11,774 | - | 4 | - | $2,943 | $11,774 | 1 | 20th Century Fox International | true | false |
| 3 | 2 | Puss in Boots | $10,543 | -46.6% | 12 | -2 | $878 | $36,934 | 2 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | 1 | A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas | $10,514 | -65.1% | 5 | - | $2,102 | $71,451 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 5 | 3 | Arthur Christmas | $4,375 | -53.2% | 5 | -2 | $875 | $35,491 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 6 | 4 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | $2,694 | -34.3% | 3 | +2 | $898 | $129,231 | 5 | N/A | false | false |
| 7 | 5 | Happy Feet Two | $1,667 | -56.2% | 3 | - | $555 | $37,558 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 8 | 6 | The Rum Diary | $1,442 | -48.3% | 2 | - | $721 | $7,622 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 9 | 10 | The Adventures of Tintin | $1,400 | -38.1% | 1 | - | $1,400 | $343,815 | 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 10 | 7 | Jack and Jill | $1,323 | -52.5% | 3 | - | $441 | $29,177 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 11 | 8 | Immortals | $797 | -67.5% | 1 | -1 | $797 | $84,246 | 5 | N/A | false | false |
| 12 | 11 | Tower Heist | $649 | -61.7% | 2 | +1 | $324 | $62,486 | 6 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 9 | Blitz | $623 | -73.5% | 1 | -2 | $623 | $15,832 | 3 | N/A | false | false |
| 14 | 12 | Trespass | $529 | -60.4% | 1 | - | $529 | $9,808 | 3 | N/A | false | false |
| 15 | 14 | The Help | $431 | -58.2% | 1 | - | $431 | $77,862 | 8 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 16 | 13 | Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within | $419 | -62.3% | 1 | - | $419 | $14,933 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
| 17 | 16 | A Good Old Fashioned Orgy | $402 | -41.9% | 2 | +1 | $201 | $8,098 | 3 | N/A | false | false |
| 18 | 17 | In Time | $392 | -39.5% | 1 | - | $392 | $45,675 | 7 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 19 | 19 | The Ides of March | $304 | -18.7% | 1 | - | $304 | $28,802 | 6 | N/A | false | false |
| 20 | - | Moneyball | $81 | - | 1 | - | $81 | $12,160 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
