| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $38,093 | - | 13 | - | $2,930 | $80,281 | 1 | 20th Century Fox International | true | false |
| 2 | - | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $36,222 | - | 10 | - | $3,622 | $65,311 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 3 | 4 | Letters to Santa | $29,271 | +9.5% | 11 | - | $2,661 | $106,681 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 4 | 1 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $26,222 | -51.5% | 11 | - | $2,383 | $128,549 | 2 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 3 | New Year's Eve | $22,264 | -23.6% | 10 | - | $2,226 | $135,796 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 6 | 2 | Arthur Christmas | $20,863 | -49.8% | 16 | +1 | $1,303 | $141,124 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 7 | 7 | Midnight in Paris | $3,863 | -9.2% | 3 | - | $1,287 | $56,163 | 5 | N/A | false | false |
| 8 | 11 | In Time | $2,889 | +23.6% | 6 | - | $481 | $104,907 | 8 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 9 | 5 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | $2,869 | -61.8% | 12 | - | $239 | $336,458 | 6 | N/A | false | false |
| 10 | 13 | Moneyball | $2,268 | +21.8% | 5 | - | $453 | $24,558 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 11 | 8 | Tower Heist | $2,156 | -43% | 9 | - | $239 | $229,124 | 8 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 10 | The Help | $1,388 | -45.6% | 5 | - | $277 | $13,986 | 3 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 6 | Happy Feet Two | $1,339 | -73.2% | 17 | - | $78 | $72,957 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
