| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $344,561 | - | 106 | - | $3,250 | $1,654,132 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 2 | - | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $327,652 | - | 112 | - | $2,925 | $1,441,544 | 2 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 3 | 1 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $161,198 | +108.7% | 121 | +35 | $1,332 | $674,714 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 4 | 3 | New Year's Eve | $89,152 | +239.6% | 46 | +1 | $1,938 | $1,042,661 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 5 | 2 | Magic Silver II | $64,605 | +115% | 57 | +1 | $1,133 | $3,923,357 | 7 | N/A | false | false |
| 6 | 4 | Arthur Christmas | $39,365 | +64.1% | 76 | +10 | $517 | $885,595 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 7 | 5 | Happy Feet Two | $38,927 | +237.1% | 62 | +20 | $627 | $923,545 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 8 | - | Hysteria | $33,216 | - | 49 | - | $677 | $112,645 | 2 | Scanbox Entertainment | false | false |
| 9 | - | The Secret World of Arrietty | $24,444 | - | 32 | - | $763 | $121,734 | 2 | Arthouse | false | false |
| 10 | - | Certified Copy | $22,622 | - | 26 | - | $870 | $80,194 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 11 | - | A Separation | $19,311 | - | 30 | - | $643 | $87,767 | 2 | Arthouse | false | false |
| 12 | 7 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | $15,775 | +203.2% | 12 | -7 | $1,314 | $4,224,019 | 7 | Nordisk Film | false | false |
| 13 | 6 | Jackpot | $14,120 | +54% | 13 | -19 | $1,086 | $776,347 | 5 | Nordisk Film | false | false |
| 14 | - | Simon & the Oaks | $11,472 | - | 46 | - | $249 | $41,925 | 2 | Nordisk Film | false | false |
| 15 | 8 | A Dangerous Method | $7,769 | +193.3% | 15 | +1 | $517 | $293,347 | 5 | Scanbox Entertainment | false | false |
| 16 | 9 | Drive | $7,429 | +256.6% | 16 | +12 | $464 | $783,237 | 11 | Svensk Filmindustri (SF) | false | false |
| 17 | 10 | At Night All Wolves Are Grey | $4,027 | +118.4% | 2 | -3 | $2,013 | $1,365,236 | 9 | Svensk Filmindustri (SF) | false | false |
| 18 | 14 | The Adventures of Tintin | $3,278 | +216.1% | 5 | - | $655 | $2,704,398 | 10 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 19 | 11 | Immortals | $2,226 | +33.1% | 3 | -3 | $742 | $668,050 | 6 | Nordisk Film | false | false |
| 20 | 12 | Dream House | $1,413 | +27.4% | 23 | +12 | $61 | $79,837 | 4 | Nordisk Film | false | false |
