| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | The Adventures of Tintin | $998,987 | - | 109 | - | $9,165 | $1,753,993 | 1 | Paramount Pictures International | true | false |
| 2 | 2 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $299,930 | +150.3% | 92 | +2 | $3,260 | $907,938 | 3 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 3 | 1 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $293,279 | +67.2% | 69 | -4 | $4,250 | $1,467,913 | 3 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 4 | - | Happy Feet Two | $265,684 | - | 122 | - | $2,177 | $389,080 | 1 | Roadshow Films | true | false |
| 5 | - | The Iron Lady | $259,876 | - | 42 | - | $6,187 | $411,633 | 1 | Hoyts Distribution | true | false |
| 6 | - | The Muppets | $237,998 | - | 72 | - | $3,305 | $258,937 | 1 | Walt Disney Pictures | true | false |
| 7 | - | We Bought a Zoo | $178,369 | - | 66 | - | $2,702 | $250,291 | 1 | 20th Century Fox International | true | false |
| 8 | - | Tower Heist | $164,273 | - | 49 | - | $3,352 | $276,126 | 1 | United International Pictures | true | false |
| 9 | 3 | Puss in Boots | $155,077 | +36.5% | 97 | -16 | $1,598 | $1,460,435 | 4 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 10 | 6 | New Year's Eve | $78,422 | +36% | 37 | -18 | $2,119 | $905,457 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 11 | 5 | Don 2 | $41,201 | -32.6% | 12 | +1 | $3,433 | $171,666 | 2 | Mind Blowing Films | false | false |
| 12 | - | Albert Nobbs | $31,466 | - | 23 | - | $1,368 | $45,053 | 1 | Hopscotch Films | true | false |
| 13 | 12 | Melancholia | $29,683 | +323.9% | 14 | +1 | $2,120 | $105,378 | 2 | Madman Entertainment | false | false |
| 14 | 11 | The First Grader | $29,503 | +281.4% | 31 | -1 | $951 | $141,900 | 4 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 15 | 7 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | $15,180 | -44.7% | 23 | -37 | $660 | $3,435,244 | 7 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 16 | 15 | Midnight in Paris | $15,024 | +213.2% | 18 | -4 | $834 | $667,669 | 12 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 17 | 16 | The Salt of Life | $14,792 | +387.9% | 15 | +2 | $986 | $45,720 | 2 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 18 | 8 | Red Dog | $13,474 | +3.8% | 17 | -47 | $792 | $360,634 | 5 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 19 | 14 | Drive | $8,288 | +69.9% | 21 | -2 | $394 | $613,286 | 9 | N/A | false | false |
| 20 | 4 | Arthur Christmas | $7,155 | -89% | 10 | -71 | $715 | $757,918 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 21 | 19 | The Whistleblower | $4,212 | +104.7% | 19 | - | $221 | $103,187 | 6 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
| 22 | 22 | Beginners | $3,004 | +142.5% | 8 | - | $375 | $177,243 | 8 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
| 23 | 10 | Flying Swords of Dragon Gate | $2,861 | -63.2% | 1 | -4 | $2,861 | $38,263 | 3 | Icon Film Distribution | false | false |
| 24 | 25 | Submarine | $1,766 | +188.1% | 8 | - | $220 | $66,201 | 6 | Madman Entertainment | false | false |
| 25 | 28 | The Trip | $1,638 | +400.9% | 4 | -2 | $409 | $296,810 | 11 | Madman Entertainment | false | false |
| 26 | 24 | Tomboy | $1,321 | +70.7% | 3 | -3 | $440 | $32,864 | 5 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 27 | 18 | The Inbetweeners | $921 | -60.5% | 8 | -12 | $115 | $839,729 | 10 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 28 | - | Cave of Forgotten Dreams | $636 | - | 2 | - | $318 | $168,993 | 12 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 29 | 33 | El Bulli: Cooking in Progress | $615 | +232.4% | 1 | - | $615 | $5,147 | 4 | Madman Entertainment | false | false |
| 30 | - | The Three Musketeers | $518 | - | 1 | - | $518 | $571,757 | 12 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 31 | 31 | Red State | $449 | +81.8% | 1 | -1 | $449 | $4,617 | 4 | - | false | false |
| 32 | 21 | Jig | $434 | -69.2% | 5 | -6 | $86 | $24,221 | 5 | Vendetta Films | false | false |
| 33 | 30 | Last Train Home 2011 Re-release | $408 | +63.2% | 2 | +1 | $204 | $17,195 | 7 | - | false | false |
| 34 | 29 | Pina | $293 | -1.3% | 2 | -3 | $146 | $66,240 | 11 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
| 35 | 35 | The Orator | $218 | +202.8% | 5 | - | $43 | $596,441 | 13 | Madman Entertainment | false | false |
