| TW | LW | Total | %± LW | Share | Releases | #1 Release
| Gross | % of Total | Week | Distributor
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| 1 | 1 | $1,447,343 | +400.8% | 46% | 3 | The Adventures of Tintin | $998,987 | 69% | 1 | Paramount Pictures International | - |
| 2 | 2 | $478,299 | +280.7% | 15.2% | 3 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $299,930 | 62.7% | 3 | 20th Century Fox International | - |
| 3 | 8 | $280,079 | +1,704.3% | 8.9% | 3 | Happy Feet Two | $265,684 | 94.9% | 1 | Roadshow Films | - |
| 4 | 6 | $275,574 | +873.1% | 8.8% | 3 | The Iron Lady | $259,876 | 94.3% | 1 | Hoyts Distribution | - |
| 5 | 14 | $237,998 | +44,552.5% | 7.6% | 1 | The Muppets | $237,998 | 100% | 1 | Walt Disney Pictures | - |
| 6 | 9 | $164,273 | +1,268% | 5.2% | 1 | Tower Heist | $164,273 | 100% | 1 | United International Pictures | - |
| 7 | 5 | $78,422 | +30.2% | 2.5% | 1 | New Year's Eve | $78,422 | 100% | 4 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 8 | 7 | $61,276 | +240.6% | 1.9% | 5 | The First Grader | $29,503 | 48.1% | 4 | Rialto Distribution | - |
| 9 | 4 | $41,201 | -32.6% | 1.3% | 1 | Don 2 | $41,201 | 100% | 2 | Mind Blowing Films | - |
| 10 | 12 | $38,975 | +984.4% | 1.2% | 4 | Albert Nobbs | $31,466 | 80.7% | 1 | Hopscotch Films | - |
| 11 | 10 | $33,920 | +313.7% | 1.1% | 5 | Melancholia | $29,683 | 87.5% | 2 | Madman Entertainment | - |
| 12 | 3 | $7,155 | -89% | 0.2% | 1 | Arthur Christmas | $7,155 | 100% | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - |
| 13 | 11 | $2,861 | -63.2% | <0.1% | 1 | Flying Swords of Dragon Gate | $2,861 | 100% | 3 | Icon Film Distribution Australia | - |
| 14 | 17 | $449 | +81.8% | <0.1% | 1 | Red State | $449 | 100% | 4 | Curious Films | - |
| 15 | 13 | $434 | -69.2% | <0.1% | 1 | Jig | $434 | 100% | 5 | Vendetta Films | - |
| 16 | 16 | $408 | +63.2% | <0.1% | 1 | Last Train Home 2011 Re-release | $408 | 100% | 7 | - | - |
