Domestic 2011 Weekend 52
December 30-January 1, 2012
| Est. Rank | Rank | Diff | Release | Est. Gross | Actual | Diff | % Diff | Theaters | Estimated Total | Actual | Weekend | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | - | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $31,250,000 | $29,421,879 | -$1,828,121 | -5.8% | 3,455 | $134,139,000 | $132,406,086 | 3 | Paramount Pictures |
| 2 | 2 | - | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $22,095,000 | $20,881,420 | -$1,213,580 | -5.5% | 3,703 | $132,100,000 | $130,903,746 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | 3 | - | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $18,250,000 | $16,369,799 | -$1,880,201 | -10.3% | 3,724 | $94,609,000 | $92,729,134 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 4 | 5 | +1 | War Horse | $16,940,000 | $14,422,729 | -$2,517,271 | -14.9% | 2,547 | $42,969,000 | $40,451,772 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 5 | 4 | -1 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $16,300,000 | $14,824,577 | -$1,475,423 | -9.1% | 2,914 | $57,100,000 | $55,584,881 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 6 | 6 | - | We Bought a Zoo | $14,300,000 | $13,238,241 | -$1,061,759 | -7.4% | 3,163 | $41,787,000 | $40,725,558 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 7 | 7 | - | The Adventures of Tintin | $12,000,000 | $11,436,160 | -$563,840 | -4.7% | 3,087 | $47,841,000 | $47,475,147 | 2 | Paramount Pictures |
| 8 | 8 | - | New Year's Eve | $6,741,000 | $6,334,300 | -$406,700 | -6% | 2,225 | $46,372,000 | $45,999,350 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | 9 | - | The Darkest Hour | $4,300,000 | $4,163,241 | -$136,759 | -3.2% | 2,327 | $13,200,000 | $13,137,963 | 2 | Summit Entertainment |
| 10 | 10 | - | The Descendants | $3,650,000 | $3,396,129 | -$253,871 | -7% | 758 | $39,675,000 | $39,420,775 | 7 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 11 | 11 | - | The Muppets | $2,588,000 | $2,662,191 | +$74,191 | +2.9% | 1,541 | $82,456,000 | $82,529,452 | 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 12 | 12 | - | Hugo | $2,525,000 | $2,461,610 | -$63,390 | -2.5% | 951 | $49,539,000 | $49,454,202 | 6 | Paramount Pictures |
| 13 | 13 | - | Young Adult | $2,200,000 | $2,092,633 | -$107,367 | -4.9% | 987 | $12,167,000 | $12,061,771 | 4 | Paramount Pictures |
| 14 | 14 | - | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | $2,000,000 | $2,060,942 | +$60,942 | +3% | 1,411 | $275,445,000 | $275,530,738 | 7 | Summit Entertainment |
| 15 | 15 | - | The Sitter | $1,660,000 | $1,673,796 | +$13,796 | +0.8% | 1,348 | $26,304,000 | $26,317,857 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 16 | 16 | - | The Artist | $1,408,000 | $1,310,770 | -$97,230 | -6.9% | 167 | $5,142,000 | $5,044,344 | 6 | The Weinstein Company |
| 17 | 17 | - | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | $1,161,000 | $1,085,444 | -$75,556 | -6.5% | 57 | $4,031,000 | $3,955,734 | 4 | Focus Features |
| 18 | 18 | - | My Week with Marilyn | $954,000 | $925,349 | -$28,651 | -3% | 630 | $8,964,000 | $8,935,721 | 6 | The Weinstein Company |
| 19 | 20 | +1 | Arthur Christmas | $775,000 | $683,168 | -$91,832 | -11.8% | 1,343 | $45,993,000 | $45,820,235 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 20 | 19 | -1 | Puss in Boots | $775,000 | $752,233 | -$22,767 | -2.9% | 389 | $145,527,000 | $145,483,661 | 10 | DreamWorks |
| 21 | 22 | +1 | Happy Feet Two | $410,000 | $397,003 | -$12,997 | -3.2% | 525 | $60,817,000 | $60,808,168 | 7 | Warner Bros. |
| 22 | 23 | +1 | A Dangerous Method | $330,000 | $299,741 | -$30,259 | -9.2% | 61 | $1,608,000 | $1,577,757 | 6 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 23 | 25 | +2 | J. Edgar | $283,000 | $245,624 | -$37,376 | -13.2% | 455 | $36,603,000 | $36,572,605 | 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 24 | 24 | - | Tower Heist | $277,000 | $253,005 | -$23,995 | -8.7% | 253 | $76,756,000 | $76,733,915 | 9 | Universal Pictures |
| 25 | 26 | +1 | Real Steel | $235,000 | $240,399 | +$5,399 | +2.3% | 227 | $84,488,000 | $84,493,241 | 13 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 26 | 27 | +1 | The Iron Lady | $221,800 | $220,409 | -$1,391 | -0.6% | 4 | $221,800 | $220,409 | 1 | The Weinstein Company |
| 27 | 29 | +2 | Shame | $196,000 | $200,291 | +$4,291 | +2.2% | 55 | $1,962,000 | $1,965,874 | 5 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 28 | 36 | +8 | Carnage | $106,000 | $93,161 | -$12,839 | -12.1% | 12 | $361,000 | $348,605 | 3 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 29 | 44 | +15 | A Separation | $66,600 | $59,481 | -$7,119 | -10.7% | 3 | $66,600 | $59,481 | 1 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 30 | 47 | +17 | Pariah | $49,700 | $48,579 | -$1,121 | -2.3% | 4 | $81,400 | $84,986 | 1 | Focus Features |
| 31 | 48 | +17 | The Help | $37,700 | $37,980 | +$280 | +0.7% | 65 | $169,499,000 | $169,499,546 | 21 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 32 | 58 | +26 | In the Land of Blood and Honey | $8,400 | $9,479 | +$1,079 | +12.8% | 2 | $48,000 | $49,142 | 2 | FilmDistrict |
| 33 | 63 | +30 | The Lion King 2011 3D Release | $4,100 | $4,488 | +$388 | +9.5% | 7 | $94,233,000 | $94,233,351 | 16 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
