| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $3,430,758 | -18.4% | 517 | +8 | $6,635 | $20,159,088 | 2 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $3,338,968 | -15.7% | 518 | -27 | $6,445 | $31,987,485 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 3 | - | The Iron Lady | $3,319,910 | - | 438 | - | $7,579 | $3,319,910 | 1 | 20th Century Fox International | true | false |
| 4 | 3 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $2,544,829 | +4.4% | 473 | -6 | $5,380 | $12,127,934 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 5 | 4 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $1,422,955 | -36.9% | 504 | -8 | $2,823 | $17,979,069 | 4 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 6 | 5 | Puss in Boots | $1,415,328 | -33.4% | 501 | -8 | $2,825 | $18,754,450 | 5 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 7 | - | Goon | $1,123,863 | - | 358 | - | $3,139 | $1,123,863 | 1 | Entertainment One | true | false |
| 8 | 13 | The Artist | $971,413 | +1,189.8% | 106 | +105 | $9,164 | $1,112,696 | 2 | Entertainment Film Distributors | false | false |
| 9 | 6 | New Year's Eve | $524,189 | -54.2% | 320 | -85 | $1,638 | $10,891,201 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 10 | 8 | Hugo | $249,674 | -34.3% | 190 | -50 | $1,314 | $7,683,933 | 6 | Entertainment Film Distributors | false | false |
| 11 | 9 | Happy Feet Two | $214,475 | -37.8% | 332 | -77 | $646 | $8,078,615 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 12 | - | Players | $168,995 | - | 49 | - | $3,448 | $168,995 | 1 | B4U Motion Pictures | true | false |
| 13 | 11 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | $148,721 | -29.9% | 126 | -109 | $1,180 | $47,277,541 | 8 | Entertainment One | false | false |
| 14 | 7 | Arthur Christmas | $93,917 | -80% | 341 | -113 | $275 | $32,043,008 | 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 15 | 10 | Don 2 | $88,605 | -68.8% | 48 | -26 | $1,845 | $2,125,458 | 3 | Reliance Big Pictures | false | false |
| 16 | - | The Smurfs | $60,035 | - | 151 | - | $397 | $27,959,462 | 22 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 17 | 15 | My Week with Marilyn | $48,889 | +29.9% | 37 | +5 | $1,321 | $4,577,768 | 7 | Entertainment Film Distributors | false | false |
| 18 | 12 | The Lady | $39,439 | -60.2% | 64 | -53 | $616 | $309,433 | 2 | Entertainment Film Distributors | false | false |
| 19 | 17 | Dreams of a Life | $27,933 | +43.2% | 15 | - | $1,862 | $185,882 | 4 | Periscoop Film | false | false |
| 20 | - | The Lion King 2011 3D Release | $23,425 | - | 83 | - | $282 | $19,125,983 | 14 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 21 | 19 | Moneyball | $18,795 | +9% | 11 | -7 | $1,708 | $1,257,040 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 22 | 21 | We Need to Talk About Kevin | $13,484 | +144.7% | 5 | +1 | $2,696 | $3,367,154 | 12 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 23 | - | Uchithanai Muharnthaal | $11,254 | - | 4 | - | $2,813 | $11,254 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 24 | 18 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | $10,876 | -39.2% | 5 | -6 | $2,175 | $21,810,284 | 17 | StudioCanal UK | false | false |
| 25 | 16 | The Adventures of Tintin | $9,721 | -60.4% | 25 | -11 | $388 | $25,093,167 | 11 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 26 | - | The Ides of March | $9,031 | - | 8 | - | $1,128 | $4,712,984 | 11 | Entertainment One | false | false |
| 27 | - | Tower Heist | $8,454 | - | 9 | - | $939 | $7,055,471 | 10 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 28 | - | The Help | $8,185 | - | 9 | - | $909 | $6,453,566 | 11 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 29 | - | Margaret | $7,785 | - | 6 | - | $1,297 | $83,306 | 6 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 30 | - | Mother and Child | $7,472 | - | 12 | - | $622 | $7,472 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 31 | 22 | Wuthering Heights | $7,432 | +132.2% | 8 | +4 | $929 | $890,943 | 9 | Artificial Eye | false | false |
| 32 | - | Midnight in Paris | $7,181 | - | 5 | - | $1,436 | $4,228,462 | 14 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 33 | - | 50/50 | $7,032 | - | 9 | - | $781 | $2,348,356 | 7 | Lionsgate Films | false | false |
| 34 | - | Buried Secrets 2010 Re-release | $5,380 | - | 7 | - | $768 | $222,494 | 6 | N/A | false | false |
| 35 | - | The Rum Diary | $4,850 | - | 5 | - | $970 | $2,481,903 | 9 | Entertainment Film Distributors | false | false |
| 36 | 29 | The Awakening | $4,387 | +1,019.1% | 5 | +3 | $877 | $1,019,621 | 9 | StudioCanal UK | false | false |
| 37 | 14 | Johnny English Reborn | $4,103 | -92% | 12 | -66 | $341 | $31,809,921 | 14 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 38 | - | We Have a Pope | $3,736 | - | 3 | - | $1,245 | $114,512 | 6 | Soda Pictures | false | false |
| 39 | 20 | The Deep Blue Sea | $3,722 | -50.7% | 6 | -3 | $620 | $729,598 | 7 | Artificial Eye | false | false |
| 40 | 24 | Weekend | $2,947 | +5.5% | 2 | +1 | $1,473 | $327,552 | 10 | Peccadillo Pictures | false | false |
| 41 | - | Another Earth | $2,941 | - | 4 | - | $735 | $360,291 | 5 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 42 | - | Drive | $2,178 | - | 2 | - | $1,089 | $4,683,090 | 16 | Icon Film Distribution | false | false |
| 43 | 23 | Desi Boyz | $1,122 | -62.8% | 1 | -2 | $1,122 | $915,237 | 7 | Eros Worldwide | false | false |
