| TW | LW | Total | %± LW | Share | Releases | #1 Release
| Gross | % of Total | Week | Distributor
| New This Week
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|---|
| 1 | 7 | $955,188 | +1,118% | 35.2% | 4 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $858,492 | 89.9% | 1 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 2 | 1 | $692,535 | -52.2% | 25.5% | 3 | The Adventures of Tintin | $499,942 | 72.2% | 2 | Paramount Pictures International | - |
| 3 | 2 | $288,199 | -39.7% | 10.6% | 2 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $164,165 | 57% | 4 | 20th Century Fox International | - |
| 4 | 4 | $192,993 | -30% | 7.1% | 3 | The Iron Lady | $183,515 | 95.1% | 2 | Hoyts Distribution | - |
| 5 | 5 | $166,964 | -29.8% | 6.2% | 1 | The Muppets | $166,964 | 100% | 2 | Walt Disney Pictures | - |
| 6 | 3 | $149,215 | -46.7% | 5.5% | 3 | Happy Feet Two | $141,498 | 94.8% | 2 | Roadshow Films | - |
| 7 | 6 | $80,458 | -51% | 3% | 1 | Tower Heist | $80,458 | 100% | 2 | United International Pictures | - |
| 8 | 8 | $63,169 | +3.1% | 2.3% | 7 | Midnight in Paris | $25,905 | 41% | 13 | Rialto Distribution | - |
| 10 | 10 | $32,694 | -16.1% | 1.2% | 4 | Albert Nobbs | $26,824 | 82% | 2 | Hopscotch Films | - |
| 11 | 11 | $28,233 | -16.8% | 1% | 4 | Melancholia | $25,365 | 89.8% | 3 | Madman Entertainment | - |
| 12 | 9 | $3,782 | -90.8% | 0.1% | 1 | Don 2 | $3,782 | 100% | 3 | Mind Blowing Films | - |
| 13 | 12 | $1,912 | -73.3% | <0.1% | 2 | Restless | $1,510 | 79% | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - |
| 14 | 16 | $536 | +31.4% | <0.1% | 1 | Last Train Home 2011 Re-release | $536 | 100% | 8 | - | - |
| 15 | 13 | $455 | -84.1% | <0.1% | 1 | Flying Swords of Dragon Gate | $455 | 100% | 4 | Icon Film Distribution Australia | - |
| 16 | 14 | $377 | -16% | <0.1% | 1 | Red State | $377 | 100% | 5 | Curious Films | - |
| 17 | 15 | $168 | -61.3% | <0.1% | 1 | Jig | $168 | 100% | 6 | Vendetta Films | - |
