| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $3,377,187 | -48.7% | 388 | +2 | $8,704 | $12,782,063 | 2 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 2 | - | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $2,412,696 | - | 252 | - | $9,574 | $2,556,485 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 3 | - | The Muppets | $2,378,975 | - | 300 | - | $7,929 | $2,517,575 | 1 | Walt Disney Pictures | true | false |
| 4 | - | The Descendants | $2,367,843 | - | 189 | - | $12,528 | $2,369,659 | 1 | 20th Century Fox International | true | false |
| 5 | 2 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $2,228,624 | -40.3% | 270 | -98 | $8,254 | $14,282,035 | 3 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 6 | - | Hugo | $1,755,508 | - | 396 | - | $4,433 | $1,755,508 | 1 | Paramount Pictures International | true | false |
| 7 | 3 | The Adventures of Tintin | $985,468 | -49.3% | 425 | -23 | $2,318 | $13,508,072 | 3 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 8 | 5 | War Horse | $864,165 | -40% | 228 | -14 | $3,790 | $8,713,213 | 3 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 4 | Tower Heist | $768,964 | -47.3% | 193 | -25 | $3,984 | $9,081,412 | 3 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 10 | 8 | The Iron Lady | $760,382 | -36.6% | 127 | +11 | $5,987 | $6,880,358 | 3 | Icon Film Distribution | false | false |
| 11 | 7 | Happy Feet Two | $674,116 | -48.2% | 305 | -148 | $2,210 | $9,231,291 | 3 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 12 | 9 | We Bought a Zoo | $641,380 | -44.6% | 226 | -9 | $2,837 | $6,921,679 | 3 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 13 | 6 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $601,466 | -54.8% | 201 | -181 | $2,992 | $17,008,827 | 5 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 14 | 10 | Puss in Boots | $209,056 | -57.9% | 107 | -177 | $1,953 | $15,114,621 | 6 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 15 | 12 | The Women on the 6th Floor | $105,123 | -41.8% | 27 | - | $3,893 | $1,452,725 | 6 | Palace Films | false | false |
| 16 | 11 | New Year's Eve | $90,482 | -75.8% | 55 | -70 | $1,645 | $10,915,837 | 6 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 17 | - | The Secret World of Arrietty | $84,973 | - | 36 | - | $2,360 | $132,879 | 1 | Madman Entertainment | true | false |
| 18 | - | Nanban | $79,112 | - | 7 | - | $11,301 | $79,112 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 19 | - | National Theatre Live: Collaborators | $72,519 | - | 17 | - | $4,265 | $72,519 | 1 | Sharmill Films | true | false |
| 20 | 13 | The Ides of March | $54,589 | -55.6% | 32 | -11 | $1,705 | $4,588,966 | 8 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
