| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $40,166 | -3.3% | 10 | - | $4,016 | $386,113 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $30,539 | -4.4% | 9 | -1 | $3,393 | $414,218 | 6 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | - | Underworld: Awakening | $23,138 | - | 10 | - | $2,313 | $23,138 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 4 | 3 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $17,919 | +4.9% | 6 | - | $2,986 | $166,582 | 6 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 5 | 4 | Day of the Falcon | $12,594 | -25.3% | 7 | - | $1,799 | $32,353 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 6 | 5 | The Darkest Hour | $10,525 | +1.4% | 5 | - | $2,105 | $91,426 | 4 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 7 | 6 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | $6,939 | +15.8% | 3 | - | $2,313 | $606,777 | 10 | N/A | false | false |
| 8 | - | A Monster in Paris | $6,375 | - | 3 | - | $2,125 | $6,375 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 9 | 7 | The Thing | $4,355 | -9.2% | 3 | -1 | $1,451 | $25,564 | 3 | N/A | false | false |
| 10 | 11 | New Year's Eve | $4,078 | +16.1% | 3 | +1 | $1,359 | $158,520 | 7 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 11 | 9 | Seeking Justice | $3,931 | -0.7% | 3 | - | $1,310 | $93,067 | 6 | N/A | false | false |
| 12 | 8 | Where Do We Go Now? | $3,819 | -3.6% | 2 | -1 | $1,909 | $29,349 | 5 | N/A | false | false |
| 13 | 12 | Jack and Jill | $2,422 | +13.3% | 2 | -1 | $1,211 | $67,259 | 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 14 | 13 | Puss in Boots | $1,959 | +90.4% | 3 | -1 | $653 | $89,099 | 10 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | 10 | Arthur Christmas | $1,858 | -51.9% | 3 | -2 | $619 | $39,298 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 16 | 15 | Tower Heist | $810 | +60.4% | 3 | - | $270 | $77,861 | 9 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 17 | 17 | Paranormal Activity 3 | $352 | +53% | 1 | -1 | $352 | $41,271 | 14 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 18 | 19 | The Adventures of Tintin | $199 | +342.2% | 1 | - | $199 | $183,106 | 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 19 | 20 | The Muppets | $153 | +273.2% | 1 | - | $153 | $11,250 | 5 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 20 | 18 | Johnny English Reborn | $100 | +66.7% | 1 | - | $100 | $70,305 | 15 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 21 | 21 | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | $5 | -87.5% | 1 | - | $5 | $316,192 | 22 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
