| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | The Descendants | $40,814 | - | 8 | - | $5,101 | $68,668 | 1 | 20th Century Fox International | true | false |
| 2 | - | Tower Heist | $26,924 | - | 7 | - | $3,846 | $26,924 | 1 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | true | false |
| 3 | 1 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $25,022 | -30.7% | 8 | -3 | $3,127 | $91,277 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 4 | 4 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $21,275 | +32.2% | 8 | - | $2,659 | $113,511 | 3 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 5 | 3 | Puss in Boots | $20,995 | -6.9% | 11 | -1 | $1,908 | $417,528 | 7 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 6 | - | The Darkest Hour | $18,165 | - | 8 | - | $2,270 | $23,493 | 1 | 20th Century Fox International | true | false |
| 7 | 2 | The Adventures of Tintin | $18,078 | -38.5% | 12 | -1 | $1,506 | $113,386 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 8 | 7 | The Muppets | $13,954 | +55.3% | 5 | - | $2,790 | $31,293 | 2 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | - | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $13,855 | - | 3 | - | $4,618 | $13,855 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 10 | - | The Ides of March | $8,053 | - | 2 | - | $4,026 | $8,053 | - | N/A | - | false |
| 11 | 5 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $7,203 | -43.1% | 4 | -4 | $1,800 | $121,913 | 4 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 12 | 8 | The Help | $6,209 | -26.2% | 6 | - | $1,034 | $41,395 | 3 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 12 | My Afternoons with Margueritte | $2,597 | -33% | 1 | - | $2,597 | $41,247 | 10 | N/A | false | false |
| 14 | 14 | 3 Millones | $1,863 | -16.3% | 2 | +1 | $931 | $134,189 | 12 | N/A | false | false |
| 15 | 10 | 50/50 | $937 | -79.1% | 1 | -3 | $937 | $27,075 | 3 | N/A | false | false |
| 16 | 16 | Anonymous | $837 | -49.1% | 2 | - | $418 | $21,394 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 17 | 9 | Seeking Justice | $831 | -83.4% | 1 | -2 | $831 | $29,120 | 3 | N/A | false | false |
| 18 | 18 | Tuesday, After Christmas | $761 | -26.3% | 1 | - | $761 | $5,784 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
| 19 | 15 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | $549 | -73.1% | 1 | - | $549 | $229,671 | 10 | N/A | false | false |
| 20 | 20 | The House of Branching Love 2011 Re-release | $416 | -47.4% | 1 | - | $416 | $5,202 | 5 | N/A | false | false |
| 21 | 19 | Different from Whom 2011 Re-release | $390 | -59.3% | 1 | - | $390 | $1,738 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 22 | 21 | Babies | $314 | -60.2% | 1 | - | $314 | $1,693 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 23 | 25 | Arthur Christmas | $106 | -25.9% | 1 | -1 | $106 | $56,021 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
