| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $46,540 | +15.9% | 10 | - | $4,654 | $453,923 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $36,725 | +20.3% | 10 | +1 | $3,672 | $464,599 | 7 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | 3 | Underworld: Awakening | $25,345 | +9.5% | 10 | - | $2,534 | $57,807 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 5 | - | Contraband | $24,000 | - | 8 | - | $3,000 | $24,000 | 1 | United International Pictures | true | false |
| 8 | 5 | Day of the Falcon | $7,640 | -39.3% | 7 | - | $1,091 | $43,889 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 6 | 4 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $19,623 | +9.5% | 6 | - | $3,270 | $194,219 | 7 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 3 | - | The Grey | $32,415 | - | 4 | - | $8,103 | $32,415 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 7 | 6 | The Darkest Hour | $9,954 | -5.4% | 3 | -2 | $3,318 | $106,671 | 5 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 9 | 7 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | $6,746 | -2.8% | 3 | - | $2,248 | $616,512 | 11 | N/A | false | false |
| 12 | 10 | New Year's Eve | $2,993 | -26.6% | 3 | - | $997 | $162,986 | 8 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 13 | 14 | Puss in Boots | $2,079 | +6.1% | 3 | - | $693 | $92,026 | 11 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 17 | 16 | Tower Heist | $672 | -17% | 3 | - | $224 | $78,730 | 10 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 9 | The Thing | $5,713 | +31.2% | 2 | -1 | $2,856 | $34,744 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
| 11 | 8 | A Monster in Paris | $4,995 | -21.6% | 2 | -1 | $2,497 | $13,359 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 14 | 11 | Seeking Justice | $1,788 | -54.5% | 2 | -1 | $894 | $96,419 | 7 | N/A | false | false |
| 15 | 12 | Where Do We Go Now? | $1,745 | -54.3% | 1 | -1 | $1,745 | $32,311 | 6 | N/A | false | false |
| 16 | 13 | Jack and Jill | $1,181 | -51.2% | 1 | -1 | $1,181 | $69,903 | 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 18 | 17 | Paranormal Activity 3 | $321 | -8.8% | 1 | - | $321 | $41,632 | 15 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 19 | 19 | The Muppets | $145 | -5.2% | 1 | - | $145 | $11,553 | 6 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
