| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $7,261,137 | - | 620 | - | $11,711 | $7,261,137 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 2 | - | The Descendants | $1,970,818 | - | 235 | - | $8,386 | $1,970,818 | 1 | 20th Century Fox International | true | false |
| 3 | 1 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $1,925,260 | -40.7% | 521 | +1 | $3,695 | $5,939,725 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 4 | 3 | The Intouchables | $1,897,543 | -27.8% | 793 | -35 | $2,392 | $157,091,616 | 13 | Gaumont | false | false |
| 5 | 2 | J. Edgar | $1,530,815 | -43.8% | 528 | +24 | $2,899 | $10,046,602 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 6 | 4 | Love Lasts Three Years | $1,310,347 | -42.1% | 290 | +15 | $4,518 | $4,048,943 | 2 | Europa Filmes | false | false |
| 7 | - | The Artist | $1,026,391 | - | 414 | - | $2,479 | $14,617,002 | 16 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 8 | 5 | All Together | $849,319 | -27.1% | 292 | +41 | $2,908 | $2,417,521 | 2 | Bac Films | false | false |
| 9 | 6 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $782,754 | -13.7% | 387 | -94 | $2,022 | $16,544,503 | 6 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 10 | 7 | Ma première fois | $453,959 | -40.5% | 192 | -7 | $2,364 | $1,362,522 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 11 | 9 | From Up on Poppy Hill | $421,290 | -37.5% | 235 | -5 | $1,792 | $2,096,083 | 3 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | - | Jack and Jill | $392,534 | - | 137 | - | $2,865 | $392,534 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 13 | 8 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $355,923 | -48.6% | 209 | -149 | $1,702 | $20,133,828 | 7 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 14 | 10 | Seeking Justice | $332,409 | -45.3% | 202 | -33 | $1,645 | $4,215,110 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
| 15 | - | Café de Flore | $316,477 | - | 106 | - | $2,985 | $316,477 | 1 | UGC Distribution | true | false |
| 16 | 12 | Hollywoo | $307,078 | -41.9% | 154 | -81 | $1,994 | $19,595,941 | 8 | StudioCanal | false | false |
| 17 | - | Les papas du dimanche | $305,540 | - | 172 | - | $1,776 | $305,540 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 18 | 11 | On Air | $277,703 | -48.2% | 169 | -20 | $1,643 | $2,058,209 | 3 | Diaphana Distribution | false | false |
| 19 | 13 | A Better Life | $227,345 | -49.7% | 290 | -5 | $783 | $3,873,681 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
