| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | War Horse | $3,274,843 | -34.4% | 510 | -3 | $6,421 | $21,111,748 | 3 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | - | The Descendants | $2,828,727 | - | 403 | - | $7,019 | $2,828,727 | 1 | 20th Century Fox International | true | false |
| 3 | - | The Grey | $1,721,740 | - | 345 | - | $4,990 | $1,721,740 | 1 | Entertainment Film Distributors | true | false |
| 4 | - | A Monster in Paris | $1,641,805 | - | 433 | - | $3,791 | $1,641,805 | 1 | Entertainment One | true | false |
| 5 | 8 | The Artist | $1,108,162 | -7.7% | 190 | +49 | $5,832 | $7,032,852 | 5 | Entertainment Film Distributors | false | false |
| 6 | 4 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $1,030,749 | -30.8% | 365 | -44 | $2,823 | $40,376,504 | 7 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 7 | 3 | Underworld: Awakening | $987,801 | -43.1% | 304 | +7 | $3,249 | $3,748,189 | 2 | Entertainment Film Distributors | false | false |
| 8 | 5 | The Iron Lady | $892,695 | -39.7% | 397 | -76 | $2,248 | $13,224,998 | 4 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 9 | 6 | The Sitter | $872,511 | -38.5% | 342 | -13 | $2,551 | $3,095,071 | 2 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 10 | 7 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $833,011 | -34.4% | 298 | -82 | $2,795 | $27,591,227 | 5 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 11 | 10 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $720,958 | -18.6% | 482 | -7 | $1,495 | $21,405,832 | 7 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 12 | 9 | Puss in Boots | $618,206 | -30.2% | 451 | -38 | $1,370 | $22,162,964 | 8 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 13 | 2 | Haywire | $605,699 | -67.5% | 357 | -22 | $1,696 | $3,204,602 | 2 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 14 | - | Agneepath | $545,091 | - | 52 | - | $10,482 | $545,091 | 1 | Eros Worldwide | true | false |
| 15 | 11 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $479,692 | -45.6% | 248 | -101 | $1,934 | $18,314,452 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 16 | 13 | Shame | $268,641 | -48.1% | 101 | -17 | $2,659 | $2,447,903 | 3 | Momentum Pictures | false | false |
| 17 | - | Polish Roulette | $251,051 | - | 40 | - | $6,276 | $251,051 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 18 | 12 | J. Edgar | $234,826 | -63.5% | 228 | -31 | $1,029 | $1,291,595 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 19 | - | Like Crazy | $147,862 | - | 104 | - | $1,421 | $147,862 | 1 | Paramount Pictures International | true | false |
| 20 | - | Intruders | $120,881 | - | 99 | - | $1,221 | $120,881 | 1 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | true | false |
| 21 | 16 | Coriolanus | $119,161 | -54.8% | 81 | -40 | $1,471 | $567,511 | 2 | Lionsgate Films | false | false |
| 22 | 21 | Hugo | $58,881 | -19.6% | 79 | -13 | $745 | $8,186,056 | 9 | Entertainment Film Distributors | false | false |
| 23 | 18 | Happy Feet Two | $49,573 | -48.1% | 138 | -52 | $359 | $8,434,670 | 9 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 24 | 15 | The Darkest Hour | $40,414 | -84.9% | 109 | -192 | $370 | $2,036,515 | 3 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 25 | 14 | W.E. | $34,419 | -87.9% | 70 | -102 | $491 | $543,724 | 2 | StudioCanal | false | false |
| 26 | 20 | Margin Call | $33,557 | -54.3% | 11 | -16 | $3,050 | $458,532 | 3 | - | false | false |
| 27 | - | Berlin Kaplani | $23,850 | - | 3 | - | $7,950 | $23,850 | 1 | Kinostar Filmverleih | true | false |
| 28 | 17 | Goon | $22,404 | -81.9% | 40 | -135 | $560 | $2,816,630 | 4 | Entertainment One | false | false |
| 29 | - | The Lion King 2011 3D Release | $18,130 | - | 70 | - | $259 | $19,182,157 | 17 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 30 | 22 | Nanban | $14,633 | -68.9% | 4 | -9 | $3,658 | $324,882 | 3 | N/A | false | false |
| 31 | 29 | The Adventures of Tintin | $11,653 | +11.4% | 16 | - | $728 | $25,161,420 | 14 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 32 | 23 | My Week with Marilyn | $11,256 | -43.4% | 11 | -5 | $1,023 | $4,840,016 | 10 | Entertainment Film Distributors | false | false |
| 33 | 28 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | $7,841 | -31.8% | 2 | -2 | $3,920 | $22,287,078 | 20 | StudioCanal UK | false | false |
| 34 | - | House of Tolerance | $6,954 | - | 5 | - | $1,390 | $6,954 | 1 | The Works UK Distribution | true | false |
| 35 | - | Patience | $6,188 | - | 2 | - | $3,094 | $6,188 | 1 | Soda Pictures | true | false |
| 36 | 35 | Dreams of a Life | $5,824 | +20.2% | 8 | +3 | $728 | $254,424 | 7 | Periscoop Film | false | false |
| 37 | - | Acts of Godfrey | $5,458 | - | 2 | - | $2,729 | $5,458 | 1 | Guerilla Films | true | false |
| 38 | 32 | We Need to Talk About Kevin | $5,209 | -37.9% | 2 | -3 | $2,604 | $3,478,010 | 15 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 39 | 24 | Players | $4,789 | -75.3% | 3 | -6 | $1,596 | $356,357 | 4 | B4U Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 40 | 27 | The Lady | $4,712 | -59.5% | 5 | -3 | $942 | $396,076 | 5 | Entertainment Film Distributors | false | false |
| 41 | 37 | Midnight in Paris | $4,178 | +35.2% | 2 | - | $2,089 | $4,285,792 | 17 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 42 | 33 | The Help | $3,578 | -57% | 4 | -1 | $894 | $6,561,006 | 14 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 43 | 36 | Johnny English Reborn | $3,535 | +3% | 20 | +9 | $176 | $32,457,642 | 17 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 44 | 26 | New Year's Eve | $3,408 | -75.9% | 5 | -21 | $681 | $11,421,294 | 8 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 45 | 42 | Moneyball | $3,277 | +101.9% | 8 | +5 | $409 | $1,288,838 | 10 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 46 | 19 | Arthur Christmas | $2,920 | -96.2% | 23 | -128 | $126 | $32,785,244 | 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 47 | 25 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | $2,115 | -88.1% | 9 | -28 | $235 | $47,817,439 | 11 | Entertainment One | false | false |
| 48 | - | All's Well, Ends Well 2012 | $1,926 | - | 2 | - | $963 | $1,926 | 1 | Metrodome Distribution | true | false |
| 49 | 40 | The Nine Muses | $1,817 | -14.6% | 1 | - | $1,817 | $6,400 | 2 | New Wave Films | false | false |
| 50 | 39 | Wuthering Heights | $1,641 | -27.3% | 2 | -1 | $820 | $936,907 | 12 | Artificial Eye | false | false |
| 51 | 43 | The Deep Blue Sea | $913 | -39.5% | 2 | - | $456 | $778,167 | 10 | Artificial Eye | false | false |
| 52 | 44 | Weekend | $601 | -54.2% | 2 | -1 | $300 | $342,199 | 13 | Peccadillo Pictures | false | false |
