| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor | New This Week | Estimated | 
|---|
| 1 | - | Contraband | $367,723 | - | 97 | - | $3,790 | $487,538 | 1 | United International Pictures | true | false | 
| 2 | - | Paranormal Activity 3 | $189,510 | - | 67 | - | $2,828 | $799,497 | 2 | United International Pictures | false | false | 
| 3 | - | The Muppets | $102,911 | - | 45 | - | $2,286 | $107,882 | 1 | Walt Disney Pictures | true | false | 
| 4 | - | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $45,853 | - | 23 | - | $1,993 | $5,824,554 | 7 | United International Pictures | false | false | 
| 5 | - | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $30,354 | - | 22 | - | $1,379 | $3,367,111 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false | 
| 6 | - | Jack and Jill | $12,242 | - | 9 | - | $1,360 | $446,181 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false | 
| 7 | - | New Year's Eve | $9,554 | - | 8 | - | $1,194 | $281,092 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |