| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Contraband | $39,471 | -37.2% | 6 | -1 | $6,578 | $140,401 | 2 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | - | The Grey | $13,707 | - | 3 | - | $4,569 | $13,707 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 3 | - | The Artist | $12,657 | - | 1 | - | $12,657 | $12,657 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 4 | 4 | The Descendants | $10,411 | -7% | 3 | +1 | $3,470 | $28,407 | 2 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 5 | - | Man on a Ledge | $10,242 | - | 5 | - | $2,048 | $10,242 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 6 | 3 | The Muppets | $10,156 | -11.3% | 6 | -1 | $1,692 | $43,192 | 3 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | - | War Horse | $7,394 | - | 3 | - | $2,464 | $7,394 | 1 | Walt Disney Pictures | true | false |
| 8 | 7 | Puss in Boots | $7,309 | +32.9% | 7 | +1 | $1,044 | $104,593 | 8 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 6 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $7,052 | +11.9% | 4 | - | $1,763 | $98,250 | 7 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 10 | 2 | Underworld: Awakening | $6,385 | -46.6% | 3 | -1 | $2,128 | $23,972 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 11 | 5 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $4,096 | -48.4% | 5 | - | $819 | $224,233 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 12 | 8 | The Iron Lady | $3,136 | -39.8% | 2 | - | $1,568 | $31,390 | 3 | N/A | false | false |
| 13 | 10 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $2,711 | -30.8% | 4 | +1 | $677 | $238,412 | 7 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | 12 | Sea Level | $2,173 | +20.7% | 4 | -1 | $543 | $21,210 | 5 | N/A | false | false |
| 15 | 11 | 50/50 | $1,594 | -56.2% | 3 | - | $531 | $22,900 | 3 | N/A | false | false |
| 16 | 9 | J. Edgar | $1,592 | -60.3% | 3 | -1 | $530 | $9,072 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 17 | - | Declaration of War | $866 | - | 1 | - | $866 | $1,147 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 18 | 15 | Happy Feet Two | $788 | -10.5% | 1 | - | $788 | $44,355 | 10 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 19 | 14 | The Sitter | $714 | -55% | 1 | - | $714 | $39,253 | 5 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 20 | - | Jack and Jill | $334 | - | 1 | - | $334 | $31,013 | 10 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 21 | 18 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $205 | -65.2% | 1 | -1 | $205 | $54,641 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
