| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Chronicle | $3,150,631 | - | 192 | - | $16,409 | $3,150,631 | 1 | 20th Century Fox International | true | false |
| 2 | 2 | The Descendants | $1,424,434 | -43.8% | 229 | +5 | $6,220 | $12,573,072 | 4 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 3 | 1 | Underworld: Awakening | $1,184,411 | -58.7% | 213 | -1 | $5,560 | $4,927,914 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 4 | 3 | A Few Best Men | $1,172,410 | -40.1% | 244 | +2 | $4,804 | $4,042,140 | 2 | Icon Film Distribution | false | false |
| 5 | 8 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | $763,645 | -45.1% | 128 | -13 | $5,965 | $4,913,604 | 3 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 6 | 5 | Hugo | $741,702 | -52.6% | 237 | -62 | $3,129 | $7,990,899 | 4 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 7 | 6 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $694,991 | -54.9% | 245 | -66 | $2,836 | $20,616,019 | 5 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 8 | 9 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $658,887 | -44.7% | 241 | -8 | $2,733 | $8,171,982 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 9 | 4 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | $637,904 | -66.3% | 303 | -34 | $2,105 | $6,648,327 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 10 | - | Man on a Ledge | $506,280 | - | 149 | - | $3,397 | $506,280 | 1 | Hoyts Distribution | true | false |
| 11 | 7 | The Muppets | $486,117 | -66.7% | 225 | -25 | $2,160 | $9,842,139 | 4 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 11 | J. Edgar | $454,127 | -44.2% | 90 | - | $5,045 | $1,682,097 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 13 | 12 | The Iron Lady | $447,040 | -16.5% | 181 | +19 | $2,469 | $9,673,355 | 6 | Icon Film Distribution | false | false |
| 14 | - | The Artist | $401,183 | - | 39 | - | $10,286 | $549,796 | 1 | Roadshow Films | true | false |
| 15 | 10 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $228,144 | -73.6% | 190 | -71 | $1,200 | $20,341,322 | 6 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 16 | 14 | War Horse | $212,404 | -32% | 100 | -27 | $2,124 | $10,922,401 | 6 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 17 | 18 | Tower Heist | $134,048 | -27.1% | 66 | -33 | $2,031 | $10,852,306 | 6 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 18 | 15 | The Adventures of Tintin | $98,953 | -67.2% | 71 | -77 | $1,393 | $16,130,802 | 6 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 19 | - | Martha Marcy May Marlene | $92,770 | - | 35 | - | $2,650 | $168,705 | 1 | 20th Century Fox International | true | false |
| 20 | 20 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $79,552 | -54.2% | 32 | -21 | $2,486 | $18,954,599 | 8 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
