| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 4 | 1 | Chronicle | $1,609,548 | -48.9% | 192 | - | $8,383 | $5,578,868 | 2 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 8 | 3 | Underworld: Awakening | $540,292 | -54.4% | 213 | - | $2,536 | $5,810,819 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 11 | 14 | The Artist | $341,163 | -15% | 39 | - | $8,747 | $1,057,727 | 2 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 5 | 2 | The Descendants | $838,259 | -41.2% | 228 | -1 | $3,676 | $13,865,659 | 5 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 17 | 12 | J. Edgar | $203,982 | -55.1% | 89 | -1 | $2,291 | $2,037,881 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 19 | 10 | Man on a Ledge | $129,862 | -74.3% | 148 | -1 | $877 | $818,210 | 2 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 7 | 4 | A Few Best Men | $575,787 | -50.9% | 237 | -7 | $2,429 | $4,985,567 | 3 | Icon Film Distribution | false | false |
| 10 | 5 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | $462,849 | -39.4% | 114 | -14 | $4,060 | $5,598,095 | 4 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 15 | 13 | The Iron Lady | $248,883 | -44.3% | 147 | -34 | $1,693 | $10,106,255 | 7 | Icon Film Distribution | false | false |
| 16 | 11 | The Muppets | $210,901 | -56.6% | 180 | -45 | $1,171 | $10,080,813 | 5 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 6 | Hugo | $475,906 | -35.8% | 168 | -69 | $2,832 | $8,612,347 | 5 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 14 | 8 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $262,048 | -60.2% | 145 | -96 | $1,807 | $8,582,270 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 13 | 7 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $269,440 | -61.2% | 133 | -112 | $2,025 | $20,998,519 | 6 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 12 | 9 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | $274,522 | -57% | 179 | -124 | $1,533 | $6,984,583 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 1 | - | The Vow | $2,995,904 | - | 209 | - | $14,334 | $3,220,423 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 2 | - | Safe House | $2,903,747 | - | 234 | - | $12,409 | $2,909,566 | 1 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | true | false |
| 3 | - | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 2012 3D Release | $1,695,770 | - | 186 | - | $9,117 | $1,695,770 | 1 | 20th Century Fox International | true | false |
| 6 | - | Any Questions for Ben? | $649,999 | - | 235 | - | $2,765 | $722,812 | 1 | Roadshow Films | true | false |
| 18 | - | Shame | $182,006 | - | 29 | - | $6,276 | $182,102 | 1 | Paramount Pictures International | true | false |
| 20 | - | Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu | $112,682 | - | 15 | - | $7,512 | $112,682 | 1 | Mind Blowing Films | true | false |
