| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | John Carter | $3,272,307 | - | 246 | - | $13,302 | $3,272,307 | 1 | Walt Disney Pictures | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | Project X | $1,162,337 | -15.4% | 191 | -31 | $6,085 | $3,090,774 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 3 | 2 | Contraband | $769,369 | -38.4% | 215 | -4 | $3,578 | $4,734,777 | 3 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 4 | 3 | This Means War | $712,544 | -33.9% | 207 | -25 | $3,442 | $7,686,199 | 4 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 5 | 4 | The Vow | $582,192 | -39.4% | 220 | -9 | $2,646 | $11,046,685 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 6 | 6 | Safe House | $454,365 | -40.3% | 171 | -41 | $2,657 | $8,603,892 | 5 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 7 | 7 | The Artist | $429,819 | -28.5% | 128 | +26 | $3,357 | $3,572,177 | 6 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 8 | 5 | The Devil Inside | $403,026 | -49.1% | 169 | +1 | $2,384 | $1,417,447 | 2 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 9 | 8 | Hugo | $313,380 | -29.3% | 143 | +3 | $2,191 | $10,401,609 | 9 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 10 | 9 | My Week with Marilyn | $241,838 | -31.9% | 61 | -4 | $3,964 | $2,287,643 | 4 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 11 | - | Headhunters | $201,243 | - | 39 | - | $5,160 | $235,955 | 1 | Rialto Distribution | true | false |
| 12 | 15 | A Separation | $183,156 | -8.1% | 25 | +4 | $7,326 | $596,396 | 2 | Entertainment One | false | false |
| 13 | 11 | Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close | $153,779 | -51.4% | 80 | -21 | $1,922 | $1,256,486 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 14 | 10 | The Grey | $140,719 | -57.8% | 105 | -48 | $1,340 | $2,428,624 | 4 | Icon Film Distribution | false | false |
| 15 | 14 | The Descendants | $127,225 | -51.4% | 90 | -54 | $1,413 | $15,798,003 | 9 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 16 | 12 | Chronicle | $121,415 | -57.3% | 81 | -64 | $1,498 | $8,024,267 | 6 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 17 | 16 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | $119,793 | -37.5% | 71 | -16 | $1,687 | $6,775,761 | 8 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 18 | 13 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 2012 3D Release | $103,679 | -61.9% | 89 | -53 | $1,164 | $3,891,001 | 5 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 19 | 18 | Carnage | $95,023 | -27.3% | 24 | - | $3,959 | $343,371 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 20 | 19 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | $69,495 | -45% | 76 | -21 | $914 | $7,457,238 | 8 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
