| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Hugo | $184,066 | - | 133 | - | $1,383 | $194,564 | 1 | United International Pictures | true | false |
| 5 | - | Fuck Up | $120,107 | - | 109 | - | $1,101 | $122,898 | 1 | Svensk Filmindustri (SF) | true | false |
| 7 | - | Into the White | $109,399 | - | 83 | - | $1,318 | $465,729 | 2 | Scanbox Entertainment | false | false |
| 4 | - | The Lorax | $120,366 | - | 79 | - | $1,523 | $120,366 | - | United International Pictures | - | false |
| 2 | 1 | John Carter | $160,237 | -50.1% | 72 | -18 | $2,225 | $612,072 | 2 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | - | Contraband | $109,819 | - | 62 | - | $1,771 | $109,819 | 1 | United International Pictures | true | false |
| 8 | 3 | The Orheim Company | $95,254 | -44% | 52 | -38 | $1,831 | $826,105 | 3 | N/A | false | false |
| 15 | - | Nobel's Last Will | $31,382 | - | 52 | - | $603 | $33,831 | 1 | Nordisk Film | true | false |
| 3 | 2 | Puss in Boots | $123,231 | -39.6% | 47 | -20 | $2,621 | $4,672,224 | 6 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 4 | Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation | $37,099 | -58.9% | 41 | -39 | $904 | $434,289 | 3 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 5 | Project X | $53,554 | -39.5% | 31 | -23 | $1,727 | $177,892 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 11 | 7 | The Iron Lady | $40,340 | -41.8% | 26 | -15 | $1,551 | $2,222,569 | 7 | Scanbox Entertainment | false | false |
| 12 | 8 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $39,131 | -36% | 23 | -12 | $1,701 | $3,684,582 | 13 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 10 | 6 | Safe House | $44,835 | -45.8% | 20 | -17 | $2,241 | $905,504 | 4 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 17 | 11 | The Artist | $22,698 | -35.2% | 17 | -8 | $1,335 | $292,668 | 4 | Scanbox Entertainment | false | false |
| 14 | 9 | This Means War | $33,617 | -37.9% | 15 | -10 | $2,241 | $917,689 | 5 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 19 | 13 | Happy Feet Two | $13,732 | -48.2% | 10 | -6 | $1,373 | $1,451,019 | 16 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 20 | 14 | Martha Marcy May Marlene | $13,641 | -48% | 10 | -12 | $1,364 | $55,981 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 21 | 16 | Dolphin Tale | $12,379 | -35.5% | 9 | -7 | $1,375 | $313,211 | 8 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 24 | 17 | W.E. | $5,963 | -67.6% | 9 | -26 | $662 | $41,839 | 2 | Svensk Filmindustri (SF) | false | false |
| 16 | 10 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $23,687 | -50.1% | 8 | -6 | $2,960 | $3,455,750 | 8 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 23 | - | Volcano | $7,296 | - | 8 | - | $912 | $9,276 | 1 | Arthouse | true | false |
| 22 | 12 | The Devil Inside | $9,096 | -66.7% | 6 | -21 | $1,516 | $148,327 | 3 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 18 | 15 | The Descendants | $13,925 | -46.4% | 5 | -10 | $2,785 | $1,158,993 | 8 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 25 | 18 | The Ides of March | $4,489 | -70.6% | 5 | -3 | $897 | $238,996 | 4 | Svensk Filmindustri (SF) | false | false |
| 26 | 19 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 2012 3D Release | $3,021 | -70% | 2 | -8 | $1,510 | $578,331 | 6 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
