| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles ~Animal Adventure~ | $3,027,582 | -17.3% | 359 | - | $8,433 | $25,191,162 | 4 | Toho | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | We Were There: True Love | $2,654,780 | -27.1% | 295 | - | $8,999 | $12,045,021 | 2 | Toho | false | false |
| 3 | 4 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $2,044,907 | -14.8% | 463 | -1 | $4,416 | $15,444,634 | 3 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | - | Ultraman Saga | $1,772,033 | - | 369 | - | $4,802 | $1,772,033 | 1 | Shochiku | true | false |
| 5 | 3 | Precure All Stars New Stage Movie: Friends of the Future | $1,556,270 | -35.4% | 172 | - | $9,048 | $6,177,779 | 2 | Toei Company | false | false |
| 6 | 5 | Puss in Boots | $1,502,148 | -27.5% | 516 | +3 | $2,911 | $6,080,507 | 2 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 7 | 6 | Liar Game: Reborn | $1,434,777 | -29.4% | 318 | - | $4,511 | $19,702,450 | 4 | Toho | false | false |
| 8 | 7 | The Iron Lady | $1,111,292 | -26.4% | 205 | - | $5,420 | $5,611,935 | 2 | Gaga | false | false |
| 9 | 8 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 2012 3D Release | $768,521 | -47.3% | 586 | -31 | $1,311 | $4,507,064 | 2 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 10 | - | Train Brain Express | $749,017 | - | 204 | - | $3,671 | $749,017 | 1 | Toei Company | true | false |
| 11 | 9 | Hugo | $573,594 | -31.3% | 492 | -16 | $1,165 | $10,518,316 | 4 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 12 | 10 | War Horse | $294,440 | -42.7% | 336 | +3 | $876 | $7,675,193 | 4 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 13 | In Time | $289,835 | -40.3% | 175 | -102 | $1,656 | $21,565,348 | 6 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 14 | 12 | Ouran High School Host Club | $286,131 | -41.6% | 149 | +4 | $1,920 | $1,438,606 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 15 | 11 | Strike Witches the Movie | $264,655 | -46.9% | 18 | - | $14,703 | $1,180,055 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 16 | 16 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $64,567 | -42.9% | 36 | -51 | $1,793 | $15,604,100 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 17 | 17 | Carnage | $14,816 | -27.7% | 9 | -2 | $1,646 | $430,176 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 18 | 18 | Underworld: Awakening | $8,115 | -37.1% | 9 | -15 | $901 | $1,226,098 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 19 | 20 | Restless | $276 | +2.6% | 1 | -5 | $276 | $835,385 | 14 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
