| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | The Hunger Games | $1,331,070 | - | 92 | - | $14,468 | $1,331,070 | 1 | Roadshow Films | true | false |
| 2 | - | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $555,502 | - | 98 | - | $5,668 | $733,041 | 1 | 20th Century Fox International | true | false |
| 3 | - | 21 Jump Street | $276,581 | - | 49 | - | $5,644 | $276,581 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 4 | 1 | John Carter | $50,068 | -70.4% | 74 | -27 | $676 | $697,368 | 3 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 2 | Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance | $45,793 | -62.9% | 42 | - | $1,090 | $210,367 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 6 | 3 | My Week with Marilyn | $39,766 | -45.9% | 38 | +1 | $1,046 | $323,872 | 3 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 7 | - | The Raid: Redemption | $31,488 | - | 19 | - | $1,657 | $31,488 | 1 | Madman Entertainment | true | false |
| 8 | - | Agent Vinod | $20,668 | - | 8 | - | $2,583 | $20,668 | 1 | Forum Hungary | true | false |
| 9 | 4 | Underworld: Awakening | $20,231 | -69.6% | 27 | -14 | $749 | $659,884 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 10 | 11 | Headhunters | $16,072 | -24% | 32 | -4 | $502 | $100,440 | 3 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 11 | 12 | We Need to Talk About Kevin | $15,072 | -25.7% | 34 | -6 | $443 | $158,621 | 4 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
| 12 | 29 | 3 5 Comedy of Errors | $12,529 | +201.7% | 14 | +7 | $894 | $18,756 | 2 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 13 | 10 | The Descendants | $11,906 | -54.9% | 29 | -17 | $410 | $1,232,149 | 9 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 14 | 13 | The Artist | $10,942 | -43.9% | 19 | +1 | $575 | $328,690 | 7 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 15 | 5 | Contraband | $9,086 | -77.6% | 21 | -21 | $432 | $508,353 | 5 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 16 | 6 | The Vow | $7,207 | -80.9% | 15 | -24 | $480 | $1,267,423 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 17 | 25 | In Search of Haydn | $6,965 | +3.4% | 13 | - | $535 | $17,999 | 2 | - | false | false |
| 18 | - | The Hunter | $5,738 | - | 17 | - | $337 | $5,947 | 1 | Madman Entertainment | true | false |
| 19 | 7 | This Means War | $5,683 | -81.6% | 14 | -17 | $405 | $637,367 | 6 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 20 | 18 | The Skin I Live In | $5,588 | -45.6% | 9 | -2 | $620 | $21,654 | 2 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 21 | 17 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | $5,455 | -49% | 18 | -9 | $303 | $1,225,535 | 10 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 22 | 45 | We Bought a Zoo | $4,938 | +713.5% | 4 | +1 | $1,234 | $784,125 | 13 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 23 | 8 | Project X | $4,933 | -82.2% | 33 | -6 | $149 | $198,393 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 24 | 22 | The Iron Lady | $4,712 | -41.4% | 22 | -15 | $214 | $1,678,404 | 13 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 25 | 37 | The Muppets | $3,282 | +26.3% | 14 | +3 | $234 | $1,170,577 | 13 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 26 | 21 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | $3,164 | -61.2% | 14 | -5 | $226 | $674,326 | 10 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 27 | 31 | The Ides of March | $2,243 | -40% | 21 | -3 | $106 | $207,015 | 6 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 28 | 19 | Chronicle | $1,836 | -79.2% | 6 | -12 | $306 | $994,443 | 8 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 29 | 14 | Jack and Jill | $1,719 | -88.5% | 6 | -21 | $286 | $224,512 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 30 | 34 | Martha Marcy May Marlene | $1,676 | -51.3% | 3 | - | $558 | $16,097 | 2 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 31 | 16 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $1,659 | -87.3% | 4 | -12 | $414 | $1,046,975 | 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 32 | 30 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $1,581 | -61% | 11 | -12 | $143 | $1,953,736 | 15 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 33 | 38 | Buried Secrets 2010 Re-release | $1,565 | -38.6% | 14 | - | $111 | $95,763 | 6 | Madman Entertainment | false | false |
| 34 | 46 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $1,114 | +88.2% | 5 | -2 | $222 | $2,621,523 | 12 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 35 | 32 | Happy Feet Two | $1,099 | -69.3% | 4 | -11 | $274 | $1,152,137 | 13 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 36 | 39 | Midnight in Paris | $1,095 | -34.2% | 6 | -1 | $182 | $845,419 | 24 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 37 | 23 | War Horse | $861 | -88.6% | 5 | -22 | $172 | $935,991 | 11 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 38 | 35 | Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close | $589 | -82.8% | 6 | -17 | $98 | $132,129 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 39 | 41 | J. Edgar | $472 | -57.1% | 6 | -5 | $78 | $108,051 | 8 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 40 | 47 | Albert Nobbs | $418 | -26% | 2 | -1 | $209 | $207,112 | 13 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
| 41 | 44 | Vincent Wants to Sea 2011 Re-release | $405 | -34.3% | 6 | -1 | $67 | $10,315 | 5 | N/A | false | false |
| 42 | 43 | A Few Best Men | $280 | -58% | 3 | -1 | $93 | $266,845 | 8 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 43 | 50 | Dolphin Tale | $273 | +206.7% | 3 | +1 | $91 | $369,592 | 12 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
