| 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~ | $3,678,829 | +21.5% | 359 | - | $10,247 | $35,487,107 | 5 | Toho | false | false |
| 6 | 7 | Liar Game: Reborn | $1,279,221 | -10.8% | 318 | - | $4,022 | $23,167,011 | 5 | Toho | false | false |
| 3 | 3 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $1,897,906 | -7.2% | 463 | - | $4,099 | $19,719,620 | 4 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | We Were There: True Love | $2,393,402 | -9.8% | 295 | - | $8,113 | $19,017,309 | 3 | Toho | false | false |
| 17 | 16 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $43,257 | -33% | 21 | -15 | $2,059 | $15,716,182 | 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 13 | 11 | Hugo | $507,077 | -11.6% | 438 | -54 | $1,157 | $11,695,447 | 5 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 4 | 6 | Puss in Boots | $1,757,323 | +17% | 518 | +2 | $3,392 | $10,654,650 | 3 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 5 | 5 | Precure All Stars New Stage Movie: Friends of the Future | $1,347,267 | -13.4% | 172 | - | $7,832 | $9,232,219 | 3 | Toei Company | false | false |
| 9 | 8 | The Iron Lady | $959,452 | -13.7% | 206 | +1 | $4,657 | $8,307,626 | 3 | Gaga | false | false |
| 10 | 9 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 2012 3D Release | $606,440 | -21.1% | 500 | -86 | $1,212 | $5,974,202 | 3 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 7 | 4 | Ultraman Saga | $1,182,262 | -33.3% | 318 | -51 | $3,717 | $4,259,266 | 2 | Shochiku | false | false |
| 19 | - | Arakawa Under the Bridge | $8,111 | - | 6 | - | $1,351 | $3,332,629 | 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 16 | 14 | Ouran High School Host Club | $257,204 | -10.1% | 148 | -1 | $1,737 | $2,257,096 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 11 | 10 | Train Brain Express | $567,636 | -24.2% | 204 | - | $2,782 | $2,137,888 | 2 | Toei Company | false | false |
| 20 | 18 | Underworld: Awakening | $3,005 | -63% | 6 | -3 | $500 | $1,239,266 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 8 | - | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | $1,031,030 | - | 176 | - | $5,858 | $1,031,030 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 21 | 19 | Restless | $759 | +175% | 2 | +1 | $379 | $836,738 | 15 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 12 | - | The Help | $517,732 | - | 103 | - | $5,026 | $517,732 | 1 | Walt Disney Pictures | true | false |
| 18 | 17 | Carnage | $14,580 | -1.6% | 9 | - | $1,620 | $465,048 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 14 | - | Drive | $348,304 | - | 53 | - | $6,571 | $348,304 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 15 | - | The Ides of March | $287,701 | - | 71 | - | $4,052 | $287,701 | 1 | Shochiku | true | false |
