| Est. Rank | Rank | Diff | Release
| Est. Gross | Actual | Diff | % Diff | Theaters | Estimated Total | Actual | Weekend | Distributor
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| 1 | 1 | - | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $35,500,000 | $34,055,474 | -$1,444,526 | -4.1% | 4,263 | $120,451,000 | $119,006,006 | 2 | DreamWorks | - |
| 2 | 2 | - | Prometheus | $20,200,000 | $20,712,174 | +$512,174 | +2.5% | 3,442 | $88,858,000 | $89,370,301 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 3 | 3 | - | Rock of Ages | $15,060,000 | $14,437,269 | -$622,731 | -4.1% | 3,470 | $15,060,000 | $14,437,269 | 1 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 4 | 5 | +1 | Snow White and the Huntsman | $13,805,000 | $13,265,635 | -$539,365 | -3.9% | 3,701 | $122,602,000 | $122,062,670 | 3 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 5 | 4 | -1 | That's My Boy | $13,000,000 | $13,453,714 | +$453,714 | +3.5% | 3,030 | $13,000,000 | $13,453,714 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - |
| 6 | 6 | - | Men in Black³ | $10,000,000 | $10,047,575 | +$47,575 | +0.5% | 3,135 | $152,679,000 | $152,726,558 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - |
| 7 | 7 | - | The Avengers | $8,848,000 | $8,905,467 | +$57,467 | +0.6% | 2,582 | $586,737,000 | $586,794,371 | 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - |
| 8 | 8 | - | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $2,200,000 | $2,283,218 | +$83,218 | +3.8% | 1,184 | $35,133,000 | $35,216,713 | 7 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | - |
| 9 | 9 | - | Moonrise Kingdom | $2,181,000 | $2,237,726 | +$56,726 | +2.6% | 178 | $6,779,000 | $6,839,462 | 4 | Focus Features | - |
| 10 | 11 | +1 | What to Expect When You're Expecting | $1,330,000 | $1,203,381 | -$126,619 | -9.5% | 1,216 | $38,766,000 | $38,639,382 | 5 | Lionsgate | - |
| 11 | 10 | -1 | Battleship | $1,262,000 | $1,248,150 | -$13,850 | -1.1% | 942 | $62,166,000 | $62,151,820 | 5 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 12 | 12 | - | The Dictator | $1,115,000 | $1,109,454 | -$5,546 | -0.5% | 1,119 | $57,683,000 | $57,677,717 | 5 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 13 | 13 | - | The Hunger Games | $860,000 | $852,832 | -$7,168 | -0.8% | 593 | $401,774,000 | $401,766,452 | 13 | Lionsgate | - |
| 14 | 15 | +1 | Bernie | $610,000 | $618,745 | +$8,745 | +1.4% | 300 | $5,862,000 | $5,870,617 | 8 | Millennium Entertainment | - |
| 15 | 16 | +1 | Outlaws | $525,000 | $545,121 | +$20,121 | +3.8% | 380 | $4,525,000 | $4,542,558 | 3 | Arc Entertainment | - |
| 16 | 17 | +1 | The Intouchables | $356,000 | $357,028 | +$1,028 | +0.3% | 77 | $1,552,000 | $1,552,645 | 4 | The Weinstein Company | - |
| 17 | 19 | +2 | Hysteria | $310,000 | $284,377 | -$25,623 | -8.3% | 218 | $1,085,000 | $1,059,488 | 5 | Sony Pictures Classics | - |
| 18 | 18 | - | Safety Not Guaranteed | $295,000 | $296,494 | +$1,494 | +0.5% | 46 | $439,000 | $439,999 | 2 | FilmDistrict | - |
| 19 | 20 | +1 | The Lorax | $289,000 | $260,380 | -$28,620 | -9.9% | 277 | - | $212,490,250 | 16 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 20 | 29 | +9 | The Cabin in the Woods | $172,000 | $173,134 | +$1,134 | +0.7% | 224 | $41,506,000 | $41,507,327 | 10 | Lionsgate | - |
| 21 | 30 | +9 | Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap | $150,000 | $150,337 | +$337 | +0.2% | 157 | $150,000 | $150,337 | 1 | Indomina Releasing | - |
| 22 | 31 | +9 | Peace, Love & Misunderstanding | $139,000 | $133,816 | -$5,184 | -3.7% | 76 | $279,000 | $284,283 | 2 | IFC Films | - |
| 23 | 32 | +9 | Your Sister's Sister | $117,000 | $109,221 | -$7,779 | -6.6% | 13 | $117,000 | $109,221 | 1 | IFC Films | - |
| 24 | 33 | +9 | The Five-Year Engagement | $101,000 | $92,440 | -$8,560 | -8.5% | 168 | $28,653,000 | $28,644,770 | 8 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 25 | 37 | +12 | Lola Versus | $59,300 | $61,779 | +$2,479 | +4.2% | 52 | $105,500 | $107,991 | 2 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | - |
| 26 | 38 | +12 | Crooked Arrows | $56,300 | $56,754 | +$454 | +0.8% | 98 | $1,736,500 | $1,731,014 | 5 | Branded Pictures Entertainment | - |
| 27 | 47 | +20 | The Woman in the Fifth | $37,000 | $33,011 | -$3,989 | -10.8% | 9 | $37,000 | $33,011 | 1 | ATO Pictures | - |
| 28 | 45 | +17 | Safe | $34,500 | $35,501 | +$1,001 | +2.9% | 76 | $17,119,000 | $17,120,019 | 8 | Lionsgate | - |
| 29 | 49 | +20 | First Position | $32,800 | $26,667 | -$6,133 | -18.7% | 41 | $850,700 | $848,371 | 7 | IFC Films | - |
| 30 | 56 | +26 | Girl in Progress | $21,000 | $19,374 | -$1,626 | -7.7% | 41 | $2,596,500 | $2,594,878 | 6 | Lionsgate | - |
| 31 | 65 | +34 | Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present | $11,000 | $11,041 | +$41 | +0.4% | 2 | $16,200 | $16,287 | 1 | Music Box Films | - |
| 32 | 66 | +34 | Dark Horse | $10,500 | $10,209 | -$291 | -2.8% | 2 | $30,800 | $30,513 | 2 | Brainstorm Media | - |
| 33 | 77 | +44 | Turn Me On, Dammit! | $4,200 | $3,766 | -$434 | -10.3% | 5 | $88,400 | $87,976 | 12 | New Yorker Films | - |
| 34 | 83 | +49 | The Highest Pass | $3,500 | $2,733 | -$767 | -21.9% | 1 | $21,100 | $20,386 | 8 | Cinema Libre Studio | - |
