| Est. Rank | Rank | Diff | Release
| Est. Gross | Actual | Diff | % Diff | Theaters | Estimated Total | Actual | Weekend | Distributor
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| 1 | 1 | - | Brave | $66,739,000 | $66,323,594 | -$415,406 | -0.6% | 4,164 | $66,739,000 | $66,323,594 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - |
| 2 | 2 | - | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $20,200,000 | $19,712,315 | -$487,685 | -2.4% | 3,920 | $157,574,000 | $157,086,037 | 3 | DreamWorks | - |
| 3 | 3 | - | Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | $16,500,000 | $16,306,974 | -$193,026 | -1.2% | 3,108 | $16,500,000 | $16,306,974 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 4 | 4 | - | Prometheus | $10,000,000 | $9,905,670 | -$94,330 | -0.9% | 2,862 | $108,547,000 | $108,452,350 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 5 | 6 | +1 | Rock of Ages | $8,000,000 | $7,655,377 | -$344,623 | -4.3% | 3,470 | $28,763,000 | $28,418,621 | 2 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 6 | 5 | -1 | Snow White and the Huntsman | $8,000,000 | $8,085,630 | +$85,630 | +1.1% | 2,919 | $137,100,000 | $137,128,350 | 4 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 7 | 7 | - | That's My Boy | $7,900,000 | $7,630,411 | -$269,589 | -3.4% | 3,030 | $28,180,000 | $27,910,794 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - |
| 8 | 8 | - | The Avengers | $7,040,000 | $7,177,661 | +$137,661 | +2% | 2,230 | $598,300,000 | $598,425,442 | 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - |
| 9 | 9 | - | Men in Black³ | $5,600,000 | $5,726,756 | +$126,756 | +2.3% | 2,462 | $163,339,000 | $163,465,707 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - |
| 10 | 10 | - | Seeking a Friend for the End of the World | $3,836,000 | $3,822,803 | -$13,197 | -0.3% | 1,625 | $3,836,000 | $3,822,803 | 1 | Focus Features | - |
| 11 | 11 | - | Moonrise Kingdom | $3,411,000 | $3,394,430 | -$16,570 | -0.5% | 395 | $11,625,000 | $11,613,828 | 5 | Focus Features | - |
| 12 | 12 | - | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $1,615,000 | $1,628,624 | +$13,624 | +0.8% | 741 | $38,370,000 | $38,383,963 | 8 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | - |
| 13 | 13 | - | The Hunger Games | $645,000 | $624,818 | -$20,182 | -3.1% | 414 | $402,985,000 | $402,964,540 | 14 | Lionsgate | - |
| 14 | 14 | - | Battleship | $495,000 | $519,305 | +$24,305 | +4.9% | 483 | $63,166,000 | $63,190,105 | 6 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 15 | 15 | - | Bernie | $485,000 | $487,405 | +$2,405 | +0.5% | 220 | $6,698,000 | $6,700,329 | 9 | Millennium Entertainment | - |
| 16 | 16 | - | Safety Not Guaranteed | $482,000 | $473,110 | -$8,890 | -1.8% | 129 | $1,083,000 | $1,074,533 | 3 | FilmDistrict | - |
| 17 | 19 | +2 | What to Expect When You're Expecting | $400,000 | $364,296 | -$35,704 | -8.9% | 411 | $39,834,000 | $39,797,947 | 6 | Lionsgate | - |
| 18 | 20 | +2 | To Rome with Love | $379,000 | $361,359 | -$17,641 | -4.7% | 5 | $379,000 | $361,359 | 1 | Sony Pictures Classics | - |
| 19 | 18 | -1 | The Dictator | $375,000 | $380,964 | +$5,964 | +1.6% | 316 | $58,700,000 | $58,705,052 | 6 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 20 | 21 | +1 | The Intouchables | $356,000 | $346,708 | -$9,292 | -2.6% | 74 | $2,103,000 | $2,093,516 | 5 | The Weinstein Company | - |
| 21 | 24 | +3 | Outlaws | $236,000 | $245,907 | +$9,907 | +4.2% | 160 | $5,072,000 | $5,081,672 | 4 | Arc Entertainment | - |
| 22 | 27 | +5 | Your Sister's Sister | $216,200 | $201,094 | -$15,106 | -7% | 47 | $378,800 | $363,429 | 2 | IFC Films | - |
| 23 | 25 | +2 | The Lorax | $207,000 | $205,925 | -$1,075 | -0.5% | 234 | - | $212,901,275 | 17 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 24 | 29 | +5 | Hysteria | $153,000 | $150,363 | -$2,637 | -1.7% | 136 | $1,390,000 | $1,387,438 | 6 | Sony Pictures Classics | - |
| 25 | 31 | +6 | The Cabin in the Woods | $127,000 | $138,642 | +$11,642 | +9.2% | 196 | $41,766,000 | $41,777,292 | 11 | Lionsgate | - |
| 26 | 35 | +9 | Peace, Love & Misunderstanding | $89,600 | $75,453 | -$14,147 | -15.8% | 64 | $450,300 | $436,726 | 3 | IFC Films | - |
| 27 | 43 | +16 | Lola Versus | $46,400 | $46,302 | -$98 | -0.2% | 50 | $203,200 | $203,094 | 3 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | - |
| 28 | 46 | +18 | Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap | $32,000 | $36,979 | +$4,979 | +15.6% | 16 | $261,200 | $266,147 | 2 | Indomina Releasing | - |
| 29 | 61 | +32 | Dark Horse | $11,600 | $12,792 | +$1,192 | +10.3% | 7 | $49,200 | $50,423 | 3 | Brainstorm Media | - |
| 30 | 68 | +38 | Crooked Arrows | $7,500 | $9,116 | +$1,616 | +21.5% | 25 | $1,773,400 | $1,787,809 | 6 | Branded Pictures Entertainment | - |
