| Est. Rank | Rank | Diff | Release
| Est. Gross | Actual | Diff | % Diff | Theaters | Estimated Total | Actual | Weekend | Distributor
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| 1 | 1 | - | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $46,000,000 | $46,629,259 | +$629,259 | +1.4% | 3,881 | $46,000,000 | $46,629,259 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 2 | 2 | - | The Amazing Spider-Man | $35,000,000 | $34,628,104 | -$371,896 | -1.1% | 4,318 | $200,900,000 | $200,500,351 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - |
| 3 | 3 | - | Ted | $22,147,000 | $22,410,855 | +$263,855 | +1.2% | 3,303 | $158,993,000 | $159,257,250 | 3 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 4 | 4 | - | Brave | $10,695,000 | $11,160,522 | +$465,522 | +4.4% | 3,392 | $195,596,000 | $196,061,319 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - |
| 5 | 6 | +1 | Magic Mike | $9,030,000 | $9,021,123 | -$8,877 | <0.1% | 3,090 | $91,850,000 | $91,841,198 | 3 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 6 | 5 | -1 | Savages | $8,735,000 | $9,393,840 | +$658,840 | +7.5% | 2,635 | $31,466,000 | $32,125,290 | 2 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 7 | 7 | - | Madea's Witness Protection | $5,600,000 | $5,584,027 | -$15,973 | -0.3% | 2,004 | $55,628,000 | $55,611,721 | 3 | Lionsgate | - |
| 8 | 8 | - | Katy Perry: Part of Me | $3,735,000 | $3,800,607 | +$65,607 | +1.8% | 2,732 | $18,588,000 | $18,653,544 | 2 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 9 | 9 | - | Moonrise Kingdom | $3,662,000 | $3,704,507 | +$42,507 | +1.2% | 924 | $32,427,000 | $32,483,002 | 8 | Focus Features | - |
| 10 | 10 | - | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $3,500,000 | $3,669,675 | +$169,675 | +4.8% | 2,285 | $203,732,000 | $203,901,397 | 6 | DreamWorks | - |
| 11 | 11 | - | To Rome with Love | $2,539,000 | $2,469,235 | -$69,765 | -2.7% | 744 | $8,658,000 | $8,587,862 | 4 | Sony Pictures Classics | - |
| 12 | 12 | - | The Avengers | $1,287,000 | $1,398,754 | +$111,754 | +8.7% | 747 | $613,548,000 | $613,660,486 | 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - |
| 13 | 13 | - | Snow White and the Huntsman | $999,000 | $1,022,270 | +$23,270 | +2.3% | 677 | $151,607,000 | $151,630,800 | 7 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 14 | 14 | - | Prometheus | $940,000 | $978,655 | +$38,655 | +4.1% | 559 | $124,269,000 | $124,307,416 | 6 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 15 | 15 | - | Men in Black³ | $875,000 | $875,835 | +$835 | <0.1% | 497 | $174,800,000 | $174,787,898 | 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - |
| 16 | 17 | +1 | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $775,000 | $790,535 | +$15,535 | +2% | 81 | $1,677,000 | $1,692,675 | 3 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | - |
| 17 | 16 | -1 | People Like Us | $761,000 | $793,313 | +$32,313 | +4.2% | 961 | $11,162,000 | $11,194,536 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - |
| 18 | 18 | - | Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | $750,000 | $767,753 | +$17,753 | +2.4% | 655 | $35,898,000 | $35,915,842 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 19 | 19 | - | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $600,000 | $651,051 | +$51,051 | +8.5% | 342 | $42,990,000 | $43,040,827 | 11 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | - |
| 20 | 21 | +1 | The Intouchables | $354,000 | $356,333 | +$2,333 | +0.7% | 83 | $3,579,000 | $3,581,488 | 8 | The Weinstein Company | - |
| 21 | 22 | +1 | Safety Not Guaranteed | $335,000 | $339,234 | +$4,234 | +1.3% | 182 | $2,618,000 | $2,621,824 | 6 | FilmDistrict | - |
| 22 | 24 | +2 | The Hunger Games | $290,000 | $279,755 | -$10,245 | -3.5% | 212 | $404,875,000 | $404,864,651 | 17 | Lionsgate | - |
| 23 | 26 | +3 | Battleship | $242,000 | $239,395 | -$2,605 | -1.1% | 228 | $64,737,000 | $64,734,950 | 9 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 24 | 29 | +5 | Bernie | $219,000 | $215,932 | -$3,068 | -1.4% | 103 | $8,110,000 | $8,106,282 | 12 | Millennium Entertainment | - |
| 25 | 31 | +6 | What to Expect When You're Expecting | $180,000 | $176,230 | -$3,770 | -2.1% | 221 | $40,734,000 | $40,729,880 | 9 | Lionsgate | - |
| 26 | 33 | +7 | Your Sister's Sister | $162,000 | $153,821 | -$8,179 | -5% | 101 | $1,223,000 | $1,215,737 | 5 | IFC Films | - |
| 27 | 34 | +7 | Take This Waltz | $150,000 | $147,306 | -$2,694 | -1.8% | 47 | $632,000 | $629,025 | 3 | Magnolia Pictures | - |
| 28 | 35 | +7 | The Lorax | $125,000 | $143,635 | +$18,635 | +14.9% | 168 | - | $213,745,895 | 20 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 29 | 37 | +8 | The Dictator | $94,000 | $103,450 | +$9,450 | +10.1% | 161 | $59,495,000 | $59,504,427 | 9 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 30 | 38 | +8 | The Obama Effect | $73,000 | $83,896 | +$10,896 | +14.9% | 25 | $73,000 | $83,896 | 1 | Arc Entertainment | - |
| 31 | 39 | +8 | Farewell, My Queen | $72,100 | $72,100 | $0 | - | 4 | $72,100 | $72,100 | 1 | Cohen Media Group | - |
| 32 | 43 | +11 | Outlaws | $53,000 | $54,844 | +$1,844 | +3.5% | 42 | $5,493,000 | $5,494,442 | 7 | Arc Entertainment | - |
| 33 | 47 | +14 | Trishna | $30,600 | $29,140 | -$1,460 | -4.8% | 3 | $30,600 | $29,140 | 1 | IFC Films | - |
| 34 | 50 | +16 | Easy Money | $23,800 | $24,684 | +$884 | +3.7% | 2 | $26,900 | $27,783 | 1 | The Weinstein Company | - |
| 35 | 51 | +16 | The Imposter | $20,600 | $22,379 | +$1,779 | +8.6% | 1 | $20,600 | $22,379 | 1 | Indomina Releasing | - |
| 36 | 56 | +20 | Neil Young Journeys | $18,900 | $16,571 | -$2,329 | -12.3% | 9 | $58,900 | $56,515 | 3 | Sony Pictures Classics | - |
| 37 | 64 | +27 | Red Lights | $10,000 | $10,340 | +$340 | +3.4% | 2 | $10,000 | $10,340 | 1 | Millennium Entertainment | - |
| 38 | 66 | +28 | The Magic of Belle Isle | $8,000 | $9,244 | +$1,244 | +15.6% | 5 | $23,700 | $24,924 | 2 | Magnolia Pictures | - |
