| Est. Rank | Rank | Diff | Release
| Est. Gross | Actual | Diff | % Diff | Theaters | Estimated Total | Actual | Weekend | Distributor
| New This Week
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| 1 | 1 | - | Paranormal Activity 4 | $30,200,000 | $29,003,866 | -$1,196,134 | -4% | 3,412 | $30,200,000 | $29,003,866 | 1 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 2 | 2 | - | Argo | $16,625,000 | $16,445,475 | -$179,525 | -1.1% | 3,247 | $43,191,000 | $43,011,964 | 2 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 3 | 4 | +1 | Hotel Transylvania | $13,500,000 | $13,001,434 | -$498,566 | -3.7% | 3,014 | $119,000,000 | $118,522,389 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - |
| 4 | 3 | -1 | Taken 2 | $13,400,000 | $13,260,870 | -$139,130 | -1% | 3,489 | $105,971,000 | $105,832,339 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 5 | 5 | - | Alex Cross | $11,750,000 | $11,396,768 | -$353,232 | -3% | 2,539 | $11,750,000 | $11,396,768 | 1 | Lionsgate | - |
| 6 | 6 | - | Sinister | $9,030,000 | $8,815,475 | -$214,525 | -2.4% | 2,542 | $31,950,000 | $31,735,643 | 2 | Lionsgate | - |
| 7 | 7 | - | Here Comes the Boom | $8,500,000 | $8,407,201 | -$92,799 | -1.1% | 3,014 | $23,200,000 | $23,131,529 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - |
| 8 | 8 | - | Pitch Perfect | $7,009,000 | $6,756,430 | -$252,570 | -3.6% | 2,660 | $45,769,000 | $45,516,778 | 4 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 9 | 9 | - | Frankenweenie | $4,434,000 | $4,329,358 | -$104,642 | -2.4% | 2,362 | $28,343,000 | $28,238,779 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - |
| 10 | 10 | - | Looper | $4,200,000 | $4,202,687 | +$2,687 | <0.1% | 2,223 | $57,800,000 | $57,842,819 | 4 | TriStar Pictures | - |
| 11 | 11 | - | Seven Psychopaths | $3,305,000 | $3,273,480 | -$31,520 | -1% | 1,480 | $9,193,000 | $9,161,472 | 2 | CBS Films | - |
| 12 | 12 | - | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | $2,150,000 | $2,153,247 | +$3,247 | +0.2% | 745 | $9,121,000 | $9,123,872 | 5 | Lionsgate | - |
| 13 | 13 | - | End of Watch | $827,000 | $826,809 | -$191 | <0.1% | 744 | $37,896,000 | $37,895,571 | 5 | Open Road Films (II) | - |
| 14 | 14 | - | Trouble with the Curve | $730,000 | $729,354 | -$646 | <0.1% | 925 | $34,085,000 | $34,084,572 | 5 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 15 | 15 | - | Atlas Shrugged II: The Strike | $613,000 | $614,349 | +$1,349 | +0.2% | 945 | $2,900,000 | $2,860,419 | 2 | Atlas Distribution Company | - |
| 16 | 16 | - | The Master | $535,000 | $520,677 | -$14,323 | -2.7% | 412 | $14,753,000 | $14,738,213 | 6 | The Weinstein Company | - |
| 17 | 17 | - | House at the End of the Street | $482,000 | $468,298 | -$13,702 | -2.8% | 746 | $30,797,000 | $30,782,862 | 5 | Relativity Media | - |
| 18 | 18 | - | Brave | $398,000 | $421,577 | +$23,577 | +5.9% | 277 | $235,021,000 | $235,044,709 | 18 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - |
| 19 | 21 | +2 | Arbitrage | $318,000 | $287,141 | -$30,859 | -9.7% | 169 | $7,092,000 | $7,061,267 | 6 | Roadside Attractions | - |
| 20 | 22 | +2 | Searching for Sugar Man | $215,000 | $197,188 | -$17,812 | -8.3% | 137 | $1,986,000 | $1,968,290 | 13 | Sony Pictures Classics | - |
| 21 | 23 | +2 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $196,000 | $192,308 | -$3,692 | -1.9% | 222 | $160,076,000 | $160,072,506 | 15 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 22 | 25 | +3 | The Bourne Legacy | $165,000 | $167,035 | +$2,035 | +1.2% | 232 | $112,806,000 | $112,808,700 | 11 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 23 | 29 | +6 | The Sessions | $121,000 | $113,467 | -$7,533 | -6.2% | 4 | $121,000 | $113,467 | 1 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | - |
| 24 | 30 | +6 | The Paperboy | $117,000 | $111,531 | -$5,469 | -4.7% | 74 | $399,000 | $394,085 | 3 | Millennium Entertainment | - |
| 25 | 31 | +6 | Dredd | $104,000 | $106,799 | +$2,799 | +2.7% | 160 | $13,323,000 | $13,325,968 | 5 | Lionsgate | - |
| 26 | 32 | +6 | ParaNorman | $103,000 | $104,572 | +$1,572 | +1.5% | 168 | $54,663,000 | $54,664,352 | 10 | Focus Features | - |
| 27 | 37 | +10 | Lawless | $85,000 | $86,096 | +$1,096 | +1.3% | 184 | $37,263,000 | $37,264,103 | 8 | The Weinstein Company | - |
| 28 | 40 | +12 | Ted | $70,900 | $69,745 | -$1,155 | -1.6% | 109 | $218,629,800 | $218,628,680 | 17 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 29 | 43 | +14 | The Possession | $56,500 | $58,301 | +$1,801 | +3.2% | 133 | $48,831,800 | $48,833,630 | 8 | Lionsgate | - |
| 30 | 45 | +15 | Middle of Nowhere | $54,400 | $50,554 | -$3,846 | -7.1% | 21 | $127,100 | $123,296 | 2 | - | - |
| 31 | 49 | +18 | Smashed | $48,800 | $44,642 | -$4,158 | -8.5% | 20 | $87,500 | $83,292 | 2 | Sony Pictures Classics | - |
| 32 | 46 | +14 | The Intouchables | $48,000 | $45,359 | -$2,641 | -5.5% | 60 | $9,839,000 | $9,836,579 | 22 | The Weinstein Company | - |
| 33 | 47 | +14 | The Expendables 2 | $44,500 | $45,091 | +$591 | +1.3% | 92 | $84,572,700 | $84,573,293 | 10 | Lionsgate | - |
| 34 | 56 | +22 | Detropia | $26,500 | $26,500 | $0 | - | 24 | $287,600 | $287,600 | 7 | Loki Films | - |
| 35 | 59 | +24 | The Other Dream Team | $22,900 | $21,260 | -$1,640 | -7.2% | 13 | $102,700 | $101,006 | 4 | The Film Arcade | - |
| 36 | 63 | +27 | Brooklyn Castle | $22,100 | $18,761 | -$3,339 | -15.1% | 2 | $22,100 | $18,761 | 1 | Producers Distribution Agency (PDA) | - |
| 37 | 57 | +20 | Simon & the Oaks | $21,100 | $23,205 | +$2,105 | +10% | 7 | $37,200 | $37,477 | 2 | The Film Arcade | - |
| 38 | 62 | +24 | Holy Motors | $19,500 | $18,866 | -$634 | -3.3% | 2 | $28,300 | $27,680 | 1 | Indomina Releasing | - |
| 39 | 61 | +22 | Moonrise Kingdom | $19,400 | $19,324 | -$76 | -0.4% | 29 | $45,489,200 | $45,489,125 | 22 | Focus Features | - |
| 40 | 72 | +32 | The House I Live In | $15,900 | $14,966 | -$934 | -5.9% | 4 | $76,900 | $75,929 | 3 | Abramorama | - |
| 41 | 98 | +57 | Gayby | $2,100 | $1,925 | -$175 | -8.3% | 1 | $8,400 | $8,227 | 2 | The Film Collaborative | - |
