| 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 | - | Argo | $12,355,000 | $12,085,059 | -$269,941 | -2.2% | 2,855 | $60,780,000 | $60,510,347 | 3 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 2 | 3 | +1 | Hotel Transylvania | $9,500,000 | $9,444,014 | -$55,986 | -0.6% | 3,276 | $130,434,000 | $130,380,355 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - |
| 3 | 2 | -1 | Cloud Atlas | $9,400,000 | $9,612,247 | +$212,247 | +2.3% | 2,008 | $9,400,000 | $9,612,247 | 1 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 4 | 4 | - | Paranormal Activity 4 | $8,675,000 | $8,510,186 | -$164,814 | -1.9% | 3,412 | $42,632,000 | $42,467,551 | 2 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 5 | 6 | +1 | Taken 2 | $8,000,000 | $7,716,732 | -$283,268 | -3.5% | 2,995 | $117,389,000 | $117,105,577 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 6 | 5 | -1 | Silent Hill: Revelation | $8,000,000 | $8,023,036 | +$23,036 | +0.3% | 2,933 | $8,000,000 | $8,023,036 | 1 | Open Road Films (II) | - |
| 7 | 7 | - | Here Comes the Boom | $5,500,000 | $5,210,024 | -$289,976 | -5.3% | 2,491 | $30,610,000 | $30,320,496 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - |
| 8 | 9 | +1 | Sinister | $5,070,000 | $4,996,099 | -$73,901 | -1.5% | 2,347 | $39,515,000 | $39,441,054 | 3 | Lionsgate | - |
| 9 | 8 | -1 | Alex Cross | $5,050,000 | $5,133,486 | +$83,486 | +1.7% | 2,541 | $19,369,000 | $19,452,177 | 2 | Lionsgate | - |
| 10 | 10 | - | Fun Size | $4,060,000 | $4,101,017 | +$41,017 | +1% | 3,014 | $4,060,000 | $4,101,017 | 1 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 11 | 11 | - | Pitch Perfect | $3,978,000 | $3,948,025 | -$29,975 | -0.8% | 1,999 | $51,330,000 | $51,300,258 | 5 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 12 | 13 | +1 | Chasing Mavericks | $2,200,000 | $2,268,274 | +$68,274 | +3.1% | 2,002 | $2,200,000 | $2,268,274 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 13 | 14 | +1 | Looper | $2,100,000 | $2,100,527 | +$527 | <0.1% | 1,189 | $61,500,000 | $61,513,833 | 5 | TriStar Pictures | - |
| 14 | 15 | +1 | Seven Psychopaths | $1,465,000 | $1,498,350 | +$33,350 | +2.3% | 1,003 | $11,927,000 | $11,959,858 | 3 | CBS Films | - |
| 15 | 16 | +1 | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | $1,400,000 | $1,449,493 | +$49,493 | +3.5% | 736 | $11,208,000 | $11,257,172 | 6 | Lionsgate | - |
| 16 | 19 | +3 | Brave | $288,000 | $293,876 | +$5,876 | +2% | 257 | $235,452,000 | $235,457,538 | 19 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - |
| 17 | 21 | +4 | The Master | $269,000 | $258,270 | -$10,730 | -4% | 201 | $15,219,000 | $15,208,652 | 7 | The Weinstein Company | - |
| 18 | 23 | +5 | The Sessions | $231,000 | $217,353 | -$13,647 | -5.9% | 20 | $390,000 | $376,996 | 2 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | - |
| 19 | 22 | +3 | ParaNorman | $228,000 | $243,502 | +$15,502 | +6.8% | 280 | $54,917,000 | $54,933,032 | 11 | Focus Features | - |
| 20 | 25 | +5 | Arbitrage | $176,000 | $168,009 | -$7,991 | -4.5% | 125 | $7,349,000 | $7,341,272 | 7 | Roadside Attractions | - |
| 21 | 27 | +6 | Searching for Sugar Man | $159,000 | $137,728 | -$21,272 | -13.4% | 114 | $2,214,000 | $2,192,640 | 14 | Sony Pictures Classics | - |
| 22 | 28 | +6 | The Bourne Legacy | $133,000 | $131,735 | -$1,265 | -1% | 191 | $113,003,000 | $113,001,840 | 12 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 23 | 31 | +8 | The Other Son | $125,000 | $125,691 | +$691 | +0.6% | 41 | $125,000 | $125,691 | 1 | Cohen Media Group | - |
| 24 | 33 | +9 | The Expendables 2 | $105,000 | $112,946 | +$7,946 | +7.6% | 178 | $84,697,000 | $84,705,404 | 11 | Lionsgate | - |
| 25 | 38 | +13 | The Paperboy | $102,000 | $89,327 | -$12,673 | -12.4% | 76 | $551,000 | $538,352 | 4 | Millennium Entertainment | - |
| 26 | 36 | +10 | Samsara | $94,200 | $95,202 | +$1,002 | +1.1% | 67 | $2,178,700 | $2,179,675 | 10 | Oscilloscope | - |
| 27 | 37 | +10 | Atlas Shrugged II: The Strike | $86,000 | $92,299 | +$6,299 | +7.3% | 147 | $3,200,000 | $3,206,352 | 3 | Atlas Distribution Company | - |
| 28 | 46 | +18 | Smashed | $44,400 | $39,592 | -$4,808 | -10.8% | 21 | $150,000 | $145,105 | 3 | Sony Pictures Classics | - |
| 29 | 47 | +18 | The Intouchables | $35,000 | $36,992 | +$1,992 | +5.7% | 48 | $9,897,000 | $9,898,698 | 23 | The Weinstein Company | - |
| 30 | 52 | +22 | Simon & the Oaks | $32,500 | $29,225 | -$3,275 | -10.1% | 14 | $78,600 | $75,318 | 3 | The Film Arcade | - |
| 31 | 55 | +24 | Middle of Nowhere | $30,100 | $26,360 | -$3,740 | -12.4% | 24 | $166,900 | $163,042 | 3 | - | - |
| 32 | 54 | +22 | Brooklyn Castle | $30,100 | $26,628 | -$3,472 | -11.5% | 8 | $54,000 | $50,500 | 2 | Producers Distribution Agency (PDA) | - |
| 33 | 53 | +20 | Lawless | $29,000 | $28,950 | -$50 | -0.2% | 96 | $37,338,100 | $37,338,049 | 9 | The Weinstein Company | - |
| 34 | 50 | +16 | The Possession | $28,000 | $33,532 | +$5,532 | +19.8% | 82 | $48,874,500 | $48,879,997 | 9 | Lionsgate | - |
| 35 | 58 | +23 | The Imposter | $23,500 | $23,500 | $0 | - | 16 | $817,000 | $817,000 | 16 | Indomina Releasing | - |
| 36 | 57 | +21 | District of Corruption | $22,100 | $25,086 | +$2,986 | +13.5% | 3 | $22,100 | $25,086 | 1 | Rocky Mountain Pictures | - |
| 37 | 60 | +23 | Dredd | $21,000 | $21,661 | +$661 | +3.1% | 72 | $13,401,000 | $13,401,683 | 6 | Lionsgate | - |
| 38 | 64 | +26 | The Loneliest Planet | $20,400 | $15,689 | -$4,711 | -23.1% | 2 | $20,400 | $15,689 | 1 | IFC Films | - |
| 39 | 65 | +26 | Holy Motors | $15,300 | $15,300 | $0 | - | 2 | $56,200 | $56,200 | 2 | Indomina Releasing | - |
| 40 | 71 | +31 | The Other Dream Team | $12,300 | $11,641 | -$659 | -5.4% | 14 | $120,300 | $119,653 | 5 | The Film Arcade | - |
| 41 | 73 | +32 | Wuthering Heights | $10,000 | $10,012 | +$12 | +0.1% | 12 | $62,100 | $62,129 | 4 | Oscilloscope | - |
| 42 | 72 | +30 | Hating Breitbart | $9,400 | $10,994 | +$1,594 | +17% | 4 | $52,400 | $54,066 | 2 | Rocky Mountain Pictures | - |
| 43 | 74 | +31 | Moonrise Kingdom | $8,700 | $9,547 | +$847 | +9.7% | 15 | $45,507,100 | $45,507,865 | 23 | Focus Features | - |
| 44 | 84 | +40 | The Last Fall | $6,100 | $6,100 | $0 | - | 1 | $6,100 | $6,100 | 1 | - | - |
