| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | $6,137,239 | - | 560 | - | $10,959 | $30,023,334 | 1 | Roadshow Films | true | false |
| 2 | - | Life of Pi | $5,176,932 | - | 545 | - | $9,498 | $8,351,554 | 1 | 20th Century Fox International | true | false |
| 3 | - | Les Misérables | $3,264,694 | - | 338 | - | $9,658 | $14,304,375 | 2 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 4 | - | Wreck-It Ralph | $3,162,844 | - | 483 | - | $6,548 | $12,207,873 | 2 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | - | Jack Reacher | $3,083,490 | - | 226 | - | $13,643 | $3,083,490 | 1 | Paramount Pictures International | true | false |
| 6 | - | Parental Guidance | $1,519,481 | - | 235 | - | $6,465 | $5,577,969 | 2 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 7 | - | Skyfall | $1,012,909 | - | 192 | - | $5,275 | $47,926,346 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 8 | - | Quartet | $964,383 | - | 115 | - | $8,385 | $3,632,376 | 2 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 9 | - | Rise of the Guardians | $783,112 | - | 290 | - | $2,700 | $11,295,531 | 4 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 10 | - | Pitch Perfect | $402,811 | - | 117 | - | $3,442 | $11,954,021 | 6 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 11 | - | Samsara | $101,860 | - | 18 | - | $5,658 | $354,536 | 2 | Entertainment One | false | false |
| 12 | - | The Intouchables | $78,849 | - | 38 | - | $2,074 | $5,793,769 | 11 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 13 | - | Argo | $74,984 | - | 38 | - | $1,973 | $11,478,682 | 11 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 14 | - | Love Is All You Need | $53,694 | - | 23 | - | $2,334 | $488,345 | 4 | Madman Entertainment | false | false |
| 15 | - | Paris-Manhattan | $44,911 | - | 22 | - | $2,041 | $628,145 | 4 | Palace Films | false | false |
| 16 | - | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 | $33,401 | - | 14 | - | $2,385 | $29,891,454 | 8 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 17 | - | Frankenweenie | $31,062 | - | 13 | - | $2,389 | $2,086,236 | 11 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 18 | - | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | $16,993 | - | 8 | - | $2,124 | $3,282,555 | 6 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 19 | - | Searching for Sugar Man | $16,669 | - | 6 | - | $2,778 | $634,537 | 14 | Madman Entertainment | false | false |
| 20 | - | Sightseers | $14,826 | - | 4 | - | $3,706 | $69,649 | 2 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
