| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Life of Pi | $3,005,804 | -27.8% | 552 | -4 | $5,445 | $20,653,045 | 3 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | $2,119,878 | -39.1% | 443 | -65 | $4,785 | $40,371,922 | 3 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 3 | - | This Is 40 | $1,973,378 | - | 232 | - | $8,505 | $2,174,487 | 1 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | true | false |
| 4 | 4 | Les Misérables | $1,767,893 | -24.7% | 284 | -10 | $6,224 | $21,557,735 | 4 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 5 | 5 | Wreck-It Ralph | $1,635,576 | -28.9% | 390 | -91 | $4,193 | $20,510,977 | 4 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 3 | Gangster Squad | $1,611,796 | -32.7% | 205 | - | $7,862 | $5,013,495 | 2 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 7 | 6 | Jack Reacher | $965,741 | -44.4% | 221 | -12 | $4,369 | $7,849,553 | 3 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 8 | 8 | Parental Guidance | $860,665 | -26.1% | 237 | -1 | $3,631 | $9,649,789 | 4 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 9 | 7 | Hitchcock | $779,534 | -40.6% | 219 | -1 | $3,559 | $2,665,778 | 2 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 10 | 9 | ParaNorman | $722,569 | -26.9% | 310 | -50 | $2,330 | $2,482,082 | 2 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 11 | 10 | Quartet | $559,236 | -19.7% | 129 | +9 | $4,335 | $5,920,442 | 4 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 12 | 11 | Skyfall | $459,826 | -30.7% | 138 | -1 | $3,332 | $49,970,876 | 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 13 | 12 | Rise of the Guardians | $386,550 | -18% | 170 | -3 | $2,273 | $13,264,206 | 6 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 14 | 13 | Pitch Perfect | $147,277 | -56.3% | 81 | - | $1,818 | $12,907,860 | 8 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 15 | - | Monsters, Inc. 2012 3D Release | $111,760 | - | 90 | - | $1,241 | $159,626 | 1 | Walt Disney Pictures | true | false |
| 16 | 16 | Argo | $88,481 | +22.6% | 31 | +5 | $2,854 | $11,931,948 | 13 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 17 | - | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | $71,356 | - | 20 | - | $3,567 | $3,399,975 | 8 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 18 | - | Monsieur Lazhar | $63,327 | - | 3 | - | $21,109 | $1,391,431 | 21 | Palace Films | false | false |
| 19 | 15 | Samsara | $57,389 | -22.2% | 16 | -2 | $3,586 | $581,341 | 4 | Entertainment One | false | false |
| 20 | 19 | The Intouchables | $45,982 | -16.5% | 37 | +2 | $1,242 | $6,041,887 | 13 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
