| Est. Rank | Rank | Diff | Release
| Est. Gross | Actual | Diff | % Diff | Theaters | Estimated Total | Actual | Weekend | Distributor
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| 1 | 1 | - | Moana | $18,842,000 | $18,533,804 | -$308,196 | -1.6% | 3,875 | $145,008,593 | $144,700,397 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - |
| 2 | 2 | - | Office Christmas Party | $17,500,000 | $16,890,204 | -$609,796 | -3.5% | 3,210 | $17,500,000 | $16,890,204 | 1 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 3 | 3 | - | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | $10,785,000 | $10,421,251 | -$363,749 | -3.4% | 3,626 | $199,310,903 | $198,947,154 | 4 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 4 | 4 | - | Arrival | $5,600,000 | $5,587,109 | -$12,891 | -0.2% | 3,115 | $81,451,708 | $81,438,817 | 5 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 5 | 5 | - | Doctor Strange | $4,631,000 | $4,535,827 | -$95,173 | -2.1% | 2,763 | $222,362,446 | $222,267,273 | 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - |
| 6 | 6 | - | Allied | $4,000,000 | $3,955,705 | -$44,295 | -1.1% | 3,018 | $35,633,452 | $35,589,157 | 3 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 7 | 8 | +1 | Nocturnal Animals | $3,193,685 | $3,161,381 | -$32,304 | -1% | 1,262 | $6,219,813 | $6,187,509 | 4 | Focus Features | - |
| 8 | 7 | -1 | Manchester by the Sea | $3,155,330 | $3,172,924 | +$17,594 | +0.6% | 366 | $8,325,531 | $8,343,125 | 4 | Roadside Attractions | - |
| 9 | 9 | - | Trolls | $3,110,000 | $3,020,165 | -$89,835 | -2.9% | 2,786 | - | $145,400,169 | 6 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 10 | 10 | - | Hacksaw Ridge | $2,300,000 | $2,288,401 | -$11,599 | -0.5% | 2,277 | $60,862,448 | $60,850,849 | 6 | Lionsgate | - |
| 11 | 11 | - | Miss Sloane | $1,900,000 | $1,844,972 | -$55,028 | -2.9% | 1,648 | $2,038,365 | $1,983,337 | 3 | EuropaCorp | - |
| 12 | 12 | - | Almost Christmas | $1,401,730 | $1,377,095 | -$24,635 | -1.8% | 1,258 | $40,238,215 | $40,213,580 | 5 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 13 | 13 | - | Bad Santa 2 | $1,235,485 | $1,236,113 | +$628 | <0.1% | 2,034 | $16,800,254 | $16,800,882 | 3 | Broad Green Pictures | - |
| 14 | 14 | - | Incarnate | $1,098,000 | $1,078,173 | -$19,827 | -1.8% | 1,737 | $4,240,138 | $4,220,311 | 2 | BH Tilt | - |
| 15 | 15 | - | La La Land | $855,000 | $881,104 | +$26,104 | +3.1% | 5 | $855,000 | $881,104 | 1 | Lionsgate | - |
| 16 | 16 | - | Loving | $623,380 | $633,993 | +$10,613 | +1.7% | 572 | $6,565,642 | $6,576,255 | 6 | Focus Features | - |
| 17 | 17 | - | The Edge of Seventeen | $620,000 | $616,919 | -$3,081 | -0.5% | 932 | $13,869,697 | $13,876,616 | 4 | STX Entertainment | - |
| 18 | 18 | - | Moonlight | $589,627 | $543,585 | -$46,042 | -7.8% | 449 | $10,804,378 | $10,758,336 | 8 | A24 | - |
| 19 | 19 | - | Befikre | $498,000 | - | - | - | 284 | $498,000 | - | 1 | Yash Raj Films | - |
| 20 | 20 | - | Jackie | $495,000 | $492,255 | -$2,745 | -0.6% | 26 | $859,825 | $857,080 | 2 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | - |
| 21 | 21 | - | The Accountant | $460,000 | $440,038 | -$19,962 | -4.3% | 455 | $85,002,171 | $84,982,209 | 9 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 22 | 24 | +2 | The Eagle Huntress | $210,052 | $200,359 | -$9,693 | -4.6% | 122 | $1,488,011 | $1,478,318 | 6 | Sony Pictures Classics | - |
| 23 | 23 | - | Jack Reacher: Never Go Back | $205,000 | $206,164 | +$1,164 | +0.6% | 290 | $58,070,517 | $58,071,681 | 8 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 24 | 26 | +2 | Lion | $171,909 | $168,358 | -$3,551 | -2.1% | 15 | $494,099 | $490,548 | 3 | The Weinstein Company | - |
| 25 | 30 | +5 | The Secret Life of Pets | $86,810 | $88,265 | +$1,455 | +1.7% | 183 | - | $368,143,885 | 23 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 26 | 31 | +5 | The Girl on the Train | $75,645 | $81,595 | +$5,950 | +7.9% | 154 | $75,222,235 | $75,228,185 | 10 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 27 | 32 | +5 | Deepwater Horizon | $75,000 | $75,652 | +$652 | +0.9% | 144 | $61,401,021 | $61,401,673 | 11 | Lionsgate | - |
| 28 | 34 | +6 | Bleed for This | $66,580 | $68,808 | +$2,228 | +3.3% | 210 | $5,049,699 | $5,051,927 | 4 | Open Road Films (II) | - |
| 29 | 39 | +10 | Things to Come | $61,880 | $46,307 | -$15,573 | -25.2% | 14 | $109,089 | $93,194 | 2 | IFC Films | - |
| 30 | 37 | +7 | Boo! A Madea Halloween | $50,000 | $47,980 | -$2,020 | -4% | 126 | $73,072,759 | $73,070,739 | 8 | Lionsgate | - |
| 31 | 38 | +7 | Elle | $48,567 | $47,216 | -$1,351 | -2.8% | 27 | $631,985 | $630,634 | 5 | Sony Pictures Classics | - |
| 32 | 36 | +4 | A Man Called Ove | $43,764 | $49,516 | +$5,752 | +13.1% | 60 | $3,233,909 | $3,239,661 | 11 | Music Box Films | - |
| 33 | 47 | +14 | Shut In | $22,500 | $21,910 | -$590 | -2.6% | 53 | $6,836,320 | $6,835,730 | 5 | EuropaCorp | - |
| 34 | 55 | +21 | Queen of Katwe | $15,000 | $9,872 | -$5,128 | -34.2% | 19 | $8,787,889 | $8,782,761 | 12 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - |
| 35 | 49 | +14 | Pete's Dragon | $14,000 | $13,775 | -$225 | -1.6% | 52 | $76,228,344 | $76,228,119 | 18 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - |
| 36 | 51 | +15 | Seasons | $9,664 | $10,866 | +$1,202 | +12.4% | 18 | $78,257 | $79,459 | 3 | Music Box Films | - |
| 37 | 53 | +16 | The Brand New Testament | $8,808 | $10,422 | +$1,614 | +18.3% | 6 | $8,808 | $10,422 | 1 | Music Box Films | - |
| 38 | 65 | +27 | Harry & Snowman | $6,000 | $3,598 | -$2,402 | -40% | 5 | $536,815 | $534,413 | 11 | FilmRise | - |
| 39 | 78 | +39 | Christine | $1,896 | - | - | - | 13 | $294,050 | - | 9 | The Orchard | - |
