| Rank | Release
| Weekly | Weekend | % of Week | Weekdays | % of Week | Theaters | Week | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Underworld: Awakening | $32,625,613 | $25,306,725 | 77.6% | $7,318,888 | 22.4% | 3,078 | 1 | Screen Gems | - | false |
| 2 | Red Tails | $23,515,703 | $18,782,154 | 79.9% | $4,733,549 | 20.1% | 2,512 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 3 | Contraband | $15,971,580 | $12,039,605 | 75.4% | $3,931,975 | 24.6% | 2,870 | 2 | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 4 | Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close | $13,269,347 | $10,045,332 | 75.7% | $3,224,015 | 24.3% | 2,630 | 5 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 5 | Haywire | $11,279,202 | $8,425,370 | 74.7% | $2,853,832 | 25.3% | 2,439 | 1 | Relativity Media | - | false |
| 6 | Beauty and the Beast 2012 3D Release | $10,993,951 | $8,779,676 | 79.9% | $2,214,275 | 20.1% | 2,625 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 7 | Joyful Noise | $7,659,528 | $5,917,437 | 77.3% | $1,742,091 | 22.7% | 2,735 | 2 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 8 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $7,282,138 | $5,554,254 | 76.3% | $1,727,884 | 23.7% | 2,519 | 6 | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 9 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $5,932,687 | $4,515,497 | 76.1% | $1,417,190 | 23.9% | 2,485 | 6 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 10 | The Iron Lady | $5,412,803 | $3,684,279 | 68.1% | $1,728,524 | 31.9% | 1,076 | 4 | The Weinstein Company | - | false |
| 11 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $4,970,045 | $3,528,514 | 71% | $1,441,531 | 29% | 1,907 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - | false |
| 12 | War Horse | $4,480,713 | $3,150,502 | 70.3% | $1,330,211 | 29.7% | 2,525 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 13 | The Artist | $3,681,183 | $2,371,803 | 64.4% | $1,309,380 | 35.6% | 662 | 9 | The Weinstein Company | - | false |
| 14 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $3,653,285 | $3,076,168 | 84.2% | $577,117 | 15.8% | 2,070 | 6 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 15 | We Bought a Zoo | $3,455,946 | $2,783,440 | 80.5% | $672,506 | 19.5% | 2,065 | 5 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 16 | The Devil Inside | $3,426,645 | $2,668,865 | 77.9% | $757,780 | 22.1% | 2,207 | 3 | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 17 | The Descendants | $3,410,654 | $2,372,298 | 69.6% | $1,038,356 | 30.4% | 560 | 11 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | - | false |
| 18 | The Adventures of Tintin | $2,822,576 | $2,218,841 | 78.6% | $603,735 | 21.4% | 1,340 | 6 | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 19 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | $2,499,544 | $1,763,380 | 70.6% | $736,164 | 29.4% | 731 | 7 | Focus Features | - | false |
| 20 | Hugo | $1,465,800 | $937,620 | 64% | $528,180 | 36% | 650 | 10 | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 21 | A Dangerous Method | $563,221 | $420,733 | 74.7% | $142,488 | 25.3% | 105 | 10 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 22 | Happy Feet Two | $526,781 | $427,309 | 81.1% | $99,472 | 18.9% | 331 | 10 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 23 | My Week with Marilyn | $517,995 | $327,104 | 63.2% | $190,891 | 36.8% | 225 | 10 | The Weinstein Company | - | false |
| 24 | Puss in Boots | $438,169 | $355,089 | 81% | $83,080 | 19% | 292 | 13 | DreamWorks | - | false |
| 25 | Jack and Jill | $432,459 | $342,346 | 79.2% | $90,113 | 20.8% | 283 | 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - | false |
| 26 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | $417,685 | $308,718 | 73.9% | $108,967 | 26.1% | 370 | 10 | Summit Entertainment | - | false |
| 27 | Carnage | $402,530 | $283,565 | 70.4% | $118,965 | 29.6% | 248 | 6 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 28 | Shame | $373,825 | $243,798 | 65.2% | $130,027 | 34.8% | 95 | 8 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | - | false |
| 29 | The Muppets | $326,562 | $261,418 | 80% | $65,144 | 20% | 285 | 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 30 | A Separation | $239,730 | $168,818 | 70.4% | $70,912 | 29.6% | 13 | 4 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 31 | The Darkest Hour | $236,890 | $183,036 | 77.3% | $53,854 | 22.7% | 301 | 5 | Summit Entertainment | - | false |
| 32 | Tower Heist | $236,425 | $178,200 | 75.4% | $58,225 | 24.6% | 220 | 12 | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 33 | Pina | $217,820 | $136,668 | 62.7% | $81,152 | 37.3% | 10 | 5 | IFC Films | - | false |
| 34 | The Sitter | $199,404 | $142,648 | 71.5% | $56,756 | 28.5% | 191 | 7 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 35 | Young Adult | $198,970 | $138,213 | 69.5% | $60,757 | 30.5% | 150 | 7 | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 36 | Immortals | $179,483 | $123,235 | 68.7% | $56,248 | 31.3% | 169 | 11 | Relativity Media | - | false |
| 37 | New Year's Eve | $178,718 | $136,781 | 76.5% | $41,937 | 23.5% | 265 | 7 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 38 | Born to Be Wild | $165,252 | $100,396 | 60.8% | $64,856 | 39.2% | 45 | 42 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 39 | Real Steel | $164,786 | $134,632 | 81.7% | $30,154 | 18.3% | 162 | 16 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 40 | Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos | $139,694 | $119,300 | 85.4% | $20,394 | 14.6% | 42 | 1 | Eleven Arts | - | false |
| 41 | The Viral Factor | $107,624 | $63,235 | 58.8% | $44,389 | 41.2% | 22 | 1 | China Lion Film Distribution | - | false |
| 42 | We Need to Talk About Kevin | $105,902 | $73,710 | 69.6% | $32,192 | 30.4% | 7 | 7 | Oscilloscope | - | false |
| 43 | Pariah | $93,401 | $64,971 | 69.6% | $28,430 | 30.4% | 21 | 5 | Focus Features | - | false |
| 44 | Coriolanus | $92,251 | $61,136 | 66.3% | $31,115 | 33.7% | 9 | 1 | The Weinstein Company | - | false |
| 45 | Moneyball | $89,298 | $58,697 | 65.7% | $30,601 | 34.3% | 110 | 18 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - | false |
| 46 | Sea Rex 3D: Journey to a Prehistoric World | $85,712 | $49,738 | 58% | $35,974 | 42% | 8 | 87 | 3D Entertainment | - | false |
| 47 | The Flowers of War | $80,986 | $48,448 | 59.8% | $32,538 | 40.2% | 30 | 1 | Wrekin Hill Entertainment | - | false |
| 48 | In Time | $79,166 | $57,633 | 72.8% | $21,533 | 27.2% | 97 | 13 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 49 | Agneepath | $72,632 | - | - | - | - | 132 | 1 | Eros Worldwide | - | false |
| 50 | Hubble | $70,937 | $34,459 | 48.6% | $36,478 | 51.4% | 21 | 97 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 51 | Melancholia | $69,322 | $48,632 | 70.2% | $20,690 | 29.8% | 52 | 11 | Magnolia Pictures | - | false |
| 52 | Courageous | $51,476 | $51,476 | 100% | $0 | - | 90 | 17 | TriStar Pictures | - | false |
| 53 | Albert Nobbs | $50,251 | - | - | - | - | - | - | Roadside Attractions | - | false |
| 54 | J. Edgar | $46,663 | $31,053 | 66.6% | $15,610 | 33.4% | 46 | 12 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 55 | Vettai | $44,688 | $34,397 | 77% | $10,291 | 23% | 21 | 2 | UTV Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 56 | Drive | $39,867 | $26,543 | 66.6% | $13,324 | 33.4% | 33 | 19 | FilmDistrict | - | false |
| 57 | In the Land of Blood and Honey | $38,063 | $25,693 | 67.5% | $12,370 | 32.5% | 14 | 5 | FilmDistrict | - | false |
| 58 | Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough | $33,958 | - | - | - | - | 11 | 16 | National Geographic Entertainment | - | false |
| 59 | Dolphin Tale | $31,982 | $24,893 | 77.8% | $7,089 | 22.2% | 63 | 18 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 60 | Under the Sea 3D | $31,895 | $22,317 | 70% | $9,578 | 30% | 8 | 154 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 61 | The Way 2010 Re-release | $30,828 | $21,056 | 68.3% | $9,772 | 31.7% | 28 | 16 | Producers Distribution Agency (PDA) | - | false |
| 62 | Space Station 3D | $30,141 | $13,800 | 45.8% | $16,341 | 54.2% | 4 | 510 | IMAX | - | false |
| 63 | Midnight in Paris | $20,630 | $12,947 | 62.8% | $7,683 | 37.2% | 13 | 36 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 64 | Le Havre | $18,834 | $11,198 | 59.5% | $7,636 | 40.5% | 14 | 14 | Janus Films | - | false |
| 65 | The Women on the 6th Floor | $18,329 | $11,354 | 62% | $6,975 | 38% | 7 | 16 | Strand Releasing | - | false |
| 66 | The Skin I Live In | $16,392 | $12,267 | 74.8% | $4,125 | 25.2% | 17 | 15 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 67 | Margin Call | $14,943 | $8,148 | 54.5% | $6,795 | 45.5% | 14 | 14 | Roadside Attractions | - | false |
| 68 | The Mill and the Cross | $12,781 | $4,892 | 38.3% | $7,889 | 61.7% | 6 | 20 | Kino Lorber Studio Classics | - | false |
| 69 | Crazy Horse | $12,640 | $7,963 | 63% | $4,677 | 37% | 1 | 2 | Zipporah Films | - | false |
| 70 | The Help | $12,546 | $7,393 | 58.9% | $5,153 | 41.1% | 22 | 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 71 | Don 2 | $12,223 | $9,493 | 77.7% | $2,730 | 22.3% | 12 | 6 | Reliance Big Pictures | - | false |
| 72 | The Front Line | $11,018 | $7,188 | 65.2% | $3,830 | 34.8% | 6 | 1 | Well Go USA Entertainment | - | false |
| 73 | Take Shelter | $10,495 | $7,767 | 74% | $2,728 | 26% | 16 | 17 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 74 | The Pruitt-Igoe Myth | $10,414 | $4,721 | 45.3% | $5,693 | 54.7% | 1 | 1 | First Run | - | false |
| 75 | Young Goethe in Love | $9,489 | $6,320 | 66.6% | $3,169 | 33.4% | 8 | 12 | Music Box Films | - | false |
| 76 | Tomboy | $8,678 | $5,509 | 63.5% | $3,169 | 36.5% | 10 | 11 | Dada Films | - | false |
| 77 | Carol Channing: Larger Than Life | $7,150 | $5,000 | 69.9% | $2,150 | 30.1% | 2 | 1 | Entertainment One | - | false |
| 78 | The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby | $6,857 | $4,964 | 72.4% | $1,893 | 27.6% | 3 | 18 | First Run | - | false |
| 79 | Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston | $6,565 | $3,968 | 60.4% | $2,597 | 39.6% | 1 | 1 | Tribeca Films | - | false |
| 80 | Film socialisme | $6,430 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 34 | Lorber Films | - | false |
| 81 | Crazy Wisdom: The Life & Times of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche | $5,635 | $294 | 5.2% | $5,341 | 94.8% | 3 | 9 | - | - | false |
| 82 | The Guard | $5,475 | $3,875 | 70.8% | $1,600 | 29.2% | 9 | 26 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 83 | BuzzKill | $4,599 | $2,912 | 63.3% | $1,687 | 36.7% | 1 | 1 | Indican Pictures | - | false |
| 84 | The City Dark | $4,594 | $2,983 | 64.9% | $1,611 | 35.1% | 1 | 2 | Argot Pictures | - | false |
| 85 | Once Upon a Time in Anatolia | $4,304 | $2,571 | 59.7% | $1,733 | 40.3% | 1 | 4 | The Cinema Guild | - | false |
| 86 | How Much Does Your Building Weigh, Mr Foster? 2012 Re-release | $4,299 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | First Run | - | false |
| 87 | Sing Your Song | $4,212 | $2,803 | 66.6% | $1,409 | 33.4% | 2 | 2 | S2BN Films | - | false |
| 88 | Man on a Mission: Richard Garriott's Road to the Stars | $4,205 | $3,160 | 75.2% | $1,045 | 24.8% | 5 | 2 | First Run | - | false |
| 89 | Santa Mesa | $3,621 | $2,276 | 62.9% | $1,345 | 37.1% | 1 | 2 | Indican Pictures | - | false |
| 90 | Addiction Incorporated | $3,207 | $2,200 | 68.6% | $1,007 | 31.4% | 2 | 7 | Variance Films | - | false |
| 91 | Blackthorn | $2,895 | $1,958 | 67.6% | $937 | 32.4% | 3 | 16 | Magnolia Pictures | - | false |
| 92 | Sophomore | $2,869 | $2,080 | 72.5% | $789 | 27.5% | 1 | 2 | N/A | - | false |
| 93 | My Reincarnation | $2,769 | $1,872 | 67.6% | $897 | 32.4% | 2 | 13 | Long Shot Factory | - | false |
| 94 | Oka! | $2,496 | $2,496 | 100% | $0 | - | 1 | 15 | Dada Films | - | false |
| 95 | Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness | $2,460 | $1,248 | 50.7% | $1,212 | 49.3% | 1 | 29 | International Film Circuit | - | false |
| 96 | Roadie | $2,082 | $1,813 | 87.1% | $269 | 12.9% | 1 | 3 | Magnolia Pictures | - | false |
| 97 | The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu | $1,716 | $921 | 53.7% | $795 | 46.3% | 1 | 20 | The Film Desk | - | false |
| 98 | Mozart's Sister | $1,642 | $1,402 | 85.4% | $240 | 14.6% | 2 | 23 | Music Box Films | - | false |
| 99 | Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey | $1,604 | $1,474 | 91.9% | $130 | 8.1% | 2 | 14 | Submarine Deluxe | - | false |
| 100 | Outrage | $1,447 | $1,100 | 76% | $347 | 24% | 3 | 8 | Magnolia Pictures | - | false |
| 101 | Eames: The Architect & The Painter | $1,382 | $666 | 48.2% | $716 | 51.8% | 1 | 11 | First Run | - | false |
| 102 | Granito | $1,184 | $512 | 43.2% | $672 | 56.8% | 2 | 20 | International Film Circuit | - | false |
| 103 | Tyrannosaur | $1,042 | $746 | 71.6% | $296 | 28.4% | 1 | 10 | Strand Releasing | - | false |
| 104 | CornerStore | $848 | $850 | 100.2% | $-2 | - | 1 | 24 | Shotown Pictures | - | false |
| 105 | The Green Ray 2011 Re-release | $837 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 34 | The Film Desk | - | false |
| 106 | Pianomania | $790 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 35 | First Run | - | false |
| 107 | Loosies | $767 | $566 | 73.8% | $201 | 26.2% | 3 | 3 | IFC Films | - | false |
| 108 | My Joy | $738 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 17 | Kino Lorber | - | false |
| 109 | Jane's Journey | $724 | $724 | 100% | $0 | - | 1 | 19 | First Run | - | false |
| 110 | The Interrupters | $426 | $208 | 48.8% | $218 | 51.2% | 1 | 26 | The Cinema Guild | - | false |
| 111 | Nostalgia for the Light | $408 | $408 | 100% | $0 | - | 1 | 55 | Icarus Films | - | false |
| 112 | The Devil, Probably | $343 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | The Film Desk | - | false |
| 113 | The Bride Wore Black | $334 | $334 | 100% | $0 | - | 1 | 12 | The Film Desk | - | false |
| 114 | The Look | $198 | $198 | 100% | $0 | - | 2 | 12 | Kino Lorber | - | false |
| 115 | Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle | $176 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 28 | The Film Desk | - | false |
| 116 | Garbo: The Spy 2011 Re-release | $128 | $128 | 100% | $0 | - | 1 | 10 | First Run | - | false |
| 117 | Galapagos | $18 | $18 | 100% | $0 | - | 1 | 639 | IMAX | - | false |
| - | Cook County | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | Hannover House | - | false |
| - | Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | Variance Films | - | false |
| - | Redneck Carnage | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | - | - | false |
| - | El Bulli: Cooking in Progress | - | - | - | - | - | - | 27 | - | - | false |
| - | The Whale | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | Paladin | - | false |
| - | Amigo | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23 | Variance Films | - | false |
| - | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | - | - | - | - | - | - | 331 | IMAX | - | false |
| - | Dystopia: 2013 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | false |
| - | The Conquest | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | Music Box Films | - | false |
| - | Paul Goodman Changed My Life | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | Zeitgeist Films | - | false |
