| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | - | - | - | $254,647 | 10 | $539,846 | Dec 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 2 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | - | - | - | $191,012 | 10 | $576,625 | Dec 14 | United International Pictures | false |
| 3 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | - | - | - | $102,374 | 7 | $219,047 | Dec 14 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 4 | The Darkest Hour | - | - | - | $69,983 | 7 | $127,547 | Dec 28 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 5 | Underworld: Awakening | - | - | - | $64,680 | 10 | $137,039 | Jan 18 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 6 | Day of the Falcon | - | - | - | $44,943 | 7 | $45,432 | Jan 11 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 7 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | - | - | - | $41,891 | 10 | $623,391 | Nov 16 | - | false |
| 8 | The Grey | - | - | - | $37,612 | 4 | $96,065 | Jan 25 | - | false |
| 9 | The Thing | - | - | - | $35,845 | 5 | $37,316 | Jan 4 | - | false |
| 10 | Contraband | - | - | - | $27,853 | 8 | $52,683 | Jan 25 | United International Pictures | false |
| 11 | New Year's Eve | - | - | - | $27,626 | 7 | $162,986 | Dec 7 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 12 | Seeking Justice | - | - | - | $24,360 | 6 | $96,419 | Dec 14 | - | false |
| 13 | Where Do We Go Now? | - | - | - | $20,186 | 5 | $32,311 | Dec 21 | - | false |
| 14 | Arthur Christmas | - | - | - | $17,026 | 7 | $39,298 | Dec 21 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 15 | Jack and Jill | - | - | - | $14,765 | 6 | $69,903 | Nov 30 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 16 | A Monster in Paris | - | - | - | $13,359 | 3 | $13,359 | Jan 18 | - | false |
| 17 | Puss in Boots | - | - | - | $11,125 | 10 | $100,047 | Nov 16 | United International Pictures | false |
| 18 | Tower Heist | - | - | - | $4,542 | 10 | $79,686 | Nov 23 | United International Pictures | false |
| 19 | Happy Feet Two | - | - | - | $4,264 | 8 | $60,314 | Nov 30 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 20 | The Muppets | - | - | - | $3,082 | 4 | $11,553 | Dec 21 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 21 | Final Destination 5 | - | - | - | $2,331 | 10 | $342,370 | Sep 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 22 | The Adventures of Tintin | - | - | - | $1,571 | 10 | $183,106 | Nov 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 23 | Paranormal Activity 3 | - | - | - | $1,197 | 2 | $41,632 | Oct 19 | United International Pictures | false |
| 24 | Johnny English Reborn | - | - | - | $420 | 3 | $70,640 | Oct 12 | United International Pictures | false |
| 25 | In Time | - | - | - | $414 | 8 | $245,310 | Oct 26 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 26 | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | - | - | - | $136 | 6 | $316,192 | Aug 24 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
