| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | The Intouchables | $23,150,820 | +57.2% | 603 | +95 | $38,392 | $42,794,493 | 2 | Gaumont | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | The Adventures of Tintin | $6,098,671 | -27.6% | 863 | -51 | $7,066 | $47,444,367 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 3 | - | Contagion | $3,118,020 | - | 377 | - | $8,270 | $3,118,020 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 4 | - | My Worst Nightmare | $2,905,287 | - | 420 | - | $6,917 | $2,905,287 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 5 | 3 | Polisse | $2,106,209 | -17.7% | 571 | +45 | $3,688 | $17,090,665 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
| 6 | - | You Don't Choose Your Family | $1,785,024 | - | 480 | - | $3,718 | $1,785,024 | 1 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | true | false |
| 7 | - | All Our Desires | $1,273,027 | - | 247 | - | $5,153 | $1,273,027 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 8 | 4 | The Source | $1,111,027 | -34.5% | 344 | +22 | $3,229 | $3,188,395 | 2 | Europa Filmes | false | false |
| 9 | 5 | A Monster in Paris | $1,027,487 | -31.1% | 617 | - | $1,665 | $14,620,179 | 5 | Europa Filmes | false | false |
| 10 | 6 | The Artist | $703,961 | -32.8% | 413 | -34 | $1,704 | $12,406,803 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 11 | 13 | Dolphin Tale | $588,072 | -17.8% | 241 | -4 | $2,440 | $1,345,398 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 12 | 8 | Real Steel | $580,030 | -41% | 276 | -172 | $2,101 | $9,357,990 | 4 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 11 | The Minister | $510,368 | -31.1% | 179 | +25 | $2,851 | $2,944,192 | 3 | Diaphana Distribution | false | false |
| 14 | 12 | Drive | $498,496 | -31.9% | 234 | -75 | $2,130 | $12,975,752 | 6 | N/A | false | false |
| 15 | 9 | The Help | $479,479 | -45.9% | 211 | -68 | $2,272 | $4,181,840 | 3 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 16 | 7 | Special Forces | $479,087 | -52.8% | 264 | - | $1,814 | $1,664,584 | 2 | StudioCanal | false | false |
| 17 | 10 | The Ides of March | $427,801 | -51.3% | 150 | -81 | $2,852 | $4,005,501 | 3 | Metropolitan Filmexport | false | false |
| 18 | 14 | Paranormal Activity 3 | $297,439 | -52.4% | 161 | -54 | $1,847 | $7,120,341 | 4 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 19 | 15 | Bienvenue à bord | $211,647 | -57.7% | 179 | -145 | $1,182 | $12,547,434 | 6 | N/A | false | false |
| 20 | 17 | Killer Elite | $144,124 | -62.9% | 51 | -94 | $2,825 | $2,075,988 | 3 | UGC Distribution | false | false |
| 21 | - | Khodorkovsky | $18,259 | - | 6 | - | $3,043 | $18,259 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 22 | 25 | The Smurfs | $16,465 | -34.5% | 16 | -34 | $1,029 | $27,115,819 | 15 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 23 | - | Michael | $12,675 | - | 8 | - | $1,584 | $12,675 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
