| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $72,938 | +17.6% | 16 | - | $4,558 | $228,022 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 2 | - | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $52,189 | - | 19 | - | $2,746 | $52,189 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 3 | 4 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $44,665 | +201.1% | 17 | - | $2,627 | $123,916 | 2 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 4 | 6 | Puss in Boots | $36,171 | +277.7% | 15 | - | $2,411 | $422,083 | 5 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 3 | The Parade | $26,829 | +55.3% | 11 | - | $2,439 | $132,582 | 3 | N/A | false | false |
| 6 | 2 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $23,571 | +13.5% | 14 | +1 | $1,683 | $189,507 | 3 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | - | The Darkest Hour | $17,237 | - | 10 | - | $1,723 | $17,237 | 1 | 20th Century Fox International | true | false |
| 8 | 5 | New Year's Eve | $15,440 | +34.8% | 13 | - | $1,187 | $167,866 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 9 | 8 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | $5,548 | +28.6% | 11 | -3 | $504 | $594,728 | 7 | N/A | false | false |
| 10 | - | A Little Bit of Heaven | $4,167 | - | 5 | - | $833 | $4,167 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 11 | 7 | Arthur Christmas | $3,585 | -33.3% | 19 | -1 | $188 | $157,581 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 12 | 11 | The Help | $1,615 | +0.4% | 8 | -1 | $201 | $14,874 | 3 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 13 | Moneyball | $1,247 | +13.8% | 9 | -1 | $138 | $34,495 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
