| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $450,177 | +30.7% | 118 | +12 | $3,815 | $2,486,450 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $356,344 | +8.8% | 135 | +23 | $2,639 | $1,992,096 | 3 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 3 | 3 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $213,875 | +32.7% | 117 | -4 | $1,827 | $1,359,028 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 4 | 4 | New Year's Eve | $92,877 | +4.2% | 4 | -42 | $23,219 | $1,203,772 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 5 | - | Moneyball | $83,393 | - | 21 | - | $3,971 | $83,393 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 6 | 8 | Hysteria | $71,479 | +115.2% | 64 | +15 | $1,116 | $245,393 | 3 | Scanbox Entertainment | false | false |
| 7 | 7 | Happy Feet Two | $54,943 | +41.1% | 41 | -21 | $1,340 | $1,001,716 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 8 | 10 | Certified Copy | $52,742 | +133.1% | 28 | +2 | $1,883 | $182,107 | 3 | N/A | false | false |
| 9 | 11 | A Separation | $35,429 | +83.5% | 25 | -5 | $1,417 | $157,005 | 3 | Arthouse | false | false |
| 10 | 9 | The Secret World of Arrietty | $33,999 | +39.1% | 39 | +7 | $871 | $175,566 | 3 | Arthouse | false | false |
| 11 | 13 | Jackpot | $30,779 | +118% | 13 | - | $2,367 | $829,718 | 6 | Nordisk Film | false | false |
| 12 | 12 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | $25,585 | +62.2% | 11 | -1 | $2,325 | $4,263,198 | 8 | Nordisk Film | false | false |
| 13 | 5 | Magic Silver II | $24,982 | -61.3% | 34 | -23 | $734 | $3,975,072 | 8 | N/A | false | false |
| 14 | 14 | Simon & the Oaks | $23,976 | +109% | 47 | +1 | $510 | $95,245 | 3 | Nordisk Film | false | false |
| 15 | 6 | Arthur Christmas | $15,455 | -60.7% | 34 | -42 | $454 | $916,411 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 16 | 15 | A Dangerous Method | $14,767 | +90.1% | 11 | -4 | $1,342 | $322,696 | 6 | Scanbox Entertainment | false | false |
| 17 | 16 | Drive | $13,759 | +85.2% | 3 | -13 | $4,586 | $809,564 | 12 | Svensk Filmindustri (SF) | false | false |
| 18 | 18 | The Adventures of Tintin | $7,231 | +120.6% | 12 | +7 | $602 | $2,714,467 | 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 19 | 19 | Immortals | $4,697 | +111% | 6 | +3 | $782 | $675,033 | 7 | Nordisk Film | false | false |
| 20 | - | Oslo, August 31st | $3,360 | - | 2 | - | $1,680 | $965,513 | 19 | N/A | false | false |
