| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $858,492 | - | 97 | - | $8,850 | $858,492 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | The Adventures of Tintin | $499,942 | -50% | 112 | +3 | $4,463 | $2,790,153 | 2 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 3 | 5 | The Iron Lady | $183,515 | -29.4% | 41 | -1 | $4,475 | $749,935 | 2 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 4 | 6 | The Muppets | $166,964 | -29.8% | 75 | +3 | $2,226 | $564,369 | 2 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 2 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $164,165 | -45.3% | 68 | -24 | $2,414 | $1,226,689 | 4 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 6 | 4 | Happy Feet Two | $141,498 | -46.7% | 123 | +1 | $1,150 | $665,830 | 2 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 7 | 3 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $133,572 | -54.5% | 65 | -4 | $2,054 | $1,785,730 | 4 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 8 | 7 | We Bought a Zoo | $124,034 | -30.5% | 70 | +4 | $1,771 | $497,786 | 2 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 9 | - | Dolphin Tale | $82,660 | - | 79 | - | $1,046 | $82,660 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 10 | 8 | Tower Heist | $80,458 | -51% | 51 | +2 | $1,577 | $467,992 | 2 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 9 | Puss in Boots | $59,021 | -61.9% | 43 | -54 | $1,372 | $1,595,660 | 5 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 12 | - | Players | $56,873 | - | 12 | - | $4,739 | $56,873 | 1 | Forum Hungary | true | false |
| 13 | 12 | Albert Nobbs | $26,824 | -14.8% | 23 | - | $1,166 | $92,931 | 2 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
| 14 | 16 | Midnight in Paris | $25,905 | +72.4% | 19 | +1 | $1,363 | $709,761 | 13 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 15 | 13 | Melancholia | $25,365 | -14.5% | 15 | +1 | $1,691 | $151,702 | 3 | Madman Entertainment | false | false |
| 16 | 14 | The First Grader | $19,699 | -33.2% | 33 | +2 | $596 | $181,214 | 5 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 17 | 10 | New Year's Eve | $12,537 | -84% | 39 | +2 | $321 | $964,854 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 18 | 15 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | $9,423 | -37.9% | 16 | -7 | $588 | $3,474,593 | 8 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 19 | 19 | Drive | $7,776 | -6.2% | 9 | -12 | $864 | $631,324 | 10 | N/A | false | false |
| 20 | 17 | The Salt of Life | $7,233 | -51.1% | 18 | +3 | $401 | $61,654 | 3 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 21 | - | Anton Chekhov's the Duel | $6,835 | - | 6 | - | $1,139 | $20,403 | 1 | Rialto Distribution | true | false |
| 22 | 18 | Red Dog | $6,776 | -49.7% | 16 | -1 | $423 | $378,407 | 6 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 23 | 21 | The Whistleblower | $3,879 | -7.9% | 11 | -8 | $352 | $110,098 | 7 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
| 24 | 11 | Don 2 | $3,782 | -90.8% | 8 | -4 | $472 | $203,305 | 3 | Mind Blowing Films | false | false |
| 25 | - | Restless | $1,510 | - | 1 | - | $1,510 | $1,510 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 26 | - | Contagion | $1,499 | - | 6 | - | $249 | $658,847 | 9 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 27 | - | Viva Riva! | $1,444 | - | 2 | - | $722 | $9,321 | 1 | Rialto Distribution | true | false |
| 28 | 28 | Cave of Forgotten Dreams | $1,337 | +110.2% | 2 | - | $668 | $171,578 | 13 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 29 | 22 | Beginners | $1,232 | -59% | 4 | -4 | $308 | $181,651 | 9 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
| 30 | 24 | Submarine | $1,230 | -30.4% | 7 | -1 | $175 | $69,591 | 7 | Madman Entertainment | false | false |
| 31 | 27 | The Inbetweeners | $941 | +2.2% | 6 | -2 | $156 | $846,143 | 11 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 32 | 25 | The Trip | $904 | -44.8% | 7 | +3 | $129 | $300,138 | 12 | Madman Entertainment | false | false |
| 33 | 34 | Pina | $759 | +159% | 2 | - | $379 | $68,224 | 12 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
| 34 | 29 | El Bulli: Cooking in Progress | $734 | +19.3% | 1 | - | $734 | $6,305 | 5 | Madman Entertainment | false | false |
| 35 | 26 | Tomboy | $716 | -45.8% | 2 | -1 | $358 | $34,429 | 6 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 36 | 33 | Last Train Home 2011 Re-release | $536 | +31.4% | 1 | -1 | $536 | $18,119 | 8 | - | false | false |
| 37 | 23 | Flying Swords of Dragon Gate | $455 | -84.1% | 1 | - | $455 | $41,608 | 4 | Icon Film Distribution | false | false |
| 38 | 20 | Arthur Christmas | $402 | -94.4% | 2 | -8 | $201 | $764,677 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 39 | 31 | Red State | $377 | -16% | 1 | - | $377 | $5,211 | 5 | - | false | false |
| 40 | 32 | Jig | $168 | -61.3% | 3 | -2 | $56 | $24,672 | 6 | Vendetta Films | false | false |
| 41 | - | Project Nim | $55 | - | 1 | - | $55 | $19,934 | 8 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
