| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $436,375 | -49.2% | 97 | - | $4,498 | $1,667,439 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | The Adventures of Tintin | $303,718 | -39.2% | 110 | -2 | $2,761 | $3,401,498 | 3 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 3 | - | War Horse | $275,873 | - | 73 | - | $3,779 | $275,873 | 1 | 20th Century Fox International | true | false |
| 4 | - | The Darkest Hour | $184,743 | - | 67 | - | $2,757 | $184,743 | 1 | 20th Century Fox International | true | false |
| 5 | - | Hugo | $129,601 | - | 58 | - | $2,234 | $129,601 | 1 | Paramount Pictures International | true | false |
| 6 | 6 | Happy Feet Two | $123,768 | -12.5% | 122 | -1 | $1,014 | $879,427 | 3 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 7 | 5 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $122,731 | -25.2% | 64 | -4 | $1,917 | $1,497,168 | 5 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 8 | 3 | The Iron Lady | $119,923 | -34.7% | 44 | +3 | $2,725 | $986,940 | 3 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 9 | 4 | The Muppets | $106,991 | -35.9% | 75 | - | $1,426 | $779,587 | 3 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 7 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $79,925 | -40.2% | 52 | -13 | $1,537 | $1,970,030 | 5 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 11 | 8 | We Bought a Zoo | $71,470 | -42.4% | 61 | -9 | $1,171 | $648,619 | 3 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 12 | 9 | Dolphin Tale | $59,778 | -27.7% | 81 | +2 | $738 | $223,401 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 13 | 11 | Puss in Boots | $43,479 | -26.3% | 45 | +2 | $966 | $1,708,584 | 6 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 14 | 10 | Tower Heist | $32,856 | -59.2% | 49 | -2 | $670 | $549,880 | 3 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | 12 | Players | $18,792 | -67% | 10 | -2 | $1,879 | $93,034 | 2 | Forum Hungary | false | false |
| 16 | 13 | Albert Nobbs | $18,685 | -30.3% | 27 | +4 | $692 | $128,580 | 3 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
| 17 | 15 | Melancholia | $18,425 | -27.4% | 13 | -2 | $1,417 | $186,466 | 4 | Madman Entertainment | false | false |
| 18 | 14 | Midnight in Paris | $14,509 | -44% | 23 | +4 | $630 | $745,448 | 14 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 19 | 16 | The First Grader | $13,095 | -33.5% | 29 | -4 | $451 | $210,859 | 6 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 20 | 19 | Drive | $6,781 | -12.8% | 12 | +3 | $565 | $655,519 | 11 | N/A | false | false |
| 21 | 21 | Anton Chekhov's the Duel | $6,640 | -2.9% | 6 | - | $1,106 | $30,681 | 2 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 22 | - | National Theatre Live: Collaborators | $5,833 | - | 13 | - | $448 | $5,833 | 1 | Rialto Distribution | true | false |
| 23 | 17 | New Year's Eve | $5,568 | -55.6% | 23 | -16 | $242 | $997,956 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 24 | 22 | Red Dog | $5,501 | -18.8% | 18 | +2 | $305 | $396,039 | 7 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 25 | - | The Great Magician | $4,391 | - | 1 | - | $4,391 | $4,391 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 26 | 18 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | $4,375 | -53.6% | 12 | -4 | $364 | $3,548,172 | 9 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 27 | 20 | The Salt of Life | $3,985 | -44.9% | 18 | - | $221 | $71,178 | 4 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 28 | 23 | The Whistleblower | $2,628 | -32.3% | 8 | -3 | $328 | $116,921 | 8 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
| 29 | 33 | Pina | $911 | +20% | 4 | +2 | $227 | $70,880 | 13 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
| 30 | 30 | Submarine | $830 | -32.5% | 3 | -4 | $276 | $72,959 | 8 | Madman Entertainment | false | false |
| 31 | 27 | Viva Riva! | $778 | -46.1% | 2 | - | $389 | $10,755 | 2 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 32 | 26 | Contagion | $742 | -50.5% | 5 | -1 | $148 | $673,326 | 10 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 33 | 37 | Flying Swords of Dragon Gate | $573 | +25.9% | 1 | - | $573 | $44,109 | 5 | Icon Film Distribution Australia | false | false |
| 34 | 28 | Cave of Forgotten Dreams | $528 | -60.5% | 2 | - | $264 | $175,960 | 14 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 35 | 25 | Restless | $461 | -69.5% | 1 | - | $461 | $2,772 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 36 | 39 | Red State | $418 | +10.9% | 1 | - | $418 | $5,910 | 6 | Curious Films | false | false |
| 37 | 36 | Last Train Home 2011 Re-release | $307 | -42.7% | 1 | - | $307 | $18,999 | 9 | - | false | false |
| 38 | 29 | Beginners | $303 | -75.4% | 2 | -2 | $151 | $186,060 | 10 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
