| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $845,499 | - | 164 | - | $5,155 | $1,171,717 | 1 | United International Pictures | true | false |
| 2 | - | The Descendants | $180,838 | - | 49 | - | $3,690 | $180,838 | 1 | 20th Century Fox International | true | false |
| 3 | - | The Dead Have It Easy | $134,551 | - | 95 | - | $1,416 | $585,236 | 2 | Svensk Filmindustri (SF) | false | false |
| 4 | 2 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $118,645 | -29.8% | 53 | -10 | $2,238 | $2,745,978 | 6 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 5 | 1 | The Lion King 2011 3D Release | $109,491 | -62.4% | 83 | -58 | $1,319 | $1,104,074 | 3 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | - | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | $69,452 | - | 42 | - | $1,653 | $85,304 | 1 | Svensk Filmindustri (SF) | true | false |
| 7 | 3 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $68,241 | -44.8% | 24 | -20 | $2,843 | $3,354,456 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 8 | 4 | J. Edgar | $60,482 | -48.1% | 32 | -2 | $1,890 | $265,011 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 9 | - | Dolphin Tale | $59,791 | - | 23 | - | $2,599 | $67,274 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 10 | 6 | Happy Feet Two | $30,454 | -38.3% | 16 | -11 | $1,903 | $1,158,874 | 9 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 11 | 7 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $27,449 | -39.9% | 15 | -16 | $1,829 | $1,752,729 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 12 | 5 | My Week with Marilyn | $26,454 | -57.9% | 24 | -33 | $1,102 | $324,429 | 3 | Scanbox Entertainment | false | false |
| 13 | 8 | Shame | $16,739 | -58.8% | 14 | -19 | $1,195 | $224,301 | 3 | Arthouse | false | false |
| 14 | - | Play | $12,542 | - | 15 | - | $836 | $25,522 | 1 | Arthouse | true | false |
| 15 | 13 | The Secret World of Arrietty | $11,928 | -35.6% | 23 | -4 | $518 | $248,006 | 6 | Arthouse | false | false |
| 16 | 15 | A Separation | $10,254 | -35.7% | 13 | - | $788 | $270,514 | 6 | Arthouse | false | false |
| 17 | 11 | Certified Copy | $9,672 | -49.9% | 7 | -10 | $1,381 | $334,417 | 6 | N/A | false | false |
| 18 | 10 | Hysteria | $8,885 | -60% | 5 | -14 | $1,777 | $418,952 | 6 | Scanbox Entertainment | false | false |
| 19 | 14 | Moneyball | $7,542 | -54.9% | 7 | -6 | $1,077 | $238,763 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 20 | 17 | Drive | $5,931 | -45.8% | 3 | -3 | $1,977 | $866,895 | 15 | Svensk Filmindustri (SF) | false | false |
| 21 | 9 | The Darkest Hour | $5,764 | -84.2% | 6 | -36 | $960 | $220,618 | 3 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 22 | 19 | A Dangerous Method | $4,318 | -51.5% | 2 | -2 | $2,159 | $378,543 | 9 | Scanbox Entertainment | false | false |
| 23 | 12 | New Year's Eve | $3,128 | -83.5% | 3 | -8 | $1,042 | $1,332,549 | 8 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 24 | 18 | Jackpot | $3,086 | -68.5% | 2 | -6 | $1,543 | $893,367 | 9 | Nordisk Film | false | false |
