| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $287,094 | - | 78 | - | $3,680 | $287,094 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | Sione's 2: Unfinished Business | $260,843 | -55.3% | 89 | +1 | $2,930 | $1,113,572 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 3 | 2 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | $220,597 | -19.3% | 57 | +2 | $3,870 | $618,071 | 2 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | - | The Descendants | $212,356 | - | 41 | - | $5,179 | $212,356 | 1 | 20th Century Fox International | true | false |
| 5 | 6 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | $162,383 | +6.6% | 48 | -30 | $3,382 | $428,068 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 6 | 4 | The Adventures of Tintin | $144,931 | -26.7% | 87 | -7 | $1,665 | $4,146,126 | 5 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 7 | 3 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $142,685 | -40.4% | 96 | -1 | $1,486 | $2,406,782 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 8 | 7 | Hugo | $124,522 | +7% | 54 | -8 | $2,305 | $523,175 | 3 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 9 | 5 | War Horse | $105,641 | -32.7% | 67 | -3 | $1,576 | $732,009 | 3 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 10 | 8 | The Iron Lady | $78,716 | -16.1% | 61 | +14 | $1,290 | $1,312,161 | 5 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 11 | 9 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $72,086 | -13% | 63 | -3 | $1,144 | $1,851,473 | 7 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 12 | 11 | The Muppets | $65,834 | -3.8% | 49 | -21 | $1,343 | $1,056,257 | 5 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 12 | Happy Feet Two | $43,073 | -17% | 114 | -8 | $377 | $1,104,798 | 5 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 14 | - | Agneepath | $36,211 | - | 8 | - | $4,526 | $36,211 | 1 | - | true | false |
| 15 | 10 | The Darkest Hour | $31,557 | -59.1% | 35 | -19 | $901 | $419,330 | 3 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 16 | - | Young Adult | $30,238 | - | 18 | - | $1,679 | $30,238 | 1 | Paramount Pictures International | true | false |
| 17 | 15 | Puss in Boots | $23,223 | -19.3% | 33 | -4 | $703 | $1,869,689 | 8 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 18 | 14 | Dolphin Tale | $21,418 | -30.8% | 75 | -6 | $285 | $343,119 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 19 | 13 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $20,468 | -40.9% | 20 | -9 | $1,023 | $2,160,986 | 7 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 20 | 16 | We Bought a Zoo | $13,874 | -43.9% | 28 | -5 | $495 | $764,535 | 5 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 21 | 18 | Buck | $13,580 | -16% | 22 | +2 | $617 | $76,861 | 2 | Madman Entertainment | false | false |
| 22 | 17 | Handel: Rodelinda | $8,322 | -65% | 12 | -8 | $693 | $50,873 | 2 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 23 | 19 | Albert Nobbs | $7,401 | -39.8% | 24 | -2 | $308 | $173,174 | 5 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
| 24 | 20 | Melancholia | $5,761 | -49.4% | 8 | -5 | $720 | $225,178 | 6 | Madman Entertainment | false | false |
| 25 | 22 | Midnight in Paris | $5,006 | -41.2% | 15 | -4 | $333 | $803,047 | 16 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 26 | 23 | The First Grader | $4,431 | -36.2% | 11 | -9 | $402 | $252,462 | 8 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 27 | - | The Viral Factor | $4,137 | - | 1 | - | $4,137 | $4,137 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 28 | 26 | Anton Chekhov's the Duel | $3,799 | +23.2% | 7 | +1 | $542 | $47,497 | 4 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 29 | 25 | Drive | $2,377 | -40.1% | 8 | -4 | $297 | $693,294 | 13 | N/A | false | false |
| 30 | 31 | New Year's Eve | $1,383 | -24.2% | 11 | - | $125 | $1,042,469 | 8 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 31 | 24 | Red Dog | $1,183 | -78.5% | 10 | -5 | $118 | $424,436 | 9 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 32 | 30 | The Whistleblower | $1,104 | -42.6% | 6 | - | $184 | $129,219 | 10 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
| 33 | 28 | The Salt of Life | $781 | -59.7% | 7 | -5 | $111 | $81,202 | 6 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 34 | 32 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | $705 | -57.7% | 5 | -1 | $141 | $3,688,852 | 11 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 35 | 27 | Players | $607 | -77.2% | 5 | -2 | $121 | $109,112 | 4 | Forum Hungary | false | false |
| 36 | - | Last Train Home 2011 Re-release | $563 | - | 2 | - | $281 | $20,342 | 11 | - | false | false |
| 37 | - | TT3D: Closer to the Edge | $244 | - | 1 | - | $244 | $403,260 | 23 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 38 | 38 | Red State | $147 | -50.5% | 1 | - | $147 | $6,932 | 8 | Curious Films | false | false |
