| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | The Descendants | $25,332 | -37.9% | 8 | - | $3,166 | $122,762 | 2 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 2 | - | Immortals | $18,171 | - | 8 | - | $2,271 | $18,171 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 3 | - | The Ides of March | $17,248 | - | 5 | - | $3,449 | $35,152 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 4 | - | J. Edgar | $15,960 | - | 8 | - | $1,995 | $15,960 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 5 | 2 | Tower Heist | $15,147 | -43.7% | 4 | -3 | $3,786 | $60,495 | 2 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 6 | 3 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $13,364 | -46.6% | 7 | -1 | $1,909 | $124,435 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 7 | 7 | The Adventures of Tintin | $11,203 | -38% | 8 | -4 | $1,400 | $143,869 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 8 | 5 | Puss in Boots | $11,194 | -46.7% | 12 | +1 | $932 | $446,239 | 8 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 9 | 4 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $10,034 | -52.8% | 7 | -1 | $1,433 | $146,676 | 4 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 10 | 9 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $8,632 | -37.7% | 3 | - | $2,877 | $33,722 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 11 | - | The Iron Lady | $8,309 | - | 2 | - | $4,154 | $8,309 | - | N/A | - | false |
| 12 | - | Widows | $5,514 | - | 5 | - | $1,102 | $5,514 | 1 | Walt Disney Pictures | true | false |
| 13 | 8 | The Muppets | $5,155 | -63.1% | 7 | +2 | $736 | $48,058 | 3 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | 6 | The Darkest Hour | $4,160 | -77.1% | 4 | -4 | $1,040 | $39,347 | 2 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 15 | 12 | The Help | $3,677 | -40.8% | 6 | - | $612 | $51,241 | 4 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 16 | 13 | My Afternoons with Margueritte | $2,156 | -17% | 1 | - | $2,156 | $45,995 | 11 | N/A | false | false |
| 17 | 11 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $1,399 | -80.6% | 2 | -2 | $699 | $129,580 | 5 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 18 | 16 | Anonymous | $544 | -35% | 1 | -1 | $544 | $22,462 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 19 | 14 | 3 Millones | $447 | -76% | 1 | -1 | $447 | $136,845 | 13 | N/A | false | false |
| 20 | 15 | 50/50 | $86 | -90.8% | 1 | - | $86 | $27,897 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
