| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Chronicle | $356,949 | - | 68 | - | $5,249 | $356,949 | 1 | 20th Century Fox International | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $198,477 | -30.9% | 75 | -3 | $2,646 | $611,165 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 3 | 4 | The Descendants | $194,098 | -8.6% | 49 | +8 | $3,961 | $500,324 | 2 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 4 | 3 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | $151,444 | -31.3% | 56 | -1 | $2,704 | $864,517 | 3 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 2 | Sione's 2: Unfinished Business | $107,273 | -58.9% | 80 | -9 | $1,340 | $1,340,687 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 6 | - | A Few Best Men | $105,034 | - | 56 | - | $1,875 | $106,526 | 1 | Hoyts Distribution | true | false |
| 7 | 8 | Hugo | $93,325 | -25.1% | 55 | +1 | $1,696 | $674,003 | 4 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 8 | 7 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $73,516 | -48.5% | 95 | -1 | $773 | $2,587,773 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 9 | 6 | The Adventures of Tintin | $71,526 | -50.6% | 63 | -24 | $1,135 | $4,332,955 | 6 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 10 | 10 | The Iron Lady | $61,310 | -22.1% | 56 | -5 | $1,094 | $1,439,107 | 6 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 11 | 5 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | $54,838 | -66.2% | 48 | - | $1,142 | $561,415 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 12 | 9 | War Horse | $54,505 | -48.4% | 44 | -23 | $1,238 | $836,272 | 4 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 13 | - | J. Edgar | $39,413 | - | 22 | - | $1,791 | $39,413 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 14 | 11 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $24,872 | -65.5% | 52 | -11 | $478 | $1,930,791 | 8 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 15 | 12 | The Muppets | $24,397 | -62.9% | 45 | -4 | $542 | $1,121,810 | 6 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 16 | 14 | Agneepath | $14,375 | -60.3% | 7 | -1 | $2,053 | $75,010 | 2 | - | false | false |
| 17 | 13 | Happy Feet Two | $11,568 | -73.1% | 70 | -44 | $165 | $1,151,176 | 6 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 18 | 16 | Young Adult | $10,930 | -63.9% | 15 | -3 | $728 | $56,527 | 2 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 19 | - | Like Crazy | $9,892 | - | 15 | - | $659 | $9,892 | 1 | Paramount Pictures International | true | false |
| 20 | 21 | Buck | $9,837 | -27.6% | 20 | -2 | $491 | $98,963 | 3 | Madman Entertainment | false | false |
| 21 | 19 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $8,450 | -58.7% | 10 | -10 | $845 | $2,208,169 | 8 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 22 | 23 | Albert Nobbs | $8,194 | +10.7% | 19 | -5 | $431 | $187,501 | 6 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
| 23 | 25 | Midnight in Paris | $7,472 | +49.3% | 20 | +5 | $373 | $825,941 | 17 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 24 | 24 | Melancholia | $5,556 | -3.6% | 9 | +1 | $617 | $238,240 | 7 | Madman Entertainment | false | false |
| 25 | 18 | Dolphin Tale | $5,156 | -75.9% | 69 | -6 | $74 | $366,313 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 26 | 26 | The First Grader | $4,373 | -1.3% | 10 | -1 | $437 | $263,148 | 9 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 27 | 28 | Anton Chekhov's the Duel | $4,320 | +13.7% | 10 | +3 | $432 | $53,953 | 5 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 28 | 20 | We Bought a Zoo | $4,307 | -69% | 19 | -9 | $226 | $785,512 | 6 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 29 | - | Julia's Eyes | $3,185 | - | 8 | - | $398 | $3,185 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 30 | 27 | The Viral Factor | $2,649 | -36% | 1 | - | $2,649 | $9,397 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 31 | 33 | The Salt of Life | $2,627 | +236.4% | 6 | -1 | $437 | $85,658 | 7 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 32 | - | All's Well, Ends Well 2012 | $2,160 | - | 3 | - | $720 | $14,030 | 2 | Incubate | false | false |
| 33 | 15 | The Darkest Hour | $2,077 | -93.4% | 7 | -28 | $296 | $439,807 | 4 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 34 | - | The Maltese Falcon 2012 Re-release | $1,255 | - | 2 | - | $627 | $1,255 | 1 | - | true | false |
| 35 | 32 | The Whistleblower | $1,015 | -8.1% | 4 | -2 | $253 | $132,743 | 11 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
| 36 | 29 | Drive | $831 | -65% | 4 | -4 | $207 | $704,309 | 14 | N/A | false | false |
| 37 | - | The African Queen 2011 Re-release | $501 | - | 1 | - | $501 | $501 | 1 | - | true | false |
| 38 | - | Cinema Paradiso 2012 Re-release | $476 | - | 2 | - | $238 | $476 | 1 | - | true | false |
| 39 | - | The Big Sleep 2012 Re-release | $451 | - | 1 | - | $451 | $451 | 1 | - | true | false |
| 40 | 36 | Last Train Home 2011 Re-release | $224 | -60.2% | 2 | - | $112 | $20,976 | 12 | - | false | false |
| 41 | 34 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | $167 | -76.3% | 3 | -2 | $55 | $3,739,436 | 12 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
