| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | The Vow | $294,157 | - | 52 | - | $5,656 | $326,539 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 2 | - | Safe House | $178,755 | - | 47 | - | $3,803 | $178,755 | 1 | United International Pictures | true | false |
| 3 | 1 | Chronicle | $168,331 | -52.8% | 67 | -1 | $2,512 | $672,303 | 2 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 4 | 3 | The Descendants | $133,584 | -31.2% | 66 | +17 | $2,024 | $709,373 | 3 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 5 | - | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 2012 3D Release | $126,609 | - | 53 | - | $2,388 | $126,609 | 1 | 20th Century Fox International | true | false |
| 6 | 2 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $101,546 | -48.8% | 57 | -18 | $1,781 | $786,873 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 7 | 4 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | $67,597 | -55.4% | 55 | -1 | $1,229 | $979,740 | 4 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 6 | A Few Best Men | $50,251 | -52.2% | 55 | -1 | $913 | $204,044 | 2 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 9 | 7 | Hugo | $46,253 | -50.4% | 39 | -16 | $1,185 | $754,023 | 5 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 10 | 5 | Sione's 2: Unfinished Business | $44,304 | -58.7% | 47 | -33 | $942 | $1,438,415 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 11 | 10 | The Iron Lady | $39,740 | -35.2% | 55 | -1 | $722 | $1,506,674 | 7 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 12 | - | Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu | $32,689 | - | 7 | - | $4,669 | $32,689 | 1 | Mind Blowing Films | true | false |
| 13 | - | The Artist | $32,488 | - | 8 | - | $4,061 | $33,325 | 1 | Roadshow Films | true | false |
| 14 | 9 | The Adventures of Tintin | $27,075 | -62.1% | 51 | -12 | $530 | $4,344,174 | 7 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 15 | 8 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $23,087 | -68.6% | 77 | -18 | $299 | $2,604,617 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 16 | - | Faust | $22,256 | - | 21 | - | $1,059 | $22,256 | 1 | Rialto Distribution | true | false |
| 17 | 12 | War Horse | $20,953 | -61.6% | 40 | -4 | $523 | $889,073 | 5 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 18 | 13 | J. Edgar | $20,134 | -48.9% | 22 | - | $915 | $76,972 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 19 | 11 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | $19,968 | -63.6% | 79 | +31 | $252 | $605,461 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 20 | 14 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $10,494 | -57.8% | 35 | -17 | $299 | $1,929,419 | 9 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 21 | 15 | The Muppets | $9,981 | -59.1% | 30 | -15 | $332 | $1,134,334 | 7 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 22 | 20 | Buck | $7,525 | -23.5% | 21 | +1 | $358 | $113,369 | 4 | Madman Entertainment | false | false |
| 23 | 23 | Midnight in Paris | $5,492 | -26.5% | 19 | -1 | $289 | $827,582 | 18 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 24 | 17 | Happy Feet Two | $4,941 | -57.3% | 37 | -33 | $133 | $1,146,712 | 7 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 25 | 22 | Albert Nobbs | $4,396 | -46.4% | 17 | -2 | $258 | $193,886 | 7 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
| 26 | - | Weekend | $3,723 | - | 5 | - | $744 | $3,723 | 1 | Rialto Distribution | true | false |
| 27 | 27 | Anton Chekhov's the Duel | $3,634 | -15.9% | 11 | +1 | $330 | $59,259 | 6 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 28 | 24 | Melancholia | $3,529 | -36.5% | 10 | +1 | $352 | $242,089 | 8 | Madman Entertainment | false | false |
| 29 | - | When a City Falls | $2,999 | - | 8 | - | $374 | $266,564 | 12 | Metropolis Films | false | false |
| 30 | 25 | Dolphin Tale | $2,545 | -50.6% | 19 | -50 | $133 | $367,897 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 31 | 28 | We Bought a Zoo | $1,894 | -56% | 11 | -8 | $172 | $781,196 | 7 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 32 | 29 | Julia's Eyes | $1,544 | -51.5% | 6 | -2 | $257 | $6,061 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 33 | - | Romancing in Thin Air | $1,171 | - | 1 | - | $1,171 | $1,171 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 34 | 26 | The First Grader | $953 | -78.2% | 9 | -1 | $105 | $262,927 | 10 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 35 | 31 | The Salt of Life | $905 | -65.6% | 7 | +1 | $129 | $87,230 | 8 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 36 | 36 | Drive | $408 | -50.9% | 1 | -3 | $408 | $697,378 | 15 | N/A | false | false |
| 37 | 16 | Agneepath | $395 | -97.3% | 1 | -6 | $395 | $80,190 | 3 | - | false | false |
| 38 | 41 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | $253 | +51.5% | 1 | -2 | $253 | $3,698,054 | 13 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 39 | - | TT3D: Closer to the Edge | $242 | - | 1 | - | $242 | $404,402 | 25 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 40 | - | Red Dog | $191 | - | 4 | - | $47 | $429,052 | 11 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 41 | 35 | The Whistleblower | $133 | -86.9% | 6 | +2 | $22 | $132,249 | 12 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
