| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | The Woman in Black | $5,544,017 | +11.6% | 433 | +21 | $12,803 | $16,604,889 | 2 | Momentum Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | The Muppets | $5,401,675 | +29.3% | 539 | +5 | $10,021 | $16,896,433 | 2 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | - | Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance | $2,121,596 | - | 362 | - | $5,860 | $2,121,596 | 1 | Entertainment One | true | false |
| 4 | 3 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 2012 3D Release | $1,705,671 | -29.2% | 366 | -3 | $4,660 | $6,514,927 | 2 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 5 | 6 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | $1,680,731 | +18.1% | 435 | -10 | $3,863 | $8,242,008 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 6 | 4 | The Vow | $1,509,128 | -12.3% | 326 | +7 | $4,629 | $5,764,104 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 7 | 5 | Chronicle | $1,152,424 | -28.6% | 375 | -22 | $3,073 | $9,418,428 | 3 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 8 | 7 | The Descendants | $893,819 | -23.7% | 320 | -26 | $2,793 | $11,047,970 | 4 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 9 | 11 | The Artist | $834,956 | +103.7% | 283 | +108 | $2,950 | $10,807,687 | 8 | Entertainment Film Distributors | false | false |
| 10 | 8 | War Horse | $712,592 | -22.2% | 292 | -78 | $2,440 | $28,015,261 | 6 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 9 | Jack and Jill | $602,066 | -26.8% | 279 | -53 | $2,157 | $4,552,331 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 12 | - | Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close | $589,305 | - | 300 | - | $1,964 | $589,305 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 13 | 15 | A Dangerous Method | $487,071 | +65.5% | 130 | +76 | $3,746 | $1,013,775 | 2 | Lionsgate | false | false |
| 14 | 10 | Man on a Ledge | $396,868 | -40% | 221 | -130 | $1,795 | $3,537,282 | 3 | Entertainment One | false | false |
| 15 | 14 | A Monster in Paris | $378,458 | +22.3% | 435 | -35 | $870 | $4,209,509 | 4 | Entertainment One | false | false |
| 16 | 19 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $355,598 | +69.4% | 294 | -47 | $1,209 | $23,216,906 | 10 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 17 | 35 | Happy Feet Two | $232,647 | +1,439.3% | 103 | +39 | $2,258 | $8,922,644 | 12 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 18 | 13 | The Grey | $180,565 | -50.5% | 138 | -90 | $1,308 | $4,865,717 | 4 | Entertainment Film Distributors | false | false |
| 19 | 18 | Big Miracle | $150,255 | -36.4% | 231 | -38 | $650 | $819,319 | 2 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 20 | 12 | Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu | $146,670 | -61.6% | 41 | -12 | $3,577 | $822,996 | 2 | UTV Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 21 | 17 | Puss in Boots | $135,715 | -43.8% | 162 | -14 | $837 | $23,571,784 | 11 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 22 | 16 | Carnage | $122,880 | -51.9% | 63 | -32 | $1,950 | $1,364,840 | 3 | StudioCanal | false | false |
| 23 | 22 | The Iron Lady | $98,748 | +10.6% | 57 | +1 | $1,732 | $14,788,364 | 7 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 24 | - | The Woman in the Fifth | $74,856 | - | 20 | - | $3,742 | $74,856 | 1 | Artificial Eye | true | false |
| 25 | 24 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $56,641 | -18.2% | 26 | -17 | $2,178 | $28,602,522 | 8 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 26 | 20 | Martha Marcy May Marlene | $50,556 | -52.2% | 23 | -14 | $2,198 | $561,955 | 3 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 27 | 29 | Shame | $42,882 | -12% | 26 | +1 | $1,649 | $2,940,716 | 6 | Momentum Pictures | false | false |
| 28 | 23 | Young Adult | $41,265 | -46.5% | 18 | -39 | $2,292 | $576,362 | 3 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 29 | - | Ekk Deewana Tha | $36,408 | - | 41 | - | $888 | $36,408 | 1 | 20th Century Fox International | true | false |
| 30 | 26 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $35,622 | -43.2% | 23 | -15 | $1,548 | $18,736,125 | 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 31 | 33 | Hugo | $34,872 | +28.1% | 35 | -6 | $996 | $8,437,760 | 12 | Entertainment Film Distributors | false | false |
| 32 | 25 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $33,034 | -48.8% | 22 | -26 | $1,501 | $41,621,043 | 10 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 33 | - | Conquest 1453 | $30,469 | - | 2 | - | $15,234 | $30,469 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 34 | 21 | Underworld: Awakening | $28,878 | -68.6% | 34 | -31 | $849 | $5,054,463 | 5 | Entertainment Film Distributors | false | false |
| 35 | 31 | Coriolanus | $25,996 | -16% | 16 | -1 | $1,624 | $879,150 | 5 | Lionsgate | false | false |
| 36 | 28 | Agneepath | $23,024 | -56.5% | 8 | -12 | $2,878 | $1,147,249 | 4 | Eros Worldwide | false | false |
| 37 | - | Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal | $22,614 | - | 13 | - | $1,739 | $22,614 | 1 | Ayngaran International | true | false |
| 38 | 45 | The Help | $21,723 | +944.9% | 67 | +64 | $324 | $6,746,654 | 17 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 39 | 32 | J. Edgar | $16,114 | -42.8% | 15 | - | $1,074 | $1,624,138 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 40 | 37 | Margin Call | $11,290 | +30.2% | 9 | +3 | $1,254 | $557,951 | 6 | - | false | false |
| 41 | 27 | The Adventures of Tintin | $10,986 | -79.3% | 16 | -100 | $686 | $25,923,800 | 17 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 42 | 38 | My Week with Marilyn | $9,894 | +40.4% | 7 | - | $1,413 | $4,946,512 | 13 | Entertainment Film Distributors | false | false |
| 43 | 39 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | $7,701 | +23% | 3 | - | $2,567 | $22,460,401 | 23 | StudioCanal UK | false | false |
| 44 | - | Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi | $6,558 | - | 3 | - | $2,186 | $6,558 | 1 | Ayngaran International | true | false |
| 45 | 34 | The Sitter | $6,107 | -75.2% | 16 | -40 | $381 | $3,862,166 | 5 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 46 | 43 | W.E. | $5,374 | +125% | 8 | +2 | $671 | $610,999 | 5 | StudioCanal | false | false |
| 47 | - | Pata Nahi Rabb Kehdeyan Rangan Ch Raazi | $3,718 | - | 3 | - | $1,239 | $3,718 | 1 | - | true | false |
| 48 | - | Hadewijch | $2,014 | - | 3 | - | $671 | $2,014 | 1 | New Wave Films | true | false |
| 49 | 50 | Moneyball | $1,982 | +169.7% | 2 | - | $991 | $1,299,055 | 13 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 50 | - | Position Among the Stars | $1,946 | - | 1 | - | $1,946 | $1,946 | 1 | Periscoop Film | true | false |
| 51 | 49 | Patience | $1,911 | +109.3% | 2 | +1 | $955 | $17,171 | 4 | Soda Pictures | false | false |
| 52 | 44 | Wuthering Heights | $1,566 | -25.1% | 2 | - | $783 | $958,683 | 15 | Artificial Eye | false | false |
| 53 | 46 | Dreams of a Life | $950 | -49.3% | 2 | -2 | $475 | $273,062 | 10 | Periscoop Film | false | false |
| 54 | 54 | Weekend | $752 | +228.4% | 1 | - | $752 | $348,542 | 16 | Peccadillo Pictures | false | false |
| 55 | 48 | We Need to Talk About Kevin | $342 | -64.1% | 1 | - | $342 | $3,518,623 | 18 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 56 | 52 | Johnny English Reborn | $323 | -16.3% | 2 | - | $161 | $32,667,566 | 20 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 57 | 40 | The Lady | $279 | -94.5% | 1 | -1 | $279 | $418,591 | 8 | Entertainment Film Distributors | false | false |
| 58 | 53 | Arthur Christmas | $198 | -16.8% | 2 | -12 | $99 | $33,214,170 | 15 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
