| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance | $358,400 | - | 56 | - | $6,400 | $406,397 | 1 | Constantin Film | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | The Intouchables | $345,512 | -6.7% | 85 | +1 | $4,064 | $5,208,547 | 8 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 3 | - | Safe House | $247,999 | - | 79 | - | $3,139 | $279,886 | 1 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | true | false |
| 4 | 5 | Yoko | $134,265 | -7.7% | 78 | - | $1,721 | $349,611 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 5 | 3 | The Vow | $132,021 | -32% | 77 | - | $1,714 | $954,831 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 6 | 2 | Conquest 1453 | $97,601 | -50.3% | 17 | +3 | $5,741 | $362,028 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 7 | 4 | The Inbetweeners | $86,494 | -41% | 48 | -3 | $1,801 | $922,636 | 4 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 8 | 7 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 2012 3D Release | $84,042 | -36.2% | 62 | -4 | $1,355 | $599,306 | 3 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 9 | 9 | Hugo | $69,480 | -29.3% | 48 | - | $1,447 | $435,180 | 3 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 10 | 6 | Underworld: Awakening | $67,131 | -51.5% | 61 | -4 | $1,100 | $1,205,983 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 11 | 8 | War Horse | $64,319 | -38.9% | 46 | +6 | $1,398 | $231,085 | 2 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 12 | Famous Five | $63,343 | +5.1% | 58 | -2 | $1,092 | $558,698 | 5 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 13 | 10 | The Descendants | $54,065 | -19.9% | 50 | -10 | $1,081 | $942,878 | 5 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 14 | 11 | Jack and Jill | $47,948 | -27.3% | 48 | -19 | $998 | $1,046,717 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 15 | 13 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $46,225 | -5.6% | 66 | -4 | $700 | $2,309,045 | 10 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 16 | - | Little Big Panda | $44,049 | - | 50 | - | $880 | $53,143 | 1 | Einhorn-Film | true | false |
| 17 | 19 | The Artist | $33,890 | +13.9% | 29 | +4 | $1,168 | $294,997 | 5 | Filmladen | false | false |
| 18 | - | Young Adult | $32,858 | - | 20 | - | $1,642 | $32,858 | 1 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | true | false |
| 19 | 15 | Puss in Boots | $32,441 | -21.2% | 59 | -14 | $549 | $5,900,963 | 12 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 20 | 16 | My Worst Nightmare | $25,474 | -35.3% | 15 | - | $1,698 | $84,825 | 2 | Filmladen | false | false |
| 21 | 17 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | $21,448 | -40.9% | 33 | -2 | $649 | $272,664 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
| 22 | 18 | The Muppets | $21,243 | -33.2% | 45 | -12 | $472 | $605,244 | 6 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 23 | - | In the Land of Blood and Honey | $21,048 | - | 4 | - | $5,262 | $24,232 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 24 | 14 | Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close | $20,178 | -53.4% | 26 | - | $776 | $92,230 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 25 | 21 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $18,037 | -27.7% | 29 | -8 | $621 | $1,426,462 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 26 | 20 | Big Miracle | $15,618 | -37.7% | 22 | - | $709 | $51,278 | 2 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 27 | 22 | Drive | $13,974 | -40% | 33 | -12 | $423 | $444,122 | 5 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 28 | 23 | Man on a Ledge | $8,222 | -56% | 27 | -6 | $304 | $295,143 | 5 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 29 | - | Bliss | $8,091 | - | 11 | - | $735 | $8,091 | 1 | Constantin Film | true | false |
| 30 | - | Combat Girls | $7,483 | - | 7 | - | $1,069 | $7,483 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 31 | 26 | Laura's Star and the Dream Monster | $6,404 | -18.6% | 25 | -8 | $256 | $268,891 | 11 | Einhorn-Film | false | false |
| 32 | 24 | Anfang 80 | $5,890 | -31.9% | 10 | -4 | $589 | $330,545 | 9 | Stadtkino Filmverleih | false | false |
| 33 | - | Stopped on Track | $5,149 | - | 8 | - | $643 | $7,198 | 1 | Polyfilm Verleih | true | false |
| 34 | 25 | The Kid with a Bike | $3,806 | -53.8% | 6 | - | $634 | $36,290 | 3 | N/A | false | false |
| 35 | 32 | J. Edgar | $3,378 | +19.7% | 5 | -15 | $675 | $235,716 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 36 | 30 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $2,774 | -32.1% | 6 | -12 | $462 | $2,497,283 | 10 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 37 | 27 | Berlin Kaplani | $2,653 | -55.6% | 4 | -1 | $663 | $130,269 | 5 | N/A | false | false |
| 38 | 33 | Submarine | $1,628 | -35.3% | 5 | -1 | $325 | $18,516 | 3 | Polyfilm Verleih | false | false |
| 39 | 36 | Dolphin Tale | $1,315 | -31.2% | 4 | -7 | $328 | $197,068 | 11 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 40 | 28 | Faust | $1,138 | -79.1% | 2 | -2 | $569 | $74,619 | 7 | Polyfilm Verleih | false | false |
| 41 | 35 | Happy Feet Two | $907 | -57% | 4 | -3 | $226 | $817,622 | 13 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 42 | 31 | Don 2 | $765 | -75.3% | 1 | - | $765 | $5,041 | 2 | Polyfilm Verleih | false | false |
| 43 | 40 | The Help | $603 | +19.4% | 5 | -1 | $120 | $138,304 | 12 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 44 | 41 | Loggerheads | $474 | +2.6% | 1 | - | $474 | $12,488 | 5 | N/A | false | false |
| 45 | 38 | Meek's Cutoff | $432 | -30% | 1 | - | $432 | $17,286 | 8 | Stadtkino Filmverleih | false | false |
| 46 | 29 | Breathing | $316 | -92.8% | 9 | -1 | $35 | $733,182 | 22 | N/A | false | false |
| 47 | 34 | Tom Sawyer | $204 | -91.8% | 2 | -3 | $102 | $126,148 | 9 | Einhorn-Film | false | false |
| 48 | - | The Adventures of Tintin | $163 | - | 1 | - | $163 | $1,015,191 | 18 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 49 | 37 | Zettl | $142 | -78.8% | 1 | -8 | $142 | $31,472 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
