| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Project X | $1,374,135 | - | 222 | - | $6,189 | $1,374,135 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | Contraband | $1,248,335 | -27.8% | 219 | - | $5,700 | $3,635,209 | 2 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 3 | 2 | This Means War | $1,077,718 | -26.6% | 232 | - | $4,645 | $6,774,526 | 3 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 4 | 3 | The Vow | $960,630 | -28.3% | 229 | +2 | $4,194 | $10,315,697 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 5 | - | The Devil Inside | $791,025 | - | 168 | - | $4,708 | $791,025 | 1 | Paramount Pictures International | true | false |
| 6 | 4 | Safe House | $760,622 | -23.4% | 212 | -18 | $3,587 | $8,028,831 | 4 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 7 | 10 | The Artist | $600,888 | +61.4% | 102 | +29 | $5,891 | $2,957,245 | 5 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 8 | 12 | Hugo | $443,083 | +28.3% | 140 | +4 | $3,164 | $10,121,546 | 8 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 9 | 6 | My Week with Marilyn | $355,322 | -24.7% | 65 | -4 | $5,466 | $1,938,996 | 3 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 10 | 5 | The Grey | $333,287 | -37% | 153 | +4 | $2,178 | $2,212,674 | 3 | Icon Film Distribution | false | false |
| 11 | 9 | Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close | $316,617 | -27.1% | 101 | +1 | $3,134 | $1,007,408 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 12 | 7 | Chronicle | $284,354 | -39.1% | 145 | -14 | $1,961 | $7,950,446 | 5 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 13 | 8 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 2012 3D Release | $272,372 | -41.5% | 142 | -26 | $1,918 | $3,796,902 | 4 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 14 | 11 | The Descendants | $261,725 | -26.2% | 144 | -22 | $1,817 | $15,805,581 | 8 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 15 | - | A Separation | $199,231 | - | 21 | - | $9,487 | $340,068 | 1 | Entertainment One | true | false |
| 16 | 16 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | $191,672 | -16.1% | 87 | -3 | $2,203 | $6,687,016 | 7 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 17 | 13 | Killer Elite | $151,163 | -50.3% | 102 | -6 | $1,481 | $564,829 | 2 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 18 | - | Carnage | $130,783 | - | 24 | - | $5,449 | $199,014 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 19 | 17 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | $126,287 | -6.7% | 97 | +10 | $1,301 | $7,479,004 | 7 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 20 | 14 | Gone | $125,509 | -58% | 136 | -4 | $922 | $541,190 | 2 | Entertainment One | false | false |
