| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | John Carter | $311,305 | - | 99 | - | $3,144 | $311,305 | 1 | Walt Disney Pictures | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | Underworld: Awakening | $121,167 | -59.4% | 47 | -2 | $2,578 | $496,946 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 3 | - | My Week with Marilyn | $106,809 | - | 36 | - | $2,966 | $106,809 | 1 | Roadshow Films | true | false |
| 4 | 2 | Contraband | $61,113 | -43.6% | 44 | -1 | $1,388 | $415,731 | 3 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 3 | The Vow | $53,369 | -43.7% | 43 | -5 | $1,241 | $1,186,551 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 6 | 5 | This Means War | $46,639 | -35% | 37 | -43 | $1,260 | $572,177 | 4 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 7 | 8 | Project X | $44,161 | -22.6% | 41 | - | $1,077 | $131,814 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 8 | 4 | The Descendants | $39,677 | -48.4% | 50 | -7 | $793 | $1,164,037 | 7 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 9 | - | Headhunters | $39,602 | - | 34 | - | $1,164 | $39,602 | 1 | Rialto Distribution | true | false |
| 10 | 7 | The Artist | $36,907 | -39.5% | 16 | +3 | $2,306 | $272,967 | 5 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 11 | 11 | We Need to Talk About Kevin | $33,331 | -25.8% | 43 | +4 | $775 | $94,724 | 2 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
| 12 | 9 | Jack and Jill | $27,187 | -44.1% | 28 | -6 | $970 | $198,339 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 13 | 6 | The Devil Inside | $24,977 | -60.2% | 30 | - | $832 | $106,423 | 2 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 14 | 13 | Hugo | $22,493 | -42.8% | 27 | -2 | $833 | $892,168 | 9 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 15 | - | Wagner: Götterdämmerung | $20,338 | - | 22 | - | $924 | $20,338 | 1 | Rialto Distribution | true | false |
| 16 | 16 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | $18,839 | -45.8% | 30 | -2 | $627 | $1,191,295 | 8 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 17 | 10 | Safe House | $18,836 | -59.4% | 24 | -23 | $784 | $571,300 | 5 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 18 | 17 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $18,415 | -40.8% | 17 | -10 | $1,083 | $1,018,176 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 19 | 14 | Chronicle | $12,812 | -64.5% | 22 | -29 | $582 | $978,403 | 6 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 20 | 21 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | $12,546 | -28.8% | 26 | -2 | $482 | $664,474 | 8 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 21 | 19 | The Iron Lady | $12,334 | -54.5% | 41 | -2 | $300 | $1,657,077 | 11 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 22 | 12 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 2012 3D Release | $11,689 | -72.1% | 26 | -16 | $449 | $363,754 | 5 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 23 | - | Brother Number One | $11,348 | - | 17 | - | $667 | $11,348 | 1 | - | true | false |
| 24 | 22 | The Adventures of Tintin | $11,111 | -20.3% | 17 | -7 | $653 | $4,380,123 | 11 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 25 | - | First Night | $9,689 | - | 15 | - | $645 | $9,689 | 1 | Paramount Pictures International | true | false |
| 26 | 18 | The Ides of March | $8,101 | -72.1% | 37 | -3 | $218 | $194,274 | 4 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 27 | 15 | Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close | $7,398 | -78.9% | 28 | -1 | $264 | $120,476 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 28 | 23 | The Muppets | $6,525 | -51.1% | 27 | +5 | $241 | $1,161,987 | 11 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 29 | 20 | Moneyball | $6,515 | -68% | 11 | -10 | $592 | $142,398 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 30 | 26 | Shame | $4,842 | -53.7% | 5 | -1 | $968 | $38,143 | 3 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 31 | 27 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $4,828 | -48.6% | 19 | - | $254 | $1,954,804 | 13 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 32 | 24 | War Horse | $4,788 | -61.1% | 19 | -7 | $252 | $933,181 | 9 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 33 | - | Exhibition on Screen: Leonardo from the National Gallery, London | $4,082 | - | 19 | - | $214 | $107,726 | - | Rialto Distribution | - | false |
| 34 | 34 | Midnight in Paris | $3,861 | +6.3% | 9 | -2 | $429 | $843,846 | 22 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 35 | - | Buried Secrets 2010 Re-release | $3,448 | - | 14 | - | $246 | $87,967 | 4 | Madman Entertainment | false | false |
| 36 | 35 | Happy Feet Two | $2,897 | -20% | 7 | -1 | $413 | $1,151,835 | 11 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 37 | 33 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $2,488 | -35.4% | 14 | -2 | $177 | $2,627,906 | 10 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 38 | 29 | Sione's 2: Unfinished Business | $1,719 | -68.9% | 3 | -5 | $573 | $1,491,576 | 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 39 | 38 | A Few Best Men | $1,507 | -18.9% | 8 | - | $188 | $265,959 | 6 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 40 | - | Buck | $1,462 | - | 10 | - | $146 | $135,594 | 8 | Madman Entertainment | false | false |
| 41 | 31 | Warrior | $1,374 | -69.5% | 3 | -2 | $458 | $14,105 | 2 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 42 | 30 | Killer Elite | $1,239 | -77% | 14 | -6 | $88 | $127,061 | 4 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 43 | 32 | J. Edgar | $1,226 | -68.6% | 11 | +1 | $111 | $104,702 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 44 | 39 | Anton Chekhov's the Duel | $1,106 | -31.1% | 6 | -3 | $184 | $72,563 | 10 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 45 | 46 | We Bought a Zoo | $1,036 | +42.1% | 5 | -1 | $207 | $781,466 | 11 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 46 | 43 | The First Grader | $874 | -19.4% | 3 | +1 | $291 | $272,260 | 14 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 47 | 41 | Albert Nobbs | $797 | -44.1% | 6 | - | $132 | $206,159 | 11 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
| 48 | 40 | Weekend | $649 | -56.4% | 4 | -1 | $162 | $26,346 | 5 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 49 | 45 | Higher Ground 2011 Re-release | $307 | -63.7% | 1 | - | $307 | $1,264 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 50 | 36 | National Theatre Live: Travelling Light | $264 | -92.4% | 2 | -13 | $132 | $6,043 | 2 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 51 | 37 | Vincent Wants to Sea 2011 Re-release | $251 | -89.3% | 11 | -3 | $22 | $8,352 | 3 | N/A | false | false |
| 52 | 48 | Dolphin Tale | $201 | -9% | 4 | -1 | $50 | $370,711 | 10 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 53 | - | Melancholia | $169 | - | 2 | - | $84 | $247,496 | 12 | Madman Entertainment | false | false |
