| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | The Hunger Games | $9,480,183 | - | 471 | - | $20,127 | $9,480,183 | 1 | Roadshow Films | true | false |
| 2 | - | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $3,566,050 | - | 258 | - | $13,821 | $3,802,549 | 1 | 20th Century Fox International | true | false |
| 3 | 1 | 21 Jump Street | $2,746,113 | -36.3% | 300 | - | $9,153 | $8,520,014 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 4 | 2 | John Carter | $662,958 | -60.3% | 250 | -160 | $2,651 | $7,147,491 | 3 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 3 | Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance | $355,535 | -59.5% | 232 | -7 | $1,532 | $1,465,465 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 6 | 5 | Margin Call | $285,299 | -39.7% | 55 | -2 | $5,187 | $963,865 | 2 | Becker Film Group | false | false |
| 7 | 4 | Project X | $219,044 | -60.7% | 155 | -52 | $1,413 | $4,385,383 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 8 | 8 | The Rum Diary | $163,759 | -51% | 65 | -2 | $2,519 | $674,494 | 2 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 9 | 10 | The Artist | $133,127 | -56.1% | 121 | -33 | $1,100 | $4,290,439 | 8 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 10 | - | Agent Vinod | $121,940 | - | 16 | - | $7,621 | $121,940 | 1 | Eros Worldwide | true | false |
| 11 | - | The Raid: Redemption | $121,507 | - | 42 | - | $2,893 | $121,507 | 1 | Madman Entertainment | true | false |
| 12 | 14 | A Separation | $113,231 | -36.3% | 34 | - | $3,330 | $1,030,936 | 4 | Entertainment One | false | false |
| 13 | 6 | Contraband | $105,226 | -72.1% | 72 | -120 | $1,461 | $5,578,127 | 5 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 14 | 11 | Hugo | $93,310 | -57% | 73 | -89 | $1,278 | $10,813,316 | 11 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 15 | 9 | The Vow | $89,111 | -70.9% | 110 | -77 | $810 | $11,654,152 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 16 | 7 | This Means War | $88,611 | -74.4% | 70 | -95 | $1,265 | $8,377,261 | 6 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 17 | 13 | My Week with Marilyn | $70,143 | -62.7% | 72 | -11 | $974 | $2,705,253 | 6 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 18 | 20 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | $52,906 | -16.2% | 92 | +30 | $575 | $7,518,548 | 10 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 19 | 12 | Safe House | $51,984 | -75.9% | 40 | -77 | $1,299 | $9,017,159 | 7 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
