| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | The Avengers | $701,065 | -33.2% | 110 | -5 | $6,373 | $4,999,144 | 3 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | - | Dark Shadows | $417,278 | - | 85 | - | $4,909 | $417,278 | 1 | United International Pictures | true | false |
| 3 | 2 | The Five-Year Engagement | $131,023 | -38.5% | 54 | +4 | $2,426 | $414,884 | 2 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | 3 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $103,364 | -9.2% | 72 | -6 | $1,435 | $3,734,290 | 8 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 5 | 4 | The Grey | $62,873 | -40.1% | 51 | -1 | $1,232 | $221,907 | 2 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 6 | - | Margin Call | $47,683 | - | 28 | - | $1,702 | $56,251 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 7 | 5 | The Hunger Games | $44,482 | -21.8% | 46 | -6 | $967 | $4,439,810 | 8 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 8 | 10 | Good for Nothing | $30,795 | +20% | 53 | +19 | $581 | $76,032 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 9 | 6 | The Lucky One | $25,308 | -45.2% | 48 | -3 | $527 | $577,510 | 4 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 10 | 7 | A Separation | $22,346 | -34.5% | 38 | - | $588 | $254,024 | 4 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
| 11 | 11 | The Lorax | $20,085 | -18.5% | 48 | -15 | $418 | $2,025,273 | 7 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 12 | The Way 2012 Re-release | $16,987 | -12.2% | 24 | +1 | $707 | $81,522 | 3 | N/A | false | false |
| 13 | 8 | Beauty and the Beast 2010 3D Release | $14,993 | -48.2% | 45 | -2 | $333 | $48,149 | 92 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | 9 | Battleship | $12,189 | -55.2% | 30 | -18 | $406 | $1,201,129 | 5 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | 14 | The Women on the 6th Floor | $9,763 | -29.4% | 26 | -5 | $375 | $278,857 | 7 | Palace Films | false | false |
| 16 | - | The Kid with a Bike | $8,645 | - | 10 | - | $864 | $38,078 | 1 | Madman Entertainment | true | false |
| 17 | - | Chinese Take-Away | $8,150 | - | 14 | - | $582 | $14,136 | 1 | Rialto Distribution | true | false |
| 18 | 19 | The Pirates! Band of Misfits | $6,950 | +0.4% | 23 | -8 | $302 | $647,435 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 19 | 15 | American Reunion | $6,659 | -50.4% | 12 | -11 | $554 | $993,515 | 6 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 20 | 16 | The Most Fun You Can Have Dying | $4,823 | -63.1% | 22 | -14 | $219 | $62,646 | 3 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 21 | 21 | Mirror Mirror | $3,625 | +4.2% | 24 | +8 | $151 | $510,784 | 7 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 22 | 20 | 21 Jump Street | $2,997 | -30% | 3 | -1 | $999 | $978,702 | 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 23 | 22 | Spud 2012 Re-release | $2,128 | -24.1% | 11 | -9 | $193 | $34,905 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
| 24 | 24 | Headhunters | $1,768 | -9.1% | 9 | - | $196 | $165,884 | 10 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 25 | 26 | My Week with Marilyn | $1,532 | -5% | 13 | -3 | $117 | $414,743 | 10 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 26 | 33 | Footnote | $932 | -1.6% | 6 | - | $155 | $62,251 | 6 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 27 | 17 | Starbuck | $751 | -90.3% | 10 | +1 | $75 | $12,083 | 2 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
| 28 | 30 | The Artist | $710 | -32.3% | 5 | -2 | $142 | $347,567 | 14 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 29 | 31 | The Descendants | $545 | -45.8% | 4 | -2 | $136 | $1,209,772 | 16 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 30 | 36 | Company | $502 | -11.2% | 3 | - | $167 | $12,196 | 5 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 31 | - | In Search of Haydn | $495 | - | 2 | - | $247 | $43,445 | 9 | - | false | false |
| 32 | 28 | Jiro Dreams of Sushi | $417 | -70.4% | 3 | +2 | $139 | $5,655 | 2 | - | false | false |
| 33 | - | Coriolanus | $324 | - | 1 | - | $324 | $12,455 | 1 | Hoyts Distribution | true | false |
| 34 | 32 | The Raid: Redemption | $282 | -71% | 2 | -1 | $141 | $117,105 | 8 | Madman Entertainment | false | false |
| 35 | - | Attack the Block | $225 | - | 2 | - | $112 | $17,574 | 7 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 36 | 27 | Wrath of the Titans | $211 | -86.3% | 4 | -2 | $52 | $849,031 | 7 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 37 | 29 | We Need to Talk About Kevin | $209 | -85.1% | 4 | -3 | $52 | $200,829 | 11 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
| 38 | 37 | Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance | $143 | -35.6% | 1 | -4 | $143 | $233,800 | 9 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 39 | 39 | StreetDance 2 2012 Re-release | $45 | -65.6% | 1 | - | $45 | $178,538 | 5 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 40 | 34 | Carnage | $24 | -97.4% | 1 | -2 | $24 | $34,848 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
