| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Men in Black³ | $470,943 | - | 187 | - | $2,518 | $639,905 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | The Dictator | $235,569 | -57.1% | 79 | -52 | $2,981 | $1,364,000 | 2 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | 2 | The Avengers | $166,864 | -59.2% | 72 | -37 | $2,317 | $6,760,588 | 5 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | 3 | Dark Shadows | $82,306 | -66.1% | 52 | -41 | $1,582 | $1,269,207 | 3 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 5 | - | What to Expect When You're Expecting | $36,329 | - | 32 | - | $1,135 | $36,329 | 1 | Noble Entertainment | true | false |
| 6 | 4 | The Hunger Games | $28,583 | -70.3% | 35 | -6 | $816 | $6,649,232 | 10 | Nordisk Film | false | false |
| 7 | 7 | The Cabin in the Woods | $17,863 | -37.5% | 14 | +1 | $1,275 | $61,199 | 2 | Noble Entertainment | false | false |
| 8 | 5 | The Vow | $16,187 | -64.5% | 29 | -5 | $558 | $375,014 | 4 | Svensk Filmindustri (SF) | false | false |
| 9 | 8 | The Pirates! Band of Misfits | $14,399 | -46.8% | 44 | -14 | $327 | $1,254,414 | 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 10 | 11 | The Lorax | $7,316 | -66% | 33 | -8 | $221 | $976,038 | 10 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 6 | American Reunion | $6,620 | -79.1% | 17 | -23 | $389 | $2,521,133 | 8 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 9 | The Lucky One | $6,398 | -76.3% | 17 | -7 | $376 | $419,796 | 5 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 13 | 15 | Iron Sky | $6,390 | -57.7% | 9 | -7 | $710 | $609,688 | 6 | Noble Entertainment | false | false |
| 14 | 16 | A Royal Affair | $6,013 | -56.3% | 16 | +1 | $375 | $464,855 | 7 | Nordisk Film | false | false |
| 15 | 13 | Mirror Mirror | $5,827 | -67% | 26 | -7 | $224 | $388,599 | 9 | Nordisk Film | false | false |
| 16 | 12 | Puss in Boots | $5,674 | -71.8% | 23 | -7 | $246 | $6,165,121 | 17 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 17 | 14 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $5,501 | -65.3% | 24 | -4 | $229 | $1,185,576 | 10 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 18 | 10 | 21 Jump Street | $5,441 | -78.8% | 14 | -8 | $388 | $623,870 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 19 | - | The Artist | $4,119 | - | 5 | - | $823 | $736,202 | 12 | Scanbox Entertainment | false | false |
| 20 | 18 | The Woman in Black | $3,570 | -66.5% | 6 | -3 | $595 | $172,050 | 5 | Svensk Filmindustri (SF) | false | false |
