| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | $14,243,560 | -5.1% | 888 | +11 | $16,040 | $43,236,622 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 2 | - | Pitch Perfect | $1,940,298 | - | 387 | - | $5,013 | $2,983,665 | 1 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | true | false |
| 3 | 3 | Skyfall | $1,505,515 | -9.1% | 693 | -355 | $2,172 | $79,151,387 | 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 4 | 2 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 | $1,183,319 | -36.5% | 602 | -57 | $1,965 | $36,039,897 | 5 | Concorde Filmverleih | false | false |
| 5 | - | Jesus Loves Me | $1,175,645 | - | 364 | - | $3,229 | $1,991,424 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 6 | 4 | Wreck-It Ralph | $990,044 | -30.3% | 593 | +69 | $1,669 | $5,861,008 | 3 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | - | A Turtle's Tale 2: Sammy's Escape from Paradise | $754,324 | - | 568 | - | $1,328 | $1,314,574 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 8 | 5 | Rise of the Guardians | $636,996 | -25.6% | 572 | -7 | $1,113 | $5,120,556 | 4 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 9 | - | End of Watch | $548,966 | - | 179 | - | $3,066 | $909,759 | 1 | TOBIS Film | true | false |
| 10 | 7 | Anna Karenina | $401,963 | -14.7% | 211 | +41 | $1,905 | $1,847,774 | 3 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 11 | 6 | Cloud Atlas | $380,221 | -31.5% | 271 | -109 | $1,403 | $11,435,059 | 6 | X Verleih AG | false | false |
| 12 | 8 | Silent Hill: Revelation | $216,388 | -33.3% | 203 | -63 | $1,065 | $2,529,513 | 4 | Concorde Filmverleih | false | false |
| 13 | 12 | Little Brother, Big Trouble: A Christmas Adventure | $172,137 | -7.2% | 476 | +44 | $361 | $2,967,226 | 8 | Universum Film (UFA) | false | false |
| 14 | 9 | Evim Sensin | $171,432 | -43.8% | 70 | -10 | $2,449 | $2,266,942 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
| 15 | - | The Adventures of Huck Finn | $155,882 | - | 213 | - | $731 | $275,981 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 16 | 10 | The Secret of the Gods | $146,010 | -43.2% | 404 | -47 | $361 | $4,153,755 | 6 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 17 | 11 | Seven Psychopaths | $133,797 | -40% | 129 | -31 | $1,037 | $1,093,265 | 3 | N/A | false | false |
| 18 | - | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $107,273 | - | 57 | - | $1,881 | $144,935 | 1 | MFA+ FilmDistribution | true | false |
| 19 | - | Haute Cuisine | $82,937 | - | 67 | - | $1,237 | $160,286 | 1 | Alamode Film | true | false |
| 20 | 14 | Sinister | $65,985 | -28.8% | 77 | -14 | $856 | $1,058,219 | 5 | N/A | false | false |
| 21 | 13 | Here Comes the Boom | $64,241 | -57.7% | 133 | -229 | $483 | $7,244,034 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 22 | 21 | Measuring the World | $63,202 | +13.5% | 96 | -31 | $658 | $6,705,906 | 9 | N/A | false | false |
| 23 | 20 | A Coffee in Berlin | $45,873 | -20.1% | 53 | -2 | $865 | $1,554,216 | 8 | X Verleih AG | false | false |
| 24 | 17 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $41,975 | -36.2% | 147 | -4 | $285 | $39,505,714 | 12 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 25 | 15 | Hotel Transylvania | $41,580 | -45.2% | 168 | -304 | $247 | $10,774,577 | 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 26 | 16 | Killing Them Softly | $36,201 | -46.1% | 65 | -31 | $556 | $797,782 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
| 27 | 18 | In the House | $33,589 | -47.1% | 52 | -14 | $645 | $466,379 | 4 | Concorde Filmverleih | false | false |
| 28 | 23 | Love Is All You Need | $26,970 | -39.4% | 86 | -17 | $313 | $863,749 | 5 | Prokino Filmverleih | false | false |
| 29 | 24 | More Than Honey | $26,394 | -32.1% | 74 | -44 | $356 | $781,005 | 7 | Senator Film | false | false |
| 30 | - | Winter Nomads | $24,498 | - | 32 | - | $765 | $25,903 | 1 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | true | false |
| 31 | 19 | The Pursuit of Unhappiness | $24,053 | -61.5% | 55 | -58 | $437 | $573,484 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
| 32 | 35 | Die Kirche bleibt im Dorf | $18,175 | +38.9% | 38 | -6 | $478 | $3,964,116 | 18 | N/A | false | false |
| 33 | 22 | The Wall | $17,722 | -60.3% | 76 | -43 | $233 | $2,659,434 | 11 | N/A | false | false |
| 34 | - | Tabu | $15,083 | - | 25 | - | $603 | $26,945 | 1 | Real Fiction | true | false |
| 35 | 25 | Great Expectations | $11,720 | -64.9% | 33 | -6 | $355 | $83,379 | 2 | Senator Film | false | false |
| 36 | 28 | Argo | $9,294 | -51.8% | 16 | -18 | $580 | $1,309,914 | 7 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 37 | 37 | Amour | $9,293 | -19.6% | 46 | -20 | $202 | $2,238,063 | 14 | X Verleih AG | false | false |
| 38 | 32 | The Venice Syndrome | $8,757 | -44.2% | 22 | -5 | $398 | $63,260 | 3 | Real Fiction | false | false |
