| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 2 | Life of Pi | $4,166,030 | -19.5% | 556 | +11 | $7,492 | $15,547,437 | 2 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 2 | 1 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | $3,481,607 | -43.3% | 508 | -52 | $6,853 | $36,793,964 | 2 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 3 | - | Gangster Squad | $2,394,067 | - | 205 | - | $11,678 | $2,394,067 | 1 | Roadshow Films | true | false |
| 4 | 3 | Les Misérables | $2,347,690 | -28.1% | 294 | -44 | $7,985 | $18,518,620 | 3 | - | false | false |
| 5 | 4 | Wreck-It Ralph | $2,299,993 | -27.3% | 481 | -2 | $4,781 | $17,241,181 | 3 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 5 | Jack Reacher | $1,737,337 | -43.7% | 233 | +7 | $7,456 | $6,184,350 | 2 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 7 | - | Hitchcock | $1,312,309 | - | 220 | - | $5,965 | $1,357,077 | 1 | 20th Century Fox International | true | false |
| 8 | 6 | Parental Guidance | $1,164,652 | -23.4% | 238 | +3 | $4,893 | $7,955,395 | 3 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 9 | - | ParaNorman | $988,182 | - | 360 | - | $2,744 | $1,058,879 | 1 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | true | false |
| 10 | 8 | Quartet | $696,014 | -27.8% | 120 | +5 | $5,800 | $4,965,265 | 3 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 11 | 7 | Skyfall | $663,343 | -34.5% | 139 | -53 | $4,772 | $49,333,680 | 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 12 | 9 | Rise of the Guardians | $471,425 | -39.8% | 173 | -117 | $2,725 | $12,515,083 | 5 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 13 | 10 | Pitch Perfect | $337,292 | -16.3% | 81 | -36 | $4,164 | $12,631,223 | 7 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 14 | - | Verdi: Un Ballo in Maschera | $90,583 | - | 26 | - | $3,483 | $90,583 | 1 | Sharmill Films | true | false |
| 15 | 11 | Samsara | $73,812 | -27.5% | 18 | - | $4,100 | $487,801 | 3 | Entertainment One | false | false |
| 16 | 13 | Argo | $72,151 | -3.8% | 26 | -12 | $2,775 | $11,656,703 | 12 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 17 | - | Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola | $66,624 | - | 18 | - | $3,701 | $66,624 | 1 | 20th Century Fox International | true | false |
| 18 | - | Saadi Love Story | $65,670 | - | 16 | - | $4,104 | $65,670 | 1 | Eros Worldwide | true | false |
| 19 | 12 | The Intouchables | $55,086 | -30.1% | 35 | -3 | $1,573 | $5,941,289 | 12 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 20 | 14 | Love Is All You Need | $32,011 | -40.4% | 19 | -4 | $1,684 | $555,061 | 5 | Madman Entertainment | false | false |
