| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Les Misérables | $666,700 | - | 88 | - | $7,576 | $666,700 | 1 | United International Pictures | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | Life of Pi | $549,776 | -23.4% | 124 | -16 | $4,433 | $2,181,696 | 2 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 3 | 2 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | $402,939 | -38.7% | 203 | - | $1,984 | $8,412,286 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 4 | 3 | Jack Reacher | $257,756 | -32.1% | 59 | - | $4,368 | $865,180 | 2 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 5 | 4 | Rise of the Guardians | $234,817 | -23.9% | 74 | +2 | $3,173 | $857,167 | 2 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 6 | 5 | Quartet | $179,109 | -26.7% | 77 | -2 | $2,326 | $1,263,723 | 3 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 7 | 6 | Wreck-It Ralph | $150,144 | -36.7% | 93 | -18 | $1,614 | $1,675,428 | 4 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 7 | Skyfall | $99,104 | -26.9% | 65 | -5 | $1,524 | $6,100,648 | 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 9 | 8 | Parental Guidance | $49,775 | -46.1% | 54 | -6 | $921 | $450,615 | 3 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 10 | 9 | Seven Psychopaths | $25,750 | -5.7% | 32 | +12 | $804 | $71,626 | 2 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 11 | - | Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola | $16,766 | - | 7 | - | $2,395 | $16,766 | 1 | Forum Hungary | true | false |
| 12 | - | The Imposter | $14,915 | - | 8 | - | $1,864 | $32,751 | 1 | Madman Entertainment | true | false |
| 13 | 12 | The Intouchables | $12,381 | +24.4% | 12 | +3 | $1,031 | $986,307 | 12 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 14 | 10 | To Rome with Love | $9,497 | -52.5% | 19 | -5 | $499 | $118,470 | 3 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
| 15 | 11 | Sightseers | $6,561 | -49.1% | 20 | -6 | $328 | $101,514 | 3 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 16 | 14 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 | $5,716 | -23.5% | 10 | - | $571 | $4,238,072 | 9 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 17 | 13 | Love Is All You Need | $4,454 | -47.1% | 20 | -5 | $222 | $98,218 | 5 | Madman Entertainment | false | false |
| 18 | 17 | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $4,305 | -6.7% | 10 | -3 | $430 | $160,848 | 7 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 19 | 18 | Searching for Sugar Man | $3,981 | +24.1% | 12 | -1 | $331 | $234,375 | 14 | Madman Entertainment | false | false |
| 20 | 16 | Monsieur Lazhar | $3,452 | -34.1% | 11 | -1 | $313 | $202,790 | 9 | Palace Films | false | false |
| 21 | 19 | Argo | $2,855 | +82.7% | 5 | -2 | $571 | $900,493 | 12 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 22 | - | Celeste & Jesse Forever | $2,630 | - | 2 | - | $1,315 | $2,630 | 1 | Walt Disney Pictures | true | false |
| 23 | 20 | The Sapphires | $1,081 | -20.2% | 4 | -2 | $270 | $952,561 | 16 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
| 24 | 22 | Shadow Dancer | $529 | -45.6% | 2 | - | $264 | $60,097 | 12 | - | false | false |
| 25 | 24 | The Angels' Share | $424 | +3.9% | 10 | -1 | $42 | $302,764 | 13 | Vendetta Films | false | false |
| 26 | 21 | Welcome Aboard | $306 | -76.9% | 4 | -7 | $76 | $10,468 | 4 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
| 27 | 28 | Arbitrage | $261 | +91.9% | 2 | -3 | $130 | $298,451 | 11 | Madman Entertainment | false | false |
| 28 | - | Killing Them Softly | $177 | - | 1 | - | $177 | $342,650 | 13 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 29 | 15 | Dabangg 2 | $116 | -97.9% | 3 | -4 | $38 | $171,177 | 4 | - | false | false |
