| Rank | PRV. RANK | MOVIE (DISTRIBUTOR) | WEEKEND GROSS | % CHANGE | THEATER COUNT | TOTAL GROSS | WEEK # |
| 1 | new | Chronicle (Fox) | $22,004,098 | - | 2,907 | $22,004,098 | 1 |
| 2 | new | The Woman In Black (Cbs Films) | $20,874,072 | - | 2,855 | $20,874,072 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | The Grey (Open Road) | $9,300,999 | -52% | 3,207 | $34,557,532 | 2 |
| 4 | new | Big Miracle (Universal) | $7,760,205 | - | 2,047 | $7,760,205 | 1 |
| 5 | 2 | Underworld: Awakening (Sony) | $5,500,744 | -54% | 2,636 | $54,253,665 | 3 |
| 6 | 3 | One For the Money (Lionsgate) | $5,206,279 | -54% | 2,737 | $19,624,266 | 2 |
| 7 | 4 | Red Tails (Fox) | $4,735,595 | -53% | 2,347 | $41,059,053 | 3 |
| 8 | 8 | The Descendants (Fox Searchlight) | $4,552,943 | -28% | 2,038 | $65,475,595 | 12 |
| 9 | 5 | Man On a Ledge (Summit) | $4,351,036 | -45% | 2,998 | $14,615,810 | 2 |
| 10 | 6 | Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (Warner Bros.) | $3,802,367 | -45% | 2,505 | $26,670,043 | 7 |
| 11 | 7 | Contraband (Universal) | $3,408,255 | -48% | 2,047 | $62,021,555 | 4 |
| 12 | 12 | The Artist (Weinstein Co.) | $2,612,607 | -20% | 1,005 | $20,631,851 | 11 |