Mordred11 on 18 December 2011
| TW | LW | Title (click to view) | Studio | Weekend Gross | % Change | Theater Count / Change | Average | Total Gross | Budget* | Week # | |
| 1 | N | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | WB | $40,020,000 | - | 3,703 | - | $10,807 | $40,020,000 | - | 1 |
| 2 | N | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | Fox | $23,500,000 | - | 3,723 | - | $6,312 | $23,500,000 | $75 | 1 |
| 3 | N | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | Par. | $13,000,000 | - | 425 | - | $30,588 | $13,600,000 | $140 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 | New Year's Eve | WB (NL) | $7,420,000 | -43.0% | 3,505 | - | $2,117 | $24,826,000 | $56 | 2 |
| 5 | 2 | The Sitter | Fox | $4,400,000 | -55.3% | 2,752 | +2 | $1,599 | $17,721,000 | $25 | 2 |
| 6 | 3 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 | Sum. | $4,300,000 | -45.0% | 2,958 | -646 | $1,454 | $266,400,000 | $110 | 5 |
| 7 | 18 | Young Adult | Par. | $3,650,000 | +1,076.4% | 986 | +978 | $3,702 | $4,090,000 | $12 | 2 |
| 8 | 6 | Hugo | Par. | $3,625,000 | -40.1% | 2,532 | -76 | $1,432 | $39,073,000 | - | 4 |
| 9 | 5 | Arthur Christmas | Sony | $3,600,000 | -44.7% | 2,929 | -343 | $1,229 | $38,547,000 | - | 4 |
| 10 | 4 | The Muppets | BV | $3,454,000 | -50.5% | 2,808 | -520 | $1,230 | $70,928,000 | $45 | 4 |
