North American Weekend Box Office
US Box Office 16th December, 2011
| Title | Weekend | Week | Total | % Change | Total Weeks |
| 1 (new) |  | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) | $39,637,079 | $39,637,079 | $39,637,079 | new | 1 |
| 2 (new) |  | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chip Wrecked (2011) | $23,244,744 | $23,244,744 | $23,244,744 | new | 1 |
| 3 (re) |  | Mission:Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011) | $12,785,204 | $12,785,204 | $13,385,204 | re | 1 |
| 4 (1) |  | New Years Eve (2011) | $7,310,413 | $11,696,987 | $24,716,167 | -44% | 2 |
| 5 (2) |  | The Sitter (2012) | $4,608,681 | $8,078,552 | $17,929,987 | -53% | 2 |
| 6 (3) |  | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 (2011) | $4,197,893 | $6,925,305 | $266,327,974 | -46% | 5 |
| 7 (6) |  | Hugo (2011) | $3,707,848 | $5,740,990 | $39,155,709 | -39% | 4 |
| 8 (5) |  | Arthur Christmas (2011) | $3,554,286 | $5,101,033 | $38,501,631 | -45% | 4 |
| 9 (4) |  | The Muppets (2011) | $3,520,926 | $5,252,443 | $70,994,571 | -50% | 4 |
| 10 (18) |  | Young Adult (2011) | $3,403,159 | $3,532,820 | $3,843,083 | 91% | 2 |
| 11 (7) |  | The Descendants (2012) | $3,268,357 | $5,015,348 | $28,645,909 | -25% | 5 |
| 12 (9) |  | Jack and Jill (2012) | $1,228,843 | $1,979,244 | $70,506,629 | -60% | 6 |
| 13 (8) |  | Happy Feet Two (2011) | $1,077,329 | $2,119,468 | $58,909,873 | -71% | 5 |
| 14 (11) |  | Tower Heist (2011) | $901,025 | $1,666,555 | $75,788,740 | -62% | 7 |
| 15 (10) |  | Immortals (2011) | $851,371 | $2,020,644 | $81,889,376 | -65% | 6 |