North American Weekend Box Office
US Box Office 23rd December, 2011
| Title | Weekend | Week | Total | % Change | Total Weeks |
| 1 (3) |  | Mission:Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011) | $29,556,629 | $48,607,886 | $61,993,090 | 57% | 2 |
| 2 (1) |  | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) | $20,270,555 | $39,387,098 | $79,024,177 | -49% | 2 |
| 3 (re) |  | The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2011) | $12,768,604 | $12,768,604 | $21,145,077 | re | 3 |
| 4 (2) |  | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chip Wrecked (2011) | $12,585,192 | $26,280,635 | $49,525,379 | -46% | 2 |
| 5 (re) |  | The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (2011) | $9,720,993 | $9,720,993 | $17,729,016 | re | 1 |
| 6 (re) |  | We Bought a Zoo (2012) | $9,360,434 | $9,360,434 | $9,818,920 | re | 2 |
| 7 (new) |  | War Horse (2012) | $7,515,402 | $7,515,402 | $7,515,402 | new | 1 |
| 8 (4) |  | New Years Eve (2011) | $3,313,739 | $7,934,767 | $32,650,934 | -55% | 3 |
| 9 (new) |  | The Darkest Hour (2012) | $2,993,519 | $2,993,519 | $2,993,519 | new | 1 |
| 10 (9) |  | The Muppets (2011) | $2,145,762 | $4,707,716 | $75,702,287 | -39% | 5 |
| 11 (7) |  | Hugo (2011) | $2,131,828 | $4,603,388 | $43,759,097 | -43% | 5 |
| 12 (11) |  | The Descendants (2012) | $2,073,371 | $3,719,014 | $32,364,923 | -37% | 6 |
| 13 (8) |  | Arthur Christmas (2011) | $2,073,319 | $5,039,690 | $43,541,321 | -42% | 5 |
| 14 (10) |  | Young Adult (2011) | $1,746,450 | $3,312,815 | $7,155,898 | -49% | 3 |
| 15 (5) |  | The Sitter (2012) | $1,739,165 | $4,297,380 | $22,227,367 | -62% | 3 |