North American Weekend Box Office
US Box Office 6th January, 2012
| Title | Weekend | Week | Total | % Change | Total Weeks |
| 1 (new) |  | The Devil Inside (2012) | $33,732,515 | $33,732,515 | $33,732,515 | new | 1 |
| 2 (1) |  | Mission:Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011) | $19,868,059 | $37,162,885 | $169,568,971 | -32% | 4 |
| 3 (2) |  | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) | $13,689,321 | $26,145,636 | $157,049,382 | -34% | 4 |
| 4 (4) |  | The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2011) | $11,364,714 | $21,315,747 | $76,900,628 | -23% | 5 |
| 5 (3) |  | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chip Wrecked (2011) | $9,496,913 | $18,856,233 | $111,585,367 | -42% | 4 |
| 6 (5) |  | War Horse (2012) | $8,679,470 | $16,452,910 | $56,904,682 | -40% | 3 |
| 7 (6) |  | We Bought a Zoo (2012) | $8,305,797 | $15,674,348 | $56,399,906 | -37% | 4 |
| 8 (7) |  | The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (2011) | $6,727,740 | $14,532,868 | $62,008,015 | -41% | 3 |
| 9 (17) |  | Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (2011) | $5,478,521 | $6,173,936 | $10,129,670 | 80% | 5 |
| 10 (9) |  | The Darkest Hour (2012) | $3,124,316 | $5,552,642 | $18,690,605 | -25% | 3 |
| 11 (8) |  | New Years Eve (2011) | $3,107,343 | $5,868,790 | $51,868,140 | -51% | 5 |
| 12 (10) |  | The Descendants (2012) | $2,584,137 | $4,539,925 | $43,960,700 | -24% | 8 |
| 13 (12) |  | Hugo (2011) | $1,600,851 | $3,176,706 | $52,630,908 | -35% | 7 |
| 14 (14) |  | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 (2011) | $1,472,095 | $2,884,995 | $278,415,733 | -29% | 8 |
| 15 (11) |  | The Muppets (2011) | $1,358,289 | $3,031,743 | $85,561,195 | -49% | 7 |