With no new wide release over the New Year's holiday, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol [MISS4] remained in first place with an estimated $38.3 million over the 4-day weekend. The fourth film in the series has already banked $141.2 million.
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows [HOLM2] remained in second place at $26.5 million over the long weekend, bringing its total to $136.5 million. Alvin in the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked [ALVN3] gained in its third weekend with $21.0 million over 4 days, .
The Girl in the Dragon Tattoo [TGRLW] held steady in its second weekend at $19.0 million, while War Horse [WHORS], which opened last Sunday, increased its sophmore haul to $19.3 million over the holiday weekend.
| Rank | TITLE | F-S-S-M | TOTAL |
| 1 | MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE- GHOST PROTOCOL | $38,325,000 | $141,214,000 |
| 2 | SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS | $26,510,000 | $136,514,000 |
| 3 | ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: CHIPWRECKED | $21,000,000 | $97,359,335 |
| 4 | WAR HORSE | $19,219,000 | $45,248,000 |
| 5 | THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO | $19,000,000 | $60,011,000 |
| 6 | WE BOUGHT A ZOO | $16,500,000 | $43,987,317 |
| 7 | THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN | $15,000,000 | $50,841,000 |
| 8 | NEW YEAR'S EVE | $7,735,000 | $47,397,000 |
| 9 | THE DARKEST HOUR | $5,250,000 | $14,228,000 |
| 10 | THE DESCENDANTS | $4,250,000 | $40,274,646 |
| 11 | THE MUPPETS | $3,782,000 | $83,649,000 |
| 12 | HUGO | $3,150,000 | $50,165,000 |
Tag(s): MISS4, HOLM2, ALVN3, TGRLW, WHORS