| Title | Weekend | Week | Total | % Change | Total Weeks |
| 1 (new) |  | War Horse () | £3,944,746 | £3,944,746 | £3,944,746 | new | 1 |
| 2 (3) |  | The Iron Lady () | £1,489,528 | £3,026,981 | £5,178,349 | -31% | 2 |
| 3 (2) |  | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) | £1,403,319 | £2,377,965 | £23,106,495 | -35% | 5 |
| 4 (1) |  | Mission:Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011) | £1,373,539 | £2,309,760 | £15,373,252 | -38% | 3 |
| 5 (4) |  | The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo () | £1,046,225 | £2,013,699 | £9,872,843 | -37% | 3 |
| 6 (new) |  | The Darkest Hour (2012) | £740,773 | £740,773 | £740,773 | new | 1 |
| 7 (8) |  | The Artist (2011) | £688,546 | £1,167,278 | £1,888,327 | 9% | 3 |
| 8 (5) |  | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chip Wrecked () | £681,642 | £811,175 | £12,461,971 | -26% | 5 |
| 9 (6) |  | Puss In Boots () | £679,348 | £840,310 | £12,993,569 | -26% | 6 |
| 10 (new) |  | Shame () | £535,288 | £535,288 | £535,288 | new | 1 |
| 11 (7) |  | Goon (2012) | £415,314 | £782,813 | £1,511,099 | -43% | 2 |
| 12 (new) |  | Margin Call () | £131,982 | £131,982 | £131,982 | new | 1 |
| 13 (new) | | Nanban (2012) | £113,418 | £113,418 | £113,418 | new | 1 |
| 14 (9) |  | New Years Eve (2011) | £101,066 | £257,974 | £7,315,690 | -70% | 6 |
| 15 (11) |  | Happy Feet Two (2011) | £74,220 | £90,789 | £5,325,893 | -47% | 7 |