“Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol” starring Tom Cruise topped the box-office for a second week with estimated $31.25 million in ticket sales, and a per-ticket-average of $9,045, but it was Weinstein Company’s debut of “The Iron Lady” that ruled the box-office. Starring Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher, “The Iron Lady” grossed an estimated $221,752 in ticket sales from just only 4 theaters, for a per-theater average of a whopping $55,438.

Other films opening to impressive numbers include the acclaimed Iranian film “A Separation,” which grossed $66,598 gross from 3 screens for a per-ticket average of $22,199, and Dee Rees’s “Pariah” grossing $49,695, from 4 screens for a theater average of $12,424.

1 Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol – $31,250,000
2 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows – $22,095,000
3 Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked – $18,250,000
4 War Horse – $16,940,000
5 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – $16,300,000
6 We Bought a Zoo – $14,300,000
7 The Adventures of Tintin – $12,000,000
8 New Year’s Eve – $6,741,000
9 The Darkest Hour – $4,300,000
10 The Descendants – $3,650,000